Adult Hand-building with Amy Smoot - Eventeny

Adult Hand-building with Amy Smoot

event Feb 16 1:00 pm - Feb 24 3:00 pm
(GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
2014 5th Street, Northport, Alabama 35476, United States
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Hosted by Kentuck Art Center & Festival

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Dates
Feb 16 1:00 pm - Feb 24 3:00 pm
(GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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2014 5th Street, Northport, Alabama 35476, United States

Learn how to pinch, coil or slab build functional pottery in this multi-day workshop. Using any or all of these hand building methods, students will have the opportunity to produce 3-4 functional objects like mugs, bows, or plates. Students can decorate their wares with texture, stamping, embellishments, and other surfacing techniques. On the last day of the workshop, students will get to finish their work with beautiful pottery dipping glazes.  ​This workshop is limited to participants 18+. There is a minimum of 4 participants and a maximum of 12. If the minimum is not met, participants will be refunded.  This workshop will be held on February 16 & 17 from 1-4, and then will meet again for a glaze day on February 24 from 1-3. About Amy Smoot: Amy Smoot is from Carrollton, GA and currently resides in Tuscaloosa, AL. She received her BFA in ceramics from the University of West Georgia in 2015. While there, she was studio technician and research assistant in the ceramics area. In 2019 she received her MFA from The University of Alabama where she first began teaching ceramics as a graduate assistant. Her practice consists of all types of ceramics techniques including mold-making, slip-casting, hand building, and wheel thrown pottery. Amy began teaching for Kentuck in 2021 and join Kentuck's staff as Clay Studio Manager in 2023. This workshop is sponsored in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Parking instructions
This class will be held in our clay classroom at 2014 5th Street, Northport, AL 35476. The entrance is in Kentuck's Courtyard of wonders. There is a parking lot next to this building, and participants are also welcome to park in Downtown Northport.

Tickets

Price: $5-180
Adult Hand-Building Registration
$180.00 / each
+$11.62 FEES
42 days left
Non-refundable
Thank you for purchasing a ticket to this class! If you are Ken-Folk (a member of Kentuck) of the Museum level or higher, please give us a call at 205-758-1257 during Kentuck’s hours to... + More
$5 Donation to Kentuck
$5.00 / each
+$0.64 FEES
53 days left
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$10 Dollar Donation to Kentuck
$10.00 / each
+$0.96 FEES
53 days left
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$20 Donation to Kentuck
$20.00 / each
+$1.58 FEES
53 days left
Non-refundable

Hosted by Kentuck Art Center & Festival

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