Programs
Grünewald Guild Gift Certificates
Are there people in your life who would benefit from some time exploring art + faith + community in the beautiful northern Cascades? Would you like to give the gift of a Guild program and/or retreat to someone in your life? Purchase a gift certificate from the Guild! Gift certificates start at $250, and they […]
March Weaving Open Studio
It's open studio season at the Guild! Join us on Monday evenings from 5pm to 8pm this season to work on your fiber projects. Open studio is donation-based with a recommended donation of $8 per session for access to the studio and equipment. Fibers are available at $1.75-$2.00 per oz. Coming from out of town? […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in March
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
March Pottery Open Studio
Queer Maker Studio March
With Cypress Manning
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in April
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
April Pottery Open Studio
Queer Maker Studio April
With Cypress Manning
April Weaving Open Studio
It's open studio season at the Guild! Join us on Monday evenings from 5pm to 8pm this season to work on your fiber projects. Open studio is donation-based with a recommended donation of $8 per session for access to the studio and equipment. Fibers are available at $1.75-$2.00 per oz. Coming from out of town? […]
April Community Dinner
With Britta Koenen
Celebrate the waking of Plain Valley! Join us on April 19th for dinner and community art making. This dinner will feature a meal designed by our talented kitchen team and featuring fresh local ingredients. The optional after-dinner activities will involve a chance to vote on the theme for our next Community Dinner! Community Dinners are […]
Introduction to Blacksmithing
With Jamie Kelly
A Weekend at the Forge Step into the world of fire and steel in this hands-on Introduction to Blacksmithing weekend workshop with Appalachian blacksmith artist Jamie Kelly. Designed for beginners and those looking to refine their skills, this class welcomes anyone interested in learning the ancient art of shaping metal. Over the course of the […]
Story Bowls: Creating Spaces to Hold Memories
With Mike Caemmerer
When a story is told, it drifts through the ether, seeking a place to settle. Story Bowls offer a container to hold those memories, keeping them safe until they are fondly, nostalgically, or reflectively brought back to life. Each time you pass by or use the bowl, you’ll be reminded of the stories shared in […]
Queer Maker Studio May
With Cypress Manning
SSA Fleeting Forms: Exploring the Art of Ephemeral Clay
With Sarah Sprouse
This program begins Sunday, May 4, and ends Saturday, May 10. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Clay is often cherished as a […]
SSA Emergent Composition: Finding Meaningful Tensions and Balances with Given Shapes
With Scott Burnett
This program begins Sunday, May 4, and ends Saturday, May 10. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. The moment we begin making art, we are […]
SSA Meditations in Mixed Media
With Laurie Rudel and Adele Caemmerer
This program begins Sunday, May 4, and ends Saturday, May 10. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This course invites us to slow down […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in May
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
May Weaving Open Studio
It's open studio season at the Guild! Join us on Monday evenings starting on the 12th from 5pm to 8pm this May to work on your fiber projects. Open studio is donation-based with a recommended donation of $8 per session for access to the studio and equipment. Fibers are available at $1.75-$2.00 per oz. There […]
May Pottery Open Studio
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in June
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
Weaving Where You Are
With Nancy Marsh and Suzanne Halvorson
Holding Stories: Theatre Work to Honor our Surroundings
With Mike Caemmerer
This program begins Sunday, June 15, and ends Saturday, June 21. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Join us for a week of […]
Drawing as a Way of Seeing
With Adele Caemmerer
This program begins Sunday, June 15, and ends Saturday, June 21. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. To draw something is to be aware of […]
Songwriting: Pulling It Together
With Jan Krist
Sometimes we find our muse simply through the disciplined practice of art. In other words, we fake it till we make it. By paying our dues- practicing our skills, looking for the light in the work of others, using prompts, having conversations with other creatives, we find the threads we need to follow, to help […]
Sculpting Water/Pouring Clay
With Alexander Kamola
This program begins Sunday, June 22, and ends Saturday, June 28. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Each student receives 12 pounds of clay […]
Plants, Prints, and Place
With Nicki Lang
This program begins Sunday, June 22, and ends Saturday, June 28. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Join ecologist turned artist Nicki Lang on […]
Fungus Poetics: Writing Zuihitsu, Haiku, Haibun, Tanka & Renga
With Ching-In Chen
This program begins Sunday, June 22, and ends Saturday, June 28. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. In this generative workshop, students will explore […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in July
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
Exploring Place Based Pigments and Papers
With Lila Steffan
This program begins Sunday, July 6, and ends Saturday, July 12. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This course will teach students how […]
Light and Color: Stained Glass with Copper Foil
With Rick Szeliski
This program begins Sunday, July 6, and ends Saturday, July 12. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. In this short class, students will […]
Sacred Geometry
With Elijah Turrell
This program begins Sunday, July 13, and ends Friday, July 18. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This course will explore geometric designs […]
Looking to Make, Making to Look
With Stanton Hunter
This program begins Sunday, July 13, and ends Friday, July 18. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Through hands-on clay projects, discussions, and visual exercises, […]
Artists Making Books
With Rory Rhed Golden
This program begins Sunday, July 13, and ends Friday, July 18. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This workshop teaches Rory’s preferred materials […]
Break, Make, Fire, Fuse
With Arden Wren Sawyer
This program begins Sunday, July 13, and ends Friday, July 18. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This class is an introduction to the practice […]
Fun with Jewelry!
With Tamzin Darden
This program begins Sunday, July 13, and ends Friday, July 18. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Come join us for a fun week of […]
Mandalas in Watercolor
With Vonda Drees
Hope in Dark Times
With Amanda Roth
This program begins Sunday, July 20, and ends Saturday, July 26. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. "Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are […]
Naturally Block Printing
With Abigail March
This program begins Sunday, July 20, and ends Saturday, July 26. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. In this course we will combine traditional printmaking […]
Transforming Visions: Finding Words for What We See
With Brian Johnson
This program begins Sunday, July 27, and ends Saturday, August 2. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This class will draw on the writing practice […]
Embodied Archetypes: Exploring Personal Mythology
With Kayleigh Lang
This program begins Sunday, July 27, and ends Saturday, August 2. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Discover the power of universal archetypes—such as the […]
Slow Stitching as a Contemplative Practice
With Alicia O’Dell
This program begins Sunday, July 27, and ends Saturday, August 2. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. This class will cover basic hand sewing techniques, […]
Gender Toolbelt
With Shan Wang and Arden Wren Sawyer
This program begins Sunday, July 27, and ends Saturday, August 2. The fees listed at right include lodging and all meals (except "Commuter", which includes a Commuter Meal Plan). An additional sliding scale Course Fee is required. For more information on our pricing, see our Pricing page. Co-taught by Shan Wang and Arden Wren Sawyer, […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in September
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in October
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in November
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]
Cyber Studio: Wednesday Mornings in December
With Adele Caemmerer
We will gather online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 9 - 11 am (Pacific Time). Each session will begin with sharing our hopes and goals for our art making. Whether intermittent conversation or focused silence follows, we’ll find our way organically as we move through the session. We’ll close our time together by sharing our […]