GAC Ceramic Studio


Spring Quarter March 30 - May 24, 2008
Meet the Instructors
	Stephanie Cairl earned a BFA in Ceramics from SUNY New Paltz in 2003, and has worked in various studios since, including Sandy Simon Studio in Berkley, Ca., Greenwich House Pottery in NYC, and the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY. She is currently a studio assistant in the GAC ceramic studio, as well as an instructor.
	Tina Davenport is first and foremost a designer, with a degree in Graphic Art. Her passion for creating, eye for design, and out of the box approach are the trademark qualities she brings to her work as a Mosaicist.
	Lisa Knaus, a wheel potter from the New Paltz area who exhibits nationally. Lisa is known for her exquisite functional pots and particularly for her amazing surface and glazing techniques.
	Virginia Piazza, received a BFA in Ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute in 1990, and has been working as a studio potter as well teaching classes in various venues in NYC, Beacon, and Port Chester since then. She creates intimate thrown and hand built pots which pay tribute to the idea of “handmade”. She has exhibited her work nationally and was included in “500 Teapots” and “Best of Pottery” published by Quarry Books in 1996.
	Beth Bolgla, the newly hired studio manager, received an MFA in Ceramics from Georgia State University in 1978, and continued graduate studies in Art History. Her lively and rich career creating, exhibiting and teaching, evolved from functional wheel thrown pottery, to sculptural hand built narrative vessels, to 2D images of vessels, paintings, to most recently, ceramic tile making and mosaics, which literally fuses her ceramic knowledge with her innate abilities in composition and color combining. In 2000, Beth was invited by the US State Department to participate in the International Women’s Art Exhibition in Aleppo, Syria. She was also hired to conduct workshops with groups of women in Syria and Saudi Arabia, and with senior level art students at the University of Damascus. Beth’s work has been collected nationally and internationally by individuals, corporations, and museums.
View of Garrison's Landing from the Pottery Studio (click for detail view)
General Information for Students
All classes are 8 weeks, beginning the week of March 30 and ending on May 24. In addition to course tuition, there are fees for clay and firing. All classes are open to all levels of proficiency. All class tuition should be paid to Delores, in the GAC office, at the time of registration. Checks should be made out to GAC. All students are encouraged to work in the studio during the open studio times, which will be posted in the studio.
Course Descriptions and Schedule
Pottery on the Wheel with Lisa Knaus Sunday, 10 am - 1 pm, $225 (Mar 30 - May 18)
	Learn skills to create vessels using the potter's wheel, starting with instruction in throwing, and moving on to techniques in surface decoration and glazing. Limited to 8 students. Open to adults and older teens.
Kids' Hand Building with Beth Bolgla Monday, 3:30 - 5:00pm, $175 (Mar 31 - May 19)
	Young students will create works of expressive and personal art while exploring different hand-building techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab construction. We will also be experimenting with surface design. $36 Clay and Firing fee. (additional fees for teen or adult students using more than one bag of clay) Limited to 8 students, age 9 and up.
Pottery on the Wheel with Lisa Knaus Monday, 6:30 - 9:30pm, $225 (Mar 31 - May 19) Learn skills to create vessels using the potter's wheel, starting with instruction in throwing, and moving on to techniques in surface decoration and glazing. Limited to 8 students. Open to adults and older teens.
Mosaics with Tina Davenport Tuesday, 11am - 2pm, $200 plus $25 Materials Fee (April 1 - May 20)
	Both beginners and advanced students benefit from instruction covering various techniques and a wide range of materials, grouts, and adhesives. Choose your own projects to work on, such as mirror frames, table tops, stepping stones, or create an image on a board. Open to adults and older teens. $25 Materials fee
Pottery on the Wheel with Virginia Piazza Tuesday, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, $225 (April 1 - May 20)
	Learn skills to create vessels using the potter's wheel, starting with instruction in throwing, and moving on to techniques in surface decoration and glazing. Limited to 8 students. Open to adults and older teens.
Kids' Hand Building with Beth Bolgla Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:00pm, $175 (April 2 - May 21)
	Young students will create works of expressive and personal art while exploring different hand-building techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab construction. We will also be experimenting with surface design. $36 Clay and Firing fee. (additional fees for teen or adult students using more than one bag of clay) Limited to 8 students, age 7 and 8.
Pottery on the Wheel with Lisa Knaus Wednesday, 6:30 - 9:30pm, $225 (April 2 - May 21)
	Learn skills to create vessels using the potter's wheel, starting with instruction in throwing, and moving on to techniques in surface decoration and glazing. Limited to 8 students. Open to adults and older teens.
Mosaics with Tina Davenport Wednesday, 6:30 - 9:30pm, $200 plus $25 Materials Fee (April 2 - May 21)
Both beginners and advanced students benefit from instruction covering various techniques and a wide range of materials, grouts, and adhesives. Choose your own projects to work on, such as mirror frames, table tops, stepping stones, or create an image on a board. Open to adults and older teens. $25 Materials fee
Mosaics with Tina Davenport Thursday, 11am - 2pm, $200 plus $25 Materials Fee (April 3 - May 22)
	Both beginners and advanced students benefit from instruction covering various techniques and a wide range of materials, grouts, and adhesives. Choose your own projects to work on, such as mirror frames, table tops, stepping stones, or create an image on a board. Open to adults and older teens. $25 Materials fee
Hand Building with Clay with Beth Bolgla Friday, 11 am - 2 pm, $225 (April 4 - May 23)
	Learn basic hand building techniques including pinching, coiling, and slab construction. There will also be an overview of surface treatments and glazing options. This class is a good compliment to students taking wheel classes who want to explore combining techniques. Limited to 8 students. Open to adults and older teens.
Pottery on the Wheel with Stephanie Cairl Saturday, 10 am - 1 pm, $225 (April 5 - May 24)
Learn skills to create vessels using the potter's wheel, starting with instruction in throwing, and moving on to techniques in surface decoration and glazing. Limited to 8 students. Open to adults and older teens.

GAC is a not-for-profit organization with programs and exhibitions made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.GAC is a member of New York Multi-Arts Centers Consortium which receives funds from NYSCA.