INDEPENDENCE
The 44th Annual Conference of
the National Council on Education for the
Ceramic Arts
March 31-April 3, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The NCECA 2010 National Student Juried Exhibition and Earth Matters, NCECA 2010 Invitational are two exhibitions coordinated and produced directly by NCECA. Linda Ganstrom, NCECA Exhibitions Director, conceptualized, and curated Earth Matters. Jessica Orlowski, NCECA Student Director-at-Large oversaw the development of this now, national student exhibition.
Concurrent Independent Exhibitions (CIE’s) are juried exhibitions selected from proposals submitted by NCECA’s membership. Jurors for the 2010 CIE Exhibition Program were Linda Ganstrom, NCECA Exhibitions Director, Jeff Guido, Artistic Director of The Clay Studio, and Conference On-site Co-liaison, and Amy Sarner Williams, President and CEO of The Clay Studio, and Conference On-site Co-Liaison.
The Clay Studio is incredibly excited to present five exhibitions in support of the conference exhibitions program. Professional curators Jody Clowes, Jo Lauria, John Perreault, and Judith Tannenbaum, who are nationally and internationally recognized for their work, have curated four of the exhibitions. Each was selected for their area of expertise: the fine arts, decorative arts, and field of design. Support for development and planning of these exhibitions, has been provided by the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program of the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts. Support for these exhibitions was also provided by the William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
From the Community is a group of exhibitions developed in support of the 44th NCECA Conference by individual artists, groups of artists, commercial galleries, non-profit and alternative spaces, Colleges and Universities. The exhibitions celebrate the work of professionals, aspiring professionals, and students.
New NCECA conference partners who have purchased a Corporate Membership and have paid a fee to be a part of NCECA.
The following list of exhibitions is arranged by tour group and city location.
Old City Tour
Center City/University City/ South PhillyTour
Museum Area Tour
Northern Liberties/Fishtown Tour
Outer Rim South Tour
Outer Rim North Tour
Walking Distance of Pennsylvania Convention Center
Within the STATE of Pennsylvania
Within the STATES of New Jersey and Delaware
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Continuous shuttle loop 9:30am-5:00pm Wednesday March 31 only
(5:00pm bus departure for pick-up only)
Stop 1 (ONE STOP ONLY- all within walking distance)
The Clay Studio, 137 N. 2nd Street, 215-925-3453
Of This Century: Residents, Fellows and Select Guest Artists of The Clay Studio
Myung Jin Choi, Bryan Czibesz, Hiroe Hanazono, Ryan Kelly, Melissa Mytty, Nathan Prouty, Amy Santoferraro, Shawn Spangler, Munemitsu Taguchi, Joanie Turbek, John Williams, David Ray, David Cushway, Anne Gibbs, Catrin Howell, Jae Won Lee, llona Romule, Jin Won Chung, Brad Johnson, Claire Curneen, Susan Beiner, Christyl Boger, Jeremy Brooks, Linda Cordell, Kate Doody, Colleen Toledano, Heather Mae Erickson, Rain Harris, Paul Donnelly, Byung Joo Suh, Hide Sadohara, Candy Depew, Benji Schulman, Kari Radasch, Rob Raphael, Andy Shaw, Rebekah Wostrel, Rob Kirsch, Adelaide Paul, Julie York, Kyoko Tokumaru, Michael Fujita, Zach Duncan-Tessmer and Byungjoo Suh.
Work from current and former resident artists, Shapiro fellows and select guest artists (2000 - 2010).
Curated by Jeff Guido.
Mar 19-May 4. Mon-Sat 10:00am-9:00pm; Sun 10:00am-3:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-9:00pm.
Café Ole, 147 N. 3rd Street, 215-627-2140
A la cARTe
Jenni Brant, Doug Casebeer, Sam Chung, Erica Cioe, Steven Colby, Mark Cole, Chandra DeBuse, Heather Mae Erickson, Jana Evans, Diana Fayt, Marty Fielding, Julia Galloway, Angus Graham, Ryan Greenheck, Nell Hazinski, Hiroe Hanazono, Niel Hora, Ayumi Horie, Brian R. Jones, Alex Karros, Melissa McGurgan, Joyce Nagata, Kathryn Narrow, Brooke Noble, Neil Patterson, Candice Ring, Hide Sadohara, Stacy Snyder, Janice Strawder, Munemitsu Taguchi, Skeff Thomas, Christian Tonsgard, Elizabeth Robinson Wiley.
Drawing together the work of clay artists and Philadelphia restaurants, "a la cARTe" explores the intersection of economic and aesthetic practices and discourse. Specialty dishes and drinks will be served on artist made tableware for a limited time at participating locations. All artist made tableware will be available for purchase.
Organized by Jana Evans, Melissa McGurgan, Kathryn Narrow, Christian Tonsgard.
Mar 31-Apr 3. W
ed-Sat 7:30am-7:00pm.
The Candycoated Center, 118 N. 3rd Street, 4th Floor 215-498-2153
Erotomania: An International Display of Erotica
Over 40 international artists and designers discovered through prestigious artist residency programs like the International Studio and Curatorial
Program NYC, Kohler Company Arts/Industry Program, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, The London Consortium, The Clay Studio, and the European Ceramic Work Center, just to mention a few. Leroy Johnson (USA), Kukuli Verlade (Peru), David Cushway (UK), David East (USA), Nidhi Jalan (India), Julia Stratton (USA), Wally Gilbert (UK), Su Tomesen (NL), Marc Th. Van der Voorn (NL), Nick Kripal (USA), Justin Credible (USA), Cammi Climaco (USA), Nikolai Renke (Denmark), Julie York (Canada), Sinisa Kukec (Canada), Jesse Potts (USA), Kevin Mullavey (USA), William Eadon (USA), Chris Staley (USA), Mortiz Ebinger (NL), Daan Ooms (NL), Maryanne Friel (USA), Gilbert Van Drunen (NL), Timea Tihanyi (Hungary), Boris Van Berkum (NL), Sharon Sullivan (Italy), Daniel Petraitis (USA), Sophie Heawood (UK), Pawel Kruk (Poland), David Posey (USA), Stefan Vis (NL), Marc Leuders (USA),Heeseung Lee (USA), Marjet Wessels Boer (NL), Nami Yamamoto (Japan), Matt Suib (USA), Nadia Hironaka (USA), Garrick Gott (USA), Adi Aronau (Israel).
There are many different kinds of maniacs. Egomaniacs love themselves, pyromaniacs love fire, but perhaps the most interesting are those obsessed with love itself. Erotomania is the extraordinary condition where the fantasy of being in love can drive people to extremes. This stellar group exhibition of artist's and designers from all over the world has been collected to display and share their secret expressions of love. Works intimately displayed in the exhibition space at the candycoated center (www.candycoated.org) include ceramics, sculpture, prints, computer print-outs, drawings and writings that investigate contemporary and historical depictions of obsessive love and what it is like to be crazy with love.
Curated by Candy Depew, facilitator.
Mar 26-May 22. Tue-Sat 11:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
Small Project Studios at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, 116 N. 3rd Street 215-922-2600
Drawing Dinner
Tim Lewis, Valerie Lueth, Paul Roden, Evan Greenfield, Erika Somogyi, Yvonne Lung, Andrew jeffrey Wright, Jamie Boyle, Meg Shevenock, Adrian Dalton, Ryan Kelly, Annette Monnier and Nathan Prouty
A group show featuring the works of 13 artists transferring original drawings, paintings and prints onto found ceramic wares. Facilitated by guest curator, Naomi Cleary, artists applied several ceramic techniques in order to execute both multiples and one-of-a-kind pieces. Combining their two-dimensional media with industrial ceramic techniques, artists produced dinnerware for the function of both art and object.
Organized by Naomi Cleary
Apr 2- May 2. Opening Reception Apr 2, 6:00-8:00pm. (this gallery is not on the bus tour)
Pattie Chalmers / Peter Morgan
Dalet Gallery, 141 N. 2nd Street, 215-923-2424
The Travel Showhe Travel Show
Bruk Dunbar, Pattie Chalmers, Shay Church, Craig Clifford, Gerit Grimm, Del Harrow, Debbie Kupinsky, Peter Morgan, Kristen Morgin, Amy Santoferraro, Kim Tucker, Derek Weisberg.
Twelve artists will be presenting a work that is about "place." Their pieces will be designed such that they are portable, and easily shipped. The works will range from installation, to wall and pedestal pieces. This premise of portability references the idea of packing for travel, and is a response to the irksome task of packing and shipping work for exhibitions.
Organized by Peter Morgan.
Mar 29-Apr 27. Sun-Sat 11:00am-8:30pm; Wed 10:00am-8:30pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-8:30pm.
Peter Callas / Susan Puleo
Dalet Gallery, 141 N. 2nd Street, 215-923-2424
Birth of Shape
Peter Callas, Chrissy Callas, Susan Puleo, Wendy Holcomb.
Four artists will present a variety of ceramic sculptures, using different styles, scale and technologies.
Mar 29-Apr 26.
Sun-Sat 11:00am-8:30pm; Wed 10:00am-8:30pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-8:30pm.
Rain Harris / Paul Donnely
Flotsam + Jetsam, 244 Race Street, 215-351-9914
Rain Harris: Simulacrum
Patterned ceramic sculptures that utilize repeating abstract motifs informed by the biological world.
Paul Donnelly: Inferred Landscape
Slip-cast, thrown, and handbuilt functional pottery exploring the themes of landscape and architecture.
Meredith Host: Dot Dot Dash
Functional porcelain objects for the dinner table, patterned with decorative and unsavory motifs.
Above Shows: Mar 30-May 31. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm; Fri 10:00am-8:30pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-8:30pm
Hudson Beach Glass, 26 S. Strawberry Street, 267-319-1887
Joy Brown: Clay, A Way of Life
Figures and wall relief murals, wood fired (anagama), stoneware.
Mar 31-Apr 30.
Tue-Fri 12:00-7:00pm; Sat 11:00am-7:00pm; Sun 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:30-9:30pm.
Moderne Gallery, 111 N. 3rd Street, 215-923-8536
Vintage American Studio Ceramics: 1925-1985
Currier, Daley, DeVore, Ferguson, Frey, Grotell, Rhodes, Soldner, Staffel, Takaezu, Turner, Voulkos.
Vintage ceramics by Masters of the American Craft Movement.
Curated by Robert Aibel.
Mar 26-Apr 30. Tue-Sat 11:00am-6:00pm.
Margart O'Rorke
OLC, 152 N. 3rd Street, 215-923-6085
Margaret O’Rourke: Translucent Porcelain and Light
Fine translucent porcelain lights for domestic, corporate and large scale interiors.
Curated by Mark Sconyers.
Apr 1-30. Tue-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm plus book signing.
Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, 215-925-9914
J.J. McCracken: Hunger, Philadelphia
Visual artist J.J. McCracken spent the summer of 2009 as Guest Artist-In-Residence at The Clay Studio in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia laying the foundation for this upcoming active installation. "Calling attention to need as an under-discussed issue in society, the Hunger project juxtaposes plenty with value, immediate gratification with sustainability." McCracken's other recent project-scale works probe interests in accumulation, the ideal of perfection and decay. Per installation, each project reflects observations on the passage of time, mass production, and consumption/consumerism. The artist often inserts repeated, cyclical human action into either highly sterile, factory-like production settings or arid, geologic landscapes to set the act of attempted preservation against struggle, loss, and ultimately, futility. Here, focus shifts toward repair and tending as this new project develops in response to Philadelphia's urban community. During a closing celebration all project proceeds, including a fully functioning community garden, will be gifted to Stenton Family Manor, a homeless shelter in Philadelphia's Mt. Airy neighborhood. The exhibition will include both an installation and performance piece.
