by Carole Epp | Nov 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Savannah College of Art and Design and the American Craft Council will host a symposium, “Making Meaning and the Marketplace: Craft and the next generation of thought” at the Coastal Georgia Center Friday, Nov. 6, 2-4 p.m. The symposium will explore how the next generation’s thinking influences craft’s place in the market and culture at one of the nation’s leading schools for craft media. This event is free and open to the public.
Titled, “Means of Production – Collaboration as a Multi-faceted Practice,” the dialogue will include a dynamic exploration of ecology, use of multiple disciplines and technology in craft practice, and the distinctions between manufacturing and the artisan workshop.
The symposia will be moderated by Fabio Fernandez, exhibitions director at the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston. Other featured panelists include: Metalsmith Gabriel Craig, featured in American Craft Magazine for his interactive public performance taking his jewelry-making studio to the streets, Eric Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer Labs, and Olivia Robinson, assistant professor of Fiber/Material Studies and Syracuse University and interdisciplinary installation artist.
Students works will be on display at the opening reception Thursday, Nov. 5, 6-8 p.m. at Pepe Hall. The exhibition which is titled, “Currency of Craft,” is open to students in the whole school, not just School of Design. The students are competing to participate in the American Craft Council’s “School to Market” program February 23-28, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. This reception is free and open to the public.
Both reception and symposia are free and open to the public.
via SCAD to host Making Meaning and the Marketplace Symposium
by Carole Epp | Oct 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 7:00pm Lunenburg Academy Auditorium
Joan Bruneau has been a Part Time Faculty member in the Ce ramics Department at NSCAD since 1995 and is celebrating her fifteenth year in business in her Lunenburg Studio and Gallery, Nova Terra Cotta. Over the years, Joan has developed both a national and international profile as an inspiring teacher and innovative studio potter. Joan has taught at the Emily Carr Institute in Vancouver, The Australia National University, Canberra, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland , Greenwich House Pottery, NYC and Peters Valley, New Jersey. She is one of two presenters invited to the 2010 Fusion Conference in Ontario. Her work is exhibited in high profile exhibitions across North America and is included in ceramics periodicals and books and in public collections including the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, China.
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NSCAD by Carole Epp | Oct 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bayard Building façade, 65 Bleecker”Last of the Handmade Buildings: Terra Cotta In and Around New York”
Lecture: October 21st, 7-9pm
This presentation will start by focusing on the manufacture of terra cotta and the changes in building technology which helped lead to the great popularity of terra cotta during the early part of the 20th century. Remarkable examples abound in all five on New York¹s boroughs and include nearly all building types — theaters, schools, skyscrapers, apartment houses, and commercial structures. The village has some superb examples of architectural ceramics ranging from Louis Sullivan¹s only NYC building at 65 Bleecker Street (1898) to polychrome apartment houses such as 37 Washington Square W (1928, Groenberg & Leuchtag) to a more modern use of terra cotta at The Church House of the First Presbyterian Church, 12 West 12th Street (1960, Edgar Tafel). We will look at how these and many other terra cotta and tile buildings have contributed to the richness and beauty of the city’s architecture.
RSVP to Lisa Chicoyne, admission is free.
Lecture will take place at theGreenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street.
Walking Tour: October 24th, 2-4pm
As we visit some of the stellar examples of architectural ceramics in the Greenwich Village area, we will discuss how to identify terra cotta a material renowned for its ability to mimic other materials, particularly stone. We will also try to note buildings that date from around 1909, when Greenwich House Pottery was first established. This will give us an opportunity to think about what the city looked like and what architectural use was being made of ceramics (for tile and terra cotta) during this era. Highlights of the tour will include Sullivan¹s Bayard-Condict Building, Judson Memorial Church, and the Devinne Press Building.
Limited to 20 participants, two hour walk, meet at GHP.
RSVP to Lisa Chicoyne. Walk is $50 per person, mail payment to Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, NY, NY 10014, Attn: Susan Tunick Walking Tour.
by Carole Epp | Sep 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Artist’s talk: “Family, Race and Culture: Artistic Influences,” Beth Lo, Professor of Art, University of Montana
Date: Monday, October 5th, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Carleton College
Carleton College is a small, private liberal arts college in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota.
Also make sure to check out In Between running September 18 – October 17, 2009 @the Carleton College Art Gallery
“In Between, the Art Gallery’s exhibition, pairs Kelly Connole with Beth Lo – Connole’s college ceramics teacher. Beth Lo explores her Chinese American heritage through installations of ceramic figures and recently, children’s books. Lo creates clay “kids” who embody both American and Asian stereotypes, and also reference the rich history of Asian ceramics. Lo, who is Professor of Art at the University of Montana, lists myriad sources of inspiration. “I enjoy investigating, celebrating and sometimes satirizing traditional Asian aesthetics, including calligraphy, origami, scrolls, Socialist Realist artwork, Chinese souvenirs and toys, the game of mahjong, as well as Ming and Tang dynasty ceramics.”
Check out more works from the exhibition online here.
by Carole Epp | Sep 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Ceramics area at University of Manitoba is pleased to announce Tamura Shizuo will be our visiting artist for Fall, 2009.
Tamura will present a studio workshop in the ceramics area of the School of Art at University of Manitoba from September 21-25, 2009.
At the conclusion of the workshop, pots made by Mr. Tamura will be fired in the wood-burning kiln at the U of M from September 28-30. The kiln will be opened on October 5 at 10:00 AM.
The workshop and demonstrations will take place in room 115 of the Ceramics/Sculpture building at the University of Manitoba from 9:30 to 3:30 each day. Mr. Tamura will produce traditional and contemporary pottery from Shigaraki using locally-available materials.
Mr. Tamura will also present a public lecture on his work and on the famous Shigaraki region of Japan on September 24 at 3:30 PM in room 207 of the FitzGerald Building at the University of Manitoba. Following the lecture, a public reception and potluck will take place in the ceramics area.
During the workshop, an exhibition of Mr. Tamura’s ceramic artwork from Japan will be on display at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery on the campus of Canadian Mennonite University. There will be an opening reception and slide presentation at the gallery on Wednesday September 23 at 7:00 PM. Traditional Japanese refreshments will be served during the reception. The Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery is located at 600 Shaftesbury Blvd., south of Grant Avenue, on the south campus of Canadian Mennonite University. The gallery is open from 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday and Noon to 5:00 PM Saturday.
All events are free and open to the public.
We hope to see you in the ceramics area!
For more information please contact:
Professor Stephen Grimmer, Chair of Ceramics
University of Manitoba
Winnnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
(204) 474-9560
[email protected]
http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/blogs/grimmer
