Classes in Crafts & Fine Arts for All Ages

Classes

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Register Online. But first… check individual class pages to make sure your class is not full. All updated schedule changes are also included.

• Fall 17'–Winter 18' catalog (pdf)
• Summer Program for Children
• Registration Form (pdf)
• Refunds, Cancellations, Discounts & Other Policies

We also add classes outside of our printed catalog. Browse to find out more.

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Hop right on it! Old favorites and new classes, too. Download a catalog or browse.

Starting Soon

• Gouache Workshop
• Teen Wood Turning
• Teen Sewing
• Very Beginning Woodworking
• Basic Upholstery
• Drawing with Pastels

Lantern Making

Monday, Oct 9, 2–5pm
Create lanters for Spontaneous Celebrations' Lantern Parade. Open house format, all ages. Suggested donation: $5

Comics Workshops for Kids at MICE

Saturday/Sunday, Oct 21 & 22, 11am–5pm
Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo at Lesley University, 1815 Mass Ave, Cambridge
Kids' workshops co-sponsored by the Eliot School. Admission free.

NEW Office Hours

We’ve adjusted our office hours. Please see our schedule here.

We’re Hiring

Woodworking Teachers and Aides (p/t) for our School Partnership Program. Deadline: Rolling. Details here.

About the Eliot School

The Eliot School inspires lifelong learning in craftsmanship and creativity for all.

We offer classes and workshops in woodworking, sewing and fiber arts, painting, drawing, photography and other crafts. Our School Partnership Program sends teachers to classrooms, libraries and community centers throughout the city, and we teach both adults and children at our schoolhouse in the heart of Boston. Children's art classes take place after school, on weekends, and in our Summer Program for Children. Our new Teen Bridge Program mentors a small group of Boston teens.

The school celebrated its 340th birthday in 2016. Founded in 1676 as a grammar school, we turned our focus in the late 19th century to the manual arts. We are known today for our excellent faculty, welcoming atmosphere, small class size, and the charm of our historic site.

Located in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, we are easily accessible by car and by T, with plenty of public parking nearby.

Art & Woodworking Throughout Boston

Our art and woodworking classes reach 2,000 children in Boston’s public schools, libraries, housing developments and community centers. Add your school or organization, or find out more.

Building Great Art Education
in Boston Public Schools

We’re proud to found the Art Teachers Alliance, working to build great art education for all public school students in one section of Boston: Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale and West Roxbury. Watch the video!

Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts
24 Eliot Street, PO Box 300351 • Boston MA 02130
617.524.3313 • [email protected]