Guest Artist Workshops
Current Offerings
Register online for classes or by calling the Museum at (970) 962-2410 or stopping by the front desk.
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Participants in guest artist workshops gain a deeper understanding of the artist’s craft, methodology, and professional experience. The workshop descriptions outline the material to be covered and provide an overview of what attendees can expect throughout the session.
For ages 18 and older.
We will provide all materials, unless otherwise noted. All classes meet at the Museum’s Beet Education Center at 201 E 5th Street.
Registration Policy
We depend on your enrollment for a successful class. Please plan your schedule carefully to avoid cancellations. If you must cancel your registration, please call (970) 962-2410 at least five (5) business days before the class. You may choose to transfer to another class, retain a credit for a future class, or receive a refund. If you do not call to cancel or do not show up for a class, your registration fee will be forfeited. For refunds, please allow for two weeks for checks to be processed. No cash refunds. The Museum has the right to cancel classes. If class enrollment is below the minimum requirement, a class may be cancelled. Class cancellation decisions are made at least three (3) days prior to class.
Give Me Shelter Writing Workshop
Thursday, June 25, 5-7 pm
Free to register
$10 suggested cash/check donation at time of workshop for Habitat for Humanity
This workshop, led by Lynn Kincanon, the former Poet Laureate of Loveland, Colorado (2022–2025), will explore what shelter and safety means to us. Participants will write, surrounded by the work of Sylvia Eichmann in the Loveland Museum exhibit: Nests: A Trypophobian Nightmare.
Participants will be given prompts to explore what this exhibit and Kincanon’s accompanying ekphrastic poetry asks: Can darkness be a catalyst for change? Can discomfort be a tool for breaking through? Can we dive deep enough and explore our hidden fears? What it takes to be safe, to have what Maslow described as the primary hierarchy need of humans: Housing, shelter, free of exposure. How do we survive?
Join us for this two-hour writing workshop, but don’t be limited by the word Poetry! Bring a sketchbook if you are a visual thinker, bring a journal if you just want to free write what comes to you. All ages are invited and encouraged. Participants will be given time to read or show their creations, if desired.
Marquetry: Painting with Wood
Friday, July 17, 12 – 4 pm
OR
Saturday, August 22, 10 am – 2 pm
(Registration Opens April 15th)
Ages: 16 and older (attendees: minimum: 3; maximum 14)
FREE, but limited seating
Led by members of the Rocky Mountain Marquetry Guild, this workshop will introduce you to the art, practice, and process of creating pictures using the media of very thin wood veneer. This “painting with wood”, or marquetry, is a century’s old decorative technique where domestic and exotic woods are cut and assembled much like a picture puzzle allowing the natural colors, textures, and grain patterns to define subject matter. Using updated materials and hand tools make it easily accessible for creating. No prior woodworking or tool experience is necessary. All materials, tools, and supplies are provided.
Kintsugi Workshop: The Art of Broken Pottery
Saturday, July 25, 12 pm -3 pm (Registration Opens April 15th)
$125 non-member/$100 Museum member
Instructed by Kurt Caddy
Fee includes: a hand-thrown tea bowl, all necessary supplies and tools, and instruction.
Kintsugi, meaning "golden joinery," is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and precious metals, highlighting rather than hiding the cracks. It symbolizes healing and embracing imperfections. This hands-on workshop offers a creative journey from brokenness to beauty, powerfully visualizing the message of resilience and transformation.
Kurt Caddy is an abstract artist based near Springfield, Missouri, where he draws inspiration from nature and family. His work, influenced by wabi-sabi and the Japanese art of kintsugi, emphasizes transformation through brokenness using rich textures, layered colors, and symbolic imagery. Through his unique materials and process, Kurt seeks to express the idea that beauty and redemption can emerge from imperfection.