Ceramics, Art, and Art History

Dates:

• Studio Classes: July 30-August 23 2008
• Art History Classes: Online Component July 1-29
• In-class component July 30-August 23, 2008

Location: International Ceramic Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary.

About: This program will offer the student majoring in ceramics as well as the student majoring in art in other studio disciplines (painting, sculpture, printmaking etc.) an opportunity to work in the premier European ceramics studio while earning credit in course work that will apply to their satisfactory academic progress to a BA, BFA, or MFA degree. Because the program is in Hungary, the student of ceramics will have a unique opportunity to learn about Herend porcelain, the Royal porcelain works of the Austo-Hungarian Empire founded in 1826. More advanced students will be able to work with the porcelain clay the Herend works uses. Students will experience having their work fired in a wood-fired kiln as well as gas and electric.

Travel:

• The International Ceramic Studio is located approximately 80 kilometers south of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.
• Visit to Applied Art Museum, Budapest – talk and tour by Eva Csenky, curator
• Day trip to Herend Porcelain http://www.museum.herend.com/eng/sitemap.htm, late lunch Tihany/Balaton Lake
• Day trip to Szolnay Ceramics Museum, Pecs
• Kecskemét, Hungary is a short distance to Prague, Czech Republic, and Vienna, Austria.Trips to these cities are not included the cost.

Program Sponsors:

This program is sponsored by the School of Art and the College of Fine Arts in collaboration with Education Abroad

Total Number of Student Participants:

Student Participation is limited to the first 14 accepted students. The program fee is based on 14 students.

Requirements for Admission to Program

There are no prerequisites for the Art History classes, Art 116, or Art 300J. Prerequisites for upper division studio classes are Art 112, 113, and 116.
Graduate students: Must have been admitted to the Ohio University Graduate Program in Studio Art or Art History or be a currently enrolled student in an accredited graduate program in studio art at another institution.

 

Courses Offered:

Undergraduate Studio:

Art 116: Descriptive Drawing Art 221: Intro to Ceramics Art 225: Intro to Ceramics II Art 300J: Criticism in the Visual Arts Art 323J: Intermediate Ceramics

Art 332: Sculpture Figure Modeling Art 232E: Sculpture Figure Art 422A: Ceramic Workshop AH 440: History of Ceramics Art 497: Independent Study Projects

Graduate Studio:

Art 515: Ceramics Art 615: Ceramics Art 610: Ceramics Seminar

Art 715: Ceramics Art 791: Independent Study Projects

Undergraduate Art History:

• AH 212: Survey Art History Medieval to Late Renaissance
• AH 213: Survey Art History Baroque to Contemporary
• AH 410: Contemporary Art AH 440: 20th Century Ceramics
• AH 468: Service Learning in Art History

Graduate:

• AH 510: Contemporary Art
• AH540: 20th Century Ceramics
• AH 568: Service Learning in Art History

Number of Credits Earned:

Undergraduates: 12-14

Graduates: 10-12

 

Housing:

Housing is on site. There are private well-furnished rooms with bathrooms down the hall. Meal arrangements are up to each student who is responsible for preparing their own food. The town’s central market is a short 4 block walk away. There is a convenience market/deli a 2 block walk away. There are two new modern euro kitchens that are shared with other residents of the ICS. Each person gets an under-counter refrigerator with a cabinet/pantry above. The kitchens have multiple range tops in a center island. There are three sinks in counter tops in a horseshoe shape along the walls surrounding the center island. Dining tables and chairs are either in the kitchen space or the room next door. Although each individual is responsible for their own meals, usually those in attendance work out a rotation for cooking so that during the residency one or two cook for all the rest 3 or 4 times instead of everyday for one’s self. Everybody pitches in to clean up.

Fees:

• Tuition Undergraduate Resident of Ohio: $2969
• Tuition Undergraduate Non Resident of Ohio: $5957
• Program Fee (includes lodging, field trips): $1800
• Incidental Expenses: $1822 - Includes: Passport, International Student ID, Airfare from Columbus to Budapest

Graduate Students often qualify for tuition waivers.

 

Deadlines:

March 5, 2008: Application Deadline

March 14, 2008: Student Nominations Sent Out

March 26, 2008: Acceptance of nominations and payment of $500 deposit

Go to the Office of Education Abroad