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Visual Arts
Programs
Pottery
If
you want to become a potter, we will show you how. If you want to
shower your friends and family with gifts that you made yourself, then
you are more than welcome. If you have been away from clay for a long
time and just want to get back into it, now is the perfect time. 
Pottery
is an ancient craft that evokes a modern elegance. It is both antique
and contemporary in appearance. Participants will be exposed to the
history of ceramics while learning how to make their own original
creations.
Clay
is a great way to find the artist in you. It is very forgiving and also
very relaxing. No skill or prior experience is necessary to take a
class.
Programs
and Classes
The Champaign Park District offers a full range of pottery and ceramics
classes for anyone age 6 and up. Classes are taught by Geoff Bant and
Elli Papatheodorou.
Classes
will instruct participants in the basics of clay, including forming by
hand, wheel throwing, glazing, and firing. Suggested projects will
expose participants to a full range of forming and decorating
techniques, but the class will focus on individual interests, skills,
and goals of the participants.
Pottery for Kids
These
classes are for kids ages 6-9 and 9-12. Learn coil and handbuilding
techniques and basic wheel throwing as you create bowl, boxes, plaques,
and imaginative sculptures in clay. These classes may be repeated.
Teen
Pottery
Learn
advanced coil,
slab, decorating techniques, and basic wheel throwing while enjoying a
new project every class.
Parent & Child Pottery
You and your child can learn together to create beautiful, functi onal or sculptural clay
pottery. Basic
techniques of handbuilding, wheel throwing, and glazing will be
covered.
Pottery for All Skill Levels
Beginners will work with clay and create beautiful functional or
sculptural pottery under the guidance of a professional instructor. The
basic techniques of hand building, wheel throwing and glazing are
covered. Bring a towel to the first class and dress for mess.
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