Flip Through the 
The Summer Program, which runs from May through October, is The Clearing's oldest and the one that most closely resembles Jensen's original folk school vision. The mainstay of the Summer Program is week-long classes, with 25 to 35 students and instructors living at The Clearing, eating family-style meals and renewing their spirit through close contact with the native landscape. The Clearing experience is made up of many special components. The classes, sense of community, forests, meadows, water, sunsets, home-cooked meals, traditions and history all blend to create a wonderful place to learn, relax, reflect and make new friends.
2012 Summer Program
May 6-12 |
| Quilting: Retreat to the Cabin |
| Judy Hasheider |
| Glass Fusing |
| Nance Tucker |
| A Craft Sampler: Beading, Paper Art & Baskets |
| Karen Severance, Nancy Akerly & Denise Arzberger |
May 13-19 |
| Spring Birds of Northern Woods & Waters |
| Nancy Stevenson & Gerry Janz |
| The Art of Nature and Outdoor Photography: Wildflowers & Close-Up Photography |
| Hank Erdmann |
May 20-26 |
| Watercolor: From the Beginning |
| Chris Sommerfelt |
| Writers' Wellspring |
| Judy Bridges |
| Wood Carving: Artistry in Wood |
| David Ostrem |
| Bird Watching: Birding Basics & More |
| Paul Regnier |
May 27-June 2 |
| Beginning Photoshop Elements |
| Mark Southard & Bill Brown |
| Poetry Camp: Taking Your Poems to a Second Level |
| Robin Chapman |
| Beginning Wood Turning |
| Carole Floate |
| Spring Wildflowers |
| Larry Morrison |
June 3-9 |
| Watercolor Techniques with Betty & Barb |
| Betty Delinck & Barb Farrell |
| Advanced Photoshop Elements |
| Mark Southard & Bill Brown |
| Hike Door County |
| Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman |
June 10-16 |
| Big Ideas For New Painters: Exploring Drawing & Painting in Watercolor, Oil & Pastel |
| Bonnie Paruch |
| Writer's Craft |
| Susan O'Leary |
| Sculpture in Clay |
| Ann Fawver |
| Nature Walk with Metal Clay |
| Diane Sepanski |
June 17-23 |
| Traditional Quilting: Endless Possibilities with Log Cabin Design & Open Studio |
| Kathy Swanson |
| Photoshop CS5: The Easy Way |
| Jerry Hug |
| Fine Woodworking: Build a Small Hall Table or Bedside Table |
| Curt Wessel |
| Chair Caning |
| Clyde Cross |
June 24-30 |
| Beginning & Intermediate Pastel |
| Sandra Place |
| Writing Well: Workshop for Fiction & Memoir Writers |
| Margaret Hawkins |
| The Craft of Wood Carving |
| Erik Rinkleff |
| The Geology & Natural History of Door County & the Niagara Escarpment |
| Roger Kuhns |
July 1-7 |
| The Watercolor Journal Goes a Travelin' |
| Marilynn Brandenburger |
| Landscape Design: Through the Eyes of Jens Jensen |
| Bob Grese |
| Design & Construct a Stained Glass Panel |
| Gary Chaudoir |
| Writing Creative Non-Fiction |
| Beatriz Badikian-Gartler |
July 8-14 |
| Chamber Music for Strings |
| Klara Fenyo Bahcall |
| Off-Loom Weaving #2 |
| Wendy Carpenter |
| Woodworking 101 |
| Herb Haessler |
July 15-21 |
| Creative Multimedia Collage |
| Jan Forkert |
| The Electrified Joy of Poetry |
| Ellen Kort |
| Building a Shaker Side Table |
| Rob Comstock |
| Drawing Nature |
| Kimberly Mullarkey |
July 22-28 |
| Watercolor Pathways |
| Judy Barnewolt-Jones |
| Food, Families, Forgiving: Reading Anne Tyler's Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant |
| Kris Garrigan |
| The Door County Experience: A Kingdom So Delicious |
| Paul Regnier |
July 29-August 4 |
| Recorder at The Clearing |
| Pat Badger & Adrianne Paffrath |
| A Wood Craft Sampler: Wood Turning, Fine Woodworking & Wood Carving |
| Rich Stultz, Rob Comstock & Erik Rinkleff |
| Hike, Bike & Paddle Door County |
| Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman |
August 5-11 |
| Writing From Your Life |
| Jerry Apps |
| Patchwork Quilt Making 101 |
| Carol Hay |
| Furniture Making: Build a Small Bedroom Rocking Chair |
| Herb Haessler & Eric Haessler |
| Colorworks: Natural Plant Dyeing |
| Karen Rognsvoog |
August 12-18 |
| Awakening the Art Quilter Within |
| Wendy Butler Berns |
| Science, Ethics & Social Justice: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
| Jeff Doane |
| Paper Arts: Marbling, Boxes & Books |
| Nancy Akerly |
| Writing Sampler: Poetry & Short Prose |
| Chris Swanberg |
August 19-25 |
| Paint Door County's Gardens and Flowers in Oil! |
| Bonnie Paruch |
| Spaces & Places: Photographing the Architecture of Northern Door County |
| Suzanne Rose |
| Baskets and Gourds Galore |
| Denise Arzberger & Annelies Gebert |
| Pencil Drawing |
| Jim Miller |
August 26- September 1 |
| Rock With Bach! |
| Bill Urbrock |
| Art Appreciation |
| Ram Rojas |
| Extreme Spindle Turning |
| Rob Nelson |
| Adventures in Polymer Clay |
| Judith Yamamoto |
September 8 |
| Friends of The Clearing Annual Gathering |
September 9-15 |
| Monotype Printmaking with Natural Materials |
| Barbara Manger |
| Womens' Writing Retreat |
| Judy Bridges |
| A Clearing Glass Sampler: Stained Glass, Fused Glass & Glass Bead Making |
| Gary Chaudoir |
| Beginning Weaving |
| Geke de Vries |
September 16-22 |
| Quilting: Retreat to the Cabin |
| Judy Hasheider |
| Wood Carver's Workshop |
| Ann Fawver |
September 23-29 |
| Open Studio for Artists |
| Frankie Johnson |
| Knitting Lace & Shaped Shawls |
| Arnhild Hillesland |
| Hike & Bike Door County |
| Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman |
| Primitive Rug Hooking |
| Patsy Weich |
September 30 - October 6 |
| Yoga Boom: An Explosion of Health & Soul |
| Don Wenig |
| Oil Pastel Workshop |
| Tom Maakestad |
| Glass Fusing |
| Nance Tucker |
| Flash Fiction |
| Sara Rath |
October 7-13 |
| Watercolor Studio |
| Bridget Austin |
| The Art of Nature & Outdoor Photography |
| Hank Erdmann |
| Fine Woodworking: Build a Small Hall Table or Bedside Table |
| Curt Wessel |
October 14-20 |
| Writing Rural, Door County & Beyond: Writing Workshop with Norbert Blei |
| Norb Blei |
| Door County in Words |
| Charlie Calkins |
| Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Door County's Natural Treasures |
| Terrie Cooper & Mike Schneider |
October 21-27 |
| Watercolor Techniques with Barb & Betty |
| Betty Delinck & Barbara Farrell |
| Wendell Berry: Living with Integrity |
| Jim Severance |
| Wood Turning 201 |
| Carole Floate |