Curated by John Perreault, commissioned by The Clay Studio, Philadelphia.
Mar 30-May 15. Tue-Sat 12:00-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-9:00pm.
Julie York
Pentimenti Gallery, 145 N. 2nd Street, 215-625-9990
Julie York: Reflectionnoitcelfer
The work explores the artist's interest in visual relations and ways of seeing. The work presents objects and images as both static and in flux, referencing the present and the past.
Curated by Christine Pfister.
Mar 16-Apr 30. Mon & Tue 12:00-5:00pm; Wed 10:00am-5:30pm; Thu 10:00am-7:00pm; Fri 10:00am-9:00pm; Sat 10:00am-6:00pm.
Artist Talk & Reception Apr 2, 5:00pm.
Race Street Café, 208 Race Street, 215-627-6181
A la cARTe
Jenni Brant, Doug Casebeer, Sam Chung, Erica Cioe, Steven Colby, Mark Cole, Chandra DeBuse, Heather Mae Erickson, Jana Evans, Diana Fayt, Marty Fielding, Julia Galloway, Angus Graham, Ryan Greenheck, Nell Hazinski, Hiroe Hanazono, Niel Hora, Ayumi Horie, Brian R. Jones, Alex Karros, Melissa McGurgan, Joyce Nagata, Kathryn Narrow, Brooke Noble, Neil Patterson, Candice Ring, Hide Sadohara, Stacy Snyder, Janice Strawder, Munemitsu Taguchi, Skeff Thomas, Christian Tonsgard, Elizabeth Robinson Wiley.
Drawing together the work of clay artists and Philadelphia restaurants, "a la cARTe" explores the intersection of economic and aesthetic practices and discourse. Specialty dishes and drinks will be served on artist made tableware for a limited time at participating locations. All artist made tableware will be available for purchase.
Organized by Jana Evans, Melissa McGurgan, Kathryn Narrow, Christian Tonsgard.
Mar 31-Apr 3. Wed-Fri 11:30am-2:00am; Sat 10:30am-2:00am.
Rosenfeld Gallery, 113 Arch Street, 215-922-1376
Ken Vavrek, Paula Winokur, Robert Winokur
The three artists will each have one-person exhibitions of their recent ceramic works.
Mar 31-May 2. Wed-Thu 10:00am-5:00pm; Fri 10:00am-9:00pm; Sat 10:00am-5:00pm; Sun 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
Linda Casbon / Holly Walker
Salt, 212 Race Street, 215-939-7426
Visual Translations
David Alban, Linda Casbon, Neil Forrest, Jae Won Lee, Lisa Nappa, Christopher Russell, Anat Shiftan, Julie Tesser, Holly Walker. This exhibition will look at the work of artists who, while producing three dimensional pieces, use two dimensional elements as a reference point in their work. This occurs in a variety of ways: as drawing on objects, as form used to create a drawing in space, and in the relationship between two-dimensional works and three-dimensional objects. Organized by Linda Casbon. Mar 26-Apr 18. Wed 10:00am-6:00pm; Thu and Fri 11:00am-6:00pm; Sat 11:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:30-10:00pm.
Sanam Emami
The Snyderman-Works Galleries, 303 Cherry Street, 215-238-9576
Conversations, Coincidences and Motivations
Anne Currier, Andrea Marquis, Josh DeWeese, Bruce Dehnert, Kala Stein, Jason Green, Rebecca Catterall, Liz Sparks, Sanam Emami, Tom Spleth, Shawn Murrey, Juan Santiago, Lee Somers, Rebecca Chappell, Judith Salomon, Bill Brouillard, Michael Fujita, Chris Baskin, Sam Morgan.
There is no singular "Alfred Experience." The following represents the range of Alfred MFA alumni whose work, ideas, and service to the community have stimulated and challenged a recent group of MFA alums (the curators) to pursue their individual experience in art and ceramics at Alfred.
Organized by Marquis, Stein, Sparks, Murrey, Chapell, Fujita.
Mar 31-May 20. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:30-8:30pm.
The Snyderman-Works Galleries, 303 Cherry Street, 215-238-9576
A Watershed Connection
Chris Gustin, Nancy Selvin, Ruth Borgenicht.
Sculptural vessels and forms and collaborative works on paper.
Curated by Ruth Snyderman.
Mar 31-Apr 30. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:30-8:30pm.
Dirk Staschke / Dana Major Kanovitz
Wexler Gallery, 201 N. 3rd Street, 215-923-7030
The Hermaphrodites: Living in Two Worlds
Tip Tolland, Sergei Isupov, Dana Major Kanovitz, Chris Antemann, Crystal Bolger, Kurt Weiser, Dirk Staschke, and more.
Focusing on figural sculpture that both embodies the literal definition of hermaphrodites (encompassing both genders) and the conceptual nature of the term as it applies to figural sculpture that can be categorized equally as contemporary fine art sculpture, as applied or decorative art. Curated by Leslie Ferrin.
Mar 5-May 1. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-8:00pm.
Adelaide Paul
Wexler Gallery, 201 N. 3rd Street, 215-923-7030
Adelaide Paul: The Peaceable Queendom
An installation of new work by the Philadelphia based ceramic artist and sculptor in the main gallery space. Exploring the idea that American Culture posits an alternately cloyingly sentimental and brutally callous relationship between humans and both domesticated and wild animals, Adelaide Paul’s The Peaceable Queendom will include life-sized interpretations of animate beings such as mountain lions, dogs and horses, made from both found and fabricated materials.
Mar 5-May 1. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:00-8:00pm.
Wood Turning Center, 501 Vine Street, 215-623-8000
Magic Realism: Material Illusions
Ruth Borgenicht, John Cederquist, Tom Eckert, Susan Glasgow, Michelle Holzapfel, Ron Isaacs, Janel Jacobson, Ani Kasten, Greg Nangle, Randall Rosenthal, Dan Saal, Lincoln Seitzman, Eric Serritella, Richard Shaw, Brent Skidmore, Paul Stankard, David Wiseman and Xuti.
This exhibition brings together 18 artists who use materials including wood, clay, leather and glass to create provocative illusions of other materials. Each artist combines a multitude of small truthful details into realities that are simultaneously believable and strange — impossible and valid. The eye dazzling magic is explored in representations of the artifacts of daily life, objects simultaneously mundane and filled with explicit and hidden meanings.
Curated by Robin Rice.
Mar 31-Jul 17. Tue-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm; Sat 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:30-7:30pm.
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Continuous shuttle loop 9:30am-5:00pm (Wednesday March 31 only)
(5:00pm bus departure for pick-up only)
Stop 1
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street, 215-545-4302
Convergence: Pottery from Studio and Factory
Examples of work by 36 artists/designers from the United States and Europe, including mass-produced and limited edition objects by well-known designers, short-run “boutique” ceramics commissioned for high-end retailers, objects produced on a contract basis by independent designers, and the work of studio potters who embrace industrial techniques and the aesthetic of industrial design. Artists include: Heather Mae Erickson, Paul Eshelman, Karen Swyler, Andy Brayman, Kristine Morich, Paul Kotula, Alain Goyer & Denise Bonneau, Janet DeBoos, Marek Cecula.
Until recently, studio pottery and industrial ceramic production have existed in entirely separate spheres. But the line between them is becoming increasingly blurred. The current generation of studio potters is far more open to inspiration from industrial design, popular culture, and fashion than their predecessors, and industrial design today is also less regimented than even a few decades ago. Recent developments in prototyping technology, small-batch production and web-based marketing, along with a tremendous expansion of public design awareness, have created surprising new opportunities for making and selling objects of all kinds. This exhibition will explore the effects of these changes in contemporary ceramics, focusing on functional wares that cross, expand, or confuse the boundaries between industrial design and studio production. The works on view will include studio pottery that relates to the aesthetics of industrial design, mass-produced and limited edition objects by well-known industrial designers, and “self-generated” ceramics produced and often marketed by independent designers. The context in which these objects are made and brought to market will be an essential component of the exhibition. Retail prices will be noted on the labels, brief texts will describe the makers' background and intent, and images of design offices, manufacturing plants, potters’ studios, and retail outlets will accompany the works on view. Industrial and studio ceramics are often considered antithetical to one another. This exhibition will attempt to expand our understanding of the meaning of craft in the contemporary marketplace.
Curated by Jody Clowes, commissioned by The Clay Studio, Philadelphia.
Feb 11-May 3. All days 11:00am-5:00pm; extended hours Fri Apr 2, 11:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 2, during extended hours.
Brooke Hine
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street, 215-545-4302
Brooke Hine: In Motion
Resembling many different forms found in nature, Brook Hine’s installations and sculptures are inspired by found objects in a state of decay. Delving into an imagined history, Hine finds the tactile nature of clay to be ideal for her subject matter and the spontaneous working method, allowing the material to guide the organic nature of each form. For Hine’s installations, such as her ongoing Growth/Deterioration series, fossil like forms are composed in a way that responds to the architecture of the space. The point of departure for her other object-based work stems from the biomorphic qualities of aquatic life, often including an intricate use of stains and glazes to elaborate and draw out subtle details of the form. Ultimately, as Hine states, the objective of her work is to “discover an innate spirituality that addresses the cycle of life and death.” Curated by Melissa Caldwell.
Feb 11-May 3. All days 11:00am-5:00pm; extended hours Fri Apr 2, 11:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 2, during extended hours.
Darla Jackson
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street, 215-545-4302
Darla Jackson: While you were out…
As a figurative sculptor working in clay, Darla Jackson working procedure begins with the creation of clay molds to cast the final pieces in various materials such as plaster or resin. Built on a formal knowledge of human anatomy, her level of expertise and understanding of this type of sculptural realism informs her current interest in the anatomy of animals. Like Jackson’s previous installations, her new work for the Philadelphia Art Alliance will be based on her focus on the anthropomorphism of the animal sculptures she crates. As installations, individual sculptures are placed in human settings, often with typical domestic furnishings and decorative objects, thus suggesting the human characteristics of each sculpture and their interaction with each other in personal terms, creating as Jackson states, “a familiarity with an oddness that makes it compelling.”
Curated by Melissa Caldwell.
Feb 11-May 3. All days 11:00am-5:00pm; extended hours Fri Apr 2, 11:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 2, during extended hours.
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 1521 Locust Street, 215-546-7775
Merging Paths in Clay
“Merging Paths in Clay” is a group exhibition of fourteen Associate Artists of The Clay Studio. Though they have each taken distinct paths in their own lives, the Associates have all chosen the medium of clay to express their creativity and individuality. Highlighted works range from functional to decorative, figurative to abstract, and incorporate several different processes including the hand built and wheel thrown form. The array of personal inspiration and inventive working methods ultimately conveys a collective and cohesive testimony in clay. Artists Include: Lynne Berman, Shannon Donovan,
Lynne Dorman,
Kay Gering,
Cheryl Hendershott,
Carol Klein,
Pam Lethbridge,
Diane Marimow,
Kathryn Narrow,
Christina Osheim,
Karen Pugliese,
Marjorie Robbins,
Carole Sivin and
Lawrence Spitz.
