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North Carolina Pottery Center Exhibition and Events Schedule 2005-present
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North Carolina Pottery Center Exhibition and Events Schedule
2005-present
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November 20-January 8, 2005
Exhibition
Triangle Potter’ Guild Exhibition
Gallery III
January 15-February 26
Exhibition
Creating a New Generation of Potters: Haywood Community College
Gallery II
January 15
Reception
Creating a New Generation of Potters
February 4-March 26
Exhibition
A Place to Take Root: A History of Flowerpots and Garden Containers in America
Galleries I & III
A History of Horticultural Ware in North Carolina
Gallery III
February 4
Receptio
A Place to Take Root;
Book signing by Dr. Barbara Perry for
North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums
Re-opening of the Pottery Center’s Permanent Exhibition,
A History of North Carolina Pottery
March 5-26
NC Youth Art Month:
Durham School of the Arts
Gallery III
April 2-23
Auction Fever Preview
Galleries I, II, III
April 23
Going, Going, Gone to Pots!
Annual Auction
May 7-July 2
Exhibitions:
Contemporary Porcelain- Attention to Detail: Work by Tom Turner
Gallery I
The Contemporary Seagrove Tradition- Seagrove Area Potters Association
Galleries II & III
May 13
Reception and Gallery talk;
SAPA and Tom Turner
May 14-15
Attention to Detail
Tom Turner Workshop
June 10-11
Seagrove Celebration
Public Event; Demonstrations and Hands-on activities
July 9-September 3
Exhibitions:
Master Potter, Master Teacher: A Life of Influence- Norm Schulman
Galleries I & II
Work by Schulman Students:
Stan Andersen, Steven Branfman, Don Davis, Rick Hensley, C
huck Hindes, Charles Malin, Don Pilcher, Ken Sedberry
Gallery III
July 16
Reception
Norm Schulman and Students
September 10-November 26
Exhibitio
The Living Tradition: Wood-firing in North Carolina,
Work by Kim Ellington and David Steumpfle
Galleries I & II
September 10-February 24, 2006
Exhibition
James Teague: Master Potter, Master Farmer Gallery III
September 16
Reception
Kim Ellington, David Stuempfle, Teague Family
October 15, 16, 17
Workshop
The Living Tradition with David Stuempfle
December 3-March 25, 2006
Exhibition
The Narrative Spirit: MaryLou Higgins
Galleries I & II
December 4
Reception
MaryLou Higgins
December 11
Oyster Roast/ Thank you to members
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September 10, 2005-February 24, 2006
Exhibition
James Teague: Master Potter, Master Farmer
Gallery III
December 3, 2005-March 25, 2006
Exhibition
The Narrative Spirit: MaryLou Higgins
Galleries I & II
March 3-25
Youth Art Month
Southwest Randolph High School Pottery Program
Gallery III
April 5-29
Auction Preview Exhibition
Going Going Gone to Pots!
April 29
Going Going Gone to Pots
Annual Auction
May 12-August 26
Exhibition
An Exemplary Spirit: Pottery by Walter and Dorothy Auman
Galleries I, II, & III
Youth Exhibit
Work by Seagrove School students currently participating in the
after school Traditional Arts Program at NCPC
September 1-November 25
Exhibitions
Fork Mountain Pottery Pottery: Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin
Gallery I
A Hilton History
Work from the Hilton family of Catawba Valley
Gallery II
September 1-February 24, 2007
The North State Legacy: Work from the W.D. Morton Collection
Gallery III
September 15
Reception
Lindsay and McLaughlin
Book signing by Dr. Charlotte Brown,
The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove
September 15-16
Two Approaches to Function
Workshop with Kent McLaughlin and Suze Lindsay in conjunction with their exhibition
October 26
Slide Lecture,
Kiln Building
Hajimu Kato (Shigaraki Japan) and Andres Allik (Tallin, Estonia)
December 1, 2007-March 24, 2008
Exhibition
Potters of the Roan
Pottery by Stanley Anderson, Melisa Cadell, Michael Hunt, Suze Lindsay, Kent McLaughlin, Shane Mickey, Mark Peters, David Ross, Ken Sedberry, Ron Slagle, Gay Smith, Liz Zlot Summerfield, and Jerilyn Virde
December 10
Annual Oyster Roast / Thank you to members
Artists’ Reception,
-------------------------2008------------------------
February 26, 2008
Seagrove School New Teacher Orientation
And NC Pottery Center Guided Tour
March 19, April 9, & April 30, 2008
Traditional Arts Program at NC Pottery Center
Seagrove Elementary School Hands on Tile Project
Tile Mosaics displayed Seagrove Public Library
March 17 & 18, 2008
Randolph Co. & Asheboro City Teacher Renewal Credit
Two-day hands on workshop led by potter Mike Durham
April 1 – April 26, 2008
Auction Preview
April 26th, 2008
Auction
May 9 – September 6, 2008
