Ceramics

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Kathy King

Director, Ceramics Program and Visual Arts Initiatives

Kathy King is an active studio artist in the Boston area, an instructor, and the Director of the Ceramics Program and Visual Arts Initiatives at Harvard's Office for the Arts. ... Read more about Kathy King

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Sustainable Innovation: Embracing Tradition and Progress at The Pottery Workshop

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

People standing around an artist demonstrating use of a paintbrushFriday, March 29, 2024
2:00pm
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave, Allston 

Register to attend this free presentation about The Pottery Workshop and their sister company, Yi-Design in Jingdezhen, China, delivered by Adriel Tong and colleagues who are visiting the US for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Richmond, VA. This in-person lecture is free, but space is limited - RSVP to reserve your spot.... Read more about Sustainable Innovation: Embracing Tradition and Progress at The Pottery Workshop

Advanced Wheel Workshop for Harvard College Undergraduates

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

wheel-thrown pottery in various colors and forms on a white backgroundMeets four Fridays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Dates: April 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2024
Instructor: Adriana Sousa
Level: Intermediate-Advanced (please review our definition of experience levels before registering for this workshop)
Registration will open on Tuesday, March 5 at 2:00pm. Login to create your account and register. 

In this workshop, undergraduates will refine their skills and receive individuated guidance oriented around personal goals.

This workshop is for students who are comfortable working on their own. Sign up if you have taken a beginner course in wheel throwing at a Harvard House, the Ceramics Program or another studio.

Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates.... Read more about Advanced Wheel Workshop for Harvard College Undergraduates

Clay 3d Printing 101 For Harvard College Undergraduates

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

nozzle of clay 3D printer producing a vesselWAITLISTED
Instructor: Nicholas Putnam
Meets two Saturdays:
March 30, 2024 10am – 1pm
April 6, 2024 10am – 5pm (students will need not be present outside of printing their work)

This workshop is limited to Harvard College Undergraduate students.
This workshop is a fun introduction to the Ceramic Program’s new LUTUM® v4.6 3D clay printer. You will learn about basic digital modeling tools and design preparation. You do not need prior 3D modeling software experience to explore this new tool. You will start with a simple, hand-drawn sketch and transform it, with the help of the instructor, into a file that the printer will use to create the object.
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Beyond the Bouquet: a Floral Container Workshop

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

flower arrangement with pink blooms and branches in custom ceramic vessel by Adriana SousaWAITLISTED
Meets two Sundays, February 11th and 25th, 2024
2:00 - 4:00pm each day

Instructor: Adriana Sousa
In this two-part workshop for Harvard College Undergraduates, attendees will first use hand building techniques, like pinching coils and draping slabs over molds, to construct a flower frog, a classic tool that aids in arranging flowers. Choose a glaze before you go, and return to the studio on day two to use your piece in an ikebana-inspired floral arranging class.

Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates. ... Read more about Beyond the Bouquet: a Floral Container Workshop

Yeonsoo Kim Visiting Artist Workshop

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

an illustrated ceramic pot by Yeonsoo Kim

WAITLISTED
Saturday, February 3, 2024

10am-5pm with 1 hour lunch break

Join us for a day with Yeonsoo Kim as he demonstrates his use of traditional methods of making with contemporary surface. Kim utilizes the Onggi technique, a method unique in the world for slab, coil building large pots and forms. Traditionally born out of necessity in Korea, Onggi pots were and still are used today for food fermentation and storage. What makes Kim’s work so unique is his approach to surface. Using slip and sgraffito techniques on clay, he invites us to a world that combines humans, nature, and space. These works, when amassed, act as a type of diary or a visual record of listening to his inner voice. His works explore identity and psychological conditions through the processes of making and daily life.... Read more about Yeonsoo Kim Visiting Artist Workshop

Coiled, Pinched and Paddled

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

Dates: February 2 - April 19 (12 classes | 14 weeks)Coiled pot by Jennifer Peace
Day/Time: Fridays, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Level:
Beginner - Advanced
Instructor: Jennifer Peace

Course Description: From tiny pinch pots to larger sculptural vessels, this class will focus on developing hand building skills. We will consider both practical and expressive intentions behind the work people do. Participants will be encouraged to notice the ways they handle and respond to clay and how this awareness can lead to creating work that is uniquely their own.

