virtual workshop with George Rodriguez!

by | Dec 10, 2020 | workshops

Through the depiction of guardian figures, tomb sculptures and shrines, I depict my community current and forthcoming. Join me in the creation of a new figure. It might be human, it might be animal, it might be magic. Working from drawings, I’ll use basic slab and modeling techniques to make and assemble a two foot sculpture. The head will be made and altered from a press mold and the body decorated with sprigs. I will also briefly discuss finishing techniques. BIPOC and need-based scholarships available; please email [email protected] for details.

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Born and raised in the border city of El Paso, TX, George Rodriguez creates humorous decorative ceramic sculpture addressing his identity and community. Brought up by his mother and four older sisters, George quietly observed the love and hard work needed to maintain his family and community. His art began to manifest as search for his individualized voice and propelled him to infuse journal like representational sculpture with humor and sweetness. George received a BFA in ceramics from the University of Texas El Paso then went on to receive an MFA from the University of Washington.  His world curiosity grew as a recipient of a Bonderman Travel Fellowship where he traveled the world through most of 2010. His work can be found in the permanent collection of the National Mexican Museum of Art in Chicago and the Hallie Ford Museum in Salem, OR.  George is represented by Foster/White Gallery in Seattle, WA and is the Artist in Residence at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia.

Jan 16-Jan 16 | 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Saturday Afternoon
Instructor: George Rodriguez
$ 25.00 Members: | $ 30.00 Non-Members
Skill Level: All Levels
Technique: Workshops for Artists
Age: Adult

Register HERE.

call for entry: 4th Annual Northeast Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition

by | Jul 23, 2017 | Uncategorized

All US Northeast-based artists are invited to submit ceramic sculpture to the 4th annual Northeast Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition. Call for entries will be open between May 1 and August 1, 2017. Works will be selected by this year’s juror, ceramic artist and editor of Studio Potter journal, Elenor Wilson.

Application fee: $30 for 4 images of up to 2 pieces. This could be four images of one piece, or a full image and detail shot of two different pieces.

Delivery/ shipment and insurance of artworks in transit are the sole responsibility of the artist. Adequate packaging and return postage are required for any shipped works.

Qualifications: Artists must be living, working, or studying in the Northeast United States. Works should have been made within the last five years. Mixed-media works may be accepted, but the primary media must be clay. Works may be no larger than 36 inches in any dimension. Work meant to hang on a wall must be ready to hang. A 25% sales commission will go to Art Centro for the sale of any work.

Sponsored Awards will be presented at the Opening Reception on October 7th.

About our Juror: Elenor Wilson is a studio artist and editor of Studio Potter journal living and working in Northampton, Massachusetts. She holds a BFA from Southeast Missouri State University and a MFA from State University of New York at New Paltz. She was an assistant of potter John Glick and has been a resident artist at several national and international centers including Anderson Ranch, Colorado, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, and the Arctic Clay Center, Posio, Finland.

Submission Deadline: 08/1/2017
Notification of acceptance: 09/01/2017
Delivery of Work: 09/22 through 09/29/2017
Exhibit Dates: 10/05 through 10/29/2017
Opening Reception: 10/7/2017 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Pick up Work: 11/01 through 11/05/2017
Return of Work by Shipping: 11/08/2017

Art Centro is a community arts space located at 485 Main Street, in the Middle Main neighborhood of downtown Poughkeepsie. Operated by The Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, we offer ceramics classes, private art studios, and a gallery space. We host lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and community meetings. 

Our mission is to enrich downtown Poughkeepsie through the arts, and to be a part of a supportive community for our local artists by offering affordable classes, studio time, and facilities.


Contact us through our website or call 845-454-4525 for any questions.

artcentro.submittable.com/submit