WELCOME TO ARBUTUS FOLK SCHOOL

Enriching lives and building community through experiential learning in arts, craft, and culture.

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Join our team of kind and skillful arts instructors! We are hiring across disciplines and are especially interested in adding woodworking, cultural arts, ceramics (for specific weekend slots), youth, multilingual, and other craft instructors.

 

We’ve Moved!

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We are so excited to be in our big, bright space at 705 4th Ave E!
If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, swing by during our new expanded Open Hours (Monday – Wednesday, 10am-1pm).

View a few of our upcoming classes below:

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8-week Intro to Wheel Throwing

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Ceramic bowls

Intro to Boatbuilding Skills: Make Your Own Canoe Paddle

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Canoe paddle

Spinning Yarn: Beyond the Basics

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yarn

Weaving on a Floor Loom: Plan and Weave a Project

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Weaving on a loom

Beginner Knitting 1: Knit and Purl

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Knitting Needles and Yarn

Kiln Basics

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Kiln

6-week Mixed Level Wheel Throwing

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Ceramic jar

Make Your Own Yarn: Wheel Spinning for Beginners

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Wheel spinning

NEW! 3-week Intro to Cement Arts: Make a Koi Bowl

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Cement bowl