JOIN US!
Saturday, July 13 | 3 PM - 8 PM
Free / Suggested donation
CLICK HERE for an advance look at the Summer Firing program including the schedule + firing information
Join us for our annual summer event! We’ll celebrate the fire that brings us together, the summer harvest, and the community of artists, scholars, and creatives all around us.
This year we’ll raise a glass and cut the ribbon on our newest addition on campus, the Applebarn (learn more below). To toast we’ll light all of the fires: the wood kiln, the pizza oven, and the campfire. We’ll also dedicate the new trails and open them up to guests for exploration.
It will be a fun afternoon full of art, friends, music, food, and fire. Come with family and friends to explore the grounds and trails, hang out by the fires, picnic on the lawn, and get your hands into some art-making
We’ll be firing the wood kiln all day, cooking pizza’s in the wood-fired bread oven, and engaging guests with music, art + farm activities, a studio sale of pottery + artwork, and a special public roundtable presentation by our artists + scholars from the Uncertainty Academy at 4pm (READ MORE HERE).
This is a free, “open house” style event. Come and go throughout the afternoon — and we hope that you’ll also consider making a donation to help support Craigardan’s programs and ongoing campus development. Last year’s event helped us award more than $70,000 in scholarships and fellowships to artists and scholars in 2023.
A recent $640K grant from NYSCA is half of our goal to build the Main building in honor of architect Nils Luderowski - please help us get to the finish! Every gift matters, and all gifts of $10,000 or more will be doubled by the generosity of a matching donor.
PICNIC DETAILS
During the firing celebration we’re picnicking on the lawn with gorgeous views overlooking the mountains. Throw a blanket out in the field or choose a table in the tent. Pizzas are available hot out of the wood-fired oven all day; and drinks and cookies are available at the bar. Food and drinks can be purchased individually, and they’re also included with an advance donation.
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
Invite Image: Print of a potter firing a wood kiln by Akio Takamori, used with permission courtesy of Vicky Takamori.
Can’t attend? Light a fire (candle, match, or campfire!) in community solidarity on July 13th, wherever you are. Post a photo to social media using the hashtag #CraiSummerFiring, email info@craigardan.org with your mailing address, and we’ll send you a gift!
SUGGESTED DONATIONS
Be a part of our new campus and our work to support interdisciplinary innovation in the Adirondacks and around the world. **All gifts of $10,000 or more will be matched 1:1 by a generous donor!
$25 order a pizza on the lawn
$40 receive a pizza, drink, and make a donation
$80 receive 2 pizzas, 2 drinks, and make a donation
$150+ receive 2 pizzas, 2 drinks, and make a supporting gift
$200-$1000 support the campus capital campaign
$2000 bring your family for dinner and sponsor the event (includes pizza and drinks for up to 10 guests)
$5,000 name a trail on the new campus
$10,000 name a room in the new buildings (this gift will be doubled by a matching donor!)
ABOUT THE APPLEBARN
We’ll be dedicating our newest building, the Applebarn, during the Summer Firing Celebration. This beautiful “barn” is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. In addition to the NYSCA Capital projects grant, we are grateful for generous funding by the Charles R. Wood Foundation, the Cloudsplitter Foundation, and individual donors.
The Applebarn is the location of two new visual arts studios; the Applebarn Series — our free weekly summer series of public artist talks; and many of our public courses and events.