Sculpture: Ceramics - Wednesday (8 week duration) Term 2 2026

These classes are suitable for beginners and people with some experience with clay.

The classes will introduce you to the hand building techniques of pinching, coiling and slab building. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and confidence in transforming clay into a figurative, representational or an abstract form.

Over the eight week course, you will:

Week 1: Design and problem solve a piece of work. Make a marquette of your proposed sculpture.

Week 2: Look at different clays and surfaces appropriate for making your work including grogged clay and paper clay options, as well as glaze and non-traditional surface treatments.

Week 3 - 6: Making forms.

Week 7 - 8: Completing work, bisque firing and finishing of surface treatments.

Please note: You will need to bring $45 cash for your materials fee to the first class.

Sculpture Ceramics classes are taught by Bronwyn Mohring.

COVID-19 Info:

If have questions about our Covid-19 policies, please visit our learner page which you can find here.

Student Rights and Responsibilities:

More information regarding Student Rights and Responsibilities can be found here.

Refund Information:

Please note, you may be issued a full (except for Theventbrite fees) automatic refund up to 7 days before your event starts by requesting a refund through Theventbrite . Refund requests after this date can be made by contacting the anca@op.ac.nz email address. These will be accepted on a case-by-case basis when exceptional circumstances are present. No refund requests will be accepted after the start date of the class.

General Info:

One weekly class per term (8x week duration): Wednesdays, 6.00-8.00pm.

Term Dates 2026:

Term One: 9th February - 3rd April (No classes on Otago Anniversary Day)

Term Two: 4th May - 26th June (No classes on Kings Birthday)

Term Three: 20th July - 10th September

Term Four: 14th September – 6th November ( No classes on Labour Day)