Dixie State to hold 34th-annual Christmas Ceramic Sale Dec. 2-4

The Dixie State College of Utah art department will hold its annual Student Christmas Ceramic Sale next Wednesday-through-Friday, Dec. 2-4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the DSC North Plaza Art Building (west entrance), located on 55 South 900 East.

Now in its 34th year, this annual holiday tradition features the works of many DSC art students who use the sale to help pay for their college education. Hundreds of hand-made ceramic and pottery pieces will be on sale at reasonable prices, with 20% of all proceeds going to support the DSC art department.

According to DSC art professor Glenn Blakley, the sale gives student the opportunity market their wares. He added that the students’ ability to sell their art is an important learning objectives as they gain a first-hand knowledge of what the public likes about what their creations.

“The students have thrown over 12,000 pounds of clay this semester and they have produced some excellent pieces of ceramics,” Blakley said. “These beautiful pieces will be on sale and at a great price, too. The public is invited to come and purchase ceramics from the sale.”

In addition to the sale, four nationally renowned ceramic artists known as “The Firm,” made up by Shane Christensen, Brian Jensen, Stephen Heywood, and Michael T. Schmidt, will host a special free workshop in the Ceramic Room (room 122) of the North Plaza Building on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 3-4, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The group will also present a free lecture on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., which will be held in the Ceramic Room.

“The Firm’s” workshop and lecture is held in conjunction with the premiere of the group’s ceramic exhibit to be held in the DSC Eccles Fine Arts Center Sears Art Museum Gallery from Dec. 4-Jan. 22. The Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery is closed during school holidays. Admission is free and open to the public.

The holiday sale is the first of two sales DSC’s art department holds each year, including a similar sale toward the end of spring semester. For more information about the pottery sale, call DSC art professor Glen Blakley at 652-7795.