Upcoming Workshops
2025 Summer Intensive Workshop
May 12 – 23, M-F 9:00am – 4:30pm
Please Note: Our upcoming Summer Intensive Workshop will be offered in conjunction with the Michigan Ceramic Art Association (MCAA) 2025 Michigan Mud Conference (May 16-17). Our visiting instructors, Paul Briggs and Amy Santoferraro, will also be presenting at the conference along with 23 other artists and designers. Workshop participants will receive a free pass for the Michigan Mud Conference.
Instructors
Paul Briggs grew up in the Hudson Valley of Newburgh, NY, and took his first ceramics class in 9th grade. He eventually landed at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Paul is an artist-teacher with balanced training in Ceramics, Sculpture, and Education. He earned an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, an MSED from Alfred University and a PhD in Art Education/Educational Theory and Policy from the Pennsylvania State University. He has taught at all educational levels and in various contexts, including the Penland School of Craft, Haystack Schools of Craft, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Paul was a NCECA 2024 Demonstrating Artist at NCECA 2024 in Richmond, VA. Paul’s work is represented at Friedman Benda, New York; Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA; Liz O’Brien Gallery, New York, NY; and Spartan Shop, Portland, OR. Paul is currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
Amy Santoferraro, born in Akron, Ohio, is the progeny of a carpenter and retailer. She received her M.F.A in Ceramic Art from The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred, New York in 2012. Amy earned her B.A.E (Art Education) and her B.F.A (Ceramics) from The Ohio State University In 2004. While at Ohio State, Amy was an apprentice and Undergraduate Research Scholar. Amy has been a Summer Resident and Studio Manager at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine, and served on the advisory board. Amy was a Resident Artist at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and a four-year Resident Artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amy was awarded a McKnight Residency Grant for Ceramic Artists in a partnership through the McKnight Foundation and The Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the Ceramics Area Coordinator and an Assistant Professor of Art at Kansas State University. Amy was the Spring 2017 Visiting Instructor in Residence at Oregon College of Arts and Craft in Portland, Oregon, and the Program Manager of MFA Applied Craft and Design (OCAC/PNCA) in Portland, Oregon. Amy was the 2018-2021 Joan and David Lincoln Visiting Professor at Scripps College and Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at California State-Los Angeles.
Full Workshop: $650 (non-credit)
University Credit: 3 hours of undergraduate or graduate level credit is available for both MI residents and non-residents. Non-WMU students wishing to take the workshop for university credit are responsible for determining how WMU credits will transfer to their home university or college.
Day Pass: We will not be offering Day Passes this year.
Workshop Schedule:
- 5/12-5/15: Demos and studio projects
- 5/16-5/17: MCAA Michigan Mud Conference
- 5/18: Open Studio
- 5/19-5/23: Demos and studio projects
Daily studio access: 8:00am – 10:00pm (24hr studio access for enrolled WMU students)
