Creative Community Space

Open Art - Clay Night!!!
2024-07-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Creative Community Space, 218 Main Street, Epping, NH, 03042, United States
Drop-in and create. This is an Open Art session with clay. These sessions are available twice a month for a $12.00 fee each night. Basic clay instruction on clay hand-building and tool usage will be provided. (sorry no wheels) Your fee is your studio fee, clay can be purchased for $3.00/ pound. The clay fee includes the first firing in the kiln (bisque fire). Later come to a Glaze Day. You pay a studio fee of $12.00. Your glaze fee is $3.00/pound of clay used. On this day your glaze fee will include glaze and glaze firing in the kiln to create your functional ceramic piece. This is drop-in first, come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
*********WE NOW HAVE CLAY NIGHT 2 WEEKS IN A ROW SO YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK ON A PROJECT!!!
This is an All Ages Event
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $3.00 materials fee/pound on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
As winter illnesses develop Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!

Open Art!!!
2024-07-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-20 19:00 - 21:00
Drop-in and get creative! Explore our materials, try our example project, or bring your own project. Make it a fun night out with friends! Come and meet other creatives! Basic materials are included in your fee, some items are available for small additional fees.
*Open Art is free to members of Creative Community Space – see the website for membership information.
First come/first serve for spaces. Exact cash is preferred, cards are also accepted.

a variety of materials are available to explore during Open Art.
Clay and glazing are on separate nights, see the website calendar on Tuesdays.

*Masks are optional this is a no-judgement zone!

This Is Puppetry! Camp!
2024-07-22 09:00 - 2024-07-26 15:30
This Is Puppetry
Ever wonder how those puppets you see on television and in movies are made? In this class, I teach you the secrets to building your own foam-patterned hand and rod puppet and all the materials, elements, and skills that make them look so real and lifelike. We will also learn the fundamentals of creating a character through the use of color, texture, different materials, and movement, as well as how to manipulate your puppet to bring your character to life. These puppets are sewn and covered in fleece using the “Henson” or “Ladder” stitch. No previous puppetry skills are needed, (basic hand-sewing skills are helpful – see video links below) just your imagination and creativity are required.
Ladder Stitch Tutorial
https://youtu.be/c2B_fgEGMlM?si=L-kTe1mzE78fN66G

Adam Kreutinger-Puppet Stitches

https://youtu.be/TvmYl2GGbKI?si=acM6RIpFT2KVGXqb

This is a 5 day camp from 9-3:30. Students bring their own lunch, water bottle and snack.
Cost is $172 + $65 for materials = $237.00
Space is limited.
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!! Register on or before July 19th. No cancelation refunds after July 8th.

*** Please note that all payments made through the website/PayPal that need to be refunded will incur a charge of 3.49% unless Creative Community Space was responsible for the cancelation or need for a refund. Should you prefer to write a check and use a paper registration form, please contact us by email: CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com
Questions: CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com
***This class is led by guest artist Eric Weiss of Homeslice Puppetry
To learn more about Eric see his bio on our website under: Membership, Meet our teaching members.

Open Art Glaze Night
2024-07-23 19:00 - 21:00
Did you make ceramics at a Creative Community Space class or event? Come on this evening to paint on your glaze so we can fire it again and make it a functional ceramic piece for you. You pay a $12.00 studio fee. Glaze is then $3.00/ pound of clay used. This includes your second firing to make your creation a functional ceramic piece.
This is an All Ages event. Drop in no registration needed.
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $3.00 materials fee on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
First come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!!!

Open Art & Glaze Night!!!
2024-07-30 19:00 - 21:00
If you missed Glaze Night last week come on over this week. We will also have another Open Art project – Origami! Don’t worry there are easy forms that people in Kindergarten can do as well as some more complicated forms for older folks who want to try them. You can also work on your own project on this night. Open art is $12.00. Glaze prices below.
Did you make ceramics at a Creative Community Space class or event? Come on this evening to paint on your glaze so we can fire it again and make it a functional ceramic piece for you. You pay a $12.00 studio fee. Glaze is then $3.00/ pound of clay used. This includes your second firing to make your creation a functional ceramic piece.
This is an All Ages event. Drop in no registration needed.
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $3.00 materials fee on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
First come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!!!

