PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Resilience, spirit, strength, vigor, determination, vision, sagacity, insight, ingenuity and perhaps a bit of doggedness; it seems to me that it is these are the traits that creativity demands.
Be we creators, or lovers of the creative, it is times like these when we need to access these qualities the most.
Please support our participating ACGA artists in the 10 Days of ACGA online event.
The entire affair is the result of all the above-mentioned traits. It exists because people came together and created portal for artists to sell and for customers to buy. We also added another component. Many artists have chosen to give a percentage of their sales to a non-profit of their choice. Learn a bit more about what organizations our participants care about.
So please…
Visit ACGA.net. Share the link. Post it on social media. Tell a friend. Support the arts. Support the artists.
And maybe, get a lovely new piece of beauty to spark your creativity as well!
Cheryl Costantini
potters@sonic.net
SUPPORT CLAY AND GLASS!
An online protal to purchase Clay and Glass from 85 ACGA Artists – Still Available!
Click here to visit the Sale Now!
Because we were unable to have the ACGA Clay and Glass festival in Palo Alto this year, many artists of ACGA have gotten together to host an online event. “10 Days of ACGA Online Clay & Glass” will run from Aug. 1-10 at www.acga.net and will feature an incredible array handmade work.
85 artists have provided links to their online sales sites where a variety of beautiful art that can be shopped 24/7 and shipped anywhere. Each artist will be offering their work for sale through their own portal, in their own way.
In an effort to help other non-profit organizations, many of the artists will donate a percentage of their proceeds to other non-profit organizations that they feel passionate about.
Here is a link to a great article about the sale – Palo Alto Online
MEMBER NEWS
Website Liaison
Do you have clay- or glass-related information that you would like to place on our website (ACGA.net)?
Please email the information with images to Jacqueline Thompson at jtceramics@mindspring.com.
Items might include announcements of sales and exhibitions, workshops, open studios, member news and meet-ups, and so on. We look forward to hearing from you!
Remember that if you would like to have your information to appear in the newsletter, you MUST send it to Bonita Cohn at news@acga.net. (Please separate image and text.)
Cynthia Siegel’s work is on the Palo Alto Weekly Online in the article about 10 Days of ACGA.
Vicki Gunter is at Blue Line Arts, Roseville
“I happily have two pieces opening in Off Center @bluelinearts . This piece, Farewell To Spring, is dedicated to the memory of my friend Marnie. Our last conversation was about her love of the color purple and purple flowers. These are all California natives, Lupine, Clarkia (common name Farewell To Spring) & violet.
. . . 19 x 26 x 10 Clay, underglaze, glaze, beeswax, encaustic, wire” – Vivki Gunter
Swanica Ligtenberg
It is beautiful and in the historical village of Ouderkerkat the Amstel which started 1000 AD!!!
https://www.swanceramics.com/blog
Linda Fitz Gibbon
Footsie (teapot) by Linda S Fitz Gibbon is included in the inaugural exhibition at Applied Contemporary Craft Gallery, 473 25th Street #D, Oakland, CA. The “666 Small Works” Juror was Didem Mert. Show dates are August 1 – 29th. https://www.appliedcontemporary.com/mission.
In addition, a ceramic mixed media abstract sculpture, VT Abstract #1, was selected for the “Slice Exhibition” by Juror Hearne Pardee at the Pence Gallery, Davis, CA. The all media show runs from July 10 – August 16th. https://www.pencegallery.org/Exhibits_2020/07_jul/slice.html
Julie Feld
Julie will be teaching a wheel-throwing class at West Valley college starting in August. Only 10 students in the class, social distancing and masks required.Ceramics-Potter’s Wheel (no prerequisites or previous ceramic experience).
T/Th 2:10 – 5:15 pm
Starting August 29.
Her teapot, “Premonition”, now belongs to the permanent ceramic collection at Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY.
Kathy Pallie
Lee Middleman
OFF-CENTER – AN INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC COMPETITION at Blue Line Arts in Roseville, California. Three of his pieces were selected: “Tri-Red Diamond Globe, Winter Ridge Globe, and Oribe Pine Textured Globe” vases, all created in 2020. The exhibition runs July 31 to September 12, 2020. The judge is Jason Walker.
