Hot Iron

Take a look at the Iron Casting process. This was taken in Moncure, NC with past and present students and faculty from C.C.C.C as well a contingent of fellow ECU alums. Metal casting (Iron,Bronze, Aluminum) is part of the curriculum in our program.

Chili......Yum Yum!

Get a cup or bowl of homemade chili on December 2 at the Pittsboro campus of CCCC
Lobby of Building 1
11:00am to 1:00pm
Mug or bowl of chili $7.00
Recyclable Styrofoam cup $5.00
Refills $3.00
Mugs and bowls made by Ceramic and Metal Arts Guild members
Funds raised support scholarships and special workshops

Chinese Art Exhibition

Confucious Classroom at Central Carolina Community College and Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University Present: Chinese Art Exhibition
Painting, Calligraphy, and On-site Demonstrations
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10:00AM--2:00PM, McSwaim Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford, NC.
Free and Open to the Public

• Painting and Calligraphy On-site Demonstrations from 12:00 Noon--2:00PM
• Light Refreshments will be provided
• For more information about the Chinese Art Exhibition call 919-775-5401

1-800-682-8353
www.cccc.edu

The CCCC Ceramic and Metal Arts Guild Workshop

The CCCC Ceramic and Metal Arts Guild brings in Holly Fischer

On November 21, 1:00 to 4:00pm Holly Fischer, figurative ceramist, will present a workshop at which time she will demonstrate how she builds her unique figurative sculpture.As part of the workshop she will also do a slide presentation and discussion. Admission is very limited. The fee for non-Guild members is $25.00. For a reservation, call 919-742-4156.

"Art is a second language for Holly; it has been her means for processing and conveying her internal struggle to balance being an intellectually strong and an emotionally vulnerable woman learning to be comfortable in her own skin. Her work explores duality and the spaces in-between perception and reality. She intends for her work to challenge the traditional roles of the observer and the observed with the hope that viewers will contemplate the fears and desires evoked through the act of looking."

"Holly Fischer exhibits her work regionally and nationally and has received numerous awards and accolades, including commissioned sculptures for the campuses of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Meredith College. Holly has taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She is currently an adjunct instructor at Meredith College and is actively creating a new body of work."
http://www.hollyfischer.com/

The CCCC Ceramic and Metal Arts Guild is sponsoring two special workshops this semester.
On October 28, Jason Dowdle, much-published photographer for Mark Hewitt's The Potter's Eye, and well known for working with the top crafts fairs on the east coast, will be visiting the Professional Craft Design: Marketing class at the clay studio at 138 N. Chatham Avenue in Siler City, NC 27344. He will be demonstrating photo techniques that juries are looking for in image submissions to competitions, shows, and in grant applications. He'll explain what sets apart good versus bad images as well as the relationship between the artist and images used to communicate with the world. This class is from 1:00 to 4:50pm. The fee for non-Guild members is $15.00. Call 919-742-4156 for a reservation. Space is very limited.

Curriculum Sculpture Spring 2010 Classes


Professional Arts and Crafts: Clay
PCC 111 S01 Functional Pottery Monday and Friday 8:00--2:50, Wednesday 12:30--4:20

PCC 111B S0A Functional Pottery Tuesday and Thursday evenings 5:00--9:20

PCC 132 S01 Glaze Formulation Thursday 10:00--1:50

PCC 116 S01 Pottery Tool Making Monday 9:00--12:50
PCC 241 S01 Kiln Design/Construction Wednesday 1:00--4:50

Professional Arts and Crafts: Design
PCC 119 S01 Clay Design Special Study (Exhibit Design) Tuesday 10:00--1:50
PCD 111 S01 Advanced Craft Design Wenesday 8:00--11:50

Professional Arts and Crafts: Metal
PCS 110A Q01 Intro to Metal Sculpture Tuesday 11:00--2:50
PCS 114 Q01 Advanced Metal Sculpture Tuesday and Thursday 11:00--4:20

Central Carolina Community College Sculptor wins award

Emerging sculptor Ruth Brown is award winner in debut exhibit

The theme of the 21st annual Sculpture in the Garden Show at the North Carolina Botanical Garden ( http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/29/ ) is Celebrating Life Forces – Earth, Air, Fire Water, Spirit. Central Carolina Community College Pottery and Sculpture Student Ruth Ella Brown won a Merit Award in her debut in a major show for her large ceramic sculpture Circle of Life: Susan. Kathy Buck, co-founder of the annual art exhibition said at the October 4th award ceremony exclaimed, “the winners’ works especially express this year’s theme.

“I am fascinated with the life patterns around me, people, animals, plants, everything, explains Ruth Brown. “In my sculpture, a Black-Eyed Susan reveals her entire life journey in the garden.” The sculptures that Brown creates are inspired from her everyday observations, along with an active imagination. “I feel a connection with the clay as I work, whether it’s sculpting a totem pole, or sculpting an animal, she adds. “Sculpting faces that have worn features showing their life journeys are my favorite. These creations have become a way to stay connected with folks whose lives have crossed mine. Clay is a medium that has unimaginable opportunities. Each time the clay comes alive in my hands with a new expression it is memorialized as art.”

Phillip Ashe, Director of the CCCC Sculpture Program, announced “We’re happy to see one of our students begin to achieve some recognition among the local arts community. Ruth has worked hard to develop her own individual style as a sculptor and this award will encourage her to continue refining and exhibiting her work.”

Of the 24 artists exhibiting in the North Carolina Botanical Garden Show, five have participated in either the Curriculum or Continuing Education Pottery and Sculpture Programs at CCCC. In addition to Ruth Brown, Margo Bennett, Forrest Greenslade, Zen Palkoski and Beverly Rouse showed sculpture in this year's event. The sculpture exhibit runs through November 15th.

The Professional Arts and Crafts Program (http://www.cccc.edu/curriculum/majors/sculpture/) in clay and metal sculpture has a unique design and location. The program, the only one of its kind in North Carolina, was developed to teach artistic skills in pottery, clay sculpture, and metal sculpture. The course work in the Sculpture Program concentrates on the development of skills in clay and metal. Emphasis is placed on hands-on training. Courses in design, pottery, metal and clay sculpture, and basic welding give students needed fundamentals in this creative art form. Additional classes provide students with training in metal casting, glaze formulation, kiln design and construction, and advanced artistic design. Students can become a part of an arts community when enrolled in the CCCC program. Located in an historic building in downtown Siler City, NC, the facilities are newly renovated and feature gas and electric kilns.

For more information contact Phillip Ashe or Sandra Martin (phone: (919) 742-4156, email: pgashe29@cccc.edu).