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Spring Class Descriptions

Penland’s eight-week spring and fall sessions, called Concentrations, are an unmatched opportunity in craft education: almost as long as a college semester with the intensity of the workshop format. This is a time to settle into the studio and make great strides in your work.


Spring Eight-Week Concentration
March 13 – May 6, 2011

Books, Glass, Clay, Glass, Iron, Metals, Textiles, Wood


Spring One-Week Concentration I
March 27 – April 2, 2011

Glass, Letterpress, Metals


Spring One-Week Concentration II
April 10 – 16, 2011

Clay, Printmaking, Textile