In this immersive three-day workshop, participants will explore indigo through its many transformations from plant to pigment to vat. Working across multiple processes, students will gain a layered understanding of how indigo shifts in form, behavior, and color over time.
Enjoy a demonstration of an old-fashioned, water-powered mill stone-grinding corn into grits and cornmeal at Barker’s Creek Mill.
Hambidge invites you to campus to meet our residents and gain insight into their creative processes.
In this extended, hands-on workshop, participants will explore how to build tall, wheel-like vessels using only their hands. Working from a single ball of clay, students will learn to “turn” a form through intentional pinching—lifting and shaping the walls in a manner similar to pulling on the wheel, but without the use of any machinery or added material.
Join Hambidge on September 19 for A History of Music: A Play Without Words in Four Acts — an immersive new performance by Grammy Award-winning composer and saxophonist Kebbi Williams. Set in the Hambidge campus landscape, this multidisciplinary experience blends music, movement, and nature in a powerful exploration of the evolution of sound and instruments through time.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the nature journal as a deeply personal tool for observation, reflection, and connection to the natural world. Blending time in the field with studio practice, the workshop invites students to develop a journal that serves as both a record of experience and a unique creative expression.
Join us for our Anagama Kiln Firing this Fall. Ceramicists will start glazing and loading on Friday, October 9 at 9am. Firing will begin that evening and continue through Sunday afternoon, October 11. Unloading is the following Saturday, October 17.
Save the date! We have moved our big open house back to the fall. Tune in later for more details.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore creative approaches to altering form and developing dynamic surface treatments.
In this focused, hands-on workshop, participants will explore the human figure through direct observation, moving from drawing into three-dimensional form. Working from a live model, students will develop an understanding of proportion, gesture, and composition as a foundation for sculptural interpretation.
Hambidge invites you to campus to meet our residents and gain insight into their creative processes.
Join us for an evening conversation and live activation of our 2026 installation "It would be odd to throw them away now" with Iranian artist, Noushin.
Come hang out at the Hambidge Hive! This causal meet up is open to Fellows, Friends of Fellows, and community members. This gathering is an easy, open space to connect, share updates, and enjoy the Hive after hours as enter the summer months.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a free-standing clay structure inspired by memory, place, and personal narrative. Using handbuilding techniques such as slab, coil, and pinch construction, students will design and build an imagined house or abode that tells a story.
Enjoy a demonstration of an old-fashioned, water-powered mill stone-grinding corn into grits and cornmeal at Barker’s Creek Mill.
‘Tomorrow Mourning’ features the works of four multidisciplinary artists, Makeda Lewis, Scott Keightley, Ezekiel Robinson, and Stemlines, exploring the nuances of the human experience.
This three-hour workshop explored the creation of a personal alphabet and glyph system that functions as both a secret language and a powerful visual design tool.
The Spring Anagama firing, originally scheduled for Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26, has been postponed due to elevated fire danger and local burn bans. With no substantial rain in the forecast leading up to or during the firing, we’ve made the difficult decision to delay the event.
From March through April, we will showcase immersive installations, ceramic cups, and hundreds of works of art; host a NEW chef-crafted luncheon; and activate the space with creative events inspired by “Hand, Material, Mind.”
Join us for an afternoon conversation and connections as 2026 Hive installation artists Jason Freides, Sayma Hossain, and more share their creative process, the legacy of craft, and a close look at their works featured in this year's Hambidge Hive.
This ticketed, chef-crafted luncheon will bring together voices from fashion, interior design, contemporary craft, and the artist community for a conversation about how handmade objects shape the way we gather, nourish, and connect.
Apply from March 1 through April 15 for the FALL residency session (September through December).
Hambidge invites you to campus to meet our residents and gain insight into their creative processes.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will have the opportunity to create functional forms through pinch pot, coil pot, and slab-built techniques. Students will learn how to transform simple forms into thoughtfully designed vessels as mugs, bowls, plates, and small containers.
Enjoy a demonstration of an old-fashioned, water-powered mill stone-grinding corn into grits and cornmeal at Barker’s Creek Mill.
Join us for an afternoon conversation and connections as 2026 Hive installation artists Ben Roosevelt, Charlita, Jasmine Best, and Pam Korman share their creative process, the legacy of craft, and a close look at their works featured in this year's Hambidge Hive.
Join us for an afternoon conversation and live activation of our 2026 installation "It would be odd to throw them away now" with Iranian artist, Noushin.
The event will feature a micro-market of regional craft artists, artist installations, and remarks from organizational and city leaders. This event is free and open to the public.
Hambidge invites you to campus to meet our residents and gain insight into their creative processes.
Enjoy a demonstration of an old-fashioned, water-powered mill stone-grinding corn into grits and cornmeal at Barker’s Creek Mill.
Enjoy a demonstration of an old-fashioned, water-powered mill stone-grinding corn into grits and cornmeal at Barker’s Creek Mill.
Enjoy a demonstration of an old-fashioned, water-powered mill stone-grinding corn into grits and cornmeal at Barker’s Creek Mill.
Hambidge is excited to kick off 2026 with A Fire Within: An Anagama Firing Retreat, January 1–4.
Join our Knitting Circle for a relaxed, communal space to gather, knit, and connect through fiber craft.
A sunrise writing session to deepen creative energy with LOSTINTHELETTERS.
Join us for free communal knitting session with Maxwell Blankenship. Bring your knitting or simply your presence as we weave together a slow, communal pause amid the season’s rush.
Come hang out at the Hambidge Hive. Open to Fellows, Friends of Fellows, and community members, this gathering is an easy, open space to connect, share updates, and enjoy the Hive after hours as we wind down the year together.
In celebration of our inaugural season in the Hambidge Hive, we are hosting a Pin-Up Gallery show to highlight another year of nurturing creativity—book your viewing appointment now!
In celebration of our inaugural season in the Hambidge Hive, we are hosting a Pin-Up Gallery show to highlight another year of nurturing creativity—book your viewing appointment now!
Hambidge invites you to campus to meet our residents and gain insight into their creative processes.
