In response to the rapidly evolving and unprecedented situation involving the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the state of emergency at the national and state level, the closure of Virginia public schools for a minimum period of two weeks (March 16- March 27, 2020), and with the health and safety of our visitors, students, instructors, and staff in mind, the following have been postponed or cancelled at Clifton Forge School of the Arts:
Individual instruction sessions and classes with five or fewer students are being evaluated in conjunction with each instructor, and decisions are being made on a case-by-case basis.
We will continue to monitor the developing circumstances and make decisions based on the latest information. Students already registered will receive a full tuition refund (or can hold their payment as credit for a future session of the same class), and will be notified of future class dates once normal scheduling and operations resume.
Thank you for your patience and understanding in this time of uncertainty.
Look for upcoming posts on our Facebook page for art inspiration and creative ideas to pass the time spent at home! https://www.facebook.com/cfsotarts/
We look forward to creating art and music all together in the near future. In the meantime, we encourage you to share your individual artistic creations with us on social media or via email- be sure to tag us on Facebook and Instagram!
As always, we appreciate your support of Clifton Forge School of the Arts, the community art school of the Alleghany Highlands.
Please contact us if you have questions or concerns.
- the Blacksmith's Hammer-In, scheduled for April 4
- all group gatherings scheduled for March (Blues Society, Bluegrass Jam, AMSP orchestra rehearsal, etc.)
- all classes with more than five students scheduled for March
- The MayFaire, scheduled for May 2
Individual instruction sessions and classes with five or fewer students are being evaluated in conjunction with each instructor, and decisions are being made on a case-by-case basis.
We will continue to monitor the developing circumstances and make decisions based on the latest information. Students already registered will receive a full tuition refund (or can hold their payment as credit for a future session of the same class), and will be notified of future class dates once normal scheduling and operations resume.
Thank you for your patience and understanding in this time of uncertainty.
Look for upcoming posts on our Facebook page for art inspiration and creative ideas to pass the time spent at home! https://www.facebook.com/cfsotarts/
We look forward to creating art and music all together in the near future. In the meantime, we encourage you to share your individual artistic creations with us on social media or via email- be sure to tag us on Facebook and Instagram!
As always, we appreciate your support of Clifton Forge School of the Arts, the community art school of the Alleghany Highlands.
Please contact us if you have questions or concerns.
Classes are also listed by category in the dropdown Classes & Calendar tab above, or you can view and print the full schedule.
Call or email the school if you have unanswered questions.
** Denotes classes for children (suggested ages indicated in descriptions). All children's classes can be found here: Children's Classes
* Denotes adult classes open to children (check age/accompaniment requirements in description)
All adult classes are open to interested teens 13+ unless otherwise indicated.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE:
Custom scheduling for these courses (contact the School to arrange dates):
-Studio Painting Private Lessons
-Stone Carving Private Lessons (Alabaster Abstraction)
-Paint 'n' Pour Private Party
-Knitting & Crochet Lessons
-Knitting in the Round
-Bronze Metal Clay Workshop
-Intermediate Jewelry Making Using Precious Metal Clay
Call to schedule Music Lessons! We offer instruction in clarinet, piano, saxophone, and trumpet for children and adults, and we partner with Garth Newel Music Center's Allegheny Mountain String Project which provides children's lessons in violin, viola, and cello at our location.
Below are this semester's classes, listed by class START DATE
**Note that many classes last more than one day!**
Click on class category for more information and to register. We hope to see you in a class soon!
