Friday, September 20, 6–8pm
Saturday, September 21, 9am–3pm
Sunday, September 22, 9am–12pm
Join artist Crystal Morey in Figural Sculpture: Additive / Subtractive Processes in Porcelain, a weekend of sculpting demonstrations and conversation, exploring the hand sculpted porcelain figurine coinciding with her solo exhibition “Venus on the Waves”at Ferrin Contemporary in nearby, North Adams. Crystal Morey will share her process of creating a figure in hollow form, while adding layers of additive and reductive detail. Crystal will discuss the development of her techniques, proportion, anatomy, and gesture, the importance of water content in porcelain, and creating the delicate details that add content and emotion to her work.
No experience is required. Limited to 20.
Crystal Morey lives and works in Oakland California, where she maintains a full-time studio practice. An emerging artist in both the new contemporary, pop-surrealist genre as well as the art-historical craft and decorative arts arena, Crystal’s work has been featured in numerous books and magazines, shown in galleries and museums, and collected around the world. Morey is known for her hand sculpted, highly detailed porcelain works of human-animal hybrids. She finds her inspiration in art history, Baroque porcelain traditions of Europe and ideas of contemporary environmental issues. Morey creates work with delicate beauty and empathic narratives of today’s rapidly changing ecosystems. Crystal Morey received her BFA in Ceramic Sculpture from the California College of the Arts and her MFA in Spatial Art from San Jose State University. She continues her studies through artists residencies and expansive interests in art history and museum research.
Contact Us
Please email info@projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. To talk on the phone, please send an email with your phone number and preferred time to receive a call, and we will call you back.
Tuition and Payment
Tuition for the 3 day workshop is $350.
A $50 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by September 1st. Please pay by check or money order, payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above, and students of all experience levels are welcome.
Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated at https://projectart01026.com/lodging/
Location and Dates
Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The workshop begins Friday 6pm–9pm, continues Saturday from 9am–3pm, and concludes Sunday 9am-12pm.
Travel
Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive to us. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).
Cancellation Policy
Deposits are refundable until September 1st, less a $25 administrative fee. After September 1st, we cannot offer a refund unless we are able enroll a replacement from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund will be issued, less a $25 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.
You can make your deposit online and secure your spot immediately. Use Paypal to send you $250 deposit to info@projectart01026.com – final payment can be made at the time of arrival in Euros.
Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for FIGURE – GROUND: Illustrated Sculpture, an intensive workshop exploring the sculpted form in clay, the painted surface and development of a personal narrative. At Asuurkeraamika Ceramic Centre, in Tallinn, Estonia. The workshop will combine hands-on active studio with demonstrations, one-on-one instruction and illustrated lectures. In the workshop, Isupov will lead students through the techniques of slab construction, underglaze painting, and glaze application with the goal of completing several figurative sculptures. Studio Asuurkeraamika is a ceramics centre located in a medieval tower that once guarded Tallinn’s Old Town. There are five floors with studio, classroom, exhibition place, and gallery, which are all linked by spiraling limestone staircases. Read more at: www.asuurkeraamika.ee/ Sergei Isupov visits Estonia every summer with his wife, Kadri, and daughter, Roosi. Isupov works full-time as an artist and has a long, international resume with works included in numerous public collections and important exhibitions. His work is featured in multiple books, catalogs, and magazines, and is also shared via workshops and lectures at museums, universities and art centers. Isupov is known for his highly-detailed narrative, ceramic sculptures, which feature completely illustrated in-the-round- paintings. Isupov continues to explore opposites as themes in his work. Emotional exchanges between men and women allude to romance, an affair, or simply mystery. Our own imaginations are asked to fill in and finish the narrative using personal associations.
Contact us
Please email info (at) projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. If you would like a phone call, please email your phone number and preferred time to receive a call.
Tuition and Payment
Tuition is $750, and the additional materials fee is $150. The material fee covers the costs of clay, underglazes, glazes, and firings, and selected tools. A $250 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment should be made upon arrival in Euros. We are able to accept deposits through paypal, or check/money order payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above, and students of all experience levels are welcome.
Cancellation Policy
Deposits are refundable until June 15th, less a $50 administrative fee. After June 15th, we do not offer a refund unless we are able to fill your slot with a participant from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund may be issued, less a $50 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.
Housing and Meals
Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. Recommended Housing EELC Holy Spirit Guest House
Location and Dates
Asuurkeraamika is located in Old Town, Tallinn. Read more at asuurkeraamika.ee. The workshop runs every day from 9am – 6pm. The workshop will begin on 9am July 22nd and end at 6pm on July 26th.
