by Carole Epp | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Eden Revisted: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser
Friday, February 12, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Join us for this unique evening with Kurt Weiser! For this talk, the artist shares his process and how the role of drawing evolved in his work from formal design to narrative form. The talk will begin at 5:30, followed by a reception with the artist at 6:30. This special event is $10 at the door, $5 for students and SCC members.
2100 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222
www.contemporarycraft.org
p: 412.216.7003 f: 412.261.1941
Open: Mon–Sat 10–5 pm
by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
For more info please see Jeremy’s website.
To book a place print out this booking form available below and return to the address on the form. Booking Form (pdf document 176kb)
by Carole Epp | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s not very often that I get to post about an awesome exhibition of ceramic work that i’ll actually get to see, but today is an exception. Come one, come all to the Mendel art gallery this Friday night for the opening reception of Brendan Tang‘s show Sugar Bombs. Curator and artist talk at 7pm, opening at 8pm. Hope to see you there!
by Carole Epp | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Eden Revisted: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser
Friday, February 12, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Join us for this unique evening with Kurt Weiser! For this talk, the artist shares his process and how the role of drawing evolved in his work from formal design to narrative form. The talk will begin at 5:30, followed by a reception with the artist at 6:30. This special event is $10 at the door, $5 for students and SCC members.
2100 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
www.contemporarycraft.org
p: 412.216.7003 f: 412.261.1941
Open: Mon–Sat 10–5 pm
by Carole Epp | Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
FILM – Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000
Friday January 15, 2010 from 6pm
Free with admission
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2000, in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. 50 minutes Color and Fire explores the evolution of 20th century ceramics in interviews with many of the leading figures in the field, including Ruth Duckworth, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Otto Natzler, Richard Shaw, and Betty Woodman. Featuring discussions about Abstract Expressionism, Funk, sculpture, vessels, and the role of ceramics in world art, these interviews provide fascinating glimpses in to the studios, lives, and work of an inspirational group of artists.
Lectures
Engaging talks by artists, authors, critics, professors and more. 
Cynthia Hathaway: Dutch Ceramics and Design
Sunday January 24 at 4 pm
Goldring Lecture Hall
Free
Cynthia Hathaway, a designer with the Dutch collective Droog Design who often uses the strategies of copying and sampling in her work, will discuss how design practice has resurrected ceramics in the Netherlands. Yael Novak: Lecture
Wednesday February 3 at 4 pm
$10 public, $8.50 members, seniors, students (includes admission)
Artist Yael Novak of the Ceramic Artists Association of Israel (CAAI) talks about the artists and themes of the exhibition From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel. Yael Novak: Tour
Sunday February 7 at 11 am
$10 public, $8.50 members, seniors, students (includes admission)
Join Yael Novak as she leads a tour of the special exhibition From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel which also includes her work. Susan Collett
Friday April 9 at 6:30 pm
$10 public, $8.50 members, seniors, students (includes admission)
Known for her clay sculptures and extraordinarily rich surfaced pieces, Toronto artist Susan Collett speaks about her work and her master workshop experience in Israel. She will also explore the architecture of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Petra, Jordan and the stratified desert landscape of the Dead Sea.See their website for more info.
Gardiner Museum
111 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C7
Tel +1 416.586.8080
Fax +1 416.586.8085
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