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history of ceramics weekend - very affordable!

updated tue 5 apr 05

 

Annie Chrietzberg on mon 4 apr 05


There is a very exciting and rare opportunity this summer at Colorado=20
Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, CO -

World Ceramics: The Evolution of Ceramics and Civilization by Kathy=20=

Holt

dates are
Thursday July 21st, 7:00-8:30
Friday, Saturday Sunday July 22, 23, 24 , 10:00-4:30

Cost is $115.50 =96 can be taken for credit or as a workshop (- if you=20=

take the class for credit, there might be additional fees)

description:
=93Covering over 14,000 years, five continents, and many =
cultures, this=20
course is an overview of the evolution, aesthetics, and processes of=20
pottery and other clay objects. In this new way of looking at ceramics=20=

history, students will explore art, art history, archaeology,=20
anthropology, the sciences, engineering and trade economics. Using=20
slides, video, books, and hands-on experience with ceramic materials,=20
students will learn about more than 20 different groups of work and=20
cultures. Text will be Pottery in the Making: Ceramic Traditions, by=20=

Ian Freestone.=94

Syn# 10860 - ART 901 - Bristol Hall, Room 221

You can get class information ("Classes") and non-credit registration=20
forms
("Admissions"- "Apply") on-line http://www.coloradomtn.edu Or, you can=20=

call the
registration in (with a credit card) 800-621-8559 X4444 or fax=20
registrations
in 970-870-4535. (The registration forms are available on the website!)

Dorm rooms will be available - $30 per person per night for a double =20=

$40 per night for a single - each room has it's own bathroom. Please=20
reply to me off list to arrange for a dorm room.

I am so looking forward to this class - I never had the opportunity to=20=

take ceramic history as either an undergrad or grad student!


Annie Chrietzberg
Ceramic Design Group
Steamboat Springs, CO
970.879.9139=