Arts/Cultural Heritage Grant
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education
It’s Only Clay targets high school-aged youth and adults 18 years or older of mixed experience in ceramic arts. Ceramic Artist Karin Kraemer will work with participants at a variety of levels and in several venues, including workshops and an exhibit and artist talk, to inspire new thoughts and ideas via exposure to this new ceramic medium, Maiolica. Through hands-on exploration of Maiolica and discussion with an artist skilled in Maiolica ceramic tile, audiences will gain experience, knowledge, and an outlet for creative expressionWorkshop participants will complete a short survey evaluating the content, quality of the presenter, and impact the session had on individual participants. Exhibit audiences have the opportunity to respond to the impact of the experience through guest book entries.
The 2014 It's Only Clay event hosted 40 high school students, 35 university students, and 5 additional participants in three days of workshops hosted at Bemidji State University. Attendees were given a brief history of Maiolica and shown examples of tiles created and collected by guest artist Karin Kraemer. They explored surface design and brushwork with Maiolica ôin-glazeö technique. Additional information and inspiration was presented at the opening reception and six week exhibit hosted at the Watermark Art Center. Survey respondents commented that the workshop was successful, that they liked the instructor Karin Kraemer, and that it was enjoyable to learn something new.
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