David East Artist Lecture

Join us for a free lecture with artist, educator, and arts administrator David East, who will discuss his own art practice and the programs and activities at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, where he is the Director. This lecture will be held in-person and via Zoom. Please register to reserve your seat or to receive the Zoom meeting link.

David S East currently serves as the Executive Director of the Watershed Center for the Ceramics Arts and previously as the Chair of Ceramics at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has taught and been a visiting artist at numerous locations including University of Missouri-Columbia, Alfred University, Kansas City Art Institute, and the Tainan National College of Art, Tainan, Taiwan. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including in the GICBiennale 2011, 2015 and 2017 Icheon, Korea, solo exhibitions at the Jane Hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, NY, NY and Schulman Project, Baltimore, MD and many others. He has received numerous awards including, those from the Maryland State Arts Council, the Lighton Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation.

Recently, East’s research has focused on architectural and design references revolving around issues of urban planning, architectural ornament and design as signifiers of our cultural history. David received his B.F.A in Ceramics from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls (1997) and his M.F.A from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2000).

About Watershed

Founded in 1986, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts is a nonprofit organization that serves as a nexus for artists who create with clay. We foster the growth of ceramic artists at all career stages via residencies, workshops, educational programs, and public events.

Watershed’s residency model prioritizes the development of creative community. Small groups of artists from across the US and abroad come to our 54-acre campus for two to four-week sessions. Artists work alongside one another in an open-concept studio, forging lasting personal and professional connections.

Annually, Watershed reaches more than 200 adults and youth through our community programs. Contemporary leaders in ceramics facilitate artist workshops and groups of regional artists regularly make use of Watershed’s extensive atmospheric kiln facilities. Our professional development opportunities for K-12 art educators empower Maine teachers to provide quality ceramic art instruction for students across the state while our youth education program links talented teaching artists with classrooms and community organizations. Watershed also welcomes the public to learn about ceramic art and artists via exhibitions, celebrations, and artist talks.