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Join us in welcoming Professor Janna Longacre for a lecture on her work and career.  Janna joins the Ceramics Program this semester as a Visiting Critic in the class "Input/Output". As a sculptor and installation artist, Janna identifies herself as a narrative artist, using clay/ceramics with other manufactured and found materials to tell abstract stories. Her own personal portfolio also includes tableware design solutions and mixed media sculpture using neon.  

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Workshop Description - Conceive | Achieve: Ceramic Surfaces for the Visual Artist with George Bowes

June 20 - 24, 2016, 10:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:00pm each day

Knowing a few simple rules of ceramic chemical formulations allows you to unleash the potential for ceramic surfaces that support and develop new work. This workshop will focus on ceramic surfaces for cone 5 oxidation; discoveries made will then easily translate into other temperatures and atmospheres with small, thoughtful adjustments. This five-day, hands-on workshop is open to all levels. Participants are encouraged to focus on surface ideas they have been striving to achieve to make this workshop more individually productive.

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The Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, presents its annual Holiday Show and Sale December 10–13 in its state-of-the-art facility at 224 Western Avenue, Allston, MA.

More than seventy artists will present an extraordinary selection of ceramic work for sale. From functional dinnerware to sculptural masterpieces, this popular exhibition has something for everyone and attracts several thousand visitors each year.... Read more about Ceramics Program Holiday Show and Sale 2015

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This event is FULL!

This workshop is free to Harvard students. The fee for this two-day, hands-on workshop is $275.00 for those not enrolled in a course, $225.00 for those enrolled in a course. To register, download our registration form here or email Shawn Panepinto at panepint@fas.harvard.edu. Questions? Email Kathy King at kking@fas.harvard.edu.

Workshop Description - Pots/Possibilities with Nick Joerling
Course Description: Beginning with round pots coming from the wheel, we'll push, cut, coax, and stretch those form. Why alter pots? Tom Spleth nicely observed, "As work departs from thrown forms that typically refers to pots and pottery, it gains the ability to describe forms in nature, suggest the vulnerability of the figure, and express the asymmetry found in human experience." Our focus will be on utilitarian pots but we'll take some liberties with that notion too. Various ways of making handles, lids, and spouts will be explored.

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Slide Presentation: 12:00noon - 1:30pm

Join us in welcoming the prolific George Bowes to the Ceramics Program. George imbues both functional vessels and sculptural objects with bold pronouncements on the many ironies of humanity, society and politics. Occasionally biting, endlessly quick-witted, the sentiments always elicit lively reactions. His distinctive use of bold color and vivid pattern on vessels for home use speak of his ideas of beauty and vitality and live as a refreshing island in the landscape of functional art.
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Friday, September 18, 9 PM-1 AM

Each fall, students converge to hear music, model clay, spin on the wheel, and snack at Clay All Night.

Studio party for Harvard undergraduates only
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Opening Reception: Saturday, September 5, 5pm - 8pm

Artist Talk by Jessica Brand: 6 PM

“Wishful Thinking” – Jessica Brandl
Exhibition: Tuesday, August 18 – Friday, October 16, 2015
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 AM-6 PM or by appointment
Read The Boston Globe's review of Jessica Brandl's show. Cate McQuaid calls it "A vigorous exhibition that investigates how we shape history."

This exhibition celebrates the great talent of ceramic artist Jessica Brandl during her 2014-2015 residency at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Brandl's work references objects and images from museum collections to create a dialog with the present. Her most recent work involves 3D printing in combination with hand modeling of historic objects in order to link past craftspeople to present day craft production.

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Slide Presentation: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

Roberto Lugo explores the notion of eclecticism and culture in his current exhibition Ghetto Garniture: Wu Tang Worcester at Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA. Join us in welcoming this highly influential new voice in contemporary art as he presents how his work serves as a hybrid of visual art traditions and stimulates new conversations surrounding cultural tolerance.

This event is free and open to the public. Seats are limited. To RSVP, sign up below or email Kathy King at kking@fas.harvard.edu.

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Slide Presentation: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

Join Project Coordinators Alexandra Jelleberg and Bradley Klem as they present their work in joining east and west coast ceramic artists for GrowlerFest 2015 - a bi-coastal craft beer and local food tasting event and artist salon.  Partnering with Project Art in Cummington, MA and Eutectic Gallery in Portland, OR these two artists bring food and craft together in a unique and inspiring way.

This event is free and open to the public. Seats are limited. To RSVP, sign up below or email Kathy King at kking@fas.harvard.edu.

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Slide Presentation: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

Ceramics Program artist and Teaching Assistant Jessica Gaddis recently spent a month in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland at the HERE Creative Center artist residency. Nestled in a quiet mountain town, the residency offered the opportunity to explore the two dimensional world of paper and collage. The mission was to visit alien landscapes similar to her current works. Come hear about her adventures and see the works on paper created during the residency.

This event is free and open to the public. Seats are limited. To RSVP, sign up below or email Kathy King at kking@fas.harvard.edu.

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Slide Presentation: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm.

We are honored to host world-renowned artist Mary Frank in celebration of her solo exhibition at Gallery Kayafas. In cooperation with the Harvard Ed Portal and Gallery Kayafas, Frank will present her journey to this new body of work and the influences behind it. 
Image: Abide, 2007, Oil on Canvas, Detail 48x66"

This event is free and open to the public. Seats are limited. To RSVP, email Kathy King at kking@fas.harvard.edu.

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