I am invited to be a speaker and panelist for the Clay Seminars June 23, 2022 conveyed by the Ceramics Research Centre, University of Westminster, UK and New York University
Context and Belonging: Global perspectives on the current pathways and barriers to surviving and thriving as a maker of ceramics.
The medium of clay has a particularly long global history of wide creative and cultural significance. But as low-cost, industrially produced objects have replaced many kinds of formerly hand-made ceramic objects in most people’s lives, what kinds of ceramics are now being made in different parts of the world? Who makes them and what impacts the conditions of their creation? What can we learn from sharing the experiences and examples of our individual localities?
Nia Gautama, Sam Nortey and Neha Kudchadkar invited will reflect on the issues affecting the current moment and future of ceramic art and craft in their global region. The seminar not only aims to explore some of the approaches and ambitions of a range of clay practices, but hopes to identify synergies for future cross-border exchanges.
The series of 4 Clay Seminars is:
Seminar 1: Why clay? Why now?
Date: Thursday 9th June
Time: 11 am NYC / 4 pm London
Panelists:
Dr Jareh Das – Independent curator
Susan Cross – Curator, MASS MoCA
Dr Sequoia Miller – Chief Curator & Deputy Director, Gardiner Museum
Facilitator: Clare Twomey
Seminar 2: Fragments and Dissonance
Date: Friday 10th June
Time: 11 am NYC / 4 pm London
Kahill Irving – Artist
Ramekon O’Arwisters – Artist
Rose B Simpson – Artist
Facilitator: Linda Sormin
Seminar 3: Context and Belonging
Date: Thursday 23rd June
Time 10 am NYC / 3 pm London
Panelists:
Nia Gautama – Artist
Neha Kudchadkar – Artist
Dr Samuel Nortey – Artist and academic
Facilitator: Tessa Peters
Seminar 4: What is the artwork?
Date: Friday 24th June
Time: 11 am NYC / 4 pm London
Panelists:
Cassils – Artist
Cath Roche – PhD researcher
Matt Smith – Artist
Facilitators: Christie Brown & Phoebe Cummings