Links & Resources

We thought you might like to know of these resources in and around Boston, and on-line, as you pursue your training in woodworking, sewing, crafts and fine arts. Let us know of additional resources you think we should add.

Professional Associations & Guilds • Neighborhood Artists’ Associations • Community Art Centers • Specialized Classes, Workshops & Training • Art Opportunities for Teens • Summer Craft Intensives • Exhibitions • Books, Blogs, Talks & Magazines • Other Resources

Associations

   Professional Associations & Guilds

• American Association of Woodturners
  Information, networking, support
• Common Cod Fiber Guild
  Networking and activities for fiber artists
• Eastern Massachusetts Guild of Woodworkers
  Skill-sharing, demonstrations, charitable projects
• Furniture Society
  Annual conference, professional resources
• Proper Bostonian & Other Quilt Guilds
  Make, exhibit and donate quilts
• Quilters’ Connection
  Boston area’s largest quilters’ guild
• Sisters in Stitches
  New England’s African American quilting guild
• Surface Design Association
  Networking, conferences, publications

   Neighborhood Artists’ Associations

• Brookline Artists
• Cambridge Art Association
• Dorchester Artists’ Network
• Fort Point Artist Community
• Hyde Park Art Association
• Jamaica Plain Artists Association
• Roslindale Arts Alliance
• United South End Artists
• West Roxbury Art Association

Other Classes

   Community Art Centers

• Artisan’s Asylum (Somerville, MA)
• Arts at the Armory (Somerville, MA)
  
• Brookline Arts Center (Brookline, MA)
• Dot Art (Dorchester, MA)
• Maud Morgan Arts (Cambridge, MA)
  
• Menino Art Center (Hyde Park, MA)
• New Art Center (Newton, MA)
• United South End Settlements (South End/Boston, MA)

   Specialized Classes, Workshops & Training

• Arts & Business Council (Boston, MA)
  Entrepreneurship training for artists
• Boston Building Resources (Roxbury, MA)
  Home carpentry & repairs
• Boston Carpenters Apprenticeship Program (Dorchester, MA)
  Training for union carpenters
• Bridges to Business (Boston, MA)
  Business training for new entrepreneurs
• Center for Furniture Craftsmanship (Rockport, ME)
  Professional cabinetry
• CleverWerx (Waltham, MA)
  Private instruction in jewelry and metalsmithing
• Diablo Glass School (Roxbury, MA)
  Stained glass, glass blowing and fusing
• Feet of Clay (Brookline, MA)
  Ceramics
• Gather Here (Cambridge, MA)
  Sewing and knitting
• JP Knit & Stitch (Jamaica Plain, MA)
  Sewing and knitting
• Metalwerx (Waltham, MA)
  Jewelry and metals
• Mudflat Studio (Somerville, MA)
  Ceramics
• North Bennet Street School (Beacon Hill/Boston, MA)
  Professional cabinetry, bookbinding, pianos, violins
• Parts & Crafts (Somerville, MA)
  Making things... with kids and others
• Stitch House (Dorchester, MA)
  Knitting, crocheting, quilting
• Stonybrook Fine Arts (Jamaica Plain, MA)
  Welding, casting, mold making, stone carving, sculpture, jewelry
• Yestermorrow Design Build School (Warren, VT)
  Construction, woodworking, architectural craft, sustainable design

   Art Opportunities for Teens

• Artists for Humanity (South Boston, MA)
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Waterfront area, Boston, MA)
  
• Urbano (Jamaica Plain, MA)

   Summer Craft Intensives

• Fiber College (Searsport, ME)
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, ME)
• Snow Farm: New England Craft Program (Williamsburg, MA)

Exhibitions

   Craft Galleries

• Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton, MA)
  Contemporary crafts
• Mobilia Gallery (Cambridge, MA)
  Contemporary decorative arts
• Society of Arts & Crafts (Newbury St./Boston, MA)
  Fine contemporary crafts

   Art Galleries in Jamaica Plain

• Aviary Gallery

• Hallway Gallery

• UFORGE Gallery

• Jamaica Plain Open Studios
  Annual community-wide exhibition each September

Books, Blogs, Talks & Magazines

   Blogs & Websites

• Apartment Therapy
  Inspiration and do-it-yourself
• Old School New School
  Creativity and teaching
• Turning Around America
  Beth Ireland’s wood-turning travels
• Wisdom of the Hands
  Woodworking, education and more

   Books

• The Craftsman by Richard Sennett
• Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford
• Furniture Design Books reviews by Eric Campbell

   Magazines

• Cloth Paper Scissors
  Mixed media, collage techniques, projects
• Fiber Arts Magazine
  Contemporary textile arts
• Fine Woodworking Magazine
• HandEye Magazine
  Artisans around the world
• Make Magazine
  Add electronics to DIY gadgets & toys
• Quilting Arts Magazine
• ReadyMade Magazine
  Do–It–Yourself ideas
• SchoolArts Magazine
  Ideas and resources for art teachers
• Threads Magazine
  Clothing, quilts, home decorating

   Talks & Videos

• Changing Education Paradigms
  Illustrated talk by Ken Robinson

Other Resources

• Art Deadlines List
  Jobs, scholarships, festivals, more
• Artist Link
  Connecting artists and spaces in Massachusetts
• Artist Space Initiative
  Announcements for Boston artists
• ARTmorpheus
  Networking and resources for local artists
• ArtSource
  Jobs, training, studios, exhibition opportunities
• Assets for Artists
  
  Savings accounts that match artists’ own contributions, plus training on financial survival for artists
• Bizarre Bazaar
  Fairs and other opportunities to sell your wares
• Boston Handmade
  Local artisans selling work locally and on-line
• Etsy
  On-line marketplace for handmade crafts
• Mira′s List
  Links to grants, fellowships, residencies and other resources