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Flatfooting is a unique style of percussive dance that originated in the southern Appalachian hills and valleys. It is danced to lively Old Time Appalachian fiddle and banjo music.

THALIA presents ‘An Untold Story’ Female Composers Through the Centuries. Featuring an array of styles and arrangements, from solo piano, to violin and piano, and violin duets alone and with piano.

Maeve Kim, Bird Walk – Goodsell Ridge

June 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Join Maeve Kim as she guides you through the Goodsell Ridge Preserve. Connect with the area and its birds on this trip.

Island Arts Events, Classes, Activities in the Lake Champlain Islands of Vermont

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Clay Holiday Ornaments Workshop – Day 22026-04-18T00:37:24-04:00
Clay Ornaments

Clay Ornaments Workshop – Part 2

Date & Time: Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Island Arts Center 1127 US Rte 2 North Hero VT
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner
Tickets: Free, but registration appreciated

You will be making holiday ornaments from “Air-hardening Modeling Clay”, helped and instructed by Lucie Faulkner, an inventive Vermont resident who is always searching for new ways to be creative. This will be the beginning of a great adventure because you can then use this medium to create multiple different objects. 

You don’t need to bring anything; everything will be supplied, including paint to decorate your creations.
Just bring your friends and family to this 2-day interesting and useful workshop!

The instructor can communicate with you in English and French.

Clay Holiday Ornaments Workshop – Day 12026-04-18T00:41:58-04:00
Clay Ornaments

Clay Ornaments Workshop – Part 1

Date & Time: Tuesday,  August 11, 2026 and  August 18, 2026, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Island Arts Center 1127 US Rte 2 North Hero VT
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner
Tickets: Free, but registration appreciated

You will be making holiday ornaments from “Air-hardening Modeling Clay”, helped and instructed by Lucie Faulkner, an inventive Vermont resident who is always searching for new ways to be creative. This will be the beginning of a great adventure because you can then use this medium to create multiple different objects. 

You don’t need to bring anything; everything will be supplied, including paint to decorate your creations.
Just bring your friends and family to this 2-day interesting and useful workshop!

The instructor can communicate with you in English and French.

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop2026-04-12T21:48:38-04:00

Handcrafted Shadow Box Workshop

Date & Time: Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: 275 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486
Tickets: $30

Experience the joy of creating your personal Shadow Box with a morning workshop taught by Pat Brennan. An Islander since 1969, Pat has been giving card and craft classes for over six years. She will teach you the layered technique of creating designs in a Shadow Box frame. At your first class, in addition to the class fee, you will be required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling.

Please bring scissors if you have them.

You will receive one shadow box frame and the numerous cut-out layers to build your art piece. The kit will create a beautiful one-of-kind work of art, ready to hang, a work likely to cost $50 plus in a gallery—if you could find one as nice! This is a great opportunity to have fun, learn a new craft, and surprise friends and family with beautiful hanging artwork.

Class fee includes 1 frame and image content per class.

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop2026-04-12T21:16:38-04:00

Handcrafted Greeting Card Quilling Workshop

Date and Time: Wednesday July 1, 2026 10:30am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Pat Brennan
Location: 275 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486

Tickets: $12

Experience the fun of card-making using quilling designs with a workshop taught by Pat Brennan. An Islander since 1969, Pat has been giving card classes for over six years. She will teach you basic techniques of quilling, folding and bending paper to create unique patterns then placing them on a card. At your first class, in addition to the class fee, you will be required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling.

You will receive two kits. Each kit will create a beautiful one-of-kind card with envelope, a card likely to cost $6 or $7 in a store—if you could find one as nice! This is a great opportunity to have fun, learn card-making, and surprise friends and family with beautiful cards.

Please bring scissors if you have them.

Class fee includes 2 card kits per class.

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop2026-04-12T21:52:38-04:00

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop

Date & Time: Wednesday August 12, 2026 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: 275 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486
Tickets: $12

Enjoy Card Workshops taught by Pat Brennan. An Islander since 1969, Pat has been giving card classes for over six years. She will teach you basic card-making. At your first class, in addition to the class fee, you will be required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling.

Please bring scissors if you have them.

You will receive two kits. Each kit will create a beautiful one-of-kind card with envelope, a card likely to cost $5 or $6 in a store—if you could find one as nice! This is a great opportunity to have fun, learn card-making, and surprise friends and family with beautiful cards.

Class fee includes 2 card kits per class.

Island Arts Artisan Market2026-03-27T10:54:09-04:00

Island Arts Artisan Market

Date and Time: Saturday September 5, 2026  9 am – 3 pm
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free.

If you missed the first market or want to have another look please venture to the second market of the season to support talented Champlain Island Artians, hosted by Jennifer Pratt, Champlain Island Creator.

The Market will take place in the historical red barn at the Island Arts Center in North Hero, Vermont on Saturday July 12th, 9am – 4pm.

Come, visit, and shop this all day boutique and enjoy the wares created by a variety of local artisans!

