{"id":2525,"date":"2023-02-06T12:54:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2023-02-06T13:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T13:03:15","slug":"stone-carving-workshop-aug-sept-2023-galicia-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/2023\/02\/06\/stone-carving-workshop-aug-sept-2023-galicia-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Carving Workshop Aug\/Sept 2023, Galicia, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/files\/2023\/02\/IMG_5198s.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This opportunity allows up to 5 Fine Art students (UG and PG) to engage in a 12-day intensive stone and wood carving workshop, led by\u00a0architectural and artistic master carver Paul Lewis. The workshop will take place in  Galicia (North-West Spain) during the summer period (28 August- 9 September 2023).  The students have the opportunity to join a professional stone carving workshop in a taller \/ apprenticeship setting developing their skills set by start working on individual projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costs for travel, accommodation, and transport within Spain will be covered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The place of the workshop is significant: the region has a long tradition of ornamental and&nbsp;prehistoric stone carvings (petroglyphs),&nbsp;going back&nbsp;&nbsp;4,000 years.&nbsp;Paul Lewis set up his workshop in&nbsp;the Pontevedra region&nbsp;15 Years ago.&nbsp;Students will experience prehistoric stone art&nbsp;and the opportunity to source local stone&nbsp;&nbsp;(granite) from a local quarry. Lewis has experiences of working in stone through artistic and architectural carving in cathedrals, historic properties, private houses and public buildings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first briefing session we had a strong response of over 20 students joining us which indicates a a demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Focus of Workshop:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;selected&nbsp;through an open selection process by submitting an expression of interest form (see details below);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The workshop will cover opportunities to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Introduce students to the stone carving workshop<\/strong>: tools (including handmade tool making), materials of wood and stone carving practice;<\/li><li><strong>Familiarise to the carving process&nbsp;<\/strong>from initial ideas, design, choice of materials, discussion\/agreement with (potential) clients, execution, the finished piece<\/li><li><strong>Awareness of the physicality of working<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 ergonomics of movement\/ body and mind in harmony with the materials difference word\/stone carving;<\/li><li>Raise awareness of the long tradition of carved stone in Galicia and&nbsp;prehistoric stone carvings (petroglyphs); source regionally stone in local quarry;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Working on site with Master stone and wood carver alongside \u2018live\u2019 projects in the workshop;<\/li><li>Start a practice that could then be continued in Newcastle (e.g. cage working area\/ woodworkshop);<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time&nbsp;Plan:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Feb 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First&nbsp;<strong>briefing<\/strong>&nbsp;session with students;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16 Feb 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deadline of&nbsp;<strong>Expression of Interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 March 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interviews of shortlisted students (on Zoom) with Paul Lewis;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mid-March 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;successful candidates will be contacted ;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28 Aug -9 Sept 2023: Workshops Dates: Galicia, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to take part in the workshop?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send an Expression of Interest by answering&nbsp;three questions (max 200 words total):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why would you like to take part in the workshop?<\/li><li>How would the workshop benefit your work?<\/li><li>Are you available during the weeks during the summer period (28 August &#8211; 9 Sept 2023)?<\/li><li>Add 1-2 images of your related work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline of Expression of interest: 16 Feb 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-mail:&nbsp;Christian.<a href=\"mailto:Mieves@newcastle.ac.uk\">Mieves@newcastle.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use Subject Heading: Stone Carving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviews of shortlisted candidates will take place on&nbsp;<br>Thursday&nbsp;<strong>2 March 2023<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This opportunity allows up to 5 Fine Art students (UG and PG) to engage in a 12-day intensive stone and wood carving workshop, led by\u00a0architectural and artistic master carver Paul Lewis. The workshop will take place in Galicia (North-West Spain) during the summer period (28 August- 9 September 2023). The students have the opportunity to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/2023\/02\/06\/stone-carving-workshop-aug-sept-2023-galicia-spain\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Stone Carving Workshop Aug\/Sept 2023, Galicia, Spain&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8273,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2535,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions\/2535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/fineartcommunityboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}