Silvermine is a learning community on four scenic acres in New Canaan, Connecticut. We are dedicated to creativity and growth through the making and understanding of the visual arts. Silvermine Guild Arts Center promotes artistic experimentation and growth through the Guild of Artists; courses and workshops in ceramics, sculpture, photography, new media, painting, drawing, jewelry and more. Our classes, lectures, gallery and community outreach offer a full spectrum of opportunities to creative individuals of all levels and ages. The facilities feature fully equipped art studios and galleries. Silvermine Guild Arts Center's programs and activities draw 15,000 artists and patrons annually to this historic section of Fairfield County dedicated to the fine arts.
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Grounded in the belief that art is vital to the spirit, creativity and wholeness of human beings, the mission of Silvermine Guild Arts Center is to cultivate, promote and encourage growth through the arts; to showcase and serve artists; and to foster arts education and appreciation opportunities for the greater community.
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School Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-5pm, Sunday: 1-5pm, Mondays by Appointment
Guild Administration Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
address
1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, CT 06840-4398
203.966.9700
www.silvermineart.org
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Lakeside Pottery is a ceramic art and craft educational resource for the community working with clay. We seek to inspire creativity, foster self-discovery, and nurture an appreciation for lifelong learning through our programs, special events and access to our studio and gallery.
IN OUR FACILITY ....
Learn the art of decorative and functional pottery, using the potters wheel and ceramic sculpting, in a professional, spacious and well lit studio centrally located in Stamford, CT.
Instruction activities include group classes, private lessons, teachers professional development, after school programs and summer camp. Open Studio time can be purchased for independent work. Custom programs, birthday party events for both, children or adults, corporate team building workshops and gift certificates are also offered. Our gallery include diverse handmade work made by our instructors. More "About Clay".
WE OFFER (click on links for more details):
- Beginners, intermediate and advanced classes for adults, Day and evening
- After school classes & homeschool programs, children
- Summer Camp for kids and teens
- Workshops (raku, sculpturing, tile making, masks, etc.)
- Corporate team building workshops and events
- Birthday parties for adults and children
- Private lessons and custom activities (ideas such as, book club, Girls or Boys Scout, wine and cheese, etc,)
- Open Studio for uninstructed pottery work for qualified ceramic artists
- Art teachers professional development courses
- Gift certificates (some ideas are: Christmas, Valentines Day, birthday, Mothers and Fathers day and graduation present, etc.)
- Consulting services for schools and studios
- Gallery with our instructors hand crafted work
- Baby foot and/or hand imprints
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We service Southern CT, Fairfield County, Westchester, White Plains and Rockland County, NY. Towns: Cos Cob, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Old Greenwich, Ridgefield, Rowayton, Southport, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Norwalk, Pound Ridge, Bedford, South Salem, Pound Ridge, Purchase, Armonk, NYC
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