Potter, artist, activist; Theaster Gates on The Colbert Report
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Yep. We're a pretty happy lot around here.
Jerry has some strong opinions on this year's Whitney Biennial. The ceramic work, however, fares quite well. I'm very excited to be taking a group of students in May to check it out for ourselves!
Last week, we had a wonderful turnout and a very successful fundraiser at Little Bread company, on Block Street. As in previous semesters, Hannah Withers (owner of LBC) was gracious enough to donate soup for the sale, turn over her space to a bunch of grungy art students, and make sure everything ran smoothly all evening. If you've been to LBC, you've probably met Hannah, and you know she's a gem—one of Fayetteville's finest, for sure. If you haven't met Hannah, or enjoyed a great pastry or sandwich from Little Bread, make sure to stop in next time you're downtown.
Here are some images from the event, in case you missed it!
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February 20th - March 22nd.
Deadline: February 28th
Former resident, Jeremy Hatch
Deadline: April 15th
Deadline, March 1st.
Looking forward to seeing images from this one. Artists: Julia Haft-Candell, Matt Merkel Hess, Jeffry Mitchell, Kathleen Ryan, Bari Ziperstein
Jeffry Mitchell
For those of you who didn't get a chance to make it to Dallas for this show, here's an interview with the Curator, Jed Morse, on "Art this Week." The show came down about two weeks ago.
Ron Nagle... 'nuff said.
C-File's report on Nagle's work at the Venice Biennale. Follow the link below the image.
Funny, that guy.
In case you're interested in the slightly more industrial side of things...here are a number of job openings at Heath Ceramics:
- Production Director
- Ceramic Engineer
- Industrial Machinery Electrician
- Customer Service Associate
- Merchandise Manager
- Ceramic Product Development Engineer
Help fund this great project at this year's NCECA!
We're thrilled that our recent MFA graduate, Nichole Howard has been awarded a "Project Space" in Milwaukee. Take a look at her kickstarter campaign, and chip in a few bucks to help make her project possible!
Follow the link below the image.
2/19 - UPDATE... The Kickstarter was successful!!!
Some of you may have heard Obama's recent swipe at art history majors. There's been a bit of a backlash, as you would imagine, that has been playing out in popular media in the days since. In the wake of that conversation, this is the most thoughtful piece of writing that I came across (it was written long before Obama's comments). Even if you have no stake in the controversy, if you're interested in the humanities, it is well worth your time to read.
I have several friends that have been lucky enough to have had this residency. It's amazing! Cambry, get it!
The oldest man-made artifact always tells a good story. If you would like a ceramics history lesson in the visual sense, be sure to check out this exhibition at Crystal Bridges.
Born of Fire is a year-long exhibition that explores some of the many incarnations of ceramic fabrication: from traditional Native American vessels to highly decorated 17th-century Japanese porcelain meant for European trade, to delicate, stylized contemporary works that explore the limits of the medium.
Open Feb. 1st, 2014 - March 2nd, 2015
Via Glenn Adamson: To quote my colleague Lowery Sims, "most artists using clay end up with what looks like botched summer school projects, but not Benglis."
http://www.cheimread.com/exhibitions/2014-01-16_lynda-benglis/