News and Announcements:
May 11, 2009 -- Important Dates
WOW! Believe it or not, the semester is coming to a close! Due to this, the Craft Center will begin the closing process for the summer. There will be no new projects after Thursday May, 14 2009. (Stained Glass projects cannot be started after Wednesday May, 13 2009.) The last day to work on existing projects is Saturday May, 16 2009. All projects NOT picked up by 6 pm on Saturday are NOT guaranteed to be here in the fall. They will be disposed of and or recycled. With this in mind, please come in to finish your projects.
Good luck on finals and congratulations to all of our Graduates! Especially Aarati!
Have a Super Rad Summer. Be imaginative and be ready to come back in the fall to craft!
.April 21, 2009
Website is Back in the game! Use the website to check on upcoming events: Workshops, Open Mic (April 24 --HINT HINT) etc. Also, If you haven't already, check us out on Facebook .
February 6, 2009
Welcome back! Things to look forward to this semester: upcoming evening workshops in stained glass, silver jewelry, leather, black and white photography, bookmaking, beading, batik, sewing, silk painting, and more!
This Valentine's Day, don't just buy something for your valentine, make something unique and special from your heart. Come in during regular business hours (Monday-Thursday 11-5, Friday 11-6, Saturday 1-6) to make a Valentine card. We have paper, glitter, markers, doilies, ribbon, stamps, and gems. Small cards for 50 cents, large cards for a dollar.
Stay tuned for more updates.
March 31, 2008
February 25, 2008
Move over, book making, the Craft Center has yet another craft! Henna tatoos will be offered during specific hours by certain employees of the craft center. Images of their handiwork will be up soon, and if you like the looks of it, support their work and our organization and sign up for your very own Henna tatoo.
Update: All broken image links have been fixed.
February 6, 2008
The Craft Center is now open for the spring '08 semester! Please come by and explore everything we have to offer (including the new Book-Making area, spearheaded by Aarati, along with next week's workshops), and don't forget to say hello to our new co-worker, Ayla!
September 13 , 2007
Welcome back, UMASS staff and students! The Craft Center is having an OPEN HOUSE on October 15th, from 6 pm to 8 pm. There will be demonstrations of each area, and food catered by People's Market and Sweets & More. Come in and sign up for a free membership, a workshop, or make something during our regular open hours from 11 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, 1 pm to 6 pm Saturdays.
And don't forget to check out our newly posted workshops!
May 08 , 2007
The last day that the Student Union Craft Center will be open this semester is MAY 19th! Please come and pick up your projects, finished or not, before then. Otherwise they risk being tossed out during summer cleaning!
(here are more pictures from the stained glass workshop)
April 27 , 2007
Check out the pictures from last week's stained glass workshop with Ronald Patenaude!
STUDENT UNION CRAFT CENTER OPEN MIC NIGHT!
We will be hosting our semesterly Open Mic Night on Friday, May 4th. Performers of all mediums are wanted, including: (acoustic) musicians, comedians, dancers, a cappella groups, spoken word, and anyone who loves to perform in front of a crowd!
The four center pictures, from left to right: Lily Hoo & Adeeba Rana, Mike Miller & Dave Leite, Nonye Brown-West, and Eric Deutchman. Fall Open Mic Night, November 2006)
The show will start at 7:30 pm in the Student Union Craft Center. Sign-ups to perform are at 7:00 pm. Arrive early, spots fill up fast! This event is free for everyone.
If you have not yet familiarized yourself with where we are, The Student Union Craft Center is located in the basement of the Student Union, across from the Hatch. For more information, please call us at (413) 545 2096.
THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE SGA, GSS, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT UNION CRAFT CENTER.
February 13, 2007
Keep your eyes peeled for our newbies : Julian, Jack, Emily, Kate, and Noaye
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Adeeba wrote a poem!!
Photo galleries have been UPDATED February 2005.
The workshop section and calendar page have been updated as of 11/27/06.
Who are we and what do we do?
Located in the basement of the Student Union, the Craft Center is a non-profit, student-staffed facility open to all UMass and Five College community members. We provide tools, materials, and instruction in a variety of craft areas. The Craft Center is an educational service and crafts supply store. It is a multidisciplinary socio-educational program which fuses business and art. Our primary purpose is to enrich student life on campus by providing crafts instruction programs in a creative and inviting environment. As an art and business agency, our secondary purpose is to teach student staff-members how to manage and participate in all the levels of running such a facility. It is the intention of the Craft Center to cultivate confidence, independence, creativity and self-satisfaction in our staff and membership. We accomplish these goals through daily drop-in hours, evening workshops, and special programing.
For more background information, please visit the about page.
