ceramics

Nov

2015

C-File: Ceramists Selected for $50k US Artists Fellows Awards

Congratulations to Cristina Córdova: 2015 USArtists Distinguished Fellow in Crafts

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NewsFile | Ceramists Selected for $50k United States Artists Fellows Awards

“At least four artists out of the 37 inducted as United States Artists Fellows this year work in the medium of ceramics… This year’s inductees were chosen from a pool of more than 400 applicants… The organization states that it has awarded more than $20 million over the lifetime of the program, the idea being to help artists realize new creative opportunities through financial support.”

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Congratulations to Cristina Córdova recently awarded 2015 USA Distinguished Fellow in Crafts.

Click here to see more of Córdova’s work.

Oct

2015

Maine Antique Digest: Paul Scott in “Historical Accommodations”

“Historical Accommodations” by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
from Maine Antique Digest Oct. 5, 2015

“Several months ago, Robert Hunter, editor of Ceramics in America and photographer extraordinaire, posted a Paul Scott platter on his Facebook page. Scott has ‘a penchant for rescuing cast-offs…[and] using them as a canvas for biting social commentary,'” Click here to read full article.

Click here to see more of Paul Scott’s work.

Sep

2015

C-File: Jason Walker’s Illustrated Surfaces and Forms Reviewed by Anthony Stellaccio

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Jason Walker’s Illustrated Surfaces and Forms Reviewed by Anthony Stellaccio

Since his emergence, Walker has remained in the top tier of a group of artists who have defined a sub-genre of ceramic art with expert optical play between illustrated surface and form. The provenance of this prominence began with thrown and slipcast elements assembled into compact objects based on domestic functional forms. Read more, see more…

Aug

2015

C FILE: Robert Silverman Celebrates the Reclamation of Soviet Architecture

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.

Aug

2015

C FILE: Exhibition | “Glazed and Diffused” at Ferrin Contemporary

C File investigates the story behind GLAZED & DIFFUSED. On the topic of ceramics in the art world, Leslie Ferrin said, “What’s happening today is that contemporary ceramics are no longer relegated to mere craft.” Click here to read full article.

Aug

2015

Wallpaper: Ceramic Futures at GLAZED & DIFFUSED

“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.

Click here to read the full article.

Aug

2015

Ceramics Monthly: Impenetrable Ambiguities, The Illustrated Sculpture of Jason Walker

“In some very essential way, the same heady mixture of keen observation and self-awareness that nourished the spirits of America’s 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.

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Aug

2015

American Craft: Jason Walker and The Nature of Invention

“Through his painted porcelain sculptures, Jason Walker asks us to ponder technology, wilderness, and our place in the world.” from “The Nature of Invention” by Joyce Lovelace in American Craft Magazine Aug-Sept 2012.

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Jul

2015

Elozua Studio & Shainman Gallery Field Trip

AUGUST 8 | STUDIO & GALLERY FIELD TRIP
Raymon Elozua Studio & Jack Shainman Gallery

Mountain Dale & 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 Elozua’s 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.

CLICK HERE FOR FIELD TRIP RESERVATIONS

Jul

2015

DownStreet Art Summer 2015

JULY-SEPTEMBER | DOWNSTREET NORTH ADAMS

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.

Congratulations to Cristina Córdova: 2015 USArtists Distinguished Fellow in Crafts

C-File 9-23-15 Jason Walker’s Illustrated Surfaces and Forms Reviewed by Anthony Stellaccio

JULY-SEPTEMBER | DOWNSTREET NORTH ADAMS

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Jason Walker’s Illustrated Surfaces and Forms Reviewed by Anthony Stellaccio