CERO Design mosaic artists Celso Gonzalez & Roberto Biaggi, known for their extraordinary public art projects in North America and Puerto Rico, led a week-long workshop involving residents of all ages living in South Hillsborough County in the making and installation of a community mosaic mural. The mural was installed on the exterior of the Firehouse Cultural Center in Ruskin. This project epitomizes the Firehouse Cultural Center mission: to provide quality programming in arts and education for all ages; to encourage participation, engagement, discovery and learning while offering connections to the unique history, culture and natural environment of the South Shore.
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101 1st Ave NE, Ruskin FL 33570
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1:30 PM - Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic
9:30 AM - Adult Clay - A.M. Tuesdays
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9:30 AM - Pottery 101 - 2024
10:00 AM - Art Play Date – TMA@Firehouse – July 13
12:30 PM - Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
12:30 PM - TMA Workshop - Teen Workshop - July 13
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2:30 PM - Kids Clay Experience Day: Ages 8 and Up
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9:30 AM - Pottery 101 - 2024
12:30 PM - Intro to Wheel Throwing Sat
3:00 PM - Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL
3:00 PM - Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL
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Monday, July 1, 2024 – Monday, July 29, 2024
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Paint it Your Way: Watercolor Or Acrylic. Your Choice! Share the love of painting while enriching your skill set, no matter the medium. Instructor: Helen Solomon. Mondays, July 1 – July 29, 2024, Five (5) week class. Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm.
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 – Friday, August 2, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Tuesdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.
Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Sunday, August 4, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 - December 2024.
Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Sunday, August 4, 2024
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.
Friday, July 5, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Friday, July 5, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Friday, July 5, 2024 – Tuesday, July 30, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 - December 2024.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing.
Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Friday, July 12, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Saturday, July 13, 2024
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing.
Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Teen artists will explore a variety of mediums and work closely with innovative local teaching artists. With mentorship and socialization at the forefront, they’ll learn about different paths in art while developing their skills and experimenting with new techniques.
Supplies Included. This class is Saturday, July 13, 12:30 - 2:30 pm, Firehouse Cultural Center.
Friday, July 19, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Saturday, July 20, 2024
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing.
Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL, an Original Musical by Alena Holmes, Premiering at Firehouse Cultural Center.
This is Florida's Frosty Fiesta: A Christmas Extravaganza Like No Other, a show for the whole family! Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL is presented in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Saturday, July 20, 3:00 pm Matinee, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL, an Original Musical by Alena Holmes, Premiering at Firehouse Cultural Center.
This is Florida's Frosty Fiesta: A Christmas Extravaganza Like No Other, a show for the whole family! Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL is presented in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Saturday, July 20, 7:30 pm, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL, an Original Musical by Alena Holmes, Premiering at Firehouse Cultural Center.
This is Florida's Frosty Fiesta: A Christmas Extravaganza Like No Other, a show for the whole family! Florida Christmas THE MUSICAL is presented in Partnership with the Firehouse Cultural Center. Sunday, July 21, 3:00 pm Matinee, Center Stage at the Firehouse.
Friday, July 26, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Working with clay is a healthy way to focus your attention in a positive and creative way. Pottery allows you to escape the worries of life and shift your focus toward your creation. Free for Veterans. Veterans Only 1 time Workshop Friday, July 26, 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Please click through to see more info. Call to register: 813-645-7651.
Saturday, July 27, 2024
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing.
Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.
Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Sunday, September 1, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 - December 2024.
Thursday, August 1, 2024 – Sunday, September 1, 2024
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Thursdays: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Adults. Book Monthly, Jan 2024 - Dec 2024.
Friday, August 2, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Friday, August 2, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
You will learn the fundamental techniques of Pottery, slip, score, coil, design, carve and glaze. Instructors guide you to transform raw clay into Art. You will progressively enhance your skills over four weeks. Provides the foundation to continue your pottery pathway. Age 18 to adult. Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 am
Friday, August 2, 2024 – Tuesday, August 27, 2024
9:30 am – 11:30 am
BOOK FOR THE MONTH! Learn the basics of how to form clay through pinching, coil building, and working with slabs. Combine these forming methods together to make some fun shapes! Students should expect to make several pieces using these techniques. With introduction of wheel throwing. Clay, tools, glazing and firing included. Fridays: 9:30am – 11:30am Adults. Book Monthly, January 2024 - December 2024.
Saturday, August 3, 2024
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Metalsmithing Bracelet or Pendant: You create either a cuff bracelet or pendant. Add hammered texture to pre – cut shapes of brass and copper then add sterling silver to your show piece by learning how to rivet. All Materials Supplied. Saturday, Aug 3 from 10:00 – 11:30 am.
Saturday, August 3, 2024
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Students learn the basics of wheel throwing by forming and throwing simple shapes on the potter’s wheel. More advanced students will build upon the basics to create larger, more advanced projects. Discover varying throwing techniques, forms and glazing.
Materials & firings included. Age 18 to Adult.