by Carole Epp | May 8, 2018 | workshops
Series Summer Arts School 2018 takes place July 9 – August 3! A Taste of Series will be Saturday July 21.
See our 2018 Series Brochure here!
We are now accepting instructor applications for 2019. Click here to fill out an application.
Immerse yourself in your art and meet others that love it as much as you do. Series Summer Arts School will fulfill all of your art needs!
We offer five-day workshops on Monday to Friday for adults of all skill levels, from professional artists to those looking for personal growth. Included in your course fees are instructor presentations by professional artists, open studios in the evenings, open model sessions and a variety of social activities planned to enhance your experience at Series. Get the most out of your experience by staying right on RDC’s beautiful campus.
Scholarships are available. For details, visit Awards and Scholarships.
Here are the clay courses offered but there are many other interesting nonclay courses to take as well.
Find out everything you need to know on the Series Summer School website.
by Carole Epp | May 29, 2017 | workshops
We are very pleased to announce that applications for the first 2 year full time course at Clay College Stoke are now open. The course starts in September. Please go to the website for information and to apply. http://www.claycollegestoke.co.uk/apply-now/
by Carole Epp | May 7, 2017 | residency opportunity
Overview
Studio Practicum programs are opportunities that expand and enhance participants’ technical and conceptual skills, and increase knowledge in the various mediums supported by the Visual + Digital Arts areas. The Ceramics Studio Practicum program offers practical experience in ceramics techniques and building processes, kiln firing (electric, gas, soda, raku, and wood), and ceramics studio operation for the support of artistic practice.
Practicum participants will receive regular mentorship and feedback from Studio Facilitators and staff in support of their professional development. Under the guidance of the Ceramics Facilitator, this practicum program will assist staff in the delivery of Visual + Digital Arts residency programs and events, learn maintenance and safe operation of the Ceramics facilities, and provide assistance to artists-in-residence working in this area.
What does the program offer?
Practicum programs offer a dynamic combination of learning opportunities through workshops, demonstrations, and presentations; contact with professional staff, visiting artists, and faculty; and through collaboration with Visual + Digital Arts and other Banff Centre arts programs. Learning objectives are agreed upon in consultation with mentors at the start the program. Although the primary focus of this Practicum is ceramics, learning opportunities may also be available in other visual arts disciplines.
Learning opportunities are primarily practical, hands-on experiences arising from the participant’s support of the Visual + Digital Arts residency programs. This provides participants the opportunity to improve their technical and artistic knowledge, decision-making and problem-solving skills, communication and critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills. In addition to the everyday responsibilities, participants will have dedicated time to realize their individual learning objectives in consultation with their mentor.
Who should apply?
This program is ideal for recent graduates of a studio-based program with an emphasis on ceramics (undergraduate or graduate), wishing to gain professional experience within an institutional context. Candidates for the Ceramics Studio Practicum program must possess a solid foundation in this area with knowledge of various ceramic techniques, including an intermediate level of experience in at least TWO of the following: kiln operation, fabrication techniques, mold-making, slip-casting, and ceramic materials (clay bodies, glaze chemicals, etc.). As Visual + Digital Arts is a multi-disciplinary facility, it is also an asset if candidates have foundational skills in another studio area, in particular woodworking or metal working.
Artists from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Full details here.
by Carole Epp | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
WINTER 2017 (January – April)
NSCAD Ceramics continues its dynamic role internationally for
progressive approaches to BFA and MFA studies. The Ceramics Department
is respected for its programming in pottery and contemporary sculpture
issues and more recently its architectural and design investigations,
recognizing the complex relationship between the built environment and
contemporary social and ecological issues.
We are inviting new and returning students to come to NSCAD for the
Winter 2017 semester to try out our new courses in our incredibly
equipped studios.
- You are a student from one of our partner schools studying through our Mobility or Exchange program.
- You are a current ceramics student at a non-exchange-partner school transfering our courses back to your program.
- You are a ceramic artist enrolling as a special student for professional development purposes.
We welcome you to apply for this special Winter 2017 semester (January – April) of ceramics study by November 15.
PROGRAM
The newly revised Ceramics Program offers three streams:
throwing/pottery, hand-building/sculpture and design/mold/digital
fabrication, in order to direct your learning to more particular
outcomes. An expanded offering allows interdisciplinary students to
build a portfolio of ideas in the Ceramics studios. Our topic workshops
offer in-depth approaches on graphic, narrative and technical approaches
to the ceramic surface, figuration, installation, architecture and
tableware.
The program emphasizes craft theory, history and discourse. As such,
NSCAD is committed to researching technologies to support new ceramic
practices combining developments in materials and computer interface 3D
fabricating technologies. Ceramics has mold making facilities, a large
RAM press, extruders, clay mixing facilities, spray booth, fully
equipped glaze lab and 15 kilns, including three state-of-the-art Blaauw
computer controlled gas kilns.