Open Art- GLAZE NIGHT!!!
2024-08-27 19:00 - 21:00

Open Art - Clay Night!
2024-09-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-09-17 19:00 - 21:00
Drop-in and create. This is an Open Art session with clay. These sessions are available twice a month for a $12.50 fee each night. Basic clay instruction on clay hand-building and tool usage will be provided. (sorry no wheels) Your fee is your studio fee, clay can be purchased for $3.50/ pound. The clay fee includes the first firing in the kiln (bisque fire). Later come to a Glaze Day. You pay a studio fee of $12.50. Your glaze fee is $3.50/pound of clay used. On this day your glaze fee will include glaze and glaze firing in the kiln to create your functional ceramic piece. This is drop-in first, come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
*********WE NOW HAVE CLAY NIGHT 2 WEEKS IN A ROW SO YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO WORK ON A PROJECT!!!
This is an All Ages Event
*prices increase October 1st from $12.00 studio fee to $12.50 and $3.00/pound of clay to $3.50
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $3.50 materials fee/pound on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
As winter illnesses develop Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!

3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Art Club!!!
2024-09-09 15:15 - 17:00, 2024-09-16 15:15 - 17:00, 2024-09-23 15:15 - 17:00, 2024-09-30 15:15 - 17:00, 2024-10-07 15:15 - 17:00
Come meet other art enthusiasts! We will experiment with new skills and materials and make projects that express who we sare!
Art Club for grades 3 -5 or age equivalent, will meet Mondays from 3:15 – 5:00. Registration is for 4 weeks of classes which is a “session.” NEW * NEW * NEW You may also sign up for a “half-year” and receive a discount.
If you are registering for one session at a time you must renew your registration monthly by emailing Vandy at CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com or speaking to her directly on or before the third day of the current session so your child’s spot isn’t filled by someone else.
Epping students will be picked up at school and walked down to the Arts Center by the Creative Community Space group leader. Students should bring a snack to eat before we begin Art Club activities. Homeschooled students or students coming from other school districts should arrive at Creative Community Space by 3:40 (and eat a snack before they come)
You will find the registration form at the link below. Upon receiving your registration & payment for an Epping Elementary Student we will email you a “Walkers’ Release” before your first session that will allow us to pick your child up at school.
*Please note We generally follow the SAU 14 school calendar for days off/snow days.
Registration Deadline: ADVANCED REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. Please invite your child/youth’s friend to join Art Club.
Cancelation Policy: Advanced registration can be refunded in full by August 28th for the 1st Art Club session of the year. Credit is given for a future activity or art club if cancelation is on or after Aug. 28th.
No refunds after the 4-week session has begun.
If a refund is requested for a half-year registration the refund will be pro-rated as if you had registered session to session up until the refund date.
Registration deadlines for each session follow the above protocol. The deadline is 2 weeks before a session begins. Always feel free to email us and ask if there is space if the deadline has passed.
Meeting space: We will be meeting in the indoor Gathering Space. Until further construction is completed on the Art Barn.
During classes and Open Art at Creative Community Space masks are optional.
FALL 2024 MEETING DATES *these will shift if there are snow days or other cancelations. “H” means holiday, we do not meet on these days.
FIRST HALF OF YEAR – sessions 1 – 4
Session 1

September: 9, 16, 23, 30 (Pay Sept. 23 for Session 2)

Ssession 2

October 7, (14 H), 21, 28, November 4 (Pay October 28 for Session 3)

Session 3

November (11 H), 18, 25, December 2, 9 (Pay December 2 for Session 4)

Session 4

December 16, (23, 30 H) January 6, 13, 27 (Pay January 13 for Session 5)

SECOND HALF OF YEAR – sessions 5 – 8
Session = $108
Semester = $382.50
Session 5

February 3, 10, 17, (2/24 H), March 3 (Pay February 17 for Session 6)

Session 6

March 10, 17, 24, 31 (Pay March 24 for Session 7)

Session 7

April 7, (4/14 H), 21, May 5, 12 (Pay May 5 for Session 8 = 3 meetings)

Session 8

May 19, (5/26 H), June 2, 9 End of year party!!!

