Scholarship Presentations | Farewell Potluck (May 09, 2026)

Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Scholarship Presentations & Farewell Potluck

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Social Hour

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Guild General Meeting

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Scholarship Presentations

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Potluck

We hope you'll join us in one last blast of sharing and socializing before we say goodbye to Guild meetings until September. Please bring a dish and your own place setting, and we'll gather after the scholarship presentations.

PRESENTATION: Folk Schools: The Power of Community & Collaboration Over Competition - Hannah Hostak (October 10, 2026)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Folk Schools: The Power of Community & Collaboration Over Competition - Hannah Hostak

October 10, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

First Baptist Church - 1003 W. Sixth St., Loveland CO

In 2022, I spent my summer at the John C Campbell Folk School as a workstudy. The vision and values of the Folk School have resonated with me to this day, especially their values of non-competitive education, joy aka “singing behind the plow”, as well as the overarching vision of building a community “that awakens, enlivens, and enlightens the world.”

In this presentation I’ll talk about folk schools in general, some history of folk schools in the US, my own time at the John C Campbell Folk School, my key takeaways three years later, and how we all might incorporate some folk school values into our own craft practices.

Presenter Bio:

Hannah Hostak, owner of Hanny Handcrafted, is a wool and fiber nerd who enjoys exploring the endless possibilities that fiber has to offer. Hannah is a gardener who grows and preserves plants for natural dyeing. In addition to being a member of the Northern Colorado Weavers Guild, she has studied fiber arts at the John C Campbell Folk School, is a student of grandmother youtube, and attends classes from fiber artists she admires to continue improving her skills. Hannah has received awards for her yarns and fiber arts from the Estes Park Wool Market and the Larimer County Fair.

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Scholarship Presentations | Farewell Potluck (May 09, 2026)

PRESENTATION: Folk Schools: The Power of Community & Collaboration Over Competition - Hannah Hostak (October 10, 2026)