Myung Rye Kim
The Journey of the Magnolia:
Total Work of Art (Gesamthkunstwerk)
June 28 th through August 2nd, 2008
opening reception on Saturday, June 28th, from 6 to 8 pm

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Baltimore , Maryland – May 1st, 2008 –Baltimore Clayworks features our Lormina Salter Fellow, Myung Rye Kim with the exhibition Journey of the Magnolia. This exhibition runs from June 28 th through August 2nd, 2008 with an opening reception on Saturday, June 28th, from 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free.

Myung Rye Kim has an M.F.A from Kookmin University in Seoul, Korea and from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. Her work has been exhibited nationally as well as internationally in Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Russia and Turkey. On display in our gallery will be sculptural and functional works that draw inspiration from botanical forms as well as furniture and home accessories. Hand-built with porcelain and iron-rich clay, she celebrates the intricate beauty of nature and the memories attached.

“I am interested in spectrum of memory as a metaphor for change in my circumstances. I am exploring a lot of different slices of memories that are contained in my works. I have always been interested in bringing clay into our living spaces and now my work is doing this in a more abstract way. For some time I have been intrigued by the idea of the “Total Work of Art” as a creative synthesis with the environment. The term used to describe this is the “Gesamthkunstwerk. My studio pursuit considers a deep expression of metaphor and symbol through using the magnolia, bamboo, window and stamen. My works are influenced by the nature of shape, form and space. I work to represent the aspects of fragmented memory in my work.”

Featured in the Member's Gallery: Lars Westby

Clay From the Classroom
The 12th Annual Exhibition showcasing the talents and triumphs of our students
May 31 – June 21
Opening: May 31, 6:00 – 8:00PM
Free Admission

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Baltimore, Maryland – April 30th, 2008 –Baltimore Clayworks features our students from the past year with the exhibition Clay from the Classroom. This exhibition runs from May 31st through June 21st, 2008 with an opening reception on Saturday, May 31st, from 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free.

The work on display will be a strong representation of our students from Fall of 2007 to the Spring of 2008. Showcased will be wheel-thrown functional ware, hand-built sculpture and figures created by children and adults. A variety of finishing techniques are employed; high and low-fire glazes, wood, salt and raku firing. All work has been created on-site in Mt Washington through the classes offered for beginners and advanced student-artists at all stages of life.

Featured in the Members' Gallery is Sonya Meeker, a Johns Hopkins' Researcher and Resident Artist at Baltimore Clayworks.

California Clay: David Furman and Nancy Selvin
Dual Exhibition featuring two California ceramic artists
April 26 – May 24
Opening: Apr 26, 6:00 – 8:00PM

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David Furman

Nancy Selvin

Nancy Selvin Slide Lecture
April 25
7:00PM
Free Admission
Please RSVP to reserve a space

Nancy Selvin Workshop
Color, Surface, Text
April 26 – 27
10:00AM – 4:00PM
$160 Members; $180 Non-Members

Terra Incognita: Unknown Land
An Invitational Exhibition
Curated by Rebecca Harvey
March 1 – April 18, 2008
Free Admission

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Baltimore Clayworks is pleased to exhibit Terra Incognita: Unknown Land which will feature installation and sculptural work that map the interior and exterior landscape. Terra Incognita: Unknown Land runs from March 1 through April 18, 2008 with an opening reception on Saturday, March 1st, from 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free.

Rebecca Harvey, curator and a professor at Ohio State University, states: “What makes a map? In its simplest definition a map is the recording of one sort of information at the cost of others. A map is an abstraction in the extreme, a representation of information stripped of the extraneous. We live in the age of maps; we map roads and weather systems, geopolitical boundaries and nerve systems. I am interested in looking at the work of these artists in terms of mapping, in expanding the definition to include the abstraction of form and meaning, in a stripping away to uncover meaning. Can a map be a line, a pattern, a series of objects? How do we map the unknown?”

Invited artists include: Dylan Beck (PA), Tim Berg (LA), Margaret Boozer (MD), Myung Jin Choi (PA), Naomi Cleary (PA), Guy Michael Davis (OH), Trevor Dunn (UT), Edith Garcia (UK), Holly Hanessian (FL), Rebecca Harvey (OH), Jill Oberman (MT), Forrest Snyder (MD), Steve Thurston (OH), June Woest (TX).

“Can a map be a line, a pattern, a series of objects? How do we map the unknown? I am interested in looking at the work of theses artists in terms of mapping, in expanding the definition to include the abstraction of form and meaning, in a stripping away to uncover meaning.”

In the Associates Gallery: Samuel Wallace

Exhibition dates: March 19th – April 20th, 2008

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Marcy Hawk has graciously hosted our exhibition in her beautifully renovated gallery-studio complete with exposed brick, wood floors, big windows and warm welcomes. Please check it out if you are in Pittsburg. The show features resident and member artists Jessica Broad, Mary Cloonan, Bernadette Curran, Jim Dugan, Tina Gebhart, Matt Hyleck, Ryan Kelly, Myung Rye Kim, Sonya Meeker, Collette Smith, Sam Wallace, Lars Westby

Another Cup?
Invitational Exhibition of Cups Curated by Deborah Bedwell
January 12 through February 23, 2008
Opening: Saturday, January 12th, from 6 to 8 pm.

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Baltimore, Maryland – November 12, 2007 –Starting off 2008 with a new twist on a common object at Baltimore Clayworks with the exhibition Another Cup?, featuring functional and sculptural wares that explore the possibilities of the cup. Another Cup? runs from January 12 through February 23, 2008 with an opening reception on Saturday, January 12th, from 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free.

