Creative Arts
Haywood Community College offers continuing education courses in fiber, clay, metals/jewelry, hand wrought metals, woodcarving, wood furniture construction, stained glass, basketry, seasonal floral design, painting, music, computer design, photography and so much more. Check back often for updated schedules and class offerings. Please click on class titles for more information.
Beginning Wheel Throwing
Through demonstrations and one on one coaching, we will learn all the steps to create simple forms such as bowls, cups, and bud vases. Learn More
Beginning Handbuilding
Learn the fundamentals of handbuilding with clay. Each week will include a new project based on a different technique. Students will also learn about the properties of clay and a variety of techniques. Learn More
Handbuilt Holiday
Celebrate the holidays with beautiful handmade ceramics. From the changing leaves to your favorite holiday celebrations, you will create finished pieces to keep or give as gifts. Learn More
Ceramic Jewelry
Curious about creating unique jewelry? This 5-week course explores ceramic pendant and bead making! It is available to artists of all skill levels. Learn More
Guided Open Studio
This class is perfect for those who have already taken a beginning or intermediate pottery class and are looking to hone their skills. Students will identify a project to work on during the class and work at their own pace to complete the project. Learn More
Pottery Throwdown
Join this fast-paced class to be challenged to stretch your skills and creativity! Each class will begin with a timed challenge and a main creation. No eliminations here, just lots of fun and creative exchange! Learn More
Pottery: Make A Mug
This is a course available to artists of all different skill levels. Through the exploration of hand building with clay, students will learn to create unique utilitarian artworks. Each week students will be learning and working with different hand building techniques to create a minimum of three mugs. Learn More
Pottery Around the World: Middle East
Join the journey through the sands of time to explore the history of pottery in the Middle East. Learn about culture and its ceramics with plenty of time to make your own creation. Learn More
Pottery Around the World: Europe
Explore the history of pottery in Europe and discover the most ancient ceramics in existance. Students will make German Bartmann style jug, and explore the porcelain craze that swept Europe. Learn More
Surface Design
Many pots have sophisticated designs, patterns, and textures. This class will use many examples to inspire you to create your own amazing designs. Learn More
Intro to Drawing
Learn to visually interpret what you see and capture this on paper. We will cover basic drawing fundamentals: line, contour, shapes, shading, controlling tones, proportion, perspective and composition. While using pencil, a variety of subject matter including still life, nature, people and buildings will be explored. Learn More
Intro to Painting
Painting is lots of fun and using acrylic paint is one of the best ways to be introduced to creating colorful art. We are going to demystify color theory by exploring the elements of color and how colors relate to each other. Learn More
Oil Painting
Foragaing Pigments & Painting
Gelli Plate Patterns & Prints
Gelli Plate Printing
Junk Journaling
Stained Glass Window
Leaded stained glass is a lot like putting a puzzle together. This class will allow you to create your own design and piece it together for a delightful suncatcher that catches the eye. Learn how to cut and grind glass and the leading and soldering process to complete a beautiful, large, stained glass piece. Learn More
Winterizing & Feeding Bees
This fun and instructive course is designed for those interested in knowing the requirements for building and maintaining various feeders for over-wintering bee colonies. Subjects covered will include hive equipment, tools, protective clothing, insulating colonies and how to winterize colonies. Learn More
Beginning Basketry
Designed for the beginning basket maker, this class will give you the tools and techniques needed to create a basket collection. Learn how to read patterns, prepare materials, weave a basket and finish it properly. Students can expect to make 4-6 baskets in this class with a variety of skills learned in traditional and contemporary basketmaking. Learn More
Enamel Creations on Copper
In this class, students will learn how to prepare copper and explore a variety of exciting techniques, including sgraffito, stencils, rubber stamps, ink, frit, glass stringers, graphics, and applying decals. Be ready to play, experiment, and leave with vibrant pieces you'll be proud to wear or share. Learn More
Jewelry Open Studio
Join a welcoming space where creativity and community come together. Bring your projects, ideas, and curiosity and enjoy working alongside other makers in a supportive and inspiring environment. An experienced instructor will be available for guidance and troubleshooting. Learn More
Introduction to Metalsmithing
Begin learning and using skills for basic tool usage with torchwork, hammering, shaping, and more. This class will provide a strong foundation to continue studying metalsmithing or just enjoy the projects completed in class. Learn More
Bringing in the Heat
Explore, practice, and develop a love for joining metals with solder and heat. Expand your skills to join metals together to create a form and design. Projects will include a wire bangle, chain bracelet, spinner ring, earrings, or a pendant. Learn More
Make a Fire Poker
