Conference

Speaking in Clay Speaking of Clay A combined exhibition and conference
dealing with contemporary questions in ceramic art and criticism, organized
by the Potters Guild of British Columbia, will be held at, and co-sponsored
by, the Emily Carr College of Art and Design.

"Moving Towards a Critical Stance on_the opippery Ground of Contemporary
Glay” will be the topic of tie first day of the Conference. (April II)

"Reflection on the Source and Erasi lity ef Clay: The mirroring of Human
Mortality” will be addressed on the second day (April IZ)

The format on both days of the Conference will be morning lectures followed
by an afternoon panel discussion with audience participation. Guest
speakers will include:

Patricia Bovey - director of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Matthew Kangas - Art Critic and Curator from Seattle
Russell Keziere - Editor of Vanguard for the past eight years

Salley Michener = Ceramic sculptor and Faculty member of Emily Carr College
of Art and Desicn

Doris Shadbolt = Art Critic and Curator from Varcouver

Jack Sures = Ceramic artist and Professor of Art, University of Regina

James Thornbury - West Coast artist and Outreach Instructor, Emily Carr
College of Art and Design

David Zawaduk - West Coast artist and President of the B.C, Potters Guild

“On the Show", an informal discussion with Willard Holmes, Gallery Director,
Emily Carr College of Art and Design, and selected artists will be fea-
tured on the evening of April ll.

Billets will be arranced.

The exhibition of work in the Charles H, Scott Galleryof the Emily Carr
College of Art and Design, from April 3-26 is being organized as the focus
of the symposium, It will centre around an investigation of the conmec-
tion or affinity between the material, clay, and artistic expression. It
will include both manufactured and handmade objects from western and non-
western cultures and will range from historical to contemporary works.

Fee: $40.00
$20.00 sturlenta

Time: Saturday, 9:00 A.M. = 9:00 P.M:; Sunday, 9:00 A.M. = 5:00 PLM.
Dates; April 11 and 12, 1987

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