5:00 - 6:30 pm, Tuesdays (all sessions occur online, Central Daylight Time)
2020: August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1 (5 sessions), $300
Sponsored by Clay Houston
Mud is inherently messy, caught between dirt and water, between solid form and complete dissolution. In this workshop, we look at how artists and craftspeople have used mud to make functional objects, sculpture, installation, video, and performance. We draw thematic connections between ceramics traditions and conceptual art and performance, and we chart the history of 20th and 21st century artists’ interventions in the material. Readings will include poetry, art history, and artists’ writings, in which we consider mud as material and as metaphor, and in which we think carefully about points of intersection between mud work and ceramic history. This workshop is specifically designed for artists and makers with an interest in clay, but is open for any participant interested in contemporary art, the environment, functional design, domestic space, messiness, and/or performance.
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