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It's the time of year where we hold our loved ones extra close and spend quality time together. Join us in celebrating this season with creativity and joy!

We are looking for young passionate artists! Teen Bridge is a paid learning opportunity to grow your art skills, leadership skills, and work experience.⁠

Did you miss our Artist in Residence exhibit at Piano Craft Gallery? You have another opportunity to catch it this October through December at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library in Copley Square.

The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts 2023 Artist in Residence, Feda Eid's portrait series أمریكافيصنع (Made in USA) is an exploration of home, nationalism, borders, pride, and the creation of all things made in the USA.

You’re invited to contribute a self-portrait as part of Feda Eid’s صنع في أمريكا (Made in USA): Crafted Visions, the Eliot School’s 2023 Artist in Residence project! 

Submit your photo through our online form.

We’re excited to welcome our 2023 Artist in Residence, Feda Eid! Check out Feda’s work and some behind the scenes shots from our first Artist in Residence workshop this spring!  

We are excited to host Making & Memoir: Storytelling through Fibers taught by Hinda Mandell, on July 15 and 16. Making and Memoir is a two-day workshop intensive that stitches together personal writing with handcraft techniques. 

During Boston Design Week 2023, we hosted a conversation on craft featuring centuries old institutions. The full recording is now available for watching and sharing!⁠

We were delighted that so many people could join us for our first in-person Spring Social since 2019. It was wonderful to welcome friends and supporters back to our schoolyard and connect around our shared vision for the Eliot School.  

The Christian Science Monitor recently visited our classroom for a mending class taught by Jessamy Kilcollins. Writer Sarah Lang describes her visit in her article Make do and mend: As landfills grow, people opt for needle and thread.

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