by Carole Epp | Mar 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
2016 Exhibition: October 14 to November 6, 2016.
Location: Gardiner Museum Gift Shop, 111 Queen’s Park (gardinermuseum.on.ca/shop)
Now in its 19th year, the Toronto Potters Biennial Exhibition
continues to be a leading event in our members’ calendars. We are again
partnering with the Gardiner Museum to bring our members and the public
the best of Toronto Potters’ work.
The Juried Show: will showcase and promote the best
sculptural and functional ceramics produced by Toronto Potters members.
Participants can submit up to 3 pieces which fall into either category:
“For Use” and ‘Of Expression”. Works juried into the show will be
selected based on their creative expression, originality as well as
technical merits, and will be eligible to win one of multiple awards.
These works will be displayed and sold in the Gardiner Museum Gift shop.
Entry fee: $45.00 plus updated membership.
Jurors: Angelo diPetta, Professor Emeritus at Faculty of Design, OCADU
Jess Riva Cooper, MFA, Adjunct Professor at Department of Craft and Design, Sheridan College
The Survey Show: will coincide with an exhibition to be held at the Gardiner Museum, True Nordic: How Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada
and is open to all members of Toronto Potters. Participants are
encouraged to submit 1 or 2 pieces designed in response to the ideas
and concepts of Scandinavian design which prioritizes functionality
without eliminating grace and beauty – minimalist, clean simple lines,
accessible.
The submissions for the Survey Show will be exhibited together in the
Gardiner museum lobby at the Biennial opening, and afterwards they will
be offered for sale at the Gardiner Museum Gift shop. Entry fee:
updated membership.
Important Dates:
June 1, 2016: Application form, fee and membership deadline
June 11 & 12: Jury and Photo Documentation process
October 7 to 9: Delivery of selected work to Gardiner Museum
October 14: Grand opening for Exhibition
Complete details and entry forms: Visit our website torontopotters.com
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by Carole Epp | Jan 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The
Gardiner Signature Lecture Series returns with an
outstanding roster of speakers including
Bertrand
Rondot, Chief Curator of Versailles, who will discuss the history of
porcelain at the famed French palace, and David Pendergast, former Vice
President of Collections & Research at the ROM, who will offer
insight into the rich and colourful material culture of the ancient
Maya.
Harlequin Romance: Europe’s love affair with Commedia dell’Arte
Speaker: Domenico Pietropaolo
February 25, 6:30 – 8pm
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The Spectrum of Power: Colour Symbolism and the Ancient Maya
Speaker: David Pendergast
May 18, 6:30 – 8 pm
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Versailles: The Porcelain Palace
Speaker: Bertrand Rondot
June 8, 6:30 – 8 pm
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Life, Love, and Plenty to Drink: English Pottery, 1625-1740
Speaker: Leslie Grigsby
September 14, 6:30 – 8 pm
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An Evening with Garth Clark
Speaker: Garth Clark
September 28, 6:30 – 8 pm
COMING SOON
Made in China: 500 Years of Chinese Export Ceramics
Speaker: William Sargent
October 26, 6:30 – 8 pm
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Minton and Japonisme: the Victorian Obsession with Japan
Speaker: Jeffrey Ruda
November 8, 6:30 – 8 pm
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Header image: The Greeting Harlequin, Germany, Meissen, c. 1740, Gift of George and Helen Gardiner
by Carole Epp | Oct 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
In
celebration of autumn, our annual Gardiner Shop show features stunning
bowls by 51 of Canada’s top ceramic artists. Meet the artists, each with
his or her unique style, aesthetic, and point-of-view, and feast your
eyes on their incredible creations.
The Bowl Show will be in the Gardiner Shop from Friday October 9 to Thursday October 22.
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/shop/bowl-show
by Carole Epp | Feb 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Gardiner Museum presents the Smithsonian exhibition Women, Art, & Social Change: The Newcomb Pottery Enterprise opening February 5 and running through May 18, 2015, in the George R. Gardiner Exhibition Gallery.