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Time Travel with the Figure

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2024

Dates: February 1 – April 18 (12 classes | 14 weeks)Bernini Sculpture from the Harvard Art Museum
Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Instructor: Claudia Olds Goldie

Course Description: Focusing on the figure, utilize the collections of historical forms at the Harvard Art Museum to draw inspiration and to apply it to contemporary ideas. Through one class study visit to the musuem and visual presentations, students will focus on ceramics sculptures, figurines, masks, and anthropomorphic vessels and discuss how the ancient artist may have approached building the work.  Research into the time periods and cultures in which these works were created will be encouraged. Image courtesy of the Harvard Art Museum, Angel with the Superscription, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Object No. 1937.67.

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Functionality - A Session on Pots and Being a Potter with Ruth Easterbrook

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

ruth easterbrook plate, black with pastel flowers and green leavesWednesday, November 8th
10am - 12:00pm
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

As a functional potter, how does one cultivate an audience that appreciates the hand-made in a world of commercial consumables? Where can we find fellow artists who are interested in conversations around the details of what makes great functional objects – how the lid fits on that jar, how the handle feels in your hand, etc.?

Join 2019-20 Artist in Residence, Ruth Easterbrook, in a special session for artists working with functional pots. Easterbrook will share a short, visual presentation on her work and then share her career path as a working potter, selling work online and in exhibitions.... Read more about Functionality - A Session on Pots and Being a Potter with Ruth Easterbrook

Janice Jakielski Artist Lecture

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

artist Janice Jakielski holding flat cutout wave shapesWednesday, October 11, 2023

1:00-2:00pm In Person

free
 

Register to join in-person

Janice Jakielski is a Massachusetts and Colorado based sculptor. By inventing new ways of casting and manipulating ultra-thin porcelain sheets she is able to create impossible objects of curiosity, objects to provide focus, retreat and pause in an overwhelming world.

She received her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Bachelor in Fine Arts from New York State College of Ceramic Art and Design at Alfred University. Exhibitions include; Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Washington DC, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR and the Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY. ... Read more about Janice Jakielski Artist Lecture

artist Cathy Lu

Cathy C. Lu

2023-24 Artist In Residence, Ceramics Program
Cathy Lu (she/they) is a ceramic artist working in sculpture and installation to explore Asian-American identity, and how issues of immigration, cultural... Read more about Cathy C. Lu

Janina Myronova Artist Lecture

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

Artist Janina Myronova standing next to her figurative sculptures, which are taller than she isWednesday, November 29, 2023
5:30-6:30pm on Zoom

Free

Register to attend via Zoom

Janina Myronova (Wroclaw, Poland) is a ceramic sculptor who creates narrative through figurative forms and composed backdrops. Utilizing a specific and distorted representation of the body, each composition shows a different personality and personal story to collectively reference a graphic novel and arcing story. Imparting her own emotion through linework, Myronova’s works are strategically charged with color to saturate and amplify their individual stories.

Related event: Janina Myronova: WONDER LAND exhibition December 2 - 30, 2023 at Lucy Lacoste Gallery in Concord, Massachusetts. Go meet the artist and experience these works in-person!... Read more about Janina Myronova Artist Lecture

Pencils, Plants or Wooden Spoons: An Introduction to Coil Building with Terra Cotta

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

Coil pots filled with cooking ingredients on a tablecloth-covered surfaceInstructor: Jenny Peace WAITLISTED

Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Meets 2 days: Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22, 10am – 1pm each day

Registration for this workshop is open to anyone 18+

From classic flowerpots to cylindrical utensil holders to fanciful forms you dream up, this two-day weekend workshop will walk you through all you need to know to design and build a custom coil-built vessel out of terra cotta – a rich red, low-fire clay body. On day one you will learn the basics of coil-building and start building your own custom vessel. On day two you will finish your piece and add texture, color, and designs using a range of tools including black, white, and red oxides or slips.

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