Curated by Brooke Hine.
Mar 29-Apr 16. Mon-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm; Sat 12:00-4:00pm or by appt. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-7:00pm.
Fleisher Ollman, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 100, 215-545-7562
Annabeth Rosen: Contingency
Mei-Ling Hom: Yun Nan = Southern Clouds
Paul Swenbeck: Shaker Legend-trip
Work by three artists for whom clay plays a central role in their artistic practices. Rosen builds complex organic works out of thousands of individual hand-crafted ceramic pieces of varying size, shape, color, and pattern. Hom's new ceramic work, made in North Carolina with self-taught potter Dan Johnston, continues her ongoing contemplation of cloud imagery and metaphor. Swenbeck's work reinterprets traditional ceramics–in this case Neolithic Jomon pottery–through a 21st-century lens, using contemporary materials and vibrant colors.
Mar 31-May 1. Mon-Fri 10:30am-5:30
pm; Sat 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm.
Jacqueline J Rolf / Eva Kwong
The Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion
2111 Sansom Street, 215-567-3668
TEMPLES
Heidi Andersen, Peggy Bradley, Syd Carpenter, John Costanza, Chad Curtis, Candy Depew, Kate Dowell, Melody Ellis, Lindsay Feuer, Laura Gascogne, Brian Grow, Laura Haight, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Jacqueline Jrolf, Nicholas Kripal, Eva Kwong, Carla Lombardi, Mitch Messina, Barbara Messina, Judy Moonelis, Lisa Muller, Laney Oxman, lo Palmer, Neil Patterson, Debbie Quick, Keith Renner, Dorothy Roschen, Mel Rubin, Bethany Rusen, Paul Santoleri, Emily Snedden, Carol Stirton-Broad, Jack Thompson, Sue VanDuyne, Paula Winokur, Robert Winokur.
This exhibition is comprised of sculptural ceramics created by graduates (BFA/MFA) and faculty of the Temple University, Tyler School of Art ceramic program. Participating artists will depict or redefine a personal non-secular spirituality of what is sacred to them. The pieces may also represent/define/suggest a temple of objects related to the function of a temple such as relic or reliquary.
Organized by Jacqueline Jrolf and Carol Stirton-Broad.
Mar 31-Apr 2. Wed 9:00am-9:00pm; Thu 10:00am-5:00pm; Fri 10:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 7:00-9:00pm.
Mütter Museum, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia,
19 S. 22nd Street, 215-563-3737
Corporeal Manifestations
Sergei Isupov, Tip Toland, Jason Briggs, Tom Bartel, Roxanne Jackson, Melissa Mencini, Christina West, Kate MacDowell, Anne Drew Potter, Jessica Kreutter, Colleen Toledano.
A unique collaboration between the Mütter Museum and curator Sasha K. Reibstein, highlighting artists who are reinterpreting traditional figurative work by exploring the psychological impact of our biological existence. The exhibition is inspired by the large overlap between the disciplines of creating three-dimensional objects from clay, which is one of the most natural materials available to artists, and the medical field of documenting, displaying and researching medical specimens and their conditions. Both fields are reflecting on how we understand our physical selves and construct perceptions of the human body.
Curated by Sasha K. Reibstein.
Feb 2-Aug 2. Daily 10:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:30-7:30pm. Panel gallery talk with artists, Apr 3, 3:00-4:00pm
Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut Street, 215-636-9003
Syd Carpenter: Places of Our Own
Ceramic landscapes inspired by the resourcefully ordered African-American farms of the rural South, combining images of the clothes line, recycled architecture and well tended fertile ground.
Curated by Sande Webster.
Mar 8-Apr 3. Mon-Fri 10:00am-6:00pm; Sat 11:00am-4:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm.
Stop 2
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
3260 South Street, 215-898-4001
Ceramic Interactions: Steve Keister
Sited at three venerable Philadelphia institutions, this exhibition involves the commissioning of new works in response to a piece, collection or space housed within each venue. Through these proposed encounters, artists will interact with historical work or spaces to discover new meanings and formal strategies. The artists' work offers each institution - and its public - an expanded or new context for seeing, interpreting or experiencing their collections or the way they perceive their space. (The two other sites being Eastern State Pennitentiary and The Philadelphia Museum of Art.).
Co-curated by Jody Clowes, Jo Lauria, John Perreault, Judith Tannenbaum, commissioned through The Clay Studio, Philadelphia.
Mar 29-Jun 27. Tue-Sat 10:00am-4:30pm.
Sumi Maeshima / Matt Courtney
Fox Art Gallery / Claudia Cohen Hall, University of Pennsylvania
249 S. 36th Street, 215-898-5552
Clay@Penn 2010: Declarations
Matthew Courtney, Ryan Greenheck, Sumi Maeshima, Michelle Miller, Linda Cordell, Jacklyn DeMeo, Paul Donnelly, Brad Johnson, Mark Lueders, Ichiro Matsuo, Jeff Warnock, Matt Wilt, Rebekah Wostrel.
Group exhibition of clay works by past and present clay faculty and staff.
Organized by University of Pennsylvania Clay Program.
Mar 15-Apr 4. Mon-Fri 10:00am-6:00pm; Sat-Sun 12:00-4:00pm. Reception Mar 30, 6:30-8:00pm.
Stop 3
Val Cushing
Sub Octo Gallery, 2202 Alter Street, 215-893-8812
Val Cushing
Largest east coast showing of contemporary ceramics by renowned artist Val Cushing.
Mar 30-Apr 25. Daily 10:00am-9:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-9:00pm.
Stop 4
Matt Burton
JAG Fine Art, 1538 Pine Street, 215-840-8591
Heart Head or 'Where's the Love'
Matt Burton. Solo exhibition featuring a new series of sculpture and pottery.
Curated by John Andrulis.
Mar 27-Jun 1. Wed-Sat 11:00am-6:00pm; Sun 11:00am-3:00pm. Reception Apr 3, 6:00-9:00pm.
The University of the Arts
Hamilton Hall 320 S. Broad Street, 215-717-6201
A Place Called Paradise
All undergraduate ceramics majors at The University of the Arts. Site specific sculptures made with adobe that represent undergraduate students' response to a visit to Longwood Gardens.
Co-curated by Lizbeth Stewart and Jim Makins.
Mar 24-Apr 4. Daily 9:00am-6:00pm.
University of the Arts
Hamilton Hall/Gallery One and Gallery 316, 320 S. Broad Street, 215-717-6201
Current Investigations
Current work by the undergraduate students in the ceramics program at The University of the Arts.
Co-curated by Lizbeth Stewart and Jim Makins.
Mar 24-Apr 4. Daily 9:00am-6:00pm. Reception Mar 25, 6:00-8:00pm.
University of the Arts
Solmson Court,The Great Hall, 320 S. Broad Street, 215-717-6201
Mentors Past and Present
Bill Daley, Petras Vaskys, Marcus Aurealius Renzetti, Bill Parry, Roland Jahn, Rob Forbes, Rudy Staffel, Paula Winokur, Jeanne Jaffe, Larry Donahue, Alec Karros, Mark Burns, Ed Eberle, Wayne Bates, Steve Goldner, Julia Jackson, Byron Temple, Zach Duncan-Tessmer, Jeff Warnock, Sumi Maeshima, Jack Troy, Jin-hwan Bae, Kathy Narrow, Hope Rovelto, Heather Mae Erickson, Nancy Carmen, Karen Aumen, Mark Lueders, Lizbeth Stewart, Jim Makins.
Former and current ceramics faculty at The University of the Arts.
Organized by Lizbeth Stewart and Jim Makins.
Mar 24-Apr 4. Mon-Fri 8:00am-10:00pm. Reception Mar 25, 6:00-8:00pm.
University of the Arts
Anderson Hall, 333 S. Broad Street, 2nd Floor, 215-717-6106
Who Needs a Pedestal? UArts MFA Program in Ceramics
Exhibition of alumni and current graduate students of the MFA Program in Ceramics at The University of the Arts.
Mar 31-Apr 3. Wed, Fri, Sat 10:00am-5:00pm; Thu 10:00am-7:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-7:00pm.
University of the Arts
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, 333 S. Broad Street, 215-717-6480
NCECA 2010 National Juried Student Exhibition
Christopher Adelhardt, Landon Anderson, Michael Arnold, Angela Biederman, Ariel Bowman, Ben Carter, Lauren Clay, James Coquia, Shenny Cruces, Chandra Debuse, Evan D'Orazio, Zachary Dunn, Robin Dupont, Devin Farrand, Benjamin Fiess, Ryan Fletcher, Jared Gabriel, Jonathan Grengs, Melissa Griffin, Aisha Harrison, Ryan Labar, Sean Larson, Seungwon Lee, Ginger Lukas, Janet MacPherson, Justin Manfredi, Keira Norton, Bonilyn Parker, Douglas Peltzman, Greg Pugh, Kate Roberts, Kelly Ann Schnorr, Laina Seay, Mark Stafford, Duncan Tweed, Jasmine Wallace, Mallory Wetherell, Eric Wolever, Paige Wright, Crisha Yantis.
This exhibition marks the premier of the expansion of the NCECA Student Exhibition to a national scope. Showcasing excellence in undergraduate and graduate ceramic art from across the United State
Jurors Erin Furimsky and Matt Long selected works by 40 artists.
Mar 25-Apr 14. Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 10:00am-5:00pm; Thu 10:00am-9:00pm; Sat 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 7:00-9:00pm at the Galleries at Moore.
Stop 5
McKenzie Smith
B Square Gallery, 614 S. 9th Street, 215-625-0692
1,895 Years of Pottery
Stan Andersen, Linda Arbuckle, Mary Baringer, Joe Bennion, Posey Bocapoulos, Cynthia Bringle, Bob Briscoe, Bill Brouillard, Doug Casebeer, Linda Christianson, Malcolm Davis, Jon and Becky Ellenbogen, Susan Filley, Angela Fina, Julia Galloway, Scott Goldberg, John Glick, Sylvie Granatelli, Louise Harter, Mark Hewitt, Steven Hill, Clary Ilian, Nick Joerling, Randy Johnston, Karen Karnes, Gail Kendal, Michael Kline, Maren Kloppmann, Mary Law, Dick Lehman, Leah Leitson, Suze Lindsey, Peg Malloy, Warren MacKenzie, Linda McFarling, Jan McKeachie-Johnston, Kent McLaughlin, Matt Metz, Ron Meyers, Lisa Naples, Kathryn Narrow,Jeff Oestrich, Neil Patterson, Sandi Pierantozzi, Pete Pinnell, Douglass Rankin and Will Ruggles, Harriett Ross, Ellen Shankin, Mark Shapiro, Linda Sikora, Willi Singleton, Michael Simon, Gay Smith, McKenzie Smith, Janice Strawder, Jack Troy, Bill Van Gilder, Holly Walker, Royce Yoder.
