Summer 2021 Registration:
April 19 - Member Registration
May 3 - Registration Open to the Public

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Beginning

Intermediate

Advanced

All Levels

 

 

SUMMER 2021 CLASSES

ONLINE CLASSES

 

TUESDAY

Hand Building At Home - ONLINE

 

Use the oldest tools known to humans - your hands - to create vessels, art objects and sculptures! Get handy with the timeless techniques - pinching, coiling and slab building - and enjoy time creating with clay! The Indianapolis Art Center is excited to fire and glaze your work! Your instructor will work with you to coordinate firing your work, all of which will be done with limited person-to-person contact. You will receive an email prior to the start of your class with Zoom details and a guide to support your virtual learning experience.

 

Tuesday • 7 Weeks • June 8—July 20 • 4:00—6:00 PM • $293 • Online • Deborah Beam

 

IN-STUDIO CLASSES

MONDAY

Plans + Profiles

 

Creating beautiful pots or vases is easy with inspired planning and the use of profiles! By envisioning and designing a silhouette, you’ll be able to craft your own unique vessel with the potential for endlessly stylish duplications and variations.

 

Monday • 4 Weeks • June 7—28 • 4:00—6:00 PM • $293 • All Levels • Brenna Carroll

Clay Garden Sculptures

 

Take your wheel throwing skills to new heights with this garden sculpture class. Create sets of wheel thrown ornaments to be stacked and displayed in gardens year round.

 

Monday • 4 Weeks • June 7—28 • 6:30—8:30 PM • $293 • Intermediate-Advanced • Judy DeGan

Wheel Throwing 2

 

You know what they say, practice makes perfect! By trying new techniques in decorating and glazing while still leaving ample time to improve your cylinders, bowls, and mugs, this class is the perfect place to build upon the basics of wheel throwing.

 

Monday • 7 Weeks • June 7—July 26 • 6:30—8:30 PM • $366 • Intermediate • Sarah Anderson

TUESDAY

Macrame + Clay

 

Handbuild your own planter in just 4 weeks! Working with two skilled artists from the Indianapolis Art Center’s Clay and Fibers departments, students will learn the art of macramé while creating beautiful hanging planters.

 

Tuesday • 4 Weeks • June 8—29 • 9:00—11:00 AM • $293 • All Levels • Sarah Anderson

Screen Printing + Clay

 

You’ve printed on paper, now learn the basics of screen printing on a new medium ? clay! In this 4-week class, students will experiment with alternative glazing and surface design techniques. No previous clay experience required.

 

Tuesday • 4 Weeks • July 20—August 10 • 9:00—11:00 AM • $293 • All Levels • Mariah Niedbalski

Wood Firing in the Great Outdoors

 

The Art Center is home to Indianapolis’ only public wood-fired kiln, and now you can learn how to use it! Students will make work, load, and fire the kiln over a 24-hour period. The class will culminate with a kiln opening and celebration of all the amazing art made in the class!

 

Tuesday • 7 Weeks • June 8—July 20 • 12:30—2:30 PM • $366 • All Levels • Kyle Rees

 

Wheel Throwing 1

 

Learn the basics of wheel throwing in a warm and welcoming classroom environment! From creating bowls and mugs to decorating and glazing, this class offers everything you need to know to get started on your wheel throwing journey. While this class is geared toward those with little or no prior experience, all skill levels are welcome to explore the fundamentals with us!

 

Tuesday • 7 Weeks • June 8—July 20 • 6:30—8:30 PM • $366 • Beginning • Kyle Rees

 

WEDNESDAY

Summer Slabs

 

Slab building in clay is a versatile technique, allowing the potter to build forms relatively quickly. But it does have its challenges. This class will focus on the specifics of slab work ? slab preparation, thickness, joinery and refinement. Specific project ideas will be offered. Roll on in for some summer slab fun!

 

Wednesday • 4 Weeks • June 9—30 • 6:30—8:30 PM • $293 • All Levels • Peggy Breidenbach

THURSDAY

 

Clay for the Kitchen

 

Spice up your kitchen with handmade ceramics thrown on the wheel! In this class, you’ll learn to make pots that you’ll use every day for cooking, serving and drinking.

 

Thursday • 7 Weeks • June 10—July 22 • 9:00—11:00 AM • $366 • Intermediate-Advanced • Mariah Niedbalski

 

Summer Slabs

 

Slab building in clay is a versatile technique, allowing the potter to build forms relatively quickly. But it does have its challenges. This class will focus on the specifics of slab work ? slab preparation, thickness, joinery and refinement. Specific project ideas will be offered. Roll on in for some summer slab fun!

 

Thursday • 4 Weeks • June 10—July 1 • 12:30—2:30 PM • $293 • All Levels • Peggy Breidenbach

The Bases of Building

 

As the foundation for ceramic vessels, this class will show you how to hand build shaped bases. Whether you’re looking to build cups, bowls, vases, or other vessel forms, students will walk away with the know-how necessary to design and construct base molds of all sorts.

 

Thursday • 4 Weeks • June 10—July 1 • 6:30—8:30 PM • $293 • All Levels • Brenna Carroll

 

Wheel Throwing 1

 

Learn the basics of wheel throwing in a warm and welcoming classroom environment! From creating bowls and mugs to decorating and glazing, this class offers everything you need to know to get started on your wheel throwing journey. While this class is geared toward those with little or no prior experience, all skill levels are welcome to explore the fundamentals with us!

 

Thursday • 7 Weeks • June 10—July 22 • 6:30—8:30 PM • $366 • Beginning • Kalie Holdren

 

SUNDAY

 

Intro to Wheel Throwing

 

Get comfortable working on a potter’s wheel and learn all the basics to create bowls, mugs and cylinders. Then, learn how to decorate, glaze and finish your pieces.

 

Sunday • 7 Weeks • June 13—August 1 • 3:00—5:00 PM • $366 • Beginning • Kylee Williams

 

Intro to Wheel Throwing

 

Get comfortable working on a potter’s wheel and learn all the basics to create bowls, mugs and cylinders. Then, learn how to decorate, glaze and finish your pieces.

 

Sunday • 7 Weeks • June 13—August 1 • 12:00—2:00 PM • $366 • Beginning • Kylee Williams

 

ART RETREAT

MONDAY-FRIDAY

Art Retreat: Big Pots!

 

In this art retreat you will learn how to create “Big Pots” with traditional handbuilding techniques. All materials are included in the class fee.

 

Monday-Friday • 5 Days • July 12—16 • 4:00—6:00 PM • $345 • All Levels • Sarah Anderson

 

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