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Brooklyn Potters gathers members into a community to enhance shared aesthetic and technical interests in the clay arts. Interaction and exchange is facilitated between clay artists as well as with the general public of Metropolitan New York through exhibitions, lectures, discussions, workshops, publications, conferences, studio visits and art making activities as well as regularly scheduled membership meetings.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Screwball Spaces has a space!

From: Screwball Spaces <screwballspaces@gmail.com>
Date: March 13, 2013 10:54:53 AM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: small space available

I am writing to inform you of an opening in the ceramics arena here at Screwball Spaces. We have a communal space with 17 spaces and 15 working ceramicists. our kiln room has 4 kilns one 11 cu ft front loading, one 9 cu ft Skutt, one 7 cu ft Skutt and a 1 cu ft test kiln. We have a slab roller, 2 wedging tables, extruder, slop sink, and slip cast draining table. The space available is $185 per month and we require 2 months security deposit, one will be used as your last months payment and the rest returned to you provided everything is left in good order. Screwball Spaces provides trash, heat, electric (not kiln firings), high speed wireless internet, bathrooms, one with a shower, kitchenette area with micro wave, fridge, two vending machines, and a computer with printer and fax. The space also includes a gallery and a roof deck.
 Please contact me via email or by phone (718) 938-5505 to come see the space. I will not be able to show he space until Thursday around 10am.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Clay Forum lll at NYU

 Submitted by Lynn Goodman as she received it:

 
Dear Colleagues,
 
Back by popular demand and in its third edition, you are invited to attend: 
                Clay Forum III  
Saturday April 13 at 1 - 6 pm
NYU Department of Art and Art Professions
                The Barney Building, Einstein Auditorium
 34 Stuyvesant Street (between E. 9th and 10th Streets and 2nd and 3rd Ave)
 
This exciting event brings the ceramic community together for education and information and is intended for ceramic artists, collectors, museum professionals, and clay art lovers . This year’s forum will feature Sabrina Gschwandtner, David East and Peter Barnell who are leaders in the field of contemporary ceramics with all proceeds benefiting  the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts.
 
One prominent feature of the afternoon is the opportunity to share your latest work, travel, program, research or other ceramic related activity for a 5 minute  presentation.To Register go to:   http://watershedceramics.org/clay-forum-3/.

Cordially,
Judy
 
Judith S. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director Sculpture in Craft Media: Clay, Glass, Metals, Fiber
New York University
Department of Art and Art Professions
34 Stuyvesant Street
New York,NY 10003-7599


(Located between 9th and 10th Streets and Second and Third Aves.)

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Friday, March 8, 2013

Next Meeting April 28th / Guest Speaker

Submitted by Ellen Reznick:
 
Save the Date! Next Meeting: April 28th
 
We have a speaker for our next potters meeting which will be on April 28th. Her name is Nami Sakai and she is from Sasayama, a small town in Japan. The pottery there is Tanbayaki and is one of the 6th oldest kilns in Japan. She will be discussing the history of the pottery and the lives of the potters currently making work.  She will be showing slides and will also bring some pieces from her recent trip to Japan.  It promises to be a very interesting meeting.