by Carole Epp | Apr 13, 2020 | workshops
This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.
Adrienne Spinozzi, Assistant Research Curator of American Decorative Arts in the American Wing, is currently engaged in research and exhibition development for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s upcoming show, Stories in Clay: Stoneware from Old Edgefield District, South Carolina (scheduled to open February 2022).
This exhibition will present new interpretations of Edgefield stoneware with a focus on the enslaved African Americans whose labor enabled this industry to prosper in the nineteenth-century American South. It will highlight a range of utilitarian forms produced and used throughout the region—from the large plantation storage jars bearing verses by enslaved potter and poet David Drake and the ubiquitous functional wares of everyday life to the face vessels that continue to fascinate and confound scholars and collectors alike. Adrienne will share some of the challenges and opportunities of the project including some of her research efforts and goals for the exhibition.
Tickets must be purchased by noon of the day of the event.
Please Note: All times are Eastern Standard. An email with login instructions will be sent to all participants prior to the event.
System Requirements: High speed Internet connection, internal or external computer speaker and internal or external computer mic. For PC: Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 or later For MAC: OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 or later.
Register HERE.
by Carole Epp | Apr 8, 2020 | movie day
Dhaka Art Summit 2020
Existence-emitting Movements
is an action in which a group
of women walk directly on an installation comprised
of hundreds of raw clay vessels in different shapes and sizes inspired by traditional cerâmica traditions of Bangladesh. Most cultures, including those of the artist’s native Mexico as well as Bangladesh, perpetuate the iconic image of a woman bearing a vessel on her head to transport water or food; a symbol of the hard domestic labour weighing down women in society. Héctor Zamora disrupts the order of things by placing the vessel not upon the women’s heads, but rather beneath their feet.
By inverting the equation, what occurs is a shared space of liberation where women can turn the tide of patriarchy and recover pleasure in their lives.
Text by Diana Campbell Betancourt
Dhaka Art Summit and Samdani Art Foundation
by Carole Epp | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
The ability for potters and ceramic artists to earn their usual income has been greatly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Exhibitions, teaching, markets and selling opportunities have ceased. The time has come for us to help each other through this difficult time. Building on the success of Clay For Australia, I would like to offer a way to keep sales happening – CLAY FOR CLAY COMMUNITY, #clayforclaycommunity. It is up and running on Instagram !
www.instagram.com/clayforclaycommunity
It’s simple.
* An artist can post on Instagram up to 5 works (at any one time) on their IG, using #clayforclaycommunity as one of their hashtags.
* Anyone can buy the work. Artist keep the payment!!
* Every time the artist has 5 sales, they buy 1 work by another artist (valued at 20% of total of the 5 sales).
* Follow #clayforclaycommunity to see all the work being offered for sale.
* Keep an eye on the @clayforclaycommunity for news, opportunities and announcements.
* Repost our campaign and tell your family, friends, colleagues and collectors. * Be generous and share the love! More detail on ww.instagram.com/clayforclaycommunity
I hope Clay For Clay Community will help you deal with this difficult time a little easier and hope that you will take part on this project. \
Best wishes
Vipoo Srivilasa
