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| Yoshi Fujii, Sake Set and Tray, 2014, 6” x 9” x 5.5”, porcelain and glaze. Courtesy of the artist. |
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POUR: Function + Form
An exhibition juried by Linda Arbuckle
June 5 – August 15, 2015
Opening Reception, First Friday, June 5, 6-9 PM
Awards presentation by Linda Arbuckle, 6:30PM
Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
mbaxley@redstarstudios.org, 816-474-7316Belger Arts Center presents an exhibition of innovative, utilitarian, and sculptural ceramic works by local and national artists. Guest juror Linda Arbuckle selected contemporary pouring vessels from submitted works that represent the skillful marriage of function and form. This exhibition opens on First Friday, June 5, with an opening reception from 6-9PM. The public is invited to the reception and 6:30PM presentation by Linda Arbuckle, where the following awards will be announced: - Best in Show
- First Place
- AMACO/brent Corporate Purchase Award
- Sherman-Eirich National Collection Purchase Award
In conjunction with the exhibition, Arbuckle conducts a two-day, hands-on workshop on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 from 10am to 4pm each day. The workshop is part of the Summer Workshop series that takes place at Belger Crane Yard Studios, located at 2011 Tracy, Kansas City, MO 64108. For more information about the workshop, presentation, and exhibition, please visit www.RedStarStudios.org.
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| Clinton Berry, Teapot with two cups, 2014, 6 ½” X 6 ½” X 6 ½” (teapot) and 3” X 3” X 2.75” (each
cup), porcelain clay body, multiple glazes with brush work, soda fired. Courtesy of the artist. |
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Juror biography:
Ceramic artist Linda Arbuckle is renowned for her majolica-glazed earthenware. Her work has been recognized through an Artist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. Artistic residencies in Wales and the People's Republic of China have provided further balance of Eastern and Western resources in her works. Arbuckle was recently awarded the Excellence in Teaching award at the 2015 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference. She’s presented summer faculty sessions at Penland School, Arrowmont School, Haystack Mountain School, Appalachian Center, Santa Fe Clay, The Odyssey Center, and the Archie Bray Foundation, as well as visiting artist workshops at many art centers and universities across the U.S.
Belger Arts Center has hosted over 70 exhibitions of sculpture, painting, ceramics, textiles, prints, and projected imagery. Since opening to the public in the spring of 2000, over 70,000 visitors have attended exhibitions in the main galleries at 2100 Walnut Street. Belger Crane Yard Studios art complex opened in 2013 and is located within five minutes of Belger Arts Center near Kansas City’s historic Jazz District at 2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108. For more information, please contact Michael Baxley, Gallery Manager, mbaxley@redstarstudios.org or 816-474-7316.
Downloads:
Press release attached, Image 1: Yoshi Fujii, Sake Set and Tray, 2014, 6” x 9” x 5.5”, porcelain and glaze. Courtesy of the artist.
Image 2: Clinton Berry, Teapot with two cups, 2014, 6 ½” X 6 ½” X 6 ½” (teapot) and 3” X 3” X 2.75” (each cup), porcelain clay body, multiple glazes with brush work, soda fired. Courtesy of the artist. |
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