Creative Arts: Studio and Ceramics

Express your creativity and develop your own personal style while you earn dual college credit in this creative arts studio class. You will have the opportunity to work in a variety of media, such as painting and drawing, with a focus on ceramics. With the guide of an experienced CPS teacher and professional artist you will learn the basic hand building, glazing and firing techniques associated with clay. Your work will also be showcased in a winter and spring exhibition for the enjoyment of friends, family and the public.

Class Syllabus

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Student Work: 2019-2020

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Student Work: 2018-2019

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Work from Previous Years:

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Meet The Teachers!

Painting of Patrick by Advanced Arts student Robert Hamilton.

Meet Patrick!
Patrick Miceli is a lifelong resident of Chicago. He received his BFA from The University of Illinois, Chicago and his MFA at The School of the Art Institute. He is retired from City Colleges after teaching there for 20 years. He currently an adjunct faculty at Columbia College Chicago and teaches drawing, painting and ceramics at Lill Street Art Center.   To learn more about Patrick and to see his work, visit his website at http://www.patrickmiceli.com

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Meet Jiwon!
Jiwon Chun moved from Northern California to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied interdisciplinary art with a focus on sculpture and installation.  She began her teaching career 18 years ago, and has spent the majority of these years teaching Advanced Placement Studio Art at King College Prep High School and the Advanced Arts Program at Gallery 37. Jiwon achieved her National Board Certification in 2014, and her National Board Certification portfolio is currently used as a Professional Teaching Standards exemplar on the NBC website.  In addition to traditional classroom lessons, Jiwon takes pride in teaching her students through collaborations with the local art community, such as Diasporal Rhythms, a group of local art collectors focused on works pertaining to the African diaspora. Jiwon is passionate about helping students achieve a better understanding of themselves and the world they live in by working with local artists to expose them to creative and artistic methods of exploration and expression.