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The NWCF has a new fundraiser – That Pottery Thing… with two ways to participate: through our online auction and our live, closing night webinar.
The on-line auction includes beautiful ceramic works of art donated by BC’s terrific ceramists. The auction site is NOW OPEN.
The live portion of That Pottery Thing… will take place on September 30th, 2021, from 6:30 to 8 pm via webinar. Our host for the evening will be the ever-gracious Sheryl MacKay of CBC North by Northwest fame.
Please note, the public, in-person event has been cancelled due to health concerns.
Eliza Au, Ginko
The live webinar event will include:
Presentations featuring short talks and videos about our various charitable projects including bursaries, scholarships, ceramics at MOA, the Speaker Series, and the NWCF MW Award of Excellence. All funds raised support these important projects.
A display of beautiful ceramics available through the on-line auction.
A special display honouring Jinny Whitehead’s contribution to BC ceramics.
The NWCF has arranged for pick-up locations in Vancouver and Burnaby, limited delivery in the GVR, and shipping within three days at the buyer’s expense. Details will be given to all winning bidders.
Please Donate to Support our ProgramsThe NWCF sends a big shout-out and thank you to Galleries West, the digital source of timely information about art and artists in the West and North. Galleries Westhas helped publicize our auction.
We would also like to thank Holly Truchan and Roger Mahler of the Mayer Studio for providing support and space for our auction webinar to take place.
The Tenth Annual Michiana Pottery Tour has taken a new approach during the pandemic. The 2021 event is planned as a hybrid event on September 25-26, 2021. With lingering uncertainty and varying levels of comfort from person to person due to COVID variants, the 2021 Pottery Tour will be a hybrid event. Some artists will have work available in-person at one of six stops. Some artists will have work available for online purchase only. Some artists will have work available in-person AND online.The event will be hosted virtually at www.michianapotterytour.com and in-person at various locations around the Michiana Region.
Guests interested in the in-person event can visit the Michiana Pottery Tour website for a details map of locations and artist participants. While visiting the website guests will also be directed to the websites and contact information of all participating artists. Guests may purchase and/or view information about each artist thru these direct links.
Interest in contemporary functional pottery is growing in the Michiana area. This tour will feature ceramic artists with local and national exhibition experience. Additionally, a new book about the potters of the Michiana region titled, The Michiana Potters, was written by Meredith McGriff, and traces the networks and culture surrounding the potters working in the region. The author will be a participant in the virtual tour this year and copies of the book are available by following links on the Michiana Pottery Tour website.
The video was shot by Goshen College students and edited by pottery tour participant Keith Hershberger.
Hosts of the tour include Mark Goertzen, Justin Rothshank, Sadie Misiuk, Brandon “Fuzzy” Schwartz, Trevor Daugherty, Alec Hoogland, and the Goshen Clay Artists Guild. Hosts have invited guests from near and far to join in this year’s event. Visit www.michianapotterytour.com for more information. Information and images can also be found on the Facebook site, www.facebook.com/michianapotterytour or on Instagram, @michianapotterytour.