JANUARY:
January 7 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 8 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
January 9 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 10 Beginner Blacksmithing Blacksmithing
January 11 Paint A Barn Quilt- Beginner Painting
January 11 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 16 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 16 Chair Yoga Yoga
January 18 Nuts & Bolts of DIgital Photography Photography
January 18 Fused Glass Sun Catchers and Night Lights Glass
January 18 Build A Side Table Woodworking
January 21 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 22 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
January 23 Molten Magic: The Art of Fusing Glass Glass
January 23 Chair Yoga Yoga
January 27 Adult Pottery Wheel Clay
January 29 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
January 30 Chair Yoga Yoga
FEBRUARY:
February 6 Chair Yoga Yoga
February 8 Introduction to Hand Sewing Children
February 8 Fused Glass Sun Catchers and Night Lights Glass
February 8 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
February 8 Macro (Close-up) Photography Workshop Photography
February 11 Glass Open Studio Glass
February 12 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
February 13 Stained Glass Panel Lampshades Glass
February 13 Chair Yoga Yoga
February 13 Restorative Yoga: Restful & Relaxing Yoga
February 19 Beginner Blacksmithing Blacksmithing
February 20 Chair Yoga Yoga
February 22 Paint A Barn Quilt- Advanced Painting
February 22 Glass Open Studio Glass
February 22 Woodturning: Make A Bowl Woodworking
February 25 Beginning Stained Glass Glass
February 26 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
February 27 Glass Open Studio Glass
February 28 Weekend Jewelry Pendants Glass
MARCH:
March 6 Weekend Beveled Glass Traditional Construction Glass
March 10 Glass Open Studio Glass
March 11 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
March 12 Chair Yoga Yoga
March 12 Pranayama: The Magic of Your Breath Yoga (CANCELLED)
March 14 The Magic of Raku Pottery Clay
March 18 Blacksmithing Next Level Blacksmithing
March 19 Chair Yoga Yoga
March 18 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
March 20 Weekend Beginning Stained Glass Glass
March 21 Bunny Family Sewing Workshop Children
March 21 Paint A Barn Quilt- Beginner Painting
March 21 Twig Pot Turning Woodworking
March 25 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
March 26 Glass Open Studio Glass
March 26 Chair Yoga Yoga
March 28 Fused Glass Sun Catchers & Night Lights Glass
APRIL:
April 2 Chair Yoga Yoga
April 8 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
April 7 Wood Turning: Choose Your Project Woodworking
April 9 Chair Yoga Yoga
April 15 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
April 16 Glass Open Studio Glass
April 16 Chair Yoga Yoga
April 17 Flame Worked Beads Glass
April 18 Paint A Barn Quilt- Advanced Painting
April 18 Teddy Bears for Your Picnic Sewing Workshop Children
April 18 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
April 18 Build A Pine Bench Woodworking
April 21 Beginning Stained Glass Glass
April 22 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
April 22 Beginner Blacksmithing Blacksmithing (FULL)
April 23 Frits & Pieces: Fused Glass Landscapes Glass
April 25 Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones Glass
April 27 Adult Pottery Wheel Clay
MAY:
May 5 Wood Turning: Choose Your Project Woodworking
May 6 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
May 7 Chair YogaYoga
May 12 Open Woodshop for Experienced Woodworkers Woodworking
May 13 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
May 14 Chair Yoga Yoga
May 15 Paint Bold! Two-day Plein Air Workshop Painting
May 16 Patchwork Quilt Block Pillow Workshop Children
May 19 Open Woodshop for Experienced Woodworkers Woodworking
May 20 Blacksmithing Next Level Blacksmithing
May 23 Wooden Leaf Ornaments Woodworking
May 26 Open Woodshop for Experienced Woodworkers Woodworking
May 27 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
May 28 Glass Open Studio Glass
May 30 Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones Glass
Call or email the school if you have unanswered questions.
