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Day Clay

$ 190 usd
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Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 2:00 PM MDT – Mon, Jul 8, 2024, 5:00 PM MDT
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, 1400 1st Ave N, Great Falls, MT, USA Map
Dates Breakdown
Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 PM MDT
Mon, Jun 17, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 PM MDT
Mon, Jun 24, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 PM MDT
Mon, Jul 1, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 PM MDT
Mon, Jul 8, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 PM MDT
Day Clay
This 5-week course is designed to introduce students to clay using the potter's wheel and handbuilding techniques. Students will create functional and sculptural works in this class. Demonstrations will include wheel throwing techniques for cylinders, cups, bowls, plates, handles, and trimming. Introductory surface decoration and glazing will be demonstrated to finish works, alongside coil building and pinch techniques. One bag of clay with all glazes and firings are included and additional clay is available for purchase. 
 
Skill Level: No experience necessary! 

When: Mondays, June 10th- July 8th 
Time: 2-5pm 
Cost: $190 
Class size: Minimum 4, Maximum 15 
 
Instructor: Eliza Weber 
Eliza Weber completed her MFA at Arizona State University. Originally from Great Falls, she received her BFA from The University of Montana. She has completed short residencies at Medalta in Alberta, Canada and The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. Eliza was also an Artist in Residence at Pottery Northwest in Seattle, Washington. She served on the boards of NCECA (National Council on Education of Ceramic Arts) as a Student Director at Large and the Ceramics Research Center. Presently, she serves as Secretary for the NCECA Green Task Force and as a board member for the Urban Art Project. Most recently she worked as Director of Education at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art and will be spending the next two years as a Long Term Resident at the Archie Bray Foundation. 


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Instructors

Ellie Weber

Director of Education

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Location

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, 1400 1st Ave N, Great Falls, MT, USA

Classifications

Categories
  • Adult Classes (Multi-Week)
Age Groups
  • Adult
Levels
  • Beginner