Other Resources
We thought you might like to know of these additional resources in and around Boston, and on-line, as you pursue your classes in woodworking, sewing, crafts and fine arts at the Eliot School.
Let us know of additional resources you think we should add.
Associations
Professional Associations & Guilds
- American Association of Woodturners
Information, networking, support - Eastern Massachusetts Guild of Woodworkers
Skill-sharing, demonstrations, charitable projects - Furniture Society
Annual conference, professional resources - Proper Bostonian & Other Quilt Guilds
Make, exhibit and donate quilts - Sisters in Stitches
New England’s African American quilting guild
Neighborhood Artists’ Associations
Other Classes
Community Art Centers
- Brookline Arts Center (Brookline, MA)
- Dot Art (Dorchester, MA)
- Menino Art Center (Hyde Park, MA)
- New Art Center (Newton, MA)
- United South End Settlements (South End/Boston, MA)
Specialized Classes, Workshops & Training
- Boston Building Materials Resource Center (Roxbury, MA)
Home carpentry & repairs - Boston Carpenters Apprenticeship Program (Dorchester, MA)
Training for union carpenters - Center for Furniture Craftsmanship (Rockport, ME)
Professional cabinetry - Diablo Glass School (Roxbury, MA)
Stained glass, glass blowing and fusing - Feet of Clay (Brookline, MA)
Ceramics - Metalwerx (Waltham, MA)
Jewelry and metals - Mudflat Studio (Somerville, MA)
Ceramics - North Bennet Street School (Beacon Hill/Boston, MA)
Professional cabinetry, bookbinding, violins - Stitch House (Dorchester, MA)
Knitting, crocheting - Stonybrook Fine Arts (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Welding, casting, mold making, stone carving, sculpture, jewelry
Summer Craft Intensives
- Fiber College (Searsport, ME)
- Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, ME)
- Snow Farm: New England Craft Program (Williamsburg, MA)
Exhibitions
- Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton, MA)
Contemporary crafts - Jamaica Plain Open Studios
Annual community-wide exhibition each September - Society of Arts & Crafts (Newbury St./Boston, MA)
Fine contemporary crafts - Mobilia Gallery (Cambridge, MA)
Contemporary decorative arts
Other Resources
- Art Deadlines List
Jobs, scholarships, festivals, more - Artist Link
Connecting artists and spaces in Massachusetts - Artist Space Initiative
Announcements for Boston artists - ArtSource
Jobs, training, studios, exhibition opportunities - Boston Handmade
Local artisans selling work locally and on-line - Etsy
On-line marketplace for handmade crafts