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 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

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
info@ferrincontemporary.com

 

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