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Center for Arts and Crafts offers summer classes and take-home crafts

The Center for Arts and Crafts offers a variety of non-credit art classes throughout the year.  Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Center for Arts and Crafts at Penn State is now taking registrations for in-person July art classes and workshops. The center offers a variety of classes and workshops including wheel thrown pottery, drawing, advanced drawing, stained glass and painting. All classes are designed for beginners and intermediates and are taught by Penn State students majoring in art or art education, graduate students, and professional artists. Class sizes are small and classes are offered in a relaxed atmosphere.  

In addition to in-person classes, the center is offering take and make craft kits. Take and make craft kits include all the supplies to create a project on your own at home. Projects range from paint your own pottery and canvas painting to scrapbooking and card making. Kits can be reserved by emailing craftcenter@psu.edu. 

In-person classes and take home kits are open to Penn State students, faculty, and staff and attendees must have a valid Penn State ID. Email the Center for Arts and Crafts for questions or to make reservations for classes or take and make kits.  

To view the entire schedule of summer 2021 classes and workshops, visit the Center for Arts and Crafts webpage

The Center for Arts and Crafts is part of the Office of Student Activities in Penn State Student Affairs. The center is located in 3 Ritenour Building on the University Park campus of Penn State. Summer hours for the center are Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Last Updated June 29, 2021