by Carole Epp | Jan 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 14, 2011, Monday 10 am – 4 pm Japanese master artists, Tsujimura Shiro and Suzuki Goro along with American artists Richard Milgrim and Jeff Shapiro, will demonstrate throwing the teabowl while discussing its aesthetic and philosophical relevance to the tea ceremony. This event is one feature of a weekend of events celebrating the tea bowl (March 12 – 14th) in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Japan Society – Boston and the Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA. About the Weekend: Historically, the tea bowl has been a symbol for the aesthetic that pervades the tea ceremony within Eastern culture exhibiting unpretentious beauty, humility and dignity within this simple ceramic form. Since the appreciation of the world of tea has grown and the number of American ceramicists making tea bowls has increased, this comprehensive series of events address the role of the tea bowl as both a ceremonial vessel and three-dimensional art form in the wake of the artistic exchange between East and West. The weekend begins with an exhibition of tea bowls at the Lacoste Gallery on Saturday, March 12th featuring 12 Japanese artists and 14 American artists. On Sunday, March 13th, the Museum of Fine Arts will invite international scholars and artists to discuss the history and philosophy of tea and utensils and their place within contemporary society, addressing specifically the aesthetic translation of Japanese sensibilities by American ceramicists. The weekend will conclude at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard with a day of demonstrations and lectures by two Japanese master artists, Tsujimura Shiro and Suzuki Goro, joined by American ceramic artist Richard Milgrim and event organizer and American ceramic artist Jeff Shapiro. Participants will engage first hand in viewing the tea bowls being created on the wheel or carved by hand, while hearing each artist discuss the influences and progression of their own artwork. Fees: Free for Harvard Undergraduates and Graduate students, $45 for first time general public, $35 for all others. Click here for more information on this workshop.
VIA Vicki Hardin @ Clay Art Web Guide
by Carole Epp | Jan 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Brian / Dawn McArthur / Detarando
Immense Mode (maquette)
Prairie Excellence
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 » Sun, Feb 27, 2011
A 35 piece exhibition representing the finest craft from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
This travelling exhibition was juried by Helen Delacretaz, Chief Curator at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Karen Schoonover, Director/Curator of the Art Gallery of Regina and Mary-Beth Laviolette, formerly a senior Curator of art at the Glenbow Museum, currently working independently.
Read a review of the show here:
Planet S Mag – This Is Becoming A Habit by by Bart Gazzola
And check out the show online here.
by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
My apologies to anyone that is having troubles with the comments on musing today. I’m being hit pretty hard with spam for some reason today, which will hopefully clear up soon. Sorry for any inconvenience.
In the meantime here’s a few more shots from the studio of some work in progress.
Cheers.
by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 | 9 am – 4 pm
Thursday, February 10, 2011 | 9 am – 4 pm
Lecture
Thursday, February 10, 2011 | 7:00 pm
All events:
Ceramics Studio University of Manitoba
School of Art
203 FitzGerald Building University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2N2
204.474.9367
umanitoba.ca/schools/art/
Deborah Schwartzkopf currently practices at Pottery Northwest in Seattle, Washington. She received a BA in Art at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and completed her MFA at Penn State in 2005. Since then, she has received the Lilian Fellowship from the Archie Bray Foundation, taught at Ohio University and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, was an artist-in-residence at Mudflat Studios near Boston, Massachusetts, and was a guest artist at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has worked internationally at Sanbao in Jingdezhen, China, and the Ceramics Workcentre in Berlin, Germany.
For more information, please contact Grace Nickel, [email protected] or 474-8318.
Deborah Schwartzkopf’s visit is sponsored by the Ceramics Club and the School of Art Visiting Artist Endowment Fund. There is no charge to attend the workshop or the lecture – everyone is welcome.
by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
What is it?: The Emerging Makers Award is an opportunity for new potters and artists working with clay who have graduated from college within the past five years, to present a Powerpoint slideshow about their practice at the 2011 International Ceramics Festival.
