The Ceramics area at University of Manitoba is pleased to announce Tamura Shizuo will be our visiting artist for Fall, 2009.
Tamura will present a studio workshop in the ceramics area of the School of Art at University of Manitoba from September 21-25, 2009.
At the conclusion of the workshop, pots made by Mr. Tamura will be fired in the wood-burning kiln at the U of M from September 28-30. The kiln will be opened on October 5 at 10:00 AM.
The workshop and demonstrations will take place in room 115 of the Ceramics/Sculpture building at the University of Manitoba from 9:30 to 3:30 each day. Mr. Tamura will produce traditional and contemporary pottery from Shigaraki using locally-available materials.
Mr. Tamura will also present a public lecture on his work and on the famous Shigaraki region of Japan on September 24 at 3:30 PM in room 207 of the FitzGerald Building at the University of Manitoba. Following the lecture, a public reception and potluck will take place in the ceramics area.
During the workshop, an exhibition of Mr. Tamura’s ceramic artwork from Japan will be on display at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery on the campus of Canadian Mennonite University. There will be an opening reception and slide presentation at the gallery on Wednesday September 23 at 7:00 PM. Traditional Japanese refreshments will be served during the reception. The Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery is located at 600 Shaftesbury Blvd., south of Grant Avenue, on the south campus of Canadian Mennonite University. The gallery is open from 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday and Noon to 5:00 PM Saturday.
All events are free and open to the public.
We hope to see you in the ceramics area!
For more information please contact:
Professor Stephen Grimmer, Chair of Ceramics
University of Manitoba
Winnnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
(204) 474-9560
[email protected]
http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/blogs/grimmer
