UPCOMING ART CLASSES
watch the magic as it happens
Session Dates 2024:
SUMMER: Jun 10 – Aug 18
FALL: Sept 2 – Nov 10
HOLIDAY: Nov 11 – Jan 19, 2025
Alternative Firings
Instructor: Marsha VanVlack
Summer Session
one day of instruction with firing days at Marsha's house to finish the session
In-Person Class: Wednesday 2-4pm or Wednesday 6-8
(After the first week of class, it is structured similar to an independent study with no classes until the two day firing process at the end. Students are welcomed to become as involved as they would like during the outdoor firing process!)
Students in this class can expect to play with Raku, Sagar and Barrel firings, Alcohol Reduction and Horse Hair. Offered to returning ceramic students of the WCAC.
The first class will be an overview of the different firing techniques, and what clays and glazes work best. Students will then have the full use of the studio to develop a body of work with these atmospheric surfaces in mind. The last week of classes will be a weekend of outdoor alternative firings.
Pottery with Bill Moon - Wheel Thrown, Wood Fired
8 weeks of instruction over 10 weeks
Mondays, 4 - 6 pm
Local potter Bill Moon will cover introductory-level wheel throwing techniques, then all students will have the chance to fire in Bill's wood kiln after the end of the session! Being a collaborative and community based experience, wood firing is special in that it brings everyone closer together through hard work and conversation around one
common goal – to start a fire.
For those who are participating in the wood firing:
Summer Session: Jun 10 – Aug 18
Glaze & Wad Days: September 6 - 8 ( 12-5 p.m. - at the kiln )
Firing Days: September 13-14 (Must do one 6 hour shift on the 14th)
Unload: September 21
Fire a wood kiln with Bill Moon! Open to all ceramic artists, functional and sculptural. The class will make and bisque at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center. Glazing and the final wood firing will be in Bill’s catenary arch wood kiln. How to make work that
is conducive to that wood fired magic will be discussed and demonstrated during class. Learn about slips, wadding, and special wood-firing glazes such as shinos.
To maximize student’s time to create a body of work the class will be conducted the season before the firing i.e. – Winter Class / Spring Firing, Spring Class / Summer Firing, Summer Class / Fall Firing, etc. Students who enroll will need to make the firing dates a priority, as everyone will be assigned a shift to help fire the kiln.
Limited to the first 10 students who enroll
For More information about topic the class will cover, please contact Bill:
[email protected]
Ceramic Wheel Throwing
Instructor: Kimberly Grossman
8 weeks of instruction over 10 weeks
Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00 or 6:00 - 8:00
All skill levels are welcome to join this class! Beginning with functional wares such as cups, bowls, and vases, Kimberly will walk students through the process of throwing on the potter's wheel. Students will gain confidence and hone their skills through each step of the making process as the instructor guides students through both assignments and self-directed projects.
Kimberly has prepared more advanced projects for returning students -- teaching about surface decoration and how repetition can enhance the cohesiveness of different forms.
Studio Session Membership
Session Dates 2024:
SPRING: Apr 1 – June 9
SUMMER: Jun 10 – Aug 18
FALL: Sept 2 – Nov 10
HOLIDAY: Nov 11 – Jan 19, 2025
By permission of the studio manager
For intermediate and advanced ceramicists. This isn't a class and you won't have a teacher. The cost of firings is included in the cost for clay. Each student will have 2 shelves of storage space, equipment access, and studio access whenever the studio is open for you to work at your own pace!
New members must complete member orientation.
Email [email protected] to schedule. We're happy you are joining our community!!