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A272 Witch Walk: Interactive Installation

$115

with Kasey Jones

Calendar Sep 30, 2025 at 6:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks

Ages: 10 - 18

**Dairy Barn Members at the Household Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

Scholarships are available, thanks to generous contributions from Dairy Barn Supporters. Before registering, submit your request below or contact the Education Director by phone: 740-592-4981 option 1 for Education.Youth Education Scholarship Request Form

Join a creative team, led by Dairy Barn teaching artist Kasey Jones, to design and collaboratively build an interactive installation for the WITCH WALK, a family-friendly haunted outdoor art experience through the Ora Anderson Trail, located behind the Dairy Barn Arts Center.

Students will create a magical and community-centered sculpture walk that will celebrate Halloween and Day of the Dead, featuring lanterns, altars, and collaborative art pieces.

  • Explore sculpture-making using recycled and sustainable materials 
  • Learn the fundamentals of large-scale installation art and teamwork 
  • Engage in creative community planning for a real public event
  • Integrate cultural elements, particularly related to the Day of the Dead, and the celebration of the Dairy Barn's Ora Anderson Trail.

Supported by The Magic Martha Fund

Kasey Jones Instructor Bio

Dairy Barn Education Policies and Info (refunds, inclement weather, etc.)

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A270 Intro to Stained Glass

$153

with Bonnie Proudfoot

Calendar Oct 21, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 5 weeks

**Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount**

For Ages 16+

This class DOES NOT meet on Tuesday, November 4th.  Class dates are October 21, 28, November 11, 18 & 25.

This 5-week class will introduce the tools and techniques of stained glass construction. Students will learn the Tiffany method, also called the copper foil method, to create a design that showcases the beauty of stained glass. Designs can be supplied, or students may wish to consult with the instructor about creating their own design.

Students who have no experience with stained glass are welcome, as well as students who have some experience but wish to build upon that foundation. All supplies and materials for this class are included with registration.

Bonnie Proudfoot Instructor Bio

Dairy Barn Education Policies and Info (refunds, inclement weather, etc.)

Full Course

B429 Create to Donate: Handbuild Clay Bowls

Free

with Chip Wagner

Calendar Oct 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together and create handbuilt ceramic bowls that will be donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner will guide participants through the process of shaping slabs into bisque-mold forms, then stamping, carving, and personalizing the details of their bowls. Your unique creations will then be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives including Athens Area Mediation Service's Souper Bowl and Amesville Elementary's Empty Bowls event benefiting the Athens County Food Pantry. This series of making and glazing events is available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home FellowshipInstructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

Dairy Barn Education Policies and Info (refunds, inclement weather, etc.)

B430 Create to Donate: Ceramic Bowl Glazing

Free

with Chip Wagner

Calendar Nov 20, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together to glaze handbuilt ceramic bowls. The finished bowls will be fired and donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist, Chip Wagner, will guide participants through the process of using brush-on ceramic glazes to give vibrant colors, designs and decoration to bisque-fired ceramic bowls. Your unique creations will the be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives, including the Athens Area Mediation Service annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This series of making and glazing events are available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home FellowshipInstructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

Dairy Barn Education Policies and Info (refunds, inclement weather, etc.)

Will run

B431 Create to Donate: Ceramic Bowl Glazing

Free

with Chip Wagner

Calendar Dec 1, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Family Friendly! Ages: 8-100 (Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.) Please register all participants.

Join us for a hands-on, creative experience where you can make a difference! We invite community members of all ages and skill levels to come together to glaze handbuilt ceramic bowls. The finished bowls will be fired and donated to support local charitable events. Whether you’re an experienced ceramicist or new to clay, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create, and give back.

Teaching Artist, Chip Wagner, will guide participants through the process of using brush-on ceramic glazes to give vibrant colors, designs and decoration to bisque-fired ceramic bowls. Your unique creations will the be fired in The Dairy Barn's kilns and donated to local charitable initiatives, including the Athens Area Mediation Service annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. This series of making and glazing events are available at no cost to participants, though pre-registration is required to ensure we have space for everyone. By participating, you’ll not only learn new artistic techniques but also contribute to a cause that helps strengthen our community. Come with your friends, family, or just yourself, all are welcome!

Teaching Artist Chip Wagner, is the recipient of the Foundation for Appalachia Ohio's Growing Home FellowshipInstructor Bio

The Dairy Barn's Create to Donate events are supported, with gratitude, by the Columbus Clay Company.

Dairy Barn Education Policies and Info (refunds, inclement weather, etc.)

Will run

B439 Hand-Dipped Candle Making (Friday Evening)

$25

with Lynda Berman

Calendar Dec 5, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Dairy Barn Members at the Individual Level or higher enjoy a 10% Discount

Ages 5+ **

Participate in the colorfully layered adventure of hand-dipped candles with Teaching Artist Lynda Berman. This family-friendly workshop is suitable for all ages and just in time for the holidays. Students will experience the dip process of making candles, building up layers of wax in several colors. Then, learn various methods of pinching, twisting, bending, hand-molding, slicing to reveal colors, and re-adhering the pieces to create their designs. Students can expect to take home 2-4 handmade candles.

These unique candles will not only adorn your home with warmth and light but also symbolize the togetherness you share with others. No prior experience is needed, and all materials are supplied. Optional donations of old, used, faded, or broken candles will be accepted for the wax pot. Reuse and recycle!

**Youth Participants under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Please purchase registrations for each person who will be using materials to make an allotted 2-4 candles. If a youth participant and adult will be working together, or if the child will be participating and the adult observing...only one youth registration is needed.

Lynda Berman Instructor Bio

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Click here to submit your request. (Please submit requests for scholarships BEFORE registering.)





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