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Pottery Introduction

Course code: FC0340

Course category: Adult Education Weekdays

Course Topic: Art and Photography

End Qualification: College Certificate of Completion

Hours: 6-9pm

Start date: 13/09/2011

Course duration: 6 weeks

Course venue: City College Main Campus

Course aims:
On this fun, hands on pottery course you’ll learn the basic basic hand-building techniques of working with clay.

You’ll gain lots of experience by making your own finished pieces of pottery to take home. You'll build an understanding of the possibilities that clay offers as a material to work with and the process required to achieve a finished piece.

On the course you'll have plenty time and the opportunity to be creative using clay and its related decorating materials.

Course topic: Art and Photography

Course content:
You will be involved in hands on step by step practical project work to create finished fired pieces that explore different methods of working the clay. Sessions will cover a range of making and surface decorating techniques to build an understanding of how to plan, make and decorate clay work creatively and successfully.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

Make a range of pinch pots/ coil pots
Creatively explore texture, colour and glaze application on and into the clay surface.
Make a piece of clay work using rolled sheets of textured clay.
Produce a finished piece of pinched and coiled clay work decorated with ceramic colour.

Facilities for students:

Dedicated Pottery room with glazing and kiln facilities.
Learning resource Centre (Library)
Refectory facilities
Black & white and colour photocopiers

Tutors:
Tutors within the Centre for the Visual Arts are highly qualified, enthusiastic & experienced. They provide a wide range of professional expertise and skills. Many are also practising Artists/Designers and well as Educators.

Assessment: No formal assessment is required for this course, however during the course students will receive ongoing feedback through group and 1-1 tutoring about their work.

Awarding Body: City College

Entry Requirements:

Basic ceramic/manual handling skills
This course is suitable for beginners to pottery or those who have some understanding of ceramic processes and wish to develop their ideas and skills.

Progression and links:
Students completing Pottery Introduction Part One could progress onto Pottery Introduction Part Two. This course could be studied alongside other part time art and design courses and used as a method of developing a portfolio for applying to courses such as the Part time Foundation course.

Fees for your course: £90

Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.

Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.