CERAMICS EXHIBITION AND SYMPOSIUM
The Wellington B. Gray Gallery invites you to celebrate the Dwight M. Holland Ceramics Teaching Collection with the following exhibition and symposium.
EXHIBITION:
A Collector's Passion: Selections from the Dwight M. Holland Collection
September 3 - October 1, 2008
Opening Ceremony: 5:00 p.m., September 18, Francis A. Speight Auditorium
Reception: 6:30 p.m., September 18, Wellington B. Gray Gallery
In 1998 Dwight M. Holland began donating pieces from his extensive collection of pottery and contempoary ceramics to the East Carolina University School of Art and Design, whose studio ceramics program is one of the largest in North Carolina. His intent was to provide a hands-on experience for others with ceramic art rather than the untouchable work in museum collections. In addition to ceramic works, an archive of transcript interviews and audiotapes of thirteen Seagrove potters are available for research purposes. The Dwight M. Holland Ceramics Teaching Collection, an ongoing project, is housed in the Jenkins Fine Arts Center on the ECU Campus.
SYMPOSIUM:
Ceramics in Higher Education and Its Future
September 18 and 19, 2008, Francis A. Speight Auditorium
The symposium will feature six ceramic artists from around the country with individual presentations and a panel discussion on ceramics and education. The presenters are: Joe Bova, Cynthia Bringle, Josh Deweese, Daniel Johnston, Beth Kendall, and Lisa Orr.
The symposium and exhibition are free and open to the public.
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE:
Thursday, September 18
2:00 p.m. Registration, upper-level foyer
5:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony, Francis A. Speight Auditorium
Keynote Speaker: Joe Bova
Friday, September 19
Francis A. Speight Auditorium
9:00 a.m. Panel discussion
10:30 a.m. Presentation: Cynthia Bringle
11:30 a.m. Presentation: Daniel Johnston
Upper-level Foyer
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Francis A. Speight Auditorium
1:30 p.m. Presentation: Lisa Orr
2:30 p.m. Presentation: Beth Kendall
3:30 p.m. Presentation: Josh DeWeese
Ham's Brew House, 701 Evans St.
6:00 p.m. Dinner/Party