You will definitely find a little of everything whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Island Arts Artisan Market2026-03-27T10:54:52-04:00

Island Arts Artisan Market

Date and Time: Saturday, July 18, 2026  9 am – 4 pm
Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Tickets: Free.

Welcome to this seasons official Island Arts’ Artisans Market, hosted by Jennifer Pratt, Champlain Island Creator.

The Market will take place in the historical red barn at the Island Arts Center in North Hero, Vermont on Saturday July 12th, 9am – 4pm.

Come, visit, and shop this all day boutique and enjoy the wares created by a variety of local artisans!

You will definitely find a little of everything whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Painting Color – A Demonstration2025-08-08T07:53:18-04:00

Painting Color – A Demonstration with
Jarvis Wilcox

DATE AND TIME: Saturday, August 9, 2025; 2:00 – 3:00 pm.
LOCATION: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rte. 2, North Hero.
TICKETS: FREE Outside weather permitting.

This event is a demonstration, not a class,  scheduled to be outside, you are invited to bring a chair for your comfort.

A demo of color in painting is a visual presentation, often by an artist, showcasing
how colors are mixed, applied, and used to create various effects in a painting.
These demonstrations can cover a wide range of topics, from basic color theory and mixing techniques to more advanced concepts like color harmony and using color to create mood and atmosphere.
Jarvis Wilcox is an artist of his times – his themes characterize his view of our world.
His approach converts the commonplace into occasions for contemplation. Sensitive to Nature, Jarvis captures on canvas the imagery of county scenes many of which are near his East Hampton, CT home.
“So you have finally settled on a particular scene to paint, but how to bring it off? I suggest beginning with the basic color chords of your subjects and mixing seven or eight colors with  which you can make a complete, though unfinished statement. At this point you can decide how to compose the symphony and which color chords are going to predominate the symphony to carry your insights.  
    I will try to give you a structure you can use to arrive at the colors you need and how to mix them.  Obviously I believe color to be the heart and soul of the art of picture making. It is the sine qua non of this art. I will aim to give you a tool to aid in the appreciation of the dance of color” – Jarvis Wilcox

Jarvis Wilcox “Clearing”

Book Page Wreath Making – Day 22025-07-21T10:32:47-04:00

Book Page Wreath Making Class – 2 Day Workshop

Date and Time: Tuesday August 19, 2025 and Thursday August 21, 2025 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner

Cost: By Donation

You can make a wreath just by folding pages from a book, helped and instructed by a creative Vermont resident Lucy Faulkner.  You only need to register and bring a stapler if you have one; everything else will be supplied.

Just bring yourself and friends or family to this 2-day interesting and creative workshop. You’ll get away with a beautiful wreath you can enjoy for years to come and meet other creative-minded people.

The instructor can communicate with you in French or English.

Book Page Wreath Making – Day 12025-07-21T10:31:24-04:00

Book Page Wreath Making Class – 2 Day Workshop

Date and Time: Tuesday August 19, 2025 and Thursday August 21, 2025 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Location: Island Arts Center, 1127 US Rt 2, North Hero, VT 05474
Instructor: Lucie Faulkner

Cost: By Donation

You can make a wreath just by folding pages from a book, helped and instructed by a creative Vermont resident Lucy Faulkner.  You need to register and bring a stapler if you have one; everything else will be supplied.

Just bring yourself and friends or family to this 2-day interesting and creative workshop. You’ll get away with a beautiful wreath you can enjoy for years to come and meet other creative-minded people.

The instructor can communicate with you in French or English.

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop2025-05-08T19:37:26-04:00
Card-Workshop-Under-the-Sea

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop

Date & Time: Wednesday August 20, 2025 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: 275 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486
Tickets: $12

Enjoy Card Workshops taught by Pat Brennan. An Islander since 1969, Pat has been giving card classes for five years. She will teach you basic card-making. At your first class, in addition to the class fee, you will be required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling.

Please bring scissors if you have them.

At each class, you will receive two kits. Each kit will create a beautiful one-of-kind card with envelope, a card likely to cost $5 or $6 in a store—if you could find one as nice! This is a great opportunity to have fun, learn card-making, and surprise friends and family with beautiful cards.

Class fee includes 2 card kits per class.

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop2025-05-08T19:33:43-04:00
Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop

Handcrafted Greeting Card Workshop

Date and Time: Wednesday June 18, 2025 10:30am – 12:00pm
Instructor: Pat Brennan
Location: 275 South Street, South Hero, Vermont 05486

Tickets: $12

Enjoy Card Workshops taught by Pat Brennan. An Islander since 1969, Pat
has been giving card classes for five years. She will teach you basic
card-making. At your first class, in addition to the class fee,
you will be required to buy a tool kit ($7) that includes a dispenser with double-sided tape, glue dots, sponge daubers, and a little bling.

At each class, you will receive two kits. Each kit will create a beautiful one-of-kind card with envelope, a card likely to cost $5 or $6 in a store—if you could find one as nice! This is a great opportunity to have fun, learn card-making, and surprise friends and family with beautiful cards.

Please bring scissors if you have them.

Class fee includes 2 card kits per class.

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