Make a BIG impression this summer at MAXT. A full week of art to really show off your creativity, we’ll work on multiple pieces of public art: designing and installing part of our permanent murals at MAXT, creating a Little Free Art Library and designing a mini art trail for public display later in the year. Plus lots of fun and fast large scale art to get that inspiration going!

Junior Creatives is for youth entering Grades 5-8

This block printing workshop is a hands-on creative experience where participants learn the art of relief printing. Using linoleum or rubber blocks, attendees carve intricate designs, ink their creations, and press them onto paper or fabric to produce stunning prints. This workshop typically covers essential techniques such as design transfer, carving methods, inking processes, and printing variations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, lino printing offers a unique way to explore texture, pattern, and composition. Expect a relaxed yet engaging environment where creativity flows and each participant leaves with their own handmade block and prints!

Make a Book is a three part series - choose 1, 2 or all 3 programs. Students enrolling in all 3 parts will get a FREE MAXT t-shirt.

Do you overthink your painting, feel stuck in your head? Do you ever feel locked up or immobilized?
Join local artist Carole Gourvellec in an Intuitive Acrylic Abstract Painting Class and
learn to turn your brain off and be free in your painting.
You will learn how to use a variety of different tools, create texture and add contrast.
Experience how to loosen up and just play, gain ideas and have fun in your artwork.
And simply Let Go.
Join in and capture that fresh, creative spark that you’ve been wanting!

In this class we’ll be using brayers, silicone paint brushes, spatulas, regular paint brushes and fine tip bottle applicators, markers and perhaps other tools to allow your intuitive artistic self to explore!

Feel free to bring your own favorite tools and supplies if you’d like. Some of us have our favorites!

Interested in working with resin but don't know where to start? Join Kerry from The Tragic Whale to create your own, one of a kind, flower petal tray! You'll learn the basics, including mixing, de-bubbling, and removing sharp edges from the finished piece. At the end of this class, you'll have the skills to continue exploring this medium at home. Dried flower petals will be provided. 

Students will need to pick up their cured work from MAXT in the week following the class.

Come learn to carve a butter knife from a branch! In this class, we will use just one tool, the straight carving knife (sloyd knife), to carve an elegant butter knife from green wood. Students will learn about wood grain, wood selection, design features, knife grips and maintenance, and how to care for your body while carving.  This class is an opportunity to focus entirely on using one tool to make something useful and beautiful with your hands. Students will leave the class with their own finished butter knife, for mixing nut butters, spreading jams, mixing sauces, sauteeing vegetables… 

This is a great class for beginners, as well as folks with some experience carving who are looking to brush up/ reengage and learn a new form! 

Discover the art and craft of handmade paper in this immersive workshop! Join us as we explore traditional papermaking techniques, from pulping fibers to forming and pressing sheets. You'll learn the history behind this beautiful craft, experiment with textures and inclusions, and leave with your own unique creations. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, this hands-on experience will inspire creativity and connection with the materials. Come ready to get a little wet and a lot inspired!

Make a Book is a three part series - choose 1, 2 or all 3 programs. Students enrolling in all 3 parts will get a FREE MAXT t-shirt.

A wonderful introduction to woodturning and using green wood, this is a perfect introductory class. Bryan will take students through the first steps of safety and use of the wood lathe including tool sharpening and blank preparation. Then students will be guided through turning a bowl with a single gouge using green wood, to produce a beautiful bowl that will naturally change shape into a softened organic form as it dries.

Join Stacy for this summery session of glass and resin art. Students will have the opportunity to create 4 coordinating designs, using their own drawings or from patterns and coloring pages in sparkling glass and beads. Stacy will lead you through how to design your piece, cut glass safely, build and resin pour to complete your piece. Your four pieces will be mounted in a beautiful lantern to enjoy during those warm summer evenings.

Students will need to collect their finished pieces after curing (1-2days). We will assist with arranging pickup

Come and join local artist Hannah Banana and MAXT staff for a fun filled night of community art!

We'll have a host of art materials to share and we encourage you to bring your own. Create art to keep, give or share something you've created. Its a night of free expression for all ages.

This is a FREE event.

Learn the basic of leather work in this make and take class with Donlin and Jaya of Horse Hill Studio. Create your own, unique embossed leather key fob - plus your first beer is on us!

