Ceramics at Rosetta Art Centre relates predominantly to working with clay, often referred to as pottery. Our ceramics studio is equipped with its own kiln and potters wheels. Our courses enable you to explore and experiment with various ceramics building techniques, as well as glazing, before firing in our kiln.
Current Courses:
Sculpting With Clay
Start Dates: Tues 10th, Jan, Thurs 12th Jan, Tue 28th Feb, Thurs 1st Mar 2012
Course Length: Six weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 2 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £350
This pottery programme runs over six weeks, two hours per week, and includes a range of building techniques that have been designed to meet the needs of both beginners and more experienced learners. Building techniques you will learn include: pinching, coiling, slab building and throwing on the wheel. Items can then be decorated using a variety of approaches such as sprigging, wax resist, or brushwork, as well as applying colour with under glaze, slips and glazes. The course is specifically designed using stoneware, which is a high firing clay body and objects made can range from tableware to garden pots or sculptural forms.
The Pottery room is on the ground-floor and the building has disabled access. Facilities include three electric wheels, an electric kiln and a wide range of glazes and under glaze colours. Basic tools will be provided and you will have the chance to buy a set for your own use.
By the end of the course you will have:
- Learned about studio practice, including care of tools and health and safety in the pottery studio.
- Developed an understanding of the nature of clay and the various building techniques that can be used when making clay.
- Learned hand building techniques including pinching, coiling, and various ways of decorating the surface of your made item.
- Experimented with throwing on the wheel to see if this is something you would like to develop further.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in clay building, from complete beginners to the more advanced learners who want to improve their skills further. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers more advanced courses in Ceramics, all awarded by City & Guilds at level 2 or 3, for you to progress onto. The 2011-12 programmes include a ten week Award or a one year Certificate course at level 2, or a two year Certificate course at level 3
City & Guilds Ceramics Award Level 2
Start Date: January 4th 2012
Course Length: Ten weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £140 (£95 non active concessions / £80 full concession)
This course is great for an introduction into working with Ceramics. You get to choose one unit of study from the following list:
- Design
- Sampling
- Slab Built Form
- Coiled Clay Form
- Open and Decorated Thrown Form
- Pinched Forms
By the end of the course you will have:
- Learnt about studio practice, including care of tools and health and safety in the pottery studio.
- Developed an understanding of the nature of clay and the various building techniques that can be used when making with clay.
- Learnt techniques of hand building, including pinching, coiling, and various ways of decorating the surface of your made item.
- Experimented with throwing on the wheel to see if this is something you would like to develop further.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in clay building, from complete beginners to the more advanced learners who want to improve their skills further. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers more advanced courses in Ceramics, all awarded by City & Guilds at level 2 or 3, for you to progress onto. The 2011-12 programmes include a one year Certificate course at level 2, or a two year Certificate course at level 3. This Level 2 Award can contribute towards a Level 2 Certificate, making this the natural progression route.
City & Guilds Ceramics Certificate Level 2
Start Date: January 4th 2012
Course Length: 36 weeks, two sessions per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £485 (£293 non active concessions / £185 full concession)
This is a more comprehensive course where you will study four units. There are two manditory units (Design and Sampling) and you can also choose two more from the following list:
- Slab Built Form
- Coiled Clay Form
- Open and Decorated Thrown Form
- Pinched Forms
By the end of the course you will have:
- Learnt about studio practice, including care of tools and health and safety in the ceramics studio.
- Developed an understanding of various ceramics techniques and experimented with them.
- Researched a number of ceramics artists and their work to inform your own developing practice.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in working with ceramics, from complete beginners to the more advanced learners who want to improve their skills further. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers a more advanced course in Ceramics, awarded by City & Guilds at Level 3, for you to progress onto.
City & Guilds Ceramics Award Level 3
Start Date: January 4th 2012
Course Length: 10 weeks, one sessions per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £150 (£100 non active concessions / £90 full concession)
As a Level 3 program, this course covers the units in much greater depth, with a higher standard of work being produced. You get to choose one unit of study from the following list:
- Design
- Sampling
- Surface Decoration
- Large Coiled Form
- Pinched Forms
- Slab built with lid
- Thrown Containers with lids
- Low relief tile pane
By the end of the course you will have:
- Learnt about studio practice, including care of tools and health and safety in the ceramics studio.
- Developed an in depth understanding of ceramics techniques that can be used.
- Experimented with many of the various ceramics techniques to the point of developing your own emerging style of practice.
- Researched in greater depth a number of ceramics artists and their work to inform your own developing practice.
Course level and skills required:
As this is a more advanced course, a Level 2 qualification is normally required, although in some cases where previous experience at the required level can be demonstrated, this would not be necessary.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers a Level 3 Certificate, which the Level 3 Award contributes towards.
City & Guilds Ceramics Certificate Level 3
Start Date: January 4th 2012
Course Length: 72 weeks (two academic years), two sessions per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £630 (£546 non active concessions / £330 full concession)
As a Level 3 program, this course covers the units in much greater depth, with a higher standard of work being produced.There are two manditory units (Design and Sampling) and you can also choose two more from the following list:
- Surface Decoration
- Large Coiled Form
- Pinched Forms
- Slab built with lid
- Thrown Containers with lids
- Low relief tile pane
By the end of the course you will have:
- Learnt about studio practice, including care of tools and health and safety in the ceramics studio.
- Developed an in depth understanding of various ceramics techniques that can be used.
- Experimented with many of the various ceramics techniques to the point of developing your own emerging style of practice.
- Researched in greater depth a number of ceramics artists and their work to inform your own developing practice.
Course level and skills required:
As this is a more advanced course, a Level 2 qualification is normally required, although in some cases where previous experience at the required level can be demonstrated, this would not be necessary.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers a number of other visual arts courses and programs, including the Professional Development Group which will develop your skills further.