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.
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.
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Clay. Throwing and Sculpting Pottery
Have you ever wanted to throw pottery on the wheel? In this course Cory Plott will gladly reveal techniques to help you understand the process of pottery. The first few weeks will cover a combination of throwing and sculpting techniques, followed...
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Botanical Cyanotypes
Join us for a hands-on experience in creating cyanotypes, developed by the sun! The class will begin by collecting botanicals which will serve as the subjects for our cyanotypes. Next, we will prep our paper and develop our prints outside. Student...
Beekeeping Hives and Tools
Beekeeping Hives and Tools is a fun and instructive 4-week course designed for individuals who are interested in knowing the requirements for starting a honeybee apiary. Prior knowledge about honeybees or beehives is not required! Subjects covered...
The Organic Indigo Vat
During this one and a half day workshop, we’ll dye sample fabric and silk scarves in indigo, using different resist techniques to create designs. You’ll also learn the fundamentals of starting and maintaining an organic indigo vat, and go home...
Create Holiday Printed Cards and Wrapping Paper
In this one-day class students will create holiday-themed wrapping paper and greeting cards for gift-giving during the holiday season! Students will have knowledge in basic stamp and printmaking upon completion of this class as well as completed...
ReMake, ReUse, ReConstruct
Have clothes that are no longer wearable but love the pattern or fabric? Want to explore garment deconstruction and reconstruction? We will experiment with remaking unused garments into useful accessories, combining clothes to make new garments...
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Botanical Cyanotypes
Join us for a hands-on experience in creating cyanotypes, developed by the sun! The class will begin by collecting botanicals which will serve as the subjects for our cyanotypes. Next, we will prep our paper and develop our prints outside. Student...
Click on a class to learn more and register
Short Story
This short story workshop is for all levels of writers and helps emphasize new ways to approach writing and creativity. The course is reading and writing intensive. It includes participating in weekly writing exercises, reading short stories, and...
Introduction to Drawing with James Stilwell
Let’s unleash and nurture your creative side together. 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...
Art Journaling
Art Journaling is beneficial to artists, hobbyists, or anyone, who wants to be creative. An art journal is a form of visual record keeping. Record keeping of thoughts, memories, and emotions. It can also be used to develop and play with various techniques...
Heroic Myth & Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first of the heroes’ journeys in literature. Like any great work of literature, Gilgamesh tells us about ourselves. It is the exploration of the self and an understanding of how our actions shape both our lives and...
Writing Suspense Fiction
This course is for students eager to write in the mystery, thriller, or crime genres. Throughout the course, students develop critical craft elements of their work through exercises in dialogue, descriptive action, and in developing three-dimensional...
Advanced Fiction
Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop provides the space for a writer to write. Students will take their writing to the next level, submitting their work for close-reading and review by their peers and the instructor. Instructor: Andrew Peterson
Paint, Stamp, & Stencil
Create a new piece each week! This course introduces the endless possibilities of designing and producing printed surface designs, patterns. Students will learn basic painting, printmaking techniques and processes such as free flow, stencil painting,...
Create Holiday Printed Cards and Wrapping Paper
In this one-day class students will create holiday-themed wrapping paper and greeting cards for gift-giving during the holiday season! Students will have knowledge in basic stamp and printmaking upon completion of this class as well as completed...
Click on a class to learn more and register
ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing
This class is for beginning knifemakers, students will be introduced to the concepts and techniques needed to make a knife. Students are taught metal selection; blade function and different blade design will be discussed. Hand forging to shape, normalizing,...
ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing
This class is for beginning knifemakers, students will be introduced to the concepts and techniques needed to make a knife. Students are taught metal selection; blade function and different blade design will be discussed. Hand forging to shape, normalizing,...
Handwrought Classes for 2022 Fall
This course covers ideas and techniques for designing, heating and shaping metal. Topics include hammer control, use of power tools and advanced techniques such as metal lamination. Upon completion, students should be able to use traditional and...
Metal Art jewelry for Beginners
Carry on the tradition of metal smithing practiced throughout history. You will learn in a well-equipped metals studio on our beautiful campus. Through a series of projects, you will become familiar with the basic tools and techniques used to make...
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Art Journaling
Art Journaling is beneficial to artists, hobbyists, or anyone, who wants to be creative. An art journal is a form of visual record keeping. Record keeping of thoughts, memories, and emotions. It can also be used to develop and play with various techniques...
Paint, Stamp, & Stencil
Create a new piece each week! This course introduces the endless possibilities of designing and producing printed surface designs, patterns. Students will learn basic painting, printmaking techniques and processes such as free flow, stencil painting,...
Create Holiday Printed Cards and Wrapping Paper
In this one-day class students will create holiday-themed wrapping paper and greeting cards for gift-giving during the holiday season! Students will have knowledge in basic stamp and printmaking upon completion of this class as well as completed...
Click on a class to learn more and register
Beginning Weaving 101: Floor Loom
In this six week course we will learn every step of beginning weaving on a floor loom including designing a warp with multiple colors, dressing the loom back to front, and exploring weaving in both plain weave and twill structures. You will learn...
Wool Applique and Embroidery
Slow-Sew. Wool applique and embroidery are soothing, portable and affordable. Blocks work up quickly. Students will explore working with and felting wool and discovering threads and multiple hand embroidery stitches. Three block patterns will...
Photos to Fiber Art
Have a photograph of a special memory or vacation spot? Bring your photos to class, and we’ll crop, study and apply design elements to produce art that captures great memories. We’ll collage fabrics, trims and trinkets to a stiff base to produce...
