In this course, you will be learning the basic skills needed to throw on the wheel. This includes clay preparation, centering the clay, and pulling up cylindrical shapes that you will learn to add on to create your unique and functional pieces. You will be working at your own wheel and be provided studio space and resources to help your creativity and skills flourish throughout the course. Clay and firing costs are included in the course fee. Students should bring a one-gallon bucket and a packet of clay tools to the first class meeting (tools may be purchased at most bookstores in Auburn for about $15).

Common Grounds is a weekly series at The Jule in which scholars, artists, community leaders and students share their knowledge, lead discussions or creatively respond to our exhibitions. A space for experiential engagement, Common Grounds features artist talks, gallery discussions, film screenings, live performances, art activities and more.

Join faculty as they discuss how their research and creative practice commemorates and makes visible the stories and histories of community spaces that are often erased or left unseen. Further, they will consider how their work helps to visualize and understand the tangible ramifications of legislature and urban planning that often further marginalize already vulnerable populations.Featuring Frank Hu, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture; Robert Sproull, Associate Professor, Environmental Design and Architecture; Isaac Cohen, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture; Kristen Tordella-Williams, Associate Professor, Art and Art History; Liz Egan, Director, McMullan Writers Workshops, Millsaps College.

NVKrew, a dance group comprised of Auburn University students will preform dances on stage to Korean pop songs.

Join us for Mending Night on Thursday, April 17 from 6–8 PM in RBD Library’s Innovation & Research Commons! We’ll have sewing machines, supplies, and dedicated stations for hemming pants, sewing buttons, patching holes, and upcycling pieces into something new. No prior sewing experience? No problem! Fashion students and volunteers will be there to guide you through every step.Bring your worn-out or damaged clothes and give them a second life instead of tossing them away. Learn a new skill, meet new friends, and make sustainable choices—all in one night!

The Winchester Institute presents a guest lecture by University of Oxford Emeritus Professor Andrew Baum, an influential leader in the real estate field. Baum will explore how megatrends such as technological breakthroughs, sustainability imperatives, geopolitical shifts and changing demographics are reshaping the real estate industry.