Ceramics Workshops

CERAMIC SCULPTURE STUDIO WORKSHOPS WITH RESIDENT ARTIST BRUCE BARRY

SUMMER 2013 - FOR TEENS

Teen Ceramic Summer Intensive with Resident Artist Bruce Barry

Ages 15–18. No previous ceramics experience necessary.

Tuesdays–Thursdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm
July 16, 17, 18 & July 23, 24, 25

$270 Not-yet-members / $225 Members; plus $45 lab fee that covers all clay, glazes, and firing costs.

This intensive and inventive course for teen artists will include multiple building, glazing, and firing techniques to develop skills in both ceramics and sculpture making. Over the course of two weeks, students will develop their personal artistic ideas from conception to completion using the inspiration of deCordova’s vast resources of art and artists in the Sculpture Park and Museum and the guidance of accomplished ceramic sculptor Bruce Barry. In addition to advanced demonstrations and opportunities with throwing and building and painting and glazing, discussions will include the siting of sculpture and the special considerations of displaying ceramic works in various settings.

Structured over two weeks to allow time for bisque firing and experimentation, the six sessions offer opportunities for experiences with the following, as they relate to students’ particular interests:

finding a personal style
developing complex ceramics projects
using the electric wheel
building with slabs and coils
glazing and painting on clay
working with color
combining clay with other media
introduction to how ceramics gets fired in kilns
creating a work for a portfolio and home or other site

SPRING 2013 - FOR ADULTS

Ceramic Sculpture: Vessel Forms and Designing Environment

All levels welcome. No previous ceramics experience necessary.

Spring Session A: 6 Spring workshops, Wednesdays, May 1–June 5
Spring Session B: 6 Spring Workshops, Thursdays, May 2–June 6

Instruction/ Demonstration 10 am–1 pm
Open studio hours 1 pm–5 pm (to be used as you wish)

$390 Not-yet-members / $335 Members; plus firing/materials fee based on usage

Explore the possibilities of ceramic sculpture inspired by the landscape and ecology. A ceramic sculpture course for the unrealized or developing artist, homeowner or design aficionado looking to enhance an indoor or outdoor setting with personal ceramic art, or striving for the ideal in sculptural expression in one-of-a-kind vessels and sculpture. Lectures and demonstrations will continue an ongoing quest for bold color concepts and painterly approaches to sculpture and ceramic surface, as well as introduce new concepts in alternative, sustainable engagements with the landscape inspired by the current summer exhibition in the Sculpture Park. New possibilities for ceramic art in environment and space will abound!

Workshop includes:

Three weekly hours of demonstration and instruction in developing ceramic sculpture techniques and meeting technical challenges
Individual guidance with personally-designed projects
Introduction to working artists and new spring and summer art installations in deCordova’s 30-acre Sculpture Park and indoor galleries for inspiration
Discussion of relevant art and ceramics history and concepts
Related presentations on ceramic art and spatial design, color and painterly techniques in ceramics, and alternative approaches and concepts to ceramics and ceramic “art” in the environment
Discussion of the siting and context for outdoor ceramic work
Four weekly optional open studio time for participants to focus on building their projects and receiving additional support from the instructor

Workshops are offered consecutively during the year and summer for those engaged in longer-term projects. Tools for building your work are provided. Participants are invited to bring their own hand tools as desired. Firing fees and material costs are calculated by volume and will be charged at the end of each session. Open studio time is included in the price of the workshop (no discount for those attending only instructional hours).

Special Spring Presentation: Demonstration with Fine Art Photographer & Gallerist Dana Salvo

Limit: 12 participants (ages 18 & up). Open to the public.

Tuesday, June 4, 5:30 pm–8:30 pm

$60 Not-yet-members /$45 Members

Owner of Clark Gallery in Lincoln and life-long photographer and artist Dana Salvo will offer a hands-on demonstration of the art of photographing three-dimensional ceramic artwork. Each participant will have the opportunity to have one ceramic work to be used as a model during the demonstration as the group learns about positioning, lighting and exposure to create your own captivating images for your portfolio and for submission to galleries and exhibitions, as well as gain some insight into digital requirements and problems with digital color and image presentation.

SUMMER 2013 - FOR ADULTS