Shantel Wright-Hancock

Ceramics Studio Manager


Shantel recieved her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wyoming in 2015, and is currently completing her MFA at the University of Kansas.

She is a multimedia artist with a strong background in ceramics. She is drawn to materials that offer contrasting visual or tactile qualities, and speak to the dualities and oppositions present in our human relationships to each other and to the natural world.

students sitting at pottery wheels
Beginning Wheel Throwing[25FA]
09/12/25 - 11/21/25, 1:00PM - 3:00PM | FR
Ages 16 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FAC15
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
four kiwi bird shaped ceramic vessels
Animals & Pots[25FA]
09/12/25 - 11/21/25, 10:00AM - 12:00PM | FR
Ages 16 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | FAC35
Members $280 | Non-Members $280
Animals have been depicted in clay for millennia. Join us as we explore a range of approaches to depicting animals in 3-D forms and on the surface of hand built or thrown pots. We'll also discuss the narrative and symbolic potential of these renderings. Previous clay experience recommended.
handmade bricks
The Recycled Brick Road: Making Pavers with Clay Studio Scraps[25SU]
08/11/25 - 08/15/25, 5:30PM - 7:30PM | MO, TU, WE, TH, FR
Ages 14 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CAC35
Members $150 | Non-Members $150
Learn how to make custom shaped paver bricks using materials sourced from the LAC building. You will work to design your own pavers and forms, press them using reclaim materials and decorate them for use in your own outdoor space

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