WORKSHOPS IN (CZECH) BOHEMIA
with
OLINKA BROADFOOT, sculptor
This is an invitation to join me for a unique sculpture
workshop this summer in Prague, Czech Republic. You can meet and work with
other sculptors from various backgrounds, with an opportunity to trade ideas
and develop or enhance your techniques. Language is not a problem: Czech is my
native language and I will serve as translator.
Some of the work (of your own choosing) can be shown
at a gallery connected to the Jan Deyl Music Conservatory for Blind Children in
Malá Strana (near Prague Castle and Charles Bridge) with the intent to
auction off this work to benefit the school. You will also be encouraged to
produce smaller pieces for yourself, which of course you may keep.
The program will be offered for a minimum two-week session
between September 1st and October 31st, 2011. The tuition is USD 950 per week, which
includes materials, firing, and transportation to and from Prague Airport. Workshops
will be held in a small village near medieval Slaný, hometown of my former
mentor and renowned University of Oregon professor Jan Zach (1914–1986),
slightly northwest of Prague.
Accommodations, though not provided, can be reserved
for a nearby bed & breakfast or hotel (a list of suggestions will be
provided). Traditional lunches – for
example, smažený sýr, knedlo vepřo zelí, lokša, halušky, pirohy (vegetarian
by request) – and beverages will be included each day of the actual workshop,
with an exact itinerary to be determined.
Additionally, I will take participants
on an excursion to historical places outside of Prague (e.g., chateaux, castles,
or other medieval sites), which we can discuss/decide together at that time.
Payment is due in full by
March 1st, 2011. Cancellations are accepted until May 15th, 2011, with tuition
refunded minus a $100 handling fee.
If you are interested in
joining me this summer for a unique experience in old Bohemia, email me at obroadfoot@gmail.com with any questions you may
have and to receive your application.
Looking forward to a wonderful working summer in “the
heart of Europe,” I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Olinka Broadfoot, Sculptor