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20/07/2024

We're happy to launch the Ceramics Now Weekly Podcast, designed to provide an easy and convenient way to stay updated with the latest news in the ceramics world.

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Listen to Ceramics Now Weekly, the leading newsletter specialized in contemporary ceramics. The editor of Ceramics Now brings you the week's news and shares a curated selection of artists and exhibitions.

18/07/2024

Yesterday, we published the most extensive edition of Ceramics Now Weekly to date. We highly recommend taking the time to read it—it's well worth it!

📙 Read the 75th edition of Ceramics Now Weekly: https://ceramicsnow.substack.com/p/75-an-insightful-look-into-toshiko

17/07/2024

We're honored to publish Doug Navarra's essay ‘Sculpting the Darkness Within’, which offers a deeply personal and evocative exploration of Toshiko Takaezu's work, focusing on the introspective and spiritual significance of the darkness within her pots.

📙 Read the essay in Ceramics Now: https://cnow.site/toshikotakaezu

Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within is on view at The Noguchi Museum, New York, between March 20 and July 28, 2024.

17/07/2024

Applications are now open for artists and traders who wish to exhibit at the fair of the Caolin International Contemporary Ceramics Festival (Cluj, Romania). In its seventh edition this year, the festival welcomes all art enthusiasts with an innovative approach, creating a dedicated outdoor exhibition space in the heart of Transylvania. The event will take place in the city's main square from September 11 to 15, 2024. Participation fee: ~€200.

📍 Applications are due August 15. Read more: https://cnow.site/caolin

16/07/2024

Vacation With An Artist was founded on the idea that humans have an inherent need to create. For artists and non-artists alike, VAWAA offers curious travelers the opportunity to complete a mini-apprenticeship under a master artist or artisan in more than 34 countries.

📍 Read more about VAWAA: https://cnow.site/vawaa

16/07/2024

Alicja Buławka-Fankidejska: Possible Forms is on view at the Rothko Museum, Daugavpils

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/possibleforms

15/07/2024

Vancouver artist Debra Sloan is best known for her ceramic sculptures of animals and infants, which exude personality and often humour. Her babies, in particular, bely uncritical sentimentality in their frank displays of frustration, anger, and resistance. With her latest exhibition at the Craft Council of British Columbia, 𝑳𝒆𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔, Sloan shifts her attention to the mature female figure, filling the gallery with a full court of alert, expressive beings.

📙 Read Amy Gogarty's review and an insightful interview with the artist: https://cnow.site/debrasloan

12/07/2024

Norma Grinberg is today's featured artist on Ceramics Now.

📍 View the artist's works: www.ceramicsnow.org/normagrinberg

"I want to show a journey that begins with the creation of the modules, initially without interference, where I expose their plasticity and conceptual nature. Then, I delved into the world of creative openness that allowed me to interfere, juxtapose, aggregate, cut, join, and build. Thus, I created a body of work that was simply timeless; it happened naturally."

12/07/2024

Juliet Ferguson-Rose: Assemblage is on view at Frestonian Gallery, London

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/fergusonrose

11/07/2024

Jacqueline Schapiro is today's featured artist on Ceramics Now.

📍 View the artist's works: www.ceramicsnow.org/jacquelineschapiro

"Ceramics gives me freedom of expression, valuing and dignifying the sublimity of nature. Through the artwork, I seek to replicate it, dignify what I observe, and create beauty. I enhance it with the materials and elements I use to work, along with the random passage of fire that acts in the kiln. The flame passes unpredictably and casually over the pieces, leaving its mark and highlighting the scars the clay work undergoes from the beginning to its final form."

11/07/2024

The 2024 edition of the European Ceramic Festival TERRALHA starts tomorrow in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, France. 20 European ceramic artists will exhibit surprising installations in the heart of the village, in unusual and private locations converted for the occasion into temporary exhibition spaces.

📍 Read more & view the photo gallery: https://cnow.site/terralha2024

10/07/2024

The 1st edition of the Biennale of Contemporary Keramics embraces a unique nomadic concept, traveling across different Greek islands and drawing inspiration from their mythological and historical backgrounds. This year’s exhibition is taking place at the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Santorini.

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/bcksantorini

10/07/2024

Jasmine Simpson is today's featured artist on Ceramics Now.

📍 View the artist's works: www.ceramicsnow.org/jasminesimpson

"I am drawn to the enduring symbolism of animals: their grace, power, and vulnerability. Ultimately, my work celebrates the enduring power of clay, the timeless wisdom of the animal kingdom, and the unbreakable thread that weaves us all. Using animals as a metaphor, I aim to spark conversations, stir emotions, and ignite a sense of unity in the shared experience of life."

09/07/2024

Johan Creten: Strangers Welcome is on view at Perrotin, New York

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/cretensw

09/07/2024

As clay 3D printing gains popularity among ceramic artists, it sparks debate and differing opinions. Understanding this innovative process can foster healthy discussions.

