Summer Art Workshops: July - August 2011
artsmart School of Art - Beaconsfield, Bucks
Buckinghamshire - Oxfordshire - Berkshire
CALL: 0844 478 0788

Day & Evening Art Courses
www.artsmartuk.com

Bucks New University

Creative Crafts Short Courses - during April & July 2011
To apply Call: 0800 0565 660 or
email advice@bucks.ac.uk
Visit: www.bucks.ac.uk/shortcourses

Duration	Course Title & Description	Cost
4 Days 11- 14 April 9.30am - 5pm	Model & Mould Making for Ceramics This course introduces a range of skills and processes associated with the model and mould making for use within the ceramic discipline and beyond. Tutor: Neil Brownsword, an international figure in ceramics with experience of teaching and research in the UK and Europe.	£320 (inc. firing & material costs)
10 Weeks (Tuesdays ) 19 April 6.30pm-9pm	Kiln Formed Glass - Beginners This practical workshop-based course introduces the basic skills and associated techniques of kiln formed glass; slumping, fusing, casting and coldworking. Tutor: Jacque Pavlosky, a popular glass artist.	£275
Ten Weeks (Wednesdays) 20 April 6.30pm-9pm	Kiln Formed Glass - Advanced This short course enables students who have completed previous kiln formed glass courses to continue to develop their designing and making skills in a more individual and independent way. Tutor: Jacque Pavlosky, a popular glass artist.	£275
4 Days 4 - 7 July 9.30am - 5pm	Experimental Ceramic Sculpture This course provides an opportunity to explore the sculptural possibilities of clay through a series of processes that include experimental mould making and ceramic material testing, as well as more traditional mould making techniques where necessary. Tutor: Neil Brownsword - an international figure in ceramics with experience of teaching and research in the UK and Europe.	£320
5 Days 18 - 22 July 10 am - 5pm	Surface Decoration for Ceramics This short course introduces the basic skills and processes associated with the ceramic discipline through a series of practical demonstrations and tuition associated with surface decoration. Tutor: Rose Wallace, BA (Hons) a practising ceramic artist with over 10 years experience and enthusiasm for her subject.	£320
5 Days 11 - 15 July 10 am - 5pm	Glass Fusing and Surface Decoration This short course introduces the process of fused glass in conjunction with various decorative approaches, taught through demonstrations and one to one instruction. Tutor: Purnima Patel (MA RCA) - a practising glass artist with over 10 years experience.	£320
4 Days 25 - 28 July 9.30 am - 5pm	Ceramics: Throwing This short course introduces and extends the skills and processes associated with the throwing discipline, through a series of practical demonstrations and one to one tuition. Tutor: Kevin Millward, a mentor to many of the country's leading potters and renowned in his field.	£320
4 Days 18 - 21 July All Day	Introduction to Embroidery A wide range of stitches will be taught throughout the course, worked through, stage by stage, with expert tuition and supported by illustrated diagrams. Tutor: Becky Hogg	£350