Section A Meets 5/22/2013 to 6/22/2013 on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

This course is a unique opportunity for students to fire in an Anagama - a traditional, Japanese style, wood burning kiln. In the first half of the class, held in MICAs ceramics studio, students create the unfinished forms that are best fired in the Anagama kiln atmosphere. In class work is supplemented by slide lectures and demonstrations. Unfired pieces are packed and readied for transport to the kiln. In the second half of the class, students reside in scenic Pennsylvania to begin the five day firing cycle. Hands on work allows students to participate in each stage of the firing process, including cutting and stacking six cords of wood. Pieces cool for one week. Students then return to the kiln to unload and and critique the finished work. Prerequisites: Ceramics experience is required. Note: Materials, kiln fees, wood, transportation to the kiln in Pennsylvania, cabin rental (located a short distance from the kiln in Lake Nockamixon State Park, Quakertown, PA) and food during the week of the firing are included in the price of the class. The final class is a requirement. This date, in which students return to Pennsylvania, will be determined in class. (PRICE INCLUDES: $1,500 tuition + $150 materials fee.)

Section A Meets 5/29/2013 to 6/26/2013 on Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Section A Meets 5/29/2013 to 6/26/2013 on Monday,Wednesday,Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

This class will focus on the artistic, social, political and ecological issues of growing food in the city. We will start in mid winter by preparing seeds indoors and conducting a seminar on historical and present day issues of food production. We will look at how this activity has been approached by artists historically and look at the vast amount of new work in this area. This will be a project-based class and students will be asked to respond to this information with either a single or series of projects. We will partner with 6-8 urban farms where students will have an opportunity to learn practical gardening skills and each farms unique strengths and challenges.