Oh What a Relief! - Sculpt the Profile in Relief

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Classes

Course Description:

Have you ever looked at the surface of a coin and wondered how the artist created that intricate portrait image on such a flat surface? Learn about the theory of relief sculpture along with the various types of bas relief sculpture. As Inspiration for your work, Images of reliefs from both the historical and the contemporary prospectives will be shown. Also, learn about line weight, texture, and detail treatment. You will be guided through the process of subtractive and additive sculpting.

Oh What a Relief! - Sculpt the Profile in Relief

Record Type
Classes

Course Description:

Have you ever looked at the surface of a coin and wondered how the artist created that intricate portrait image on such a flat surface? Learn about the theory of relief sculpture along with the various types of bas relief sculpture. As Inspiration for your work, Images of reliefs from both the historical and the contemporary prospectives will be shown. Also, learn about line weight, texture, and detail treatment. You will be guided through the process of subtractive and additive sculpting.

Organic Forms

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Classes

Course Description:

Unleash your creative intuition and transform the beauty of nature into ceramic sculpture. In this hands-on course, you will learn to abstract and reinterpret organic shapes and textures, using hand-building techniques to create a truly unique sculpture. Discover your personal artistic voice and craft a final piece that reflects your own deep connection to the natural world.

Skill Level: All Levels

Organic Forms

Record Type
Classes

Course Description:

Unleash your creative intuition and transform the beauty of nature into ceramic sculpture. In this hands-on course, you will learn to abstract and reinterpret organic shapes and textures, using hand-building techniques to create a truly unique sculpture. Discover your personal artistic voice and craft a final piece that reflects your own deep connection to the natural world.

Skill Level: All Levels

Independent Study: Figure Sculpture

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Classes

Course Description:

This is for those interested in studio access without instruction. Anyone enrolling must adhere to EAC’s studio policies on materials, clean-up, and entrance and exit procedures. Prerequisite: students enrolled in Independent Study must have completed one Figure Sculpture class at EAC. Time depends on class schedules and will be determined in the first week of class.

InFocus Lecture Long Looking in Aquí en Chicago with Elena Gonzales

Photo by Ben Gonzales
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Sunday, March 15th, 3-4:30 pm RSVP

Elena Gonzales, PhD, is Curator of Civic Engagement & Social Justice at the Chicago History Museum and the lead curator of Aquí en Chicago (2025-2026). She co-edited the related exhibition book and co-created the podcast “The Missing Exhibition: Building Aquí.” Elena’s book, Exhibitions for Social Justice, debuted in Routledge’s Museum Meanings Series (2019).