PAST WORKSHOPS

Crystal Morey: Figural Sculpture Demonstration Workshop

Friday, September 20, 6–8pm
Saturday, September 21, 9am–3pm
Sunday, September 22, 9am–12pm

Join artist Crystal Morey in Figural Sculpture: Additive / Subtractive Processes in Porcelain, a weekend of sculpting demonstrations and conversation, exploring the hand sculpted porcelain figurine coinciding with her solo exhibition “Venus on the Waves” at Ferrin Contemporary in nearby, North Adams. Crystal Morey will share her process of creating a figure in hollow form, while adding layers of additive and reductive detail. Crystal will discuss the development of her techniques, proportion, anatomy, and gesture, the importance of water content in porcelain, and creating the delicate details that add content and emotion to her work.

No experience is required. Limited to 20.

Crystal Morey lives and works in Oakland California, where she maintains a full-time studio practice. An emerging artist in both the new contemporary, pop-surrealist genre as well as the art-historical craft and decorative arts arena, Crystal’s work has been featured in numerous books and magazines, shown in galleries and museums, and collected around the world. Morey is known for her hand sculpted, highly detailed porcelain works of human-animal hybrids. She finds her inspiration in art history, Baroque porcelain traditions of Europe and ideas of contemporary environmental issues. Morey creates work with delicate beauty and empathic narratives of today’s rapidly changing ecosystems. Crystal Morey received her BFA in Ceramic Sculpture from the California College of the Arts and her MFA in Spatial Art from San Jose State University. She continues her studies through artists residencies and expansive interests in art history and museum research.

Contact Us

Please email info@projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. To talk on the phone, please send an email with your phone number and preferred time to receive a call, and we will call you back.

Tuition and Payment

Tuition for the 3 day workshop is $350.
A $50 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by September 1st. Please pay by check or money order, payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above, and students of all experience levels are welcome.

Paypal payments can be made at:
https://www.paypal.com/us/for-you/transfer-money/send-money
to: info@projectart01026.com

Housing and Meals

Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated at https://projectart01026.com/lodging/

Location and Dates

Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The workshop begins Friday 6pm–9pm, continues Saturday from 9am–3pm, and concludes Sunday 9am-12pm.

Travel

Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive to us. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).

Cancellation Policy

Deposits are refundable until September 1st, less a $25 administrative fee. After September 1st, we cannot offer a refund unless we are able enroll a replacement from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund will be issued, less a $25 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.

Click HERE for the registration form.

Click HERE  to pay deposit on Eventbrite.

Pictured is Asuur Keraamika Centre in Tallinn, Estonia

Illustrated Sculpture Workshop with Sergei Isupov at Asuurkeraamika in Tallinn, Estonia

July 22nd–26th, 2019

Sign up now to secure your spot! Download the registration form here.

You can make your deposit online and secure your spot immediately. Use Paypal to send you $250 deposit to info@projectart01026.com – final payment can be made at the time of arrival in Euros.

Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for FIGURE – GROUND: Illustrated Sculpture, an intensive workshop exploring the sculpted form in clay, the painted surface and development of a personal narrative. At Asuurkeraamika Ceramic Centre, in Tallinn, Estonia. The workshop will combine hands-on active studio with demonstrations, one-on-one instruction and illustrated lectures. In the workshop, Isupov will lead students through the techniques of slab construction, underglaze painting, and glaze application with the goal of completing several figurative sculptures. Studio Asuurkeraamika is a ceramics centre located in a medieval tower that once guarded Tallinn’s Old Town. There are five floors with studio, classroom, exhibition place, and gallery, which are all linked by spiraling limestone staircases. Read more at: www.asuurkeraamika.ee/ Sergei Isupov visits Estonia every summer with his wife, Kadri, and daughter, Roosi. Isupov works full-time as an artist and has a long, international resume with works included in numerous public collections and important exhibitions. His work is featured in multiple books, catalogs, and magazines, and is also shared via workshops and lectures at museums, universities and art centers. Isupov is known for his highly-detailed narrative, ceramic sculptures, which feature completely illustrated in-the-round- paintings. Isupov continues to explore opposites as themes in his work. Emotional exchanges between men and women allude to romance, an affair, or simply mystery. Our own imaginations are asked to fill in and finish the narrative using personal associations.

