Launched in 2009, with the Robin Hopper workshop, the Ceramic Master’s Workshop is a special weekend-long event for professional potters or ceramics artists. Hosted by the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, it is designed to provide a high level of professional development for Moose Jaw professional potters and others as space allows.

The 2010 workshop, One of a Kind Forms, will be led by Peter Callas. Peter Callas has forged a career over 35 years, which has earned him a worldwide reputation for both his pioneering work with the anagama kiln and his unique style of ceramic art. Callas, “is credited with bringing the first anagama and the technique of prolonged wood firing for aesthetic affects to America in 1976. For many years he fired Voulkos’ work in his New Jersey kiln and traveled extensively worldwide with Voulkos as his assistant. Today Peter Callas is considered to be one of America’s foremost authorities on the wood fire anagama kiln tradition.”[i] At this workshop Peter Callas will demonstrate ways to deal with slab and wheel surfaces, and the aesthetics of One of Kind Forms. Technique/Focus will emphasize sculptural challenges, abstracting vessels, and constructing maquettes. Callas’ work often “speaks” to the viewer and his spirited, poetic approach will help and encourage students to handle clay in new and exciting ways. This intimate presentation will make it a rewarding experience for participants at all levels. Visit his website www.petercallas.com for more information,

The Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery is nestled in the heart of Moose Jaw, on the edge of Crescent Park, and provides an excellent facility for this kind of informal workshop. Other events such as studio tours and social activities are designed to allow everyone at the workshop to learn in a collegial and supportive environment.

The key goals of the workshop are:

· To provide an opportunity for interaction among professional ceramic artists.

· To observe a prominent ceramic artist, in an informal setting.

· To have the group tour the local pottery studios and to interact with the vibrant local ceramic community during both social and demonstrative events.

· To provide participants with an opportunity to bring work for discussion with other peers and presenter.

· To raise the profile of the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery.

2010 Workshop Fee: $150

If you are accepted into the workshop then your fee of $150 must be paid in full by December 31, 2009. Partial refund of workshop fee will be considered only in the event of illness or injury.

Billeting: is available by special request.

Application Required Information: Please submit 8 to10 labelled images of recent work in jpeg digital format on disc or by email, or on printed hard copies by mail, a CV, a one paragraph summery biography, a statement about your work, and a statement about why you would like to attend this workshop. Space is limited.

The selection committee will make their selections n the first week of December, 2009.

Deadline: Applications must be received in by the MJM&AG by December 1, 2009.

Workshop Dates: Friday January 22, 2010, 7:30 p.m.- Peter Callas will give a lecture that is free and open to the workshop participants and the public.

January 23 to 24, 2010 – Workshop for invited participants 9:30 to 4:30 daily.

Contact information: Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery 461 Langdon Crescent Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0X0 692-4471 Heather Smith or Christy Schweiger [email protected]

[i] Cited from: http://www.americancontemporaryceramics.com/blog/2009/04/15/sparks-the-ceramic-art-of-peter-callas/