Travel
Participants are recommended to fly to Tallinn, Estonia (airport code TLL). Tallinn offers many option for transportation around the city. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements.
Sunday, July 21, at Project Art in Cummington, MA, 7-8 pm
Join us for a welcome pot luck dinner and illustrated artist talk in conjunction with Jason Walker’s week-long hands on workshop “Personal Narrative” Sunday, July 21, 6- 8pm at Project Art in Cummington, MA. Dinner is 6-7, talk 7-8pm.
Thursday, July 25th, 2019 at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA, 5-7pm
Join us for a gallery talk and reception for Jason Walker’s solo exhibition “Personal Encounters” on view July 6th–August 10th. The talk and reception takes place Thursday, July 25th, 5–7pm at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA in conjunction with Downstreet Art, talk at 6pm.
Free Artist Lecture Friday, May 3rd, 2019, 7 pm at Project Art, 54 Main Street, Cummington, MA 01026
Join us at Project Art for a slideshow presentation by Lauren Mabry, whose solo exhibition Fused opens at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA on Saturday, May 4, 2019.
Fused introduces Mabry’s new series of ‘dimensional paintings’ using color, form and an exuberant sense of play to explore transformative nature of clay. Drips, spills and dollops of brightly colored glaze move across her forms, with a precise sense of chaos. The titled, Fused, eludes to the melted surface created within the kiln. This magical moment is something that Mabry is able to hold to within her glaze work, as if she’s able to slow down time itself.
“Because I strive to keep my work as playful as it is scientific, the things I make exist
where haphazard sketching meets the precision of chemistry.” — Lauren Mabry
A Gallery Talk and Reception will take place Saturday, May 4th, from 5–7pm at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. A group dinner will follow at Bright Ideas Brewery & A-OK Berkshire BBQ.
PROJECT ART OPEN HOUSE
Saturday & Sunday, July 28 & 29, 2018, 10am–5pm
52 Main Street, Cummington
OPEN STUDIOS & SUMMER GALLERY
Ferrin Contemporary will present works from recent projects in the summer gallery.
Featured will be work by resident artists Kadri Pärnamets and Sergei Isupov as well as visiting artist Paul Scott.
The Brew House Association, along with project coordinators Alexandra Jelleberg and Bradley Klem, are hosting GrowlerFest in Pittsburgh, PA. The NCECA Venue Originated Exhibition is comprised of an exhibition of beer growlers, jugs, and other containers used for storing or serving beer. The invited artists’ pieces will be complemented by juried selections through an open call. The Exhibition is free and open to the public.
A Special Reception & Beer Mixer will happen at the Brew House Association during the NCECA conference on Friday, March 16th 6-10pm. The exhibition entry is free and VIP tickets are $25 at the door, $20 in advance and includes a select draft pour & bar snacks, a special VIP tour of “The SpeakEasy Loft” with views of the Pittsburgh skyline, access to “The Distillery” with resident artist studios, & a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of several prizes. All proceeds from the event go towards supporting Brew House Association arts programming.
About GrowlerFest At The Brew House Association GrowlerFest at the Brew House Association, connects artists to the craft beer movement, showcasing ties between food, beer and ceramics. It’s goal is to link craft breweries and the vitality of handmade pottery. GrowlerFest 2018 pairs invited Artists with an Open Call for beer growlers, jugs, and other containers used for storing or serving beer. Curated by Alexandra Jelleberg & Bradley Klem, the exhibition will be on view March 2-29, 2018 in the Brew House Association’s Gallery.
GrowlerFest Concept GrowlerFest connects artists to the craft beer movement by showcasing the ties between local food, craft beer, and ceramics. It’s goal is to create a “cross current” link between the craft brewery movement and the vitality of handmade pottery. Through the intersection of collaboration and individual aesthetic, we hope to spark investment in handmade objects among a group of people who share a common interest. The enjoyment of food and drink can be greatly enriched by the experience of using the beautiful work artists so thoughtfully produce.GrowlerFest is partnering with the Brew House Association (BHA), which provides a wide range collaborative spaces, programs, and people in order to encourage the pursuit of artistic excellence. The BHA has emerged as a place where code writers mix with sculptors, artists evolve into entrepreneurs, and citizens from Pittsburgh’s South Side, Hilltop, and Mon Valley come to be creative. A former brewery located near Pittsburgh’s cultural district, it presents the perfect location for an exhibition centering on its historical purpose and contemporary identity.The exhibition will be comprised of two components, one being juried growlers from artists who answer an open call for entry, and another being growlers made by an invited list of artists. We will pair these two components in order to create a multi-faceted exhibition which fosters a particular aesthetic while sparking interest in the growler as a form. The events will feature beer tasting and local food and will be free and open to the public during the NCECA Conference.The public is invited to an exhibition and social gatherings centering on the beer growler.
