Centre for Craft
Courses / Workshops
About Courses & Workshops at
the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
Located in the Halifax Seaport, the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design has five well-equipped studios in pottery, jewellery and metal, woodworking, textiles, and multi-purpose where courses are offered to the public in fall, winter and spring semesters. We have courses available for ALL skill levels.
Winter 2012
Course List:
Registration open
WOOD
1. Turn a Segmented Bowl from a Board
Instructor: Gordon Marshall
2. Wooden Milking Stool
Instructor: Jana Bookholt, BFA
CERAMICS
3. Introduction to Ceramics on the Pottery Wheel
Instructor: Suzi Cameron, BFA, BA
4. Try your Hand on the Potter’s Wheel
Instructor: Suzi Cameron, BFA, BA
5. Time for Tiles, Plaques, and Platters
Instructor: Suzi Cameron, BFA, BA
6. Plates, Platters, and Bakers Throwing Wide on a Bat
Instructor: Suzi Cameron, BFA, BA
7. Decorative Ornaments
Instructor: Alexis Doiron, BFA
8. Pottery for Kids with an Adult
Instructor: Alexis Doiron, BFA
NEW Pottery for Pre-Teens
Instructor: Alexis Doiron, BFA
9. Pottery for Teens
Instructor: Janet Doble, BFA
10. Throwing: The Basics and Beyond
Instructor: Janet Doble, BFA
METAL
11. Introduction to Jewellery
Instructor: Lauren VanSickle, BFA
12. Advanced Jewellery
Instructor: Georgia Vandewater, BFA, MFA
13. Fine Silver Metal Clay Jewellery Design & Creation
Instructor: Pam Feindel
14. Intermediate Metal Clay Cancelled
Instructor: Pam Feindel
15. Working with Wax: Lost Wax Casting
Instructor: Georgia Vandewater, BFA, MFA
16. The Ring
Instructor: Georgia Vandewater, BFA, MFA
GLASS
17. Introduction to Glass Beadmaking
Instructor: Janelle Tyler
18. Glass Beadmaking Beyond the Basics
Instructor: Janelle Tyler
19. Introduction Sculptural Glass
Instructor: Ian Milligan
20. Advanced Sculptural Glass
Instructor: Ian Milligan
WEAVING
21. Introduction to Weaving Cancelled
Instructor: Nancy Boyne
22. Textile Posters
Instructor: Laura Chiasson, BFA
MULTI-PURPOSE
23. Lino Carving and Printing Cancelled
Instructor: Margarita Fainshtein, BFA
24. Introduction Rug Hooking
Instructor: Joanna Close. BFA, MFA
25. Dyeing Wool for Rug Hooking
Instructor: Joanna Close, BFA, MFA
26. Ukrainian Easter Egg Ornament
Instructor: Ruby Boutiler, BFA, BA
27. NEW Painting on Silk
Instructor: Margarita Fainshtein, BFA
Brochure to download - click here
click here for printer friendly version
Registration is now open : )
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phone 902.492.2524 or 902.492.2522
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mail to:
Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
1061 Marginal Road, Suite 140
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4P7
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in person at either 1096 or 1061 (Suite 140) Marginal Rd, Halifax
Registration Form for the Winter 2012 Courses/Workshops - click here to download
To receive a printed version of the brochure by mail, please contact us at 902.492.2522 or administration@craft-design.ns.ca
Teach a Spring Course at NSCCD
We are now working on the Spring 2012 Course Brochure. Click here to see/print the call for teaching here with us at the Centre for Craft and Design. Proposals will be due on January 24th. We'd love to hear some new ideas for classes to be offered here, and of course we love to have our regular classes too! If anyone has any questions or would like to talk to me about new ideas please feel free to call me or email me!
Also if you are not able to teach with us this coming term but know someone who might please pass this message along...we love to have new instructors, new ideas and anyone with a passion for the CRAFTS!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Alexis Doiron
Studio Coordinator
492-2524
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NSCCD - Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design - Courses
Ceramics/Metal/Glass Studios
available for rent on
a first-come first-served basis on
Open Studio Rentals are an opportunity for people who have experience and are capable of working independently. For first time users, references of technical ability and training in metal, glass, and pottery must be submitted prior to rental period. There will be a technician available for questions.
Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm
Cost:
for students enrolled in a class at NSCCD
$21.74 + $3.26 (HST) = $25
not registered in a class
$26.09 + $3.91 (HST) = $30
We reserve the right to restrict access to the studios if
the staff assess a safety or security risk
For further information about our studios, equipment, tools and qualifications necessary for studio use, please
contact our Studio Coordinator, Alexis Doiron, at
902.492.2524 or studiocoordinator@craft-design.ns.ca.
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