Raku Firing with Ben Twingley and First City Art Center at Upcoming Artmore Event, May 18.
Tim Nolan with First City Art Center of Pensacola has hooked us up with Ben Twingley and his team of potters who will be demonstrating a Raku firing at the ARTmore event. They will educate others on how this unique style of pottery differs from the rest. With a combustible medium of paper or wood…
Aluminum Pouring with Jardin Foundry at First City Art Center of Pensacola, Fl.
We had the most unusual artistic experience the other night by attending an aluminum pouring with Truette Stubbs and Andrew Ander Marlatt with Jardin Foundry at Pensacola’s First City Art Center in downtown Pensacola, Florida. Truette explained to me of this unique and uncommon process he and his team has made available to the public…
FIRST CITY ART CENTER’S APRIL/MAY GLASSBLOWING AND POTTERY WORKSHOPS BEGIN APR 23.
First City Art Center is now accepting sign-ups for the full slate of hands-on workshops for April and May scheduled to begin Apr. 23. Pottery on the Wheel, Clay Hand Building, Make Your Own Glass, Glassblowing, Glass Bead Making, Kids Pottery and Clay Sculpting workshops will be held at First City Art Center at 1060 N. Guillemard…
FIRST CITY ART CENTER’S “HOT GLASS, COLD BREW” FLOWER POWER EDITION EVENT SET FOR FRI. MAY 3
The First City Art Center’s (FCA) HOT GLASS, COLD BREW Flower Power Edition event takes place on Fri., May 3 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at its location at 1060 N. Guillemard St. (on the corner of Guillemard and Gonzalez Streets). A suggested donation of $25 for non-members and $20 for members gets patrons…
FIRST CITY ART CENTER SATURDAY RAKU FIRINGS SLATED FOR APRIL 20 AND JUNE 1
First City Art Center is now accepting sign ups for its upcoming Raku firings with instructor Ben Twingley, on Sat., Apr. 20 and again on Sat., June 1 from 9 a.m. – Noon. Firing fee is $30 and group size is limited to 6 participants. Firings will be held at First City Art Center, 1060…
FIRST CITY ART CENTER GALLERY’S NEWEST SHOW AND OPEN HOUSE SET FOR MAR. 22 & 23.
Artists from the First City Art Center Studios will open their latest show in conjunction with the “Hot Glass Cold Brew” Spring Fling Edition and Spring Pottery Sale events at First City Art Center at 1060 N. Guillemard St. on Fri., Mar. 22 from 5-9 p.m. and Sat. Mar. 23 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m….
FIRST CITY ART CENTER’S POPULAR “HOT GLASS, COLD BREW” SPRING FLING EDITION EVENT SET FOR FRI. MAR. 22
The First City Art Center’s (FCA) HOT GLASS, COLD BREW Spring Fling Edition event takes place on Fri., Mar. 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at its location at 1060 N. Guillemard St. (on the corner of Guillemard and Gonzalez Streets). A suggested donation of $25 for non-members and $20 for members gets patrons…
FIRST CITY ART CENTER SPRING POTTERY SALE SET FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAR. 22 & 23
First City Art Center Pottery Guild members will be showcasing and selling a variety of hand-thrown pottery pieces on Friday, Mar. 22, in conjunction with the “Hot Glass, Cold Brew” event from 5 – 9 pm and on Sat., Mar. 23 from 10am – 2pm. The Pottery guild will feature one-of-a-kind creations in clay. This…
First City Art Center Welcomes New Executive Director.
After a regional and national search, First City Art Center is excited to announce that the position of Executive Director was filled in mid-February. We want to welcome Meredith Doyen as our new Executive Director. Meredith studied Landscape Architecture at University of Georgia, and then completed her Masters Degree at Iowa State in Community and…
Spring 2013 Workshops begin Mar. 5th
FIRST CITY ART CENTER’S FULL SLATE OF GLASS AND POTTERY WORKSHOPS BEGIN MAR 5th. PENSACOLA, FLA- First City Art Center is now accepting sign-ups for the full slate of hands-on workshops scheduled to begin Mar. 5. Pottery on the Wheel, Make Your Own Glass, Glassblowing, Glass Bead Making, Kids Pottery and Clay Sculpting workshops will…
Casting Craze Workshop with Guest Artist Lisa Tahir
Guest artist Lisa Tahir will be at First City Art Center to offer students and patrons a one-weekend-only glass casting workshop. A three day introductory workshop exploring the fundamentals of glass sand-casting, this is an exciting way to learn the process of pouring molten glass into open face sand molds. Day one covers production of…
Casting Craze workshop sparks glass art creativity!
Lisa Tahir’s Casting Craze workshop on Friday – Sunday, Feb. 15-17, at First City Art Center, successfully sparked the creativity of eight students who came to learn how to sand cast glass. Friday evening was a review of all of the safety precautions of being in FCAC’s hot shop. Soon thereafter, students learned how to…
Mayco Glazing Workshop a Huge Success for First City Art Potters Guild!
On February 11, 2013, First City Art Center, located at 1060 Guilemard Street, Pensacola, Florida, hosted a Mayco Glaze Workshop for 16 clay potters from the Gulfcoast area and Jacksonville. The workshop was conducted by Denise Ertler, East Coast Workshop Coordinator and Field Representative for Mayco. Mayco is active in NCECA, school conferences and instructs…
Mayco Glaze Workshop for Clay Artists
First City Art Center is now accepting registrations for its upcoming glazing technique workshop with guest instructor Denise Ertler, East Coast Workshop Coordinator for Mayco, on Monday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The workshop fee is $35 and class size is limited to 16 students. It will be held at First City…
A Red Hot Time at February’s Hot Glass, Cold Brew Event!
First City Art Center’s (FCA) Hot Glass, Cold Brew, Valentines edition, on Friday, Feb. 8 – 5-9 p.m. was another huge success. Nearly 300 spectators enjoyed demonstration pieces from Joe Thompson owner of Bear Creek Glass Studio and Shane King, one of FCA’s most recent mentorship graduates, along with other glass guild members. The FCA…
Call to Students: Applications for the 2013 Glass Mentorship Program Being Accepted Through Feb. 8
First City Art Center (FCA) is now accepting applications for its 2013 Glassblowing Mentorship Program headed up by the First City Art Center Glass Guild. The six-weeks/12 class program beginning March 7, 2013 provides three area high school students the opportunity to learn the art of glassblowing free of charge. All classes will be held…