Dates & times
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- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
AMFA’s Woodturned Bottle Stopper Workshop: A beginner’s lathe class
Lathe safety is one of the skills at the center of this beginner class, alongside tool handling and shaping wood. The planned sequence moves from a brief demonstration into guided practice before participants apply those techniques to a finished project.
Demonstrate, practice, then make
The three-hour session was designed as an introduction to woodturning, not a class requiring previous lathe experience. An expert woodturner was to provide step-by-step guidance as participants learned how to handle tools, shape wood and work with lathe safety in mind.
All materials were to be provided. That makes the class a contained first look at the process: students could focus on the techniques rather than sourcing supplies beforehand.
Further reading: Woodturned Bottle Stopper Workshop (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
The examples and the instructor are different credits
AMFA credits the bottle-stopper examples to Kim Fifer. The listing does not identify Fifer as the teacher; it describes instruction from an expert woodturner without naming that person.
Further reading: Woodturned Bottle Stopper Workshop (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
A woodworking class within a broad studio program
Woodworking is one of the Windgate Art School’s studio areas, alongside drawing, painting, ceramics, glass and metals. The school offers classes and shorter specialty workshops for a range of ages and skill levels. This particular session was listed in the Adults and Art School categories, so the school’s broader age range should not be read as an age rule for this class.
Further reading: Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Woodturned Bottle Stopper Workshop (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
The practical details
The listing says sold out
AMFA marked the workshop sold out when its listing was checked on Nov. 1, 2026. The published price is useful for reference, but the event is not presented as currently available to book.
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One Friday evening session
Friday, Dec. 4, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Windgate Art School, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
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Published class rates
The event listing gives the price as $100, or $83 for members, and says all materials are provided. AMFA also says its Reduced Tuition Program is automatically applied to all classes through 2026; the listing does not explain how that program relates to the stated workshop prices.
Museum admission is free, but this workshop has its own fee.
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Listed for adults; no experience required
The event is categorized for adults and says no prior experience is necessary. It does not state a specific minimum age.
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Windgate’s general studio guidance
The school’s general safety guidance calls for closed-toe shoes (not sandals or Crocs), tied-back long hair around powered equipment, comfortable clothing that can get a little dirty but is not too loose, and no loose jewelry. These are school-wide instructions, not a separate equipment list for this workshop.
Getting to Windgate Art School
Use the Art School entrance
The class is at Windgate Art School, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202. Follow the covered walkway to the double doors on the left and press the call-box button; Security will ask which class you are attending and let you in. The entrance is open for entry from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Students may leave after 8 p.m., but cannot enter then, so arrive before the entry window closes.
For the classroom location inside Windgate, AMFA directs students to its Mobile Guide map and the Art School section.
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Parking
Windgate students may park in guest spaces in the AMFA lot. If it is full, the school lists the Firehouse Museum & Hostel lot at 1201 Commerce Street or street parking along Commerce, Rock or 11th Streets. AMFA lists free on-site museum parking; the school does not state rates for the listed alternatives.
Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Hours & Information – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Public transit
AMFA lists Little Rock METRO Route 6 at Commerce Street as transit service for the museum.
Before you make a plan
Is the workshop still available to book?
AMFA marks the Dec. 4, 2026, workshop sold out; the listing was checked on Nov. 1, 2026.
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Is this suitable for someone new to woodturning?
Yes. AMFA says no prior experience is necessary and describes the session as an introduction to woodturning.
Woodturned Bottle Stopper Workshop (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Do participants need to bring materials?
No. The event listing says all materials are provided. It lists a $100 fee or $83 for members.
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Can students enter after 8 p.m.?
No. The Windgate Art School entrance closes for entry at 8 p.m., although students may leave after that time. The workshop was scheduled to end at 9 p.m.
Windgate Art School – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗ · Woodturned Bottle Stopper Workshop (SOLD OUT) – Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Location & Google Maps
Windgate Art School, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
501 East Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR 72202
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