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Sedona Arts Center update for June 13 — The Ceramics Department at Sedona Arts Center

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The Ceramics Department 
at Sedona Arts Center
The Ceramics Department is headed by Dennis Ott, winner of the 2018 Governor’s Arts Award of Arizona for Arts Education and the City of Sedona Mayor’s Arts Award for Arts Instruction. Dennis teaches workshops and classes for all levels. Suzy Allan teaches Hand Building Ceramics and Neil Kennedy teaches Pottery Wheel for Beginners. Arts Center members receive a 10% discount on ongoing ceramics courses.

The Sedona Arts Center’s ceramic department operates free from the constraints of grades and benefits from the talents of its ceramic faculty and assistants as well as nationally recognized guest instructors. This combination allows our department to offer flexible and diverse programming in both traditional and contemporary techniques.
Classes Starting Next Week 
at Sedona Arts Center
Dennis Ott
Ceramics For All Levels
June 17–22 / June 18–23 / June 19–24
Through demonstration and one-on-one instruction, students will learn to throw a variety of forms on the potter’s wheel or techniques to create hand-built works. Slab roller, extruder and forms are also available to create functional and decorative pieces.

Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.  Additional bags of clay may be purchased during class for $30 per bag which includes glazing & firing fees.  Enrolled students may also participate in one open studio session per week.

*6-Week Classes Starting next week!

June 17–22, 2019 — Advanced
June 18–23, 2019 — All Levels
June 19–24, 2019 — All Levels

*Note that the Monday class is reserved for experienced ceramicists! (Beginners are welcome in Dennis Ott’s Tuesday or Wednesday classes.) – 6-Week Classes also starting July 29, 30, and 31 – click the button below to learn more.
CERAMICS FOR ALL LEVELS WITH DENNIS OTT : LEARN MORE
Suzy Allan
Hand Building Ceramics
June 18–July 23, 2019
Hand Building Ceramics – 6 Class Sessions + 6 Open Studio SessionsCome play in the clay! Tap into your creative self and experience various hand building techniques. Make bowls, boxes, sculptures, tiles, using slabs, molds, and textures. The possibilities are endless. Open to all levels, beginners welcome!

Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.  Additional bags of clay may be purchased during class for $30 per bag which includes glazing & firing fees.  Enrolled students may also participate in one open studio session per week.

This 6-Week Class also runs July 30, 2019 – September 3, 2019
HAND BUILDING CERAMICS WITH SUZY ALLAN : LEARN MORE
Neil Kennedy
Pottery Wheel For Beginners
June 22–July 27, 2019
Pottery Wheel for Beginners – 6 Class Sessions + 6 Open Studio Sessions

This six-week course is designed exclusively for those who are new to wheel work and is open for ages 12 through adult.  Have fun while gaining confidence on the potters wheel.  Small class size ensures that each student receives personalized, one-on-one instruction and encouragement for a fascinating hands-on experience that will bring out the potter in you.

Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.  Additional bags of clay may be purchased during class for $30 per bag which includes glazing & firing fees.  Enrolled students may also participate in one open studio session per week.

This 6-Week Class also runs Aug 3, 2019 – Sep 7, 2019
POTTERY WHEEL FOR BEGINNERS WITH NEIL KENNEDY : SIGN UP
Upcoming Events
by the Sedona Arts Center Ceramics Department
Stay tuned for these upcoming Ceramics Department events! The next Student Ceramic Sale will take place on First Friday, September 6 in the Historic Art Barn. Then, look for a 1 day glaze workshop with Mike Upp, also coming up in September!
Loving Bowls
December 14, 2019
A devoted group of 7 to 10 professional volunteer potters have been lovingly making bowls every Thursday afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30pm, headed up by John Foster. Cliff and Katie Hamilton come in twice a week and glaze ALL the bowls created. Amazing!

Sedona Arts Center will proudly present its annual Loving Bowls charity fundraiser on December 14, 2019 from noon to 3pm at the Historic Art Barn in Uptown Sedona. This fantastic fundraiser offers a beautiful selection of Loving Bowls for your purchasing pleasure, plus loads of food and fun! Bowls are $10 each and come with wonderful chili, bread and desert.

Loving Bowls began as a small event and a tribute to Sedona Arts Center’s magnificent ceramics community. Today, Loving Bowls is a major gathering of creative people! Join hundreds of other local arts supporters for a unique annual event that offers a beautiful selection of handmade bowls.
We Can’t Do it Without You!
Ceramics Department Studio Monitors
Thank you, to all our wonderful volunteers!

Dr. Julie Williams is a Monday night class assistant and has been around the Arts Center’s Ceramics Department for 15 years! John Foster is the studio tech and assistant to Dennis in the studio. He’s been helping out for 8 years, and like Julie Williams, he started off taking classes here. John Post helps out on Saturdays as an open studio monitor and he is a retired ceramics teacher who’s been with the Arts Center for just over 1 year. Richard Bayles helps out on Fridays as an open studio monitor and is a prior ceramics teacher at the Arts Center, who’s been here for 9 years.

All the ceramic team members are accomplished and knowledgeable ceramic artists that help to keep the Ceramic Department running smoothly.
We can’t do it without you!
Outreach Programs
Sharing the world of art to those in need
Programs for the community encompass arts education, diverse gallery exhibitions, cultural celebrations, community partnerships, annual festivals, and much more.

Here are some of the Community Outreach programs we are most proud of from our Ceramics Department:

Monument Valley High School
Working with the Native American children for 4 years in a row

Thoreau high school New Mexico
Working with the Native American children for 1 year

La Meridiana Ceramics School
Organizing cearmics workshops in Italy for 4 years in a row

Taos, New Mexico
Acoma pueblo pottery ceramics workshop in Taos, New Mexico

South Ridge High School, Phoenix
Students from South Ridge High School in Phoenix will spend two days at the arts center and Sky Ranch Lodge as they “…express their inner clay person’ and experience new creative ways to express themselves,” says says Dennis Ott.
Scholarships Available

Scholarship awards will pay 50% towards any Class or Workshop tuition. Scholarships are not available for international Field Expeditions or Painting in the Grand Canyon. The Sedona Arts Center awards scholarships to students only when funds are available.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit organization is based at the Art Barn in Uptown and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5pm, promotes the original works of over 100 local artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year. For more information, call the Gallery at 928-282-3865, the Administrative offices at 928-282-3809 or visit us online at SedonaArtsCenter.org.
NOT A MEMBER? JOIN TODAY & SUPPORT THE ARTS IN SEDONA
The Sedona Arts Center is pleased to be able to offer half-tuition scholarships to those that have need. Are you a teacher? You may qualify for a full tuition scholarship . See our simple scholarship application HERE.