by Carole Epp | Aug 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Spoon Me @ Medalta will go live online on September 1st @ www.medalta.org/spoonme
The grand prize winner of a month long Medalta residency will be announced at the opening reception @ Medalta on August 28th from 7-9pm. Let us know if you can make it! Make sure to check out juror Carole Epp’s Musing About Mud blog for exhibition highlights and extended coverage on several selected spoon show artists in the coming months.
We have a Spoon Me event page on Facebook too, it’s where we’ll be
sharing sneak-a-peek spoon shots before the show goes live on the 1st.
If you’d like to check it out and share it’s at
https://www.facebook.com/events/921036327911952/
Spoon Me’s online guests will be directed from the www.medalta.org/spoonme
page to view the show on Medalta’s new Pinterest page. ***Note this will be live online as of September 1st.*** Spoons can be
viewed and re-pined by other Pinterest users. The link on the photo
remains with the image and will take viewers directly to the spoons
purchase page which happens to be on our brand new Medalta online shop
that we are also launching with the spoon show. Our shop will feature
contemporary ceramics from our exhibitions, starting with Spoon Me, as
well as reproductions of historical Medalta pottery made in our Museums
production studio.
At Medalta we are passionate about ceramics, from our clay industry past
to the contemporary ceramics community. Through this exhibition, in the
gallery and online, our goal is creating more space and opportunity for
contemporary craft artists to engage with a growing audience…and our
audience is eagerly awaiting this exhibition!
by Carole Epp | Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
August 23rd – September 30th, 2014
MudFire presents Girl Parts, an exploration of all things GIRL,
whether they be sugar and spice or something more sinister. This show
includes tiles, mugs, pots, sculptures, and a wide array of color, style
and material.
This show has a bit of everything – from pretend boyfriends and
lovely lady postcards to inticing sculptures from Kyungmin Park and
Kirsten Stingle give us something a little more to ponder about
femininity. Come see for yourself!
Starting August 23rd – this work will be on view in the gallery and
online – we will be holding a reception celebrating these delightful
works from 5pm – 8pm on Saturday August 23rd. Kirsten Stingle will be
here to discuss her work.
Featured Artists
Shalene Valenzuela
Kirsten Stingle
Thomas Fink
David Robinson
Amanda Barr
Autumn Higgins
Justin Rothshank
Carole Epp
Chris Lewis
Kaitlyn Pruitt
Doreen Baskin
Meg Walsh
Kyungmin Park
Kathryn Rauth
Steve Hansen
Natasha Gainey
Amy Lynn Hess
Andy Jackson
MudFire
175 Laredo Drive
Decatur, GA 30030
by Carole Epp | Aug 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
The
Nevica Project would like to take this opportunity to feature some of
the beautiful work made by artist Kirk Mangus. Kirk was a leader and
mentor in the field of ceramics, serving as head of the ceramics program
at the Kent State University School of Art from 1985 until his death in
2013. Collected nationally and internationally, he was the recipient of
two National Endowment for the Arts grants, four Ohio Arts Council
fellowships, a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts fellowship, and a
McKnight fellowship residency at the Northern Clay Center in
Minneapolis.
We would like to give a special thanks to Eva Kwong, his widow, that helped make this exhibition possible. A portion of all the
proceeds will be donated to the Kirk Mangus Ceramics Scholarship Fund at
Kent State University. If you would like to make a donation, please do
so by sending a check to: Eva Kwong c/o School of Art, Kent State
Univ., 400 Janik Dr., Kent,OH. 44242. It is a 501c3 account- all
donations are fully tax-deductible for the donor and it would benefit so
many students..
http://www.thenevicaproject.com/remembering-kirk-mangus/
© The Nevica Project 2014
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by Carole Epp | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Spark with Tift Merritt
Have you ever wanted to ask your favorite songwriter what
idea sparked the song you just can’t get out of your head? Award winning singer
songwriter Tift Merritt does just that with her podcast The Spark. Merritt’s
questions to her talented guests (Emmy Lou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and many more)
get straight to the heart of creativity and the craft of song writing.
Check out her interview with one of my favorite musicians Josh
Ritter. After listening to his episode I posted his quote, “ You have to become
a martyr for your own ideas”, to my studio wall. Visit
www.marfaspark.com for
more information or find the show on iTunes.
The Spark is a monthly interview program, hosted by Tift
Merritt. You can hear The Spark online and on air at KRTS, Marfa Texas Public
Radio.
Visit the blog to listen to the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast. Discussion about clay, culture, and travel at www.talesofaredclayrambler.com