Learn the skills necessary to forge a fire poker. Students will be introduced to the use of a forge and proper hammering techniques with an emphasis on making the craft of Blacksmithing an enjoyable and attainable hobby for anyone. Learn More
Making a Hatchet
Learn how to forge a hatchet of your own and how to use a forge for proper hammering techniques. This course will place an emphasis on making the craft of Blacksmithing an enjoyable and attainable hobby for anyone. Learn More
Making a Knife
This knife project will introduce students to the use of a forge and proper hammering techniques. With an emphasis on making the craft of Blacksmithing an enjoyable hobby, you will complete the course with a finished knife. Learn More
Intermediate Violin & Cello
This course is for violin or cello students that have either completed the beginner class, have prior experience, or have submitted a brief audition file to the instructor. Learn More
Violin & Cello for beginners
Through music we learn to become storytellers! This introductory course welcomes students with little to no strings experience for both violin and cello. Learn basic sight-reading skills, ear-training exercises, practice scales, and explore different musical styles such as classical and fiddle tunes. Learn More
Beginning Floor Loom Weaving
Have you ever dreamed of owning a floor loom and making beautiful handwoven pieces? Do you own a loom, but you're not quite sure how to use it? Or maybe you've woven in the past and need a refresher? Learn More
Weaving: Intermediate Rigid Heddle
What to do with a huge selection of yarn? A yarn stash bust! Awaiting your creativity is a stash of cotton, chenille, wool, acrylic, and an array of textured yarns such as boucle and slub. All weavers can explore different fiber types, textures, and weave structures. Learn More
Quilting
Come learn the basics of choosing and project-cutting with a ruler and rotary blade. Sewing will take place on one of our babyloc machines. These classes are for beginners and accomplished quilters. Bring the projects you are working on now and quilt them on one of our longarm 3 quilters. Learn More
Upholstery
Students should bring a simple desk or dining chair with a seat bottom or a footstool for their first project. You will dive right in on your first day of class. Learn More
Handstitching Art Quilts
Come join us and learn the techniques of hand embroidery, hand stitching, and hand applique. We will learn to balance planning our designs and art making processes with intuition and improvisation. Learn More
Beads, Books and Bottles
We will put creative use to fabric, thread, needles, and batting to learn how to make a fabric book, many fabric beads, and a fabric vase. Learn the techniques of stitching a pamphlet book together after beautifully decorating the book pages with fabric collage and a variety of embroidery stitches. Curl, roll, and stitch fabric together to create fabric beads. Learn More
Knitting Your First Sweater
If you know how to knit and purl, you can make anything! Join us to learn about gauge, chart and pattern reading, cast on techniques, picking up stitches, digital knitting tools, blocking and more. Learn More
Coffee Table
This course will allow students to expand their knowledge of woodworking while building a coffee table of their own design. This course uses basic woodworking tools that are easily accessible. No prior woodworking experience is necessary. Come explore the world of woodworking with us! Learn More
Make a Bench or Stool
Expand your knowledge of woodworking while building a bench or stool of their own design. This course uses basic woodworking tools that are easily accessible. No prior experience is required to explore this world of woodworking. Learn More
Create a Bookshelf or Spice Rack
This course will allow students to expand their knowledge of woodworking while building a bookshelf or spice rack of their own design. This course uses basic woodworking tools that are easily accessible. Explore the world of woodworking with us – no prior experience required! Learn More
About Creative Arts
Western North Carolina is fertile ground for craft arts and artists. Over the last 50 years, the area has blossomed into an internationally recognized destination for working artists, craftspeople, shops, galleries and craft education.
Haywood Community College’s Creative Arts programming offers an innovative, affordable, groundbreaking craft education.
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The HCC Craft programs draw students from across the United States and beyond.
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The college’s state-of-the-art, LEED certified, green building is a model for art and craft education.
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The Creative Arts Facility is over 40,000 square feet in size containing both studio and gallery space.
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Class sizes are small, with teacher-student ratios designed for an optimal studio education.
We welcome students from next door to across the country. We have individuals that make our campus their vacation destination to participate in workshops and classes, or are lucky enough to have this amazing resource in their backyard. Continuing education classes vary in price depending on class length and cost of materials, but remain the same for each participant regardless of residency.
If you have an idea for a Continuing Education Creative Arts class, please contact our Coordinator at ajhornsby@haywood.edu.
For More Information
828-565-4152 or hcc-creativearts@haywood.edu