by Carole Epp | Feb 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Moose Jaw Pottery Club presents
A Wood-Fire Workshop
with Wendy Parsons and Zach Dietrich
April 29 – May 2, 2010
Anagama kiln’s are the oldest style of production kiln using wood as a fuel. It was brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century. Potters today use this technique for the aesthetics on how the flame hitting the work and accidently deposits ash on the work. At Parsons & Dietrich studio, Wendy and Zach along with other local potters built a similiar version kiln developed by Fred Olsen to meet the needs of our region and share it with the community. The kiln was named PUNA, the Cree word for “make fire. This 30 cubic feet kiln takes about 12 to 16 hours to fire – wood is alternately stoked into two fire boxes approximately every three minutes and create some very surprising results.
April 29 – Glazing (7pm)
April 30 – Loading Kiln (10am – 4pm)
May 1 – Firing Kiln (8am-9pm)
May 2 – Unloading Kiln and Potluck gathering (4-6pm)
* above activities held at Parsons & Dietrich studios
Participants have the choose on glaze night to have bisqued pieces made(cone 10) or make work on April 17 from 1-4pm at the Moose Jaw Pottery Club studio.
Registration Fee: $55 Members—$65 Non Members (includes supplies, cone 10 clay, glazes and firing)
For more information on the workshop email the Moose Jaw Pottery Club at [email protected]
or call Robin at 692-8496.
SPACE IS LIMITED
by Carole Epp | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Why Ceramics Matter as Art as Never Before: Critical Writing on Ceramics
Instructor: Paul Mathieu
February 20–21, 2010 Tuition: $200
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Open to artists and writers of all skill levelsArchie Bray Foundation
Registration Information Why write critically on ceramics? How do you approach the task? This two-day workshop on critical writing will begin by asking the question: “What is ceramics?”, and provide a template for exercises in writing on ceramics. Throughout the workshop, Mathieu will interact with participants and will provide support and advice about writing on ceramics. Students will leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of various approaches to critical writing and will have made significant progress in developing a critical essay on a subject of their choice. Participants are encouraged to read some critical essays by Mathieu to be found on his web site, www.paulmathieu.ca, including the Introduction to his new book on the The Art of the Future: 14 essays on Ceramics which can be read online or downloeaded at http://www.paulmathieu.ca/theartofthefuture/Paul Mathieu received an MFA from UCLA in 1987. He has taught ceramics at many college and university levels, including Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Since 1996, he has been teaching at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, BC.
His work has been shown internationally and he has received many awards, including the “Grand Prix des Metiers d’Art” in 1985, the Chalmers Award in Crafts in 2000 and the Sadye Bronfman Award for Excellence in Crafts and the Governor General Award in Visual Arts in 2007.
Mathieu’s texts have been published by Studio Potter in the USA, Ceramics: Art and Perception in Australia, La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre in France, Keramieki Techni in Greece, and the national ceramics magazine of Israel, as well as Espace magazine, Artichoke and Contact in Canada. He is the author of a book “Sexpots: Eroticism in Ceramics”, recently published by A&C Black in England, Rutgers University Press in the USA and in a German translation by Haupt in Switzerland. It features erotic ceramics from the Neolithic to today with an emphasis on the work of upward to 100 contemporary artists from all over the world. He also recently completed a new book, an overview of the history of ceramics, with an emphasis on contemporary works. This book, “The Art of the Future: 14 essays on Ceramics”, is available on his website at www.paulmathieu.ca/theartofthefuture/
He has been an artist in residence at the Banff Centre in Canada, the Tama Art Studios in Machida, Japan and the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary. Since the fall of 2003 he has made four separate stays at the San Bao International Ceramics Studio in Jingdezhen, China to research and realize new works. In 2009, he participated in an experimental design residency and symposium at the Hauguang Zibo Bone China Factory, in Shandong, China.
His work is in numerous private and public collections including Musee du Quebec, Musee d’Art Contemporain, Musee des Beaux-Arts both in Montreal, and the Gardiner Museum for Ceramic Art in Toronto; Shigaraki in Japan; the Victoria and Albert Museum in England and the LA County Art Museum in California.While you’re at it check out some other amazing up coming workshops at the Bray:
The Decorated Cup
Instructor: Kevin Snipes
March 13–14, 2010
Tightening Lines: From the Studio to the River
Instructors: Tyler Lotz, Jason Walker & George Hrycun
May 24–27, 2010
From Flat to Fat: Function, Context and Process
Instructors: Andrew Martin & Mark Pharis
June 7–18, 2010
Wheel Update
Instructor: Jeff Oestreich
July 8–11, 2010
Lidded Form and Surface Techniques
Instructor: Bruce Cochrane
August 12–15, 2010
Porcelain, Myth and the Figurine
Instructors: Chris Antemann & Gerit Grimm
September 23–26, 2010
The Danger in Playing with Animals
Instructor: Bernadette Curran
October 15–17, 2010
by Carole Epp | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
The students and faculty at WVU would like to invite you to the West
Virginia University Ceramics 2010 “Un-official” Free NCECA Pre-Conference
Workshop.
