YCA CERAMICS Still Life with Carolanne Bédard-Reid and Rebecca Heasman!
Our personal worlds change constantly – what will you decide is important to you in this moment in time that you’d like to remember in the next?
Still-life art has a long and rich history, starting as early as the Ancient Egyptians and touched by artists of major movements like Realism, Impressionism and Pop Art. This art form of depicting everyday objects has the power to capture a window of time in an artist;s life, what's important or symbolic to them, and how they perceive the world around them. Ceramics, also a craft rooter in profound histories, holds the versatility to create both functional and artistic objects. The results of combining the two art forms can yield a large range of artworks, from decorative to functional and from realistic to impressionistic.
In this course, participants will explore themes of symbolism and permanence through historic and contemporary examples of still-life art. They will observe the world around them to select a meaningful theme to apply a collection of works developed over six weeks. As in still-life art, possible themes include any inanimate objects or natural items like food, plants, or household items. The first module will focus on two-dimensional. painted cut-outs. In the second module, participants will create a large vessel, carving, extruding and painting the form inspired by their selected theme.
Still Life Ceramics starts November 13th and runs from 3:30-6pm on the following Thursdays: November 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11 and 18. Participants are invited to join us before the start of each session from 3-3:30pm for a snack in the new Arts & Crafts Library.
SAVE 75% ON REGISTRATION FEES!Thanks to a special partnership with Rue Pigalle, a discounted rate will automatically apply at the time of registration for ALL participants. No application is required. Why this generous discount? Rue Pigalle believes that as a practice and career, craft is a joyful and optimistic way to address the serious issues of sustainability, skills transmission, material literacy, community economy, and equality.
If this discounted rate still remains a barrier, please reach out to Program Lead Katrina Tompkins at [email protected].
ABOUT YOUTH CRAFT ACADEMY
Launched in fall 2023, this unique, hands-on program is designed for youth ages 12-16 with an interest in making or curiosity about materials. Participants will learn, play, and build in a variety of mediums such as clay, wood, glass, metal, and fibre to create functional and decorative objects.
The program is delivered by professional designers, makers, artists, and other members of the craft sector. Youth are encouraged, but not required, to participate in all four courses per year.
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Meet Carolanne and Rebecca!Carolanne Bédard-Reid is an artist & designer working with clay in Picton, Ontario. She explores mold-making, slipcasting, and wild clay processing. She was introduced to ceramics while completing her undergraduate degree in Environmental Design at OCAD University (B.Des, 2015) and has continued to explore the medium’s many facets since.Her practice, Studio Carolanne, focuses on creating thoughtfully designed, long-lasting art objects that are both sculptural and functional. Through mold-making and slipcasting she is able to create a small-scale production of porcelain lighting. Carolanne shares much of her passion and process online while engaging audiences through encouragement, curiosity, respect, and inclusivity.
Rebecca Heasman is an artist creating work out of Toronto and Prince Edward County. She is a recent 2018 graduate of OCAD University, majoring in Printmaking with a strong focus on ceramics and screen-printing.Rebecca strives to find related pathways between ceramics and print media, often creating through both mediums to convey alike concepts. As an artist, she takes interest in the relationships between humans and nature. Her art helps to cross the boundary of ‘them and us’ when relating the human condition and natural environments.
Art supply fee - Please note that the cost of supplies is not included in the course fee; this amount depends on the course, and will be automatically added to your total. If this cost is prohibitive for you, please contact Katrina at [email protected] before registering to make alternative arrangements.
Offline registration - We prefer to take payment and registration through this form, but if you are not comfortable with this option and it is more than 2 weeks before the course begins, please check the "Offline" box in the Billing Information section below. We will contact you with alternative payment options. Payment must be received at least one week before the course begins.
Processing fee - This covers transaction and ticketing fees. We've decided to use Regfox, the most affordable ticketing platform we could find, which will collectively save our participants over $1000 in processing fees per year.
Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to art making when we are in person!
We encourage those who are able to pay a little more to choose this price . By doing so, you are helping build a community that prioritizes access to the arts for all, and allowing us to cover more of our operating costs, which include Artist Instructor fees, rent, and more.
This price allows us to cover most of the costs of running the course.
This price is available to those who find the other two options too high for their household.
