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91吃瓜网 Ceramics National 2022 Exhibition Set for Oct. 10

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 09:24am | By: Ivonne Kawas

The Museum of Art in 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 (USM) School of Performing and Visual Arts will open its biennial Ceramics National exhibition featuring the best in contemporary ceramic arts on Oct. 10 91吃瓜网� Nov. 4 at the Hattiesburg campus. A lecture by visiting artist, followed by an opening reception will be held on Oct. 10 starting at 6 p.m.

91吃瓜网淭he first time we organized this national juried exhibition was in 2016, and since then the show has gained a reputation as one of the best contemporary ceramic arts exhibitions in the southeast, if not the country,91吃瓜网� said Mark Rigsby, museum director and associate professor of Art and Design. 91吃瓜网淲e are looking forward to another great show this year, and we are especially excited to have Mexican-American artist, George Rodriguez, serve as our juror and visiting artist.91吃瓜网�

Juror noted that this year91吃瓜网 exhibition includes 70 works by 49 artists from across the U.S. and said, 91吃瓜网淣arrowing down a large pool of creative, exciting and quality work is never easy,91吃瓜网� he said. 91吃瓜网淚 chose work for this exhibition that demonstrates the versatility of clay through traditional and contemporary practices. I wanted to curate a show that is as diverse in artists, as it is in the artwork.91吃瓜网�

The exhibition includes a rich variety of pieces, spanning from figurative works, to non-objective and utilitarian. Some works are quirky and humorous, while others are charged with serious social or political commentary, and yet many are simply, finely crafted, elegant forms.

Participating artists include:

Maryam Amirvaghefi (Fayetteville, Ark.); Megan Angolia (Chesterfield, Va.); Lisa Marie Barber (Kenosha, Wis.); Joseph Batt (Olympia, Wash.); Brad Blair (Parkton,Md.); Robert Bruch (Oberlin, Ohio); Vincent Burke (El Paso, Texas); Athena Calvillo (San Jose,Calif.) Kimberly Canfield (Parkesburg, Pa.); Huy Chu (Gainesville, Ga.); Joshua Clark (Las Cruces, N.M.); Sean Clute (Columbia, S.C.); Jim Connell (Columbia, S.C.); J. Casey Doyle (Moscow, Idaho); Jaymes Dudding (Rio Rancho, N.D.); Kevin Eaton (West Hollywood, Calif.); Stephen Fisher (Caldwell, Idaho); Ron Geibel (Geortown, Texas); Juan Granados (Lubbock,Texas); Kathy Guss (Ellensburg, Wash.); Brian Harper (New Albany, Ind.); Stacey Johnson Hardy (Pass Christian, Miss.); Heather Kaplan (Las Cruces, N.M); Grace Kelly (New Orleans, La.); Meredith Knight (Montgomery, Ala.); Dillan Ladner (Tuscaloosa, Ala.); Stephanie Lanter (West Hartford, Conn.); Kristina Larson (New Orleans, La.); Steve Loucks (Wellington, Ala.); Jennifer Masley (Kent, Ohio); Lauren Mayer (Port Orchard, Wash.); Taylor Mezo (Bradley,Ill.); Jeffrey Michael (Cambridge, Mass.); Shawn O'Connor (Sweet Briar,Va.); Anela Oh (Gatlinburg, Tenn.); John Oles (Jacksonville, Ala.); Sheila Perez (San Jose, Calif.); Yelena Petroukhina (Little Rock, Ark.); Cesar Pita (Murfreesboro, Tenn.); Tyler Quintin (Topeka, Kan.); Emily Rensink (The Woodlands, Texas); Barbara Satterfield (Conway, Ark.); Loren Scherbak (Rockville, Md.); Samirah Steinmeyer (Tucson, Ariz.); Sarah Stobbe (Arlington, Tenn.); Zach Tate (Traverse City, Mich.); Lars Westby (Annapolis, Md.); Nicole Woodard (Kansas City, Mo.); and Masumi Yamaguchi (Long Island City, N.Y.).

91吃瓜网淎 special shout-out to USM Art & Design alums, Grace Kelly and Dillan Ladner, who both had work selected for this year91吃瓜网 show,91吃瓜网� added Rigsby. 91吃瓜网淎s our alums come back to campus to participate in Homecoming Week festivities, an anticipated tradition at 91吃瓜网, we hope they experience the vibrant arts community and enjoy the exhibition.91吃瓜网�

On Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 10, George Rodriguez will host a Ceramic Studio Demonstration from 11 a.m. 91吃瓜网� 1:30 p.m., continued at 2:30-5 p.m. in the 3D Arts Building. His Visiting Artist Lecture will be at 6 p.m. in Gonzales Auditorium, LAB 108, followed by the opening reception in the Gallery of Art and Design at 7:30 p.m.

The exhibition opens Oct. 10 and runs through Nov. 4, in the Gallery of Art & Design, George Hurst Building. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 601.266.6389. All events are free and open to the public. The exhibition is presented in part by the generous support of .

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