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We welcome announcements of woodfire related events: workshops, conferences, seminars,
exhibitions etc., to be included on this page and also perhaps published in the Backlog Events Calendar of
the next issue of The Log Book.
(This will depend on how the date of an event ties in with actual
publication schedules for The Log Book.)
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This page up-dated 1st February 2008 27 January - 24 February - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Exhibition by Linda Christianson, Jil Franke and Lisa Buck at The Grand Hand Gallery, 619 Grand Avenue. Link: www.thegrandhand.com 9 February - 9 March - Bonstetten, Switzerland Exhibition of work by Korean ceramic articst Seung Ho Yang at the Galerie für Zeitgenossiche Keramik, Elfi Bohrer, Im Burgwies 2, CH-8906 Bonstetten. 29 February - 2 March - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA NOLA Ceramics Festival - lectures and demonstrations. Outdoor Fire on The River event guest artists including Fred Olsen and Richard White. Link: www.nolafiredup.org 29 February - 14 March - Iowa City, Iowa, USA Exhibition of new ceramics by Linda Christianson, Michael Connelly and featured Artist Jose Sierraat at AKAR, I 257 East Iowa Avenue. Link: www.akardesign.com 8 March - 3 May - Pomona, California, USA Into the Woods - a Fiery Tale - exhibition of work by John Balistreri, Peter Callas, Chris Gustin, Catharine Hiersoux, Takao Okazaki, Fred Olsen and Jeff Shapiro. The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), 340 S. Garey Avenue. Link: www.ceramicmuseum.org 9 March - 2 May - Penland, North Carolina, USA Wild Clay, Precise Fire - Naomi Dalglish, Michael Hunt and David Stuempfle. Exploring materials and processes with local clay and woodfiring. Link: www.penland.org 15 - 18 March 2008 - Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, USA Woodfire kiln building workshop with Dale Huffman, Justin Rothshank and Eric C. Wolfgang Knoche at the Laurelville Mennonite Church Center, building a single chamber makigama - a long sprung arch kiln that fires much like an anagama. Link: www.laurelville.org 16 - 18 and 22 March - Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA Pre NCECA woodfire workshop with Jack Troy and Kevin Crowe at Touchstone Center for the Crafts, firing a two-chamber noborigama kiln. Link: www.touchstonecrafts.com 17 March - 27 April - Mittagong, NSW, Australia 'Key Presenters' exhibition of work by Sandy Lockwood, Paul Davies, Yasuo Terada, Ron Meyer and Robert Barron at Sturt Main Gallery. Link: www.sturt.nsw.edu.au 19 March - 18 May - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Women with Wood - Three Generations - exhibition of wood-fired ceramics curated by Susan Beecher at McGuinn Gallery, Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street. Tel.: (+1) 412-454-6352 3 April - 4 May Sydney Australia Australian Wood-fired Pottery - an historical survey, exhibition at the Freeland Gallery, Paddington. Link: www.freelandgallery.com.au 14 - 17 April - Mittagong, NSW, Australia Pre-conference workshop - Saltglazing with Sandy Lockwood - firing the Noborigama with Sandy Lockwood and Robert Barron at Sturt Ceramic Workshop. Link: www.sturt.nsw.edu.au 19 - 21 April 2008 - Mittagong, NSW, Australia Woodfire conference at Sturt Craft Centre Mittagong. Lectures, presentations, exhibitions, demonstrations, firing of wood kilns. Call for papers addressing alternative and/or contemporary approaches to woodfiring. Link: www.sturt.nsw.edu.au 1 - 4 May - Rasigueres, France 16th Journées de la Céramique at Bélesta in the Eastern Pyrénées region of southern France - Archaeological / ceramics event including kiln construction and firing. Link: www.chez.com/ceramique 30 May - 1 June - Sweet Briar, Virginia, USA 'Community of Fire' conference with Svend Bayer and Micki Schloesingk (UK), Jack Troy, Victoria Hansen, Mark Hewitt, Stephen Driver, Robert Compton, and Kevin Crowe (USA). This team will fire Kevin Crowe's kiln for five days in mid-May and the results will be the starting point for discussions on all aspects of woodfiring at the conference. Link: www.kevincrowepottery.com 16 - 20 June - Smithville, Tennessee, USA Pots: Ideas and Making - workshop with Linda Christianson at the Appalachian Center for Craft, 1560 Craft Center Drive. Link: www.tntech.edu/craftcenter 23 June - 5 July - River Falls, Wisconsin, USA Anagama Kiln Firing Summer Workshop at University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) with Randy Johnston, Ken Matsuzaki and Phil Rogers with guest Warren Mackenzie. Link: www.www.uwrf.edu/art 8 - 31 July - Kecskemét, Hungary More Fire Magic - Woodfiring symposium at the International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Kápolna. Three weeks of practical explorations of wood-fired ceramics and a one day seminar presentation by symposium members. Invited artists include Fred Olsen (USA). Link: http://www.icshu.org/ 11 July - 17 August - Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA FireWorks: A Celebration of Wood-fired Ceramics an exhibition featuring work by potters who fire in a variety of woodfire kiln designs, at the Ice House Gallery. Link: www.macicehouse.org 25 - 27 July - Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England Anagama in the Wood An international woodfire event for potters, students, art collectors, galleries and museums. An ideal opportunity for all enthusiasts to exchange their knowledge and experiences. Link: www.anagama.co.uk |