The show tells the
inspirational story of a group of women in the Deep South who achieved
economic independence through making and selling pottery, and by
establishing Newcomb Pottery, one of the most iconic arts and crafts
brands of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Set against a backdrop of
social change and women’s rights, the Smithsonian exhibition features
the largest, most comprehensive collection of Newcomb Pottery to tour
North America in three decades, with more than 125 objects of the iconic
pottery on display, along with lesser known textiles, metalwork,
jewellery, bookbinding and historical artifiacts.
“The exhibition brings together a variety of objects created during the lifespan of the Newcomb enterprise,” says Sally Main, curator of the exhibition.
“The finest examples of the pottery art form will be displayed
alongside pieces that will come as a revelation to many – not only a
rich variety of crafts but also photos and artifacts that breathe life
into the Newcomb legacy.”
“We are thrilled to be presenting this exhibition by one of the world’s leading cultural institutions,” says Kelvin Browne, Executive Director and CEO of the Gardiner Museum.
“Not only is this a show of beautiful objects, but it has an
extraordinary behind-the-scenes story with an added layer about women’s
rights and social change in post-Civil War New Orleans. These themes and
Southern backdrop make these women’s stories more powerful – they were
arts and crafts pioneers who paved the way for entrepreneurial women of
today.”
Newcomb Pottery was
established in 1895 as an educational experiment of H. Sophie Newcomb
Memorial College, Tulane University’s former women’s college. The
quasi-commercial venture offered an opportunity for Southern women to
support themselves financially during and after their training as
artists. Inspired by the flora and fauna of the Gulf South, the pieces
offer insight into the extraordinary women who made a lasting impression
on American art and industry.
by Carole Epp | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Meet Peter Rabbit, Jumbo the elephant, Clara the rhinoceros, and a menagerie of colourful animals in this family-friendly exhibition.
Elephants, leopards, dogs, squirrels and dragons… From
exotic creatures, household pets, urban wildlife to mythical beasts,
animals have been an active part of human experience, an inexhaustible
trigger of the imagination. Animal Stories presents the many
tales of our encounters with the animal world, shedding light on how
our social, symbolic, affectionate, scientific and utilitarian
relationships with animals have been visualized through ceramics from
the 17th century to our day.
Curated by Karine Tsoumis
Presenting Sponsor lindy barrow
Animal
Stories will delight visitors of all ages, inviting them on a journey that is
both colourful and heartwarming, and sometimes scientific or critical. The
exhibition unfolds through a series of themes that cut across time periods and
that take us to the core of human-animal relationships. Themes include:
the intersection between art and science, from different approaches to
naturalism to the impact of scientific discourse on art; conceptions of the
wild, from the introduction of “exotic” beasts in 18th-century Europe, to works
that cast a critical look at the current state of wildlife; animals as part of
our everyday, as faithful companions, pets, or beasts of burden; animals as
storytellers, moral teachers and social commentators; and creatures of the
imagination, with representations that bridge the realms of fantasy and
reality.
The
exhibition also features illustrated books alongside ceramics, thus exploring
the longstanding connection between the two media as vehicles for storytelling.
Examples include popular sources employed by 18th-century decorators and
modellers, such as printed natural histories and Aesop’s Fables, as well as a
selection of children’s books featuring beloved animal characters from the 19th
century to the present.
Spanning
four centuries of visual culture, Animal Stories will feature Japanese and
Chinese porcelain, English and European ceramics, and the work of many
contemporary ceramic artists, including Shary Boyle, Sergei Isupov, Janet
Macpherson, Lindsay Montgomery, Ann Roberts, Adrian Saxe, Wendy Walgate and
Jason Walker, and original book art by Canadian illustrators such as Brenda
Clark and Barbara Reid among others. The works in the exhibition are drawn from
the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collection, private collections and public
institutions.
111 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario
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Canada
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