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CERAMIQUIANDO ÚNTATE LAS MANOS
In this pottery workshop, you have the opportunity to participate in courses in making crafts from clay or in using the potter’s wheel.
In order to attend this workshop, you must first purchase a card, which will then allow you to take 10 hours of your chosen course, which you have two months to do.
An advantage of CERAMIQUIANDO is that the card you buy can be shared with any number of people, which means that you can take part in the courses together.
You can also design your map as a mixed map, meaning you can spend half the time on the crafting class and half on the pottery class. The map shows the lesson times and the glazes to paint.
However, there are materials that you have to pay for, but don’t worry, here are the costs:
10-hour crafting card
This will teach you 3 techniques.
The cost is 220,000 Colombian pesos.
10-hour pottery wheel ticket
With this card, you can take courses to learn how to use the most famous ceramic tool, the potter’s wheel.
The cost is 380,000 Colombian pesos.
Clay
10 kg costs $20,000 Colombian pesos
5 kg costs $12,000 Colombian pesos
1 kg costs $3,000 Colombian pesos
Firing sessions (pieces in the oven)
1 kg for $16,000 Colombian pesos
1 kg for $20,000 Colombian pesos
Remember that once you have purchased your ticket, you must make your reservation to find out when your classes will take place. You can do this through the workshop website.
In this workshop, you will not only learn from scratch the techniques for making your pieces out of clay, but you can also take part in the Wednesday Wine Sessions, where several people come together to have a good time together and learn about pottery to learn. You must also reserve your place for this.
Finally, this workshop also offers you the opportunity to celebrate special dates such as birthdays.
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday and Friday: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Address and contact
Address: Calle 109 # 18b – 31 San Patricio, Bogota (Office 201 – via D1)
Website: https://www.ceramiquiando.com/
Talento’s art school
This school was founded 20 years ago with the aim of promoting the development of creativity and artistic expression in children, adolescents, and adults.
Talents Art School offers art classes in drawing, painting, illustration, photography, screen-printing, cartooning, comics, digital drawing, and modeling with plasticine, porcelain, ceramics, and more. All of these courses are taught by professionals in their respective fields.
In the ceramics course, students can learn modeling techniques, making molds, lathe handling, finishing techniques, and decoration.
As already mentioned, the special thing about these courses is that they are aimed at children, young people, and adults. Each of these steps is done separately because students learn in a different way at each stage.
It should also be emphasized that no previous knowledge is required to participate in this course. In addition, the school provides participants with all the tools necessary for the production of ceramics, such as clay, brushes, rollers, spatulas, glazes, and kilns.
And so that you do not hesitate to participate in this experience, you will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the course. Fantastic, isn’t it?
The cost of this great ceramics course is 450,000 Colombian pesos and it lasts one month.
Address and contact
If you would like to take part in a ceramics course at the Escuela de Arte Talentos, you will find the contact details here:
Address: Calle 134A No 17-91 Bogotá, Colombia
Email: info@artetalentos.com
aManolab
It is a company dedicated not only to the sale of handicraft products such as textiles and ceramics, but also offers courses in the manufacture of these works of art.
The workshops are held by professionals who also work in the company.
There are two to three ceramic courses held there every month, and here you can find out everything you need to know to participate.
The workshops that aManolab offers for ceramic lovers, especially beginners, are the following:
Ceramic basics
In this workshop, you will learn about the history of ceramics and more importantly how to handle and shape clay, as well as some techniques that will make the process easier for you.
Schedule and duration
Usually, this workshop takes place twice a month, so you can visit it on a day of your choice (taking into account the calendar offered on the official website) at the following times:
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Costs
The cost of attending this workshop is 250,000 Colombian pesos.
The magic of the lathing
In this workshop, you will learn how to use the potter’s tool par excellence, the potter’s wheel. You make your own clay pieces and model them on the potter’s wheel like an expert.
Schedule and duration
Unlike the Basic Pottery workshop, the Magic of the Wheel workshop is held once a month. We therefore recommend that you keep an eye on the website and reserve your ticket now.
But just like the first workshop, this one takes place twice a day at the following times:
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Costs
The cost of attending this workshop is 250,000 Colombian pesos.
Address and contact
If you are interested in participating in these workshops and would like more information, you will find the contact details here:
Address: Carrera 13a #96-41 Bogotá, Colombia
Email: contacto@amanolab.co
Website: https://amanolab.co/
Pottery at your own pace: manual techniques
This course is offered by the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. The course is aimed at both beginners and people who already have experience in the field of ceramics. The most important thing is that students learn while having fun.
During the course, participants learn the history of this ancient craft and can develop all the skills needed to make pottery, including modeling techniques, correct use of the potter’s wheel and other pottery tools, and handling clay.
The course is aimed at people over the age of 15 who are responsible, punctual and, above all, willing to learn and enjoy it.
Schedules, dates and duration
Below we present the ceramic techniques that you can learn and the schedule of the courses:
Ceramics: modeling technique
Date: from February 8th to March 21st
Schedule: every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Duration: 33 hours in 7 sessions, 6 of them for 5 hours, 1 session of 3 hours
Ceramics: plate technique
Date: from May 23rd to July 4th
Schedule: every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Duration: 33 hours in 7 sessions, 6 weeks
Ceramic: coiling technique
Date: from May 23rd to July 4th
Schedule: every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Duration: 33 hours in 7 sessions, 6 weeks
Prices
Complete course (all three workshops)
Early bird price: $3,900,000 Colombian pesos
Full Fee: $4,229,000 Colombian Pesos
Ceramics: modeling technique
Early Fee: $1,710,000 Colombian Pesos
Full Fee: $1,881,000 Colombian Pesos
Ceramics: slab technique
Early Fee: $1,710,000 Colombian Pesos
Full Fee: $1,881,000 Colombian Pesos
Ceramic: coiling technique
Early Bird Price: $1,710,000 Colombian Pesos
Full Fee: $1,881,000 Colombian Pesos
The dates and costs listed here apply to the year 2020.
Address and contact
If you are interested in this course and would like more information about it, you will find the contact details here:
Address: Calle 19 AN°1-37
Website: https://facartes.uniandes.edu.co/escuela-experimental/programas/ceramica-tecnicas-manuales/
Ceramics course – National University of Colombia
Every year the Universidad Nacional de Colombia offers art courses of all kinds and for all tastes. Last year, the “Artistic Ceramics” course started on March 23 and lasted 30 hours.
While the Bogotá-based University has yet to announce a course of this nature for this year, it is expected to do so soon, so keep an eye out for that announcement.
For now, we’re going to tell you everything you need to know about these courses.
This course is aimed at people over 15 years old who want to learn this practice and also at people without experience.
The great thing about these courses is that they always include all the materials that will be used during the course, which means you don’t have to buy anything beforehand. You also get a certificate of participation after completing the course, which is really great!
Duration and price
The courses at this institution are usually 30 to 40 hours long, which can be completed in 10-morning sessions and the best part is that they are taught by an expert in the field.
The cost of this course is approximately 600,000 Colombian pesos.
Address and contact
If you would like to register for this course and would like further information, you will find the relevant contact details here:
Address: Carrera 45 N° 26-85
Website: https://bogota.unal.edu.co/educacion-continua/
Before we finish, we would like to invite you to join these great workshops and ceramic courses where you will not only learn a lot but also meet other people who have the same interests as you.
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We hope that one of these courses has piqued your interest and that you will decide to take one of the courses, enroll and continue learning about the wonders of the world of ceramics.