** Denotes classes for children (suggested ages indicated in descriptions). All children's classes can be found here: Children's Classes
* Denotes adult classes open to children (check age/accompaniment requirements in description)
All adult classes are open to interested teens 13+ unless otherwise indicated.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE:
Custom scheduling for these courses (contact the School to arrange dates):
-Studio Painting Private Lessons
-Stone Carving Private Lessons (Alabaster Abstraction)
-Paint 'n' Pour Private Party
-Knitting & Crochet Lessons
-Knitting in the Round
-Bronze Metal Clay Workshop
-Intermediate Jewelry Making Using Precious Metal Clay
Call to schedule Music Lessons! We offer instruction in clarinet, piano, saxophone, and trumpet for children and adults, and we partner with Garth Newel Music Center's Allegheny Mountain String Project which provides children's lessons in violin, viola, and cello at our location.
Below are this semester's classes, listed by class START DATE
**Note that many classes last more than one day!**
Click on class category for more information and to register. We hope to see you in a class soon!
JANUARY:
January 7 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 8 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
January 9 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 10 Beginner Blacksmithing Blacksmithing
January 11 Paint A Barn Quilt- Beginner Painting
January 11 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 16 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 16 Chair Yoga Yoga
January 18 Nuts & Bolts of DIgital Photography Photography
January 18 Fused Glass Sun Catchers and Night Lights Glass
January 18 Build A Side Table Woodworking
January 21 Glass Open Studio Glass
January 22 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
January 23 Molten Magic: The Art of Fusing Glass Glass
January 23 Chair Yoga Yoga
January 27 Adult Pottery Wheel Clay
January 29 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
January 30 Chair Yoga Yoga
FEBRUARY:
February 6 Chair Yoga Yoga
February 8 Introduction to Hand Sewing Children
February 8 Fused Glass Sun Catchers and Night Lights Glass
February 8 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
February 8 Macro (Close-up) Photography Workshop Photography
February 11 Glass Open Studio Glass
February 12 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
February 13 Stained Glass Panel Lampshades Glass
February 13 Chair Yoga Yoga
February 13 Restorative Yoga: Restful & Relaxing Yoga
February 19 Beginner Blacksmithing Blacksmithing
February 20 Chair Yoga Yoga
February 22 Paint A Barn Quilt- Advanced Painting
February 22 Glass Open Studio Glass
February 22 Woodturning: Make A Bowl Woodworking
February 25 Beginning Stained Glass Glass
February 26 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
February 27 Glass Open Studio Glass
February 28 Weekend Jewelry Pendants Glass
MARCH:
March 6 Weekend Beveled Glass Traditional Construction Glass
March 10 Glass Open Studio Glass
March 11 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
March 12 Chair Yoga Yoga
March 12 Pranayama: The Magic of Your Breath Yoga (CANCELLED)
March 14 The Magic of Raku Pottery Clay
March 18 Blacksmithing Next Level Blacksmithing
March 19 Chair Yoga Yoga
March 18 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
March 20 Weekend Beginning Stained Glass Glass
March 21 Bunny Family Sewing Workshop Children
March 21 Paint A Barn Quilt- Beginner Painting
March 21 Twig Pot Turning Woodworking
March 25 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
March 26 Glass Open Studio Glass
March 26 Chair Yoga Yoga
March 28 Fused Glass Sun Catchers & Night Lights Glass
APRIL:
April 2 Chair Yoga Yoga
April 8 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
April 7 Wood Turning: Choose Your Project Woodworking
April 9 Chair Yoga Yoga
April 15 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
April 16 Glass Open Studio Glass
April 16 Chair Yoga Yoga
April 17 Flame Worked Beads Glass
April 18 Paint A Barn Quilt- Advanced Painting
April 18 Teddy Bears for Your Picnic Sewing Workshop Children
April 18 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
April 18 Build A Pine Bench Woodworking
April 21 Beginning Stained Glass Glass
April 22 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
April 22 Beginner Blacksmithing Blacksmithing (FULL)
April 23 Frits & Pieces: Fused Glass Landscapes Glass
April 25 Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones Glass
April 27 Adult Pottery Wheel Clay
MAY:
May 5 Wood Turning: Choose Your Project Woodworking
May 6 Beginner Silver Jewelry Making Jewelry
May 7 Chair YogaYoga
May 12 Open Woodshop for Experienced Woodworkers Woodworking
May 13 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
May 14 Chair Yoga Yoga
May 15 Paint Bold! Two-day Plein Air Workshop Painting
May 16 Patchwork Quilt Block Pillow Workshop Children
May 19 Open Woodshop for Experienced Woodworkers Woodworking
May 20 Blacksmithing Next Level Blacksmithing
May 23 Wooden Leaf Ornaments Woodworking
May 26 Open Woodshop for Experienced Woodworkers Woodworking
May 27 Side-by-Side Art Exploration Children
May 28 Glass Open Studio Glass
May 30 Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones Glass
REGISTRATION POLICY
REGISTER EARLY as classes are filled by 1st PAID and many have a max student limit.
