Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Daniel Garver currently lives and works in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Daniel completed a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2011 and the Core Fellowship at Penland School of Craft from 2015-17. He has participated in numerous residencies including the Jentel Foundation, AZ West, Haystack, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Western New Mexico University, Penland School of Craft, and the Mid Atlantic Keramik Exchange in Iceland. His work has been shown throughout the US in a variety of group and solo exhibitions.

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Raw materials for custom mixed casting slip and glaze, firings, and consumable supplies including plaster, sanding screens, mold release, wax, sand paper, shop towels.

Students will take away tools for continued mold making including clamps, mold straps, buckets for plaster, custom made coddle boards, surform, and a wood scraper for plaster.

The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30 am. Workshops will start at 9am.

Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have an opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.

Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!

Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm-4pm.

Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our H.O.T. Clay instructors speak on their art.

On Saturday morning at 10 am, join your fellow workshop participants for an exciting kiln unveiling and celebration!

Generous donors have made scholarships and fellowships for adult workshops available on a limited basis for these specific groups:

1) Native American Community Members, Leaders, Artists, and Teachers

For adults 18 and older with current tribal affiliation, the scholarship brings community leaders, artists, members, and teachers to workshops at ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ to benefit both the scholarship recipients and those in their schools or tribal communities. Applicants with financial needs may receive priority. We also offer scholarships for Native American Teens for both the ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Program and the Academy.

2) Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students

For adults 18 and older who are current teachers in lower and higher education who will benefit from learning about Native American Arts and Culture to take back into the classroom as well as currently enrolled Graduate students. The scholarship is designed to provide professional development for those in education to share with their learning communities.

Scholarships include tuition, dorm housing, and all meals provided by the campus dining service. Transportation to and from campus is not provided, and the $50 registration fee is not included.

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Malia Peoples is a Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and educator based on Coast Salish lands in Seattle. As the founder of Melted, she creates uplifting porcelain jewelry that blends bold colors and motifs inspired by her cultural background into eye-catching pieces. With a background in fashion design and textile arts, Malia teaches at museums, schools, and arts organizations, sharing her passion for color-driven, gender-neutral design. Her work in textiles and ceramics is currently on display at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum.

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English Grolleg Porcelain clay and casting slip from Clay Art Center, mini clay extruder, firings, and consumable supplies including jewelry findings, luster, PPE, sanding sticks.

The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30am. Workshops will start at 9am.

Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have the opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.

Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!

Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm-4pm.

Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our H.O.T. Clay instructors speak on their art.

Generous donors have made scholarships and fellowships for adult workshops available on a limited basis for these specific groups:

1) Native American Community Members, Leaders, Artists, and Teachers

For adults 18 and older with current tribal affiliation, the scholarship brings community leaders, artists, members, and teachers to workshops at ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ to benefit both the scholarship recipients and those in their schools or tribal communities. Applicants with financial needs may receive priority. We also offer scholarships for Native American Teens for both the ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Program and the Academy.

2) Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students

For adults 18 and older who are current teachers in lower and higher education who will benefit from learning about Native American Arts and Culture to take back into the classroom as well as currently enrolled Graduate students. The scholarship is designed to provide professional development for those in education to share with their learning communities.

Scholarships include tuition, dorm housing, and all meals provided by the campus dining service. Transportation to and from campus is not provided, and the $50 registration fee is not included.

Click for more information about adult scholarships.

Raised in the woods of rural Alaska, Milo Berezin moved to Pittsburgh in 2004 to study sculpture and printmaking at Carnegie Mellon University, later earning a MAT at Chatham University. The son of a production potter, he rediscovered the joy of clay while working as an arts administrator and teaching artist at a community ceramics nonprofit. He has shown work with numerous galleries, including Charlie Cummings Gallery, Companion Gallery, Northern Clay Center, and Lillstreet Gallery; presented at NCECA; and been published in Ceramics Monthly.

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50 lbs Smooth Red WC443 Laguna clay, firings, and consumable supplies including slip, AMACO underglaze, graphite pencil, and a pin vise tool.

The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30 am. Workshops will start at 9 am.

Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have an opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.

Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!

Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12 pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm-4 pm.

Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our Metals J.A.M. and H.O.T. Clay instructors speak on their art.

On Saturday morning at 10 am, join your fellow workshop participants for an exciting kiln unveiling and celebration!

