Images, top to bottom:
Andrea Revoy. Lickin' Pickin' Chickin'. n.d. Hand-built, Earthenware, Cone 04 oxidation fired.
Deborah Williams. Dialogue in Black and White. 2011. Porcelain, naked raku. 15 x 15 x 5 cm.
Ed Bamiling. Rockfall. 2011. Stoneware, glaze, metalic oxides. Oxidation, raku fired, 21 x 14 x 7.5 cm.
As part of our BC-in-A-Box exhibition, we are collaborating with the Alberta Potters Association’s (APA) on a travelling inter-provincial exchange. The APA show, Alberta In A Box: Wide Open will be on view in the Arts and Craft Gallery of the Comox Valley Art Gallery in Courtenay BC, October 1 to November 5. It will then travel to Vancouver, where it will be on display at the Gallery of BC Ceramics November 12 to December 1. We are hoping our members in both locations will have the opportunity to see this excellent exhibition.
Wide Open contains fifty-one works by thirty-nine Alberta ceramic artists. Each work fits within a 6” cubed box, making the works essentially miniatures. As the organizers Louise Cormier and Elaine Harrison suggest, quoting French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, “. . . the minuscule, a narrow gate, opens up an entire world.” They continue, “These works evoke many ‘worlds’ such as diverse approaches, concepts and techniques” as befits the title. The diversity in particular caught the attention of Aaron Nelson, the exhibition juror, who winnowed the initial field of sixty-seven works down to fifty-one. Nelson looked for work that “references historical and contemporary precedents . . . [that moved] beyond initial inspirations and embraced exploration in a unique and personal way.”
Both the PGBC and the APA are volunteer organizations that aspire to encourage the education, development and promotion of ceramic arts. Founded in 1969, the APA has supported biannual exhibitions for its members, which travel around the province. These exhibitions promote appreciation and understanding of the ceramic arts to the public, and they offer opportunities for members to profile themselves and Alberta ceramics on a national and international level.
Former Vancouverite Aaron Nelson, who is now the Artistic Director of the Medalta International Artists in Residence (MIAIR) in Medicine Hat, Alberta, writes, “I have selected pieces for this exhibition that I felt resonated with the incredible diversity of this province. It is apparent in the work selected that many artists have not only a deep connection with the material, but also to the rich culture, heritage and landscape of this region.” What more reason could one have for making sure he or she sees this exhibition?
For more on the Alberta Potters Association, please see their website at www.albertapottersassociation.com.
Wide Open contains fifty-one works by thirty-nine Alberta ceramic artists. Each work fits within a 6” cubed box, making the works essentially miniatures. As the organizers Louise Cormier and Elaine Harrison suggest, quoting French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, “. . . the minuscule, a narrow gate, opens up an entire world.” They continue, “These works evoke many ‘worlds’ such as diverse approaches, concepts and techniques” as befits the title. The diversity in particular caught the attention of Aaron Nelson, the exhibition juror, who winnowed the initial field of sixty-seven works down to fifty-one. Nelson looked for work that “references historical and contemporary precedents . . . [that moved] beyond initial inspirations and embraced exploration in a unique and personal way.”
Both the PGBC and the APA are volunteer organizations that aspire to encourage the education, development and promotion of ceramic arts. Founded in 1969, the APA has supported biannual exhibitions for its members, which travel around the province. These exhibitions promote appreciation and understanding of the ceramic arts to the public, and they offer opportunities for members to profile themselves and Alberta ceramics on a national and international level.
Former Vancouverite Aaron Nelson, who is now the Artistic Director of the Medalta International Artists in Residence (MIAIR) in Medicine Hat, Alberta, writes, “I have selected pieces for this exhibition that I felt resonated with the incredible diversity of this province. It is apparent in the work selected that many artists have not only a deep connection with the material, but also to the rich culture, heritage and landscape of this region.” What more reason could one have for making sure he or she sees this exhibition?
For more on the Alberta Potters Association, please see their website at www.albertapottersassociation.com.
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