Contemporary Pottery From North Carolinas American Indian Communities
Contemporary Catawba Indian Pottery
September 9, 2008 – January 8th 2009
Dinnerware Show
January 17 – April 14, 2009
Owen/Owens Show
October 7 – December 16, 2008
Traditional Arts Program at NC Pottery Center
Seagrove School hands-on pottery program & tour of NCPC
Program Administrator, Sid Luck - Assistant Instructor, Chad Brown
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January 17, 2009
Owen/Owens Artist Reception 2 – 4 pm
Bluegrass music by members of the Bolick and Owens’ family
Open to the public free of charge
February 10 – April 28, 2009
Traditional Arts Program at NC Pottery Center
Seagrove School hands-on pottery program & tour of NCPC
Program Administrator, Sid Luck - Assistant Instructor, Chad Brown
April 4, 2009
Celebration of Seagrove Potters Community Wood Firing Demonstrations
Of the two-chambered “Climbing” kiln with wood fired pieces donated to the
“Faces for the Center Annual Auction”
Owen/Owens Closing Reception and book signing of featured artist of
“The Family Business, 175 Years of Pottery by the Owen / Owen Families”
Music by the Bolick Family - traditional mountain bluegrass
Matthew Nance and Friends - traditional bluegrass
Celtic music by Michael Mahan & Will McCanless
Open to the public free of charge
May 7, 2009
Dan Finch and the Finch Studio Potters
Artist Reception 5 – 8 pm
Dan and the Finch Studio Potters from the Bailey, NC area, an extremely
diverse group exhibiting over 250 pieces of pottery for sale
during their three month exhibition.
Open to the public free of charge
June 20, 2009
“Pots from the Attic Fundraiser”
10 – 4 pm, once-in-a-lifetime sale of slightly worn pots
Book signing, 2 – 4 pm, The Living Tradition: North Carolina Potters Speak
Interviews by Michelle Francis & Charles Zug III, photography by Rob Amberg and Edited by Denny Hubbard Mecham
Published for NCPC by Goosepen Studio & Press
Artist Reception 2 - 4 pm
Celtic music provided by Michael Mahan & Will McCanless
Open to the public free of charge
July 18, 2009
Kiln firing of Webster reproductions at the NC Pottery Center groundhog kiln
Seagrove potter David Garner demonstrating and explaining the salt firing process throughout the day from 9 – 5 pm
Open to the public free of charge
August 11 – October 31, 2009
Historical Pottery of Fayetteville, NC
Highlighting 19th Century Webster & Poe Pottery
Curator Bruce Daws
The Webster School of Pottery is the earliest stoneware manufactory
Known in North Carolina, beginning ca. 1819. Edgar A. Poe’s pottery company
Began in the late 1880s, known for producing utilitarian and architectural pieces.
Gallery III features Webster reproductions for sale by
David & Deborah Garner of Turn and Burn Pottery, Seagrove
August 14, 2009
Artists Reception 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Historical Pottery of Fayetteville, NC
Highlighting 19th Century Webster & Poe Pottery
Gallery talk on the history of Webster and Poe Pottery and the connection Between Fayetteville and Moore Co. NC by pottery historian and author
Charles “Terry” Zug III
Webster reproductions featured in Gallery III by
David & Deborah Garner of Turn and Burn Pottery of Seagrove
Open to the public free of charge
August 11, 2009- October 31, 2009
"Historical Pottery of Fayetteville"
Highlighting: 19th Century Webster and Poe Pottery
Also featuring Webster reproductions by David & Deborah Garner of Turn & Turn Pottery, Gallery III.
November 10, 2009 - January 30, 2010
"Fire in the Valley: Catawba Valley Pottery Then and Now"
Artist Reception: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:00 - 8:00 pm
(Free to the public)
This exhibition, curated by Tim Blackburn and Terry Zug, will illustrate the full history of the Catawba Valley from the
earliest lead-glazed earthenwares
through the great utilitarian tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries to potters who are working today.
In addition, a selection of pots will be available for sale by
six contemporary potters:
Michael Ball, Kim Ellington, Walter Fleming, Luke Heafner, Bob Hilton, and Charlie Lisk.
February 6, 2010 - April 10, 2010
"New Generation of Seagrove Potters"
The fifteen
participating potters in this exhibit are as follows:
Blaine Avery,
Stephanie Martin,
Chad Brown,
Eck McCanless,
Jeffrey Dean,
Will McCanless,
Samantha Henneke,
Tommy Nichols,
Daniel Johnston,
Travis Owens,
Crystal King,
Takuro Shibata,
Hitomi Shibata,
Jared Zehmer,
Matthew Luck
March 2010 - Saturday, April 24, 2010
Annual Auction on Exhibit Gallery III
Sunday April 25, 2010
Annual Auction: "Going, Going, Gone to Pots"
5pm, doors open at 3:30 with refreshments and live music