Crafting Balance
New! On-Campus May 11-15, 2026 Crafting Balance — A Week of Making and Inspiration
Immerse yourself in a week of hands-on creativity in wood, metal, clay, and printmaking.
Crafting Balance invites you to study with accomplished artists in our studios and along the scenic Scuppernong River, drawing inspiration directly from nature’s textures, rhythms, and forms.
Each morning, you’ll dive into workshops that blend technique, exploration, and personal expression — whether you’re pressing patterns in clay, printing from the landscape, or shaping materials by hand.
Metals: Wearable Shrines of Intention with Nancy Anderson WAIT LIST ONLY!
Cearmics: Into the Woods: Sculpting Black Bears with Christian Kosiba
Wood: Coopered Keepsake Boxes with Kate Davidson
Special Topics: A Week of Hand Broom Weaving with Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa
In the afternoons, choose your own adventure
Continue creating during Open Studio hours, or join one of our planned excursions, including a Pea Island Bird Walk, Alligator Tram Tour, or hiking on the North Pond Levee Trail.
Savor freshly prepared meals, connect with fellow makers, and leave with your own beautifully crafted pieces — and the spark to keep creating long after you return home.
Coming Soon!
We’re excited to partner with our online instructors for the launch of our Online Workshop Library (OWL) on December 10th! Select past workshop recordings will be available for purchase directly on our website, with prices ranging from $50 to $125. You’ll have 6 months from the date of purchase to view your workshop. Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, in your own studio. Debut workshops include Carving for Beginners with Yoav Liberman, Molding and Casting with Silicone with Emily Culver, Clear Resin Surface Techniques for Jewelry and Small Sculpture with Jillian Moore and more! These classes will change quarterly, so keep your eyes peeled for your favorite past instructors!
Give the Gift of Creativity
Stuck on finding the perfect gift for the person that has everything? Purchase a workshop or gift certificate for your loved one and give them a creative experience that will inspire them for years to come! Our online and on-campus workshops cover a wide range of topics, so there’s sure to be something to suit the artist in your life. To purchase a gift certificate, please email admin@pocosinarts.org. Workshops can be purchased through the website, just enter the name of your recipient!
Scholarships
“The ‘work’ aspect of this work-study was very minimal and didn’t interfere with class or studio time. . . and brought me closer to the other work-study recipients. This experience has undoubtedly life life-changing for me, I not only gained new technical skills but made friendships and found a craft community. I felt welcome instantly and had any and all resources I could need made available to me.”
Izzy McRoberts, Session 7, 2025
Applications for financial assistance for our 2026 On-Campus Workshops are open from now through December 31st, 2025.
In addition to full and partial scholarships, we also have studio assistant positions available for the following workshops:
Session 1 Metals: Ryan Gardner Stone By Design: Crafting Form and Texture
Session 3 Ceramics: Stephen Phillips Small Neck, Bottle Neck
Session 4 Wood: Ellie Richards Identity Chair
Session 5 Metals: Zan Rubio Ephemeral: Organic Casting
Session 5 Ceramics: Nate Winter Raku Firing & Kiln Building Course Session 5 Wood: Rainy Lehrman Beyond Curvability
Session 5 Special Topics: Barbara Justice Coptic Bound Cyanotype Book
Session 8 Metals: Charity Ridpath Fusing Plastic Film for Sculptural Jewelry
See you on campus this summer!
Summer Fellowship
Pocosin Arts invites applications for our Summer Fellowship Program! This eight-week program offers participants the opportunity to live and work on campus while taking part in four workshops during Pocosin’s eight-week summer session. Fellows alternate weekly between assisting with campus operations and fully immersing themselves in a workshop – with no work responsibilities during their enrolled workshop weeks.
This fellowship offers hands-on studio experience, meaningful connections with professional artists, and the opportunity to join a supportive creative community – building relationships and skills that last well beyond the program.
Fellows receive free workshop tuition, housing (a private room with shared bath), and meals for the duration of the program.
Recipients are required to spend 8 weeks on campus from May 30 to July 25, 2026.
Apply for the Summer Fellowship Here.
Online Workshops
Is a renewed investment in your studio practice on your list of resolutions for 2026? How about learning a new skill, or trying a new medium? Whatever your creative goals for the upcoming year, there’s an online workshop to help you get there. To purchase a gift certificate or to gift a class please email admin@pocosinarts.org.
Ceramics Workshops
February 13 
Underglaze Techniques: Brush and Airbrush with Delvin Goode
Seats Still Available
January 22
Surface Stories: Alternative Embroidery Canvases with Lyndsi Harris
January 24
Tiny Worlds, Everyday Vessels with AP Curiosities
Coil Building for Volume and Form with Tommy Lomeli
Browse Online Ceramics Workshops Here.
Metals Online Workshops
February 4 & 11
Chains and Closures with Jennifer Wells
February 4, 11, & 18
Exploring Liquid Enamels with Tom Ellis
February 6 & 13
Topo(graphy) Chico with Andrea Terry
February 10, 17, & 24