This event is ABSOLUTELY FREE (Just show up! Come before NCECA Philly or
instead of Philly!)
Events will include demos, lecture, reception, and potluck.
Visiting Artists:
Sarah Jaeger, Helena MT
Steve Godfrey, Anchorage AK
Von Venhuizen, Lubbock TX
Tom Bartel, Athens OH
When: Sunday, March 28 & Monday, March 29
Demos: 9:00am – 3:00pm (Sunday & Monday)
Artist Lectures: 3:30pm – 5:00pm (Sun & Mon)
Reception: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Sun)
Potluck: 6:00pm – ?
Where: WVU Ceramics Studio, Creative Arts Center
Morgantown, WV
For more info: [email protected]
Website:http://artanddesign.wvu.edu/
by Carole Epp | Feb 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
La Meridiana organizes residential Ceramic Courses and Pottery Workshops of one or two weeks since 1981. They are thought for beginners, advanced and professional potters.
The topics treated are various and refer to all the ceramic processes: hand building, throwing, trimming, decorating, study and application of glazes and the various firing techniques (majolica, raku, high temperature, salt & soda, wood, etc). The Ceramic School is set in a restored 15th century farmhouse, in the centre of Tuscany, land of Etruscan and Roman culture, medieval architecture and renaissance splendour. Our goal is to offer a facility dedicated to a continual education in the ceramic art, a meeting ground in a place rich in Italian culture. The annual clay seminar, organised for Italian potters on specific contemporary ceramic topics and the International Show of Ceramic Sculpture “Concreta” in Certaldo, where we invite masters of modern ceramics, complete our main cultural of activities.For a complete list of upcoming workshops please check out their website (there is far too much interesting information to list here!)
by Carole Epp | Jan 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Through a unique linkage, the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, and West
Virginia University have teamed to offer a comprehensive study opportunity
for the serious advanced or professional ceramic artist/potter. The
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute is considered to be China’s finest ceramics art
and design school. In fact West Virginia University is the only western
university with a campus in China. We have teamed to offer a study and
travel program in the Peoples Republic of China where students will have the
opportunity to study with some of China’s most prominent teachers and
ceramic artists.
China’s roots in ceramic art history are strong and deep. For thousands of
years, Chinese artisans have developed and mastered techniques and artistry
that has set the standard of excellence in ceramics throughout the world.
We have 4 exciting programs in place for 2010. In addition to the world
famous artist from China you will be in contact with we have dynamic
visiting artists from the U.S. that will be working side by side in the
studio this summer and fall. Our 2010 Visiting Artist include; Paul
Dresang, Steve Hilton, Dan Murphy, Jason Walker, and Dan Murphy.
Summer Semester I – 2010
May 24 – June 30
(Dates may vary slightly)
6 Credits
Cost: 6-Credits/Tuition and fees: $5800
(this cost includes additional fees required by West Virginia University)
This fee covers International airfare, in-country travel, all lodging, food
(an exception being during the Beijing travel portion of the program),
materials, and 6 graduate or undergraduate transferable credits from West
Virginia University.
Summer Semester II – 2010 (For K-12 Educators and University/College
Students on Quarter System)
June 15- July 15
6 Credits (3 Credits Ceramic Studio & 3 Credits Art History)
Cost: 6-Credits/Tuition and fees: $4800
(this cost includes additional fees required by West Virginia University)
This fee covers International airfare, in-country travel, all lodging, food
(an exception being during the Shanghai travel portion of the program),
materials, and 6 graduate or undergraduate transferable credits from West
Virginia University.
Fall Semester 2010
September 7 – December 14
(Dates may vary slightly)
12 Credit Hours: Graduate or Undergraduate
Cost: 12 Credits/Tuition and fees $9,900 (Scholarships Available!!!)
6-Credits Studio Ceramics
3-Credits Chinese Ceramic Art History
3-Credits Basic Language and Culture
Participants will be expected to pay for tools not supplied by the program,
brushes, personal acquisitions, and local travel outside of the program.
Students may also be expected to purchase their own meal accommodations
during the Beijing visit. This fee covers the entire cost of International
airfare, in-country travel, all program fees, insurance, living
accommodations and 12 transferable credits from West Virginia University.
2010 Spring Semester Ceramics Residency Program in China
April-May* (select your own dates!)
Costs: Vary by length of stay, airfare not included
Fee include: Room, board, studio, scheduled field trips and most materials.
If you or anyone you may be interested in any of the 4 programs, more
information and applications are available at:
http://art.ccarts.wvu.edu/international_programs/china_program
If you have any questions feel free to contact us. Hope to see all of you
in Jingdezhen, China!
Robert Anderson
Professor of Art
Director, WVU-JCI International Ceramic Studios
West Virginia University
College of Creative Arts
Division of Art + Design
Creative Arts Center
PO Box 6111
Morgantown, WV 26506
email: [email protected]
tel: 304-692-0777
Shoji Satake
Assistant Professor of Art
West Virginia University
Robert “Boomer” Moore
Assistant Professor of Art
West Virginia University
Jennifer Allen
Lecturer
West Virginia University
