SCHEDULE
Join us in October for a weekend of art, lectures, demonstrations, and beach firing at the TAMU-CC Weil Gallery and campus.
All events are free and open to the public.
OPENING RECEPTION + ARTIST PANEL
Making Meaning: Process + Material
Weil Gallery, FreeArtist reception and panel discussion: Come hear the artist of Oso Bay Biennial: Oh, So Ceramic! discuss how they use the clay medium as they harness process and material to create meaningful artwork.
Saturday, October 5, 12-5PM
ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
Bay Hall 103, FreeJoin us for an afternoon of ceramic demonstrations featuring the artists of OSO BAY, Oh! So Ceramic: Emily Bayless, Misty Gamble, Leandra Urrutia, and Christy Wittmer will be demonstrating techniques that helped them make the work on display in the Weil Gallery. Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up ceramic tips and tricks to add to your clay-making arsenal.
Demonstrations will cover Altarcitos (Bayless), Solid Building (Gamble), Ceramic Tracery (Urrutia), and Paper Clay (Wittmer).
BEACH FIRING
TAMU-CC Beach, FreeWhether or not you bring bisque work to participate, we welcome you to be present at the prep, pack in, pack out, and clean up portions of the pit-firing event.
WHERE: Check back for the exact location of the firing. TBD before the weekend of October 4th.
CLAY PREP: Leandra Urrutia will meet with participants at 8:30 pm on SATURDAY,
October 5th, in the CA building in the Ceramic Studio to prepare clay work for pit firing.
EVENT DAY SET-UP: Sunday, October 6th at 8 am – Meet us at TAMUCC in the
Center for Arts Building (CA) ceramic room to pack materials in vehicles. Once packed up, we will take them out to the beach and set up.
BLASTOFF TIME: Pits will be lit at 9am and will potentially fire until 5pm – The end
time is approximate and depends on how much clay work is brought to fire and how
fast the fires burn.
PACKUP TIME: When the fires burn out and all pit work is finished and cool to the
touch, we will clean and clear the pit areas. Depending on the amount of fired work
and cooling, pack-up may start as early as 1 pm or as late as 5 pm.
VIEW FAQ HERE:
Be sure to check out the Downtown Corpus Christi First Friday Artwalk
Pretty Moxie EXHIBITION
Pretty Moxie is an artist collective composed of Ashley Burnett, Mariana Ruvalcaba Cruz, and Saffron Williams.
In their debut group exhibition, Pretty Moxie presents narrative ceramic work paired with prints that construct narratives about their experiences of
womanhood, belonging, personal journeys, and their lives as female artists.
In their debut group exhibition, Pretty Moxie presents narrative ceramic work paired with prints that construct narratives about their experiences of
womanhood, belonging, personal journeys, and their lives as female artists.