The Crafts Center at North Carolina State University
NCSU's Crafts Center offers a welcoming atmosphere with talented instructors. Unique to the center, taking a class grants semester-long studio access, fostering community and skill development across diverse age groups. Highly recommended for creative exploration.
Studio Atmosphere
["Creative", "Welcoming", "Engaging"]
- wheel throwing class
- pottery classes
- Hands-on expertise and real-time feedback
- Therapeutic classes and strong sense of community
- Affordable studio access for semester
- Friendly and talented instructors and staff
- Good creative energy and quality educational experiences
- One reviewer suggests that things have changed for the worse at the craft center.
- One reviewer alleges that a highly positive review for the photo classes was written by an employee who teaches those classes.
I read the comment by d d and felt I need to leave a review of my own. I have taken multiple classes here and I am currently enrolled in the wheel throwing class. My last class was photography, right after they reopened from the pandemic lockdown it was great!! Hands on expertise, homework challenges, and a real-time feedback when you shoot pictures as a group around campus with your classmates. My photography improved and the instructor even took time to review homework and offer helpful feedback to each of us in the class setting. I am waiting to catch the follow-up photography class. Most of their classes fill up fast (for a reason). I think the craft center is putting out the same (if not more) quality educational experiences as they always have…I highly recommend you try it!
This was one of my favorite places in college and afterwards for a quick class on how to. The pottery classes were especially therapeutic and the sense of community is amazing. The best part is if you take a class, you can use the studio for the entire semester which is amazing to have somewhere to unwind after work for $50-100 a semester. Complete bargain and a wide range of ages. You can drop by one of the gallery exhibits or their annual artists sale where the members put pieces they've made up for sale.
I joined as an Alumni and love the facilities. Just like it was when I was in college except newer equipment and new faces. Lots of good creative energy at this sharespace!
Things have changed here and not for the better. Also I see one of the reviewers who mentions the photo classes and how great they are...is THE person employed by the craft center to teach the photo classes. That is not right.
One of my favorite places on campus! The instructors and staff are so friendly and very talented!
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