Middle School Art Club Grades 6-8!
2024-09-10 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-09-17 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-09-24 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-10-01 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-10-08 14:30 - 16:00
New Group! Come create the future!

Come create your way! Middle School Art Club is a social art group that is full of choice! Students are shown tools and techniques and given some examples of the ways they are used and can then explore their own creativity. The group is also shown examples of how art is powerful! This feeds their creative self-esteem as they create for self-expression.
Please reach out if you have questions about this group! CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com
Students walk down from the Epping Middle School on their own- to arrive at the Art Center around 2:30. (Vandy will walk them down the first time – and again if requested)
Students from districts other than Epping should be dropped off by 2:40.
This is a new group. We will adjust things as needed to meet the members’ needs.
You may pay by the session or for the full semester
Tuesdays 2:30 -4:00
Session 1
Sept 10, 17, 24 (pay for session 2), Oct 1
Session 2
October 8, 15, 22 (pay for session 3), 29
Session 3
November (11/5 election day no club)12, 19, 26 (pay for session 4), Dec. 3
Session 4
December 10, 17 (no school 24th & 31) January 7th & 14th
More dates will be added for the New Year

1st & 2nd Grade Art Club!!!
2024-09-11 15:15 - 16:15, 2024-09-18 15:15 - 16:15, 2024-09-25 15:15 - 16:15, 2024-10-02 15:15 - 16:15
Come and meet other art enthusiasts! We will experiment with new skills and materials and make projects that express who we are with lots of fun in the mix!
Art Club for grades 1 & 2 or age equivalent. (Kindergarten students can join in January – see bottom of the page) We will meet Wednesdays from 3:15 – 4:15. Epping Elemenary students will be picked up and walked down from school by CCS Staff. Non-walker information below.
NEW * NEW * NEW
Registration is for 4 classes = a session
OR
Register for the semester and receive a discount
– be sure to check the calendar to know when we are meeting.
If you are registering by session, you must renew your registration monthly by emailig Vandy at CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com or speaking to her directly on or before the 2nd day of the current session.
Cost is $72/4week session, materials fee may be required depending on projects chosen by the group.
Cost for Semester 1 = $272.00
Cost for Semester 2 = $306.00 (2 more days than Semester 1)
Epping students will be picked up at school and walked down to the Arts Center by the Creative Community Space group leader. Students should bring a snack to eat before we begin Art Club activities. Homeschooled students or students coming from other school districts should arrive at Creative Community Space by 3:40 (and eat a snack before they come)
You will find the registration form at the link below. Upon receiving your registration & payment for an Epping Elementary Student we will email you a “Walkers’ Release” before your first session that will allow us to pick your child up at school.
*Please note: We generally follow the SAU 14 school calendar.
Registration Deadline: ADVANCED REGISTRATION FOR FALL IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. This group filled the entire year last year. Please invite your child/youth’s friend to join Art Club.
Cancelation Policy: Advanced registration can be refunded in full by August 28th for the 1st Art Club session of the year. Credit is given for a future activity or art club if cancelation is on or after Aug. 28th.
No refunds after the 4-week session has begun.
If a refund is requested for a half-year registration the refund will be pro-rated as if you had registered session to session up until the refund date.
Registration deadlines for each session follow the above protocol. The deadline is 2 weeks before a session begins. Always feel free to email us and ask if there is space if the deadline has passed.
Meeting space: Art Club will meet in the indoor Gathering Space until remodeling can be completed on the Art Barn.
During classes and Open Art at Creative Community Space masks are optional.
FALL 2024 MEETING DATES *these will shift if there are snow days or other cancelations.
Semester 1 = Sessions 1-4

Session 1
September: 11, 18, 25, October 2 (Pay Sept. 25 for Session 2)
Session 2

October: 9, 16, 23, 30 (Pay Oct. 23 for Session 3)

Session 3

November: 6,13, 20, (27 H) December 4 (Pay November 13 for Session 4)

Session 4

December: 11, 18, (25 H) January (1H) 8, 15, (Pay January 8 for Session 5)

Semester 2 = Sessions 5-9
Session 5

January: 22, 29, February 5, 12 (Pay February 5 for Session 6)

Session 6

February 19, (26 H) March 5, 12, 19 (Pay March 12 for Session 7)

Session 7

March 26, April 2, 9, 16 (Pay April 9 for Session 8)

Session 8

April 23, May 7, (14 H), 21, 28 (30 H) (Pay May 21 for Session 9 = 2 days)

Session 9

June 4 & 11th Last Day Party!

