Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy! *Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith

Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

10 Week Course
May 16 – July 25

Nonmember Price: $210 | Member Price: $189

Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy! *Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Norma Nicks

Tuesday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

7 Weeks
Session 1: August 8 – September 19
Session 2: October 10 – December 5

Nonmember Price: $150 | Member Price: $135

It is recommended that a student complete Intermediate Drawing before taking this course. This course will cover practical concepts such as anatomy, measuring, and texture in three dimensions, building armatures, and preparing water based clay sculptures for firing. This course will begin with sculpting a copy of a plaster cast of the nose of David, and will end with sculpting a portrait of a live model. The practice of this course will lead the student through sculptures of components of the head, and then the entire head.

*Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Ian Snyder

Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

10 Week Course
May 17 – July 19

Nonmember Price: $450 | Member Price: $405

This course will cover practical concepts such as anatomy, measuring, and texture in three dimensions, building armatures, and preparing water-based clay sculptures for firing. Students will complete a series of exercises, learning to sculpt the nose, eyes, mouth, and ear, preparing them to sculpt the entire head the following class session.
*Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Ian Snyder

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

7 Week Course
Session 1: January 4 – February 15
Session 2: March 8 – April 19

Nonmember Price: $210 | Member Price: $189

Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy.
*Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor:

Thursday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

7 Weeks
Session 1: August 10 – September 21
Session 2: October 12 – December 7

Nonmember Price: $90 | Member Price: $81

Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy. *Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith

Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

16-Weeks: August 12 – December 9

Location: Sculpture Studio

Nonmember Price: $336 | Member Price: $302

Sculpture classes are for both beginners and experienced artists. The focus is creating figurative, representational, and non-representational forms in clay. Areas of emphasis include building techniques, glaze processes, non-fired painting techniques, and finding your own personal style in clay. Time will be spent on exploring the elements and principles of design, contemporary artist influences, and art history. The class will work with water-based clay. Supplies will be discussed on the first day of class. Just bring an apron if you don’t want to get messy.
*Clay available for purchase.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey TZ Smith

Saturdays, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

16-Weeks: August 12 – December 9

Nonmember Price: $336 | Member Price: $302

This class explores alternative firing processes such as Raku and low-fire salt fuming. These styles of firing give unpredictable but exciting results with hands-on experience of the firing process. All skill levels are welcome.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Troy Becker

Thursdays, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Dates: October 22 – December 10

Nonmember Price: $172  | Member Price: $154.80

From masks to molds, students will learn a variety of sculpting techniques in this introductory course. Realistic, stylized and abstract sculpting methods are all demonstrated in this class so that students can explore and develop their artistic voice.

Ages: 14 + | Instructor: Casey Smith 

Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – noon

7 Week Course

Session 1: August 21 – October 9 (no class September 25)
Session 2: October 23 – December 18 (no class November 13)

Nonmember Price $172 | Member Price $154.80