Fall Press Release:
BMCA CLAY STUDIO
Discover your connection with clay! We will take you
step-by-step through all aspects of either hand-building/sculptural work or
wheel-throwing. Both avenues will also include the firing & glazing
process. Your clay class registration allows you to come for all Open Studio
sessions to practice or work on your current projects. Class sizes are limited.
Register with Rita in the BMCA office (Main Building).
The 6-week sessions are $135 (for
tuition & Open Studio) + lab fee of $35 (for clay, glazes, firing).
IF you are already an
experienced potter, you may inquire about the application process to be in our Independent Study program, a
non-production option/$100 for six weeks; clay extra.
FALL 2012 CLAY STUDIO SCHEDULE
Classes are scheduled September 8
– October 19, and October 27 -
December 14
Six-Week Classes ( Some
classes have min/max enrollment requirements and registration
deadline )
Monday
- 1 - 4 pm Open Studio - Pat Levi
- 6 - 8 pm Adult Wheel Class - Cathy Babula
Tuesday
10 am -
noon Adult Wheel Class Charles Freeland
12 – 4
pm • Open Studio • Charles Freeland
Wednesday
6 - 9 pm • Open Studio • Charles Freeland
Thursday
1 – 4 pm • Open Studio • Barbara Rogers
4 - 6 pm Ongoing Wheel Class Geoff Bird
(this class begins on rolling basis; check with BMCA office)
6 – 8 pm • Open Studio • Charles Freeland
Friday
2 – 4 pm • Open Studio • Barbara Rogers
Saturday
10 – 12 pm
ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Charles Freeland
12 pm –
TBA • Open Studio • Blair McKee
Sunday
3 –5
pm • Open Studio • Blair McKee
Tuition: $135 + $35 Lab Fee for 25 lbs. clay, glazes
and firing. Special Classes Tuition may
vary.
• BlackMountainArts.org •
828/669-0930 •
225
W. State Street
Black Mountain, NC
28711
8.26.12
BMCA Clay Studio Fall
Classes September - December (2012)
The Black
Mountain Center
for the Arts Clay Studio is offering two fall sessions of six-week classes
beginning Saturday, September 8, and Saturday October 27. The first session will end the week of
October 19, and the second session will end December 14. Classes for Adults are offered on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
For the true clay novice the class offered is Absolute
Beginner Adult clay class. It will meet
for six weeks on Saturday mornings from 10 to noon, September 8 – October
13. Students will be guided through all
the steps of learning about the possibilities of clay, then hand building
lessons and finally approaching the wheel.
At the end of the class, these students will be prepared to join another
Adult Clay class with the basics learned.
Charles Freeland, BMCA Clay Studio Manager, will conduct this class for
a minimum of three students and a maximum of ten.
For those wanting an evening class they can attend after
work but be home before it’s late, local potter Cathy Babula teaches
beginner-to-experienced students on Mondays from 6-8 pm, September 10 – October
15. Other class times are available on
Tuesdays from 10 to noon, September 11 – October 16, with Freeland teaching for
experienced students, and an ongoing class on Thursdays from 4-6 pm with local
potter Geoff Bird of Morning Sky Pottery teaching beginner to advanced
students. The classes with Babula and
Freeland are date specific; Bird’s class can be joined at any time for six
sessions. As in all Adult Clay classes, the tuition is $170 that includes 12
hours of lessons, lab fee for clay, glazes and firing, and a schedule of Open
Studio practice times each week.
For experienced potters who are not looking for instruction
or a production studio, another option is an Independent Study class. Students are on their own, so must be
approved by the Studio Manager. Their
tuition of $100 covers six weeks of studio time during Open Studio hours, plus
glazing and firing. Clay is an
additional cost.
Freeland and other teachers offer private lessons at $25 per
hour, with no Open Studio time available.
Babula, Bird, and Freeland are all well-trained, experienced
potters whose classes cover all aspects of working with clay, including both
hand-building and wheel-throwing, glazing and firing.
To register or for more information, come by the Center,
located at 225 W. State Street,
or call 828/669-0930. The BMCA Clay
Studio is located adjacent to the Center at the Dougherty St. parking lot.
