The Summer Program, which runs from May through October, is The Clearing's oldest and the one that most closely resembles Jensen's original folk school vision. The mainstay of the Summer Program is week-long classes, with 25 to 35 students and instructors living at The Clearing, eating family-style meals and renewing their spirit through close contact with the native landscape. The Clearing experience is made up of many special components. The classes, sense of community, forests, meadows, water, sunsets, home-cooked meals, traditions and history all blend to create a wonderful place to learn, relax, reflect and make new friends.
May 5 - 11
Quilting: Feathered Star -LIMITED-
Judy Hasheider
Writer's Craft -LIMITED-
Susan O'Leary
A Craft Sampler: Glass Fusing, Paper Arts & Wood Carving -LIMITED-
Gary Chaudoir, Nancy Akerly & Erik Rinkleff
May 12 - 18
Spring Birds of Northern Woods & Waters -LIMITED-
Nancy Stevenson & Jerry Janz
The Art of Nature & Outdoor Photography: Wildflowers & Close-Up Photography -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Hank Erdmann
Fine Furniture Making: Build A 15th Century Stool -LIMITED-
Rob Comstock
May 19 - 25
Celebrate Spring In Watercolor -LIMITED-
Bridget Austin
Writers' Wellspring -LIMITED-
Judy Bridges
Bird Watching: Birding Basics & More -LIMITED-
Paul Regnier
May 26 - June 1
Watercolor: From the Beginning
Chris Sommerfelt
Poetry Camp, 2013: Finding & Re-Visioning Poems -LIMITED-
Robin Chapman
Spring Wildflowers
Larry Morrison
Glass Fusing -LIMITED-
Nance Tucker
June 2 - 8
Beginning Photoshop Elements
Mark Southard & Bill Brown
Serendipitous Quilt Sampler -LIMITED-
Wendy Butler Berns
Beginning Weaving -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Geke DeVries
Wood Carving: Vikings!
Erik Rinkleff
June 9 - 15
Writing Workshop With Norbert Blei -
Writing The Small Book: Creating a Short, Memorable Work
Advanced Writing Workshop
Al DeGenova & Susan O'Leary
Beginning Writing Workshop
Al DeGenova & Susan O'Leary
Independent Study Writing Workshop
Al DeGenova & Susan O'Leary
June 16 - 22
Traditional Quilting Open Studio -LIMITED-
Kathy Swanson
Fine Woodworking: Build a Hall Table or Wall Cabinet -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel
Wood Carving: Artistry in Wood -LIMITED-
David Ostrem
Hike Door County! -LIMITED-
Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman
June 23 - 29
Watercolor Techniques with Betty & Barb -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Barbara Farrell & Betty Delinck
The Door County Experience: A Kingdom So Delicious -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Paul Regnier
Writing Well: Fiction & Memoir Workshop -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Margaret Hawkins
June 30 - July 6
Beginning & Intermediate Pastel
Sandy Place
Mansfield Park: A Different Side of Jane Austen -LIMITED-
Marilyn Johnson
Pencil Drawing
Rebecca Venn
Flash Fiction: The Long & Short Of It
Sara Rath
July 7 - 13
Chamber Music For Strings -LIMITED-
Klara Fenyo Bahcall
Off-Loom Weaving #3 -LIMITED-
Wendy Carpenter
Books by Hand: An Introduction to Hand Book Binding -LIMITED-
Florian Bieschke
July 14 - 20
Oil Painting & Pastel: Creating Painterly Impressions From Your Photos Or from Life -LIMITED-
Frankie Johnson
The Electrified Joy of Poetry -LIMITED-
Ellen Kort
Paper Arts: Marbling, Books & Boxes
Nancy Akerly & Karen Crosby
July 21 - 27
The Painter's Mark: Painterly Plein Air In Pastel Or Oil -LIMITED-
Bonnie Paruch
Beginning Quilting
Carol Hay
Drawing Nature
Kimberly Mullarkey
Wood Carving: Artistry in Wood
Dave Ostrem
July 28 - August 3
Recorder at The Clearing -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Pat Badger & Adrianne Paffrath
Hike, Bike & Paddle Door County! -LIMITED-
Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman
Fine Furniture Making: Building A Trestle Coffee Table -LIMITED-
Herb Haessler & Eric Haessler
August 4 - 10
The Watercolor Journal Goes a Travelin’ -LIMITED-
Marilyn Brandenberger
The Geology & Natural History Of Door County & The Niagara Escarpment
Roger Kuhns
An Acrylic Experience
Ken Klopack
Wood Turning: Beyond The Basics
Rob Nelson
August 11 - 17
Awakening The Art Quilter Within -LIMITED-
Wendy Butler Berns
Intermediate Photoshop Elements
Mark Southard & Bill Brown
Glass Fusing -LIMITED-
Nance Tucker
The Conscientious Gardener: Designing Gardens For Low-Maintenance & Sustainability -LIMITED-
Beth Coleman
August 18 - 24
Progressive Perspectives in the Writings of Marilynne Robinson
Jeff Doane
iPhoneography: The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You! -LIMITED-
Jerry Hug
Colorworks: Natural Plant Dyeing
Karen Rognsvoog
Beginning Wood Turning
Carole Floate
August 25 - 31
Watercolor Expressions
Judy Jones
Spaces & Places: Photographing the Architecture of Northern Door County
Suzanne Rose
Weaving: Twill Weaves
Geke DeVries
Acanthus Wood Carving
Jock Holmen
September 7
Friends & Volunteers of The Clearing Annual Meeting
September 8 - 14
Monotype Print Making with Natural Materials
Barbara Manger
Women's Writing Retreat -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Bridges
Fine Furniture Making: Build A Chippendale Mirror
Rob Comstock
Basket Weaving & Gourd Art Open Studio
Denise Arzberger & Annelies Gebert
September 15 - 21
Yoga Boom: An Explosion of Health & Soul
Don Wenig
Primitive Rug Hooking
Patsy Weich
Design & Construct a Stained Glass Panel
Gary Chaudoir
Touch The Earth; Love The Earth
Marion Moran
September 22 - 28
Quilting: Feathered Star -LIMITED-
Judy Hasheider
Wood Carver’s Workshop -LIMITED-
Ann Fawver
September 29 - October 5
Open Studio for Artists -LIMITED-
Frankie Johnson
Knitting For The Hands -LIMITED-
Arnhild Hillesland
Off The Beaten Path: Exploring Wild Door County -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Paul Regnier
October 6 - 12
Watercolor Studio -FULL- Call or email to be added to wait list
Bridget Austin
The Art of Nature & Outdoor Photography
Hank Erdmann
Open Studio For Woodworkers
Curt Wessel
October 13 - 19
Working With Oil Pastel
Tom Maakestad
Wood Turning: Learn To Turn
Rob Nelson
Adventures In Polymer Clay
Judy Yamamoto
Film: Directors, Genre & Style
Joseph Barillari
October 20 - 26
Watercolor Techniques
Barbara Farrell & Betty Delinck
Wood Turning 201: Surface Techniques
Carole Floate
Glass Fusing -LIMITED-
Nance Tucker
Beginning Knitting
Nora Ahlen
