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RENATA CASSIANO ALVAREZ
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2025 VISITING ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
On View through August 2027 / OUTDOOR GALLERIES: WAY FIELD
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UPCOMING CLASSES, PROGRAMS & EVENTS
CLAY WORKSHOP /
Family Wheel Throwing
Share a potter’s wheel with your family member and learn basic wheel throwing techniques working side by side! Learn how to add hand-built embellishments and collaborate on color to make your project truly special.
Ages 4 to 12, with a favorite grownup / Saturday, January 17 / 10–12 p.m. / $55
Ages 4 to 12, with favorite grownup / Saturday, January 17 / 1– 3 p.m. / $55
NIGHT OUT
Mud + Merlot: Affirmations in Clay
Clay holds more than form – it holds intentions! Learn how to write and design a set of ceramic affirmation “cards” that can serve as grounding reminders or gifts to yourself and others. Shape, stamp, decorate with words and images that will bring comfort, strength, clarity and joy to your everyday life. Bring your own wine (or other beverage of your choice); light snacks provided. Pick up your finished piece the following week.
Ages 21 + / Friday, January 23 /
6:30–9:30 p.m. / $60
CLAY CLASSES /
Wheel Throwing
Learn the basics of using the potter’s wheel to make functional clay pieces and non-functional sculptures. Study the fundamental techniques of wedging, centering and raising cylindrical forms such as bowls, cups and vases. Includes an introduction to glazing. Wear old clothes, bring a towel and plan on getting messy!
Ages 7 to 10 / Saturdays, January 24 - February 21 / 9–10:30 a.m. / $120
Ages 11 to 15 / Saturdays, January 24 - February 21 / 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. / $160
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OPERATING PARTNERS
Laumeier Sculpture Park’s ongoing operations and programs are generously supported by St. Louis County Parks and Recreation; with support from the Regional Arts Commission; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; this project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; among other corporations, foundations, individual donors and members. The ongoing conservation of the artworks in our collection is supported by the Mark Twain Laumeier Endowment Fund.
We acknowledge the ancestral lands of the Osage Nation, Missouria, and Illini Confederacy, the lands on which Laumeier Sculpture Park is located. We pay respect to their elders, past and present.