Aiken Center for the Arts is offering an Artist in Residence Program for 4th grade students in the Aiken County Public School District through SC Arts Commission Arts in Education grant.
This 2-day residency introduces the contributions that enslaved African Americans brought to Edgefield and Aiken County in the 1800’s using naturally resourced clay. Through dialogue about the history of clay in South Carolina and hands-on experience, students create a face vessel. Offered at no cost.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY 2 DAY PROGRAM
AT A GLANCE
DAY 1
Presentation: Includes learning about the resource of local clay, about how the enslaved passengers of the last illegal slave ship ended up in Edgefield County, the significance of the pottery they created and examples found at the online Met exhibition.
Hands-on: Create a cylinder from slab of clay. Learn vocabulary particular to pottery.
DAY 2
Presentation: Includes reading Dave the Potter book, learning about Dave’s contribution, Edgefield pots and their significance along with Dave’s couplets, current value both monetarily and historically.
Hands-on: Students follow step-by-step to complete their face vessel by adding facial features to their project. Students are given a worksheet to write their reflections on what they have experienced.
Call our Program Director, Tracy Seconi, to schedule 803-641-9094
ABOUT THE ARTIST
MADELINE FOX
Madeline Fox studied pottery at State University of New York (SUNY) and Rochester Institute and Technology School of American Craftsmen. She is a practicing artist and teacher with over 30 years experience teaching. She currently works at her private studio and teaches at ACA.