Join us for a unique way to capture the sun! Students will use sun activated dyes to print their own unique designs on a cotton tote. A huge variety of images can be captured and the class will include some time to forage for fallen leaves and other natural materials to include in their designs. We'll also have on hand some fun tools and items from the makerspace to incorporate!

Bring some sparkle and shimmer to your life by learning all about stained glass!

Learn to create in stained glass, making a beautiful 5 pointed star in vibrant colored glass. Students will learn how to safely handle glass, to select the correct pieces for their project, cut, grind, foil, solder, and polish. A full introduction to this beautiful artform.

Single session

Join us for an evening of introductions and explorations. A selection of MAXT makers will show off their work with slides, examples and tell us about their inspirations in 10minute mini seminars. We'll end with an opportunity for discussion, to meet makers and explore the new MAXT facility.

Members interested in presenting should contact Dave to get on the schedule: david@maxtmakerspace.org

Join Gracie for our ongoing Zentangle series, great for beginners and experienced tanglers - we'll all work on a single tile and set of patterns in this relaxed session. Come to one or join us monthly!

Materials are provided, students are welcome to bring their own preferred supplies.

If you think you are not an artist, or that you have no creativity, or that you can’t even draw a straight line, then this class may be for you.
If you are looking to relax and unwind from the stresses of life, then this class may be for you.
If you are looking for an artistic type of meditation, then this class may be for you!

Anyone can learn the Zentangle Method. When we “tangle”, we draw simple lines that form into patterns; these patterns are put together to create something beautiful.
Zentangle is meditative by nature. It is a great way to take time out and relax. In Zentangle, we start with gratitude, and we believe that everyone has an inner artist, and everyone is creative. Even though we are drawing structured patterns, no two tiles ever come out the same. The size of a Zentangle tile is small, about 4 by 4 inches, so in no time at all you will have created your little masterpiece!

Join Eric for a deep dive into chainmail in this day long course. Students will learn the basic of making chainmail fabric in the process of creating a drawstring bag, perfect for dice as a coin purse or for other small items.

The piece is based around European 4-1 chainmail weave, one of the most versatile weaves for creating fabric and the classic look seen in Hollywood movies! We'll talk about design, materials selection and construction. Students will learn how to create expanding circles and making three dimensional shapes..

All materials are provided and students will learn all the skills required in the class. Depending on your pace some additional time at home (pliers not included) or open work time at MAXT using our tools may be required.

Join us for an evening with fun guy Bryan to learn the basics of turning and create your own set of mushroom ornaments. This is a great introduction to spindle turning and working with live edge blanks.

Bring your creativity for this introduction to glass and resin art. Stacey will guide students though designing and building their own 8x10 art piece using glass pieces, ground glass, beads and more. You will then learn how to prepare and pour epoxy resin to turn your design into a framed, finished piece perfect for a sunny spot.

All materials included, students are encouraged to bring inspiration images from photographs to coloring pages.

Resin will need to cure overnight in the studio, MAXT staff will arrange pickup of cured pieces shortly after the class.

Join local artist Hannah Banana for this fun introduction and exploration of gouache.

Students will begin by learning how to control gouache colors, how they differ from watercolors and create a piece on pre drawn outline.

The second part of the class with allow students to experiment with technique and create their own unique pieces with guidance from Hannah.

*NEW lower cost registration*

Create your own 30x40 mixed media Wave Art on Canvas with Hannah Banana!

In this workshop, we will explore Hannah Banana's favorite mixed media techniques & mediums while participants create their very own masterpiece.


From light washes to stencils, paint markers, heavy texture paints, even glitter and glow in the dark materials for the adventurous - you will get to explore and unleash your creativity on a large scale canvas.


This workshop will be 6hrs with a 30minute break for lunch whilst our first layers of paints dry.

Join us for this charming class with Liz Knight.

We all take photographs when we travel, but they are fleeting moments captured in our phones. A travel sketchbook is a way to record important memories with words and visuals. This documentation slows down your thoughts and describes your trip with more detail and emotion.

You will learn basic quick sketching techniques that will help you find your style. Perfection is not the goal, taking the time to reflect and draw has more power than a perfect sketch.

There will be an introduction to perspective, techniques for capturing a space or object quickly and insights into light and contrast. We will use pen and watercolor and create a small sketchbook for you to use during the class.

Students are invited following the class to join Liz’s ongoing Monadnock Sketchers meet ups to draw together throughout the region.