The center is considered one of the finest non-academic schools for creative study in America and it's a wonderful place to discover what fine craftsmen can create. The school, for adults, offers day, evening and weekend workshops with visiting artists on more than 300 topics. Besides traditional subjects such as ceramics, weaving, metalsmithing, woodworking, stained glass, photography, and decorative arts, the center offers many unique topics including business and marketing for artists, home restoration and design concepts. It opened its own forge last year and now draws students of blacksmithing. There is also a sales gallery year round, which becomes a holiday marketplace in December featuring the country's best artisans.
Admission is free.