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Queer Art Club (January – March, 2025)

January 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

$5 – $30

Date: January 15, February 19, March 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
This class meets the third Wednesday of the month for 3 months
Instructor: Dan Clauson
Location: Room 210
Ages: 12 – 17
Skill Level: All Levels
Sliding Scale: $5 / $15 / $30

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About the class

Queer Art Club is a dedicated space for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies ages 12-17 years old to engage with different art forms, find their artistic voice through self expression, and build community with other LGBTQIA+ youth and allies. 

This Queer Art Club project is offered in a 3-month format to deepen learning and experience with the art form, with each class meeting monthly every third Wednesday from 6-8pm. 

An introduction to Ceramics! From greenware to finished ceramic, participants in Queer Art Club will learn the fundamentals of working with clay. Split into 3 classes over 3 months, we will start on the first day with exploring wet clay and expanding ideas of ‘the pinch pot’ and coil-building into bodily form. The second class we will introduce and apply glaze to our pieces as well as talk about the different methods of firing clay into ceramics. Our last meeting will be a show&tell and demonstration on some ‘cold-finish’ techniques. Through this introduction, students will experience the transformative quality of clay and understand the methods to craft their own ceramic artwork. 

Are you an SCC Member? All Memberships(Excluding the $50/year tier) receive 10% off any purchase above $40. You should have received your discount code in your membership confirmation email.

If you have any questions regarding the use of your code, you can contact Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org or call the office at (707)938-4626.

Not a member? View more information about our monthly and yearly plans here.

The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.

About the instructor

Dan Clauson

Instructor / Artist

Daniel is a Queer and Trans Artist with a devotion for clay. They create bodily forms that stand as monuments of resistance towards imperialistic bio-political ideals and histories of the “figure”. Through ceramics’ material longevity, Dan’s practice is the research of Queer preservation and archive expansion; for LGBTQ+ ancestry that paved the way; for love that goes by many names; for radical protection of Trans youth and their prosperity. 

From the University of Washington, Dan received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture with Honors, as well as a minor in Art History. They have been an artist in Residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center(2022), Rockland in the Woods (2023), Sonoma Ceramics (2023), and recipient of Emily Mason – Wolf Kahn Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center (2024). Their work has been shown across the United States, with note to 2024’s exhibitions within The Bates Museum, The Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, and James May Gallery.

    Questions and Answers

    • All Levels
    • Welcomes participants from beginning through advanced. Instructor provides a balanced and flexible curriculum suitable for participants with any level of experience.
    • Beginning
    • Participant has little to no experience with this medium and needs or expects guidance at every step during the class. Participant wants to learn about materials, techniques, and vocabulary of the medium.
    • Intermediate
    • Participant is comfortable with the medium and expects both guidance and time to work alone with the medium.
    • Advanced
    • Participant is very confident with all aspects of the medium. Participant is self-motivated; ready to experiment and develop their artistic voice.

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    We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class. 

    Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee, or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.

    Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at sean@sonomacommunitycenter.org to request a late addition.

    We are always looking for new instructors. You can find more information about the process here, or fill out the form directly here.

    You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.

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