Raku firing ceramics doesn't have to be very  complicated:
1. Obtain an old oil barrel. Cut of the top tomake a lid
2. Cover the inside with qvartsfilt (= very heat resistant)
3. Insert your busquit burned and glazed goods (NB use a special glaze for Raku). Heat the inside with gas util the glazes are  completely melted and looks like honey
4. Use a mask. don't breath in the fumes
5. Pick up your goods with a long thong
6. Cover them with hay or sawdust and put a lid on very very quickly
7. Once cooled down, scrubb well
(or 8: come and see us)

IN ENGLISH: Just like last year. Workshop in Raku ceramics 27 feb – 2 March or 9-13 April. Try hands-on firing and experience the atmosphere during the burning process and its highlights, participate in mini-lectures, eat well,  and experience the magical nature. The workshops takes place over 5 intensive days at laCultura.cc, our small and personal cultural center in the idyllic village Cútar in the Andalusian coastal mountains, about 35 km east of Malaga, Spain. Instructor Cilla Adlercreutz, Swedish ceramicist and artist, teaches in a variety of technics. In her own studio, and while traveling around the world, Cilla Adlercreutz has since the 1970s developed technics and materials based on ancient traditions and knowledge of minerals.Price: 540 euros / 4950 SEK includes workshop, materials, bed, breakfasts & dinners. excl. travel expenses

EN ESPAÑOL: Primavera 2012 estamos aquí otra vez con: Taller de Rakú en La Axarquía. 27 feb – 2 marzo o 9-13 april. Igual como el año pasado: prueba cocinar y experimenta la atmósfera durante la cocción y su fuego. Participa en las charlas. Disfruta la buena comida y el ambiente mágico. Las talleres tienen lugar durante 5 días intensivos en laCultura.cc, un pequeño y íntimo centro cultural ubicado en pueblo idílico de Cútar en el litoral este de Málaga. Profesora Cilla Adlercreutz, ceramista y artista sueca, enseña varias técnicas. En su taller, como en sus viajes, Cilla Adlercreutz, desde los años 1970, ha desarrollado técnicas y materiales basados en tradiciones y conocimientos antiguos de minerales. Precio incluye talleres, materiales, alojamiento, desayunos y cenas, excluyendo los gastos de viaje.

Más informacíon/ more information 

Open House  Aug 6, 8 p.m. Results from a workshop
Our guest teacher, Judy Farrar, community artist, sculpturer and scenographer with long experince of collaborative projects in Spain and in London, England, will be here to answer all your questions.
Welcome to laCultura, c/Cura 8. Cútar.  Mail us if you want to know more about art and concrete but couldn't make it to the Open House.  Or, if you want to know more about courses:  go to courses.

¿Qué es Erasmus?
El programa ERASMUS (acrónimo del nombre oficial en idioma inglés: European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students, "Plan de Acción de la Comunidad Europea para la Movilidad de Estudiantes Universitarios") es un plan de gestión de diversas administraciones públicas por el que se apoya y facilita la movilidad académica de los estudiantes y profesores universitarios dentro de los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea. The Erasmus Programme (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students), a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987. It forms a major part of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013, and is the operational framework for the European Commission's initiatives in higher education.  more info  

UMA Bellas Artes Artists' Books Workshop
Los profesores Helen Vigil, de Konstfack Estoccolmo, y Rudy Vigil impartirán el workshop "Artist books" en el aula de Proyectos II.
Erasmus en UMA Bellas Artes de Málaga a principios de 2011.

De SUR cronica CRÓNICA UNIVERSITARIA Publicacíon dedicada a la universidad de Malaga:

"La artista destacó que cada estudiante trajo consigomateriales para transformar los libros en objetos y, como anécdota, añadió que a muchos alumnos les costaba mucho, por ejemplo, destrozar un libro para realizar el trabajo.

Las obras, que se llevaron a cabo el mismo día que se impartió el taller, destacaban por su originalidad. En este sentido, en lamuestra se podían apreciar diseños de todo tipo, desde ejemplares totalmente triturados, con las páginas pintadas o extendidos en el suelo, hasta otro tipo de obras en las que los personajes del propio libro se escapandelmismo. Además, la exposición incluía propuestas realizadas con diferentes materiales como pinturas o cuerdas. El público asistente también pudo contemplar un vídeo en el que se mostraba a los alumnos inscritos en el taller en pleno proceso de creativo."

We had our very first workshop at laCultura in 2007. It was called ‘Contemporary Art for Art Educators,’ and included a workshop in Artists Books. The background was simple:  

1.     Many art educators want to update their knowledge about contemporary art. There is seldom enough time for that

2.     Many art educators lack the time and opportunities to make art themselves.

3.     Many art educators work alone at their school or institution and don’t have many possibilities to discuss their field.

4.     Contemporary art writings focus mainly on the English speaking areas of the field. 

The schedule for the week included

·      Workshop: artist’s book
·        Contemporary Art in the schools: why and how
·       The international art scene
·       Non-object oriented art
·       What is installations?
·       Spanish art today
·       Discussions, crits, lectures
·       A field trip to CAC in Malaga

Since then we have had 2-3 workshops a year. The groups are small, 5-8 people. And we try to hold the costs for participants down by providing opportunities to cook together, by choosing workshops that focus on easy available materials, reusing and recycling. Some people have come back 2-3 times. This summer the workshop will center on concrete as an art medium. And we have brought in guest teacher Judy Farrar.

 

 

This isn't new. But we think it is just as important to consider as before. And here it is with Spanish subtitles too.

Here is how it can work:
You have an idea for a small workshop /seminar you would like to arrange. It could be in creative writing, in visual art, cultural studies... any of those subjects/areas that corresponds to laCultura's aim to act to create forums for artists, writers and other cultural practitioners, and the general public. Contact us, tell us about yourself and what you'd like to do, and together we'll make it happen. As simple as that. In the past we have had several workshops of this kind. For example Britta Kleeberg had a textile workshop, Tom Sandqvist had a workshop/seminar week on the 'Holy Picture', which later resulted in the publshing of book in Swedish.  Cilla Adlercreutz have had courses in raku sveral times, Steven Dixon and Harri Monni have had a workshops in Painting and theory.