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Three month intensive
Ceramics professionalisation course

Three month intensive
Ceramics professiona-
lisation course

NEXT COURSE DATES

April 17th to July 14th, 2023 full

September 4th to December 1st, 2023 full

April 15th – July 12th 2024 full

September 16th – December 13th 2024 applications open

April – June 2025 applications open

September – December 2025 applications open

April – June 2026 applications open

September – December 2026 applications open

Next dates to be confirmed (course runs 2 times per year)

Early bird discounts apply

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Course description, structure & teaching method

This full-time course is an innovative 3-month intensive that will be offered 2 times a year.

It will help you to achieve a high level of professionalisation within the field of contemporary studio ceramics, and is the first of its kind to ever be offered in Spain. Students will be encouraged to deepen their knowledge and develop their own style of work. They will be introduced to a broad spectrum of production skills, learning about clay types, surface decoration, glazing and firing processes, and can explore the possibilities of clay through practical studio work.

3-Month Intensive ceramics course in Barcelona - wheel throwing
3-Month Intensive ceramics course in Barcelona - modelling

Tuition will consist of daily group and individual tutorials in the mornings, 5 days per week.

There are 200 hours of taught classes during the course. The course will include demonstrations, visual talks, trips to galleries, museums and private workshops of local artists (50 hours). Each student will be provided with their own personal space for self-practice for project-based work during the evenings, with access to a wheel, table and shelving space, where they can store their pieces, develop set assignments and work on individual projects. All materials, glazes, and firings are included.

Teachers

The course will be run and taught by Corrie Bain, a well-known international ceramic artist from Britain with more than 30 years of experience in ceramics education and unique teaching methodology.

Corrie is an award-winning graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and Alfred University in New York (2003) and is an active ceramic artist. She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. She founded her first school in Greece in 2004, and has since then taught workshops in 11 different countries. She frequently participates in residencies, symposiums and exhibitions world-wide, studied with Korean masters between 2007-2009 and has travelled extensively throughout China, Thailand, and Japan researching Oriental ceramics. In 2018 she exhibited in Faenza in Italy, the London Design Fair, and Handmade in Britain at Kew Gardens.

3-Month Intensive ceramics course in Barcelona with Corrie Bain
Corrie Bain working with ceramics

In 2019 she was selected as one of 302 artists to lead the Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale in Korea, and exhibited and demonstrated her making methods at The Chelsea Flower Show Artisan studios, in London. She recently won Third Prize for the piece Blue Cycus Llamelae at the Alcora Museum’s CICA International Ceramics Competition. For the past 14 years she has been living in Barcelona and worked as school manager. She owns a ceramics school in Poblenou, where she teaches three month professionalization courses, porcelain, throwing, hand building, sculpture, glaze application, glaze formula and firing technology, texture, decoration, oriental and traditional teapots, and Korean Buncheong.

Students will also be assisted by our team of assistants throughout the course.

ceramics artistic works
creative techniques with ceramics

Course aims and long-term goals

Our long-term goal is to achieve international standards of excellence through our quality of teaching.

We are providing life-enriching experiences through our close relationships with students, fostering their creativity and connecting them with renowned international ceramic artists, as well as the many talented artists who live and work in our region. We´d like to create an inclusive environment where artists are free to express themselves creatively, becoming a centre for diversity and acceptance through common passion for clay.

Assessment and final exhibition

Students work will be evaluated with continuous group and individual assessment during tutorials throughout the course.

Deadlines and good timekeeping will be encouraged to deepen and enhance individual development. At the end of the course students will present a body of work for individual assessment and set up an exhibition open to the public.

ceramics course - Assessment and final exhibition

Application

Applicants can apply for the course by filling out the online form. For additional information send us an email or call us +34 640 107 316.

SKILLS NEEDED FOR ENROLMENT AND SELECTION CRITERIA

Some previous experience of working with clay preferred, but not required. Applicants should show an ability for visual awareness, making skills and provide supporting material such as any previous ceramics made, drawings, sketchbooks etc. They will then be invited for an interview either at the school, by telephone or via Skype. Selected students will be informed by email.

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Not included:

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Transport
  • Student discounts
  • Visas – Please contact your local Embassy if you require a visa (we can provide you with a letter of enrolment if you need this for the Visa process)

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