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Written by Julia Roberts
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Grand Theatre devotes this month to ceramics. Ilena Finocchi’s “Shadowed Memories” display uses porcelain, wood and electronics. Finocchi will be one of the artists at the gallery talk.Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Ceramics take over the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts this month with an exhibition, gallery talk and workshops — all devoted to working with clay. The Grand Theatre, 715 Central Ave., will host a gallery talk and reception with the curator of the exhibition, Ilena Finocchi, from 1 to 3 p.m. May 17 in the North Gallery. Finocchi, who is from Ohio, is an accomplished ceramist and curator, but this is the first time she has curated an international exhibition. Titled “Dualis,” the exhibition features the clay works of more than 20 artists. Lori Phillips' ”Which Came First” tea cups are made of porcelain and sterling silver. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Beginning May 20 at the Grand, Finocchi and artist Lori Phillips will host a three-day workshop for artists and arts teachers who work with ceramics. They will demonstrate various techniques, including casting, hand-building, wheel-throwing and finishes. The workshop will be from 6 to 9 p.m. May 20 and 21, and from 3 to 5 p.m. May 24. The class is limited to 25 participants; and registration is $25. The ceramics studio at the Grand will also be open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon May 21 and 23 while guest artists work. Participants can observe and ask questions during the open hours. Jennifer Holt’s “Metaphor For a Memory” use porcelain and thread, and ice drips water into a pan while on display at the Grand Gallery. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press The Grand will conclude its ceramics bonanza with a kids and family workshop, which will teach families how to make musical instruments out of clay. That event will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. May 24 and is limited to 30 people. Krisaya Luenganantakul’s “Setting a Table” made of terracotta, white slip, luster, wire hangs on a wall on display at the Grand Gallery. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 337 Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (1) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments ... written by JACK , May 14, 2008 waste of money for over priced dust collecters This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. You must be logged in to a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.
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