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“I create pieces people could relate to and use in their daily life,” said Tom Clarkson, a professor of art at PVCC, when asked to describe his pottery. Clarkson graduated from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania with a degree in arts education. From there Clarkson opened up a small pottery studio with his wife. In 1983, […]
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, students everywhere have transitioned to almost entirely online learning. The few classes that do meet in person are hybrid classes and mostly related to the arts. Tom Clarkson, professor of art, teaches ceramics as a hybrid class on campus and shared some thoughts about how his practices and […]
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Bryn Dotson, staff writer The stark white walls were livened by pieces of art that burst with color on April 20, 2018, for the Annual Student Exhibition and Seventh Annual Chocolate Chowdown event. Young and old gathered around the various art pieces, which ranged from sculpture and painting to drawings and ceramics. The artists’ […]
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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer On March 25, 2017, indigenous Australian artist Janet Fieldhouse, visited Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to hold a ceramics workshop. The event offered limited seating to the public who could buy tickets through the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal museum. However, PVCC students who are currently enrolled in a ceramics class at the college […]
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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer At Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), students have the unique opportunity to take a class that focuses on teaching the ancient art of ceramics. Professor of Art Tom Clarkson teaches ceramics courses at four different levels here at PVCC, including the first, Ceramics I. This class focuses on teaching beginning students […]
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