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CERAMIST PAUL MATHIEU:
MY LIFE IN CRAFTS (SO FAR)

Place des Arts launches a celebration of the B.C. Month of
Craft with internationally acclasmed ceramist and Governor
General’s Award recipient Paul Mathieu speaking on his life in
crafts, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Main Hall at Place des Arts.

Mathieu is a seasoned artist with some 20 solo exhibitions
and several prestigious awards to his credit, including
the Governor General’s 2007 Saidye Bronfman Award
for excellence in fine crafts. The jury described him as
accomplished, a risk-taker and an artist whose work 1s based
in innovation.

Mathieu’s work, which critiques the stereotypes that affect
craft, explores both the functional and decorative nature
of ceramic art. Mathieu says his work is, “handmade, very
permanent, tactile, functional and based on direct physical
experience in its making and its appreciation.” His work is an
investigation of the role of ceramics within culture in general
and art in particular.

Mathieu pursued an exploration of decorattvism during a
three-year residency at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute in
Jingdezhen, the 1,000-year-old centre of Chinese ceramics.
He ts currently an Associate Professor of Visual Arts at the
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver and 1s
the author of Sex Pots: Eroticism in Ceramics.

This presentation 1s part of a unique partnership for Craft
Year 2007 between Place des Arts, Leigh Square Community
Arts Village, Evergreen Cultural Centre and Port Moody Arts
Centre.

Craft Year 2007 1s a nation-wide celebration of
professional Canadian craft. This year-long festival of
events explores Canada’s craft culture in all its diversity and
creativity. Exhibitions, forums, seminars, publications, web
sites, exchanges and other ventures have all been planned to
enchant, engage and educate Canadians about craft practice
as a unique cultural activity.

Place des Arts is an integrated art centre and music school
located at 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam. For more
information on Place des Arts exhibitions or the Year of Craft
initiatives, go to wwwplacedesarts.ca or call 604.664.1636.

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THE NWCEF SPEAKER SERIES
Is pleased to present a free public lecture by:

PATTI WARASHINA

- 7330 PM FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2007 -
- EMILY CARR INSTITUTE AUDITORIUM -
-1399 Johnson Street, Granville Island -

Patti has been instrumental in establishing one of the most
successful ceramic - sculpture programs on the West Coast.
Moving from Pop Art in the late sixties she is well known for her
small white figurines that inhabit surreal landscapes and act out
dreamlike states and feminist rituals. Warashina, with a clear
vision of herself as a woman, has brought forward political issues
that are highly relevant to our time.

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50 cu. ft. Gas Kiln for sale $2000

35 cu. ft. stacking space gas kiln with 4 Clackery burners.
720 btu (180 btu/burner). Downdraft, double walled
msulating firebrick, fires easily to cone 10 or higher.
I have been doing both bisque and glaze firings in it
successfully. Includes posts, shelves, cones. Available
end of August. I want to do 2 more firings before
disassembly. $2000 if I have to disassemble it myself
Call Barb 250-245-8359 or email sapergiab@shaw.ca
The kiln is located near Chemainus on Vancouver Island.

10 cu. ft. front loader kiln for sale $750
Forced to down size and I need the room. The
frame is 1n fantastic shape, door hinges and other
hardware works great. Will need a rebuild but well
worth the effort 4 spare elements. several spare
switches and dials. was designed originally to be a
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