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Founder of WolfCraft details 15‑acre craft‑school campus plan for Nevada County
Summary
Leslie Barbazette told the Nevada City Public Arts Commission she has a conditional use permit for a 15‑acre WolfCraft campus on Wolf Road, proposed to host craft workshops, short residencies and lodging. She said the nonprofit school expects 4–10 full‑time staff, 40 students under the use permit and a two‑year build timeline after permits and funding are secured.
Leslie Barbazette, founder of WolfCraft School and Collective, presented plans for a 15‑acre craft‑education campus on Wolf Road to the Nevada City Public Arts Commission on July 2.
Barbazette said the project — roughly three‑quarters of a mile from Highway 49 — combines a nonprofit school (WolfCraft School) and a for‑profit landlord entity (WolfCraft Collective). “WolfCraft is sort of two different entities right now,” she said, describing the nonprofit school as the program operator and the Collective as the owner and landlord of new buildings.
The proposal calls for phased construction. In phase 1, Barbazette said, the site would include three classrooms (one long classroom and a ceramic studio), an office, a barn for…
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