FLORENCE-The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is pleased to present an opportunity to participate in
a ceramics handbuilding workshop with Aaron Benson, UNA Chair of Visual Arts and Design,
Associate Professor and Director of Ceramic and Sculpture. Join us 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on
Saturday, August 3rd and learn more about clay by building and glazing your own work in this
one-day class! Registration is limited, so sign-up soon!
Aaron Tennessee Benson has a combined twenty-years of experience working in clay. He received his MFA in Ceramics from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He has been an intern at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Colorado and a long-term resident and MJD Fellow at Archie Bray Foundation in Montana. Benson’s work has been published, collected, and
exhibited both nationally and internationally. His current body of work uses traditional ceramic handbuilding methods to create large scale public works.
Register in person at the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, 217 E. Tuscaloosa St., Florence, AL 35630 (Note: payment can be made with cash or check only; deadline to register
is August 1st).
WHEN: 9 am- 3 pm, Saturday, August 3rd
WHERE: Kennedy-Douglass Art Center
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
9 am- Noon: Introduction, design, and hand-build
Noon-1:00 pm: Lunch Break (while clay dries)
1:00- 3:00 pm: Glaze and place in kiln.
Art pick-up: Sunday, August 25th, between 1-4 pm.
WORKSHOP FEE: $95 (includes Instruction & materials costs)
The Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is free and open to the public Monday -Friday from
9-4 and on Sundays from 1-4. The art center is located at 217 E. Tuscaloosa St. Florence, AL
and can be reached by calling 256-760-6379.
