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upcoming symposium and demonstrations on japanese ceramics

updated tue 21 sep 04

 

Vince Pitelka on mon 20 sep 04


I wanted to let you all know about an upcoming symposium at Harvard =
University in Cambridge, MA. "Cultural Roots and Contemporary =
Expressions in Japanese Ceramics" will take place from Friday, November =
5 through Monday, November 8, 2004. Both Japanese and American potters =
will be doing demonstrations. Lecture presenters will include Louise =
Cort from the Sackler-Freer, my son Morgan Pitelka, James Melchert, =
and many others. Associated exhibitions will include work by leading =
Japanese potters plus American potters who have been strongly influenced =
by Japanese ceramics, Malcolm Wright, Warren Mackenzie, Rob Barnard, =
Mary Roehm, Jeff Shapiro, Peter Callas, Paul Chaleff, Tim Rowan, and =
others. =20

This looks like a very exciting syposium. You can find our more at:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa/programs/ceramics/japan/japan.html
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/