Entry No. 42 — the Boulder file — filed under: hands-on

Groundworks Art Lab

A nonprofit multi-craft art lab in Boulder (formerly Studio Arts Boulder) that runs Saturday-night, two-hour Date Night sessions across several disciplines under one roof. Beyond the clay wheel, the Metal night has couples actually forging at the bench to make a heart-shaped trivet or napkin rings, and the Glass night turns out fused suncatchers and hand-melted flameworked pieces. It's one of the few places near Boulder where you can pick your medium and finish in a single evening: metal, glass, and print pieces go home with you that night, while wheel-thrown clay gets glazed, fired, and mailed to you a few weeks later. Offerings rotate by season, so check which studios are running before you book.

The move: Book the Metal Date Night and forge a heart-shaped trivet together at the anvil, or pick the clay night and throw a bowl each on the wheel.

📍 Before you go Date Nights are Saturdays 7-9pm, 18+, roughly $60-70 per person; fired pieces ship to you in about four weeks. Different crafts meet at different campuses, so confirm which location.

• 📍 Boulder (University Hill / multiple campuses)
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Hill campus and Main campus, Boulder, CO (e.g. 3750 Canfield St / 1010 Aurora Ave / 3063 E. Sterling Cir.)

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-23