Monday-Friday, August 15-19, 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Instructor: Margaret Wiseheart Anderson

Students will create funky clothing and accessories by repurposing denim jeans, men’s shirts, and other clothing components, developing their own styles that are hip, fun and on trend. Developing an idea from inspiration, pattern making through draping and flat patterns, sewing, and adding embellishments will be the focus this week, culminating in one-of-a-kind wearable art.

Class fee: $130 (10% discount for siblings). Click [here – link to ticketing] to register. We never want a family to make a difficult decision regarding their child’s enrichment, which is why we make generous tuition assistance available. Parents and caregivers wishing to discuss financial assistance should contact Anne at 802-748-2600 ext. 109 for details. Space is limited to 8 students, and registration closes on August 8.

Please complete an enrollment form HERE after paying for the workshop. Students should bring a lunch and some pieces of clothing that they would like to alter. We will provide sewing machines and notions, but students are welcome to bring additional notions (thread, zippers, lace and other embellishments) if they like.

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 related restrictions.

With a degree in fashion design and background as a dancer, Margaret Wiseheart Anderson has spent most of her professional career in the dance apparel industry and in designing costumes for professional theater and ballet companies. Primarily a self-taught artist, Margaret developed her skills as a landscape oil painter by painting from life. Co-coordinator of the Peace Valley Plein Air Painters for several years, she also founded a figurative study studio group in Pennsylvania, The Artist Collective #12. Now living in Vermont, Margaret is thrilled to shape the next phase of her life as an artist and designer, and to impart inspiration to creative young minds.

Saturday and Sunday, August 27 & 28, 9 am - noon

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Instructor: Shari Apotheker

In this two-day class, students will learn the basic techniques of natural dyeing to gain the confidence to play with the colors available in our own backyards. We will review the amazingly wide range of colors that can be obtained from wild plants easily found in the Northeast Kingdom, and will dye a tote bag with local plants, with the option of altering colors with simple pH modifications.

Class fee: $80 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and high school students)

Registration deadline: August 15

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 related restrictions.

Shari Apotheker is an NEK artist who received her MFA in Sculpture from Boston University. She has held positions at a number of art-based organizations, behind the scenes and in the classroom, teaching a wide range of ages and abilities. Shari particularly enjoys working with natural and recycled materials and exploring craftwork, including jewelry making, sewing, and natural dyeing. Her recent interests include sewing stuffed toys for her two children and seeking natural color in the wild plants around her home.

Sundays, September 11, 18, 25, and October 2, 1:00—2:00 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts Cabaret Room
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Instructor: Mary Sturtevant

In this introductory series of four classes, students will learn about the design, function and care of the Native American flute; history and legend; the pentatonic scale; basic notes and rhythms; playing songs using finger diagrams; an introduction to Nakai TAB; solos and duets; plus a few surprises! Flutes will be available for purchase from the instructor, as will workbooks and flute bags.

Class fee: $60 (10% discount for Catamount Arts members and students)
Parents of students under 18 will need to complete an Enrollment Form after paying for the class.

Registration Deadline: September 9

Mary Sturtevant, the owner of Path of Harmony in Sugar Hill, NH, is a certified instructor of Reiki, Qigong, and Taiji, and a student and practitioner of Eastern philosophy, healing modalities and movement forms for more than 35 years. More recently, her energies have been drawn by the Native American Flute and this beautiful instrument has become a source of healing, creativity, meditation, and relaxation. Mary finds that it is a joy to share this instrument with other like-minded beings on the journey.

Please refer to our website for any current COVID-19 related restrictions.