Ceramics Residency January-April 2025

A Practice-Based Approach to Learning
The ceramics residency is an experiment to understand
- knowledge as emerging from haptic immersion
- knowledge as emerging from conversations with contexts
- knowledge as emerging from creation-reflection

Please see [The Potter's Paradox]    [Contemporary Ceramics Education]

Proposals are invited from traditional potters and studio potters
for a ceramic residency at the IDC School of Design, from Januray to April 2025.
Applicants need to email a proposal.
The residency is oriented towards experienced (at least 3 years) practitioners
who seek a reflective space for exploring new directions.
The proposal should have a statement of purpose (about 250 to 500 words)
and about five photographs of selected works (specifying size, material).
Email: rajam@iitb.ac.in

What should participants not expect?
Any conventional instructions about what to practice, though there shall be a few invited talks and seminars in the conventional mode.
Accommodation on campus is difficult (guest house facilties could be arranged as per the tariffs applicable).

What can participants expect?
Access to studio infrastructure - electric wheel, kilns (electric / gas / wood-fired), slab-roller
Clay and Glaze Materials
A quiet workspace and campus environment for reflecting on their practice
Feedback from mentors (master-potters / senior-ceramic artists / academicians)
A space to display their works at the end of the residency

What are the charges?
Charges for the infrastructure and studio space would be as per the norms of the CEP office at IIT Bombay (approximately Rs. 1.5 Lakhs)
Charges for clay and glaze materials, and firing charges (as per actuals)
Traditional potters will be compensated for the time they spend in the studio

Is there an examination for entry?
No

Is there a certificate awarded at the end?
Yes, a certificate from the CEP Office, IIT Bombay certifying participation in the course "Playing with Clay" but no formal diploma or degree.

What are learning outcomes?
For traditional potters, an invitation to "play" and articulate what this means for them.
For studio potters too, a similar outcome.