Upcoming events.
Looking to host a Private Event? See the Studio Page & reach out via e-mail for scheduling.
Haywood County Studio Tour: Canton Hub
“The Haywood County Studio Tour is a two-day self-guided tour where hundreds of visitors are invited into artists’ studios to meet the artists, view demonstrations, and purchase art if they wish. Studios are sprinkled throughout all of Haywood County, bringing visitors to diverse locales both urban and rural. Studios open on Saturday and Sunday. This event is free and open to the public!”
Our Canton Hub will surround the Collective with artist vendors, live demonstrations, a food truck, and live music! Come join the party!!
Meet the Artist: Sydney Feriante
Join us for a casual evening with Sydney Feriante! We will have wine, light refreshments, and late night shopping while Sydney shares more about her painting journey but more importantly… PAINTS YOUR PET’S PORTRAIT! Live pet portraits will be $20 and Sydney will also be raffling a larger custom portrait valuing at $60-$100!
Bring a friend (human, pup, or both)!
We will provide refreshments for people and pups!
Candle Making with DeForest Designs
Tonight we’ll be blending and pouring our own 10 oz candles with the guidance of Liv Perkins of DeForest Designs! Liv will be providing all materials and scent blends from her most popular selections so you can take home a quality (and recyclable) product!
$45/person
Wine and refreshments included
Meet the Artist: Jason Pierson
Join us for a casual evening with Jason Pierson! We will have wine, light refreshments, and late night shopping while Jason shares more about his quilting and natural dying journey! Bring a friend and enjoy this free event!
“I make quilts by hand in the mountains of western North Carolina, on the ancestral lands of the Eastern Cherokee and Yuchi peoples, near Asheville: a hub for artists and creatives.
While I use a modern sewing machine, my work is all based on traditional piecing and patchwork quilting techniques. Each quilt is finished/bound by hand; I treasure this final opportunity to spend time with each piece before it heads out into the world.
A major focus of my making is on materials. I use organic GOTS-certified cotton fabric in a “greige” (less processed) form. Most of the colors in my work are from natural dyes, from plants harvested and foraged from nature by me. The batting I use (i.e., the “inside” of the quilt) is natural unbleached cotton; and my thread is organic GOTS-certified cotton. My quilts are completely plant-based, created in a cruelty-free vegan home.”
Slab Built Berry Baskets
With Farmer’s Markets in full swing, lets make some ceramic berry baskets! Ceramic artists and the River Art’s District Farmer’s Markets very own manager, Rachel Letcher, will be guiding you step by step using and actual berry basket as a templet. You’ll have a choice of glazes at the end and we will take care of the glazing and firing. Pieces will be ready for pick up in approximately two weeks.
$45/person
All materials included.
Light refreshments provided.
Meet the Artist: Donna Mankus
Join us for a casual evening with Donna Mankus! We will have wine, light refreshments, and late night shopping while Donna demonstrates her unique painting style and talks more about her history as an artist! Bring a friend and enjoy this free event!
“When I paint there are no distractions. I am in a state of intense concentration on the present which gives me a sense of timelessness. While painting there is nothing for me but the views, canvas, paint, and the brushes in front of me. I offer here my paintings that come from my love and respect for the land. They represent not only unique landscapes but also unique experiences that I want the viewer to be a part of.
My studies began in Pennsylvania when my 8th grade teacher commissioned a drawing from me. This encouragement was pivotal for determining my future. At a young age, after trying my hand at graphic design and animation production, drawing and painting the landscape became my subject of choice. My media has included wood block and linoleum printing, pastel, and oil paint with my current concentrations being watercolor and acrylic to create small, intimate works of the land.
Moving from Pennsylvania to San Francisco in 1980 my fortune took me to studying under Paul Pratchenko, Robert Bechtle, and Jamie Brunson after which I became a teacher. After 20 years of teaching my home became the tiny town of Maggie Valley, NC in the beautiful Smoky Mountains.”
Grief Toolkit
In this workshop, we're working with Mary Grace Bigelow, LCMHC again to discuss grief. Grief comes in many shapes and sizes including loss of a loved one, breakups, divorce, birth of a child, health issues, moving, and life changes. Grief can be heavy and isolating, so let's come together as we bring light to this topic. She will lead a discussion around what grief is, how it affects us, what it can look like, and ultimately, ways to process grief. During this talk, participants will create a memento out of clay to symbolize meaning making for whatever kind of grief they may experience.
While this is an educational workshop rather than a Support Group, sharing is more welcome in our brave space.
$45/person
If you wish to attend but need financial assistance, please reach out.
Refreshments provided
Building Big
Building Big
During this three day workshop we will be demonstrating how to create large vessels both on the wheel as well as by hand! An intermediate to advanced level of ceramic skill is highly recommended.
