What types of art do you specialize in?

We specialize in contemporary ceramics from the 1950s onward, including clay and porcelain sculptures.

Do you offer collection services?

Yes, we work with private collectors and artist archives to organize, document, and appraise ceramic art collections for deacquisition or placement.

Can you help with exhibition development?

Absolutely, we collaborate with museums and cultural institutions to develop and present ceramic art exhibitions.

Do you provide touring programs?

Yes, we curate and organize touring exhibitions for contemporary ceramic artists.

What are legacy projects?

Legacy projects include customized services for artists, such as retrospective catalogs, exhibitions, and museum acquisitions.

Current Events

Oct

2024

What is New in the World of Contemporary Ceramic Art? October 19, 2024 | 10-11:30am EST

What is New in the World of Contemporary Ceramic Art?

October 19, 2024 | 10-11:30am EST

Virtual Talk & Tour with Gallerist Leslie Ferrin and Artist Sergei Isupov

REGISTER HERE

ABOUT THE EVENT

LEARN MORE ABOUT PARTNERS FOR ART & DESIGN

Leslie Ferrin knows…she is a rock star in the world of contemporary ceramic art as she has represented and supported a cadre of great artists for over 40 years. Now a leading specialist, her mission of supporting the creative practice of living artists, continues to guide her work on their behalf through numerous curated museum exhibitions and new opportunities for site responsive commissions. In partnership with a team of specialists, together they draw on Leslie’s extensive network and decades of experience to offer services including cataloging private collections, artist archives and estates. Fostering connections between artists, collectors and art professionals to the global marketplace has paved the way. Join us as we visit with Leslie at Ferrin Contemporary’s newest location at Project Art in Cummington, Massachusetts. We will go on a virtual tour to see works on view by artists represented by the gallery Mara Superior, Chris Antemann, Cristina Cordova, Sergei Isupov, Peter Pincus, Raymon Elozua, Russell Biles, Paul Scott … to name a few. She will be joined by sculptor Sergei Isupov from his studio at Project Art, the ceramic art center he founded with Leslie in 2006 … register today!

Thank you to Abbey Chase and Partners for Art + Design for organizing this event

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Aug

2024

CRISTINA CÓRDOVA | 5-Day Virtual Live Course: Full Standing Figure | Oct 8-12 Nov 8th – 10, 2024

CRISTINA CÓRDOVA | 5-Day Virtual Live Course: Full Standing Figure

October 9-12 (Wednesday-Saturday) and November 10, 2024 (SUNDAY)

10 am – 2 pm / All levels

Limited spaces available

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ABOUT THE EVENT

I am excited to share this new cycle of my classic full-figure program. Throughout 4 days of live demonstrations and daily feedback reinforced by prerecorded material, students will create a clay figure out of slabs using a simple armature and patterns.

Students will then work independently throughout the rest of the month with ongoing e-mail support before reconvening for an online show and tell.

The full set of videos is yours to keep forever. All patterns and diagrams will be available to download through 2024. All live demos will be pre-recorded if you can’t make the class.

What you’ll get: encouragement, guidance and accountability

You will receive a virtual kit with scaled photographic views, patterns for the entire body, additional references, and diagrams to support your sculpting for three different female figures.
More than 25 concise, pre-recorded video tutorials on the entire figure to reinforce live demonstrations, yours to keep forever.
14 hours of live demonstrations and co-sculpting via Zoom (Wednesday-Saturday)
Daily personalized feedback from Cristina on your progress to troubleshoot and answer any questions.
Additional feedback via photos (see below) during the independent work period (October 12- November 10).

How this will work

Upon enrollment, you will have access to a list of tools and supplies needed to build your armature, prepare your patterns and references and get ready for the first day of class.

Although we include tiled versions of the reference posters we recommend taking the references folder to your local print shop to have the posters printed in large format printers without the need for tiling. Use the measurement keys in each image to make sure all are printed at the right size!

*Tiled images are PDF documents that break down a large image into standard printer size units, allowing you to print and puzzle them together at home.

BONUS MATERIAL!