Contact us

Please email info (at) projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. If you would like a phone call, please email your phone number and preferred time to receive a call.

Tuition and Payment

Tuition is $750, and the additional materials fee is $150. The material fee covers the costs of clay, underglazes, glazes, and firings, and selected tools. A $250 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment should be made upon arrival in Euros. We are able to accept deposits through paypal, or check/money order payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above, and students of all experience levels are welcome.

Cancellation Policy

Deposits are refundable until June 15th, less a $50 administrative fee. After June 15th, we do not offer a refund unless we are able to fill your slot with a participant from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund may be issued, less a $50 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.

Housing and Meals

Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. Recommended Housing EELC Holy Spirit Guest House

Location and Dates

Asuurkeraamika is located in Old Town, Tallinn. Read more at asuurkeraamika.ee. The workshop runs every day from 9am – 6pm. The workshop will begin on 9am July 22nd and end at 6pm on July 26th.

Travel

Participants are recommended to fly to Tallinn, Estonia (airport code TLL). Tallinn offers many option for transportation around the city. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements.

Jason Walker: Personal Narrative Hands-on Workshop

Sunday, July 21, 6–8pm, Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, 9–4pm

Join Jason Walker for Personal Narrative, a week-long, hands-on workshop coinciding with his exhibition Personal Encounters at Ferrin Contemporary in nearby, North Adams. In this five-day workshop, Jason will demonstrate his techniques of hand-building with porcelain. Jason will also share all of his secrets painting on bone-dry forms with underglaze. He will discuss techniques and philosophies of combining 2-D imagery with 3-D form and how to start creating your own personal vocabulary of imagery into a personal narrative. Each student will have hands-on experience working with porcelain, painting with underglaze and much one-on-one instruction from Jason. No experience is required. Limited to 10.

Walker received a BFA from Utah State University and an MFA from Penn State University. He has exhibited and taught widely including at the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., Haystack Mountain School for the Crafts, Penland School for the Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China and the International Ceramics Workshop, Kecskemet, Hungary, South Korea, Ireland and France. Walker has been awarded a 2009 NCECA International Residency Fellowship and a 2014 Artist Trust Fellowship from Washington State, as well as the Taunt Fellowship award at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts. His work is included in collections at the Fine Art Museum of San Francisco: De Young, the Carnegie Mellon Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, Arizona and the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.

The workshop begins Sunday night, with a slide presentation and a group dinner (6–8 pm). The hands-on workshop will run from 9 am–4 pm Monday-Friday at Project Art in Cummington, MA. A Gallery Talk and Reception will take place Thursday, July 25th, 5–7 pm at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA where Walker’s solo exhibition Personal Encounters is on view July 6th–August 10th.

Contact Us

Please email info@projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. To talk on the phone, please send an email with your phone number and preferred time to receive a call, and we will call you back.

Tuition and Payment

Tuition for the 7 day workshop is $950, and the additional materials fee is $150. The material fee covers the costs of clay, underglazes, glazes, and firings, and selected tools.

A $250 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by July 1st. Please pay by check or money order, payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above, and students of all experience levels are welcome.

To pay by eventbrite click HERE

Cancellation Policy

Deposits are refundable until June 21st, less a $50 administrative fee. After June 21st, we cannot offer a refund unless we are able to enroll a replacement from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund will be issued, less a $50 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.

Housing and Meals

Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated HERE.

Location and Dates

Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The workshop will run daily 9am–4pm. The workshop begins at 9am on Sunday, July 21st and ends at 4pm on Saturday, July 26th.

Travel

Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive to us. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).

Click HERE for the Registration Form.

Click HERE  to pay deposit on Eventbrite.

Illustrated Sculpture Workshop with Sergei Isupov

7 Day Hands-on Workshop: October 20th–26th, 2019

Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for Figural Sculpture: Ideation to Materialization, an intensive hands-on workshop exploring the sculpted figure in clay, the painted surface from the development of ideas to materialization of form. Open to participants age 18 and above.  Hands-on workshops are for artists with prior, advanced experience with clay. Limited to 10.

At Project Art, in rural Massachusetts, the workshop combines demonstrations with hands-on active studio time and one-on-one instruction from Isupov and includes an evening illustrated lecture. Optional add-ons, pre or post workshop, provide the opportunity to explore area museums, select studios and nearby natural settings.  Hands-on workshops are limited to 10 and prior experience required. Isupov will lead students through demonstration and include techniques of slab construction, underglaze painting, and glaze application with the goal of completing one or more figurative sculptures. Students will have individual work spaces in the shared, airy open studio space in Project Art, a renovated 19th century Mill on the banks of the Westfield River.