TUITION: must be paid in full at time of registration and must be at least 48 hours prior to class start.
Please note: some classes require registration more than 48 hours ahead as indicated in class description.
MATERIALS FEES are to be paid to the instructor, by check or cash, at the 1st class session.
PAYMENT METHODS:
ONLINE: Credit cards IN PERSON: Cash/check/credit card. Office is open Tues.-Fri. 10am-3pm, Sat. 10am-2pm.
BY MAIL: Call (540) 862-7275 to Reserve and mail check ASAP to 518 Church St., Clifton Forge, VA 24422.
CANCELLATIONS:
Fees are fully refunded if notice is given to the School more than 48 hours in advance of the start of the first meeting of class. Unexpected circumstances may also cause a delay or cancellation of a class. The School will take every reasonable measure to contact each student and class will be rescheduled or fees refunded.
INCLEMENT WEATHER - SCHOOL CLOSINGS: WE FOLLOW THE CANCELLATION DECISION OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER & CLOSINGS. FIND UPDATES ON THEIR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE.
There's a lot to see & do in the Alleghany Highlands when taking a class! Here are some PLACES TO STAY and AREA INFO
TUITION: must be paid in full at time of registration and must be at least 48 hours prior to class start.
Please note: some classes require registration more than 48 hours ahead as indicated in class description.
MATERIALS FEES are to be paid to the instructor, by check or cash, at the 1st class session.
PAYMENT METHODS:
ONLINE: Credit cards IN PERSON: Cash/check/credit card. Office is open Tues.-Fri. 10am-3pm, Sat. 10am-2pm.
BY MAIL: Call (540) 862-7275 to Reserve and mail check ASAP to 518 Church St., Clifton Forge, VA 24422.
CANCELLATIONS:
Fees are fully refunded if notice is given to the School more than 48 hours in advance of the start of the first meeting of class. Unexpected circumstances may also cause a delay or cancellation of a class. The School will take every reasonable measure to contact each student and class will be rescheduled or fees refunded.
INCLEMENT WEATHER - SCHOOL CLOSINGS: WE FOLLOW THE CANCELLATION DECISION OF ALLEGHANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER & CLOSINGS. FIND UPDATES ON THEIR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE.
There's a lot to see & do in the Alleghany Highlands when taking a class! Here are some PLACES TO STAY and AREA INFO
CLASS CATEGORIES
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CLIFTON FORGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CALENDAR
CUSTOMIZED CLASSES AVAILABLE at
Clifton Forge School of the Arts
We offer a wide variety for all ages and interests. Classes may be single or multi-sessions, while workshops may be a day, or part of several days. The School has well developed studios for Blacksmithing, Glass, Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Woodworking, and several sunlit classrooms. We love creating art experiences tailored to the individual needs of organizations, families, homeschoolers and tourists based on your interests. Some of our recent customized courses have included: drawing course modeled after Lewis and Clark's documentation of the natural world for a Scout troop; summer Scout badge projects; public school art education hours; family art classes for Douthat State Park vacationers; and Paint 'n Pour classes for work, friends, and special interest groups.