WORKHOUSE CLAY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT 2020 at the Workhouse Art Center in Lorton, VA. His “Winter Blue Sun Flower” vase will be displayed. The exhibit runs August 8 to October 11, 2020. The jurors are Lynnette Hesser and Steve Loucks.
Nichibei Potters
Nichibei Potters, is featured on the American Craft Council Website
https://craftcouncil.org/.
Ceramists Cheryl Costantini (ACGA President) and Mikio Matsumoto take you on a tour of their studio and show room in Sonoma County, California.
The Potters’ Studio is offering
3 online, on-demand
GLAZE MATERIALS WORKSHOPS
STARTING SEPTEMBER 1st
Sign up no later than August 15!!!
Ceramic Materials Workshop is run by Rose and Matt Katz who specialize in educating people about how glazes and clays work. They teach at schools such as Alfred University, The Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard University, making it their job to translate the technical side of clay and glazes for makers of all experience levels.
Workshop #1:
Glazed and Confused: Understanding the Unity Molecular Formula – $35
Understanding the Unity Molecular Formula is a 4-hour online, on-demand workshop exploring the mysteries of the Unity Molecular Formula and learning how we use the U.M.F. to make our glazes the best they can be.
When you purchase the workshop, you will have access to it as long as Ceramic Materials Workshop is in existence. You may watch whenever, wherever, however often, and on whatever device you own (computer, tablet or smartphone).
The topics we explore: How firing temperature works; How cones work; How glazes melt; Understanding the U.M.F.; How to calculate the U.M.F.; How to interpret U.M.F. numbers; Predicting glaze behavior; Altering glaze formulas and much more
REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOP #1: Register on our website, call us at (510)-528-3286 or email and request an invoice to pay online.
Workshop #2: Glaze of Our Lives: Understanding Glazes for the Beginner – $75
This is an online, on-demand workshop to help people with little or no experience learn about what glazes are and how they work. We answer all of those questions you’ve always wondered about and smash a lot of those ceramic myths you may have been told.
You’ll have access to over 12 hours of content that you may watch whenever, wherever, however often, and on whatever device you own (computer, tablet or smartphone). When you purchase the workshop, you will have access to it as long as Ceramic Materials Workshop is in existence.
Just a few of the topics we explore:
What is a glaze?
How temperature works – Temperature: Cone 04, bisquing, Cone 6, Cone 10
Glaze finishes: gloss, matte, and satin – Slow cooling, phase separation – Reading a formula
Glaze ingredients: feldspars, carbonates, clays, flint, borates – Glaze additives – Colors: colorants, stains, opacifiers – Toxicity and durability
Firings: oxidation, reduction, body reduction
Glaze types: Celadon (Blue, Green, Amber), Temmoku, Snowflake Crackle, Tea Dust, Oil Spot, Hare’s Fur, Tomato Red/Kaki, Iron Bleeding, Adventurine, Shino, Wood Ash, Fake Wood Ash, Jun, Nuka, Crawling (Bead), Crystalline, Fake Metallic, Oribe, Copper Red, Chrome-Tin Pink, Floating Blue, Lava –
Layering glazes
Glaze flaws: crazing, shivering, crawling, metal-marking, running, pin-holing, blistering –
What is the “Unity Molecular Formula”?
REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOP #2: Register on our website, call us at (510)-528-3286 or email and request an invoice to pay online.
Workshop #3:
The Middle Glazes: The Story of Mid-Temperature Glazes – $75
This is an online, on-demand workshop to help people with little or no experience learn about what Cone 6 glazes are and how they work. We answer all of those questions you’ve always wondered about and smash a lot of those ceramic myths you may have been told.
You’ll have access to over 10 hours of content that you may watch whenever, wherever, however often, and on whatever device you own (computer, tablet or smartphone). When you purchase the workshop, you will have access to it as long as Ceramic Materials Workshop is in existence.
Just a few of the topics we explore:
Why Cone 6?
Fluxes and how they work
Understanding formulas
Borate materials and frits
Converting a Fake Matte Glaze, testing a Fake Matte Glaze
Temperature conversion
Titanium and nickel
Crystallization
Cooling
What makes glazes weak
Boron and durability
Identifying Cone 6 glazes
Cone 6 clay bodies
REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOP #3: Register on our website, call us at (510)-528-3286 or email and request an invoice to pay online.
