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.

COMPOSING FORM | Helen Day Art Center

COMPOSING FORM

Helen Day Art Center, Stowe Vermont

June 22- August 24, 2019

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 22, 5pm – 7pm

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

This group exhibition of contemporary sculptors working in ceramics highlights both figurative and abstract work that is both poetic and humorous, referencing human history, intervention, and experience.

Installation

Helen Day Art Center, ‘Composing Form’, 2019, installation view, Stowe, Vermont.Images courtesy of Jesse Schloff Photography.

Helen Day Art Center, ‘Composing Form’, 2019, installation view, Stowe, Vermont. Images courtesy of Jesse Schloff Photography

Helen Day Art Center, ‘Composing Form’, 2019, installation view, Stowe, Vermont.Images courtesy of Jesse Schloff Photography.

Helen Day Art Center, ‘Composing Form’, 2019, installation view, Stowe, Vermont. Images courtesy of Jesse Schloff Photography.

Artists Include:

Robin Best
Cristina Córdova
Sinying Ho
Sergei Isupov
Kadri Parnamets
Tara Thacker
Jerilyn Virden

EVENTS

Leslie Ferrin, director of Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA will speak in conversation with curator, Rachel Moore about contemporary ceramics and the artists in Composing Form, the current exhibition at Helen Day Art Center.

Ferrin, a specialist in contemporary ceramics for forty years, represents several of the artists Moore chose for the survey exhibition. The two will discuss recent works by artists whose cultural identities are evident in the narratives conveyed through painted surfaces and sculpted form both in the exhibition and other examples in the field. The conversation will also touch on the influences and experiences of artists in the exhibition including American artist, Cristina Cordova whose Puerto Rican heritage is a major influence on her work and the four international artists in the exhibition, Russian born, Sergei Isupov Estonian born Kadri Parnamets and two who now produce their work in Jingdezhen, China, the birthplace of porcelain, Robin Best, Australian and Hong Kong-born Sinying Ho.

Curator Talk:

Leslie Ferrin and Rachel Moore in conversation at the Helen Day Art Center.

August 15, 2019 at 5:30pm

In the Exhibition

Robin Best, “The Knight of the Lions” 2016, porcelain, on-glaze xin cai , 14.1 x 7.9 x 10.25″ .

Sin-Ying Ho, “Wedlock” 2014, Porcelain, high fire reduction, hand painted cobalt pigment, computer decal transfer, terra sigillata, 16 x 8 x 8”.

Sin Ying Ho, “Wedlock” (detail) 2014 Porcelain, high fire reduction, hand painted cobalt pigment, computer decal transfer, terra sigillata, 16 x 8 x 8”.