JHU Ceramics x Empty Bowls Initiative

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JHU Ceramics x Empty Bowls InitiativeIntroducer: RSO Senator Andrei Espelien (Visual & Performing Arts)Sponsors: SGA Treasurer Amy XuSponsors: Finance Committee Co-Chair Peter Tarpley

What is art?

What is artist culture?

PURPOSE (this investment would survive us!)Artistic engagement+thinking is an institutional priority this yearSGA can be part of JHU’s push for a deeper campus art cultureBridge 1: CSOThe student-artist community lacks a spatial anchor on-campusBSC shows us both promise and absence: CMC as case studyBridge 2: CivicArt has immense social power as a unifying force for changeThere is no established path to civic engagement through art

EQUIPMENTItemVendor (Link)Price ($/item)QuantityTotal ($)Shimpo VL-Whisper Potter’s WheelClayworks Supplies Inc(CSI)$1,850.00*used is not an option2$3700.00Wheel BattsPlastic 12”Medex 12”CSICSI$13.00$7.001515$300.00Laguna B-Mix 5 Clay (per lb)CSI$0.98200$196.00Bar ClampsAmazon$5.506$32.99Batts Pins and Wing NutsCSI$1.954$7.80Firing cost (Kiln rental)Baltimore Clayworks$200.00(over-estimate)1$200.00Total:$4,691.00(with tax)

SO FARDozens of supportive student members without advertising2 workshops this fall via BSC, 20 attendees (capped) eachCC is a club, sure, but also an organized body offering to supportan artistic space for the entire student body (and not just members)Relationships with faculty, facilities, and Nicoleen WilsonAnother workshop this Sunday :)

FAQs/Questions you should askHow is this different from other high-cost bills we have seen this semester?Why not buy used equipment/wheels?What alternative funding options exist?How much would external classes cost?What is Student Affairs/the BSC paying?What would Empty Bowls on Homewood look like?Which community partners are you in contact with?How is this different from taking over SVDP’s work?Why is a prospective student organization even asking for event funding?

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Summary

This presentation proposes the JHU Ceramics x Empty Bowls Initiative.
RSO Senator Andrei Espelien introduced the initiative, with sponsorship from SGA Treasurer Amy Xu and Finance Committee Co-Chair Peter Tarpley. 1Introducer: RSO Senator Andrei Espelien (Visual & Performing Arts)2Sponsors: SGA Treasurer Amy Xu 3Sponsors: Finance Committee Co-Chair Peter Tarpley
The initiative seeks to support campus art culture by addressing the lack of an on-campus space for student artists and creating a path to civic engagement through art. 4Artistic engagement+thinking is an institutional priority this year 5The student-artist community lacks a spatial anchor on-campus 6Art has immense social power as a unifying force for change 7There is no established path to civic engagement through art
The proposed equipment package includes pottery wheels, wheel batts, clay, clamps, pins, wing nuts, and kiln rental, with a total cost of $4,691 including tax. 8Total: $4,691.00 (with tax)
The group has held two fall workshops through BSC, each capped at 20 attendees, and plans another workshop. 92 workshops this fall via BSC, 20 attendees (capped) each 10Another workshop this Sunday :)
The presentation asks about alternative funding, external class costs, contributions from Student Affairs and BSC, community partners, and the proposed Empty Bowls program on Homewood. 11How is this different from other high-cost bills we have seen this semester? Why not buy used equipment/wheels? What alternative funding options exist? How much would external classes cost? What is Student Affairs/the…

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Senate General Body Meeting #11 — Agenda (11/03/26) — Minutes / Senate, 114th session

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People named

Andrei Espelien — Introduced
Peter Tarpley — Sponsored
Amy Xu — Sponsored

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