NSCAD ceramics graduates have successfully entered MFA programs such
as Alfred University, University of Florida and RISD, and have become
professors in institutions such as Alberta College of Art and Design,
Alfred University, MICA and Sheridan College.
COURSES
For the full list of courses offered during the Winter 2017 semester, search our online registration system, WebAdvisor.
CERM 3512 Architecture + Ceramics – Neil Forrest
This course examines the intersection of architecture and ceramics.
Ceramics has historically been essential to functional and narrative
capacities of architecture. This course will examine new artistic and
technical potentials for ceramics in contemporary architecture, and
provide a conceptual and theoretical framework to articulate new
relationships Students will work with structured and self-directed
projects and be presented with a range of architectural parameters in
which to develop a responsive practice in a truly interdisciplinary
context. In addition to tiles and other envelope/sheathing forms of
ceramic, students will be challenged to find new environmental
applications and artistic narratives. Architects and designers will
present the contemporary issues of architecture in regards to social,
artistic and engineering needs.
CERM 3513 Art of the Table – Joan Bruneau
The table is the context in which ceramics will define social space.
This course will examine historical and contemporary approaches to
function as it relates to food, society and ceramics. What and how we
eat is never static and this course will dissect social interaction
through objects in the environment of the dinner table. The
organization, display and relationships among ceramic objects create and
define social spaces. Historical form will be part of an equation to
find contemporary form, and tableware will be seen as a tool of social
interaction. Examples from contemporary design and craft will inform
processes in moldmaking, handbuilding and throwing as primary
construction techniques.
CERM 3110 Intermediate moldmaking and digital fabrication- RoryMacDonald
This course develops techniques of slip casting and complex
mold-making for students with prior experience in ceramics. Moldmaking
stands alone as a method of fabrication, but is widely used as a
supportive technique within a studio oeuvre. Molds apply equally to the
typologies of pottery, sculpture and architecture within the medium of
casting slip (liquid clay). Conventional and experimental methods will
help students develop a range of indirect fabrication methods to produce
unique vocabularies. This course exploits the process of slip casting
to amplify design and production methods for all ceramic genres.
Students work in small teams to organize and gas reduction and electric
kilns at midrange using semi porcelains and whitewares.
AHIS 2657 Folk Art – Sandra Alfoldy
This course will explore the complicated history of folk art, its
relationship to main street art, and the importance of folk art to Nova
Scotia’s cultural identity. Folk art is generally understood as
utilitarian, decorative art created in cultural isolation by anonymous,
untrained artists. We will question the role of folk art in our
globalized world and how it compares to outsider art while examining the
extraordinary objects created by ordinary people.
AHIS 4513 Senior Seminar: Craft and Food – Sandra Alfoldy
Craft and food have always been intimately connected. From early
artisanal production out of sheer necessity to the extravagances of the
table in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to today’s resurgence
of artisanal foods, this course will explore the morals, manners and
materials of craft and food. The seminar will culminate in a dinner
party.
HOW TO APPLY
MOBILITY / EXCHANGE
If you are a mobility or exchange student at one of our partner
schools, you may apply through your on-campus mobility or exchange
office. We are extending the deadline for application for Ceramics
studies for Winter 2017. Application details are found here. Please contact: [email protected] for more information.
ADVANCED STANDING
If you are currently studying at another art college or university or
you have recently graduated, but wish to enrol for further studies in
our Special Semester of Ceramics, apply as an Advanced Standing student
with your program specialization in Ceramics. Application details are
found here. Please contact: [email protected] for more information.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
If you are a graduate of a ceramics program or a professional ceramic
artist and wish to join our courses to further your professional
development, apply as an Advanced Standing student with your program
specialization in Ceramics. Application details are found here. Please contact: [email protected] for more information.
https://my.nscad.ca/ceramicssemester2017w/info.ezc
by Carole Epp | Aug 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
You
fell in love with ceramics as a hobby, spent years honing you skills
and now you are ready to build your own successful ceramics business.
It’s easy
to build a successful ceramics business in the beginning. There are few
barriers to entry, startup expenses are modest and you can often sell
your work with little initial effort. The problems begin when your
friends and family have exhausted their immediate need for pottery.
Running a
profitable pottery business requires both sound business skills and a
high-quality, desirable product line. You have to understand what makes
your products unique, and create a plan for creating and selling them at
scale. This three-day live online workshop is designed to help you
build a successful business designing, producing and selling ceramics.
We have
brought together three successful ceramic artists to give you an inside
look at how they built their businesses. They will share some of the
insights and strategies that made them successful, and answer any
questions you have about building your own ceramics business. The
program will include one-hour live streamed sessions with Lisa Jones of
Pigeontoe Ceramics, Peter Sheldon + Ellen Woglom of
Sheldon Ceramics and Lorna Meaden of
Lorna Meaden Pottery.
Here are some of the topics we will explore:
– Honing your style and designing products that sell
– Developing a retail business & selling wholesale
– Building a brand & getting press for your work
– Building an audience & selling ceramics online
– Social media for ceramic artists
– Selling in galleries
