| HISTORY | In 1990, internationally known basketmaker Jackie Abrams wanted to find an advanced level workshop program in New England. Not finding one, she called together some friends from Vermont and New Hampshire and began North Country Studio Workshops. In 2000, a six-minute video and CD was made to celebrate the tenth anniversary. "In Jackie's Words" tells the story of how she put North Country on the map. Her voice, the photos of faculty and students working side-by-side, is a montage of music and words providing the viewers a better understanding of the role North Country plays to the artists in New England and throughout the United States.
The Shaker Village, Enfield (NH) was the location of the first event in 1993. Since 1995, we've produced these series of workshops every other year in the wooded hills of Bennington (VT) at Bennington College.
Currently, twenty planning committee members choose the faculty, equip each studio and see that each participant and faculty have what it takes to allow for a peer-to-peer experience. The committee is made up of studio artists, art collectors and professional business people. If you are located in the Concord or Hanover area, and have come to one of our programs, we'd loved to have your input on this committee.
North Country has two long-term goals: The goal of the organization is to serve the creative community with programs that enrich and inspire; thereby stimulating growth in the creative economy. The goal of the program is to provide a readily affordable, non-traditional art education experience; to reinvigorate creativity; to provide advanced skills and networking opportunities; to expand artistic horizons and to enable participants to share the experience with the greater regional community.
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