We offer so many free options at the Craft Centre from demonstrations to crochet nights! We also offer two different crafting projects each week: one as a take-home kit and one to work on in the Craft Centre. Some of the projects offered will include embroidery, you-paint-it pottery, crochet, origami, DIY slime, and more.
Craft Centre Make N’ Take
Monday – Friday, February 7 – 11 / 2:00 – 5:00pm
Our popular introduction to the Craft Centre areas switches things up this semester by moving into the SACC studio for a different area focus each day. Come by each day from 2-5pm to see what’s happening in new areas: ceramics, metals and jewelry, fibers, photography, and printmaking.
Tours of the Craft Centre will also be offered.
Fibers Art Social Night (February)
Monday, February 7 / 6:00 – 7:00pm
Are you a knitter? Is sewing your thing? Do you dye your own fabric? Fiber Arts Social Night is a chance to meet like-minded fiber artists. This monthly meeting will give participants a chance to work in the space on your fiber projects, see what others are working on, and chat. The fiber area lead will be there to guide you on use of our facilities and help in any way they can.
Valentine’s Artist Fair
Tuesday, February 8 / 10:00am – 4:00pm
Please join us in the Student Union concourse for our Artist Fair. Individual students, Student Orgs, and local artists will be showing their wares like pottery, jewelry, prints, greeting cards, and so much more. Please contact us at the Craft Centre if you’re interested in vending (craftctr@uwm.edu or 414-229-5535).
Geek Week Perler Beads
Monday, February 28 / 11:00am – 1:00pm
Your inner geek loves perler beads, admit it! Join Craft Centre staff in the Union Concourse to make something super fun for Geek Week with perler beads – all supplies provided!
Fibers Art Social Night (March)
Monday, March 14 / 6:00 – 7:00pm
Are you a knitter? Is sewing your thing? Do you dye your own fabric? Fiber Arts Social Night is a chance to meet like-minded fiber artists. This monthly meeting will give participants a chance to work in the space on your fiber projects, see what others are working on, and chat. The fiber area lead will be there to guide you on use of our facilities and help in any way they can.
Fibers Art Social Night (April)
Monday, April 11 / 6:00 – 7:00pm
*Location: Fireside Lounge, Union campus level*
Are you a knitter? Is sewing your thing? Do you dye your own fabric? Fiber Arts Social Night is a chance to meet like-minded fiber artists. This monthly meeting will give participants a chance to work in the space on your fiber projects, see what others are working on, and chat. The fiber area lead will be there to guide you on use of our facilities and help in any way they can.
Earth Week Terrariums with Campus Activities Board
Tuesday, April 19 / 1:00 – 3:00pm
*Location: Union Concourse*
Join the Campus Activities Board and
Craft Centre on the Concourse to make a terrarium for Earth Week! Using recycled jars and containers and filling them with succulents and cute decorations, you will take an item out of landfill and add a sweet potted plant to your home!
Projects of the Week
While our studio is closed in April and May, come find us on the Concourse once a week for our Projects of the Week. As always, we’ll provide all the supplies and instructions, and you can just hang out and make something cool with other students. Make sure to follow us on social media so you can find what day and time we’ll be there each week with something new to create!