In addition to the original set of patterns for Figure A (see right), I will be offering patterns and reference materials to sculpt 2 additional models (B & C). All of these are yours to keep and try as you grasp the technique. Please note that although the pre-recorded material and written instructions reflect the construction of different (yet similar) standing figure the techniques and construction protocols are exactly the same for the development of all the figures utilizing the different sets of patterns and photographic references.

I will be demonstrating the construction of FIGURE C throughout our live Zoom meetings. You are free to sculpt and receive live feedback on any of the three model options you choose to work on throughout our time together.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP HERE

MORE ON CRISTINA CÓRDOVA

Puerto Rican, b. 1976, Boston, MA
lives and works in Penland, NC

Native to Puerto Rico, Cristina Córdova creates figurative compositions that explore the boundary between the materiality of an object and our involuntary dialogues with the self-referential. Images captured through the lens of a Latin American upbringing question socio-cultural notions of gender, race, beauty, and power. Córdova has received numerous grants including the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Grant, a Virginia Groot Foundation Recognition Grant, several International Association of Art Critics of Puerto Rico awards, and a prestigious United States Artist Fellowship award in 2015.

Córdova has had solo exhibitions at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, (Alfred, NY), and her work is included in the collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, (Washington, DC), Colección Acosta de San Juan Puerto Rico, (San Juan, PR), the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, (Charlotte, NC), and Museum of Contemporary Art, (San Juan, PR). In 1998, Córdova completed her BA at the University of Puerto Rico, and she received her MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2002. Córdova is represented by Ferrin Contemporary.

Aug

2024

SERGEI ISUPOV | Workshop & Demonstration | NOV 8th – 10th, 2024

SERGEI ISUPOV | Workshop & Demonstration

November 8th – 10th, 2024

During the 2024 Hilltown 6 Open Studio Tour

ABOUT THE EVENT

Sergei Isupov will present a 3-day demonstration and hands-on workshop at Project Art. Isupov’s ceramic sculptures on view in the gallery at Project Art trace his career with works made in studios throughout the world (Estonia, Hungary, and in the USA) and date from 1990 – present.

$400 per person
Limited to 20 participants

Registration opens September 15th, 2024

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PROJECT ART NEWSLETTER

The Ferrin Contemporary Showroom will also be open for guests with ceramic works from represented artists.

For more information about HOST, visit the Hilltown Arts Alliance website.

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV

$400 per person
Limited to 20 participants

Registration opens September 15th, 2024

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PROJECT ART NEWSLETTER

The Ferrin Contemporary Showroom will also be open for guests with ceramic works from represented artists.

For more information about HOST, visit the Hilltown Arts Alliance website.

Jul

2024

Project Art & ACC Lunch | Open during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour

Images of Ferrin Contemporary at Project Art in Cummington, MA. Featuring Artwork by Mara Superior, including “Wake Up! America/Save Democracy”, 2024, high-fired English porcelain, ceramic underglaze and oxides, Cornwall stone glaze, gold leaf, 18 x 13 x 1.75″, John Polak Photography

PROJECT ART & AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE LUNCH

Ferrin Contemporary Open during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour

Inviting special guests to join us for lunch with the American Ceramics Circle on Saturday, July 27, 12:30 – 2:00. Hosted by Ferrin Contemporary at Project Art in Cummington, MA this lunch is held in conjunction with the annual Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour and brings together curators, collectors, scholars and artists who all share a common interest in ceramics. Our rural location is centrally located between the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. The lunch and the tour provide an opportunity to explore the area, visit studios, and enjoy in-person opportunities with artists and their work.

If you’d like to reserve a spot for lunch and learn more about the American Ceramic Circle special events – here is a link to the RSVP via Eventbrite (we’ll follow up with a sandwich selection).

Ferrin Contemporary, located in Western Massachusetts for 40+ years, was founded in Northampton, MA. The gallery moved to the Berkshires in 2002 and until 2023, it was located adjacent to MASS MoCA in North Adams. Last fall we moved (a final time) to Project Art, a renovated Mill building on the East Branch of the Westfield River, surrounded by gardens in the newly designated Cummington Cultural District.

Of course, you are invited to visit anytime (by appointment) but if you’re available on the 27th, we’d love to have you join us and the ACC for the day.

