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Public reception: First Friday, April 2, 5 - 9 pm
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia's premier non-profit ceramic arts
organization is pleased to present Of This Century: Residents,
Fellows & Select Guest Artists of The Clay Studio, 2000-2010.
The exhibition is among the most poignant of 90+ refined and meaningful
ceramic art exhibitions that The Clay Studio organized throughout
March and April across the Philadelphia area to coincide with
INDEPENDENCE, The National Council on Education for the Ceramic
Arts (NCECA) 44th Annual conference, March 31- April 3, 2010 at
the Pennsylvania Convention Center. INDEPENDENCE is a celebration
of the independent spirit in both traditional & groundbreaking
ceramic art.
Of This Century will fill all three of The Clay Studio’s
Galleries (Harrison, Reed Smith and Bonovitz), offering the public
a unique opportunity to view a careful assembly of some of the
field’s most promising ceramic artists.
Of This Century celebrates the incredible talent of
artists that have received one of three Clay Studio coveted Artist
Residencies (widely considered to be the top artist residencies
in the field): Clay Studio Resident Artists, Evelyn Shapiro Foundation
Fellowship recipients and select Guest Artists in Residence, from
2000 to present day. The Clay Studio’s residency programs
are recognized internationally for their excellence, making them
extremely competitive and attracting the best talent in the field.
This exhibition exemplifies this, showing the consistent quality
of the makers who have been, and are currently, part of The Clay
Studio’s program. It shows the vast aesthetic expression
possible with clay and reflects the changes that have taken place
within our field. It truly exemplifies the diverse expression
that makes The Clay Studio’s programs so special. Representational
and abstract sculpture, vessels, tableware (thrown, cast, hand
built), conceptual work and a video piece will all be on exhibit.
Conceptual concerns explored within the work range from blurring
the lines between hand and industrially made objects, to racial
insensitivity, from the commodification of our natural resources,
to how we see and perceive both objects and space.
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