Summer Program
WEEK-LONG RESIDENTIAL CLASSES FROM MAY – OCTOBER
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.
How to register online
“Jens Jensen Visitor Center Mural”
Ram Rojas
2020 Summer Program Calendar
Click on class titles below for complete class descriptions and to register.
Summer Registration Notes
Registration Start Dates for 2020 Summer Program Classes are February 25 & 27.
Life Members of Friends of The Clearing may begin registering on February 18 & 20.
Online registrations will be available beginning on March 2.
Click to view full registration details.
May 3 - 9
Quilting: Brick By Brick, Block By Block #1
Judy Hasheider
Open Studio For Experienced Knitters #2
Arnhild Hillesland
Wood Turning #3
Rob Nelson
Beginning Blacksmithing #4
James Viste
May 10 - 16
Spring Birds Of Northern Woods & Waters #5
Nancy Stevenson & Gerry Janz
Door County Photography Retreat #6
Karen Alesch
Woven Treasures: Creating Rag Purses & Tote Bags #7
JoEl Logiudice
May 17 - 23
A Journaling Tool Kit #8
Nancy Akerly & Darlene Cole
Write Your Life #9
Marty McConnell
Bird Watching: Birding Basics & More #10
Paul Regnier
Glass Craft Combo: Glass Fusing & Glass Mosaic #11
Nance Tucker & Gary Chaudoir
May 24 - 30
Watercolor Excitement #12
Ed Fenendael
Poetry Camp 2020: Writing New Work #13
Robin Chapman
Spring Wildflowers #14
Larry Morrison
A Wood Craft Sampler #15
Mike Stapleton, Erik Rinkleff & Don Johnston
May 31 - June 6
The Illustrated Nature Journal #16
Cynthia Quinn
Memoir, Creative Nonfiction & Personal Essay: Writing From Your Life #17
Margaret Hawkins
Creative Photoshop Elements #18
Bill Brown & Mark Southard
Beginning & Intermediate Wood Turning #19
Kelly Bresnahan
June 7 - 13
Traditional Quilting Open Studio #20
Kathy Swanson
Spring Rambles #21
Nancy Stevenson
Fine Woodworking: Build Custom Furniture Or A Small Table #22
Curt Wessel
June 14 - 20
Spinners’ Boot Camp/Spinning for a Project #23
Deb Jones
Tell Your Story: Writing About Experiences In Your Life (And Any Other Stories) #24
Roger Kuhns
Bladesmithing: A Week On The Edge #25
Jeremiah Backhaus
Stained Glass: Lead Came & Copper Foil #26
Jill Wicke
June 21 - 27
Pencil Drawing #27
Rebecca Venn
Reading Poetry: The What, The Why, The How #28
John Angelos
Paper Art: Abstract Compositions From Nature #29
Wendy Carpenter
I Forged a Carving Knife and I Know How to Use It #30
Jeremiah Backhaus & Erik Rinkleff
June 28 - July 4
Beginning & Intermediate Pastel #31
Sandy Place
Beginning & Beyond Beginning Quilting #32
Carol Hay
Paper Arts: Marbling, Bookbinding & Cartonnage #33
Nancy Akerly
Baskets & Blacksmithing: Make A Basket & A Forged Swing Handle For The Basket #34
Denise Arzberger & James Viste
July 5 - 11
Chamber Music For Strings #35
Katherine Decker & Jacki Thering
Hand Caning: The Seven-Step Method #36
Lynn Nulicek
Books By Hand: Introductory & Independent Study #37
Florian Bieschke
July 12 - 18
Recorder At The Clearing #38
Pat Badger
Drawing Nature In Colored Pencil #39
Kimberly Mullarkey
Hike, Bike & Paddle Door County #40
Bob Bultman & Kelly King
July 19 - 25
Soft Pastel Landscape Adventure #41
Kay Brathol-Hostvet
Edith Wharton: Myth-Maker For The American Soul? #42
Betsy Lovell Arsenault
The Joy Of Weaving: Open Studio #43
Geke de Vries
Glass Fusing #44
Nance Tucker
July 26 - August 1
Watercolor Pure & Simple #45
Judy Barnewolt-Jones
The Writers Workshop: Exploring the Writer’s Muse – Spirit and Duende #46
Albert DeGenova
The Writers Workshop: The Poetry Workshop #47
Albert DeGenova
Creative Weaving From Nature #48
Carol Heil
Entree: A Fine Pairing of Forging and Woodworking #49
Curt Wessel & Jeremiah Backhaus
August 2 - 8
Foundational Watercolor #50
Dawn Flores
Voices Long Silenced #51
Jeff Doane
iPhone-ography: The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You #52
Jerry Hug
Making Glass Beads & Blowing Glass Ornaments #53
Julie Lukosaitis
August 9 - 15
Awakening The Art Quilter Within #54
Wendy Butler Berns
Cultivating Mindfulness: Growing A Lifelong Practice #55
Beth Coleman
Glass Fusing #56
Nance Tucker
August 16 - 22
Door County Landscapes In Watercolor #57
Chris Sommerfelt
Touch The Earth - Connect With Nature #58
Deb Gille
Landscape “Painting” With Fabric #59
Susan Hoffmann
Woodworking Bootcamp #60
Mike Stapleton
August 23 - 29
Essential Somatic Movement Retreat #61
Theresa Evans
Geology & Natural History Of Door County & The Niagara Escarpment #62
Roger Kuhns
Small Space, Big Ideas: Painting In Acrylic #63
Kay Brathol-Hostvet
Making Leather Handbags #64
Molly Grant
August 30 - September 5
Painting The Sky With Watercolors #65
Gary Hanks
Landscape Design: Through The Eyes Of Jens Jensen #66
Bob Grese
Moku-Hanga: An Introduction To Japanese Woodblock Printmaking #67
Alfred Stark
A “Fire” Sampler: Raku Pottery, Glass Bead Making & Forging #68
John Dietrich, Julie Lukosaitis & James Viste
September 13 - 19
Watercolor Fresh & Loose: Paint With Confidence! #69
Jane Barnard
Knitting On The Cliff #70
Joan Sheridan
The Craft Of Wood Carving: Open Studio #71
Erik Rinkleff
Open Forge For Blacksmiths #72
Dan Nauman
September 20 - 26
Quilting: Brick By Brick, Block By Block #73
Judy Hasheider
Wood Carver’s Workshop #74
Ann Fawver
September 27 - October 3
Create Landscapes, Water, Beaches & Skies In Watercolor & Pencil #76
Lee Mothes
Women’s Writing Retreat #77
Judy Bridges
Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn: Two Great Russians On God & Society #78
Jim Severance & Les Longden
Sculptural Welding: Volumetric Fabrication #79
Nathan Hatch
October 4 - 10
Open Studio For Artists #80
Frankie Johnson
Open Studio For Experienced Knitters #81
Arnhild Hillesland
Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Door County’s Natural Treasures #82
Terrie Cooper & Mike Schneider
October 11 - 17
Watercolor Studio #83
Bridget Austin
The Art Of Nature & Outdoor Photography #84
Hank Erdmann
Open Studio For Woodworkers #85
Curt Wessel
October 18 - 24
Watercolor Techniques #86
Betty Delinck & Barb Farrell
Primitive Rug Hooking #87
Cathy Tokheim
Wood Turning #88
Robert Nelson
Beginning Blacksmithing #89
James Viste