destination workshops jamaica
Explore a new culture while advancing your work
Plan an artist escape with Anderson Ranch ! We travel to Jamaica , Croatia and Mexico in 2017 to discover new territory in art making and much more . Destination Workshop students get the best of both worlds — advancing their art making practice with expert faculty while enjoying an exciting experience abroad .
April 22 – 28 , 2017
Form & Fire : The Art of Wood & Soda Kilns
Chris Gustin , David Pinto & Doug Casebeer SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Step outside your normal work environment , and take risks in a very supportive studio atmosphere . Travel to the north coast of Jamaica for a weeklong intensive workshop focused on pottery-making techniques and design . In addition to studio experience , participants interact with local artists working in clay and gain a cultural awareness of plantation life and Caribbean history . This is the 21st year of Anderson Ranch workshops in Jamaica .
Demonstrations include throwing and hand building techniques that explore the gestural qualities of porcelain through functional pottery . We concentrate on pottery as a vehicle for expression of line and surface , while maintaining the highest level of utility and craft . We engage in further exploration of form and surface and also address alteration , both on and off the wheel . We build forms using the wheel , slabs and pinching . Participants can bring bisqueware for firings , but are limited to small cups and bowls in stoneware or porcelain .
DETAILS : Destination Workshops in Jamaica are based on the Good Hope Plantation . The Great House was built in 1755 in classic Georgian style , and later became headquarters to one of Jamaica ’ s largest and most prosperous sugar families . The 2,000-acre plantation is still actively growing fruits , raising horses and sheep , and has a collection of farmyard animals at the stables .
Tuition for workshops in Jamaica includes ground transportation , all meals , accommodations , instruction , all studio materials , supplies and equipment use . Students will need to bring some personal supplies such as hand tools , drawing supplies , etc ., as outlined in the workshop supply list .
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FACULTY : Chris Gustin is a full-time studio artist living and working in South Dartmouth , Mass . Chris is widely known for his extensive investigation into form and shape . He makes large-scale sculpture vessels and pottery . Chris received his M . F . A . from Alfred University and taught for many years at the University of Massachusetts , South Dartmouth . Chris was recently inducted into the International Academy of Ceramics and in 2016 was honored as Fellow by the American Craft Council for his outstanding contributions to the field of ceramics .
www . gustinceramics . com
David Pinto , a studio potter born in Jamaica , taught at the 92nd Street Y while living in New York . He now teaches at his studio on the Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica . A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design , he has shown his work in Japan , New York and throughout Jamaica .
www . jamaicaclay . com
Doug Casebeer directs the Ceramics program at Anderson Ranch . He lived in Jamaica for three years , working on a pottery project for the United Nations . “ Jamaicans are full of life and vitality ,” says Doug . “ The Jamaican pace has a way of freeing up the mind . I always return home invigorated and alive with my work .” Doug is Artistic Director of Ceramics and Associate Director at Anderson Ranch Arts Center .
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Tuition includes airport transfers , field excursions , in-country transportation , welcome and farewell dinner , instruction and breakfasts . Airfare not included .
Single Occupancy tuition is $ 3,000 , Double Occupancy tuition is $ 2,650 Tented option ( bring your own ) $ 1,350 , Tented option ( tent provided ) $ 1,950 Deposit $ 500 Registration Fee : $ 175 Payment in full by March 1 , 2017 Code : FJAM0417 Enrollment Limit 12
Arrival Date : Friday , April 21 , 2017 ; Departure Date : Saturday , April 29 , 2017
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