Ceramics at The ArtsCenter

01/06/2024

Christopher Donald now has a fledgeling YouTube ceramics page up. Videos of his demos and processes. Over the next couple months expect regular new updates. Great resource for students:

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03/16/2021

Teacher spotlight! Meet Angela Eastman, one of our talented, interdisciplinary instructors at the TAC ceramics studio.

Angela Eastman is an artist and designer residing in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She holds an MFA in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art and completed the Core Fellowship program at Penland School of Crafts. Angela teaches workshops to adults and youth in a wide variety of media, including basket weaving, ceramics, textiles, paper crafts, and metalworking. Find more about her art practice at www.angelaeastman.com and flagmountain.studio.

Check out photos of Angela's ceramic jewelry work and other non-clay projects she has been up to, then come take a class with her at TAC! She's teaching specialty clay courses that you won't want to miss out on.

03/16/2021

Don't miss out on the courses we'll be hosting at the ArtsCenter ceramics studio this April! Check out these classes that will be open for enrollment this week:

Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing--April 3-April 24, taught by Nina Otterness (Saturdays, 9 AM-12 PM)

Beginning Wheelthrowing--April 6- April 27, taught by Meredith Emery (Tuesday, 6 PM-9 PM)

Intermediate Wheelthrowing--April 7-April 28, taught by Molly Cronenwett (Wednesday, 6 PM-9 PM)

Ceramic Glazing Workshop--April 15, taught by Meredith Emery (Thursday, 10 AM-12 PM)

Ceramics Open Studio Access on Saturdays (Otterness) & Sundays (Emery)--starting April 3/4-April 25/26 (Saturday 1 PM-4 PM, Sunday 2 PM-5 PM)

Ceramic Jewelry--April 5-April 26 taught by Angela Eastman (Monday 6 PM-9 PM )

Follow this link to sign up, and get more details on how we're building community safely in the studio right now.
Classes are capped at 3 students, plus the instructor. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing guidelines followed.

Please email the Studio Coordinator with all questions and concerns, [email protected]

CERAMICS STUDIO CLAY AND FIRING SERVICE Under normal circumstances, The ArtsCenter offers regular ceramics classes and an open studio program, providing our community access to ceramics instruction, wheels, glazes, and kiln firings. However, the safety measures

02/26/2021

Teacher spotlight! Meet Molly Cronenwett, one of our long-time and highly skilled ceramics instructors at the TAC ceramics studio.

Molly is a teacher, artist, photographer, and mother who lives in Hillsborough. After growing up in Michigan and New Hampshire, she moved to NC in 1997 to earn her MA in Art History from UNC-Chapel Hill and a second BA in Art Education from NCCU. Since moving south, Molly has taught art and art history to all ages--from preschoolers to adults--at local schools, at her own community art school in Hillsborough, and through private lessons and camps at her home. As a studio art teacher, Molly believes a focus on art history offers students a deeper understanding of art, as well as a catalog of successful imagery and ideas. She wants her students to realize that they are part of an enormous global community of artists--past and present--from whom they can gain inspiration. Molly has been teaching wheel throwing at TAC since 2013.

Check out Molly's work in the photo below, and come take a class with her at TAC. She's teaching upper levels wheel courses that you won't want to miss out on!

02/25/2021

Looking to take a break from screen time and engage with a creative community? Check out what classes we're offering in the Ceramics Studio at TAC in March:

Handbuilt Serving Dishes--Mar 6-Mar 27, taught by Nina Otterness

Beginning Wheelthrowing--Mar 2- March 23, taught by Meredith Emery

Intermediate Wheelthrowing--Mar 3-Mar 24, taught by Molly Cronenwett

Ceramic Glazing Workshop--Mar 4, taught by Meredith Emery

Ceramics Open Studio Access on Saturdays (Otterness) & Sundays (Emery)--starting Mar 6/7-Mar 27/28

Follow this link to sign up, and get more details on how we're building community safely in the studio right now.

Classes are capped at 3 students, plus the instructor. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing guidelines followed. Please email the Studio Coordinator with all questions and concerns, [email protected]

02/02/2021

Another teacher spotlight! Come take a class with Meredith Emery this February at the ArtsCenter...

Meredith is an interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, photography, print media, sound and performance. She graduated from UNC-CH in 2019 with a BFA in Studio Art, focusing in ceramic sculpture, with a minor in Geography. She currently lives in Carrboro, serving as the Ceramics Studio Coordinator at the ArtsCenter. Her work is informed by public histories and environmental concerns, engaging artistic practice as a space to redefine collective systems of value, learning, and labor.