Showcasing the work of 60 of the nations leading and most experienced potters highlighting one of the most dynamic facets within the field of ceramics, Utilitarian Pottery; a facet of the ceramic arts that has a deep, rich history and is especially thriving and vibrant today. Within the clay community we have a strong group of potters who have devoted many years to exploring the wealth of expression available in making utilitarian pottery. There is work that draws on pottery traditions and work breaking new ground. There is work rich with imagery and work with a strong commitment to exploring form and surface. There are traditional forming and glazing methods alongside new technologies. All 60 potters represented in this show have at least 25 years of experience working with clay, adding up to over 1,895 years of experience; thus the title is a celebration of that wealth of experience.
Organized by Neil Patterson.
Mar 25-May 1. Wed, 9:00am-7:00pm; Thu, 12:00-9:00pm; Fri, 9:00am-7:00pm; Sat, 12:00-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm.
Lisa Muller
Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine Street, 215-829-0466
Out of Place: Clay and Context
Susan Bankert, Paul Bernhardt, Nell Hazinski, Lyla Kaplan, Carla Lombardi, Lisa Muller, Joyce Nagata, Dale Shuffler, Jeanie Silver. Nine clay artists working in Chester County, Pennsylvania, an area rich in pot-making tradition. From the 18th and 19th Century, our county was home to over 100 potteries producing Quaker stoneware, majolica, and slipware from the German tradition. Our exhibition will underscore that contemporary forces in the larger world alter the shape of regionalism. As individual artists, each of us is driven by a personal vision informed by the expansive accessibility of information and experience in contemporary culture. What we share as Chester County potters is a fertile region which filters our experiences through the vibrant energy of its rolling hills and gentle landscape.
Organized by Carla Lombardi.
Mar 30-Apr 25. Tue-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:30-9:30pm.
Eyes Gallery, 402 South Street, 215-925-0193
Talavera from the Uriarte Workshop, Puebla, Mexico
Special work of Marcela Lobos with Uriarte Workshop artisans. Hand painted "Talavera" majolica from the 100 year old Uriarte Workshop of Puebla, Mexico.
Curated by Julia Zagar.
Mar 1-May 31. Mon-Thu 11:00am-7:00pm; Fri-Sat 11:00am-8:00pm; Sun 12:00-7:00pm.
Nick Lenker
Pageant : Soloveev, 607 Bainbridge Street, 215-925-1535
Nick Lenker: The Destruction and Creation of Man
A film depicting a rite of passage, drawing from mythology, psychology, the occult, and the dualities of nature. Ceramic objects, props from the film, as well as digital prints will be exhibited.
Curated by Daniel Dalseth.
Mar 27-May 2. Wed-Sun 12:00-8:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 7:00-10:00pm.
Show of Hands Gallery, 1006 Pine Street, 215-592-4010
2010 Potters Council Juried Show "FILL-adelphia"
Jake Allee, Posey Bacopoulos, Diana Bjel, Barbara Brown, Gratia Brown, Darlene Davis, Dawn Ferguson, Marko Fields, Doris Fischer-Colbrie, Linda Fitz Gibbon, Patz Fowle, Ovidio Giberga, Samuel Hoffman, Linda Hughes, Mark Issenberg, Jake Johnson, Brenda Lichman, Robbie Lobell, Lee Middleman, Debra Oliva, Jeff Pender, Vince Pitelka, Nan Rothwell, Meryl Ruth, Sam Scott, Eric Serritella, Claire Shenk Rodgers, Marty Shuter, Alexander Solla, Simon van der Ven.
Potters Council members were challenged to create work exploring all the definitions of the word "FILL." "FILL-adelphia" will be an exhibition of works exploring the idea of holding, enclosure or containment. Interpretations can be as functional as a beer mug, as symbolic as a mother's arms, or as metaphorical as a box of rain. You will see the diversity, skill and commitment of our members expressed through this broad and inclusive theme.
Organized by Potters Council.
Mar 19-Apr 30. Mon-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm; Sun 11:30am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, 1020 South Street, 215-733-0390
Tell-Tale Tiles & Fractured Fantasies
In partnership with the Tile Heritage Foundation, PMG will host a juried art exhibition of tile and mosaic artworks. Tell-Tale Tiles & Fractured Fantasies is inspired by the rich history of tile and mosaic art in the Philadelphia area over the past 100 years, Tell-Tale Tiles & Fractured Fantasies is a national exhibition that explores contemporary tile making and ceramic mosaic as a story-telling medium in the spirit of artists Henry Chapman Mercer and Isaiah Zagar. Juried by artist and historian Susan Tunick, the scope of the exhibition includes social, political, personal, and family stories. "This so-called 'literary' side of the craft, this storytelling...has been my primary impulse or inspiration...But if tiles could tell no story, inspire or teach nobody, and only serve to produce aesthetic thrills, I would have stopped making them long ago." -Henry Chapman Mercer.
Mar 19-Apr 19. Daily 11:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-8:00pm.
Creperie Beau Monde, 624 S. 6th St.; 215-592-0656
a la cARTe
Jenni Brant, Doug Casebeer, Sam Chung, Erica Cioe, Steven Colby, Mark Cole, Chandra DeBuse, Heather Mae Erickson, Jana Evans, Diana Fayt, Marty Fielding, Julia Galloway, Angus Graham, Ryan Greenheck, Nell Hazinski, Hiroe Hanazono, Niel Hora, Ayumi Horie, Brian R. Jones, Alex Karros, Melissa McGurgan, Joyce Nagata, Kathryn Narrow, Brooke Noble, Neil Patterson, Candice Ring, Hide Sadohara, Stacy Snyder, Janice Strawder, Munemitsu Taguchi, Skeff Thomas, Christian Tonsgard, Elizabeth Robinson Wiley. Drawing together the work of clay artists and Philadelphia restaurants, "a la cARTe" explores the intersection of economic and aesthetic practices and discourse. Specialty dishes and drinks will be served on artist made tableware for a limited time at participating locations. All artist made tableware will be available for purchase.
Organized by: Jana Evans, Melissa McGurgan, Kathryn Narrow, Christian Tonsgard.
March 31–April 3. Wed-Fri noon–11:00pm. Sat 10am-11pm.
Stop 6
Locks Gallery, 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000
Jill Bonovitz, Kathy Butterly, Betty Woodman
The porcelain vessels by Jill Bonovitz are a variation on a theme that the artist has been working with since the 1990s. The formation of chance combinations of thrown sections with handbuilt additions have spurred the artist on to new ideas and approaches in this ongoing series. Kathy Butterly’s porcelain and earthenware vessels are elaborate objects suggestive of costumed flesh or collapsing, ornate chalices. The sculptures’ vibrant glazes and surface decorations over folded, bulging clay are built up in multiple layers and often convey a provocative, boisterous demeanor despite the diminutive scale. Betty Woodman’s work takes form in both canvas-and-clay wall pieces and free-standing ceramic sculptures. The new work presented at Locks Gallery, retains Woodman’s use of dynamic color, decorative ornamentation and the ceramic tradition, to enhance the communicative capacity of clay.
Mar 23-Apr 24. Tue-
Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 5:30-7:30pm.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery, 709 Walnut Street, 215-413-8893
Explosive Relationships
Explosive Relationships will feature large and small examples of Steve Tobin's legendary ceramic and glass "bang pots". Tobin has conducted tens of thousands of explosions to develop this new visual language. By translating an explosion into form, Tobin documents the movement of order into chaos. Bridgette Mayer Gallery is proud to present the first gallery showing of this artist's groundbreaking 14-year obsession.
Curated by: Bridgette Mayer
March 30 - May 1, 2010. Tuesday through Saturday, 10am - 6pm. Reception Apr 2, 6- 8:30pm.
Alex Hibbitt / Brian Boldon
James Oliver Gallery, 723 Chestnut Street, 4th floor, 215-923-1242
Atmosphere
Cyndy Giachetti, Debbie Kupinsky, Laura Primozic, Brian Boldon, Alex Hibbitt, Merrie Wright, Kimberly Greene, Blake Williams. Features seven ceramic artists investigating and responding to their natural, artificial, and mediated environments. These artists consider a range of surroundings from the mundane everyday spaces of parking lots to the uncommon and spectacular landscapes of the earth's poles to the immaterial, virtual worlds of data and the media. In each environment, humanities place within and effect upon our world is examined.
Curated by Kimberly Greene.
Mar 27-Apr 25. Mon 12:00-5:00pm; Tue-Fri 5:00-8:00pm; Sat 12:00-7:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
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Continuous shuttle loop 9:30am-5:00pm (Wednesday March 31 only)
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Stop 1
Community College of Philadelphia
Mint Building Rotunda Gallery, 1700 Spring Garden Street, 215-751-8297
Past, Present and Future / 35 Years of Clay at Community College
of Philadelphia
Karen Aumann, Bruce Campbell, Syd Carpenter, Jimmy Clark, Melissa Crotty, William Daley, Nancy Durant, Frank Gaydos, Rain Harris, Mei-Ling Hom, Joel Kaylor, Jo Kamm, Kyung Lee, Don Nakamura, Neil Patterson, Sandi Pierentozzi, Marian Pritchard, Rebecca Pulver, Mel Rubin, Elyse Saperstein, Andy Shaw, Linda Shustermen, Lizbeth Stewart, Jack Thompson, Brett Thomas, Alan Willoughby, Royce Yoder. This exhibition celebrates the College's ceramics faculty throughout the years. Included are those artists who sponsored workshops and min-courses at the College and a selection of the Art Department's most successful graduates. We thank them for the inspiration they gave our students, not only through their work but in mentoring young artists and making the choice of working in clay seem not only possible but desirable.
Organized by Karen Aumann
Mar 31-Apr 3. Wed-Fri 9:00am-9:00pm; Sat 9:00am-5:00pm. Reception Mar 31, 4:30-6:30pm.
Stop 2
Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, 215-236-3300
Ceramic Interactions: Ryan Kelly, Rocky Lewycky
Jeffrey Mongrain, Judy Moonelis, Judyth Van Amringe
Sited at three venerable Philadelphia institutions, this exhibition involves the commissioning of new works in response to a piece, collection or space housed within each venue. Through these proposed encounters, artists will interact with historical work or spaces to discover new meanings and formal strategies. The artists' work offers each institution - and its public - an expanded or new context for seeing, interpreting or experiencing their collections or the way they perceive their space. (The two other sites being The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.)
Co-curated by Jody Clowes, Jo Lauria, John Perreault, Judith Tannenbaum commissioned through The Clay Studio, Philadelphia.
Mar 24-May 14. Mon-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm.
Stop 3Performance Time for Rocky Lewycky's ESP Project: April 3, 2010, 1pm - 6:45pm
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100
Ceramic Interactions: Anne Agee, Walter McConnell
Paul Sacaridiz, Betty Woodman
Sited at three venerable Philadelphia institutions, this exhibition involves the commissioning of new works in response to a piece, collection or space housed within each venue. Through these proposed encounters, artists will interact with historical work or spaces to discover new meanings and formal strategies. The artists' work offers each institution - and its public - an expanded or new context for seeing, interpreting or experiencing their collections or the way they perceive their space. (The two other sites being Eastern State Pennitentiary and The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.)
Co-curated by Jody Clowes, Jo Lauria, John Perreault, Judith Tannenbaum commissioned through The Clay Studio, Philadelphia.
