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January 9, 2026Workshop Description
“Thematic Research + Accumulative Installation: the essentials of research, planning and producing your specific project with multiple ceramic parts” is a five day workshop open to artists who are looking to make bigger more complicated thematic work. Each participant should be skilled in their personal way of making (ie- throwing, coil building, slab building, press molds, or slip-casting) and be seeking to make more complicated installations.
Projects at any stage are welcome. The week will be full of personal research discussions + demonstrations of practical project management and creation. We will investigate the workmanship of risk, project ideation, methods for making many ceramic parts (templates, tracings and molds), cost-effective glazing applications, designing new ways, assembling with glues, screws and grout, consider hanging/installation mechanisms + installation techniques.
This workshop will give you freedom in the studio to think big with small parts!
Participant Required Materials:
- Clay + glazes of choice
- Basic Clay Tools
- Apron
- Sketchbook +/or computer
- Brushes + drawing utensils
- Pertinent parts of your project if you have begun
Instructor
Bridget Fairbank
Workshop Dates
Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 10, 2026 (5 days)
Registration Cost
$665 +GST
Registration Deadline
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Lodging
$348 +GST
*limited spots*
Registration opens January 20, 2026 @ 10:00 AM MST
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About Bridget Fairbank

Biography
Bridget Fairbank makes installation art + orchestrates happenings for the re-imagining of everyday actions and relations. Born in the mountains of beautiful British Columbia, her childhood was spent exploring nature. A University of Florida MFA, NSCAD University BFA, residencies from Miami-to-Berlin have punctuated twelve-years of wildfire-spotting for Alberta Forestry. As Technician at Alberta University of the Arts she knows one thing: the earth connects us all and that earth is made of clay.
Artist Statement
I use the metaphorical landscapes of flora and food as a catalyst for making work about the discourses that mediate our relationships. The handcrafted object is now the subversive object. Through project-based ceramic installation I aim to formulate strategies for modern existence. This work aims to implicate and empower a viewer through sensory enjoyment and social engagement.












