Creative Arts Workshop

Specialties

Explore your creative side with visual arts classes & workshops for adults and young people in book arts, design, drawing & painting, fiber, fashion, jewelry, photography, pottery, printmaking, and sculpture.

Creative Arts Workshop is a nonprofit regional center for education in the visual arts that has served the Greater New Haven area since 1961. Located in the heart of the award-​winning Audubon Arts District, the Workshop offers a wide range of classes in the visual arts in its own three-​story building with fully equipped studios and an active exhibition schedule in its well known Hilles Gallery. More than 3,000 adults and young people enroll annually in the over 300 courses offered by Creative Arts Workshop, while thousands of visitors enjoy the exhibitions in both galleries throughout the year.

Creative Arts Workshop makes the arts available to all who want to participate. CAW is supported by its membership, tuition fees, arts-​related fundraising events and sponsors.

History

Established in 1961.

Creative Arts Workshop was founded in 1961 as a learning center for beginning and professional artists alike. From the outset, CAW had a dual commitment to excellence in visual arts education and service to the Greater New Haven community.

In 1972, due to an ever-​increasing demand for classes, and with generous support from the New Haven Community, Creative Arts Workshop constructed its own permanent building on Audubon Street. The Workshop is now part of the Audubon Arts District, 1992 recipient of a Connecticut Arts Award for «extraordinary achievements».

Today, CAW offers a wide range of classes in fine arts and crafts in its own three-​story building with fully equipped studio facilities. Over 2,000 adults and 1,000 young people now enroll annually in the 300 + courses offered by the school. Classes are open to students of all ages and levels of experience.