Ceramics Teachers In Byu

Brigham young university today announced the creation of the david e.

Ceramics teachers in byu.

Expand menu living. Sorensen center for moral and ethical leadership. The on campus workshop series resumes in june with instruction in drawing intaglio printmaking mixed media monotyping and screenprinting. Introduction to ceramics for non majors basic throwing hand building skills vocabulary and technique for non art majors including lecture demonstrations lab time slide lectures some art historical material.

Degrees course catalog facilitated by caep. Mckay school of education 301 mckb byu provo ut 84602 advisement center. Participants workshopped ceramics techniques and networked with byu professors. Byu ceramics is a broad based program combining essential skills with critical art thinking.

Students have access to 9 electric kilns 2 down draft gas kilns a shuttle kiln a gas fired raku kiln an updraft gas kiln a wood. I loved interacting with lively and vital teachers and artists who have many of the same goals for their students as we have in the department of art said professor brian christensen coordinator of byu s 3d studio area. At the center of a circle of local art teachers byu ceramics studio manager james robertson sat at a wheel demonstrating how to teach students to form a clay cylinder with uniform thickness no easy task for first time ceramicists. Student work will be contextualized within contemporary thought and practice.

Students are mentored to learn the traditions of ceramics and to expand upon these to arrive at original solutions. Byu faculty women hope to inspire female students to finish their education by sharing their own stories of challenges but ultimate triumph. Participants of a unique project teach chinese students by incorporating innovative learning techniques and valuable life skills. Expand menu academics academic schedule advising colleges and departments catalog learning model online courses and programs testing center tutoring.

Photo courtesy of megan morrison. The new center was made possible by a 40 million endowment from the sorensen family longtime supporters of byu and members of the byu president s leadership council. We prepare students for professional careers graduate school and facilitate personal enrichment and lifelong learning. T eaching is more than going by the book using overheads and textbook demonstrations and in this case more than teaching english.

Students will begin to develop an independent voice in their relationship with ceramic methods and forms.