About the Brookfield Craft Center

Background and Campus

About the Brookfield Craft Center

Brookfield Craft Center is recognized as one of the finest professional schools for creative study in America, dedicated to teaching and fostering the skills of fine craftsmanship. Our classes and workshops are taught by nationally acclaimed local and visiting artists who regularly bring their experience and creative energies to our unique institution.

We invite you to be creative, and encourage you to learn and grow within our artistic community of talented faculty, inspired students and generous volunteers and supporters. Students can explore basketry, beadwork, blacksmithing, ceramics, glass, metalsmithing, weaving, woodturning and woodworking. Other areas of special interest include photography, paper and book arts, decorative arts, painting and drawing, and exploring the creative spirit.

Our Campus and Facilities
Our historic 2.5 acre campus is located ten miles north of Danbury, Connecticut, on the banks of the Still River, with a vintage Mill Building as its centerpiece. Our six vintage buildings house seven fully-equipped studios, an exhibition gallery, a retail craft gallery and gift shop, and housing for visiting faculty.

Our Mission
Brookfield Craft Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, founded in 1954 "to stimulate interest in handmade objects of good design, to act as a clearinghouse for information related to handcrafts and to act as a sales outlet for the encouragement of practicing craftsmen." We strive to support creativity, fine design and quality craftsmanship without regard to race, gender or religious affiliation.