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Stoneware Button Making Class

Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. to 12 noon and Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Make two sets of seven stoneware buttons during the first class. Come back the next week to wax and glaze them. This class will include fun with design when you make them and color when you glaze them. Cost: $33 per person. For information or registration, contact Susan Ramey of Ridgetop Pottery at 304-329-1883.
Special request: Frappuccino bottles are needed for this class to use as part of the process in making the buttons. If anyone has any (whether or not you are going to take the class), please contact Susan so she can arrange to get them.
 

Grand Opening of Art Studio

Inside the new art studio at the Szilagyi CenterThe Grand Opening of the Art Studio at the Szilagyi Center in Rowlesburg was held on Friday, May 27, 2011, at the River City Festival of the Arts. It was attended by approximately twenty-five people including Katie Wolfe Orescanin, Chair of the Rowlesburg Revitalization Committee and Anna Nassif, Chair of the River City Festival.

The Rowlesburg Revitalization Committee (RRC) applied for a grant from a private foundation with the enthusiasm and support of members of the Arts Council. The grant provided funds for the purchase of four pottery wheels, an electric kiln, start-up supplies for pottery classes, and some of the expenses of renovating the room.
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