Special Programs in Ceramics is perfect for
field trips, daycares, scout troups, home schoolers, etc). Class content and scheduling
are coordinated directly with Tom Oakes, ceramics instructor. Please contact CALC for more
information (717.249.6973).
ONE-DAY PROGRAM in CERAMICS
Studio Tour and Project
Tom Oakes
Ages: 5-10 or 10-18
(Please contact the center to create a program to meet your interests)
Class cost: $10.00 per student
(14 student minimum or the equivalent of $140 for this program)
Cost covers use of CALC, art instruction, studio tools, clay, and one kiln firing
Wheel throwing demonstration and an introduction to a working studio (1.5 hour session).
THE SMALL TWO-DAY PROGRAM:
A Ceramic Introduction
Tom Oakes
Ages: 5-10 or 10-18
Class cost: $15.00 per student
(14 student minimum or the equivalent of $210 for this program)
Cost covers use of CALC, art instruction, studio tools, clay, glaze, and two kiln firings
The first meeting will cover a wheel throwing demonstration
and an introduction to a working studio (1.5 hour session). One project will be made. The
second meeting will review kiln firing. Fired project will be glazed (1 hour session).
Glazed projects are then fired again for the glazed finish (glass finish). You will be
contacted by the instructor to pick up boxed projects - usually within a week from the
second visit.
THE MEDIUM TWO-DAY PROGRAM:
A Ceramic Experience
Tom Oakes
Ages: 7-18
Class cost: $20.00 per student
(12 student minimum or the equivalent of $240 for this program).
Cost covers the use of CALC (a non-profit art center), art instruction, instructional
handouts, studio tools, clay, glaze, and two kiln firings
The first meeting will cover a wheel throwing demonstration
and an introduction to a working studio (2.0 hour session). Two projects will be made that
meet requirements for different processes. The second meeting will review what was
discussed previously: ceramics, processes, kiln firing. Fired projects will be glazed (1.5
hour session). Glazed projects are then fired again for the glazed finish (glass finish).
You will be contacted by the instructor to pick up boxed projects - usually within a week
from the second visit.
ONE DAY PROGRAM in BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY:
Studio Tour and Project
Tom Oakes
Ages: 10-18
Class cost: $20.00 per student
(8 student minimum or equivalent of $160 for this program) NOTE: 12 student maximum
Cost covers the use of CALC, art instruction, studio tools, clay, and one kiln firing
Experience hands-on camera technology from equipment spanning
the past 25, 35, 50, and 80 years. Students learn about the development of photographic
media from days gone by to the modern era of the digital age. Understanding of the basic
principals will tie the evolution of the photographic process together. Students are
introduced to a working black & white photography studio and will develop a Black
& White Photogram using the darkroom under studio red lights. Extra lights are
specially used for comfort in this introductory class. (1.5 hour session)
*This class meets the Girl Scout merit badge in photography.
Contact the instructor for more information.
NOTE: 1-2 non-participant/participant adults are required in
the darkroom