Mar 31-Jul 11. Tue-Sat 10:00am-5:00pm.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Perelman Building Galleria, 2525 Pennsylvania Avenue, 215-763-8100
Jun Kaneko: Dangos
This sculptural installation is in conjunction with a city-wide celebration of the artwork of Jun Kaneko, coinciding with the East Coast debut of his production of the opera Madama Butterfly with the Opera Company of Philadelphia in October 2009. Entitled “On the Wings of Music: Art, Opera & You,” this celebration includes the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s installation of Kaneko’s sculptural work in the Perelman building’s Skylit Galleria. This is one of four installations throughout the city exhibiting sculpture by this internationally acclaimed artist.
Curated by Elisabeth Agro.
Current-Apr 18. Tue-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm.
Stop 4
The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design
Between 19th and 20th Streets on Race, 215-965-4044
Earth Matters NCECA 2010 Invitational
Susan Beiner, Aislinn Caron, Bryan Czibesz, Spencer Ebbinga, Shanna Fliegel, Roxanne Jackson, Gudrun Klix, Jae Won Lee, Emily Loehle, Kate MacDowell, Warren Mather, Anna Metcalfe, Dennis Lee Mitchell, Ted Neal, Grace Nickel, Justin Novak, Kip O'Krongly, George Penaloza, Sam Scott, Bonnie Seeman, Amy Smith, Keith Smith, Nan Smith, Ryan Takaba, Christopher Torrez, John Williams, Paula Winokur. Featuring 50 ceramic works by 27 artists from the US and abroad, Earth Matters offers a challenging and thought-provoking artistic experience, as viewers are encouraged to confront environmental issues related to agricultural practice, energy consumption, resource management, the role of technology and human health. Ranging in format from functional pottery to large scale installation, this exhibition celebrates the beauty and fragility of nature and the ceramic medium.
This exhibition was curated by NCECA’s Exhibition Director, Linda Ganstrom and will be documented in both print and digital catalogs.
Mar 13-Apr 10. Mon, Tue, Fri 11:00am-7:00pm; Wed 9:00am-7:00pm; Thu 11:00am-9:00pm; Sat 11:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 7:00-9:00pm.
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Stop 1
Flex Space @ The Ceramic Shop, 3245 Amber Street, 215-427-9665
Pioneers
Paul Bernhardt, John Matthews, Malcolm Mobutu Smith, Paul Donnelly, Michael Connelly, Mark Lueders, Jeff Warnock, Eric Eley, Steve Scheaffer.
Over the last 50 years, two high school ceramics instructors, Paul Bernhardt and John Matthews, have inspired numerous artists. This exhibition will highlight some of the many alumni who have graduated from the renowned, Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Organized by Mark Lueders.
Mar 1-Apr 30. Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm; Sat 10:00am-2:00pm. Reception Mar 30, 7:30-9:30pm.
Amber Street Studios, 3239 North Amber Street
Clayworks: The Collective @30
Baltimore Clayworks flourishes and finds its collective institutional voice through the interaction and the ceramic artwork of its artists. The artists exhibiting are currently active, producing, teaching, exhibiting, ceramic artists.
Mar 29-Apr 3. Wed-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm; Sat 10:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm
Amber Street Studios, 3239 North Amber Street
Multiples of Five
Frederick Bartolovic, Jim Hake, Casey McDonough, Robin Strangfeld, Blake Jamison Williams.
An energetic exhibition where figure, object, and installation intersect with repetition…from translucent porcelain to earthenware, each artist's approach to process and conceptual exploration is expressed within the realm of the multiple.
Organized by Casey McDonough.
Mar 31-Apr 3. Wed-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm; Sat 10:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
The Photo Studio Philadelphia, 3237 Amber Street, Second Floor 908-910-1111
One Degree of Seperation
Stephen Kent, Jerry Kaba, Nick Lenker, Ane Fabricius Christiansen, Matt Burton, Jacqueline Sandro, Lisa Cecere, Daniel Ostrov, Mari Ogihara, Steven Earl Weber, Emily Snedden, Daniel Forrest Hoffman, Jennifer Martin.
A wide variety of sculptural work.
Organized by Jerry Kaba.
Mar 30-Apr 3. Tues-Sat 9:00am-5:00pm; Opening Reception March 30, 7:00-9:30 Reception Apr 1, 7:00-9:00pm. (this gallery is not on the bus tour)
Stop 2
FLUXspace, 3000 N. Hope Street, 914-806-4889
Constructs
Dylan Beck, Kate Dowell, Daniel Forrest Hoffman.
The artists represent an important niche in ceramics today. They are alumni of Tyler School of Art's ceramics program; a program which encourages interdisciplinary and multimedia work, and are recent Master of Fine Arts recipients carving new paths in personal expression through cross-disciplinary ceramics. Dowell interprets architectural strategies and structures with ephemeral materials to make work about the human condition. Her aim is to create a shared empathy between her constructed spaces and the viewer. Beck's sculptures examine, critique, and venerate the built environment. Recent works question the intrinsic costs of our land use practices, our information infrastructure, and the psychological effects of living in the "non-places" of a hypermodern world. Hoffman's work examines the body as it relates to structures. The work questions the ephemeral nature of built structures and the people who inhabit them.
Organized by Daniel Hoffman.
Mar 29-Apr 5. Wed-Sun 12:00-4:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-10:00pm.
FLUXspace, 3000 N. Hope Street, 914-806-4889
A Post Production Moment
Jelena Gazivoda, Kate Doody, Benjamin Schulman, Danielle Richter, Sin - Ying Ho, Mat Karas.
The selected artists bring to their work an aesthetic that reflects their specific background and heritage while talking in clay to a globally informed audience. These artists address issues of production in its physical, cultural, and ideological forms by either appropriating, reconfiguring, or reconstructing the recognizable in our everyday lives, subversively demanding that we reconsider our understanding of reality. Gazivoda explores the figure in the context of her classical upbringing in Serbia. She brings to the work a criticism of contemporary aesthetic sensibilities, commenting on the clash of pop and classic culture. Schulman, depicts in his work figures of American "lawn sculpture" thus referring to a landscape of artifice, stigma, and to issues of race and aggression. Richter lives in Jerusalem and realistically renders in clay "stones" and "domestic objects", thus discussing issues of place, identity, femininity and material culture. Doody's metaphysical investigation of what is real hinges on material transformations and manipulated perceptions. Her indexical castings extrapolate an intrinsic residue not readily identifiable. Karas utilizes the imperfections of his hand to reinterpret mass produced house-wares, confronting the issue of the home as a site of making the self. In his installation of folding chairs, Karas transforms the vacuous items into melancholic symbols that both alienate and intrigue with their anthropomorphic qualities. Ho constructs porcelain vases with blue and brown decal imagery depicting both American and Chinese cliché' images. Her work touches on issues of location, identity, and the impossibility of a genuine postcolonial culture.
Organized by Anat Shiftan and Kate Doody.
Mar 30-Apr 5. Wed-Sun 12:00-4:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-10:00pm.
Stop 3
Tyler School of Art, Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery
2001 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 267-536-9696
Divergence
David Bruce, Matthew Ziemke, Lauren Dombrowiak, Theo Uliano.
Features the evolving work of current Tyler graduate students in the ceramics area.
Organized by Chad Curtis and Nicholas Kripal.
Mar 30-Apr 3. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 4:00-8:00pm
Tyler School of Art, The Piazza
2001 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 267-536-9696
Intersections
Dylan Beck, Benjamin DeMott, Cavan Drake, Daniel Hoffman, Sarah House, Jerry Kaba, Andrea Marquis, Eric Miller, Louise Radochonski, Jury Smith. Features the work of a selection of Tyler students that have graduated from the ceramics area within the past five years.
Organized by Chad Curtis and Nicholas Kripal.
Mar 30-Apr 3. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 4:00-8:00pm
Stop 4
Little Berlin, 119 W. Montgomery Street, 610-308-0579
Scene
Ane Fabricius Christiansen, Henny Linn Kjellberg, Jennifer Woodin.
Exhibition of artists working with the performative aspects of the ceramic object. This experimental work uses distinct qualities of performance to bring the ceramic objects to a wider audience. Using video, Internet, and stage design, the typically static ceramic art object is activated. Organized by Jennifer Woodin.
Mar 31-Apr 30. Wed 10:00am-5:00pm.
Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 215-426-2685
Puneeta Mittal: Of the Earth
Ceramic vessels, sculpture and installations.
Mar 31-May 2. Wed-Thu 12:00-4:00pm; Fri 3:00-9:00pm; Sat-Sun 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 3:00-9:00pm.
Rocket Cat Café, 2001 Frankford Avenue, 215-730-4526
Get Mugged
An exhibition introducing the increasingly popular Fishtown area to the conversation of the handmade mug. Cups from over 15 local and national ceramic artists will be on view. Free organic fair trade coffee is included with the purchase of a piece.
Mar 1-Apr 5. Mon-Fri 7:00am-9:00pm; Sat-Sun 8:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
Stop 5
Julie Elkins / Shane Keena
Bahdeebahdu, 1522 N. American Street, 215-627-5002
Emergence
Featuring over 15 local and national artists working with ceramics, printmaking and fabric. A group exhibition in association with The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Philagrafika 2010, and FiberPhiladelphia. The work represents the complexity of ordinary life - shifting the perceptual patterns of the world. Participating artists working with clay, printmaking and fabric explore this concept in a world of stability and change. The process from which emergent properties in either the observed or observing system can commonly be identified by their patterns of accumulating change, most generally called 'growth'.
Curated by Brooke Hine.
Mar 11-Apr 3. Tue-Fri 11:00am-6:00pm; Sat 11:00am-4:00pm or by appt. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
UD@Crane, Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, 215-232-8183
Catalyze This: Contemporary Ceramic Practices
NCECA is being hosted in Philadelphia at the same time as the Southern Graphics Conference (SGC). To support both conferences, UD@Crane is presenting two exhibitons at once, consisting of vastly different materials and intention to simultaneously explore the individual as independent and as brand. The goal of this simultaneous exploration is to showcase the tensions, similarities, illusions and impacts of the self. From the "independent spirit" of the ceramics artists to the role of the multiple and self as "brand" redefined in the print portfolio, we find a connection and question in looking at both that may provide a rich framework for discovery. The shows focusing around NCECA and SGC respectively exist in two hemispheres of the gallery. On the left, Catalyze This: Contemporary Ceramic Practices is an invitational exhibition presenting an overview of work by emerging and established ceramic artists, including Syd Carpenter, Art Johnson, Jim Makins, Brian Meunier, Melissa, Mytty, Julie Schustack, Adam Abel. Catalyze This celebrates the wide energy of today's individual and idiosyncratic approaches to this ancient and poetic medium of clay. It is accompanied by a showcase of work from University of Delaware second year MFA students Kenny Delio and Claudia Torres-Guillemard.
Curated by Abby Donovan.
Mar 25-May 2. Wed-Sat 12:00-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Bozo Water Vessel, Mali
Indigo Arts Gallery at Crane Arts
1400 N. American Street, Suite 104, 215-765-1041
African Vessels
Various artists. Traditional ceramic vessels from Africa. Works from Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, South Africa.
Curated by Anthony H. Fisher.
Mar 11-Apr 3. Wed-Sat 12:00-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm
Robet Dawson / Piper Shepard
Icebox at Crane Arts. Crane Arts, 1400 N. American Street, 215-232-3203
Medium Resistance
Various artists including Piper Shepard, Robert Dawson, Francesc Ruiz.