Loose Landscape
This is a hand stitch fiber class that explores design elements and creative stitching. Bring in a favorite landscape picture and play with fabric and stitches to create a piece worthy of framing. We'll isolate a portion of the picture with good...
ReMake, ReUse, ReConstruct
Have clothes that are no longer wearable but love the pattern or fabric? Want to explore garment deconstruction and reconstruction? We will experiment with remaking unused garments into useful accessories, combining clothes to make new garments...
Upholstery: Fall of 2022 Courses
This course provides hands on experience in tool use, various equipment, and techniques of the upholstery profession. Class work begins on the first day of class so bring a dining room chair(s), a chair with a back and/or bottom, or a footstool as...
A Neater Coiled Basket
Fabric covered clothesline baskets have been popular for a few years, but in this class, we’ll learn a technique for making a neater basket. Baskets, coasters, placemats and even purses make great gifts, and a woven look can be achieved thru fabric...
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Strings Class 1
Strings Class 1 is for students with little to no strings experience! During this course, you will learn proper instrument position and finger placement in addition to plucking and bow articulation. Violin, viola, and cello are welcome. Together...
Strings Class 2
Students must be placed into this course by either having completed String Class 1 or by preparing a piece. Violin, viola, and cello are all welcome in this class. During this session, we will continue the physical & theoretical music skills from...
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. We begin the class with a tour of the instrument and bow. Together we will learn basic sight-reading...
Intermediate Violin & Cello
Through music we learn to become storytellers! This course is for violin or cello students that have either completed the beginner class, have previous experience, or for those wanting more of a musical challenge. Students will learn various bow...
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Wool Applique and Embroidery
Slow-Sew. Wool applique and embroidery are soothing, portable and affordable. Blocks work up quickly. Students will explore working with and felting wool and discovering threads and multiple hand embroidery stitches. Three block patterns will...
Photos to Fiber Art
Have a photograph of a special memory or vacation spot? Bring your photos to class, and we’ll crop, study and apply design elements to produce art that captures great memories. We’ll collage fabrics, trims and trinkets to a stiff base to produce...
2022 Fall Quilting Classes
This Project based class is designed for individuals to learn quilting from cutting and sewing basic squares. Choosing a project figuring fabric yardage, and different quilting methods including using one of our three long arm quilters. Also a great...
Loose Landscape
This is a hand stitch fiber class that explores design elements and creative stitching. Bring in a favorite landscape picture and play with fabric and stitches to create a piece worthy of framing. We'll isolate a portion of the picture with good...
Courthouse Square Impressionism
The Courthouse Square block is an old favorite variation of the Log Cabin block. By manipulating color and fabric pattern, we'll produce a quilt with an impressionistic, watercolor look. Riot of color reproduces a happy, free quilt. Limiting to...
ReMake, ReUse, ReConstruct
Have clothes that are no longer wearable but love the pattern or fabric? Want to explore garment deconstruction and reconstruction? We will experiment with remaking unused garments into useful accessories, combining clothes to make new garments...
A Neater Coiled Basket
Fabric covered clothesline baskets have been popular for a few years, but in this class, we’ll learn a technique for making a neater basket. Baskets, coasters, placemats and even purses make great gifts, and a woven look can be achieved thru fabric...
Quilting, Piecing and Applique by Hand
Great class to try quilting without a big investment. Develop a portable, creative and useful hobby which can also be used to provide warmth to family, friends and quilts for those in need. Students will learn template and rotary cutting methods,...
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Click on a class to learn more and register
Creative Sculpture from Nature
Create 3D and relief sculpture from ordinary items foraged from nature. Free your creative side by reawaking and deepening your innate connection to the natural world. Your crafted art could be anything from abstract to realistic as you are only...
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Upholstery: Fall of 2022 Courses
This course provides hands on experience in tool use, various equipment, and techniques of the upholstery profession. Class work begins on the first day of class so bring a dining room chair(s), a chair with a back and/or bottom, or a footstool as...
Click on a class to learn more and register
Click on a class to learn more and register
Art Journaling
Art Journaling is beneficial to artists, hobbyists, or anyone, who wants to be creative. An art journal is a form of visual record keeping. Record keeping of thoughts, memories, and emotions. It can also be used to develop and play with various techniques...
Paint, Stamp, & Stencil
Create a new piece each week! This course introduces the endless possibilities of designing and producing printed surface designs, patterns. Students will learn basic painting, printmaking techniques and processes such as free flow, stencil painting,...
Introduction to Painting
Painting is lots of fun and using acrylic paint is one of the best ways to introduce you to creating colorful art. We are going to demystify color theory by exploring the elements of color and how colors relate to each other. You will discover how...
Story Art
This art class encourages and guides you to create a visual art piece depicting a meaningful event from your life experience or a fictional story from your imagination. The task posed to you is to think about what would make a dynamic book cover....
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Woodworking for beginners: Simple Chair
This course will build on skills students have learned in the previous two classes and each student will design their own simple chair which they will construct using basic woodworking tools that are easily accessible. No prior woodworking experience...
Creative Sculpture from Nature
Create 3D and relief sculpture from ordinary items foraged from nature. Free your creative side by reawaking and deepening your innate connection to the natural world. Your crafted art could be anything from abstract to realistic as you are only...
Woodworking for Beginners: Small Box
This course will guide students through the construction of a Keepsake box of their own design, using basic woodworking tools that are easily accessible. No prior woodworking experience is necessary. Instructor: Bill Weinert
Woodworking for Beginners: Small Table
This course will build on skills students have learned in the previous class, Keepsake box, and guide them through the construction of a small table of their own design, using basic woodworking tools that are easily accessible. No prior woodworking...
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Aubree Ross: 828-565-4152 or alross@haywood.edu