Six makers will be selected to make presentations on their work each lasting 15 minutes (including a Q7A session) at the Festival. The presentations will take place in the lecture rooms. From the six selected, one will be chosen by festival audience to receive an award kindly donated by Potclays. Each of the six makers will receive a ticket to the Festival weekend. What to do next: Applicants are asked to submit a simple 10 minute PowerPoint presentation of images on a CD along with one side of A4 information about themselves, their practice to date and plans for the future, as well as 3 reasons why they should be selected.
Send applications to: Sophie Bennett, ICF2011, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth Ceredigion SY23 3DE. The Potclays Emerging Makers presentations will be selected based on the following criteria: 1) Design element of slides (out of 5),
2) Delivery element (out of 5),
3) Visual element (out of 5)
, 4) Time element (out of 5) The Potclays Emerging Makers Award will be selected during the weekend by the festival customers and will be presented during the closing Ceremony of the Festival.
All six selected applicants will received free entry to the festival (excluding accommodation and subsistence). Successful applicants will be notified prior to the event by email. The deadline for applications is April 29th, 2011. For more information: http://www.internationalceramicsfestival.org/history/emerging_makers_award/via SJSU Art Blog
by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
The ACAD Ceramics Program is pleased to present a workshop with Brian Boldon, Feb. 1 to 4. Boldon has developed new technologies for digital printing on ceramics and glass, integrating digital media with traditional ceramic studio art practices. His workshop will align with the integration at ACAD of the decal printing process for ceramics/glass to support curriculum and students who wish to interface 3D with the digital image. Over the course of the workshop, Boldon will work with the students to experiment with this digital colour image technology.
The workshop will include demonstrations, discussion of works produced with the printed decal images, a formal lecture and senior critiques. A confirmed itinerary with more detailed time lines and workshop activities will be posted on the ACAD Ceramics blog closer to the event.
For more information on Brian Boldon’s work, please visit his website at brianboldon.com. Boldon also has a website for In Plain Sight Art: www.ipsart.com. This site highlights the large scale architectural and public art that Boldon and artist Amy Baur create together in collaboration. In addition to making individual work and collaborating, Boldon prints decals for artists and the site supports information about file preparation, cost and suggestions for success.
Brian Boldon will do a public presentation on his studio practice
in the Stanford Perrott Lecture Hall, ACAD
Tuesday, February 1st @ 3:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend the public lecture and demonstrations
March 14, 2011, Monday 10 am – 4 pm Japanese master artists, Tsujimura Shiro and Suzuki Goro along with American artists Richard Milgrim and Jeff Shapiro, will demonstrate throwing the teabowl while discussing its aesthetic and philosophical relevance to the tea ceremony. This event is one feature of a weekend of events celebrating the tea bowl (March 12 – 14th) in conjunction with the Museum of Fine Arts, Japan Society – Boston and the Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA. About the Weekend: Historically, the tea bowl has been a symbol for the aesthetic that pervades the tea ceremony within Eastern culture exhibiting unpretentious beauty, humility and dignity within this simple ceramic form. Since the appreciation of the world of tea has grown and the number of American ceramicists making tea bowls has increased, this comprehensive series of events address the role of the tea bowl as both a ceremonial vessel and three-dimensional art form in the wake of the artistic exchange between East and West. The weekend begins with an exhibition of tea bowls at the Lacoste Gallery on Saturday, March 12th featuring 12 Japanese artists and 14 American artists. On Sunday, March 13th, the Museum of Fine Arts will invite international scholars and artists to discuss the history and philosophy of tea and utensils and their place within contemporary society, addressing specifically the aesthetic translation of Japanese sensibilities by American ceramicists. The weekend will conclude at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard with a day of demonstrations and lectures by two Japanese master artists, Tsujimura Shiro and Suzuki Goro, joined by American ceramic artist Richard Milgrim and event organizer and American ceramic artist Jeff Shapiro. Participants will engage first hand in viewing the tea bowls being created on the wheel or carved by hand, while hearing each artist discuss the influences and progression of their own artwork. Fees: Free for Harvard Undergraduates and Graduate students, $45 for first time general public, $35 for all others. Click here for more information on this workshop. 