Generous donors have made scholarships and fellowships for adult workshops available on a limited basis for these specific groups:

1) Native American Community Members, Leaders, Artists, and Teachers

For adults 18 and older with current tribal affiliation, the scholarship brings community leaders, artists, members, and teachers to workshops at ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ to benefit both the scholarship recipients and those in their schools or tribal communities. Applicants with financial needs may receive priority. We also offer scholarships for Native American Teens for both the ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Program and the Academy.

2) Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students

For adults 18 and older who are current teachers in lower and higher education who will benefit from learning about Native American Arts and Culture to take back into the classroom as well as currently enrolled Graduate students. The scholarship is designed to provide professional development for those in education to share with their learning communities.

Scholarships include tuition, dorm housing, and all meals provided by the campus dining service. Transportation to and from campus is not provided, and the $50 registration fee is not included.

Click for more information about adult scholarships.

Forrest Lesch-Middelton began working with clay at the age of 14; he is a potter, tile maker, and educator. Forrest received a Master of Fine Arts from Utah State University in 2006, and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University in 1998. He runs FLM Ceramics and Tile and co-owns Petaluma Pottery, a teaching and membership studio in his hometown of Petaluma, CA. Forrest makes tile and dinnerware for private homes, restaurants, hotels, and businesses throughout the world.

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50 lbs Carmel Aardvark clay, screen printing screen, firings, and consumable supplies including slip, emulsion, tape, wall paper paste and AMACO underglaze.

The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30 am. Workshops will start at 9 am.

Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have an opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.

Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!

Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12 pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm-4 pm.

Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our Metals J.A.M. and H.O.T. Clay instructors speak on their art.

On Saturday morning at 10 am, join your fellow workshop participants for an exciting kiln unveiling and celebration!

Generous donors have made scholarships and fellowships for adult workshops available on a limited basis for these specific groups:

1) Native American Community Members, Leaders, Artists, and Teachers

For adults 18 and older with current tribal affiliation, the scholarship brings community leaders, artists, members, and teachers to workshops at ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ to benefit both the scholarship recipients and those in their schools or tribal communities. Applicants with financial needs may receive priority. We also offer scholarships for Native American Teens for both the ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Program and the Academy.

2) Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students

For adults 18 and older who are current teachers in lower and higher education who will benefit from learning about Native American Arts and Culture to take back into the classroom as well as currently enrolled Graduate students. The scholarship is designed to provide professional development for those in education to share with their learning communities.

Scholarships include tuition, dorm housing, and all meals provided by the campus dining service. Transportation to and from campus is not provided, and the $50 registration fee is not included.

Click for more information about adult scholarships.

Kelsey Bowen grew up in California where she received her BFA in Ceramics at the California College of the Arts. She was an Artist-in-Residence at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana. Outside of the studio, Kelsey has taught workshops across the country, including Pocosin Art School of Fine Craft, Penland School of Crafts, and the Lighthouse ArtCenter. Her work has been shown internationally in exhibitions and publications including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and Ceramics Monthly as an Emerging Artist in 2020.

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50 lbs B-Mix 5 With Grog WC436 Laguna clay and optional firing.

The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30 am. Workshops will start at 9 am.

Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have an opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.

Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!

Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12 pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm-4 pm.

Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our H.O.T. Clay instructors speak on their art.

On Saturday morning at 10 am, join your fellow workshop participants for an exciting kiln unveiling and celebration!

Generous donors have made scholarships and fellowships for adult workshops available on a limited basis for these specific groups:

1) Native American Community Members, Leaders, Artists, and Teachers

For adults 18 and older with current tribal affiliation, the scholarship brings community leaders, artists, members, and teachers to workshops at ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ to benefit both the scholarship recipients and those in their schools or tribal communities. Applicants with financial needs may receive priority. We also offer scholarships for Native American Teens for both the ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥ Program and the Academy.

2) Inland Empire Teachers, Professors, and Graduate Students

For adults 18 and older who are current teachers in lower and higher education who will benefit from learning about Native American Arts and Culture to take back into the classroom as well as currently enrolled Graduate students. The scholarship is designed to provide professional development for those in education to share with their learning communities.

Scholarships include tuition, dorm housing, and all meals provided by the campus dining service. Transportation to and from campus is not provided, and the $50 registration fee is not included.

Click for more information about adult scholarships.