The Potters’ Studio
1221 8th Street (near Gilman Street)
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 528-3286
events@berkeleypottersstudio.com
www.berkeleypottersstudio.com
EXHIBITIONS
NOTE: Some of the dates/activities may no longer be correct,; be sure to contact the organizer to confirm.
SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Bay Area Craft Week
Asian Art Museum – temporarily closed
Tigers in the Collection
Online Collection
#InternationalTigerDay was recently, which means we’re celebrating by taking a closer look at some of our tigers. From Indonesia to Japan, the museum’s collection includes tigers in all shapes and sizes, often symbolizing different cultural values depending on their origin.
Jar with tiger and magpie design
Place of Origin: Korea
Date: approx. 1700-1800
Historical Period: Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
Materials: Porcelain with cobalt decoration under glaze
Dimensions: H. 16 in x Diam. 13 in, H. 40.6 cm x Diam. 33 cm
200 Larkin Street • San Francisco, CA 94102
Chong-Moon Lee Center for
Asian Art and Culture
200 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.581.3500
BERKELEY
TRAX GALLERY
Trax is in its 25th year! www.traxgallery.com We’ve been making sculpture and pots at our cabin on the St. Croix River – amidst the greenery our creativity is flourishing!
TRAX will reopen for walk in business in October. Meanwhile you can text our gallery assistant, Miles, to inquire about works, or have a masked space visit; 510.908.1580 email: miles.mccreary@gmail.com
Our next exhibition will be in November with Mike Helke, Kari Radasch,
Jenny Mendes, and Scott Parady.
TRAX will reopen for walk in business in October, (minus the virus). Jenny Mendes, and a surprise!
TRAX Gallery has five unique Peter Voulkos color lithos
32″ x 24″, 1979, $1000 each, signed, unframed, email for more info.
1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
510.540.8729 info@traxgallery.com www.traxgallery.com
by appointment – call: 510.540.8729 or text 510.914.1303
CROCKETT
Our Upcoming Show with Lisa Reinertson and Francoise LeClerc will be rescheduled.
The gallery is empty with the exception of Francoise LeClerc’s piece “Parallax” and the morning sun through the east facing windows.
Art lives here. Art will continue to live here.
Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Art
510-787-2925
Friday – Sunday: 11:00am 5:00pm – Anytime by Appointment
Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Art, 1400 Pomona Street, Crockett CA 510-787-2915
www.eppersongallery.com
DAVIS
Davis Arts Center
If you have not linked on it lately – www.ACGA.net – there have been many changes and updates. The most recent: https://acga.net/2020-davis-center/ addition of a virtual showing of the Davis Arts Center ACGA show “Ceramics in Focus :2020”, that for obvious reasons is not live.
John Natsoulas Center for the Arts
Social Distancing Sale https://www.shop.natsoulas.com/social-distance-specials-2/
Zoom Workshop
Date: Aug 8, 2020 1 PM – 4 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Irina Zaytceva will demonstrate the process behind her delicate porcelain works. Particularly, she will delve into how to create profitable, smaller works such as porcelain sculptures and jewelry.
https://www.shop.natsoulas.com/product/irina-zaytceva-workshop/
Location: 521 First St. Davis, CA 95616
EMERYVILLE
Bullseye
Relief and Resources for Artists
http://www.bullseyeglass.com/news-releases.html
Bay Area Gallery – Next show is in November.
Glimmer – A solo exhibition by Jenn Shifflet at Bullseye’s Resource Center Bay Area
November 26 – March 14, 2020
Important Pickup and Sales Announcements for Resource Center Bay Area
Contact-free order and pickup:
Your local Bullseye Glass Resource Center is currently closed to in-person shopping. We welcome your orders via phone or email and will call you to schedule a pickup at a later time. Greater Bay Area]
Bullseye Resource Center
4514 Hollis St.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday Noon-5pm – 510.595.1318
bayarea@bullseyeglass.com
LAFAYETTE
Domesticated, through August 15
An Exhibition by Dana DeKalb & Jane Fisher
“A rabbit’s foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.”