NCECA VENDOR SPONSORED EXHIBITION
During this national ceramics conference, March 14-17th, 2018, GrowlerFest will be at the Brewhouse Association, located at
711 South 21st St., Pittsburgh, PA, 412-381-2000. Open hours will be extended during the conference: Tue-Sat 11am-2pm, Saturdays 11am-2:30pm, or by appointment (10am-5pm).
A Special Reception & Beer Mixer will happen at the Brew House Association during the NCECA conference on Friday, March 16th 6-10pm. The exhibition entry is free and VIP ticketsare $25 at the door, $20 in advance and includes a select draft pour & bar snacks, a special VIP tour of “The SpeakEasy Loft” with views of the Pittsburgh skyline, access to “The Distillery” with resident artist studios, & a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of several prizes. All proceeds from the event go towards supporting Brew House Association arts programming.A Public Reception will be held Friday, Mar 16, from 6-10pm, with local beer & food tasters.
Studio Potter Issue Launch: You’re invited! Join us 5:30 p.m., Friday, March 16th, at the Brew House Association in Pittsburgh to celebrate the launch of our upcoming issue, Volume 46, Number 1, Winter/Spring 2018, “Regional Perspectives and Pottery Tours”! Light refreshments will be provided, non-members can sign-up to receive a free, one-year, digital membership, and all attendees will be entered into a raffle for new SP logo merchandise, our new poster, print issues, and tickets to GrowlerFest (see below). Editor, Elenor Wilson, will speak briefly about new opportunities at Studio Potter, and will be available to answer questions about the organization and the journal.
• GROWLERFEST 2015 EXHIBITION
14 ceramic artists have collaborated on limited editions of ceramic growlers that was on exhibit at Project Art October 3–December 2. Also on display were vessels by local studio potters. Participating potters included Robbie Heidinger, Tiffany Hilton, Jeffrey Lipton, Maya Machin, Michael McCarthy, Robbie Heidinger, Steve Theberge, & Elenor Wilson.
• EXHIBITION OPENING & BEER TASTING EVENT
A celebration with craft beer tastings, local food, and ceramic art was held on Saturday, October 10.
• ARTIST SALON & BRUNCH
Guests joined us for a potluck brunch and slideshow presentation by artist Bradley Klem. Brad has lived much of his life in Arizona, completing a BA degree with a focus in ceramics at ASU in 2014. Brad has since exhibited his work in several national and international juried exhibitions. Last year, he was featured in Ceramics Monthly in the “Undergraduate Showcase.” Currently he is the artist-in-residence and ceramics studio manager at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. Brad produces pottery influenced by his love of fishing and fueled by his concern for local fisheries.
Project Art (Cummington, MA) is partnering with artist Bradley Klem (Phoenix, AZ),The Eutectic Gallery (Portland, OR) and Portland Growler Company (Portland, OR) to bring GrowlerFest 2015 East + West to the East and West Coasts for the first time. All proceeds go to support resident artist programs at Project Art in Cummington & the Eutectic Gallery.
Project coordinators Alexandra Jelleberg and Bradley Klem’s aim is to create a narrative about the link between the craft brewery movement and the vitality of handmade pottery:
Through the intersection of collaboration and individual aesthetic, we hope to spark investment in handmade objects among a group of people who share a common interest. The enjoyment of food and drink can be greatly enriched by the experience of using the beautiful work artists so thoughtfully produce.
GrowlerFest East + West connects artists working in disparate ways and faraway places to both each other and the craft beer movement by offering the surface of a growler as a way to collaborate with one another, and an exhibition with functional and decorative components to draw parallels and comparisons in form, style, design and philosophy between local and global ceramic artists.
Jason Walker: Personal Narrative Hands-on Workshop
Sunday, July 21, 6–8pm, Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26, 9–4pm
Join Jason Walker for Personal Narrative, a week-long, hands-on workshop coinciding with his exhibition Personal Encounters at Ferrin Contemporaryin nearby, North Adams. In this five-day workshop, Jason will demonstrate his techniques of hand-building with porcelain. Jason will also share all of his secrets painting on bone-dry forms with underglaze. He will discuss techniques and philosophies of combining 2-D imagery with 3-D form and how to start creating your own personal vocabulary of imagery into a personal narrative. Each student will have hands-on experience working with porcelain, painting with underglaze and much one-on-one instruction from Jason. No experience is required. Limited to 10.
