University of Arkansas Offers Spring Ceramics Classes

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Registration is now open for two eight-week ceramics sessions offered by the University of Arkansas department of art and administered by the University of Arkansas Global Campus (School of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach).

The two non-credit sessions will provide instruction and critiques on creating ceramic objects through hand-built techniques and/or the use of a potter’s wheel. Classes will be held at the department of art Ceramic Studio at 326 Eastern Ave., Fayetteville.

The first eight-week session is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 19 to March 9. The second eight-week session is scheduled for 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, March 14 to May 4.

The curriculum is tailored to suit the goals of individual students, whether they are novices or advanced students. The intimate class size allows immediate feedback from the instructor. The class may cover the use of a potter’s wheel or hand-building, depending on the interest of individual students. Students will learn how to mix and prepare clay for use, make a structurally sound object, glaze the work and think critically. Participants can register for either session or both.

Classes will be taught by Jinsoo Song, artist in residence and studio technician. Song earned a Master of Fine Arts in ceramics in 2007 from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts in ceramics in 2004 from the University of Minnesota.

The cost is $320 for eight weeks or $620 for 16 weeks, including the lab fee. Artists must provide their own tools, which are not included in the course cost.

Students who sign up for the ceramics class will enjoy the benefits of the university’s state-of-the-art, 8,000-square-foot ceramics studio. The studio is fully equipped with several large gas, electric and atmospheric kilns; potters’ wheels; a slab roller; extruders; clay mixers; ball mill and sandblaster; full glaze supplies; and an area with a walk-in spray booth.

For course information, contact Jinsoo Song at sjinsoo@uark.edu. For information about registration, contact the University of Arkansas Global Campus at 479-575-3605 or 800-952-1165. Participants can register by phone with a credit card or purchase order; online at www.globalcampus.uark.edu with a credit card or purchase order; or by mail with a completed registration form with payment or purchase order information. Send mail registration to the attention of Claudia Cochrane, registrar; University of Arkansas Global Campus; School of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach; 2 East Center Street; Fayetteville, AR 72701.