Meredith will be teaching beginning wheel-throwing and a glazing workshop this month, check out this link to sign up: https://artscenterlive.org/performances/category/classes/ceramics/

02/01/2021

Teacher spotlight! Meet Nina Otterness, one of our highly skilled ceramics instructors at the TAC ceramics studio.

Nina Otterness graduated in 2012 from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in Studio Art and a concentration in ceramics. After graduation she was a research collaborator with Professor Yun-Dong Nam at UNC Chapel Hill for 2 years. She has been teaching at the Carborro Arts Center since 2014. She currently live in Mebane with her husband and two young boys as well as 6 geese and 6 ducks. She is currently working on expanding her knowledge of surface decoration techniques as well as combining her love of the natural world with her ceramic design.

Check out Nina's work in the photo below, and come take a class with her this February. She's teaching a few hand-building courses that you won't want to miss out on: https://artscenterlive.org/performances/category/classes/ceramics/

02/01/2021

We're excited to announce that The ArtsCenter Ceramics Studio access is once again available! To maintain social distancing and keep the number of people in the studio at once to a minimum, sign up for either Saturday or Sunday time slots. Learn more and register below!

Saturdays: https://artscenterlive.org/performance/ceramics-studio-access-february-saturdays-in-person/
Sundays: https://artscenterlive.org/performance/ceramics-studio-access-february-sundays-in-person/

Emery - Sundays, Feb 7 - Feb 28th, 2pm - 5pm (In Person)   Under normal circumstances, The ArtsCenter is proud to provide the ceramics community with Open Studio access throughout the week. During the pandemic, we are limiting ceramics studio access via enrollment in a weekly "class" format. Each c...

01/25/2021

Hi friends! Looking for a way to be in clay this Spring? Check out what classes we're offering in the Ceramics Studio at TAC in February:

Beginning Handbuilding--Feb 6-Feb 27, taught by Nina Otterness

Beginning Wheelthrowing--Feb 11- March 4, taught by Meredith Emery

Ceramics Open Studio Access on Saturdays (Otterness) & Sundays (Emery)--starting Feb 6/7-Feb 27/28

Follow this link to sign up, and get more details on how we're building community safely in the studio right now.

Classes are capped at 3 students, plus the instructor. Masks must be worn at all times and social distancing guidelines followed. Please email the Studio Coordinator with all questions and concerns, [email protected]

Let's keep each other safe, and keep our creative brains engaged!
https://artscenterlive.org/performances/category/classes/ceramics/

10/26/2020

Emery - Thursday, Nov 5th, 10am-12pm   This 2-hour workshop will allow patrons to access glaze materials in the ceramics studio with the help of an instructor. Patrons may bring bisque ware to the studio to be glazed using studio glaze buckets and tools via the back deck. All glazing must be done w...

10/26/2020

Hey y'all--don't forget to sign up for this fun holiday ornament class taught by Nina Otterness! This course will be one of our first in-person classes back in the studio, and we're excited to build community again.

This class will run through November on Saturdays from 9 AM-12:30 PM (11/7, 11/14, 11/21). Each student will have their own distanced station to create at, with a cap of 4 students to maintain the safety of our patrons and instructors.

We hope you'll join us in making some great holiday gifts for yourself and your loved ones. Please feel free to reach out about the COVID-19 precautions we're taking in the studio to keep each other safe ([email protected]).

Otterness - Saturdays, November 7th, 14th, and 21st, 9am-12:30pm (In Person)   This three-session class will cover handbuilt and wheel-thrown Christmas ornaments. In the first class students will learn how to handbuild and throw several ornaments. The second class will cover trimming and decorating...

10/26/2020

Hi friends--long time no see! Thank you for being patient with the studio as we take small steps toward opening the studio back up safely. In addition to our firing service, we are now offering monthly opportunities to glaze your bisque ware in the studio using our glaze buckets and tools.

We'd love for you to join us during our next glazing day on November 5th from 10 AM-12 PM! This workshop will demo a few different basic glazing techniques, and allow patrons plenty of time for glazing their work.

Follow the enrollment link below to sign up: https://artscenterlive.secure.force.com/ticket/...
Our course fee is inclusive of the firing cost of all the work you glaze--we look forward to seeing you! 😄