Recent discourse tends to force print and craft objects into not-so-recent, even outright conservative categories: as fine art, they must be autonomous, original, and auratic; as artisanship, they must rely on tactility, skill, and apprenticeship. In both instances, printmaking and crafts are defined in defensive opposition to the forces and effects of mass culture, reproducing an old-fashioned binary in which art and artisanship provide a substitute sphere or "authentic" creative experience rather than a critical engagement with cultural production at large. This exhibition features contemporary works of print and craft that resist such an either-or classification. Informed by historical avant-garde practices such as the Bauhaus and Constructivism, these works reassess the mediums' expressive, communicative, and material possibilities to articulate experiences beyond known aesthetic, social, and political boundaries. Vessels and posters, digital images and books, to name just a few examples, straddle the lines between art, craft, and mass production, strategically exploring each format's functionality and usefulness, its potential for participation and collaboration, communication and dissemination.
Co-curated by Nicholas Kripal, Phillip Glahn, Richard Hricko.
Mar 3-Apr 3.Wed-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm. Reception Aprl 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Ben Demott and Eric Miller
Project Room. Crane Arts, 1400 N. American Street, 215-232-3203
Practice of the Druggist
Ben DeMott and Eric Miller will develop an installation of abstract work that purveys their common and individual interests, as well as their relationship as friends and collaborators. Their formulary will navigate through ancillary interests, commonality, brotherhood, and culture; then it will develop into broader formats of accessibility and technology. This installation is manifested through a blog at http://practiceofthedruggist.blogspot.com over a six month period from August 2009 to February 2010.
Mar 3-Apr 3.Wed-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm. Reception Aprl 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Neil Forrest / David S East
The Grey Area. Crane Arts, 1400 N. American Street, 215-232-3203
Fabricating Ideas
David East, Neil Forrest, Del Harrow, Jeanne Quinn, Steven Thurston. An on-going project dedicated to exhibiting work that uses the latest advanced manufacturing technologies and three-dimensional fabrication tools in the artistic process. While each of the participating artists has a very strong foundation in ceramics, they are all innovators with regard to material, process, and conceptualization. They have a strong history of exhibiting work of the highest caliber, which includes combinations of ceramic and non-ceramic media.
Co-curated by Chad Curtis and Forrest Snyder.
Mar 3-Apr 4.Wed-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm. Reception Aprl 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Tamara Laird
Green Space. Crane Arts, 1400 N. American Street, 215-232-3203
Paisley for the Patio
Tamara Laird. Large scale ceramic sculpture presented as monuments to ornamental motifs amidst a blooming garden.
Curated by Nicholas Kripal.
Mar 3-Apr 4. Wed-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm. Reception Aprl 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Area restaurants: Bar Ferdinand, Johnny Brenda's, Standard Tap, Swift Half Pub, El Camino Real, Vino
Stop 6
Paul Swenbeck / Nick Lenker
Bambi Gallery, The Schmidts Piazza, 1001-13 N. 2nd Street, 267-319-1374
Man, Myth, and Magic.
A collaboration of work by Philadelphia artists Paul Swenbeck and Nick Lenker.
Their work blends clay and new media inspired by mythological narratives and traditional ceramics.
Curated by Megan Webb.
Mar 31-Apr 17. Wed, 1:00-7:00pm; Thu, 1:00-8:00pm; Fri, 1:00-7:00pm; Sat, 12:00-7:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm.
Stop 7
Art Star, 623 N. Second Street, 215-238-1557
The Souvenir Shop
Featuring over 25 artists from across the country.
Souvenirs act as memory markers. They can be both a poetic attempt to summarize an experience and a crass commodification of our personal memories. The Souvenir Shop celebrates this strange co-mingling of nostalgia and consumption with a diverse collection of handmade souvenirs specifically designed for the NCECA Conference and Philadelphia.
Co-curated by Kyan Bishop, Kate Hardy, and Joanie Turbek.
Mar 27-Apr 25. Tue-Sat 11:00am-7:00pm; Sun 12:00-6:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
Richard Shaw
Projects Gallery, 629 N. 2nd Street, 267-303-9652
To Die For
Mark Burns, Richard Cleaver, John De Fazio, David Furman, Peter Gourfain, Kathy King, Charles Kraft, Matt Nolen, Mel Rubin, Richard Shaw, Ehren Tool, Monica Van den Dool.
Whether in effigy pots, vase paintings, or offerings to the dead, ceramics has always been a significant material in the world of the rituals of death, spirituality and transformation. Invited and juried artists have responded to the timeless topics of death and dying, the nature of mortality, the afterlife and the surrounding fears of loss – hosts, ghosts and the meaning of life.
Co-curated by Judith Schwartz and Jack Thompson.
Mar 31-May 1. Wed-Sat 12:00-7:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm.
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(PLEASE NOTE: There is also a full-day pre-conference tour to both outer rim north and south on Tuesday March 30. Tickets can be purchased through Lew White Tours.)
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Stop 1
Michelle Erickson / Sarah Lindley
The Duke Gallery at Community Art Center
414 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA 610-566-1713
Dis/Arming Domesticity
Ian Anderson, Russell Biles, Richard Cleaver, Nathan Craven, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Michelle Erickson, Chelsea Greninger, Stephanie Lanter, Sarah Lindley, Melissa Mytty, Joseph Pintz, Anne Drew Potter, Stephanie Rozene, Benjamin Schulman, Jin Soo Song, Tip Toland, Ehren Tool, Sandra Trujillo, Wendy Walgate, Blake Jamison Williams.
The works take forms and formats referencing the domestic environment or marking significant issues pursuant to our domestic lives. The implications are complex and often visually entangled with the unease of our times.
Curated by Gail M. Brown.
Mar 7-Apr 23. Mon & Tue 10:00am-5:00pm; Wed-Fri 10:00am-8:00pm; Sat 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-8:00pm
Stop 2
Wayne Art Center
Davenport Gallery 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA 610-688-3553
Portraiture Beyond Likeness
Tanya Batura, Rebekah Bogard, Andrea Keys Connell, Phyllis Green, Curt Lacross, Esther Shimazu, Kim Simonsson, Dirk Staschke, Beth Cavener Stichter, Liz Zacher, Magda Gluszek.
Challenging conventional notions of portraiture, the exhibition presents a select group of artists who use this genre to reveal the human condition and explore the multiple personality traits that comprise identity. The exhibition will be populated with portrait heads and full-scale figures that animate attributes, emotions, attitudes, and altar egos through methods of representation as diverse as hyperrealism and symbolic abstraction. Ranging from the heroic to the grotesque, from the actual to the mythological, the artists demonstrate how portraits can go beneath the skin exposing the raw nerves and emotional texture of personal psychologies, inner fantasies, and private fears. Using visage borrowed from human, mineral, or animal, these portraits trade classical neutrality for spectacle and portray both individual identities and universal archetypes. Common themes and cultural currents are revealed in this corpus of work, most notably the role of hair and costume in defining identity, and the proliferation of hybridized forms that are equal parts magic and menace. Each artist will be represented by several poignant, compelling sculptures that present portraiture beyond likeness, celebrating the embrace of interpretation, intention, and disclosure.
Curated by Jo Lauria, commissioned by The Clay Studio, Philadelphia.
Mar 15-Apr 10. Mon-Sat 9:00am-7:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-8:00pm.
Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PA 610-688-3553
From a Throat Smaller than a Finger
Julia Galloway, Bernadette Curran, Ayumi Horie, Julie Johnson, Hannah Niswonger.
How, from a throat, smaller than a finger, can the waters, of this song fall? –excerpt from "Ode to Bird-Watching" by Pablo Neruda. In this exhibition we draw together a rich response to the natural world. We are five women potters who share a passion for the complex and delicate vulnerability of nature. We chose the bird as a primary subject, as it embodies this dichotomy of fragility and power; the tiny songbird lives on seeds, but flies across continents. Although we are all functional potters, all five of us work in different ways. Some of us hand-build, some throw and alter our work, some do all three. In glazing and firing we also represent a full range of techniques from earthenware with slip to soda-fired porcelain and stoneware fired in oxidation. We approach our different clays with a shared love of line and color. We are all painters and are all drawn to pattern. We share a common inspiration in our love of birds.
Organized by Hannah Niswonger and Bernadette Curran.
Mar 12-Apr 10. Mon-Sat 9:00am-7:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-8:00pm.
Stop 3
Main Line Arts Center, 746 Panmure Road, Haverford, PA 610-525-0272
Main-Lining-Ceramics
This is a juried exhibition of artists from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland and New York.
Ceramic work can include sculpture, installations, mixed media and new technologies. This exhibition promotes the idea of pushing boundaries and expectations for working with clay.
Curated by Glen R. Brown.
Mar 13-Apr 4. Mon-Fri 9:00am-9:00pm; Sat-Sun 9:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm proceeded by a gallery talk by juror, Glen Brown.
The Quad at The Haverford School
450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 610-642-3020
6-III*
Theresa M. Saulin, Monica Carrier, Nancy Agati, Christa Naomi Merrick, Mary Beth Hughes, Tania O'Donnell, Jenny Q. Waring.
Site specific, outdoor ceramic installation exhibition. This is Antonio Fink's third edition of "6" exhibitions since 2001 in Philadelphia. Motivation for these exhibitions comes from the Guerilla Girl movement of the 80's to exhibit more artwork made by women. The exhibition presents seven different approaches to material and environment. The asterisk in the title refers to a seventh, bonus artist.
Curated by Antonio Fink.
Mar 20-Apr 30. Sun-Sat 11:00am-7:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm
The Haverford School
Centennial Hall Gallery, 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 610-642-3020
Antonio Fink 2010 Tiles
Antonio Fink's first tile exhibition took place in May of 1997 at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Since then, Fink has developed his tile technique, as well as his depictions of the human face, and figure. The visual impact of these tiles are a conglomerate of influences from Jose Clemente Orozco, Frank Stella, Bellows, Viola Frey Picasso and Matisse, to name a few. This exhibition features contructivist, high relief tiles that are full of color and reflections on contemporary life.
Mar 28-Apr 30. Sun-Sat 11:00am-7:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm
The Haverford School
Wilson Hall Community Gallery, 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA
The Haverford School Student Ceramic Art Exhibition
Selected works from current and former students of The Haverford School.
Curated by Kris G. Nelson.
Mar 22-Apr 9. Tue-Wed 9:00am-4:00pm.
Stop 4
Gwendolyn Yoppolo / Birdie Boone
Saint Joseph's University Gallery
5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 610-660-1840
Soft
Birdie Boone, Hiroe Hanazono, Ingrid Bathe, gwendolyn yoppolo.
The pots in this exhibition are more than utilitarian vessels. The work is comprised of soft, sensuous forms and surfaces. The artists hope to exemplify the importance of domestic itimacy by heightening the user's sensual experience as he/she engages in rituals of daily nourishment. Organized by Birdie Boone.
Feb 22-Apr 3. Mon-Thu 10:00am-8:00pm; Sat 9:00am-4:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm.
