MADE IN CLAY – Annual benefit Sale
Greenwich House Pottery, New York City’s only non-profit venue dedicated exclusively to the ceramic arts, has announced the lineup for its 13th annual Made in Clay benefit.
Made in Clay (MIC) is New York’s annual, hotly anticipated ceramics event: a pottery sale, an exhibition, a celebration, and a fundraiser. The 2010 program will center on the notion of community and service in Greenwich Village and beyond. Made in Clay has always been about Greenwich House Pottery and all of the community programs it coordinates. These include everything from youth-directed and senior-citizen initiatives to scholarships for students. But this year in particular, with almost all nonprofits finding their coffers strained, the time proved right to reemphasize the need for neighborhood cohesion and ‘giving back.’
“We are an organization that provides an invaluable educational service,” said Sarah Archer, Director of Greenwich House Pottery. “But the raison d’etre of GHP is buoying the greater New York community through charitable work, and bringing ceramics to people who wouldn’t otherwise get to experience it.” The program kicks off on March 25th, 2010 from 6-9pm with a Preview Evening Benefit. Tickets are $100 ($75 tax-deductible). Guests will enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, jazz courtesy of the Ben Campbell Trio, first pick of pots on sale, a snazzy “Seize the Clay” GHP tote, and a custom-made trivet from our own kilns. RSVPs can be sent to to Yojiro Moro at [email protected], or (212) 991-0003 ext 403.
March 26 will feature the general Made in Clay opening from 6-9PM. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served; no RSVP is required But Made in Clay is also a great place to find fresh affordable art to brighten up your apartment for springtime. Accordingly, the benefit sale will be on view from March 26th-April 29th. The work of over 40 artists selected from across the country convey the wonderful variety of American studio pottery andceramic sculpture today, from Kurt Weiser and Akio Takamori to Sam Chung and Kristen Kieffer. Guest artists’ work is displayed along side Greenwich House Pottery’s own artists (including residents and students), who exhibit works ranging from vases and sake sets to nesting bowls and elegant jewelry. Made In Clay also offers an introduction to Greenwich House Pottery’s Storefront, the only venue of its kind in New York City to offer an inspiring array of contemporary studio ceramics year-round.
About Greenwich House Located at 27 Barrow Street, Greenwich House offers a wide array of programs designed to enrich the lives of New Yorkers, including a Music School (46 Barrow Street), nursery and Preschool programs, health care and services for people living with HIV/AIDS, and Senior services.
An interesting project YOU could help support…
I was recently contacted by Michael Angelotti who you may remember from his artist of the day profile right here on musing last december (see that post here) regarding a new project he’s working on. He’s set up a Kickstarter site to try and get some funding to help get the project under way. It sounds pretty interesting so if you have a minute please check it out here and donate if you can.
Here’s a bit about the project:
‘Dissolving Tendencies’ – Recreating Today’s Waste into Tomorrow’s Art
“The project I am requesting funds for is to recreate, to scale, the amount of landfill waste I accumulate in the 2010 calendar year. Since January 1st, I have been documenting the amount of waste that is directly related to my consumption. Packaging, cans, paper, food, etc has all been reused, composted, or recorded to be recreated. The project guidelines are very specific and take into account all aspects of use on a day-to-day basis. Items deemed ‘waste’ will be re-created out of clay using the ceramic processes of handbuilding and slip casting, and be presented as a singular pile of waste in an exhibit scheduled for June 2011.”
CULTURE SECTOR SURVEY 2010
The Cultural Human Resources Council has asked The Conference Board of Canada to examine the cultural sector workforce in Canada. We want to learn about your opinions on the opportunities, challenges, trends and issues that you face; as well as your suggestions for enhancing the quality and sustainability of Canada’s cultural sector. The Cultural Human Resources Council works for and with all the cultural industries and arts disciplines in the cultural sector including: Live Performing Arts; Writing and Publishing; Visual Arts and Crafts; Film and Television Production; Broadcasting; Digital Media; Music and Sound Recording; and Heritage. This survey can also be accessed at www.conferenceboard.ca/culturesurvey.aspx. For more information on The Conference Board of Canada, visit www.conferenceboard.ca. For more information on the Cultural Human Resources Council, visit www.culturalhrc.ca.
Art Lecture – University of Manitoba – Terri Fuglem
In the Borderlands of Art:
…the future terrain
of architecture & ceramics
Thursday, March 25 | 6 pm Ceramics Studio
Architecture, like ceramics, occupies a place between art and craft, ornament and function. Historically, the two disciplines are fundamentally similar, accommodating the most sacred rituals and the humblest of human needs.
Indeed, many buildings and their parts —and for a very long time—are made of ceramics. This lecture will explore the mutually beneficial relationships, both past and future, between the ceramic arts and architecture.
Professor Terri Fuglem is currently an Associate Professor in the University of Manitoba Department of Architecture. She received a BArch (five-year professional degree) in Architecture at Carleton University and an MArch in the History and Theory of Architecture at McGill University. Professor Fuglem has practiced in Ontario, Québec and London, England, and taught architecture at Carleton University, Dalhousie University, and the University of Manitoba. Her research interests include the history of modern architecture in Canada, the relationships between form and materiality, and the effects of the global economy on local systems of trade and exchange, and particularly with the effects of regional production on architecture.
Terri Fuglem’s lecture is part of an exchange between Ceramics and Architecture.
There is no cost to attend this event – everyone is welcome.
School of Art
203 FitzGerald Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
204.474.9367
umanitoba.ca/schools/art/
Mark your Calendars…
AKAR’s famous Yunomi Invitational is just around the corner!!!
See a preview here.
Call for Entry: Coming Up Next… an exhibition featuring work by fine craft artists
Deadline to apply: April 26
The Alberta Craft Council is organizing it’s 4th annual juried exhibition that is open to emerging fine craft artists who are in the first five years of their career or in the last year of their formal education.
If you are creating contemporary fine craft (clay, glass, fibre, wood, furniture design, jewellery or metals) with fresh new designs submit:
– current CV
– artist statement
– bio
– 3 – 5 good quality images (digital 4×6″ 300dpi) of work presented for the exhibition
– portrait image of artist in the studio or against a neutral background
– an image list that include title, medium, technique, year made, size, and photo credit
Deadline for Entry: Monday, April 26
Exhibition Dates: June 5 – July 17 (Discovery Gallery)
Artists Reception: TBA
Note: All submissions must have been produced in the last two years. Send your submissions to the Alberta Craft Council 10186-106 Street, Edmonton AB T5J 1H4
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