TOUR INFO:

HILLTOWN 6 – Saturday – Sunday, July 26-27, 2024
Use the links to create your self guided itinerary for the two day tour.

map of studios

About the tour

About the guest artists

About the demo schedule

ACC INFO:

In addition to visiting the potters and attending scheduled public demonstrations on the H6 Pottery tour, guests of the American Ceramic Circle and the lunch are invited to attend three special events throughout the weekend via RSVP.

SATURDAY, July 27

12:30 – 2:00 ACC LUNCH at Project Art, Cummington, MA

American Ceramics Circle and their guests are invited to gather at Project Art to enjoy a casual lunch with friends, meet other members, compare notes and explore the former mill building, now the home of Ferrin Contemporary, gallery, library and archives.

Ferrin Contemporary offers works for sale and study by resident & visiting artists including:

ARTISTS ON VIEW: Russell Biles, Sergei Isupov, Kadri Parnamets, Peter Pincus, Linda Sikora, Paul Scott and Mara Superior. Also on view are selected works from Ferrin’s collection of souvenir plates, figurines and commemorative ceramics recently featured in Our America/Whose America?

Sandwiches, beverage and dessert can be selected in advance from the Old Creamery’s menu.

HISTORIC CUMMINGTON

2:00 – 3:00

Continue to explore the beautiful gardens at Project Art and wander across the street to Historic Cummington’s Kingman Tavern for a docent-led tour of collections open Saturday 2-5 pm. Free – donations are welcome.

Hours

The Kingman Tavern Museum is open Saturdays July 13, 2024 through August, 24, 2024 from 2-5 pm. Tours are free and ongoing during these times. Donations are welcome but not required. Parking is available at the barn.

The museum will also participate in the Hilltown History Trail.

Special tours are available by appointment at historical@cummington-ma.gov

Directions

Address: 41 Main Street, Cummington, MA 01026

Mara Superior, Artist Portrait, 2020, Photo by John Polak Photography

MARA SUPERIOR STUDIO & HOME

4:30 – 6:00 Williamsburg, MA

ACC is invited to gather for light snacks and cool drinks at the home/studio of Mara Superior. Mara’s home is filled with collections, spanning the history of her own work, antique ceramics, and library. In addition, tour the sculpture studio of her late husband, Roy Superior. Mara is an American visual artist who works in porcelain. Her ceramic high relief platters and sculptural objects reflect the artist’s passion for art history and the decorative arts, and her painterly motifs range from the pleasures of the domestic to serious political and environmental issues as points of departure to comment on contemporary culture and its relationship to history.Directions: Park at the Meekins Library 2 Williams St, Williamsburg and walk a short distance to the house – 8 Williams Street (Rte 9), Williamsburg, MA contact phone is 413.268.7904

4:30 – 6:00 Williamsburg, MA

About Mara Superior

About Roy Superior

POTTER’S BARBEQUE

6:00 Westhampton, MA

The ACC is invited to join the potters’ barbeque with all participating artists – please bring a beverage of choice, food contribution is optional. A pre-made dessert or appetizer is always welcome. There are plenty of options in the small towns to pick something up between studios.

Sam Taylor’s Dog Bar Pottery

ARTIST NEWS

Ferrin Contemporary’s newsletters connect artists, collectors, art professionals and the media with exhibitions and opportunities to learn more about artist practices, works on view and new work taking place in the studios.

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY
now located at ProjectArt at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MAOpen by appointment Winter – Spring.
Contact us to arrange a visit in person or by zoom
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Oct

2018

BOUKE DE VRIES in the Hartford Courant, October 9, 2018

BOUKE DE VRIES

WAR & PIECES/ MATRIX 180
WADSWORTH ANTHENEUM

Oct. 4th- Jan. 6th, 2019

Hartford, CT

“Many of these banquets were held before big battles. At the Duchess of Richmond’s party [which was held in Belgium], Napoleon was advancing. All the men had to leave,” including almost every officer in the army of the Duke of Wellington. De Vries says. “I put the battle on the table. It’s a safer option.”

— Bouke de Vries

Bouke de Vries is represented by Ferrin Contemporary.
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Sculptor Uses Sugar, Porcelain And Transformers As A Commentary On Warfare

BOUKE DE VRIES– Susan Dunne of the Hartford Courant reviews War & Piece‘s US debut at the Wadsworth Atheneum, in Hartford, CT. On-view through January 6th, 2019.

