Art and music are universal languages. Making pottery and music are primal, therapeutic ways of expressing ourselves. By using clay to make musical instruments, two forms of ancient expression are combined in a contemporary fashion. The first percussion instruments probably were two rocks or sticks banged together. Ceramic instruments were made and used in ceremonies and rituals for millennium. It is an honour to fashion instruments with clay (decomposed rock), and carry on the traditions of our ancestors.
Exhibition RunsOctober 21 – November 13 Many people are familiar with Minnesota’s strong tradition of functional clay, which developed with acclaimed potter Warren Mackenzie in the early 1950’s. But as the master never could have imagined, an enormous and diverse community of artists, teachers, students, and collectors have emerged from the foundation that he built. Our Minnesota Nice exhibition presents a fine selection of work that illustrates the continually evolving and expanding group of clay artists working in the region, including: Judith Altobell, Margaret Bohls, Richard Bresnahan, Bob Briscoe, Lisa Buck, Linda Christianson, Kelly Connole, Dick Cooter, Guillermo Cuellar, Gary Erickson, Jil Franke, Peter Jadoonath, Sam Johnson, Maren Kloppmann, Warren Mackenzie, Keisuke Mizuno, Mika Negishi Laidlaw, Mike Norman, Jeff Oestreich, Donovan Palmquist, Kristin Pavelka, Irene Saito, Pete Scherzer, Jo Severson, Jason Trebs, and Sue Warner. Please join us for a reception on
Sorry everyone – it seems that the BBC has pulled this off of You Tube. : ( Too bad it was wonderful. I guess it’s up to someone in the UK to try to get us another copy.
Near and dear to my heart is the craft community in Australia as I lived there for a few years. This news comes as a shock and with great sadness as I am quite aware of the amazing work that Craft Australia does for their regional, national and international communities. Hopefully there will be a way to work for change to this decision. Please keep posted for more info and ways to help.
Craft Australia Defunded Dear friends and colleagues, On Thursday, 12 October, Craft Australia was officially notified that it has been ‘defunded’: it will receive no more triennial funding from the Australia Council for the Arts beyond the end of 2011. While Craft Australia and the broad constituencies it represents and supports would dispute this decision, the result effectively means the organisation has no funds to operate beyond 31 December 2011. This decision comes at a point when the sector is poised to make some significant developments in relation to craft, design, innovation and the creative industries, and in which Craft Australia has played and would have continued to play a significant role. We will be sending more detailed information to you next week. More information about how you can help Craft Australia will also be sent to you next week. Catrina VignandoGeneral Manager21/10/2011
For more information please contact: Catrina Vignando, General Manager -catrina.vignando [at] craftaustralia.org.au.au – (02) 6273 0088
Craft Australia National Press Club, Level 1, Suite 7, 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 Phone: (02) 6273 0088 Fax: (02) 6273 6088
Sat 22 Oct 10:30-18:00 and Sun 23 Oct 12:00-17:00 at Contemporary Ceramics Centre
Bowen & Bowen brings together a father and son who work separately and independently from one another, yet share a common point of reference. Both enjoy the excitement of taking their work in a new direction, and here the careful traditions of English Slipware are unseated and then thoroughly subverted through work by two members of the same family.
Bowen & Bowen is on show alongside the work of over one hundred makers within the Contemporary Ceramics Centre. Specializing exclusively in British Studio Ceramics, the gallery presents a continually changing display of individually handmade ceramic objects.
Location info Contemporary Ceramics Centre 63 Great Russell Street WC1B 3BF
891 99th St.
