What is the UO Stone Carving Workshop?

The University of Oregon Department of Art and Academic Extension have partnered to offer this exciting stone carving opportunity available for UO credit at a unique off-campus sculpture symposium location.

NWSSA 18th Annual Silver Falls Stone Carving Symposium
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon (30 minutes east of Salem)
UO Instructors: Laura Alpert and Tom Urban
August 25-30, 2012

UO course: ARTS 408/508
CRNs: 42418 undergraduate; 42419 graduate
Credit information: 1, 2, or 3 undergraduate or graduate credits, dependent on attending part or all of the symposium

The symposium includes instruction, workshops, mentoring, lodging, great food, air, and electricity. The lodge and work sites are set in an old growth forest with trails and nine waterfalls. There will be stone and tool dealers on site along with numerous guest artists.

Who can take this class?

This Stone Carving workshop is open to community members, artists and practitioners, and students. All levels of experience are welcome. There are no major/minor requirements or prerequisites.

Stone carving is physically demanding, especially in a concentrated workshop format. Participants need to be sixteen years or older.

How do I register?

Symposium Registration

In order to attend this symposium it is necessary to contact the Symposium Coordinator regardless of whether you choose to receive UO credit. Please note that you may also register in person on the first day of the symposium, August 25, 2012.

Tom Urban
tfurban@uoregon.edu
541-741-4117
541-912-2197 cell

Credit Registration

To receive UO credit, in addition to registering for the NWSSA Symposium, you must also register with the University of Oregon. UO credit enrollment is limited to sixteen participants.

• Current UO and CEP students should register through DuckWeb, the university's online registration system.
• If you are not an admitted UO student, you can register through the Community Education Program (CEP) or by calling Academic Extension at 541-346-4231.

Cost

UO Credit Self-Support Fee: $150/undergraduate credit or $225/graduate credit (This is in addition to the symposium fee.)

A self-support fee replaces tuition; it is not in addition to regular tuition. GTF tuition waivers and staff tuition benefits do not cover self-support fees.

Symposium Fee Options

Students must pay at least one of the options listed below. 2012 rates are not yet announced, but will be similar to the rates listed below.

$420 Students
$499 NWSSA members
$599 non-members
$135 day rate (single day, includes meals and one night's lodging)
$75 workshop-only day rate (includes lunch only, excludes other meals and lodging)
$70 NWSSA membership fee (optional)

Clothing

Expect rain or shine and 65-75 degree weather. All participants should bring rain gear, sturdy shoes or boots, and protective clothing. The class will be held outside under shelter. Do not wear sandals.

Supplies

Participants supply their own carving shelter, tools, and stone. Some tools and work stands will be available for those enrolled for UO credit.

Faculty

Tom Urban

Tom Urban is a retired Associate Professor from the University of Oregon and was the founding director of the EMU Craft Center. He has a courtesy appointment in the University of Oregon Art Department where he has taught sculpture classes over the past twelve years. He was also co-founding instructor for the University of Oregon Stone Sculpture workshop. He teaches at numerous sculpture symposiums and shows his work in Northwest galleries. Urban has a M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Laura Alpert

Laura Alpert is a sculptor who investigates the relationship between human technology and the natural world. In her work, the distinctions between the fabricated and natural orders are presented as indefinite, variable and changeable. Alpert is also a faculty member in the University of Oregon Department of Art. She has been an instructor at the MARBLE/marble Stone Carving Symposium in Colorado as well as at Northwest Stone Sculptor's Association events in Washington and Oregon. Albert is the co-founder and co-leader of the UO Stone Carving Workshop. She has exhibited in shows in Canada, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Colorado. In Oregon, Albert has exhibited at the University of Oregon Museum of Art, Lane Community College, the Lawrence Galleries, Portland, Sunriver, the Jacobs Gallery, and other venues.