Craft & Fine Art Classes and Workshops in Marlboro, Vermont.

The Marlboro Studio School is an all-levels arts program offering hands-on instruction in a variety of craft and fine art media, with a focus on ecologically sound, environmentally-friendly techniques and processes.

Based on the 500+ acre Potash Hill campus in rural Southeastern Vermont, our spaces include a fully outfitted ceramics studio, a multi-media sculpture studio, a painting studio, and other multipurpose flexible work and stay spaces.

Enrollment is currently open for Spring 2025 Adult Classes, Weekend Workshops, and our May Workshop Week (May 3 - 8)!

Spring Program Highlight

May Workshop Week

May 3 - 8, 2025

An immersive, uninterrupted learning experience on our beautiful Vermont campus; a chance to focus without the distractions of daily life, and to tap into the creative endeavors that sustain us all. 

Students are invited to stay on campus for the duration of their workshop or participate as day students.

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

  • Intro to Jewelry Casting: Lost Wax Casting with Fine Metals

    Instructor: Will Nevins-Alderfer

    Starting with wax carving and wax sculpting, walk through the process of casting fine metal pieces of your own.

    Tuesdays, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
    April 22 – May 20, 2025

  • Wildflower Planting

    Instructor: Melissa Hessney Masters of Tanglebloom Flower Farm

    April 26, 2025 from 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Wildflowers are incredibly versatile and resilient, and help support local biodiversity. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn everything you need to know to plan and implement your own wildflower planting, from small garden strips to large, meadow-scale projects.

  • Handwoven adirondack pack basket with leather backpack straps and a knife clipped to the side.

    Basket Weaving Workshop: Adirondack Pack Basket

    Instructor: Alexa René Rivera of WOVN.Country

    May 3 & 4, 2025

    Residential accommodations available!

    In this two-day basket weaving intensive workshop, students will learn basic basket weaving skills  and create an Adirondack pack basket for use in garden, forest, farm, or mountain.

  • Hand pointing at colorful botanical contact print on silk.

    Botanical Contact Printing Workshop

    Instructor: Hilary Baker

    May 6-8, 2025 (Residential accommodations available)

    Explore techniques for printing on both protein and cellulose fibers, including paper, while incorporating a local natural dye process.

    Forage for native, ruderal, and invasive plant species on our 500+ acre campus and examine the dynamic interaction of tannins and iron in creating natural color.

  • Introduction to Natural Floral Arranging

    Instructor: Melissa Hessney Masters of Tanglebloom Flower Farm

    May 17, 2025 from 1:00 – 3:30 pm

    Learn the art of creating organic, nature-inspired floral arrangements. You’ll leave with a stunning arrangement and the confidence to recreate similar designs on your own, plus tips for sourcing and caring for your flowers.

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