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Open House

  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts 89 Haystack School Drive Deer Isle, ME, 04627 United States (map)

Join us on Sunday, July 7th for the Haystack Open House. The studios and campus of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts will open to the public from 1-5 pm, with artists from the wider community on hand offering demonstrations, answering questions, and leading opportunities to visitors of all ages, to try some of the media and techniques explored at the School.

Visit the studios, walk the trails and grounds of the campus, and meet the many faces who help make Haystack among the country's most unique centers for craft education.

Haystack’s Open House is free; a limited number of tickets for the community supper are $15 and will be available for purchase at the event.

DEMOS | 1-5 PM

Blacksmithing | Doug Wilson
Forging Iron

Ceramics | Mark Bell & Siem van der Ven
Wheel Throwing

Fab Lab | Phoebe Zildjian
Variety of Processes

Fiber | Chris Leith
Weaving

Graphics | Patricia Wheeler
Printmaking

Metals | Robin Cust

Wood | Chris Joyce
Wood Turning

CAMPUS TOUR | 2:30 PM

Staff led tour of the Haystack award-winning campus - learn about the history of the school and our summer + year-round programming.

COMMUNITY SUPPER | 5:30 PM

$15/ticket - Sign-up & pay in the Haystack Store during the Open House; tickets available on a first-come first-served basis


Outside of the campus tours, walk-throughs, and the Open House, visitors may walk down the central staircase to the flag deck and visit the Haystack store.

Dogs and other pets–except for Service Animals–are not permitted on campus.

Earlier Event: July 4
Session Two: Session Auction
Later Event: July 12
Summer Benefit