Ceramics: Exploring Texture on Clay with Anna V. Freeman

Name: Ceramics: Exploring Texture on Clay with Anna V. Freeman
Start: 2025-10-01T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

Schedule

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art | Virginia Beach, VA

Adults (16+)
6 sessions
Wednesdays, October 1–November 5
6:30–9:00 PM
Instructor: Anna V. Freeman
Get inspired by the art on view in our galleries, and work with exhibiting artist Anna Freeman to create your own hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramic objects with texture!
We’ll begin by exploring the exhibition Where We Meet and discussing the artwork together. Then, we’ll move into the studio to design and build our own textured ceramic pieces.
Freeman will offer demonstrations and individualized instruction on both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques, as well as surface design methods to enhance texture. With expert guidance, you’ll choose the techniques that suit your vision best.
All materials are provided. Works created during this class will be kiln- and glaze-fired. Students will be contacted by the Museum for later pickup of finished artworks.
Level: All levels welcome
Members $215; Nonmembers $230
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anna Velkoff Freeman is an award-winning ceramic artist based in Virginia Beach. She teaches at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art as well as local colleges, balancing her studio practice with a commitment to arts education. Freeman earned her BFA from Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, where she concentrated in ceramics and printmaking. She went on to complete her MFA in Visual Studies through the joint interdisciplinary program at Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is included in private collections around the world. Freeman’s ceramic sculptures have been featured in several publications, including Image Transfer on Clay, 500 Ceramic Sculptures, Ceramic Sculptures, and Ceramics Today.