CLASSES
The Folk School of Fairbanks offers a variety of year round and seasonal classes.
Please check our events calendar or our upcoming classes regularly to see current classes we are offering.
The Folk School offers classes in many hands-on disciplines, including:
- Tool making
- Boat building (view a photo documentary of a Chaisson 10′ Dory class!)
- Basket weaving
- Wood carving
- Furniture building
- Greenwood Chair Building (view a photo documentary of this class!)
- Whittling
- All manner of bark containers
- Environmental art
- Wilderness skills
- Fiber arts
- Music
- Creative writing
- Blacksmithing
- Farming and gardening
- Paper arts
- Pottery and earthen kilns
- Knapping (stone tool making)
- Leather work
- Toy making
- Drawing
- Paddle making
- Spring pole lathe turning
- Canoe repair and maintenance
- Birch Bark Canoe Building (view a photo documentary of this class!)
- History
- Philosophy
By definition a Folk School responds to the needs of the community.
If you have suggestions of disciplines you would like to see offered, please contact us!