Stop 5
Philadelphia Horticultural Center
100 N. Horticultural Drive, Philadelphia, PA 215-685-0096
Fertile Ground
Brian Meunier, Sana Musasama, Doug Herren, Leroy Johnson, Malcolm Mobutu-Smith, Lydia Thompson, Simone Leigh, Angelica Pozo. Features ceramic works using natural history, architecture and horticultural references. Dramatic space combined with exotic plantings provide the backdrop for works ranging from Meunier's surreal animal monuments to Leigh's massive suspended mixed media clusters.
Curated by Syd Carpenter.
Mar 15-Apr 3. Daily 10:00am-3:00pm.
FREE CONTINUOUS SHUTTLE TO:
“Fertile Ground” Exhibit at Philadelphia Horticultural Center
9am to 5pm Wednesday March 31st
Reception 3-6pm
At same location:
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Shuttle located in same area as NCECA Bus Tours
Outer Rim North Tour download map
This map has both outer rim south and outer rim north tours.
(PLEASE NOTE: There is also a full-day pre-conference tour to both outer rim north and south on Tuesday March 30. Tickets can be purchased through Lew White Tours.)
Departs 12th Street Bus Loading at 9:00am returning 1:30pm (Wednesday March 31 only)
This is not a shuttle; stay with your bus the whole time. Box lunch included.
Stop 1
Chestnut Hill Academy
500 West Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 215-247-4700
Off the Wheel:
A Showcase of Slab-built Pots for the Table and Home
Benjamin Carter, Sam Chung, Marc Digeros, Allison McGowan, Sandi Pierantozzi, Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph, Amy Scher, Liz Zlot Summerfield.
Slab-built pots can say many things. "I am soft, pillowy, light, full, fragile, rigid, strong." They can be smoothed, stretched, textured, folded, molded. Because slab pots start flat, the process of building vessels is closely akin to sewing or woodworking, depending on the stiffness of the clay. The maker may expressly reveal the process by flaunting seams and darts, or he/she may choose to cover all evidence of the method used. This exhibition is intended to showcase the variety of approaches to slab building. The artists chosen represent a wide range of work and work types, from tight and rendered to loose and fluid. Their pots are built with slabs of different consistencies - malleable to stiff - and they are made using patterns, molds, or a more free-form approach. These particular styles emerge from artists at all levels of experience, from promising students in a graduate program to established artists working as full-time studio potters. This gives the exhibition variety of both form and audience, bringing in a wide array of viewers.
Organized by Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph.
Mar 31-Apr 30. Wed-Sat 9:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Stop 2
Ai Weiwei
Arcadia University Art Gallery
450 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 215-572-2133
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
Ceramic works by Beijing-based Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, architect and activist featuring a focused selection of his iconoclastic appropriations of historic vessels.
Co-curated by Gregg Moore and Richard Torchia.
Feb 17-Apr 18. Tue, 10:00am-8:00pm; Wed, 10:00am-6:00pm; Thu, 10:00am-8:00pm; Fri, 10:00am-7:00pm; Sat, 10:00am-6:00pm; Sun, 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-8:00pm.
Stop 3
Cheltenham Art Center, Gladys Wagner Gallery
439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA 215-379-4660
Artaxis.org: An Evolving Independent Network of Artists
Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers, Tiffany Carbonneau, Chad Curtis, David East, Brian Harper, Del Harrow, Ayumi Horie, Kristen Kieffer, Tsehai Johnson, Tyler Lotz, Richard Notkin, Adelaide Paul, Jeanne Quinn, Scott Rench, Erin Furimsky, Benjamin Schulman, Brooke Hine, Mikey Walsh, Adam Welch, Christina West.
Democracy is the theory that government by the whole people is in the protection of group interest. Artaxis.org, an online community of over 175 artists, utilizes this principle to interpret the field using criteria formed from its own internal logic. Membership to Artaxis.org is determined by group consensus, applicants are juried by seven members of the site selected at random. A blind jury process is used that is founded on democratic principles and guided by the jurors own criteria. Using the same democratic process, this exhibition has been curated by the members of Artaxis.org and therefore embodies the principles and potential of the site. Of the 20 participating artists, 15 were selected by the votes of the community to represent Artaxis.org. In addition, the exhibition will include the works of the founding members and the 100th member. Artaxis.org: An evolving network of independent artists is unique in its confluence of the internet, its effect on globalizing the ceramics community, and an important representative sampling of ceramics contemporaneity.
Organized by Artaxis.org members.
Mar 28-May 14. Mon-Sat 10:00am-9:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 4:00-9:00pm.
Cheltenham Art Center, Millie Dunn Weiss Gallery
439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA 215-379-4660
Inland Seas and Mythical Travelers
Joanne Taylor Brown and Peter Quinn.
These two artists are a study in contrast. Although each do highly detailed work, their processes of construction, Joanne a hand builder and Peter a wheel thrower, demonstrate the versatility of ceramic construction. Their inspirations are also a study in contrast, Joanne informed by nature and Peter informed by civilization. One is the land and sea and one travels the land and sea.
Mar 27-May 14. Mon-Sat 10:00am-9:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 4:00-9:00pm.
Stop 4
Matthew Ziemke
Tyler School of Art, Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery
2001 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 267-536-9696
Divergence
David Bruce, Matthew Ziemke, Lauren Dombrowiak, Theo Uliano.
Features the evolving work of current Tyler graduate students in the ceramics area.
Organized by Chad Curtis and Nicholas Kripal.
Mar 30-Apr 3. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 4:00-8:00pm
Louise Radochonski
Tyler School of Art, The Piazza
2001 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 267-536-9696
Intersections
Dylan Beck, Benjamin DeMott, Cavan Drake, Daniel Hoffman, Sarah House, Jerry Kaba, Andrea Marquis, Eric Miller, Louise Radochonski, Jury Smith. Features the work of a selection of Tyler students that have graduated from the ceramics area within the past five years.
Organized by Chad Curtis and Nicholas Kripal.
Mar 30-Apr 3. Tue-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 4:00-8:00pm
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Center for Architecture of AIA Philadelphia
1218 Arch Street, 215-569-3186
William Daley & Thomas Daley: Collaborations
William Daley (artist) and Thomas Daley (architect).
Building pots and making buildings/a visual conversation is a collaboration for building between a father and son. Organized by Thomas Daley. Mar 29-Apr 9. Mon-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm
City Hall
Broad and Market Streets, 2nd and 4th floors, NE corner, 215-686-9912
Abstract Clay: Form and Surface
Various artists from the Philadelphia region.
Art In City Hall presents a juried exhibition of artists from the Philadelphia region. Ken Vavrek, founder of The Clay Studio and former professor at Moore College of Art and Design: "Through abstract art often comes the simplification of forms and shapes in nature, sometimes the subject source is seemingly absent in the resulting work, or at least not immediately recognizable. Other times a non-objective approach eliminates the subject matter concern altogether. Clay artists are invited to work and play in this realm".
Curated by Ken Vavrek.
Feb 1-Apr 16. Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-7:00pm.
Gerri Grimm / Stephanie Leach
Copy Gallery, 319 N. 11th Street, 3rd floor, 267-679-4587
Sugar Coated: The Candy Shop
Gerit Grimm and Stephanie Leach.
Welcome to the candy shop - a sugar coated feast for the eyes incorporating clay and mixed media sculpture with a taste of performance art. Artists Gerit Grimm and Stephanie Leach create a new world turned on its head through the use of Grimm's figurative sculptures and Leach's candies and consumer goods. The artists will be on site through the run of the show inviting viewers to enter into the world they have created and in the spirit of the City of Brotherly love, take a piece of this world home with them.
Organized by Stephanie Leach.
Mar 30-Apr 3. Tue-Sat 10:00am-8:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-10:00pm.
James Oliver Gallery, 723 Chestnut Street, 4th floor, 215-923-1242
Atmosphere
Cyndy Giachetti, Debbie Kupinsky, Laura Primozic, Brian Bolden, Alex Hibbitt, Merrie Wright, Kimberly Greene.
Features seven ceramic artists investigating and responding to their natural, artificial, and mediated environments. These artists consider a range of surroundings from the mundane everyday spaces of parking lots to the uncommon and spectacular landscapes of the earth's poles to the immaterial, virtual worlds of data and the media. In each environment, humanities place within and effect upon our world is examined. Organized by Kimberly Greene.
Mar 27-Apr 25. Mon 12:00-5:00pm; Tue-Fri 5:00-8:00pm; Sat 12:00-7:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street. Rooms 302-306
Santa Fe Clay Presents La Mesa
Posey Bacopoulos, Hayne Bayless, Susan Beiner, Nicholas Bivins, Sandy Blain, Jenni Brant, Mark Burleson, Conner Burns, Linda Christianson, Autumn Cipala, Bede Clarke, Bruce Cochrane, David Crane, Paul Donnelly, Debra Fritts, Hiroe Hanazono, Ayumi Horie, Matthew Hyleck, Mike Jabbur, Sarah Jaeger, Nicholas Joerling, Matt Kelleher, Kristen Kieffer, Kathy King, Leah Leitson, Simon Levin, Suze Lindsay, Ruchika Madan, Janet Mansfield, Allison McGowan, Ryan McKerley, Kent McLaughlin, Jenny Mendes, Lisa Orr, Judith Salomon, Emily Schroeder, Deborah Schwartzkopf, Laurie Shaman, Stacy Snyder, Curtis Stewardson, Shoko Teruyama, Sandra Trujillo, Holly Walker, Jason Walker, gwendolyn yoppolo and many more.
170 placesettings in a spectacular banquet table display by some of the country’s foremost ceramic artists and potters.
Curated by Avra Leodas and Santa Fe Clay staff.
Mar 31-Apr 3. Wed & Fri 10:00am-7:00pm; Thu 10:00am-8:00pm; Sat 10:00am-1:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-7:00pm.
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street. Rooms 309-310
Artstream Nomadic Gallery: Studio Pottery 2010
Jen Allen, Christa Assad, Mary Barringer, Andy Brayman, Steven Colby, Michael Connelly, Michael Corney, Josh DeWeese, Julia Galloway, Sam Harvey, Ayumi Horie, Simon Levin, Ben Maier, Lorna Meaden, Alleghany Meadows, Matthew Metz, Ron Meyers, Lisa Orr, Mark Pharis, Kari Radasch, Elizabeth Robinson, Ellen Shankin, Andy Shaw, Mikey Walsh, Tara Wilson. Exhibition and sale of work by 25 nationally recognized potters.
Mar 31-Apr 3. Wed & Fri 10:00am-7:00pm; Thu 10:00am-8:00pm; Sat 10:00am-1:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-7:00pm.
Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 21 N Juniper Street, Philadelphia PA
Strictly Functional: Then and Now
Christa Assad, Posey Bacopoulos, Doug Blechner, Lucy Breslin, Jim Connell, Michael Connelly, Malcolm Davis, Josh
DeWeese, Tina Gebhart, Rebecca Harvey, Barbara Hoffman, Bryan Hopkins, Matt Hyleck, Sarah Jeager, Mark Johnson, Diane Kenney, Kristen Kieffer, Barbara Knutson, Jim Koudelka, Simon Levin, Suze Lindsay, Peg Malloy, Lorna Meaden,
Lee Middleman, Sequoia Miller, Maureen Mills, Boomer J. Moore, Mark Nafziger, Jeff Oestrich, Wenfen Pan, Neil Patterson, Seth Payne, Aysha Peltz, Sandi Pierantozzi, Steven Roberts, Brad Schweiger, Nicholas Seidner,
Ellen Shankin, Deborah Shapiro, Mark Shapiro, Jane Shellenbarger, William Shinn, MacKenzie Smith, Skeff Thomas, Jack Troy, Todd Wahlstrom, Sharon Warrington, Shannon Williams,Tara Wilson, Russell Wrankle.