The week long workshop runs Sunday–Saturday. The workshop begins Sunday 12pm–5pm, runs Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, ending Saturday 9am-12pm. During the course of the week, there will be two evening programs, one with an illustrated lecture and a second one as an opportunity for participants to share their work and ideas with the group. If desired, participants are invited to schedule a 30 minute portfolio review with Isupov or gallery director, Leslie Ferrin on a first come, first serve basis for an additional fee of $50.

Contact us

Please email info (at) projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. If you would like a phone call, please email your phone number and preferred time to receive a call.

Tuition and Payment

Tuition is $1250. Tuition includes the workshop fee ($1100) and a Studio Fee ($150). The Studio Fee covers the costs of clay, underglazes, glazes, and firings, and use of select tools. A $250 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by October 1, 2019. We are able to accept payments through paypal, or check/money order payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above. Students required to have prior, advanced experience with clay.

Paypal
all payments can be made at:
https://www.paypal.com/us/for-you/transfer-money/send-money
to: info@projectart01026.com

Eventbrite
deposit can be made on eventbrite click HERE.

Registration
required for all participants.
click HERE to download the form.

Cancellation Policy
Deposits are refundable until October 1st, less a $50 administrative fee. After October 1st, we do not offer a refund unless we are able to fill your slot with a participant from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund may be issued, less a $50 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.

Housing and Meals

Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated at this link HERE.

Location and Dates

Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The workshop will run daily 9am–5pm. The workshop begins at 12pm on Sunday, October 20th and ends at 12pm on Saturday, October 26th.

Travel

Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive to us. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).

 

Illustrated Sculpture Workshop with Sergei Isupov

Weekend Demonstration Workshop: November 2nd–3rd, 2019

Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for a demonstration workshop exploring the sculpted figure in clay, the painted surface and artistic practice from ideation to materialization. Demonstration workshops are open to all regardless of work experience with clay. Limited to 20.

At Project Art, in rural Massachusetts, the demonstration workshop takes place over two days and includes an evening illustrated lecture. Optional add-ons, pre or post workshop, provide the opportunity to explore area museums, select studios and nearby natural settings. In the demonstrations, Isupov will lead students through the techniques of slab construction, underglaze painting, and glaze application with the goal of completing one or more figurative sculptures. The workshop takes place in the airy, shared studio space at Project Art, a renovated 19th century Mill on the banks of the Westfield River.

The weekend workshops run Saturday-Sunday with an evening illustrated lecture for participants If desired, participants are invited to schedule a 30 minute portfolio review with Isupov and gallery director, Leslie Ferrin on a first come, first serve basis for an additional fee of $50.

Contact us

Please email info (at) projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. If you would like a phone call, please email your phone number and preferred time to receive a call.

Tuition and Payment

Tuition for the weekend demonstration workshop is $350, and includes the Saturday evening meal. The workshop will run Saturday 9am–4pm, with a group dinner & illustrated lecture following from 6pm–8pm. The workshop ends on Sunday 9am–2pm.

A $50 non-refundable deposit is due with registration. Full payment is due 30 days before the start date. Payment can be made via paypal (info@projectart01026.com), or check or money order payable to Project Art, mailed to 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. 

Paypal all payments can be made at:
https://www.paypal.com/us/for-you/transfer-money/send-money
to: info@projectart01026.com

Eventbrite
Deposit can be made online via Eventbrite. Click here to navigate to our Workshop Event Registration

Registration Form – required for all participants

Click Here to download the Registration Form

Cancellation Policy

Payments are refundable until 30 days prior to the start date, less the non refundable $50 administrative fee. After that date, we do not offer a refund unless we are able to fill your slot with a participant from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund may be issued, less a $50 administrative fee.

Housing

Housing is not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated at LODGING

Meals

Participants are invited to bring snacks and lunches that can be stored in a shared refrigerator and heated up via a microwave.  Prepared food basics are available for purchase nearby at The Old Creamery.

Location and Dates

Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The registration form will list the exact start date/time and end date/time.

Travel

Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive their own. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area.  With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).