Raku Rhody-o 2005 the fire sculpture project

October 1 & 2, October 7-9, 2005 • Parcel 12, Downtown Providence, RI • 401-351-1683

Thank You to Our 2005 Sponsors:

• City of Providence,
  David N. Cicilline, Mayor
• Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
• Providence Department of
  Art, Culture and Tourism
• Sheffield Pottery
• All of our generous individual donors

Raku Rhody-O

photo gallery

Saturday: October 1:
Artists will be on site all day building the fire sculpture, designed by local ceramic artist Thomas Ladd

Noon - 2PM : Public clay hand building workshop.
Pieces made will be fired in the sculpture

Sunday October 2 :
Artists will be on site all day building and finishing the sculpture. Ceramic artists and sculptors are invited to be part of the building process.

Friday October 7 :
Public lecture by Thomas Ladd at 7 PM at RISD, The Met

Saturday October 8 :
11- 6 PM   Students from Assabet Valley Techical HighSchool will be demonstrating their blacksmithing skills. Glassblowing demos; wheel throwing demos.
The sculpture will be firing at high temperature

8 - 11PM   During this time the sculpture will be unveiled while glowing hot. It will look like a sculpture made from fire! Spogga the Fire Dancer will be dancing, and there will be a drum group playing.

Sunday October 9
Pieces fired in the sculpture will be unloaded and cleanup.

Raku Rhody-O was different this year! Our 2005 project was a giant freestanding fire sculpture, designed by Thomas Ladd. Once fired, it will remain on site as a piece of public art.

Mission: Raku Rhody-O offers opportunities to experience and participate in a contemporary American version of an ancient Japanese ceramic technique. Our Fire Arts Festivals present demonstrations, hands-on activities, education and entertainment for artists, children, and the rest of us. Our traveling raku kilns are available for school and other educational opportunities for the public.

Send all questions to Kate Champa <kchampa@earthlink.net> or call 401-351-1683