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Potter / Ceramist : Museums : Artist

Potters use artistic and manual skill to design and create pottery, both ornamental and functional. They use clay-shaping techniques such as moulds and/or potter’s wheels. Potters have the ability to visualize shapes, styles and dimensions of their still-in-process pottery designs.

Potter’s are experienced with the tools of their trade: potters wheels, rubber scrapers, wet sponges, and kilns. As part of their finishing process, they are also knowledgeable on a wide variety of glazes and paints.

Most Potters/Ceramist are self-employed and responsible for the production, distribution and sale of their own work. They may also produce commissioned work for sale at a larger retail level.

A natural artistic ability
Comfortable working with clay and other materials
Strong visualization skills
Good manual dexterity
A sense of design and structural detail
The desire to work as a self-employed artist

About the Sector

A museum is an institution that collects, archives, preserves, exhibits and interprets cultural, historical and physical information and artifacts for the benefit of the community.

About the ArtistCategory

Express Yourself
Artists participate in many cultural sectors. Visual artists create original works of art through various mediums such as drawings, paintings, collage, and photography. Dancers perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in theatre, film, and television productions. Musicians perform with bands, choirs, orchestras, opera companies, and as solo artists. Actors and Comedians perform roles in theatre, musical, television, radio and film productions. Increasingly, new modes of artistic expression are being explored thanks to the availability of emerging technologies and new methods of image and sound creation. These new digital mediums are comprised of formats such as digital illustration and collage, 2D and 3D animation, and digital video and sound design.

Collaborate
Artists thrive in creatively nurturing environments. Musicians often play a collaborative role with vocalists, filmmakers, and television producers and directors. They are comfortable with live performance (performed solo or as part of group), and own the ability to improvise and play songs and musical styles on demand. Dancers perform as soloists, with partners and with dance ensembles. They collaborate with choreographers in order to refine or develop dance steps and routines. Graphic Designers consult with clients to determine their specific needs in order to produce work that meets their communication goals and is also visually appropriate. In all artistic disciplines, collaboration and client/audience participation is the cornerstone of innovation and artistic exploration.

Find An Audience
An actor’s most prized talent is their abilities to convey the complete depth of the human experience through their words and actions. They demonstrate their ability and talent via an intense audition process and through tireless theatre, film, and television performance. Visual Artists are for the most part self-employed and focus on the production and distribution/display of their own creative work. A singer’s most prized talent is their ability to convey a wide range of human emotions and experience through the power of their voice. Talent and demonstrated ability via live performance and/or studio expertise are the keys to employability in the music and acting industries. For the visual artist, creative ability and artistic talent is demonstrated by their portfolio of work.

Relevant Skills

Job Related Skills

artistic sensibility
deal with the public
strong art theory background
visual culture knowledge

Sector Related Skills

Category Related Skills

I like to work alone

Required Education

Skills are often learned through apprenticeship with a master craftsperson. Training programs are offered by private studios, artisan guilds, and colleges.