Bouke de Vries, “War and Pieces”, 2018 Wadsworth Antheneum

Bouke de Vries, “War and Pieces” 2018, Wadsworth Antheneum.

Bouke de Vries, “Glass Cloud 2″, 2017, 17th and 18th Dutch archaelogical glass fragments, mixed media, 21.5 x 13 x 13”

Bouke de Vries, “War and Pieces” 2012-23, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin. photo: ©Charlottenburg Palace

Bouke de Vries, “War and Pieces” detail, 2012-23, Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin.

VISIT

Ferrin Contemporary at 1315 MASS MoCA Way

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY is located in the heart of the Berkshires — home to museums, theaters, performance centers, and many great restaurants. The area is the perfect art vacation destination along with the natural beauty of the mountains themselves. Click for more

Let us help “curate” your visit to the Berkshires this summer and fall. Click here to send an e-mail.

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Oct

2018

UPCOMING EVENTS

FALL & WINTER WITH FERRIN CONTEMPORARY

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY, located on the campus of MASS MoCA, lies in the heart of the Berkshires.

The gallery is located at 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams.

HOURS: Thursday- Saturday 11am–5pm and by chance

Peter Pincus, "Vessels" 2017, porcelain, slip, gold lustre, 21 x 30 x 8".

PETER PINCUS: Channeling Josiah Wedgwood

Artist Talk and Opening at Ferrin Contemporary, November 10th, from 5-7pm.

Slide Presentation at Project Art, November 9th, 7-8. Please RSVP, space is limited.

Workshop Peter Pincus: Colored Veneers and Plaster Prototyping. November 9th-11th at Project Art in Cummington, MA.

BOUKE DE VRIES– Curatorial Tour and discussion of War & Pieces at the Wadsworth Athaneum in Hartford CT.

October 10th from 5-7pm

A exhibition tour and discussion with the newly appointed head curator of the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, Sequoia Miller and Linda Roth, Senior Curator and Charles C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Curator of European Decorative Arts at the Wadsworth and Gallery Director, Leslie Ferrin.

Artist Workshop: SERGEI ISUPOV

Project Art, Cummington MA

3-Day Workshop: October 12–14, 2018

PARKING MADE EASY

MASS MoCA’s main parking area is adjacent to
Ferrin Contemporary in Building 13. Start or end your day with us. Explore The World of MASS MoCA and Downtown North Adams for more local art, food, and beer.

Click for more about visiting.

FALL & WINTER WITH FERRIN CONTEMPORARY

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY, located on the campus of MASS MoCA, lies in the heart of the Berkshires.

The gallery is located at 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams.

HOURS: Thursday- Saturday 11am–5pm and by chance

BOUKE DE VRIES– Curatorial Tour and discussion of War & Pieces at the Wadsworth Athaneum in Hartford CT.

October 10th from 5-7pm

PETER PINCUS: Channeling Josiah Wedgwood

Artist Talk and Opening at Ferrin Contemporary, November 10th, from 5-7pm.

Slide Presentation at Project Art, November 9th, 7-8. Please RSVP, space is limited.

Workshop Peter Pincus: Colored Veneers and Plaster Prototyping. November 9th-11th at Project Art in Cummington, MA.

Artist Workshop: SERGEI ISUPOV

Project Art, Cummington MA

3-Day Workshop: October 12–14, 2018

PARKING MADE EASY

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Nov

2017

Sabbath: The 2017 Dorothy Saxe Invitational

Nov 12, 2017—Feb 25, 2018
Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
Ferrin Contemporary artists Sergei Isupov, Jason Walker, Kurt Weiser, and Beth Lipman are among the diverse group of fifty-seven artists interpreting the Sabbath — the day of rest — from their own unique perspectives and engaging with its contemporary relevance. All work is three-dimensional as artists explore the theme through ceramic, wood, and glass.

Click for Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Click for more about Sergei Isupov.

Click for more about Jason Walker.

Click for more about Kurt Weiser.

Click for more about Beth Lipman.

Click to browse Ferrin Contemporary’s Square Shop.