Guest artist lectures and demonstrations will be part of the events open to the public as the WVU Division of Art and Design hosts a 2010 National Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts pre-conference symposium at the Creative Arts Center March 28 and 29.
Artist demonstrations and lectures will beheld Sunday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CAC, and a reception at the WVU production facilities and gallery on Baker’s Ridge Road, across from University High School, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Monday, March 29, there will be artist demonstrations and lectures from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CAC, with a potluck dinner immediately following at the ceramics studios.
All events are free and open to the public.
Special guest artists featured include Sarah Jaeger of Montana, Steve Godfrey of Alaska, Tom Bartel of Ohio and Von Venhuizen of Texas.
Sarah Jaeger is a studio potter in Helena, Mont. She received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Harvard and a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. She was a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation from 1985-1987, and the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Montana Arts Council. She was a United States Artists Target Fellow in 2006, and in the spring of 2007 she was one of the artists profiled in the PBS documentary “Craft in America.” She has taught at Pomona College, the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and has given workshops at schools and art centers nationally. Her work is in public and private collections and, most importantly, in many kitchens throughout the country.
Steven Godfrey is an Anchorage-based potter. In addition to creating his own beautiful ceramics, Godfrey is professor of art at the University of Alaska – Anchorage. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions across the country. He received his MFA in 1996 from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y.
Tom Bartel is known for his “disturbing yet humorous” fragmented figures that take cues from a “shotgun blast” of influences ranging from antiquity to popular culture. Bartel is currently an assistant professor at Ohio University. He received his BFA from Kent State University in 1993 and his MFA from Indiana University – Bloomington in 1996. He has an extensive exhibition record, including 20 solo shows, and has participated in exhibitions in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and the Czech Republic. He has also conducted many artist lectures and workshops and has numerous publications to his credit, most recently a feature article in Ceramics Monthly, entitled “Challenging Beauty: The Sculpture of Tom Bartel.”
Von Venhuizen is an artist and professor in Lubbock, Texas. He holds an MFA degree from Indiana University and is widely recognized for his slip-cast altered sculptures. His work has been exhibited nationally and is featured in many of the “500” series of ceramic books.
For more information and registration, contact Shoji Satake at 304-293-4841 ext. 3135, or email Shoji.Satake@mail.wvu.edu.
Information is also available on the web at: http://artanddesign.wvu.edu.
The 2010 NCECA conference will be held in Philadelphia March 31-April 3. For more information, see the website http://www.nceca.net/.
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03/26/10
CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304-293-4841 ext. 3108, Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu
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