Spring 2023 Workshop Preview
Registration opens on September 1!
Penland’s 2023 spring workshop program will include two distinct sessions. Our signature concentration workshops are two months long giving makers a rare opportunity to settle into the studio for an extended time, taking advantage of beautifully-equipped studios, first-rate instruction, the camaraderie of a cohort of fellow enthusiasts, great food, and the wonder of spring in the southern Appalachian mountains.
This will be followed by a short session, running from Sunday night through Friday morning, for folks who want to dip into a particular medium or technique or just need a creative break from the rest of their lives.
All spring workshops are open to participants of all skill levels; beginners are welcome.
Scholarships are available for all of these workshops. The scholarship application deadline is October 15, 2022.
Enrollment for full-paying students remains open until workshops are filled. Waiting lists are available for all full workshops.
Spring Concentration
March 5–April 28, 2023 (eight weeks)
BOOKS
Alex McClay
Form, Content, Book
CLAY
Justin Rothshank
Decals, Soda Firing, and Pottery
GLASS
Kit Paulson
Borosilicate Fieldnotes: The Explorer’s Notebook
IRON
Stephen Yusko
Forged and Finished
METALS
David Harper Clemons
Narrative Jewelry: Well-Worn Tales
TEXTILES
Celia Pym
Mending: Damage and Repair
WOOD
Yuri Kobayashi
Design with Curvature

Short Session
April 30 – May 5, 2023 (4 studio days)
CLAY
Hitomi Shibata and Takuro Shibata
Making and Place
DRAWING/PAINTING
Brooke Rothshank
Tiny Gratitudes
GLASS
David Naito
Essential. Shape.
PRINTMAKING AND LETTERPRESS
Martin Mazorra
Woodcut and Letterpress Poster Workshop
METALS
Funlola Coker
Metalsmiths and Bakers, Unite!
PAPERMAKING
Shannon Brock
Imagery in Papermaking
PHOTOGRAPHY
Richard Tuschman
The Poetic Portrait
TEXTILES
Kim Mirus
Threading Heddles and Throwing Shuttles
WOOD
Graeme Priddle
Sculptural Form and Surface