Raku Workshop

  • General visual arts
Clifton Cultural Arts Center: 3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
Oct 11 2025
Oct 18 2025

Schedules

Oct 11 – 18 (10/11/2025-10/18/2025)

Supporter Level
$150.00 USD
FULL TUITION
$75.00 USD
Scholarship Level I
$52.00 USD
Scholarship Level II
$22.00 USD
Scholarship Level III
$5.00 USD
  • Sat12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Description

 

Tuition

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 08/01/2025 and ends on 10/08/2025

Restrictions

Participants must currently be 18 years to 111 years old.

In-person location

Clifton Cultural Arts Center: 3412 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA

Description


Dive into the ancient Japanese art of Raku firing, where heat plays a vital role in creating unique and stunning pieces. You'll learn the fundamentals of Raku ceramics, including hand-building techniques and glazing methods. Witness the transformation of your pieces as they are removed from the kiln at high temperatures and placed into combustible materials, resulting in beautiful, unpredictable finishes.

Ages

Ages 18+

 

About the Instructor

Melinda Welch

Melinda E. Welch earned her Master’s degree and teaching license in Art Education from the University of Cincinnati’s school of Design Architecture, Art and Planning.

Currently, Melinda is teaching for the Clifton Cultural Arts Center and substitute teaching for Cincinnati Public Schools.  Melinda is an active and experienced artist who works in ceramics, photography, collage and whatever else strikes her artistic fancy. She and her husband reside in Camp Washington with their two children.

 

Fair Share Pricing

LEARN MORE

With Fair Share Pricing, CCAC is eliminating the need for scholarship applications so that everyone has access to the arts and can express themselves. If you are unable to pay the full tuition amount, simply choose one of the provided scholarship levels. If you are in a position to pay more, we encourage you to select the Supporter Level or to make a donation upon checkout. You can find guidance HERE on which tuition level we suggest, but the decision is up to you — we will never ask for additional verification or paperwork

Support for the Fair Share Pricing program comes from the Gerald H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Fund and contributors like you.