GildedPlanet Education Exchange
Educator Partnership Overview
Share your knowledge with the next generation of the gilding community
The GildedPlanet Education Exchange is built on a simple belief: the gilding arts can only remain alive and relevant if the knowledge, skills and traditions behind them are shared with a wider community. Education is key to that future.
Our goal is to make gilding education more accessible, connecting people who want to learn with the artists, craftspeople and professionals who carry the knowledge and practical experience of the craft. By expanding access to quality education, we strengthen the gilding community as a whole — and create greater opportunities for talented educators to share their expertise, reach new students, and build recognition for their work.
What You Receive as a Partner
Community Access
Access to the broader GildedPlanet community of artists, gilders, craftspeople, restorers and creative professionals.
Class Promotion & Marketing
Promotion through GildedPlanet email campaigns, our website and social media channels.
Personal Brand Visibility
Your work, experience and teaching programs introduced to new audiences.
Custom-Branded Class Kits
Developed around your curriculum and designed to reinforce your identity as an artist and educator.
Educator Discount Code
A personalized discount code for your students to use on eligible products across GildedPlanet.com.
NYC Training Space
Access to our New York City training space for approved in-person classes and workshops.
GildedPlanet directly invests in marketing campaigns, custom kit development and educational resources to help bring greater visibility to both the educator and the craft — including future opportunities for demonstrations, interviews, masterclasses and other programs.
Current Education Exchange Partners
Charles Douglas Gilding Studio
A founding Education Exchange partner offering dozens of classes, both online and in person, spanning foundational through advanced gilding techniques.
Catherine Lignier – Kintsugi
An Education Exchange partner offering online master classes in Kintsugi — a rare chance to learn from one of the few global experts trained by Urushi masters.
Dao Huy Hoang Workshops
An Education Exchange partner teaching two in-person gilding workshops in New York City, one focused on modern materials and the other on traditional materials.
Why Partner with Us?
You keep your tuition revenue
You retain the revenue from your class tuition, registration fees and independently produced digital instruction. GildedPlanet does not take a percentage of your class income unless we mutually agree to a separate arrangement for a specific program.
We invest in your visibility
GildedPlanet invests in marketing, campaign development, custom kit development, access to our customer community, and approved use of our New York City training space.
You stay independent
Partnerships are non-exclusive — you remain free to teach and work with other organizations, retain ownership of your curriculum and content, and may end the partnership with 30 days' written notice.
What You Bring
Your individual skills, professional experience and approach to the craft. You remain in control of your curriculum, teaching style and class tuition while managing your classes and student instruction.
Your Expenses
Educators remain responsible for their own travel, lodging, meals, teaching assistants, personal equipment and other individual class-related expenses. GildedPlanet does not reimburse these costs unless specifically agreed in writing in advance.
Growing Together
As our relationships with educators develop, we may explore demonstrations, digital programs, masterclasses, interviews and other educational resources that help make gilding knowledge available to a wider audience.
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Contact the Education Exchange
goldsmith@gildedplanet.com
415.407.5097
Redwood City, CA 94061
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