Staff & Faculty Resources
The Arts and Crafts program is a resource for staff and faculty as well as students. We are excited to share a few ways that you can engage with making in the studio.
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We are thrilled to continue to offer the staff and faculty wellness programs this year! Please join us for a lunch and craft session this year 4th Wednesdays and 2nd Fridays from noon-2PM It’s a great way to meet colleagues from across campus and spend time creating together. Getting away from your work for a few hours, learning and creating something new, and being in community with others is a great way to support well-being. No experience is needed for any of the workshops, they are all guided and open to all levels.
Sign-ups for sessions are required since we will provide lunch. You can sign up for each session on Student Life Summit.
The Arts and Crafts program embraces experimentation, failure, joy, friendships, and creates space to make connections to learning and everyday life. We understand and support the process of creation as an element of wellness. The studio is located on the lower level of Worner. This program is sponsored by the Annual Fund for Mental Health and Wellness.
The Fall Season Workshops are here!
Block 1:
Painting and Sound with Visiting Artist Camry Ivory
Friday, September 5th
In this workshop you will work with Visiting Artist Camry Ivory who will introduce us to Coloratura a system of musical paintbrushes that enables individuals to create art & music simultaneously. Join us for a fun session where you will play and experiment with art making and sound. No experience is necessary to have fun during this session! You can find out more about Camry’s work here:
Glass Mosaics with Visiting Artist Devin Balara
Wednesday, September 17th
In this workshop you will connect with visiting stained-glass artist Devin Balara to create small scale glass mosaics. Devin will give a brief history of her work and share how mosaics are a resourceful way of using left over glass from the stained-glass process. Using small pieces of glass, you will lay out your design and then use glue to set it in place. We will then grout the pieces, and you can pick them up the following week. You find out more about Devin’s work here:
Block 2:
Art at 91Â鶹ӳ» Farm
Friday, October 3rd
For this session we will meet at the 91Â鶹ӳ» Farm. We will learn about the Farm and then create artwork inspired by the plants grown on site. We will make a series of plant-based prints using a few experimental methods. Join us for a fall day on the farm connecting art to the plants and landscape around us.
Paper marbling in collaboration with 91Â鶹ӳ» Press
Wednesday, October 15th
In collaborations with Jillian Sico at the 91Â鶹ӳ» Press we will introduce participants to Paper marbling. We will learn about the histories of this process and then use pigments to create unique designs on the water’s surface that will then be transferred to paper.
Block 3:
Ceramic tile making with Visiting Artist Luka Carter
Friday, October 31st
Join us for a workshop with Visiting Artist Luka Carter to create your own unique tile coasters or sculptural tiles. During this workshop you will learn different surface treatments using hand building tools to create your own designs. You will use glaze and slip to add color and dimension to your tiles. After the workshop we will fire and return the tiles to you!
Broomcraft with Fiber Fellow Jesse Satterfield
Wednesday, November 12th
This workshop is an opportunity to work with our Fiber Fellow Jesse Satterfield to create your own basic hand broom. You will learn basic broom crafting techniques and a short history of the craft. Participants will leave with at least one of their own brooms to take home and use.
Block4:
Winter Doormats, Bryre Malone
Wednesday, December 3rd
For our final workshop of the semester, you will work with Bryre Malone our Leadership Development & Fraternity/ Sorority Life Coordinator as she leads you in creating festive door mats for the winter season. This is a fun workshop in which you will use acrylic paint to design your own welcome mat to greet your visitors.
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We welcome staff and faculty to use the Arts and Crafts studio and resources for your own creative making! During the academic year staff and faculty can register for Independent Projects and a series of classes designed specifically for you (this program will begin in the Spring of 2025). Independent Projects, and class and workshop opportunities are available on Summit.
In the summer the studio is open, and a series of classes and workshops will be announced as well as Family Friday Open studios.
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Is your department interested in hosting an event, team-building workshop, or would like to schedule a time for your class to work in the Arts and Crafts studio? We would love to collaborate and here are some ways we've worked with groups in the past:
- Team-building activities: We've provided guided art making experiences and departments can reserve times to work in the studios.
- Discussion groups: Creative making can help to support all kinds of conversations, brainstorming, and team meetings.
- Curriculum Support: We've worked with classes to design specific art activities that support class curriculum.
- Art Cart: We have an art making cart with basic supplies that you can check out for your event or class if you can't work in the studio. There is a small charge for this so that we can keep the cart supplied.
If you are interested in working with us please reach out to Rebecca Parker.
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