Artists from more than thirty states will display their work in two juried national ceramic exhibitions in the Potter Art Gallery Feb. 26 through March 25, sponsored by the Clay Guild at Missouri Western State University. There will be an opening reception for “Twin Cups” and “Off the Table: Plates for the Wall” from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 in the gallery. The reception is free and open to the public.
Artists participating in the third annual Twin Cups exhibition submitted either functional or sculptural representations of a pair of cups, mugs or other drinking vessel. The exhibition will feature 58 cups by 49 artists from 31 states. It is juried by Bede Clarke, professor of art at the University of Missouri. Clarke’s work is found in collections in the U.S. and abroad. He is a recipient of the Kansas City Artist Coalition Lighton International Artist Exchange Award, the Sturt Australian Contemporary Craft Center Residency Award, the Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Award and the Kennedy Center Fellowship for Teachers of the Arts.
The second annual Off the Table includes functional or sculptural representations of plate or platter forms designed to hang on the wall. The exhibition includes 34 plates by 28 artists from 19 states. It is juried by Linda Ganstrom, professor of art and design at Fort Hays State University. Ganstrom was exhibitions director for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts from 2008 to 2014. Her art has been exhibited in more than one hundred state, regional and national juried exhibitions including the USA Craft Today, The National Ceramic Competition at the Kennedy–Douglas Center, the Ceramic International Exhibition at Zanesville, Ohio and the Crafts National at Pennsylvania State.
The artwork in both exhibitions is offered for sale, with the Clay Guild receiving a 25 percent commission on each piece sold. For more information, visit the Guild’s website at www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/clayguild/index.html.
The gallery is located at the front entrance of Potter Hall on the Missouri Western campus, and is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.