Sculpture

Traditional materials and methods of modeling, carving, and casting three dimensional sculptural forms are covered in sculpture classes. Student exercises encourage the development of technical skills as well as the development of a meaningful content in their work.

The sculpture studio has facilities and equipment for carving, fabricating, welding, and casting. Classes encourage a variety of projects, using diverse creative materials. Our lost-wax bronze casting facility (temporarily suspended as of Fall 2009) allows sculptures to be modeled, cast, fabricated, and finished within the studio workspace. The sculpture studio is located in Building 5, Room 102 B.

ART291 Beginning Sculpture

Art 291 provides an introduction to the basic materials and methods of sculpture.  It guides students through the processes of creating artworks using the additive (modeling with clay), subtractive (carving), and substitutive (moldmaking) methods. It also introduces the tools used in these processes, and their safe use.

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ART292 Ceramic Sculpture

Art 292 leads students through the entire ceramic process, beginning with moist clay, and progressing through leatherhard, greenware, bisque, and glaze fired stages. Creative processes include sculpting in relief and modeling from the human form, as well as textural, glazing, and 3-D form considerations.

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ART293 Wax to Bronze Sculpture

Art 293 provides students with an introduction to casting bronze sculptures using the lost-wax process. In this course, students create an original wax sculpture, surround it with a ceramic shell, melt out the original wax, and cast molten bronze into the resulting shell cavity.  Students are then instructed in techniques to grind, polish, and finish their cast bronze.

Learn more about prerequisites, credits, and when it is offered. (Pending a review on how to make ART293 viable financially, the college is suspending the class. The class is most likely to be offered again either fall 2010 or spring 2011. )