In this hands-on workshop, students will explore the fundamentals of working with clay, from hand-building techniques to glazing and finishing. By the end of the session, participants will have completed their own ceramic pieces to take home.
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Classes
Ages 18 – 22 (ideal for folks in transition programs/schools)
Tuesdays (June 10, 17, 25, July 1)
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Ceramics studio)
Ages 14 – 18
Tuesdays (July 8, 15, 22, 29)
4:30 AM – 6:30 PM (Ceramics Studio)
Ages 11 – 14
Saturdays (August 9, 16, 23, 30)
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Ceramics Studio)
Instructor
Jeremy Jones
instructor for Ages 14 – 18
Tuesdays (July 8, 15, 22, 29)
Jeremy Jones (b. 1981, Casper, WY) is a sculptor working in ceramics, casting, woodworking, welding, found objects, and drawing. He earned a BFA in Ceramics and Sculpture from the University of Wyoming (2006), and an MFA in Sculpture with a minor in Printmaking from Wichita State University (2012).
For over a decade, Jones has explored themes of parenthood, creating toy-like sculptures and assemblages that enshrine everyday moments of fatherhood. His work has been reviewed in The Nashville Scene, Nashville Arts Magazine, Peripheral ARTeries Contemporary Art Review, and featured on the Instagram pages of Hyperallergic and The Jealous Curator.
He has exhibited in over 100 group shows across the United States and presented numerous solo exhibitions including: ShiftSpace Gallery (Wichita State University), Space 204 (Vanderbilt University), The Nicolaysen Art Museum (Casper, WY), Gallery 120 (Inver Hills Community College), The Goodstein Gallery (Casper College), The Up Gallery (University of Wyoming), Arts at the Airport (Nashville International Airport), The Coffman Art Gallery (University of Minnesota), and The Hopkins Center for the Arts (Hopkins, MN).
Jones maintains a home studio in New Brighton, MN, and serves as a ceramics instructor at Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in St. Paul Minnesota.
Melissa Nyberg
Instructor for Ages 11 – 14
Saturdays (August 9, 16, 23, 30)
Melissa Nyberg (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist currently working with fiber arts, beading, printmaking, collage and painting. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and has a background in production printing and an upbringing with craft mediums. She often experiments and combines techniques to create works that reflect on personal narratives and memories, Midwesternism, and human interaction with the natural world. She has had work shown in various galleries around the Midwest region and published in zines. She is from West St. Paul, Minnesota where she lives and works as an arts instructor at Interact Center and Textile Center.
instagram @melissajnyberg
https://www.melissanyberg.com/