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SUMMARY:5 Week Adult Studio Access
DESCRIPTION:Mondays 4-8pm \nWednesdays 8:30-11:30am \nThursdays 1-6pm (Except Thanksgiving Day) \nNovember 9th-December 10th \nAges 18+ \n$125 \n25lbs of clay\, all glazes and firings included.  \nAdditional clay available for purchase \nRegister HERE \nIn this 5-week monitored (non instructional) session\, participants may use the studio for hand building or throwing. Studio Access includes 25 lbs of clay and a shelf for storage\, use of glaze as well as bisque and glaze firings. Any additional cone 6 clay may be purchased through the VAE Clay Studio. Participants must be ages 18+ and have taken a multi-week clay class at the VAE studio (our one day “try it” courses do not qualify). All pieces fired in the VAE kilns must have been produced in the VAE studio using VAE clay\, no items produced elsewhere using non-VAE clay are fired nor permitted at the studio.
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/5-week-adult-studio-access/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:5 Week Teen Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Taught by Madalyn \nWednesdays\, 3-5 pm \nNovember 11-December 9th \nAges 13-19 \n$220 \n25lbs of clay\, all glazes and firings included.  \nAdditional clay available for purchase. \nParent/guardian permission forms required to participate \nRegister HERE \nExplore your creativity with clay in this flexible drop-in ceramics class for teens. Make functional pieces\, jewelry pendants\, sculptures\, decorative wall art\, or whatever inspires you. Experiment with hand-building techniques\, textures\, and surface decoration while bringing your own ideas to life. All skill levels are welcome—from first-time makers to experienced young artists. \nMadalyn Olson brings over a decade of teaching experience and a background in early childhood education\, ensuring a supportive\, student-centered \, go at your own pace\, approach that encourages creativity and personal expression. Madalyn began exploring sculpture with her polymer clay hyperrealist/surrealist portrait sculptures. In recent years she has shifted her medium to ceramics. Her personal work is greatly influenced by the natural world and human emotion. She now works full time as a lead ceramist for an artisan ceramic fountain company.
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/22931/
LOCATION:VAE\, VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:2 Week Date Night
DESCRIPTION:Taught by Madalyn \nFridays\, November 20th and 27th\, 6-9pm \nAges 18+ \n$220 per pair \nRegister HERE \nThis class is geared towards ages 18+ to celebrate connection\, creativity\, and a little bit of clay-covered fun in this relaxed\, beginner-friendly 2 week hand building class designed for pairs. Whether you’re coming with your best friend\, your partner\, or someone you simply love spending time with\, this class gives you a chance to slow down and make something meaningful together. You’ll learn essential hand building techniques\, pinch pots\, and slab building then glazing while creating both individual pieces and a collaborative project. Expect laughter\, shared problem solving\, and plenty of moments that make great memories. Perfect for a unique night out\, date nights\, or just trying something new. All materials\, tools\, and firing are included. Just bring your favorite person and your willingness to get a little messy. \nMadalyn Olson brings over a decade of teaching experience and a background in early childhood education\, ensuring a supportive\, student-centered \, go at your own pace\, approach that encourages creativity and personal expression. Madalyn began exploring sculpture with her polymer clay hyperrealist/surrealist portrait sculptures. In recent years she has shifted her medium to ceramics. Her personal work is greatly influenced by the natural world and human emotion. She now works full time as a lead ceramist for an artisan ceramic fountain company.
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/2-class-date-night/
LOCATION:VAE\, VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Mr Sun
DESCRIPTION:VAE is quite happy to announce that tickets are now on sale for Mr Sun\, as they perform a new interpretation of Duke Ellington’s legendary Nutcracker Suite. Mr Sun features Joe K. Walsh on mandolin\, Grant Gordy on guitar\, Aidan O’Donnell on bass and Darol Anger on fiddle. Mr Sun fiddle player\, Darol Anger\, states “Duke Ellington of course was volcanically creative. He was one of the most creative musicians ever. He was beyond category. Melody\, harmony\, and rhythm – if you can put those things together in a way that reaches people\, it’s gonna be successful in a way that means something.”\n\nThe Church\, located at 8 Bank Street in North Bennington\, Vermont\, is the former North Bennington Congregational Church\, now being transitioned into a community gathering and rental space. It will be the first concert in this new space and the last show of the VAE’s Basement Music Series 2026 season. Don’t miss these amazing musicians take on Ellington and the classic Nutcracker.\nClick HERE for a behind the scenes peek with MR SUN’s Nutcracker.\n\n\nDoors for this show open at 6pm.  Show starts at 7pm.\n\n\nTickets:\nGeneral Admission $25 in advance. $30 at the door.\nStudents $15 in advance. $20 at the door\n\n\nHERE for Advance Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/mr-sun-plays-duke-ellingtons-nutcracker-suite/
LOCATION:The Church\, 8 Bank Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
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SUMMARY:Pulled Handles Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Taught by Katie \nSunday\, December 13\, 1-4pm \nAges 18+ \n$50 \nRegister HERE \nGet more comfortable making handles in this single session course. We will explore a wide variety of handle shapes and play with different ways of making handles. We will specifically play with making handles from a slab\, pulling handles and then attaching\, and pulling handles on the pot. Our goal will be to explore\, gain skills\, and play. The goal will not be to make finished pieces but instead to advance skills in a low stress environment. \nKatie is an artist\, mathematician\, and experiential educator with two decades of experience in all of those areas. She is both a painter and a ceramic potter. On the wheel she makes a variety of functional work and often manipulates the forms\, adds hand built parts\, and interesting textures. As a teacher\, she focuses on providing enough structure and guidance to motivate\, challenge\, and support students and provides plenty of room for students to play and find their own way to make the work their own!
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/pulled-handles-workshop/
LOCATION:VAE\, VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes
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