Conference activities include lectures and demonstrations by nationally prominent ceramic artists with ties to the region including Margaret Bohls, Joe Bova, Cynthia Bringle, MaPo Kinnord-Payton and Lana Wilson. Educational and networking opportunities for professional artists and students will be provided such as a panel discussion by the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) on insurance concerns for artists as well as topical discussion sessions about the arts, community, and the environmental impact of artists in the studio. The conference will kick off on February 29 with the outdoor event, "Fire on the River," on the Mississippi River. The event will feature sculptural kilns construction and demonstrations.
There are over 35 ceramic art exhibitions planned for the conference, including the NOLA FIRED UP Invitational, located in galleries citywide with coordinated art opening receptions. The program includes live entertainment that is uniquely New Orleans and other surprise guests. Opportunities for program attendees to participate in ceramic art "voluntourism" are planned and vendor tables and booths will be available.
Presenters
Margaret Bohls
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Margaret is an alum of LSU who lives and makes hand-built porcelain pottery in Minneapolis. She has taught at U of Minnesota, Ohio University, and Penn State University. |
Joe Bova
Demonstration |
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Joe is an elected Fellow of NCECA, and splits his time between Santa Fe New Mexico and Athens OH where he teaches at Ohio University. |
Cynthia Bringle
Demonstration |
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Cynthia lives and works in Penland NC, where she teaches, makes ceramics, paints, prints, and runs a gallery with her twin sister. |
MaPo Kinnord-Payton
Demonstration |
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MaPo grew up in Ohio, and studied in Boston before getting her MFA from Ohio State University. She taught in Massachusetts and California before settling at Xavier University in New Orleans. She makes sculptural ceramics and does research on ceramic architecture and pottery in Ghana. |
Fred Olsen
Fire on the
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Fred Olsen studied at the University of Redlands and the University of Southern California before going to Kyoto to study Japanese ceramic techniques. After a 3 year apprenticeship there, he brought his skills back to the U.S. He lives and works in the High Desert of Southern California. |
Richard White
Fire on the River |
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Richard White is a native of California but has family roots in New Orleans. He studied at UCSC and received his masters at Alfred University. After Katrina he had to sell his house in the Marigny but still returns to New Orleans several times a year. He teaches at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California and lives and works in San Clemente. To assuage the pain of not being in New Orleans, he surfs several times a week at Trestles.
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Lana Wilson
Lecture
"Layered Glazes and More" |
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Lana is Queen of Unstable Glazes and also holds the title of Queen of Low
Standards. She is hooked on the excitement and learning of developing glazes. She finds layering glazes and slips to be a fascinating way to develop surfaces in electric kilns. After almost twenty years of making non-functional work, Lana is back to making utilitarian pieces and a few non-functional teapots. |
Jean Bragg
Panel Discussion
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Jean Bragg has contributed to the body of knowledge about Newcomb College Art School and the Louisiana art scene with various Gallery publications.
Her gallery specializes in regional painting and pottery. |
Craig Nutt
De-mystifying Insurance for Artists
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The South Coast Clay All Stars is an alliance established by ceramic artists in the New Orleans region in order to unify, strengthen and support the ceramic and visual artists communities in Southeast Louisiana and the Gulf South.
Come feel the heat.
| Order a NOLA Fired Up T-Shirt with a credit card (via PayPal) for $20. This great price includes shipping! |
Order two NOLA Fired Up T-Shirts with a credit card (via PayPal) for $30. This great price includes shipping! |
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Please email bonitad@cox.net after paying, to specify size and shipping address, or pick it up when you register. |
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