FREE virtual Polymer Sculpture Workshop
Taught by Thalia Isen, M.F.A. 

This Polymer Clay Sculpture Class is FREE to Veterans, Active Duty, family-members, and care-givers. Learn new skills and techniques for sculpture, or just have fun with the family at home. Perfect for small sculptures, jewelry, ornaments, or figurines. Materials are provided for the class, and the unique polymer clay can be baked at home!

This class begins on November 20th, 2020 and ends on December 23rd, 2020.

Watch video lessons posted every Friday, and then participate in a live class for sharing and gaining feedback from peers and instructor via zoom every Monday at 5PM.

Materials for this class are provided, with pickup at the VETART School of Glass and Ceramics (email jessi@vetart.org for other options). 

The Polymer Sculpture Workshop is part of Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the state and local arts agencies. The initiative seeks to improve the health, wellness, and quality of life for military and veteran populations exposed to trauma, as well as their families and caregivers. Administrative support for the initiative is provided by Americans for the Arts and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

VETART OPEN STUDIO APPOINTMENTS (Self-Guided, no instructor present)

Please choose appointment times you would be able to attend and a VETART staff member will email you promptly to finish scheduling.
APPOINTMENTS ARE SCHEDULED ON A WEEK BY WEEK BASIS. We cannot schedule more longer than a week in advance currently. Click a location below to schedule. 
Masks and social distancing required at studio locations.

VETART School of Glass and Ceramics

VETART School of Foundry

VETART FALL 2020 CLASSES

Please sign up for a class ONLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND. Class space is limited and first come, first serve. Click the class you are interested in attending below. 
Masks and social distancing required at studio locations.

Tile Mosaic Art Therapy Tuesday (SOLD OUT, SOLD OUT, Direct Inquiries to Openings to jessi@vetart.org)

​Ceramics on Saturday (SOLD OUT, Direct Inquiries to Openings to jessi@vetart.org)

Ceramics on Tuesdays and Thursdays (SOLD OUT, Direct Inquiries to Openings to jessi@vetart.org)

Glass-Casting on Wednesdays (SOLD OUT, Direct Inquiries to Openings to jessi@vetart.org)

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VETART ONLINE

We thank you for your patience, and for following along with us as we adapt our programming to comply with CDC Guidelines. 

In lesson one of VETART's first online class, VETART Executive Director Steve Dilley, M.F.A., constructs a porcelain nurse's cap, in memory of his mother and an acknowledgement of the public health workers that currently face the increasingly complex challenge that is Coronavirus; we thank our public heath workers for their unrelenting endurance and dedication.

As you go through the lesson with Steve, we challenge you to create your own personal symbol. If you would like to join our online class and share your work, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/z88pCnr1C6xyiLFd7

Even if you aren't able to get your hands on some clay, please do not let that stop you from participating in this lesson! You can make the cap from paper, fabric, or anything pliable!  ​

LESSON: Nurse's Cap

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LESSON: Throwing a Cylinder on the Wheel

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What kind of classes does VETART offer?​
VETART offers free bronze casting classes to veterans, active duty, their families, and veterans' advocates. VETART classes are designed to build relationships, artistic skills, and broader community connections through the medium of bronze sculpting and ceramics classes. Through these classes participants not only meet great people with common experiences and values, but learn powerful art-making skills in the process.  In addition, VETART connects veterans to the broader community through the dignified presentation of artwork in publications and exhibitions.

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