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Summer study and intensive training. An extra opportunity for your dancer to build on their technique, flexibility and artistry before the Fall season in Classical Ballet (includes Pointe), Contemporary, Modern, Jazz and Hip-Hop. Dancers will learn from Callanwolde faculty as well as a number of special guest instructors. June 22 – 26 Days/Times: M –…
This class explores the firing process of Callanwolde Pottery Studio’s Cross-Draft Soda Kiln. Students will study the effects of introducing Soda into the kiln and the effects that can be achieved with flashing slips and glaze. Our main spring quarter throwing project will focus on lidded vessels. For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes, the…
This class introduces students to the atmospheric firing process of soda in a cross-draft kiln. It is ideal for students interested in the balance between control and unpredictability that this type of firing offers. Participants will learn how flame movement, kiln placement, and soda introduction affect surface development, flashing, and glaze response. Students will take…
NOTE: Class skips June 10 and 17 Reconnect breath with body. In this class we’ll use meditation and breathing techniques (pranayama) to calm the nervous system, move through postures (asanas) for strength, flexibility and balance, cultivate mindfulness and relax into a state of well-being. This class is appropriate for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners.…
Internship course for learning to operate a pottery studio. Kiln firing and design, basic glaze formulation, and photographic techniques will be covered. You will work with assistants and attend 5 mandatory lecture sessions. (This course is required prior to application for pottery assistantship.) Tuition includes the cost of studio manual.
Discover the magic of one of photography’s oldest photographic processes. In this 4-week hands-on course, students will learn how to create cyanotypes: rich blue photographic prints made using sunlight or UV light. Through demonstrations and guided experimentation, students will explore object printing, layering techniques, and photo negatives to create their own unique prints on paper…
NOTE: Skips June 17 Blueberry picking, late light, and evening swimming: let’s turn these fleeting moments into poetry! Join us for a generative writing workshop where we’ll read, write, and play with poems inspired by summer: its sense of place, love, memory, and those soft, bittersweet endings. We’ll dip into the work of traditional and…
Whether knitting has been on your “someday” list for years or you tried it once and set it aside, this is your class. In four welcoming, hands-on weeks, you’ll build real skills — casting on, knit and purl stitches, and binding off — with plenty of individual support to keep you moving forward confidently. We’ll…
In this 6-week course, students build a strong technical foundation in aperture, shutter speed, ISO, composition, and lighting while exploring how those tools influence mood, storytelling, and personal style. Each week introduces technical concepts and then applies them through creative exercises designed to help students begin developing their own visual language. Student Provided Materials ?…
Find a fresh approach in developing your creative expression as you explore new forms, techniques, and surface designs in handbuilding. Projects primarily will focus on small to large functional works, but sculptural and individual or collaborative ideas also are encouraged. Prerequisite: Beginning Handbuilding. For all virtual and onsite Pottery classes, the tuition includes a $98…