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For Harvard College Undergrads

Harvard College Undergrads: take a break and explore your creative side in these non-credit Ceramics Program classes and workshops created just for you! Find more Ceramics Program workshops and courses (open to Harvard students, staff, faculty, and the greater community) on our courses page.

  • 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

  • Plant Parenthood – How to Make the Perfect Planter for Harvard College Undergraduates

    Semester: 

    Spring

    Offered: 

    2024

    two ceramic planters with beady-white glaze. One planter has a leafy plantFridays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm WAITLISTED

    Meets four times: March 1, 8, 22, & 29, 2024

    Instructor: Adriana Sousa

    Brighten up your world by making a ceramic planter at the Ceramics Program! During this four-week workshop for Harvard College Undergraduates, learn to use the potter’s wheel and/or hand-building techniques to make a planter. Learn surface decoration techniques including slip application, inlay, and carving into the clay. The workshop will finish with an introduction to glaze and glazing techniques to prepare for the final kiln firing! This workshop comes with daily access to the Ceramics Program for the duration of the workshop to practice what you have learned!

    This is part of a series of free ceramics workshops for Harvard College Undergraduates made possible by the Office for the Arts at Harvard. 

    These workshops are intended for Harvard College Undergraduate students who are not currently enrolled in a Ceramics Program 12-week course. Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates.

    Registration will open on Tuesday, February 6 at 2:00pm. Login to create your account and register. 

     

  • Fill Your Cup – Making Mugs and Cups

    Semester: 

    Spring

    Offered: 

    2024

    a grouping of mugsWAITLISTED

    Meets Fridays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm

    February 2 - 23, 2024

    Instructor: Adriana Sousa

    During this four-week workshop for Harvard College Undergraduates, learn to use the potter’s wheel and hand-building techniques to create mug and cup forms followed by a variety of different handle-making techniques. The workshop will finish with an introduction to glaze and glazing techniques to prepare for the final kiln firing!

    This workshop comes with daily access to the Ceramics Program for the duration of the workshop to practice what you have learned! 

    Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates. ... Read more about Fill Your Cup – Making Mugs and Cups

  • 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

  • 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.    ... Read more about Clay 3d Printing 101 For Harvard College Undergraduates