About The Class
Instructor: Charity Hall
Medium: Sculpture
Workshop Title: Kinetic Sculpture
Think. Design. Build. In this fabrication-intensive class, we create small kinetic sculptures and automata. Explore mechanical movement and design by constructing levers, crankshafts, and hinges. Use copper, brass, and silver, with optional alternative materials, such as paper. Make kinetic samples to learn basic mechanisms and expand to design and build a small interactive sculpture.
Some metal experience helpful.
Check back for a list of supplies that you will need to bring for this workshop spring 2026.
About The Instructor
Charity Hall
Charity Hall (she/her), an enamelist and metalsmith in Blacksburg, VA, creates biologically inspired kinetic sculpture and jewelry. She completed her MFA in Metal Design at East Carolina University in 2008. Her work appears in several books and magazines and has been widely exhibited. She teaches workshops at universities, craft schools, and guilds all over the United States.
Cost
Application Fee: $60.00
Residents: $1,945.00
(Tuition, Fees, Room & Board Tuesday dinner through Sunday lunch)Commuters: $1,495.00
(Tuition, Fees, Lunch and Dinner Tuesday dinner through Sunday lunch)
Charity Hall
These photos are representative of the instructor’s work, not necessarily of work that will be produced during the workshop.