$450/person
Friday June 21 - Sunday June 23
9am - 6pm with lunch from 12-1pm.
Day 1: Hannah Burnisky of Cold Mountain Ceramics (@Coldmountainceramics) will demonstrate how to build and shape a large vessel in sections on the wheel with hands-on practice.
Day 2: Lex Pavone of La Viva Verde (@lavivaverde)will demonstrate how to build and shape a large vessel by hand with hands-on practice.
Day 3: Students will be able to utilize both techniques on their own with the guidance of our instructors.
Please Bring:
Notebook & writing utencil
Waterbottle
Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty
Lunch or lunch money (there are a few local, walking distance options to choose from).
We Will Provide:
Aprons
Clay & Tools
Light Snacks
*If you wish to keep your built piece, we can arrange firing and shipping for an extra fee. Otherwise, clay will be recycled for studio use.
Paint Your Own: Summer Garden
Paint Your Own Pots! Come in at your leisure from 11am - 4pm and choose from a selection of Garden Themed wares to paint! Gnomes, mushrooms, sunflower bowls, garden stakes, planters and more!
Prices range from $5-$30 per piece
Pick up within one week!
Plant & Grow Two part Workshop
We’ve teamed up with Licensed Clinical Mental Heath Counselor Mary Grace Bigelow once again to bring you and educational, hands-on workshop about the mental health benefits of nature.
In Part One on May 17 6-8pm of this two part series, we’ll be pinching small planter pots and saucers with our hands while Mary Grace engages your minds with skills and knowledge on how to feasibly incorporate nature in to your routine (without having to go on a hike or plant a whole garden for it!).
In Part Two on May 31 6-8pm, we will be planting low maintenance plants in your finished planters while continuing our discussion on eco-wellness!
If you can ONLY attend Part Two, we will have planters for you to choose from so you don’t have to miss out on the discussion!
Two Part Package: $80
Sinlge Part: $50
Please reach out if you wish to attend but need financial assistance.
All materials included.
Refreshments provided.
Meet the Artist: Leigh Shultis
Meet Leigh Shultis of Sonne Studios!
Join us for a casual evening getting to know Leigh! Leigh will have additional work for sale, and talk more about her beading process while you connect with friends and enjoy wine, punch, charcuterie, and desserts. This event is free to attend so bring your buddies!
Slab Built Critters
Let’s create an army of critters!
Using the slab method, we will build our own four-legged friends. We will all start with a basic animal structure then you’ll be able to slightly alter your pieces to create a cat, dog, fox, skunk, cow or whatever animal you decide! Once built, you will paint them using underglazes and add some textures and final touches.
The house will fire and clear glaze (if desired for a glossy finish). Your critters will be ready to pick up within two weeks.
This class is beginner friendly! No experience necessary.
$60/person
Aprons provided
Light refreshments included
Ceramic Jewlery Box
Grab a seat and make some ceramic jewelry boxes with us! We'll help guide you step by step with slabs of clay, templates, and texture tools to build your own unique box and lid. These are great for your most precious jewelry and other trinkets! You'll choose your glaze color and we'll take care of the firing and glazing! Ready to pick up within two weeks.
$45/person
Light Refreshments provided
Love you bowl Much: Paint & Movie Night
It’s a bad pun, we know.
Share a paint and movie night with us! Ya’ll voted on bowls for the next paint night so we’ve worked on a selection of shapes and sizes for you to choose from. These will be food safe after firing so paint one for yourself, your beau, or your bestie. Movie to be determined. Bowls will be fired and ready for pick up Feb 13th.
$45/person
Wine, NA Punch, and charcuterie spread provided.
Intentional Tea Craft Class
Hosted by Shannon with Golden Bear Alchemy - This class will be held at Cold Mountain Art Collective on February 4th from 3-5ish. In the class you’ll learn the medicinal properties of each plant ally and their magical prowess. You’ll leave with your blend to take home, a deeper knowledge of the herbs, and how they can work with you to enhance your life.
$44/person
Follow the button below to learn more and sign up!
Holiday Ornament Painting
Come paint ornaments at your leisure between 12-4pm! We have a dozen different shapes to choose from. They’ll be fired and ready to hang on your trees December 12th.
$8/ornament, 3 for $20
Ceramic Slab Snowmen
Do you wanna build a snowman?? Join us for an evening of building snowmen… out of clay! Together we’ll take slabs of clay, cut them to shape, and form them into the most charming snowmen around for your winter decorations. The house will take care of glazing them and will notify you when they’re ready to be picked up.
