Creative Clay Transition Class of 2023.
The Creative Clay Transition Program for ESE students is a partnership with Pinellas County Schools (PCS) to provide vocational arts training for 18–22 year olds with disabilities.
Started in 2008, the program focuses on the transition from the school environment to post-secondary education that includes the goals of independent living and employment readiness. Creative Clay Transition’s vocational training consists of lessons in art fundamentals, sales, marketing, customer relations, running sales, and the over-all business of being an artist.
Student artists work with professional teaching artists five days per week in a variety of media, including illustration, painting, ceramics, mixed media, music, and performance. They have the opportunity to submit their artwork for exhibition to Creative Clay’s Good Folk Gallery open to the public daily, as well as Art Market from September through May (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) and Second Saturday ArtWalk (5-9 p.m.). Students also visit local galleries and museums to learn about art history and contemporary artwork, enhancing the classroom studio experience. Student artists also have the option to apply for internships to work in the Creative Clay Good Folk Gallery, Creative Thrift, and Community Arts Studio.
If you are interested in having your student participate in this innovative arts-based job training curriculum, please notify your child’s current high school teacher.