An invitational exhibition featuring cups from established and emerging ceramic artists. The curator, Baltimore Clayworks’ Executive Director Deborah Bedwell believes, “… that a beautifully made cup, which satisfies its utilitarian and/or artistic intention is exactly what our culture needs and answers the question “Does the world need another cup?”

Invited artists include: Dan Brown (KS), Richard Bunkamper (NY), Stan Burgess (MD), Ray Chen (IN), Elaine Coleman (NV), Tom Coleman (NV), Patrick Coughlin (FL), Bernadette Curran (PA), Shanna Fliegel (IL), Jil Franke (MN), Maggie Furman (MD), Annette Gates (GA), Tina Gebhart (KY), Susan Gladstone (MD), Krista Grecco (GA), Hiroe Hanazono (OH), Elaine O. Henry (KS), Giselle Hicks (MA), Julie Johnson (NY), Mark Johnson (ME), Jeffery Kleckner (PA), Jim Koudelka (OR), Leah Leitson (NC), Suze Lindsay (NC), Beth Lo (MT), Loren Lukens (WA), Ruchika Madan (MA), Shari McWilliams (WI), Jenny Mendes (OH), Leigh Taylor Mickelson (NY), Erin Murphy (NY), Emily Murphy (IL), Brooke Noble (NY), Lisa Orr (TX), Rick Parsons (CO), Peter Pinnell (NE), Brenda Quinn (NY), Kari Radasch (ME), Elizabeth Robinson (CO), Laura Ross (KY), Justin Rothshank (PA), Ralph Scala (CO), Lynn Smiser Bowers (MO),

Winterfest 2007
The Annual Invitational Holiday Exhibition
Celebrating the Gift of Art.
November 17 through December 22, 2007
Opening: Saturday, November 17, from 6 to 8 pm.

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Invited Artists: Christa Assad (MO), Chris Baskin (IN), Mary Louise Carter (LA), Sanam Emami (NY), Heather Mae Erickson (PA), Paul Eshelman (IL), Kate Fisher (CO), Bruce Gholson (NC), Steven Godfrey (AK), Ayumi Horie (NY), Ryan Kelly (PA), Maren Kloppmann (MN), Keith Kreeger (MA), Michael MacCarthy (MA), Andrea Marquis (NY), Missy McCormick (AR), Alison McGowan (NC), Sarah Panzarella (NY), Seth Payne (NY), Kari Radasch (ME), Steve Rolf (WI), Andy Shaw (PA), Dennis Sipiorski (LA), Karen Swyler (VT), Jerilyn Virden (NC), Todd Wahlstrom (VT), John Williams (PA)

During Winterfest 2007, there will be extended weekend hours.
Sunday 12-5

Also in our Members Gallery: Holiday Extravaganza featuring the art of Resident and Associate Artists, December 1st-22nd.

Holiday Extravaganza
December 1-22

Our Annual Holiday Sale featuring Member Artists and invited guest artists.

Gallery Hours:
Monday through Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5 for the month of December
10% off your purchases on all Saturdays in December!

RED
Curated and Juried by Richard Notkin
October 13 – November 10
Opening: October 13, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00PM
Free Admission

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Curator Notkin states, “I intend to choose artists who interpret the theme in a wide variety of ways, from purely abstract works to highly narrative pieces, often charged with social/political commentary – imagine that. The theme is not simply about the color red – as in copper red glazes or some commercial cone 06 oxidation bright red – as I am seeking more “red meat” for this exhibition.

So, this isn’t just about color. It’s about feeling as well as seeing red, it’s about the liquid of life and the liquid of death, it’s about leftist politics and it’s about courage and it’s about Christmas – in a Santa Claus sort of way. It’s also about one third of the American flag and nearly all of the Chinese flag, and finally, it’s about empire and it’s about hell. The parameters are wide open. Interpret it as you will, as I know you will, in your own unique way.”

Participating Artists

Mark of Fire
Curatedby Chris Gustin
September 8 – October 6
Opening: September 8, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00PM
Free Admission

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Don't Miss It!
Chris Gustin Slide Talk
Friday, September 7, 2007 at 7 pm

<Fahrenheit 1940
Curated by Lars Westby
Aug 4 through Sept 1, 2007
Opening on Sat, Aug. 4 from 6-8pm
Admission is free.

Baltimore Clayworks presents <Fahrenheit 1940 (Less than Fahrenheit 1940), an exhibition that explores the limitless opportunities of low fire ceramics, i.e. those works fired at temperatures less than 1940 degrees fahrenheit. <Fahrenheit 1940 runs from August 4 through September 1, 2007, with an opening on Saturday, August 4 from 6-8pm. Admission is free.

Curator Westby states, "The amazing surfaces created by low fire electric and gas kilns are the focus of the show. This exhibition highlights how the respective artists use the low fire processes to create some of the most original and innovative ceramic at in the field today. After all, the artists' ideas are the fuel that informs the artwork and therefore the process."

<Fahrenheit 1940 artists include Tom Bartel (KY), Ray Chen (ME), Aurore Chabot (AZ), Lynn Duryea (NC), Timothy Foss (WA), Nancy Frazier (CA), Bryan Hiveley (FL), Thomas Kerrigan (AZ), Marc Leuthold (NY), Louis Marak (CA), Randy O'Brien (AZ), Marilyn Richeda (NY), Ted Vogel (OR), Lars Westby (MD), Jim Whalen (NC), and Lana Wilson (CA).

The work of Baltimore Clayworks Associate Artists, Patrick Caughey and Jewell Gross Brenneman, will be featured in the Associates' Gallery during <Fahrenheit 1940.