Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation
Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation
May 10 - June 23, 2024
Juried by Ayumi Horie
The Umbrella Arts Center
40 Stow Street, Concord, MA
Earthworks; Tradition, Influence, Innovation is a regional show celebrating the depth of history, tradition, and cultural expression in contemporary ceramics, and the ways in which artists continue to expand the field through innovation and reinterpretation. As part of The Umbrella Arts Center's continued commitment to the ceramic medium, we intend for this show to highlight emerging and established artists working in clay. This show will invite artists currently residing in New England, honoring the skill, knowledge, and diversity of our regional ceramics community. Work both functional and sculptural is included.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
11:30-1pm - Lecture Demonstration by Ellen Schön
"Open to New Technology: 3D Printing in Clay!" Learn more and register here
2-4pm - Opening Reception
Prizes will be awarded.
Best in show: $1,000
Juror’s choice: 5 awards at $100 each.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Ayumi Horie is a full-time studio potter from Portland, Maine who makes functional pots, mainly with drawings of animals. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Maine Craft Artist Award from the Maine Craft Association and is featured in the PBS show, Craft in America. In 2015, she was awarded a Distinguished Fellow grant in Craft by the United States Artists and is the first recipient of Ceramics Monthly’s Ceramic Artist of the Year award. In 2020, she was awarded an Honorary Member at NCECA for “outstanding contribution” to the field. She has taught workshops and given lectures at many universities, art centers and residencies in the U.S. and abroad, including the Archie Bray Foundation, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Greenwich House Pottery, Penland School of Crafts, Peter’s Valley, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the Northern Clay Center, and the International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark. She has served on the board of directors at the Archie Bray Foundation and American Craft Council. Currently, Ayumi is President of the board of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Her work is in various collections throughout the US, including the Museum of Art and Design in New York City.
Top image: LinesWhite22 by Lauren Nauman
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