-Ambrose Bierce, Epigrams of a Cynic
https://jenniferperlmuttergallery.com/2020/06/domesticated
Lafayette, CA 94549
LOS ANGELES – Craft in America
Here/Now | A Humble Legacy: Two Exhibitions of Yunomi
7/18/2020 – 9/19/2020
https://www.craftinamerica.org/exhibition/here-now-a-humble-legacy-two-exhibitions-of-yunomi
Upon the centennial of the founding of Leach Pottery, the Craft in America Center is pleased to present two exhibitions celebrating the cup as object and the impact of Bernard Leach on studio ceramics.
A Humble Legacy is an exhibition of approximately two dozen works of historic and contemporary cups made by a selection of artists affiliated with Leach Pottery and others who continue in its legacy. Master potters Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada established St. Ives Pottery (Leach Pottery) in Cornwall, England in 1920, and their impact on 20th century ceramics cannot be overstated. Leach’s conception of the artist-potter and his advocacy for studio pottery in England came at a time when industrially-produced ceramics were dominant. His role in communicating Eastern ceramic tradition to the West, had a ripple effect on the global history of contemporary studio ceramics. The utilitarian cups, or yunomi, featured in this exhibition speak to Leach’s ideology and outlook. This international exhibition is organized in consultation with former Leach apprentice, Jeff Oestreich, who worked at the pottery from 1969-1971.
Here/Now: Contemporary Narrative and Form in the Yunomi is a ceramic cup invitational, which will consist of a small group of ceramic artists asked to construct a series of yunomi. The cylinder, being the root structure of most ceramic objects, leads to the yunomi, which can be playful and quickly made. The yunomi is a foundational form for most makers-inviting many options, directions, and intent. These are a range of contemporary vessel makers who are dedicated to rethinking traditional ideas. Using the cup as a launching point, this exhibition explores the historical ideal of the humble, anonymous Japanese potter juxtaposed with the American idealism of self-experience.
OJAI
Take a Virtual Tour of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=hvSY-lT9VNg&feature=emb_logo
The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts will reopen on July 6th, for tours only, by appointment. The number of visitors will be limited, required to wear masks and maintaining physical distance with others while inside the buildings will be mandatory. We will be following guidance and protocols provided by the State of California to provide a safe environment for visitors. Tours can be booked in advance by phone or e-mail
8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd. (in Upper Ojai) – Ojai, CA 93023 Tel: (805) 646-3381
Email: BeatriceWoodCenter@gmail.com
Online Exhibition – Ojai Studio Artists – Ojai Visions – Part 2
July 11 – August 29, 2020
An exhibition of works by Ojai Studio Artists measuring less than 18″ x 24″. Ojai Studio Artists is a nonprofit working to promote art awareness, preparing the next generation of artists, and celebrating the importance of the arts.
“Ojai Visions: Part 2”, featuring smaller-scale works by artist members of Ojai Studio Artists, is being presented on Artsy
Click here to view the exhibition:
https://www.artsy.net/show/beatrice-wood-center-for-the-arts-ojai-visions-part-two
POMONA
AMOCA – The American Museum of Ceramic Art
info@amoca.org, or call (909) 865-3146.
We’re Reopening!
After more than three months of closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are delighted to announce that we are reopening!
AMOCA members and residents of the City of Pomona can reserve complimentary tickets online.
Tickets are required for admission and must be reserved online at least one day in advance.
We will welcome the general public back to the museum the week of August 3. Details on how to reserve advance tickets will be sent via email next month and available at AMOCA.org in a few weeks.
Complimentary tickets are required for admission and must be reserved online a day in advance.
AMOCA members are invited to schedule in-person or virtual private tours of our current exhibitions.
These small-group experiences with a staff member or docent are a remarkable way to experience the exhibits on view.
As a thank-you for your continued support, you are invited to enjoy these special tours free of charge. On behalf of everyone at AMOCA, we are grateful for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Feminizing Brutalism: Ruby Neri and Her Giant Vessels
Alyson Brandes is a graduate of Chapman University and a 2020 Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern at AMOCA. During her internship, Brandes writes periodically for AMOCA.org, and posts on Instagram and Facebook on Tuesdays.
