Art of the Pot is One Week Away!

by | May 4, 2013 | Uncategorized

Joan Bruneau

10th Annual AotP Studio Tour: May 11th &12

Chris Campbell & Ryan McKerley Hosting: Bryan Hopkins & Joan Bruneau

Keith Kreeger Hosting Dan Anderson & Courtney Murphy *NEW LOCATION*

Claudia Reese Hosting Cynthia Bringle, Daniel Teran & Forrest Middleton

Lisa Orr Hosting Kyle Carpenter & Jim Smith

Plus the Artstream Nomadic Gallery at SnackBar Austin!!!

Studio Tour Hours: Saturday May 11th: 10-5 • Sunday May 12th: 11-5

Companion events at each studio during the tour:

Saturday AM: Lisa Orr will have coffee and breakfast treats at Lisa’s courtesy of SnackBar Austin.

Saturday PM: Keith Kreeger is hosting his annual
“Shots & Pots” party.  Stop by for a Mezcal Tasting with Wahaka
Mezcal, food from Paul Qui’s East Side King and music from DJ Hear No
Evil.

Sunday AM: Claudia will be serving delectable brunch bites for Mother’s Day Brunch, made by the inestimable Mary Francaes DesPres!

Sunday PM: Ryan and Chris will have a pizza party courtesy of East Side Pies.

Download a Brochure: AotPBrochure2013

2013 AotP Studio Tour Google Map here.

VIP Collector’s Preview Tour: Friday May 10th: 6pm-10pm: Details and Tickets available here.

All of the info and details is on the AotP website: www.artofthepot.com

Art of the Pot is a collective of Austin-based potters committed to expanding the reach of contemporary studio pottery through studio tours, public lectures and gallery exhibitions. Funding is provided in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Austin Cultural arts Division

Upcoming at the Gardiner Museum:

by | May 4, 2013 | Uncategorized

Organized by the Fondation d’Entreprise Bernardaud, the leading manufacturer of porcelain
in France, and curated by renowned German-born goldsmith and jewellery artist
Monika Brugger,
A Bit of Clay on the Skin: New Ceramic Jewellery showcases
the versatility and allure of ceramics in jewellery. 
To celebrate the
opening of the exhibition, Ms. Brugger will be giving a lecture on
Thursday, May 16 from 6:30 – 8 pm on the history of jewellery and
the variety of innovative materials that have been used in this art
form. 
The lecture will be accompanied by a wine and cheese reception
beginning at 5:30 pm. 
Tickets to the lecture may
be purchased online at: http://www.gardinermuseum.com/event/from-egyptian-craftsmen-to-european-artists.

Upcoming at Santa Fe Clay:

by | May 4, 2013 | Uncategorized

Register by calling 505-984-1122
New 7 Week Classes Begin May 28th
Full schedule and class descriptions will be posted soon                
Weekend Workshop

Stay Weird
Instructor: Max Lehman

May 18 & 19
9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Participants
will work with Max as he explores the spontaneous side of the creative
process. Demonstrations and activities will be geared towards working
fast and not over-thinking. Technical demonstrations will include
simple slab techniques such as slump and drape molding. Max will also
show how to use these slab techniques in combination with slip-cast
objects. Finally, Max will show how simple underglaze application can
tie it all together

In the Gallery

April 19 – May 25

Christa Assad, Hayne Bayless,
Jason Bige Burnett, Linda Cordell,
Thaddeus Erdahl, Kelly Garrett Rathbone, David Hicks, Steven Hill, Marilyn Lysohir, Rodrigo Lara Zendejas
  

April 26 – June 1 

Eliza Au, Nathan Craven,
Heather Mae Erickson, Del Harrow, Elizabeth Hunt, Maren Kloppmann,
Jae Won Lee, Julie York.

www.santafeclay.com

a site 2 see friday: Your Favorite Bowls by the NY Times

by | May 3, 2013 | Uncategorized

image via http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/exhibitions/5412/

“Consider the bowl, the most common of household
objects. It is celebrated in a new exhibition at the Museum of
Contemporary Craft in Portland, Ore. We asked readers to send images of
their favorite bowls and tell us what makes them special. ” (via NY Times)

Check out the interactive article here.
There is also a corresponding article: Finally, The Bowl Gets Its Due. by Julie Lasky

And don’t miss Object Focus: The Bowl @ the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Ore.
Curated by: Namita Gupta Wiggers

www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/exhibitions/5412/

Museum of Contemporary Craft
in partnership with Pacific Northwest College of Art

724 Northwest Davis Street
Portland, Oregon 97209

Tel. | 503.223.2654
Fax | 503.223.0190
[email protected]

The Gallery at Museum of Contemporary Craft
Tel. | 503.546.2654
Fax | 503.546.2610
[email protected]

Containment IV: All Stars

by | May 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

Artist Reception Saturday, May 4th @ 6pm.

MAY 1 – JUNE 30

23, CRIMSON LAUREL WAY

BAKERSVILLE, NC 28705

828.688.359

Exhibition Opens online and in the gallery May 1st. (midnight on April 30th)

“Containment IV: All Stars”,
our most anticipated exhibition of the year features 24 outstanding
nationally recognized ceramic artists interpreting the containment
theme. Our theme for Containment IV encompasses the the themes from the
first three years of “Containment” so artists may submit ceramic box
forms, ceramic containers with a related item inside or a ceramic piece
within a ceramic container. The possibilities are limitless! Over the
years we have encouraged participating ceramic artists to “think outside
the box” and we have always been rewarded with outstanding pieces
unique to our exhibition. Join us as we celebrate, explore and reinvent
the ceramic box!

Containment IV participating ceramic artists include:  

Christa
Assad, Kenneth Baskin, Ashwini Bhat, Robert Briscoe, Lisa Clague,
Cristina Cordova, Judith Duff, Marty Fielding, Mary Fischer, Rachel K.
Garceau, Mark Hewitt, Nick Joerling, Ani Kasten, Kristen Kieffer, Myung
Jin Kim, Alex Matisse, Ron Meyers, Ben Owen III, Ronan Kyle Peterson,
Deborah Rogers, Tim Rowan, Shawn Spangler, Sam Taylor & Lana Wilson.