BETH CAVENER 3 DAY WORKSHOP                  

Beth Cavener is known for her dynamic, emotionally charged animal and human figures.  This Guest Artist visit is intended to give participants a glimpse of how one can tackle elements of gesture and expression with subtle shifts in line and form. Through demonstration, lecture and powerpoint presentation she will cover a range of practical technical information about working in clay as well as initiate discussion on how we transfer ideas and meaning visually.

Her unusual method of working is accessible to interested individuals at every level: working with a solid mass of clay, often over 2,000 lbs., and then hollowing each part of the sculpture down to the skin.

Beth is currently a full-time professional studio artist. She received her BA in sculpture from Haverford College and her MFA from Ohio State University. She was awarded the Virginia A.Groot Foundation Grant and an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Ohio Arts Council in 2005, and the American Craft Council’s Emerging Artist Fellowship in 2004.  She has also been an Artist-in-Residence at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. She has exhibited nationally (at such institutions as the Smithsonian Museum) and internationally and has taught numerous workshops across the country.

The 3 Day workshop will include:

• a comprehensive demostration beginning on Friday and ending on Sunday
• a formal talk on her work
  
• a more informal, in-depth presentation on how she creates her work discussing her studio 
  practice- everything from the conceptual framework, the technical methods of building solid and 
  hollowing out, to the firing, finishing, repairing, and installation of work.
  
• a 60 minute digital-image lecture on her work
  
• two 45 minute Power point presentations illustrating the technical side of working on the monumental scale 

Friday, December 9, 2016 -

9:00am - 6:00pm        with a lunch break from 12:00 - 1:00pm  

 Saturday, December 10, 2016
10:00am - 4:00 pm     with a lunch break from 12:00 - 1:00pm  

Sunday, December 11, 2016 -
10:00am - 4:00pm      with a lunch break from 12:00 - 1:00pm

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The workshop will be limited to 40 participants, on a first come, first served basis with a preference given to our members.