*Please note – space allowing Kindergarten students may join 1st & 2nd grade Art Club in February. Parents should determine that they can follow instructions, work somewhat independently and use scissors.

Open Art!!!
2024-09-24 19:00 - 21:00
Drop-in and get creative! Explore our materials, try our example project, or bring your own project. Make it a fun night out with friends! Come and meet other creatives! Basic materials are included in your $12.50 studio fee, some items are available for small additional fees.
*Open Art is free to members of Creative Community Space – see the website for membership information.
*Studio fees increased from $12.00 to $12.50 on October 1, 2024.
First come/first serve for spaces. Exact cash is preferred, cards are also accepted.

a variety of materials are available to explore during Open Art.
Clay and glazing are on separate nights, see the website calendar on Tuesdays.

*Masks are optional this is a no-judgement zone!

SoulCollage Companion Suit - Find your Spirit Animals
2024-09-28 10:00 - 12:00
SoulCollage® Companion Suit
Your companions are those animals who have special traits or insights to offer. You may have heard people talk about their “spirit animal.” Well, SoulCollage® has the Companion Suit. These Companions have wisdom to share and once you are aware of them you will see how their influence can be helpful in your life. We will do a short guided meditation, receive instruction on how to make SoulCollage® cards and then have card-making time.
This collage process often feels magical and produces amazing works of art. No art experience is necessary. Vandy Leigh is a trained SoulCollage® facilitator. All materials provided. See www.SoulCollage.com for more information.
(This is a 1 day/2.5 hour workshop for $65.00 + $3.00 material fee. Additional materials can be purchased at the workshop for $1.50/each if desired – not required.)
Registration deadline 9/25 – if deadline has passed email to determine if there is space.
*Check out the Open Card Making a the end of the month for those who have taken a SoulCollage® workshop or are familiar with SoulCollage®

SoulCollage Community Card-Making
2024-09-29 15:00 - 17:00
SoulCollage®

$12.00

This Creative Community event happens on the last weekend of the month from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
This community card-making session is for those who have taken a SoulCollage® workshop at CCS or elsewhere or have read the book SoulCollage® Evolving, by Seena Frost. Come create in community! Magazines, pre-cut images, some tools and large index cards provided. Bring your favorite scissors and glue stick. Matboard cards and sleeves available for purchase, $2.00/set.
(This is a 1 day/ 2 hour open workshop for $12.00 No formal instruction provided. Vandy Leigh, Trained SoulCollage®Facilitator will be available for guidance. Bring magazines to share if you’d like. If you would like to refresh your SoulCollage making take a SoulCollage Workshop. These are on the website calendar. )
Deadline to register: September 21st. (always email if deadline has passed to see if there is space)
Email: CreativeCommunitySpace@gmail.com with your name, email and phone number, to register- a payment link will be sent to you within 24 hours.

Glaze Night!!!
2024-10-01 19:00 - 21:00
Did you make ceramics at a Creative Community Space class or event? Come on this evening to paint on your glaze so we can fire it again and make it a functional ceramic piece for you. You pay a $12.50 studio fee. Glaze is then $3.50/ pound of clay used. This includes your second firing to make your creation a functional ceramic piece.
This is an All Ages event. Drop in no registration needed.
*Open Art is Free to Members of Creative Community Space, they only pay the $3.50 materials fee on clay and glaze nights- see our website for membership details.
First come/first serve for spaces. Cash is preferred but cards are accepted.
*Studio fees increased from $12.00 to $12.50 and glaze and clay costs increased from $3.00 to $3.50 on October 1, 2024.
Masks are optional, this is a no-judgment zone!!!
