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Summer Session 6, 2026
11-day workshops for registered students. (Programming)
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John & Robyn Horn Gallery: Exhibition
Now is the Time to Understand More on view Tuesday – Saturday, 11am-5pm, May 19-August 29. (Exhibitions)
FOCUS Exhibition: Forrest Lesch-Middelton and Beth Schaible
Forrest Lesch-Middelton and Beth Schaible on view Tuesday – Saturday, 11am-5pm, July 14-August 29. (Exhibitions)
Slides: Photo-Monty McCutchen & Dan Estabrook, Drawing & Painting-Heidi Hogden
All are welcome! Enjoy 10-minute presentations about the work of Penland’s guest teaching artists, resident artists, core fellows, studio assistants, or staff…
Slides: Clay (Upper)-Ben Owen III, Clay (Lower)-YoonJee Kwak, Metals (Lower)-Hiroko Yamada, Metals (Upper)-Dan DiCaprio
All are welcome! Enjoy 10-minute presentations about the work of Penland’s guest teaching artists, resident artists, core fellows, studio assistants, or staff…
Slides: Print-Aaron S. Coleman, Letterpress-Kim Bentley, Paper-Johanna Winters, Books-Kylin Lee
All are welcome! Enjoy 10-minute presentations about the work of Penland’s guest teaching artists, resident artists, core fellows, studio assistants, or staff…
John & Robyn Horn Gallery: Reception
Public reception for the exhibition Now is the Time to Understand More on view in the John & Robyn Horn Gallery May 19-August 29. (Community Event)
John & Robyn Horn Exhibition Gallery Reception: Now is the Time to Understand More
Throughout this coming year, the organization Craft in America is presenting Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial…
Resident Artists Open House at the Barns
Meet the Penland Resident Artists and view their studios. (Community Event)
Slides: Iron-Peter Ross & Seth Gould, Flameworking-Anne Petters, Hot Glass-Devin Burgess
All are welcome! Enjoy 10-minute presentations about the work of Penland’s guest teaching artists, resident artists, core fellows, studio assistants, or staff…
Slides: Studio Assistants-Books, Paper, Drawing & Painting, Photo, Print, Letterpress, Textiles, and Wood
All are welcome! Enjoy 10-minute presentations about the work of Penland’s guest teaching artists, resident artists, core fellows, studio assistants, or staff…
Slides: Studio Assistants-Clay, Glass, Iron, and Metals
All are welcome! Enjoy 10-minute presentations about the work of Penland’s guest teaching artists, resident artists, core fellows, studio assistants, or staff…
Show and Tell in Northlight, Summer Session 6
View the work created by students and guest teaching artists during Penland’s two week summer session 6. (Community Event)
Scholarship Auction in Northlight, Summer Session 6
Celebrate the joy of making and support Penland’s robust scholarship program. Generous students and teaching artists donate work created during the session,…
Summer Session 7, 2026
4-day workshops for registered students. (Programming)
Show and Tell in Northlight, Summer Session 7
View the work created by students and guest teaching artists during Penland’s 4-day summer session 7. (Community Event)
Annual Benefit Auction
Join us for Penland’s signature event! Ticket sales open in May. (Community Event)
John & Robyn Horn Exhibition Gallery ends: Now is the Time to Understand More
Throughout this coming year, the organization Craft in America is presenting Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial…
FOCUS Exhibition closes: Forrest Lesch-Middelton and Beth Schaible
Forrest and Beth’s work is grounded in geography, culture, and community. Beth’s quiet force draws from her time in Appalachia’s gentle, ancient mountains and…
Fall Short Session, 2026
4-day workshops for registered students. (Programming)
Show and Tell, Fall Short Session
View the work created by students and guest teaching artists during Penland’s Fall Short Session. (Community Event)
Fall Concentration, 2206
6-week workshops for registered students. (Programming)
NOW ON VIEW: Out of the Woods
The exhibition Out of the Woods is now on view in the Penland Gallery. September 29-November 28, Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm. (Community Event)