WINTER SEMESTER 2024

Adult Ceramics Classes

NOTE: The Art Center is no longer charging a separate materials fee with the registration for a ceramics class. Ceramics tuition fees now include: class instruction, use of equipment, and the firings of works produced in class. The only additional material to purchase is clay, which is available at the Front Desk. Optional pottery tools are also available.

6598 Great Beginnings: The Ultimate Introduction to Clay
Instructor: Peter Syak
Mondays, 9:30 AM–12 PM
Want to get your hands dirty and have a blast in the process? Great Beginnings is the class for you! Let’s make plates and cups with saucers, build vases, perfume bottles, a box or two, and perhaps a bit of sculpture. We will even try our hand at the potter’s wheel! This class will feature a little bit of everything, a bunch of fun, and a supportive environment.
8 sessions: 1/29–3/18
Tuition: member $373, non-member $403

6635 Magic in the Machines: New Projects with Ceramic Equipment
Instructor: Peter Syak
Mondays, 3:30–6 PM
The ceramics studio has all sorts of great equipment including extruders, a slab roller, and wheels. It also contains textures, gadgets, and hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered and become part of your designs! In this class, we will explore ways to utilize the underappreciated studio assets to create both sculptural and functional ceramic items. Along the way, we will seek out ways to develop your personal style and make our machines your friends. This class will give participants the opportunity to push clay and imagination to the limit as we create everything from perfume bottles and vases to chalices and architectural features.
8 sessions: 1/29–3/18
Tuition: member $373, non-member $403

6564 It’s Personal: Special Projects in Clay
Instructor: Peter Syak
Thursdays, 9:30 AM–12 PM
Do you have a project inside you that is yearning to get out? Can’t figure out how to get started, or worse, you have hit a snag? Perhaps you saw something cool and want to try to make it yourself. This is the class for you! Instructor Peter Syak will offer specialized instruction and his technical expertise to help you figure out what you want to create and will then help you build it. This will be a unique experience, part workshop, and part learning laboratory. This class is limited to six students so each will receive ample individual attention.
8 sessions: 2/1–3/21
Tuition: member $373, non-member $403

6573 The Joy of Handbuilding
Instructor: Peter Syak
Thursdays, 12:30–3 PM
Discover the joy and versatility in creating ceramic objects. You will explore various handbuilding techniques such as slab construction, slump molding, coil building, pinch forming, and tile making.
8 sessions: 2/1–3/21
Tuition: member $373, non-member $403