Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts
About
The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts is a Jamaica Plain nonprofit offering classes for all ages in woodworking, sewing and yarn, fiber arts, book arts, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, upholstery and other crafts. Its mission is lifelong learning in craft and creativity for everyone, with classes meant for personal fulfillment and enjoyment. Adults and kids are invited to come in with a hammer, thimble, camera or brush and learn by doing.
Beyond its own classrooms, the school runs School and Community Partnerships that bring art instruction to hundreds of Boston Public Schools students, along with youth vacation programs and a summer program for children. Its Teen Bridge program guides young people toward lives in art, and an Artists in Residence program supports youth artists. Open studio events showcase local artists working in jewelry, comics, ceramics, woodworking, printmaking and more, and the school reaches thousands of people each year.
What to Know
- Scholarships are available.
- Gift certificates can be purchased for classes.
- The school notes that its physical spaces are not yet easily accessible and invites accommodation requests.
- Its mission builds on the school’s historic role in shaping education in the fine and applied arts.
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