The investment in the specialist glass kiln allows the College to extend the opportunities available within the existing curriculum for current full-time students and also opens up new markets and opportunities in part-time recreational courses for adult learners.
Deb Hilditch, Curriculum Manager for Art and Design, said: “A number of art and design Higher Education institutions have some form of glass facility; in offering our pre-degree students the opportunity to encounter this material we will be helping them to strengthen their portfolios and increase their progression options.”
Deb added: “Glass is a material that fascinates, intrigues and captivates and there is demand for recreational courses and qualifications that allow people to develop skills with it.”
“Working with kiln glass is relatively simple and inexpensive, and it’s something that is increasingly readily seen within commercial art and design outlets from coasters and Christmas decorations to platters and jewellery to large scale wall installation pieces.”
The kiln will next be in use during the College’s new CREATE Glass course which starts on Wednesday 17 April. The part-time recreational course runs for five weeks from 6.30pm – 8.30pm and is designed to offer adults of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to explore their creativity and will provide an introduction into fused glass, whereby learners will be taught how to cut and assemble glass for fusing and create a number of items to take away with them at the end of the course.
To find out more about the new CREATE – Glass course visit www.nulc.ac.uk or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk.
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