Talking Clay: Camilla Hanney
We’re delighted to host Camilla Hanney as the next artist in our Talking Clay series. Camilla is currently our Clay City Professional Resident at Throwing Shapes, working from the studio until the end of April - making this a wonderful opportunity to hear directly from her about her practice and the work she’s developing during her time with us.
📅 Date: Tuesday, 18th March
🕕 Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Throwing Shapes
Join us for an intimate evening as Camilla shares insights into her creative process, influences, and the ideas shaping her current body of work while in residence at Throwing Shapes.
About Artist:
Camilla Hanney (b. 1992) is an Irish artist living and working in London. She is a graduate of Goldsmiths, University of London (MFA, 2017–2019) and Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (Visual Arts Practice, 2010–2015).
Since moving to London, Camilla’s work has been exhibited widely across the UK and Ireland, including presentations at the South London Gallery (in conjunction with Bloomberg New Contemporaries), Messums, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, The Rosenfeld Gallery and Cromwell Place. She was the 2019/20 recipient of the Sarabande Foundation studio bursary and has received numerous awards, including the Irish Visual Arts Bursary Award (2020 and 2024) and the 2022 Newbury Trust Craft Excellence Award in conjunction with Cockpit Arts.
Camilla’s practice explores themes of time, sexuality, cultural identity and the corporeal. Her ceramic sculptures are both narrative and figurative, often asserting the carnal aspects of our bodies and their desires. By materialising the familiar in an unfamiliar context her work stimulates our ability to rethink our relationship towards objects, threatening the natural order and toying with the tensions that lie between beauty and repulsion, curiosity and discomfort, desire and disgust.
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FAQs
What is your cancellation policy?
To request a cancellation and refund, you must email refunds@throwingshapes.ie. Refunds requested more than two weeks prior to the first class are fully refundable. There will be no refunds after this point under any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to another class. Unfortunately we cannot be flexible on this policy for any reason. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel or reschedule it one week prior to the first class session.
What if I miss a day of my course?
If you miss a day you will not be able to make it back. you must be able to attend each week/day of the same course. You cannot transfer days or make up time. Please check you are available for every date before booking your course.
Are there any additional fees?
No - everything is included in your course. If you'd like to buy your own toolkit you can at checkout when purchasing your class, but tools will be provided either way.
Can I sign my kids up for classes?
No, all students must be 18+ to attend classes.
Can I gift a class to someone?
Of course! You can book them an available class and add their name on checkout, or purchase a gift card for them to decide on their own class.
Can I fire and glaze my own work?
For our taster classes you pick a glaze and we glaze the work for you.
For our 6 week courses you pick 5 of your favourite pieces and glaze them on your 6th week.
For our weekend 2-Day or 3-Day courses you will return 4 weeks later to glaze your own work. You will be notified of this date after you have booked the course.
If I don't see any classes available - when will they be added?
We add new blocks of classes three months in advance of classes starting.
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Yes you can! Our waiting list works per date - so please go to a date or course you'd like to attend if it became available. You can sign up there and you will get notified if there are cancellations
Can I prebook classes for the next block before they are released?
No, classes are available on a first-come first-served basis and can not be prebooked.
Can I switch between a class our course if my availability changes?
This is subject to availability. You can email info@throwingshapes.ie to see if we have anything available to switch to. If we do not your spot will be cancelled according to our cancellation policy (above).
T&Cs
• All students must be 18+ to register for classes.
• All levels welcome, from beginner to expert. 6-9 people per class. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel or reschedule it one week prior to the first class session.
• To request a cancellation and refund, you must email refunds@throwingshapes.ie. Refunds requested more than two weeks prior to the first class are fully refundable. There will be no refunds once the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to another class.
• For multiple day courses, you must be able to attend each week of the same course. You cannot transfer days or make up time. Please check you are available for every date before booking your course.
• For courses or classes on Mondays - we run through bank holidays from the start date of the course unless otherwise stated.
• If you would like to gift a class you can enter the attendee's name at time of booking or send an email to gifts@throwingshapes.ie.