“Apprentices:
The Next Generation” features the developing work of
four emerging artists.
The
Village Potters, located in Asheville’s River Arts District, is proud to
announce the first annual exhibit and sale to feature their Studio
Assistants/Apprentices. The show, titled “Apprentices: The Next Generation”,
features the developing work of Apprentices Sarah Thurmond, Jenay Martin,
Hannah McGehee, and Tori DiPietro. The show will run from May 20 through July
16, with an opening reception on Friday, May 20, 2016 from 4:00 – 7:00PM.
The four emerging artists currently work
as apprentices under the well-established master potters at The Village
Potters, and come from diverse backgrounds and methods of working with clay.
Both traditional and deeply rooted historical craft influences, as well as
modern trends in current American craft and pottery, will be represented in the
work being featured. The exhibition and sale will be a look at new work
entering the craft world, and as it will be presented in the Feature Gallery at
The Village Potters, there will be evidence of how craft evolves through a
generation of master and apprentice.
Additional information about each of the
Apprentices and the exhibit/sale may be found at The Village Potters website,
under “Upcoming Events”.
The Village
Potters are Sarah Wells Rolland, Judi Harwood, Melanie Robertson, Lori
Theriault, Karen Dubois, and Dearing Davis. They comprise an intentional
Collective of potters who share a commitment to nurturing each other’s success.
They have a fully equipped Pottery housing each of their working professional
studios, and The Village Potters includes three showrooms exhibiting and
selling their fine, contemporary ceramic art. The Village Potters Teaching
Center offers ongoing classes for beginning and intermediate adults, with
scheduled demonstration and hands-on workshops. The Independent Study and
Mentoring Studio offers a directed mentorship program for the developing potter
in a non-traditional/relational experience to help hone skills, and if desired,
move into a career with a thorough understanding of business in the arts.
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