by Carole Epp | Oct 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
In
celebration of autumn, our annual Gardiner Shop show features stunning
bowls by 51 of Canada’s top ceramic artists. Meet the artists, each with
his or her unique style, aesthetic, and point-of-view, and feast your
eyes on their incredible creations.
The Bowl Show will be in the Gardiner Shop from Friday October 9 to Thursday October 22.
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/shop/bowl-show
by Carole Epp | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 15, 2015 – 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Organized by Nickle Galleries, curated by Michele Hardy with catalogue essay by Amy Gogarty.
John Chalke’s ‘clay paintings’ are conceptual ceramic works that dance
between sculpture and painting. Inspired by the landscape of
southwestern Alberta no less than its local clay, minerals, textures,
and fissures, Chalke’s works are richly textured. Surface Tension draws
on public and private collections from across Canada to explore the
horses and cows, bottles and broken crockery, aerial views and
archaeology of Chalke’s personal iconography.
by Carole Epp | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
The talk, Ceramics + Art, Rebooted, is a continuation of the
spirited debate Clark began recently in Copenhagen and Oslo about the
forceful entry of the medium into the fine arts world. Dozens of
exhibitions featuring ceramics and clay are taking place each month and a
new canon of leading artists is being chosen and established partly
from the ceramics world and partly from non-specialist fine arts
including Arlene Shechet, Johan Creten, Sterling Ruby, Theaster Gates,
Ai Weiwei, Nick Cave, Adrian Villar Rojas, Ron Nagle and others. As
Clark explains, “the role of deciding which ceramics is now indeed art
has been totally lost to the fine arts. The question is, are they doing a
better job than we did? And the answer is often (but not always) yes.
It’s an exciting new era.”
Maine College of Art, located at 522 Congress Street in the heart of Portland Maine’s Arts District. Lecture: 12 p.m.
in Osher Hall (Second Floor). A roundtable discussion will follow the
lecture in the MECA Cafe just outside of the lecture hall.
Find out more here.
by Carole Epp | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hosted by Ruby’s Clay Studio, 552A Noe Street, San Francisco, CA, (415) 558-9819
Sunday, October 18, 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
$50 members, $60 non-members
price includes a light breakfast and lunch.
