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Discover a wide range of craft classes in NYC, from pottery and knitting to jewelry making and woodworking. Learn new skills, unleash your creativity, and create beautiful handmade pieces that you can proudly display or gift to others.

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Group/Family Build: Toy Boxes & Shapes

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Join master woodworker Bob Boisvert at the Hudson River Maritime Museum for a fun and creative woodworking class. Create beautiful, handmade wooden toys for your loved ones while learning essential woodworking techniques. No experience necessary - beginners are welcome!

(20) Beginner 13 and older

Plant Based Wax Candle Making

Nyah @ 145 Court St, Newark, NJ

Unleash your creativity and master the art of crafting exquisite, clean-burning candles using sustainable soy and coconut waxes. Dive into the intricate world of wick selection, fragrance blending, and wax pouring techniques in this hands-on workshop. Illuminate your space with your own eco-friendly creations.

(8) All levels 16 and older

Group/Family Boatbuilding: Kingston Pram

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Experience the thrill of building your own wooden boat in a picturesque waterfront setting. Join us for a unique and rewarding bonding experience that will leave you with cherished memories and a beautiful boat!

(20) All levels 13 and older
$695

3 sessions

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Build A Picture Frame

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Learn the art of creating durable, heirloom-quality wooden picture frames using the corner spline joinery technique in this intermediate-level course. Discover how to cut, assemble, and finish frames, as well as professionally mount artwork, photographs, or mementos. Unlock the secrets to crafting stunning wall-mounted frames that make unique and personalized gifts.

(20) Intermediate 13 and older

Family/Group Build: Make A Cornhole Set

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Discover the perfect summer project for you and your loved ones: creating your own custom cornhole set under the guidance of expert woodworker Kathy Prisco. Learn essential woodworking skills while cutting, shaping, and assembling the boards, and customize them with your own graphics and decorations. Don't miss out on this fun and interactive DIY experience!

(20) All levels 13 and older
$275

3 sessions

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Build Your Own Skin-On-Frame Canoe

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Explore the world of wooden boat building and discover the timeless craftsmanship behind constructing a unique watercraft. Experience the satisfaction of handcrafting a classic boat in every detail.

(20) All levels 13 and older
$895

6 sessions

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Wooden Spoon Carving

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Discover the art of green wood spoon carving at the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Learn the techniques of shaping wood with traditional edge tools to create beautiful and functional spoons. No experience is necessary.

(20) Beginner 13 and older
$230

2 sessions

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Half Hull Carving

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Discover the art of crafting intricate ship models with precision and skill. Unearth the techniques and secrets of creating stunning half hull carvings under expert guidance.

(20) All levels 13 and older
$300

2 sessions

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Boat Owners Series: Basics of Epoxy

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Learn the fundamentals of working with epoxy to ensure your boat's longevity and performance on the water. Master the art of epoxy applications through hands-on training.

(20) All levels 13 and older

Make a Wooden Block Plane

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Enhance your woodworking skills and create a custom hand plane under the guidance of shipwright Wayne Ford at the HRMM Wooden Boat School. Learn to shape the wooden body to your preference and leave with a working hand plane to use in your future projects. Join us in Kingston's historic Rondout district for a hands-on experience in preserving maritime craft traditions.

(20) All levels 13 and older

Introduction to Lofting

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Discover the ancient art of boat construction in this immersive class. Learn the principles of lofting as you participate in the full-scale layout of a traditional boat. Gain hands-on experience that will enable you to create your own vessel with confidence.

(20) Beginner 13 and older

Suminagashi Marbling

FIELD COLONY @ 1001 Bloomfield St, Hoboken, NJ

Unleash your creativity through the ancient art of Japanese marbling at FIELD COLONY. Discover the delicate and serendipitous patterns of Suminagashi, where no two prints are exactly alike. Dive into this hands-on experience and take home a collection of unique and beautiful prints.

(42) All levels 10 and older

Painted Paper Collage

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Explore color and composition using collage as a starting point for painting and further mixed-media work. Create several small pieces to experiment with color composition, layout, gluing and connecting techniques, or create one larger piece. Generate new ideas and think deeply about color and composition through this fun, accessible medium. All levels. Supply List  Collage material you’d like to work with ...

(1062) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$295

2 sessions

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Organic Cold Process Soap Making for Fun & Gift Making

Back Porch Soap Company @ 711 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

Treat yourself to this class and learn the art of soap making in this fun class in the Upper West Side of New York City. 

(162) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$100
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Etching

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Learn to etch base metals to create patterns, textures or images for champlevé, basse-taille, cold-resin inlay or patination with a low-tech salt solution and a variety of resists. Supply List 6” x 6”, 18 or 16 gauge copper, brass, or nickel depending on your preference for color. Deco Color oil markers bold fine and extra fine in Black Deco Color Paint Markers Jewelry I kit if you have it. Black and white no grey scale images (Dover...

(1062) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$571

13 sessions

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Non-Traditional Mixed Media Materials & Practices

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Experiment with new materials, non-traditional processes and techniques, and learn adaptive skills in this new class. Students work in a variety of mixed media projects ranging from sculpture to two-dimensional mediums. Expand how you work with materials and think outside the box. SUPPLIES FOR ALL COLLAGE CLASSES: X‐acto type knife with a supply of blades    1 pair of good scissors   ...

(1062) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$564

12 sessions

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Upcycling Textiles with Synthetic Dyes

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Learn how to use dye as a creative strategy for repurposing textiles while fostering a sense of joy and experimentation. In this class, we will be using Fiber reactive Procion pigments that produce bright colors and do not bleed when washed. Students will learn to prepare fabrics such as cotton, silk and linen, learn about color and how to mix dyes. They will also experiment with dye application and will be introduced to a variety of techniques...

(1062) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$500

3 sessions

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Charles Lewton-Brain: Fold formed Vessels

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Discover the art of fold forming and create stunning vessels and containers in this hands-on workshop led by renowned artist Charles Lewton-Brain. Learn rapid techniques for crafting bowls and explore the best fold-forming approaches for adding intricate textures and designs to your creations. Join us at 92nd Street Y and unlock your potential in this unique art form.

(1062) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$775

2 sessions

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Children's Book Art

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

In this class we will cover all the steps of creating a book, from the sketch stage to a small "dummy book."  We will look at existing books, design and develop our own characters, create a narrative flow and look at the variety of ways to illustrate books — from traditional drawing, to mixed media, to digital and beyond! Supply List: **1) Sketchbook, 8x10" in size or larger. **Recommended brand: Bee Paper, Aqubee. **2) 3-4 pencils. Wights:...

(1062) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$242

6 sessions

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Open Studio Independent Work

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

An opportunity for students to work independently in the studio for 35 sessions in late summer. Students must be intermediate- or advanced-level and understand there is no instruction provided. 

(1062) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$800

29 sessions

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