Featuring current work of 50 of the top awardees over the past 17 years of the Strictly Functional Pottery National, along with images of the piece (or pieces) that won the original awards.
Çurated by Jean Lehman
Mar 30 - April 2 Wednesday, March 30 from 10am to 6 pm and again after the Opening Ceremonies; Thursday, April 1 from 10 from 10am to 6pm and 8-11pm, and Friday April 2, from 10 am to 5 and again after the ClayArt Mug exchange.
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The Baldwin School
701 W. Montgomery Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA215-592-1999
The Clay Studio 3rd Floor Students and Artists
Various artists. Group exhibition of students and artists from the 3rd floor.
Organized by Victoria Gold
Mar 14-Apr 9. Mon-Fri 12:00-3:00pm.
Bucks County Community College Library
Newtown Campus, 275 Swamp Road, 215-968-8432
Philadelphia Regional Ceramics Invitational
Helen Weisz, Lisa Naples, Jim Chaney, Victor Spinski, Paula Winokur, Paul Wandless.
A selection of works by six Philadelphia area ceramic artists.
Curated by Michael Stek IV. Mar 1-Apr 2. Mon-Thu 8:00am-9:00pm; Fri-Sat 8:00am-3:30pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-7:00pm.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Cohen Gallery
201 Washington St. Reading, PA 610.374.4600,
Jason Messinger: Symbols & Sympathies
The art of Jason Messinger explores the boundary between identity and abstraction. His artwork is certain in its aesthetic quality, yet open in its intrinsic meaning. Based in Chicago, the artist has work across the U.S.
and Europe in public, corporate and private collections. This special exhibit at the GoggleWorks, Symbols & Sympathies, includes sculptures, tiles and tile murals.
Curated by Diane LaBelle
Mar 4 - April 18, 2010. Opening Reception: First Thursday | March 4, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Hours: Mon thru Fri: 10-7, Saturday: 10-6 , Sunday: 11-5
Lisa Naples / Kukuli Velarde
James A. Michener Art Museum
128 Pine Street, Doylestown PA 215-340-9800
Contemporary Folklore
Ann Chahbandour, Ryan Kelly, Lisa Naples, Kukuli Velarde.
This exhibition highlights sculptural work that touches upon dominant themes studied within the discipline of folklore. The four exhibiting artists translate stories from mythology, legends and personal experience into three-diemensional form and in doing so, raise questions about how we come to understand our shared history.
Curated by Kristy Krivitsky.
Feb 27-Jun 13. Tue-Fri 10:00am-4:30pm; Sat 10:00am-5:00pm; Sun 12:00-5:00pm.
Montgomery County Community College
The Fine Arts Gallery 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell PA 215-641-6300
Surfaces
Dale Neese, Jim Chaney, Helen Weisz, Paul Wandless, Victor Spinski, Gary Greenberg, Jeff Life, Joyce Jablonski, Tom Beldon, Patsy Cox, Steven Wolochowicz, John Eden, Constant Albertson, Kirt Mangus, Eva Kwong, Kathy Rhoades, Tom Pergola.
Artists exhibiting, work in clay as well as mixed media that includes innovative materials and processes (clay being no less than 50% of the work). In this exhibition, the artists are challenged to execute original concepts that will broaden the definition of contemporary art, particularly functional personal objects. Selected work will engage viewers in an experience, seeing and possibly feeling their surroundings – reflected through artists' eyes. We will be seeking fresh interpretations of objects that are an original reflection of contemporary culture, our time, and your unique vision. We are seeking strong craftsmanship. It is in moments of unexpected change that great possibility exists. We shift, we transform, we go off the grid aesthetically, conceptually, or environmentally.
Curated by Michael Stek IV.
Mar 24-Apr 9. Mon-Thu 8:00am-9:30pm; Fri 8:00am-4:30pm. Reception Mar 31, 5:00-7:00pm.
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Myung Jin Choi
Philadelphia International Airport
Terminal C
Myung Jin Choi: Generation
A site-specific installation that includes five views of Philadelphia with more than 7,000 ceramic elements - each element is representative of a building within the city. The sculptural forms range from interpretive topographies to suspended helixes.
Curated by Leah Douglas.
Mar 15- Sep.
The Claymobile
Philadelphia International Airport
Between Terminals A-East and B
Claymobile Wonderkammer: Cabinets of Wonder
Four Projects by The Claymobile, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia,
Rebecca Weisner, Claymobile Teaching Artist, worked with the 2008 8th grade class at Independence Charter School creating "I Love Art."
A three-dimensional mosaic inspired by Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE sculpture that famously adorns Philadelphia's Love Park. Lana Heckendorn, Associate Artist at The Clay Studio and Claymobile Teaching Artist, worked with the 2008 7th grade class at St. Mary's Interparochial School to create a "Claymobile City" complete with Philadelphia-style row homes, cars, trees, and people. Joanie Turbek, Resident Artist at The Clay Studio and first-time Claymobile Teaching Artist, created "Strange Worlds" a menagerie of fantastic beasts with the 7th grade class at Spruce Hill Christian School. Mike Zerbe, professional potter and Claymobile Teaching Artist, continued his long term work with at risk youth at The Youth Study Center, working with them to create a mosiac and several small-scale sculptures. The Claymobile, the outreach component of The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, worked with four schools in Philadelphia to create a ceramic-based work of art with each class. Participating schools are Independence Charter School, St. Mary's Interparochial School, The Youth Study Center and Spruce Hill Christian School.
Co-curated by Annette Monnier and Jeff Guido.
Mar 15-Sep.
Doug Herren
Philadelphia International Airport
Terminal A-West
Douglas Herren: Industria/Ware
Douglas Herren is known for his brightly painted large-scale vessels that reference oversized pitchers and teapots. Yet, there is an industrial aesthetic that prevails as some sections appear to be cast from old machine parts and bolted back together. Herren's sculptures are a curious hybrid between machinery and traditional wheel-thrown pottery.
Curated by Leah Douglas.
Jan 15-Jul.
Hiroe Hanazono
Philadelphia International Airport
Terminal D
Hiroe Hanazono: Ceramic Dinnerware
Hiroe Hanazono's ceramic dinnerware considers the overall aesthetics of the meal particularly as her work relates to and enhances food. Her minimalist approach - the simple lines, forms, and muted palette set the tone for an experiential meal where design and functionality are equally important.
Curated by Leah Douglas.
Nov 15-May.
Nick Kripal
Philadelphia International Airport
Between Terminals C and D
Nicholas Kripal: Swarm
A site specific installation that features a series of terracotta sculptural forms created using casts from common moulds-primarily ornate baking pans. The cast forms are re-invented through their variations and combinations into unique objects that appear partly architectural and partly functional yet remain unexplainable in origin.
Curated by Leah Douglas.
Dec 15-Jun.
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Artworks of Trenton
19 Everett Alley, Trenton, NJ, 609-466-3038
Around the Campfire
Julie Wills, Lesley Baker, Tom Lauerman, Emily Bivens, Rory Mahon,
Paul Ramirez, Debbie Reichard, and Kathleen Preziosi.
Featuring functional and sculptural work by local and national artists. The playful aspect of the campfire is that you start from scratch, but with a goal and a set of parameters. I¹m going to cook dinner and breakfast, but with only the materials I can carry on my back for ten miles. What¹s important? The artists in this show have decided what¹s important, and their objects are the telling excerpts of their complete worldview.Organized by Debbie ReichardMar 6 - April 17 Tuesday: 12 8 pm, Organized by Debbie Reichard
Thursday: 4 8 pm, Saturday: 10 am 4pm and by appointment
Opening Reception Saturday, March 6, 6:00-9:00 pm
Andy Brayman (Vase) Margaret Bohls (surface)
Perkins Center for the Arts, 30 Irvin Avenue,Collingswood NJ 856-235-6488
Exquisite Pots: Six Degrees of Collaboration
Margaret Bohls, Andy Brayman, Sam Chung, Maren Kloppmann, Andrew Martin, Deborah Schwartzkopf.
Features work by six potters who exchanged bisqued pieces with each other, for glazing and finishing. Similar to the "exquisite corpse" game invented by the Surrealists, this exchange expands the idea of collaboration from its usual consciously cooperative mode to include the possibility for the unconscious and accidental. The resulting pots prompt us to think about the relationship between form and finish, and about what dominates our perception or a particular pot.
Exquisite Pots was organized by Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, where it was first exhibited in the spring of 2008.
Curated by Jamie Lang.
Mar 13-Apr 10. Wed-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 6:00-9:00pm.
Driving Directions about 15 min via Benjamin Franklin Bridge take Rt 30/Admiral Wilson Blvd to signs for Rt 130 S. Take Rt130 S go past Cooper River Park (golf driving range on right) road curves up and around and there is a sign for Haddon Ave/CR561. Take this sharp right turn just past a Dunkin Donuts & Radio Shack and keep turning right, going underneath Rt130. This feeds onto Haddon Ave/CR561. Go through two lights continue straight and make your next right turn on Irvin Avenue, just past an old fashioned 4-sided clock next the road. Perkins Center is down one block on the left next to the elevated Speedline.
PATCO/NJ Speedline about 25 min Walk to Market & 8th Street and down staircase to subway. Look for the PATCO entrance to the left of staircase. Board the local train traveling toward NJ/Lindenwold. Exit at the Collingswood Station. When exiting the station, walk west toward Philadelphia, under the elevated track for 2 blocks to Irvin Ave. Perkins Center for the Arts will be on the right.
Chad Curtis
Rowan University Art Gallery
201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro NJ 856-256-4521
Artist / Educator
Michael Connelly, Matthew Courtney, Chad D. Curtis, Abby Donovan, David East, Heather Mae Erickson, Joseph Gower, Ryan Greenheck, Del Harrow, Douglas Herren, Ryan Kelly, Sumi Maeshima, Andrea Marquis, Eric Miller, Peter Morgan, Adelaide Paul, Neil Patterson, Hope Rovelto, Theresa Saulin, Kala Stein, John Williams, Jennifer Woodin.
This exhibition highlights groundbreaking work created by some of the most influential young artists in ceramics today who also happen to be educators at universities and colleges throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New York. Each artist's ideas are individual and unique to their generation and the current climate of ceramics. This group of artists are striving to make their mark, while advancing the field of ceramics through their work and through their influence as educators.
Organized by Heather Mae Erickson.
Mar 29-Apr 17. Mon-Fri 10:00am-5:00pm; Sat 12:00-5:00pm. Reception Apr 1, 5:00-7:00pm.
Within the STATE of Delaware
Blue Streak Gallery
1721 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington DE 19806
Nancy Jurs: Safe Havens....from the Armor Series
Jurs has expanded her continuing theme, a quest for the safety of women and animals in the 21st Century, to include symbolic armor to little girls, as well. These narrative works incorporate clay with her signature copper patina finish.
April 1 - May 29, 2010. Gallery hours Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Opening reception Friday April 9, 5-8pm.
