This week I wanted to continue on with my journey through the country's folk art schools. The more I researched, the more I realized that these schools offer a lot of different types of experiences. The one thing they all had in common was that they offered an immersive creative experience perfect for a vacation from everyday life.
Clearing Folk School, Ellison Bay, WI
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- Large 128 acre rural property in the woodlands along Green Bay
- Rustic comfortable dorms-double rooms, no TV, Radio, Laptops allowed
- Cell phones usage is limited to two designated areas (not in the lodging, classrooms)
- $1200/double private bath plus gratuities
- Independent study/retreats are available each session
- Writing, philosophy, Yoga are offered with the normal Art classes
- Several hiking trails exist on the property
Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
- A rural area campus located in the Delaware Water Gap
- Campus is split with a two-mile distance between the parts
- Very "No Frills" accommodations are offered with a pay per night fee structure
- Art quilt classes are offered occasionally
- Class tuition varies with class
- $1200/double approximately since room/board/class costs all vary
- 5 Day sessions run Friday - Tuesday
- Small town main street location
- Small three class weekly sessions offered March - October
- One riverside lodge available with singles, doubles, quads (all doubles have bunk beds)
- Individual air conditioning, wifi, bath - nice common areas
- No meals are included, 24/7 communal kitchen with restaurants near by
- Art quilt classes are offered
- $1200/double with tuition but no meals
- Large extended campus in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Offers year-round classes - 880 last year in 48 subjects!
- Class size is limited to 12
- Evening programs are offered in storytelling, music and demonstrations
- Many types of accommodations are offered at every price point
- $1300/double with a private bath
- Large well-appointed classrooms with plenty of light
- Inter-generational classes are offered (one adult/one minor)
Now if after reading all about these schools, you think - wow - I'd love to try this but I don't have the money, let me mention that they all have scholarship and/or work-study programs that all ages are encouraged to apply for. In the past, while I was raising my family, I was the recipient of two scholarships. Both times, the process was painless and I was truly blessed with the experience. For that matter, I'm still considering trying a class as a work-study because that sounds interesting!
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