Program Description
Seminars explore topics relating to American culture, including Shaker box making, tinsmithing, classic gilding and decorative surface techniques, folk painting, folk life skills and cookery, 19th-century medicine. Children's workshops.
Program Length
3-1/2 or 5 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
1-15 max
Program Focus
Decorative Art, Folk/Native, Furniture, Metals, Painting, Wood
Faculty
Recognized experts in each discipline. 2001: Includes Walt Fleming, Anne Dimock, the Munros, Paul Spaulding, Gwen Miner, Artie and Irene Sniffin, Nora Humphrey Logan.
Costs
$425 for 5-day seminars ($375 for members), $300 for 3-1/2-day seminars ($265 for members). Children's classes for 5 days $75. Materials fees for some workshops. CEU credits and housing list available.
U.S. Locations
Cooperstown, New York
Contact
Karen Wyckoff
New York State Historical Association
Seminars on American Culture, P.O.Box 800 Lake Road
Cooperstown, NY 13326
United States
Phone: 888-547-1450, 607-547-1490