Saturday, 7 May 2011, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm     

LUMINARY WORKSHOP WITH LISA WILSON 

Embellish your spring table with a glittering silhouette luminary, a flat sheet of copper perforated with a design and illuminated from behind by a window or lit candle.

Metalsmith Lisa Wilson will teach participants basic metalworking techniques, including piercing, surfacing, and patination, as well as how to use small saw blades, sodium bisulfate, and acetelyne torches.  

Participants will leave with a completed free-standing or hanging luminary.

Wilson is currently an artist-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

Fee: $100, includes lunch, materials, use of tools, and Rice parking;  

$85 for Rice Gallery members; $60 for students; Enrollment limited to 15;  

Participants must be at least 18 years of age; Registration instructions below 

Saturday, 21 May 2011, 9:00 am - Noon 

JEWELRY WORKSHOP WITH SANDRA ZILKER  

Jewelry designer Sandra Zilker will teach participants to carve organic shapes into cuttlefish bones using carving tools, melt pewter using small torches, and pour the molten pewter into the cuttlebone cavities. Participants will leave with a completed pendant or charm.

Fee: $50, includes refreshments, materials, use of tools, and Rice parking;

$45 for Rice Gallery members; $25 for students; Enrollment limited to 15;  

Participants must be at least 18 years of age  

To register and pay for either workshop, contact Anna Foret at 713.348.5770 or azf1@rice.edu. No art experience required. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit will be given to teachers who participate. Registration is not available online and must be received at least 7 days in advance of the event. Detailed information provided upon enrollment.

Northwest Corner, Southeast Light, an installation by Mary Temple,  

is on view at Rice Gallery through May 25.

RICE GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED 22-25 APRIL FOR EASTER.

An interactive map of the Rice campus may be found  

at rice.edu/maps/maps.html and an accessibility map  

at rice.edu/maps/Access_Map6_05.pdf.  

For more information, visit ricegallery.org or call 713.348.6069.