by Carole Epp | Mar 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Opening reception Saturday 4 April at 7.00 pm of the exhibition “Monsters by Hands”. If you can’t quite make it to Thailand for the opening you can check out the show in a few weeks at http://vipaust.multiply.com.
“The Thai Celadon, Chiang Mai, will be exhibiting a very unique and exciting series of work, created by the employees of the factory at Pongnoi Art Space from 5-26 April 2009 (close 12-15 April, during Songkran holiday). These one off hand made ceramic pieces have been crafted under the guidance and assistance of the factory’s first artist-in-residence, a Thai-born Australian artist, Vipoo Srivilasa. Vipoo’s stated theme for the work, “Monsters by Hands” challenge the perception of the typical factory products by blurring the concepts of handmade and mass production.
Vipoo also invited a local photographer, Jatturong Sartkhum, to document and help tell the behind the scene stories of the individual artists and their respective creative process.
This exhibition will be the highlight of the collaboration of Vipoo and Thai Celadon, and is part of the 50th birthday celebration of making Celadon wares.”
PONGNOI – ART SPACE
161 Moo 5 Thumbol Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai 50200
MOBILE +66 81 288 3908 | FACSIMILE +66 53 456 789
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Tuesday – Friday 13:00 pm – 06:00 pm | Saturday – Sunday 11:00 am – 06:00 pm
by Carole Epp | Mar 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
So there’s no hiding it, I’m deeply jealous of all of you that are going to NCECA this year. I had these wonderful plans on attending, I figured it was about time again as the last one I was at was Portland. But alas other plans and a different trip coming up this summer have taken precedence and so hopefully next year will be the year. I’m the kind of person at NCECA that loves to spend most of my time touring the exhibitions; I’ve never been one, for some reason, not sure why, to take in the demos. I do love the talks though, always need more theory and provocative insight in my life and studio practice…
But anyway my point is that if you are one of the lucky ones going, may I suggest you take the time to check out the “Steve Show” aka Referents & Research – Functional Ceramics by Steve Godfrey, Stephen Grimmer, Steven Roberts and S.C. Rolf.
I’m a huge fan of Steve Grimmers work, and as for the other Steves… well they’re fantastic as well (i just don’t know them personally!)
Here’s a blurb from the Duley-Jones Gallery website about the show:
“The exhibition explores the ways functional ceramics can be informed by the study of design, architecture, painting, and historical pots. The Steves are deeply committed to the value of craft and to making functional pots with a strong basis in research. While all four employ historical referents in their work, they do not simply appropriate or copy directly from history, but rather use their studies as a tool to strengthen conceptual and intellectual approaches to making functional objects.”
Don’t miss the artists’ reception on Thursday April 9 from 7 to 9pm.
And keep your eyes peeled for a profile on Steve Grimmer coming up next month as part of the “one artist a day for the month of April“, I can hardly wait for April…keep those images coming folks!!!
by Carole Epp | Feb 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
A ceramic group show featuring the artists:
Bennett Bean, Thomas Hoadley, Beverly Crist, Geoffrey Swindell,
Peter Kuentzel, Coeleen Kiebert and Nick Bernard
Receptions:
Saturday, February 14, 2009 6 – 9pm
Saturday, March 14, 6 – 9pm
Armstrong’s Gallery is located at 150 East 3rd Street, Pomona, CA 91766 and at http://www.armstronggallery.net/.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during Second Saturday Art Walk.
by Carole Epp | Dec 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
“From January 10 through February 6 (closing reception – Friday, February 6 7:00!!), Red Deer’s bilton contemporary art will host Service: Dinner for Strangers, a gallery installation that at its most basic, a series of potlucks held in the gallery over the course of one month.
This exhibition is the latest of artist Robin Lambert’s continuing research into the crossing of contemporary visual arts, craft culture, the handmade object, and art as service. At the heart of the exhibition, Lambert is sharing a diversity of visual and cultural ideas through the hosting of a potluck. Eating together and sharing food is an intimate experience through which people can learn about each other, about new ideas, and, in this case, about art, craft and the community in which we live.
The gallery exhibition includes a simple display of 21 ceramic dinner sets made by three different ceramic artists – Robin Dupont, Maggie Finlayson and Candice Ring. Over the course of the exhibition the gallery will host three potluck dinners for seven strangers from Red Deer and area and each dinner will be eaten off a different set of dishes from the gallery display.”
For more information contact the Bilton Contemporary Art Space or Robin Lambert
by Carole Epp | Dec 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
Lately i’ve been coveting the work of Molly Hatch ( check out her etsy shop here) and just ran across this upcoming exhibition of her work and the work of Megan Bogonovich, Kim Dickey, Maria Dondero, Kristen Kieffer, and Tim Ludwig. Looks to be a fantastic show.
Floral Explorations runs December 19 – January 17, 2009
Check out more on the Sante Fe Clay website.
(Their following show looks fantastic too – “What the Future May Hold: Artists Consider the Post-Bush World”)