📙 Read Hendrien Horn's article and discover how 3D printing is reshaping the world of ceramics and opening new creative possibilities: https://cnow.site/clay3dp

Hendrien Horn's book, “Let’s Clay 3D Print! A Guidebook,” was released on July 5th and features clay 3D printing artists and industry experts from around the world.

03/07/2024

1001 Pots, Canada’s largest ceramics event is back for its 35th edition from July 5 to August 18, 2024, in the heart of the village of Val-David, Quebec. This outdoor gathering, which annually welcomes over 100 ceramists from Quebec and beyond, offers visitors an immersion in the world of ceramics.

📍 Read more about the event: https://cnow.site/1001pots

03/07/2024

Terres incarnées: Anne-Laure Cano, Safia Hijos, Mathilde Sauce is in view at Galerie Terra Viva, Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/terresincarnees

02/07/2024

Kentaro Kawabata / Bruce Nauman is on view at Nonaka-Hill, Los Angeles

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/atnonakahill

02/07/2024

Merete Rasmussen: Undulations is on view at Pangolin London, London

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/mrasmussen

27/06/2024

This year, the European Ceramic Festival TERRALHA is inviting 20 European ceramic artists to exhibit surprising installations in the heart of the Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie village, in unusual and private locations converted for the occasion into temporary exhibition spaces.

📍 Read more about the festival & view the photo gallery: https://cnow.site/terralha2024

26/06/2024

Carlos Enrique Prado: Stubborn is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, Miami

📙 Read Nathan J. Timpano's review of the exhibition & view the photo gallery: https://cnow.site/ceprado

25/06/2024

Last month, the third edition of the International Ceramics Symposium ‘Bird of Paradise’ took place in the breathtaking setting of Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains. Organized by Lopota Lake Resort & Spa and the Ceramic Gallery/Studio “White Studio”, the symposium brought together 14 artists from 10 countries to create ceramic sculptures for a unique outdoor museum. We spoke with Nato Eristavi, whose passion and vision have been essential in realizing this dream. In our conversation, Nato shared the inspirational story behind the symposium, the challenges overcome, and the magic that makes this event a memorable experience for artists and visitors alike.

📙 Read the interview in Ceramics Now: https://cnow.site/birdofparadise

24/06/2024

Pascale Girardin is today's featured artist on Ceramics Now.

📍 View the artist's works: www.ceramicsnow.org/pascalegirardin

"From its wet state to its vitrification—working with clay requires constant monitoring of the changes that take place on it. In this way, I view art in the making as both a theoretical mindset and a formal study, with its conceptual underpinnings intimately linked to the strategies employed for its realization. My research in ceramics is a continuum – a series of encounters rather than a finality where meaning emerges."

24/06/2024

The Parcours Céramique Carougeois (PCC), one of Europe’s pioneering biennials of contemporary ceramics, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The theme of the 18th Parcours Céramique Carougeois is ‘Writing, images, messages’, with around twenty exhibitions scheduled from 14 to 22 September 2024 in the arcades and galleries of Carouge, near Geneva, Switzerland.

📍 Read more about the event: https://cnow.site/pcc2024

23/06/2024

Peter Olson: Marked for Life is on view at Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/peterolson

21/06/2024

Applications are open for the Bizen Contemporary Ceramics Biennale 2024. The event will provide an opportunity to reaffirm Bizen's value as one of Japan's leading ceramic art cities by inviting ceramic works from Japan and abroad. Several prizes will be awarded, including a Grand Prix worth 5,000,000 JPY (~$31,000).

📍 Read more and apply by July 31, 2024: https://cnow.site/bizenbiennale

20/06/2024

The Portland Vase: Mania and Muse is on view at Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/portlandvase

20/06/2024

Jørgen Haarstad is today's featured artist on Ceramics Now.

📍 View the artist's works: www.ceramicsnow.org/jorgenhaarstad

Jørgen Haarstad primarily explores and experiments with ceramics as audiovisual material in his works, and uses materials such as porcelain waste and faulty production from Norsk Teknisk Porselen (NTP) in Fredrikstad, Norway, to produce sound objects and create sound in visual performances. He searches for uniqueness and sound potential in each individual ceramic object by manipulating the objects’ movements to produce sound. Here, improvisation and experimentation lead the way.

19/06/2024

Calibration: Audrey An, Raina Lee, Cathy Lu, Danyang (Anna) Song is on view at LaiSun Keane, Boston

📍 View the photo gallery & read more: https://cnow.site/calibration

19/06/2024

The Museum of Ceramic Art New York (MoCA/NY) is a new, unique organization that offers digital experiences for learning and sharing ceramic art. As a virtual platform, MoCA/NY’s primary mission is to unite the diverse and complex multitudes of the global clay community–making it accessible wherever you are.

📍 Read more about MoCa/NY: https://cnow.site/mocany