Classes, Workshops, + Events
SESSION #1 POTTERY ON THE WHEEL CLASSES - Tuesday Evenings
A Tuesday evening, all-levels, 6-week pottery class. We’ll get our hands dirty and make great pots!
SESSION #2 POTTERY ON THE WHEEL CLASSES - Thursday Evenings
Thursdays evenings in the clay studio! Join us for this all-levels, 6-week pottery class. We’ll get our hands dirty and make great pots!
SESSION #3 POTTERY ON THE WHEEL CLASSES - Saturday Mornings
A Saturday morning, all-levels, 5-week pottery class.
SESSION #4 POTTERY ON THE WHEEL CLASSES - Saturday Mornings
A Saturday morning, all-levels, 5-week pottery class.
SESSION #5 POTTERY ON THE WHEEL CLASSES - Tuesday Evenings
A Tuesday evening, all-levels, 5-week pottery class.
SESSION #6 POTTERY ON THE WHEEL CLASSES - Thursday Evenings
A Thursday evening, all-levels, 5-week pottery class.
THE GEOMETRY OF CHEESE: Pattern, Aesthetics, and Architecture in Cheese Plate Design with Sarah K. Williams
Join 2026 Teaching Fellow Sarah K. Williams for a hands-on workshop that explores the art of complex patterning in cheese plate construction. Using carefully cut cheeses and seasonal produce, participants will create repeated, radiating, and symmetrical designs through the thoughtful arrangement of edible shapes.
2026 WOOD KILN FIRING WORKSHOP with Kyle Brumsted
Join us for a week-long workshop in the Adirondacks to gain hands-on experience learning about the exciting process of wood firing with Kyle Brumsted.
CERAMIC SCULPTURE with Madalena Marques
Learn from Portugese ceramic sculptor Madalena Marques in the clay studio
Exploring the Science and Art of Baking with Sourdough + Alternative Grains
Join us for a delicious weekend of baking with alternative grains
OF LANGUAGE and LAND: Writing in Baja with Kate Moses
Travel with us for 7 days of creative writing, incredible food, and the restorative surroundings of Baja California Sur.
Joined by celebrated American writer and teacher Kate Moses, we are hosting a very special program in the stunning coastal and desert landscape of Baja.
FRUIT TREE CARE and PRUNING
Join us on Saturday, April 5th for a free educational workshop on fruit tree care with local arborist Peter Landau.
Portugal Clay Retreat with Sam Taylor and Mark Shapiro 2026
CLAY + FOOD + FIRE! Join us in Portugal this February for an unforgettable 10-day experience with Sam Taylor and Mark Shapiro
FLEECE TO FABRIC with Lauren McElroy
Join 2025 Teaching Fellow Lauren McElroy to learn the timeless techniques for transforming raw wool into beautiful handspun yarn.
Photo Courtesy of The Crafters Box
2025 Wood Kiln Firing Workshop
Join us for a week-long workshop in the Adirondacks to gain hands-on experience learning about the exciting process of wood firing with Kyle Brumsted.
COOKING CLASS: FOOD STORIES, THE FOOD SYSTEM AND NOURISHMENT with Jenny Breen
Join 2025 Teaching Fellow Jenny Breen for hands-on cooking classes that will bring together stories about our food, where it comes from, how we prepare and experience it, and why it matters for our health and the health of our planet.
LET’S MAKE ZINES! with Sally Pirie
Join 2025 Teaching Fellow and award-winning cartoonist Sally Pirie as we learn how to turn our own small-moment stories into beautiful mini-magazines (or, “zines’).
POETRY: PLAYING WITH WORDS with Theresa-Xuan Bui
Join 2025 Teaching Fellow Theresa-Xuan Bui for an immersive two-week course that invites participants to explore experimental writing practices.
POTTERY ON THE WHEEL with Macayla Sandusky: Thursday Evenings
Join us in the clay studio this summer for this all-levels, 6-week pottery class. We’ll get our hands dirty and make great pots!
POTTERY ON THE WHEEL with Macayla Sandusky: Tuesday Evenings
Join us in the clay studio this summer for this all-levels, 6-week pottery class. We’ll get our hands dirty and make great pots!
2025 Spring Writers Intensive
Craigardan will welcome acclaimed writer & mentor Kate Moses of Birds & Muses for a week-long spring writer’s intensive at Craigardan.
Fruit Tree Care and Pruning
Join us on Saturday, April 5th for a free educational workshop on fruit tree care with local arborist Peter Landau.
Portugal - 2025 International Clay Retreat
CLAY + FOOD + FIRE! Join us in Portugal this February for an unforgettable 10-day experience with Sam Taylor and Mark Shapiro!
Fruit Tree Care and Pruning
Join us on Saturday, March 16th for a free educational workshop on fruit tree care with local arborist Peter Landau.
Empty Bowl, Full Heart Fundraiser
Join us for the annual Empty Bowl fundraiser at Keene Central School. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.
BOOKGARDAN 2023-24: GROW YOUR BOOK
For Women! Grow your book project to its fullest flowering in this year-long program of intense one-on-one literary mentorship and online group workshops, bracketed by two fall residencies at Craigardan.
FOOD CLAY FIRE: WOOD KILN BUILDING WORKSHOP
Build Craigardan’s new wood kiln! Join us for a special two-week, wood-fired kiln building workshop with Sam Taylor and Mark Shapiro!
Empty Bowl, Full Heart Fundraiser
Join us for the annual Empty Bowl fundraiser. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.
Bookgardan 2022: Grow Your Book
Grow your book project to its fullest flowering in this year-long program of intense one-on-one literary mentorship and online group workshops, bracketed by two fall retreats as artists-in-residence at Craigardan.
Empty Bowl, Full Heart Fundraiser
Join us for the annual Empty Bowl fundraiser. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.
Bookgardan: Grow Your Book
Grow your book project to its fullest flowering in this year-long program of intense one-on-one literary mentorship and online group workshops, bracketed by two fall retreats as artists-in-residence at Craigardan.
Empty Bowl, Full Heart Fundraiser
Join us for the annual Empty Bowl fundraiser. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.
Bookgardan: Grow Your Book
Grow your book project to its fullest flowering in this year-long program of intense one-on-one literary mentorship and online group workshops, bracketed by two fall residencies with Craigardan.
Racial Equity Workshop with the Racial Equity Institute
Join The Racial Equity Institute and Craigardan for a two-day, Phase 1 Racial Equity Workshop. This will be a virtual event.
Bookgardan: Grow Your Book
Grow your book project to its fullest flowering in this year-long program of intense one-on-one literary mentorship and online group workshops, bracketed by two fall workshops at Craigardan.
La Via Di Gangivecchio: a retreat to Sicily
Meet us in Sicily for a one-week retreat at the 14th century monastery and world-class culinary estate, Gangivecchio. Offering two date options: 10/7-10/13 or 10/14-10/20
Materials Science: Weekend Workshop Intensive
A 3-day intensive introductory course on the science behind clay and glazes.
Empty Bowl, Full Heart Dinner
Join us for a special fundraising dinner event at the Keene School. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.
Writing the Ingredients
Join us around the kitchen table for this experimental food and writing workshop with writer Erica Berry and chef Luke Ayres
Open Studio Day 2 // Empty Bowl, Full Heart Dinner
Come to the January open studios and learn how to make a bowl to donate to this year's special dinner event. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.
Open Studio Day // Empty Bowl, Full Heart Dinner
Come to the January open studios and learn how to make a bowl to donate to this year's special dinner event. All proceeds go toward fighting hunger locally.