Ceramics master class

Content of the event:
Master class of pottery craft in a ceramic workshop, creating of own pieces of artwork on a potter's wheel under the guidance of an experienced potter.
The master class will immerse ceramics aficionados in the mystery of creating original Uzbek ceramics, slightly open the veil of the centuries-old secrets of pottery, teach the basics of working with a potter's wheel and painting ceramics in traditional technique. Take a pottery class from a local master!

Possible venues:

House of hereditary ceramists and pottery workshop in Gijduvan
House-Museum named after Mukhitdin Rakhimov and the pottery workshop of hereditary ceramists in Tashkent
House of hereditary ceramists and pottery workshop in Rishtan

Ceramics is one of the most ancient crafts developed in the territory of Uzbekistan. In many regions, a unique school of art ceramics has been formed, which is typical for a particular area and different from all other schools.
Rishtan and Gijduvan ceramics, numerous clay figurines, toys and ceramic dishes - all these items, decorated with strictly defined ornaments and non-repeating patterns, best convey the warmth of the soul of the Uzbek people, its character and unique culture!

The program of the ceramic master class

Participants will visit one of the existing pottery workshops.
Under the guidance of a local master ceramist, they will create their own unique ceramic products on a potter's wheel.
... or learn how to paint ceramic pieces. Painting on pottery with traditional techniques and original dyes is very exciting!
Visitors will also be offered a small tour around the ceramics museum, which displays ceramics related to the Tashkent, Gijduvan or Rishtan schools of potters.

Bonus:
Each participant will be able to take home a ceramic piece made or painted with his own hands.