Umpqua Valley Arts Association
The Clay Place
Located behind Umpqua Valley Arts Center on Harvard Avenue, the Clay Place offers clay classes for all ages and abilities in a fun and creative environment. Our emphasis is on kids and serving the community with a place to work. We offer scheduled classes, workshops or specialized classes in clay and other media. We have large clean room available for painting and drawing classes.
The Clay Place provides:
- After-school and Summer Arts programs in the 3-dimensional arts for kids and young adults.
- Evening adult classes in ceramics for beginners and continuing students.
- Studio space and facilities for ceramic artist needing a place to work and share ideas.
- Support for the Arts in Education programs with materials, education and our facility.
Students and artists using the facility make pots, sculpture and tiles. The studio has kick and electric wheels, a slab roller, a pugmill, three electric kilns and lots more. We offer Georgies, Laguna and recycled Cone 6 clays for sale at competitive prices and provide contract firing and kiln repair.
Other Services from The Clay Place
For Art Instructors and others interested in working with clay; we buy clay and glaze materials by the ton and can offer discounted prices to schools or individuals. If you are tired of clays that are too dry to work, need information, classes, or a way to recycle your clay scrap please talk to us.
In addition to classes at the Clay Place we currently offer:
- CONE 6 CLAYS: Fresh Laguna clays for sale Also recycled clay for sale at half price.
- ELECTRIC KILNS: See us for contract firing of your work
- A PUGMILL: To recycle your clay scraps. Bring in dry or wet scrap clay and get half back.
- KILN AND WHEEL REPAIR: Your location or here
- WORKSHOPS AND CUSTOMIZED CLASSES
- SCHOLARSHIPS: On a limited basis to assist new students with ability and need
For information call Ted Isto at The Clay Place Monday, Wednesday or Friday from noon till 8:00pm at 229-2534 or call Umpqua Valley Arts Association at 672-2532 to leave a message.
Classes
Ted demonstrates slab rolling to a one-time class for Home-schoolers
on a cultural field -trip to the Arts Center.
Hank Murrow- Ceramics Workshop
Saturday, November 15, 2008 in UVAA’s Clay Place
Time: 9am to 4pm
Cost: UVAA member $94 Non member $98
Deadline to register: Monday, November 10
Hank Murrow, an internationally known ceramist, known for his functional and inspired pots, tools and techniques will spend a day in the UVAA clay studio demonstrating techniques on throwing, trimming and hand building with clay extruded forms, talk about kilns and other subjects too many to list. Included in this workshop is a Free Friday, November 14th evening gallery talk and slide show by Hank, “50 Years in Clay….So Far Anyway,” from 5pm to 7pm. This is included with the workshop; optional, but considered a must see.
To register call or mail in a registration form: UVAA office at 541-672-2532.
Evening Teen and Adult Clay Classes
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 7 - September 12, 2008
10 Week Teen and Adult Class Sessions to learn about clay, glazes and firing stoneware ceramics. A studio class to learn about making clay pots, tiles, masks, whistles and sculpture. Learn wheel throwing, hand building or just register to use the studio space and equipment for the things you want to make from clay. Your registration gets you a free bag of clay, glazes and firing.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost: Adults: $100 UVAA members / $110 non-members
Teens (age 12-17): $40 UVAA members / $44 non-members
Instructor: Ted Isto
Location: Clay Studio
Evening Kids Classes in Clay
Thursdays, July 10 - September 11, 2008
Jill Stahler comes to us with experience working with both kids and clay in a studio pottery setting. We will create imaginative 3-D items and have fun putting ideas into art and bringing kids together for the great possibilities and projects which can develop. Please join us in welcoming Jill!
Thursdays, 6:00pm to 7:30 pm
Cost: $30 UVAA members / $33 non-members
Instructor: Jill Stahler
Location: Clay Studio
Come to class or call UVAA at 672-2532 to register.
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