by Carole Epp | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Russian revolutionary plate
Decorated
plate from St Petersburg. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British
Museum, explores the Russian Revolution by looking at a plate painted
with propaganda for the new Communist state. The plate was made at the
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, in 1901 but was decorated 20
years later in the same factory, which had become the State Porcelain
Factory in the newly-named city of Petrograd. With contributions by
Mikhail Piotrovsky and Eric Hobsbawn.
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by Carole Epp | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
October 25 – November 29, 2014
The caffeine rituals we partake in as humans are many and varied.
From the blend and preparation to the time of day and people we choose
to share a coveted beverage with, more often than not, these habits have
significance in our daily lives. Robin DuPont and Sarah Pike are both
full time studio potters, recognized amongst their peers as makers of
teapots, mugs, cups, creamers and more things that all shout ‘Caffeine’!
They are also both avid ‘coffee enthusiasts’ and ‘ritual aficionados’.
This joint exhibition, is an exploration of the ‘caffeine’ theme and an
opportunity for the viewer to recognize and appreciate how both makers
interpret the theme through their unique forms and aesthetic choices.
www.albertacraft.ab.ca/discovery-gallery
www.sarahpikepottery.com
www.robindupont.com
by Carole Epp | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
210 State Street – Saint Joseph, Michigan 49085
by Carole Epp | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Every two years, the Lawrence Arts Center hosts six nationally
recognized ceramicists in a symposium on topics central to the
contemporary ceramics art world. This rare opportunity offers a chance
to interact and observe ceramic artists working in the top of the field.
Over the course of two days, this select group of artists are active in
studios at the Lawrence Arts Center demonstrating sculpting processes,
wheel throwing, surface decoration and glazing, representing a diverse
range of techniques and approaches to ceramic art. The six artists are
paired up in three studios at the Arts Center, to demonstrate their
techniques and encourage dialogue with the audience. Attendees are
encouraged to visit each of the three studios throughout the two day
symposium on Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11 from 9:30am to
4:30pm.
This years artists are:
Sunshine Cobb
Gerit Grimm
Chris Gustin
Akio Takamori
Patti Warashina
Stan Welsh
http://lawrenceartscenter.org/ceramics-symposium/
souvenirs from the future
A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS
Curated by Ben Ahlvers
October 10 – November 22
RECEPTION OCTOBER 10 | 7 to 9pm INSIGHT
Art Talk with Ben Ahlvers OCTOBER 23 | 7pm
This group exhibition explores juxtapositions whether they be visual
or conceptual as well as the connections that can be formed in the
context of a group exhibition. The works included in this exhibit looks
to the future in order to acknowledge the past. They make connections
and blur definitions of ceramic materials, processes. The exhibit
delectably and mysteriously explores tensions between nature and the
synthetic, the hand and the machine, history and the future. This
exhibit brings together nearly 40 artists working in North America, each
working with ceramic material and processes.
Adam Shiverdecker Adam Welch Amanda Salov Angela Carbone Brett Kern
Brian Harper Carole Epp Colleen Toledano David Bogus Elenor Wilson
Eric Mirabito Ian F. Thomas Israel Davis Jess Riva Cooper Joe Pintz
John Zimmerman Jon McMillan Kala SteinKate MacDowell Kelly Schnorr
Kyle Bauer Kyungmin Park Linda Lopez Lindsay Pichaske Matt Ziemke
Michaelene Walsh Molly Ann Bishop Rain Harris Roberto Lugo Sarah Gross
Scott Bennett Shalene Valenzuela Stephanie Craig Tim Berg/Rebekah Myers
Tim Rowan Valerie Zimany
