First Friday @ The Clay Studio

Please join us for the opening reception of this month’s exhibitions on First Friday, February 1, 2013, 5pm – 9pm 

HERstory  

Reed Smith Gallery

February 1 – February 24, 2013  
Opening reception, First Friday, February 1, 2013, 5pm – 9pm

The Clay Studio partners with One Book, One Philadelphia to present HERstory,
an exhibition of women ceramicists whose work is narrative, their work
exploring ideas rooted in personal experience and addressing heritage,
culture, gender, sexuality, and domesticity. 

Brian Giniewski

Harrison Gallery

February 1 – February 24, 2013  
Opening reception, First Friday, February 1, 2013, 5pm – 9pm

Giniewski’s
work takes on a variety of forms, can be made from a variety of
materials, may be 2-D and/or 3-D, is sculptural yet object based.
Created in distinct series, his latest work is created in response to
current trends in the fields of design and the decorative arts.


Gallery Talk: Wednesday, February 6, 6pm reception, 6:30pm talk 

Jae Won Lee

Bonovitz Space

February 1 – February 24, 2013  
Opening reception, First Friday, February 1, 2013, 5pm – 9pm 
 
137-139 North Second Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-3453  

Arrowmont Workshops – Register Now!

Remember – register for one of their workshops
before February 8 (they’ve extended the deadline one week), and receive
10% off of tuition. Pick a class & register now!

“Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a national art education center.
The School offers weekend, one- and two-week workshops for the beginner
to advanced artist, taught by national and international practicing
studio artists and university faculty. Students work and learn in
professionally equipped studios on a 14-acre residential campus in
Gatlinburg, TN. A series of weekly classes are also offered for
residents of the local community. Workshops and classes are offered in
ceramics, fiber, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm
glass, woodturning, woodworking, mixed media, books and paper. “

Visit their website to download the full catalogue of workshops. There is literally something for everyone.

www.arrowmont.org

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
556 Parkway
Gatlinburg TN
ph: 865.436.5860

Summer workshop with Garth Johnson

Low-Low Fire, No Fire and Setting the Web on Fire | July 15th – 19th

Expand your palette. For this workshop, we will focus on “low-low
fire” ceramic surface decoration like china paint, decals and lusters.
We’ll also explore some “no-fire” options like sandblasting, “Lazertran”
inkjet decals and mosaics. Students may bring their own finished,
glazed ceramic pieces to decorate, or even choose to focus on working on
“repurposed” pieces rescued from the thrift store.

We’ll serve up surface with a side of marketing. If you need help
with your web presence, social media or Photoshop chops, you’ve come to
the right place.

Bio:

Garth Johnson is a writer, artist and educator who lives and works in
Eureka, California. He is an assistant professor of art at College of
the Redwoods. Garth has written for magazines like CRAFT, Readymade, FiberArts and Hand/Eye. His first book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse was published by Quarry in November, 2009. He has also contributed to books like Handmade Nation, Craftivity, Craft Corps and World of Geekcraft. His work has been exhibited internationally, as well as featured in magazines such as The Observer, Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, Metropolis and The Artist’s Magazine. His blog, Extremecraft.com is a compendium of “art masquerading as craft, craft masquerading as art and craft extending its middle finger”.

Garth is also a curator, with two recent exhibitions under his belt.
His first exhibition, “Renewal Notice” was curated for the 2010 American
Conservation Film Festival in Shepherdstown, WV. His second exhibition,
“Era Messages” was curated from the permanent collection of the Museum
of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon. He also served as guest
editor for the Summer 2012 “Inside/Out” issue of Studio Potter magazine.

Sierra Nevada College

999 Tahoe Boulevard
Incline Village, NV 89451
P: (775) 831-1314

www.sierranevada.edu/academics/summer-art-workshops-2/garth-johnson/