:: EDUCATION INITIATIVE ::
Education, both youth and adult, is key to the future of pottery. Stories abound of a little continuing education class taken for fun and inspiring a lifetime of creativity. It is vital that those opportunities remain open and available for everyone. Clay Arts, Utah is dedicated to education and advancement of the clay arts. Get involved!
Many members already teach classes or workshops, but sometimes the costs involved become too great a strain. Wendy Wood is an excellent example. She volunteers to teach pottery at her hometown school every other month. But when the price of gas increased, the travel costs almost ended her class. A small stipend allowed her to continue to teach clay to kids. Clay Arts Utah was happy to help make that possible.
CAU Members who are teaching (at any age or experience level) and need some assistance with supplies, wages or mileage to keep a pottery class going are encouraged to apply for a Teaching Stipend. We know sometimes just a little money can make a big difference, so let us know how we can help. Click to download an application form in .PDF format or in .doc format.
Saggar fired pottery allows for a broad range of expression, requires only inexpensive, easily made materials, and takes only three hours to fire. It is a perfect pottery option for a class on a tight budget, but it is not well understood. Now that we have almost completed a year of study, the results are being compiled into a manual for Utah schools with project suggestions for various ages. In addition, an advanced saggar article will be submitted to national pottery magazines. But there is no need to wait. All the project results can be found right now in the Resource Library.
Latest post from the Saggar Fire Research Project thread:
The wealth of knowledge held by our members is astounding. The internet allows us to take that knowledge and make it easily accessible to everyone. The new Resource Library, complete with searchable database, is now online.
Please login now. Even the simplest idea could solve a huge problem for a fellow artist. Ask questions, provide answers or just post a quick tip to help us build the library
Utah artists interested in joining Clay Arts, Utah or receiving the CAU Quarterly Newsletter can click here for a
2009 Dues are $45 or $25 for full time art students.
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