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American Pottery Festival
2009 American Pottery Festival
September 11 – 13
Galleries M and A
Northern Clay Center announces its annual fundraising benefit and celebration of the art of the pot: the 2009 American Pottery Festival, September 11 – 13. If you like pots, potters, and other people who like pots, this event is for you. The three-day Festival draws together collectors, artists, students, and clay buffs, providing everyone with an opportunity to share their love of clay, and also bringing in much needed revenue for both the participating artists and for NCC exhibition and artists’ support programs. Think of it as your participation in a fun economic stimulus package…
Festival Highlights & Workshops
More details of this year’s Pottery Festival will be coming in the future. Highlights as of now include a rolicking opening night reception and party on Friday, September 11, special topic workshops throughout the weekend, engaging slide talks by the artists, the Ostrom lecture and brunch on Sunday, and, of course, a rich array of pots for sale. Ticket prices are $20 for the opening night benefit sale and party, and $5 for the benefit sale both Saturday and Sunday. APF participating artists in attendance will present slides of their work in 20-minute sessions on Saturday and Sunday in NCC’s library. (Slide talks are included in the $5 APF sale donation.)
The 2009 American Pottery Festival will include two Saturday demonstration workshops (artists being secured at time of press), as well as a two-day, hands-on workshop led by Betsy Williams, covering Japanese decorating techniques. The two-day workshop will take place Friday, September 11, and Saturday, September 12. The workshop fee is $150 ($140 for members). Additionally, acclaimed ceramic artist and special APF guest Walter Ostrom will provide a Sunday morning lecture and slide presentation entitled, “Everything on Majolica.” Brunch will be served; tickets are $25 ($20 for members). See page 17 for more information or visit our Web site for full workshop descriptions.
Schedule of Events and Admission Fees |
| Thursday, September 10 Collectors’ Weekend Begins with APF Preview |
| Friday, September 11 5 – 9 pm: APF Opening Night Benefit Sale and Party Appetizers and cash bar Donation: $20 7 pm: Warren MacKenzie Pot Sale |
| Saturday, September 12 9:30 am – 5 pm: APF Benefit Sale and Slide Talks Donation: $5 10 am: Warren MacKenzie Pot Sale |
| Sunday, September 13 9:30 am – 2 pm: APF Benefit Sale Donation: $5 10 am: Warren MacKenzie Pot Sale |
2009 American Pottery Festival: Collectors’ Weekend Package
On Friday, collectors will enjoy a private tour of the Mimbres pottery collection at the Weisman Art Museum, as well as an exclusive tour of a pottery collection at a private home in Minneapolis, and a tour of Dirt On Delight: Impulses That Form Clay, an exhibition of significant work in clay by 22 artists spanning four generations, on view at the Walker Art Center from the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Friday evening brings the festive opening night reception and benefit sale, from 5 to 9 pm—a night of pots, music, food, and wine.
On Saturday, collectors can choose to attend the Festival’s benefit sale where they can experience APF artists’ workshops and slide talks. Or collectors can choose the option of visiting working artists’ studios in and around Collegeville, Minnesota, a short drive through rolling hills and lake-dotted countryside, including the renowned St. John’s Pottery Studio and its artist-in-residence, Richard Bresnahan. Saturday evening, collectors will join distinguished American Pottery Festival artists for dinner at a private home. The weekend package concludes Sunday with a lecture and brunch with acclaimed artist, Walter Ostrom. And, of course, the benefit sale continues until 2 pm.
The Collectors’ Weekend Package is affordably priced at $300 per person (this price does not include hotel or transportation to/from Minneapolis). The proceeds go to support exhibition and artists’ support programs at Northern Clay Center. Register early, as space is limited! For further information and to reserve your space, please contact Molly Miller at 612.339.8007 x 300.
Collectors' Weekend Schedule of Events |
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| Thursday, September 10 APF Preview Reception |
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| Friday, September 11 Curator-led tour of Weisman Art Museum's Mimbres pottery collection Exclusive tour of a home pottery collection in the Twin Cities Tour of Dirt On Delight: Impulses That Form Clay at the Walker Art Center APF Opening Night Sale and Party |
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| Saturday, September 12 Option 1 APF Sale Workshops and slide talks Dinner with APF Artists |
Option 2 Tour of four Collegeville potters studios Dinner with APF Artists |
| Sunday, September 13 Option 1 APF Sale |
Option 2 APF Sale Demonstration workshop by Walter Ostrom |
2009 APF Workshop Schedule and Fees
More workshop and slide talk information will be available in mid-August.
APF slide talks will be presented by various participating artists in 20-minute sessions between 10 am and 4 pm on Saturday in NCC’s library. Slide talks are included in the $5 APF sale admission donation. The schedule will be available at the event.
| Friday, September 11 & Saturday September 12 Contemporary Approaches to Traditional Japanese Decorating Techniques with Betsy Williams Betsy Williams will introduce participants to and inspire all with decorating techniques used for centuries throughout Japan in this two-day, hands-on APF workshop. You will learn to craft your own decorating tools and experiment on greenware and bisqued (tiles or pots) with various Japanese decorating techniques. 09FX1: September 11, 8:30 am – 4 pm and September 12, 9 am – 4:30 pm Fee: $150 (NCC members $140) |
| Saturday, September 12 Inventive Imagery with Forrest Lesch-Middleton In this workshop, Forrest Lesch-Middleton will introduce the techniques he uses to integrate studio ceramics and print-making processes while creating his highly decorative functional ceramics—including his methods for transferring silk-screened images onto wheel-thrown forms. Lesch-Middleton will also discuss the reduction cooling process he uses to fire his work and his recent exploration of the creation of volumetric three-dimensional embossment on molds and stamps. 09FX3: Saturday, September 12, 10 am – 12 noon Fee: $25 (NCC members $20) |
| Saturday, September 12 Focus on Form: Altered Lids with Sequoia Miller Sequoia Miller will demonstrate the creation of his lidded wares, which begin as wheel-thrown forms of stoneware clay and are later altered and faceted to produce angular and architectural vessels intended for daily use. Watch as he makes a variety of footed jars and boxes; gain helpful studio tips for making successful covered forms. 09FX4: Saturday, September 12, 1– 3 pm Fee: $25 (NCC members $20) |
| Sunday, September 13 Walter Ostrom: The Virtue of Necessity... Walter Ostrom is no stranger to devotees of majolica in Minnesota: he lectured here in conjunction with the NCC exhibition From the Garden in 2004, and returned to lead a week-long workshop in cooperation with the University of Minnesota in 2007. Those who participated in his earlier appearances know that spending this kind of time with Walter offers exposure to an extraordinary mind and talent, whose knowledge of ceramic history verges on encyclopedic, but who wraps up that knowledge in rapid delivery and mercurial wit. 09FX2: Sunday, September 13, 10 am – noon Fee: $25(NCC members $20) |