During our Summer Arts Institute, Women's Studio Workshop is filled with creative inspiration. At our Binnewater Studios and across the ocean in the hills of Tuscany, lush landscape is combined with intensive art making that will vivify your spirit. We work all year to gather a group of talented instructors to share their skills in our creative art workshops. The carefully targeted instruction in printmaking, papermaking, book arts, ceramics and fiber arts features workshops that present innovations within these traditional media. Crossing boundaries is what we're about as we intertwine encaustic, printmaking, and papermaking with the cooperation of our friends at R&F Handmade Paints, the finest manufacturer of oil sticks and encaustics in the U.S.

A monoprint class with Roxane Faber Savage.

Class size is kept small. We want everyone to be able to work comfortably and have their experience at WSW be a productive one. Take a look at our schedule now so you can start planning your well-earned retreat into creating fabulous art with expert instructors!

Special Rates
WSW members will receive a $50 Early Bird Credit for enrolling online before March 31, 2012. Not a member? Join WSW now! (Early Bird Credit is not available for collaborative workshops with R&F Handmade Paints, or for our workshop in Italy.)

All in a week's work:

Our classes commence at 9 a.m. We take a break for a catered lunch at 12:30 and return to the studio until 4pm. Students are welcome to work before and after class with respect to our studio hours, 7 am -  11 pm.   Classes end Friday at 3pm. Every Tuesday evening the week's faculty presents a slide talk about their work.

WSW's letterpress, ceramic and darkroom facilities may be rented during SAI for extended periods by artists looking for private work time in our art studios. Detailed studio equipment lists are available online. While on the site, please check our other programs. WSW offers artist residencies, fellowships, art studio rentals and private art instruction throughout the year.