Museum Displays Golden State Ceramic Art
“Form and Function: Ceramic Artists in California” opens in the ˶ Museum of Art with a public reception Thursday, November 18, 4-6 p.m. The exhibition, on display through Dec. 18, is the second in the new Adams Center for the Visual Arts.
This is ˶’s fourth ceramics invitational, this year featuring work from 16 California artists: Christopher Bates, Richard Burkett, Marc Digeros, Rae Dunn, James Haggerty and Linda Haggerty, Otto Heino, Mary Law, Forrest Lesch-Middelton, Tricia McGuigan, Lynne Meade, Scott Parady, Deanna Pini, Joan Rosenberg-Dent, Chris Rupp and Jan Schachter.
These artists showcase the breadth of functional and sculptural ceramic art being created by contemporary California potters, using a spectrum of techniques. Work from the exhibition will be for sale at a wide range of price points with proceeds benefitting the artists and the museum.
“In the past, many pieces have made wonderful holiday gifts ranging in price from $12 to several thousand dollars,” says Judy Larson, Askew professor of art and director of the museum.
The ˶ Museum of Art is open weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Sundays and school holidays. It will be closed for Thanksgiving, Nov. 25-28. For more information, contact the museum at (805) 5656162 or art@westmont.edu.