In this article, C File explores Silverman’s piece entitled “Tirana” in the GLAZED & DIFFUSED exhibition. “The story reminds us of similar public works projects that have attempted to heal the soul of a community.” Click here to read full article.
C File investigates the story behind GLAZED & DIFFUSED. On the topic of ceramics in the art world, Leslie Ferrin said, “Whatâs happening today is that contemporary ceramics are no longer relegated to mere craft.” Click here to read full article.
“Collecting ceramics has long been sequestered to the worlds of Wedgewood and Worcester, but there’s a new and evolving chapter when it comes to contemporary work….”
Brooke Mason, in an August 2015 edition of Wallpaper, interviews Leslie Ferrin about the impact contemporary ceramics on the art world.
“In some very essential way, the same heady mixture of keen observation and self-awareness that nourished the spirits of Americaâs Transcendentalist explorers, artists, and naturalists also defines Walker.” from “Impenetrable Ambiguities, The Illustrated Sculpture of Jason Walker” by Anthony E. Stellaccio in Ceramics Monthly Sept 2013.
AUGUST 8 Â | Â STUDIO &Â GALLERYÂ FIELD TRIP
Raymon Elozua Studio &Â Jack Shainman Gallery
Mountain Dale &Â Kinderhook, NY
Ferrin contemporary invites you to join us on Saturday, August 8, 2015 for a full-day tour in the Catskills and Kinderhook, New York.
In Mountain Dale, New York, visit Raymon Elozuaâs studio and the 1st Annual Mountain Dale Biennial at Grocery Store Gallery featuring ceramic work by Elozua and collage artist Micheline Gingras.
In Kinderhook, New York, visit Jack Shainman Gallery: The School and enjoy a guided tour with Clark Griffin of the El Anatsui: Five Decades exhibition of works in painting, wood, metal, and clay.
This full-day, round-trip tour starts in North Adams, MA.
Or you can provide your own transportation and meet us along the way.
Tour + lunch without transportation: $40 per person.
Tour + lunch with bus fare included: $75 per person.
Limited space. Registration deadline is August 1.
Thursdays, July 30, August 27, and September 24, 6 to 8 pm
1315 MASS MoCA Way and throughout North Adams
FREE
Ferrin Contemporary and other DownStreet art venues and galleries, stores, and restaurants will extend their hours on the last Thursday of the summer months to celebrate the arts.
Artsy Magazine Your Daytrip Guide to the Art of the Berkshires
The July 15, 2015 editorial in Artsy Magazine lists the “six stops not to miss” on your art tour of the Berkshires. Among them are FERRIN CONTRMPORARY and CYNTHIA-REEVES galleries.
Click here to read full article.
On Saturday, August 8th from noon to 4, Raymon Elozua and Micheline Gingras welcomes the public to the Grocery Story Gallery in Mountaindale, NY. The show consists of a series of 12 life-size, collage figures by Micheline Gingras titled, âWhat is a Clown?â which float directly on the walls, and a second series by Raymon Elozua, âR&D Sculptures,â made of metal, glass, and glazed terra cotta.
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams
1315 MASS MoCA Way
FREE
Collecting ceramics from George Ohr to Ai Weiwei â join specialists Suzanne Perrault, David Rago, and Daniel Farrell for a panel discussion moderated by Leslie Ferrin about provenance, connoisseurship, and values in ceramics, pottery, and porcelain from 1900 to the present.
Guests will have a chance to view the exhibition, GLAZED & DIFFUSED, before the panel discussion and afterwards during a wine and cheese reception in the gallery.
1315 MASS MoCA Way
$75. Space is limited.
Enjoy this dinner event in the gallery with collectors, artists, and the panelists. Gramercy Bistro, MASS MoCA’s in-house bistro, will serve modern fare made from locally-sourced food. Ceramic artist Michael McCarthy will provide the handmade dinnerware.
This event has sold out. Call 413-346-4004 to be added to the waiting list. Click here to let us know of your interest and we’ll let you know about other upcoming events and DISH + DINEs.
The July 7, 2015 edition of CFile presented an essay by Laurent de Verneuil, curator of the My Blue China: The Colors of Globalization exhibition at Foundation Bernardaud in Limoges, France (June 11 â Nov. 21). The exhibition assembles 13 international contemporary artists who explore the phenomenon of cultural globalization through blue and white ceramic wares.