$45/person
Wine and refreshments included
Aprons available for use
Santa Mug Painting
SOLD OUT
Unwind with us during paint and movie night to decorate your on Santa Mugs! These mugs will hold 4 fluid ounces after being fired making them perfect for Santa’s milk cup, eggnog, or cocktail (for the tired parents!). Mugs will be dipped in clear glaze and fired by the house. They’ll be ready for pick up November 28th!
$45/person
Wine and refreshments included
Movie - TBD, we will run a poll on social media closer to the event date!
Holiday Cup Glass Etching
Come at your leisure for a quick, easy, and fun glass etching activity! You’ll have a choice of Santa, snowflake, christmas tree, holly, or moose decal. After your decal is placed on your cup we’ll help you apply a glass etching paste, wait a minute and rinse it off! You’ll be able to go home with your new cups the same day.
$20/cup
$4 for additional decal on the same cup
Creative Therapy: A Stress Buster
Do you want to learn how to manage stress through creativity? During this class, led by Mary Grace Bigelow LCMHC of Pilot Light Counseling, you will learn about the biology of your nervous system when it comes to stress and how to actually reduce the symptoms of stress you experience. It will be part psychoeducation and part application! This class will include a small round circle style lecture with an activity to keep your hands busy while you listen and learn, as well as a creative ceramic exercise to practice the knowledge you gained.
$55/person
All materials included
Refreshments provided
Ceramic Slab Pumpkins
By popular demand, we’re bringing back hand built slab pumpkins! During this class we’ll be cutting out a clay slab, adding unique texture, and shaping little pumpkins to decorate your home for fall. After choosing your glaze color, we’ll take care of the rest and notify you when they’re ready to be picked up!
$45/person
Wine and refreshments included
Aprons are available
Watercolor Bouquet
Join the very talented watercolor artist, Amanda Cook, to learn tricks and techniques for water color flowers. After some instructive practice with different types of petal shapes, how to use water to your advantage, and layering flowers, we’ll build our own watercolor bouquets!
$45/person
All materials provided
Light refreshments included
Floral Pressed Trinket Dishes
Join us at your leisure between 12-4pm Labor Day weekend to design and press your own little trinket dishes! This is a quick, fun, and easy project for kids and adults alike. The whole process takes just a few minutes! We’ll have a selection of flowers, ferns, and spruce branches for you to press into a clay circle then form into a small bowl. You’ll choose your glaze color and we’ll take care of the rest and let you know when they’re ready to be picked up!
$15/dish
Pinch Pot Herb Strippers
We will be using the pinch pot method to shape small bowl forms. We’ll carve for stamp if desired for unique designs and then poke various sized holes in the form to thred and strip herbs. You will choose your final glaze color and we’ll take care of the glazing and firing!
$40/person
Wine and refreshments included
Marbled Cups
Back by popular demand, our fun marble cup event is kid friendly and fun for adults. We'll spread out some shaving cream, chose our glaze colors and swirl it sound in the shaving cream, then dip our cups and watch magic happen!
Come at your leisure between 12-4pm.
Light refreshments provided!
Father's Day Hand Print Plates
Bring the kiddos to create memorative handprint plates for the Dads! This is a quick easy process – we’ll help you paint your child’s hand using non-toxic glaze and press it on to a snack plate. We’ll fire them and they’ll be ready to pick up Tuesday June 13th in time for Father’s Day. Come at your leisure between 12-4!
More than one print will fit on a plate.
$25/plate
Ceramic Jewelry
Join us for an afternoon of making ceramic jewelry! Each participant will craft one pair of studs, one pair of dangly earrings, and one pendant.
Using various stamps and cutters we’ll give you guidance on how to shape and design your pieces. During this class you will also be glazing your jewelry! We’ll fire them for you and have a few different earring loops and necklace chains for you to choose from at pick up!
$40/person
Light refreshments included
Mother’s Day Planter Painting
Does your mom love plants?? Join us for a ceramic mini planter painting activity for all ages. Gift your mom a beautiful vessel to house a plant that will last much longer than a bouquet of flowers. All pieces will be ready to pick up by May 10th before Mother’s Day We recommend pairing your hand painted planter with a plant in it or with a gift card to Mom’s favorite nursery! Limited inventory, sign up to secure your spot!
$25/planter
Light refreshments
Weaved Ceramic Baskets
We will be cutting slabs of clay into strips and weaving them into small shallow baskets. You will get to choose your glaze color, and the house will glaze and fire them. You’ll be notified when they’re ready to be picked up!
$40 / person
Light refreshments included!
Vinyl Decal Painted Mugs
Upon sign up, participants will choose between a cat, dog, or leaf geometic vinyl design for their mugs. We’ll then do a paint-by-number type technique to fill in the segments with your choice of glaze colors. We’ll fire the mugs and let you know when they’re ready for pick up!
$45 / person
Wine and refreshments included