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The Schiele Museum is a unique resource for professional development. Whether you are seeking renewal, striving to enhance your science or history skills, or pursuing personal interest, you are sure to find engaging workshops and classes.
Many of our workshops are approved for renewal credit with Gaston County Schools and we are happy to provide renewal credit documentation to teachers from other systems. Workshops can even be provided at your location by request.
Please call (704) 854-6676 for workshop registration and information.
| Sponge, Splotch & Scratch: Slip Decorating Techniques on Redware |
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Thursday - Friday, February 25 -26 |
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$150 Members / $165.00 Nonmembers |
Watch and learn the traditional pottery making process from wheel to kiln under expert instruction at Westmoore Pottery. Explore the fascinating art of slip decoration on redware, with an emphasis on styles from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Participants make a series of redware tiles, and decorate them with clay slips, using the following techniques: Sgraffito, feathering or combing, slip-trailing, marbled slips, scratching, sponging, and splotching. Participants may keep up to 8 tiles apiece. This workshop is geared toward the beginner who has never before worked with slip decorating.
Includes transportation, lodging, and materials including an autographed copy of Decorative Motifs of the Southern Backcountry by Kay Moss, Schiele Museum. Teachers receive 2 CEU renewal credit.
Call 704-854-6676 to register. Deadline is January 25.
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| Step Lively! 18th Century Dance Workshop |
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Tuesday, October 27
7 – 9:15 PM |
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Free for teachers! |
You're invited to join us to learn traditional dances and social traditions from days gone by. All skill sets are welcome. Free admission. For more information call 704-866-6913.
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