“As part of my internship, an ongoing project that I’ve been working on involves researching artists for a future exhibition on women working with ceramics in California.”
In her second blog, Feminizing Brutalism: Ruby Neri and Her Giant Vessels, Brandes discusses how her research into Neri led her to question her concepts of masculine and feminine art.and how interest in the 1970s Chicano artist collective Asco and how it helped chart her path to the ceramic arts.
Making In Between: Contemporary Chinese American Ceramics
On View: March 14–August 23, 2020
Making In Between: Contemporary Chinese American Ceramics examines the works of six first- and second-generation Chinese American ceramic artists from the United States and provides a basis for dialog and inter-cultural exchange during an era fraught with international tensions.
Southern California has significant Chinese-American heritage and is home to the third-largest community in the United States of Americans with Chinese ancestry. Through cultural, geographic, and historic lenses, the exhibition invites visitors to explore and engage with the contemporary Chinese American artistic experience.
Ricky Maldonado, “Vertigo IV,” 2008. Terracotta and glazes. Photo from New Acquisitions: Julianne and David Armstrong.
AMOCA members and residents of the City of Pomona can reserve complimentary tickets online. As a thank-you to our community, 500 complimentary tickets will be available to residents of Pomona during the month of July. Tickets are required for admission and must be reserved online at least one day in advance.
Not a member? Become one today and come visit us!
Tickets will be available in July for August Admission
We will welcome the general public back to the museum the week of August 3. Details on how to reserve advance tickets will be sent via email next month and available at AMOCA.org in a few weeks.
Complimentary tickets are required for admission and must be reserved online a day in advance.
AMOCA members are invited to schedule in-person or virtual private tours of our current exhibitions. These small-group experiences with a staff member or docent are a remarkable way to experience the exhibits on view.
As a thank-you for your continued support, you are invited to enjoy these special tours free of charge. On behalf of everyone at AMOCA, we are grateful for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon!
frontdesk@amoca.org
http://www.amoca.org
399 N Garey Ave
Museum: 909.865.3146
Studio: 909.622.0464
ROSEVILLE
Blue Line Arts
Off Center
https://www.bluelinearts.org/shop-coker-family-gallery
info@bluelinearts.org
405 VERNON ST STE 100
ROSEVILLE, CA 95678-2636
(916) 783-4117
SACRAMENTO
The Crocker Art Museum
The Museum is currently closed
The Crocker Art Museum is temporarily closed to the public, and all programs, tours, classes, and events through May 31 have been postponed or canceled. This is a proactive measure to preserve the health and well-being of our visitors and staff, and to support the city of Sacramento’s ongoing efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
We look forward to welcoming visitors back as soon as possible. While you are home, we will do our best to provide fresh ways to engage with art and one another on our social platforms, so we can all stay connected. Follow us @crockerart for updates and new content.
Main: (916) 808-7000, Membership: (916) 808-6730 216 O Street
WATSONVILLE
Pajaro Valley Arts presents Sierra Azul Nursery and Garden
July 1 – Oct. 31
E-postcard announcement for this real, physical sculpture garden exhibition There are a few ACGA members in the show, both clay and glass: Cristy Aloysi & Scott Graham, Peggy Snider
ARTS RESOURCES FOR THE TIME OF PANDEMIC
This time of social distancing, school, and workspace closures continues to be very tough going for so many of us. Some have lost friends and loved ones. Others are coping the best they can under difficult constraints. Many of our friends in the arts community are rising to the challenge to share valuable information and resources like those below. Please let us know of sites and articles you have found helpful that NCECA might share in the days and weeks ahead.
Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Resource and Response Center includes links to webinars, studies, helpful blog articles, and a running list of opportunities some of which are limited by geographical region or artistic discipline.
CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund
CERF+ emergency assistance is available to established artists working in a craft discipline who have earned the majority of their livelihoods from artmaking and are in need of immediate financial assistance. CERF+ grants typically total around $3,000. https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/
SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS
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The Potters’ Studio
510/528-328
61221 8th St
Berkeley CA 94710
Gold
Clay Hand Studios
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660 Van Ness,
Fresno, CA 93721
