Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program is a nonprofit residential craft school in Williamsburg, MA, located in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The surrounding area of the Pioneer Valley is rich with artists, master crafters, pottery tours, open studios, and the five-college communities of Northampton and Amherst. You can experience the natural beauty of the New England landscape in all seasons here.
Our Mission
Snow Farm’s mission is to provide exceptional studio craft and fine art instruction for people of all ages in an inspiring residential setting. We offer an evolving, expansive community where every experience is intended to awaken and nourish the life-changing power of creativity.
What We Do
Snow Farm is one of only a handful of similar craft schools in the United States, with comprehensive offerings and intensive, immersive instruction. Snow Farm offers workshops in nine studios: 2D Mixed Media (including painting, drawing, printmaking, and paper/book arts), 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Fiber & Baskets, Flameworking, Flat Glass (including kiln/fused glass, stained glass, and mosaics), Glassblowing, Metalsmithing & Jewelry, and Woodworking. In a typical year, we offer over 200 programs (including workshops and residencies) between January and October.
Classes are small and most are open to students at all levels, with no prerequisites. Snow Farm instructors are passionate working artists who value the process of sharing their knowledge and skills. Studios are open in the evenings to practice the day’s lessons or follow an idea to wherever it leads.
Snow Farm Summer for High School Students offers teen artists ages 14 to 18 an opportunity to live and work with professional artists for two weeks each summer. Students choose two areas of study to focus on and receive six hours of daily instruction, plus open studio time in the evenings.
Snow Farm is a certified Massachusetts PDP provider. All workshops are eligible. To submit lesson plans and receive documentation, contact Mary Jo Murphy, Executive Director.
Create & Connect
Snow Farm is a vibrant creative community, bringing people together who share a belief that creating is powerful, and creating with others can be life-changing. Some students stay on the Snow Farm campus, in one of four housing options. Others attend as day students, staying at home, with friends or family, or any of the many nearby hotels or inns. All students meet up daily at lunch for conversation and a homemade meal on the outdoor patio or in the light-filled dining room. Connections made at Snow Farm have impact in large and small ways, in the moment and long into the future, many of our students have been returning to campus every summer for many years.
Organization
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program is 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. See our Guidestar Gold profile. We rely on financial support from our community, please consider contributing. All gifts on tax-deductible.