Walker received a BFA from Utah State University and an MFA from Penn State University. He has exhibited and taught widely including at the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., Haystack Mountain School for the Crafts, Penland School for the Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China and the International Ceramics Workshop, Kecskemet, Hungary, South Korea, Ireland and France. Walker has been awarded a 2009 NCECA International Residency Fellowship and a 2014 Artist Trust Fellowship from Washington State, as well as the Taunt Fellowship award at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts. His work is included in collections at the Fine Art Museum of San Francisco: De Young, the Carnegie Mellon Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, Arizona and the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.
The workshop begins Sunday night, with a slide presentation and a group dinner (6–8 pm). The hands-on workshop will run from 9 am–4 pm Monday-Friday at Project Art in Cummington, MA. A Gallery Talk and Reception will take place Thursday, July 25th, 5–7 pm at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA where Walker’s solo exhibition Personal Encounters is on view July 6th–August 10th.
Contact Us
Please email info@projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. To talk on the phone, please send an email with your phone number and preferred time to receive a call, and we will call you back.
Tuition and Payment
Tuition for the 7 day workshop is $950, and the additional materials fee is $150. The material fee covers the costs of clay, underglazes, glazes, and firings, and selected tools.
A $250 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by July 1st. Please pay by check or money order, payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above, and students of all experience levels are welcome.
Deposits are refundable until June 21st, less a $50 administrative fee. After June 21st, we cannot offer a refund unless we are able to enroll a replacement from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund will be issued, less a $50 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.
Housing and Meals
Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated HERE.
Location and Dates
Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The workshop will run daily 9am–4pm. The workshop begins at 9am on Sunday, July 21st and ends at 4pm on Saturday, July 26th.
Travel
Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive to us. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).
Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for Figural Sculpture: Ideation to Materialization, an intensive hands-on workshop exploring the sculpted figure in clay, the painted surface from the development of ideas to materialization of form. Open to participants age 18 and above. Hands-on workshops are for artists with prior, advanced experience with clay. Limited to 10.
At Project Art, in rural Massachusetts, the workshop combines demonstrations with hands-on active studio time and one-on-one instruction from Isupov and includes an evening illustrated lecture. Optional add-ons, pre or post workshop, provide the opportunity to explore area museums, select studios and nearby natural settings. Hands-on workshops are limited to 10 and prior experience required. Isupov will lead students through demonstration and include techniques of slab construction, underglaze painting, and glaze application with the goal of completing one or more figurative sculptures. Students will have individual work spaces in the shared, airy open studio space in Project Art, a renovated 19th century Mill on the banks of the Westfield River.
The week long workshop runs Sunday–Saturday. The workshop begins Sunday 12pm–5pm, runs Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, ending Saturday 9am-12pm. During the course of the week, there will be two evening programs, one with an illustrated lecture and a second one as an opportunity for participants to share their work and ideas with the group. If desired, participants are invited to schedule a 30 minute portfolio review with Isupov or gallery director, Leslie Ferrin on a first come, first serve basis for an additional fee of $50.
Contact us
Please email info (at) projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. If you would like a phone call, please email your phone number and preferred time to receive a call.
Tuition and Payment
Tuition is $1250. Tuition includes the workshop fee ($1100) and a Studio Fee ($150). The Studio Fee covers the costs of clay, underglazes, glazes, and firings, and use of select tools. A $250 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by October 1, 2019. We are able to accept payments through paypal, or check/money order payable to Project Art, 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. Open to participants age 18 and above. Students required to have prior, advanced experience with clay.
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deposit can be made on eventbrite click HERE.
Registration
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click HERE to download the form.
Cancellation Policy
Deposits are refundable until October 1st, less a $50 administrative fee. After October 1st, we do not offer a refund unless we are able to fill your slot with a participant from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund may be issued, less a $50 administrative fee. This workshop will run pending a minimum enrollment.
Housing and Meals
Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated at this link HERE.
Location and Dates
Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The workshop will run daily 9am–5pm. The workshop begins at 12pm on Sunday, October 20th and ends at 12pm on Saturday, October 26th.
Travel
Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive to us. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).
Weekend Demonstration Workshop: November 2nd–3rd, 2019
Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for a demonstration workshop exploring the sculpted figure in clay, the painted surface and artistic practice from ideation to materialization. Demonstration workshops are open to all regardless of work experience with clay. Limited to 20.
At Project Art, in rural Massachusetts, the demonstration workshop takes place over two days and includes an evening illustrated lecture. Optional add-ons, pre or post workshop, provide the opportunity to explore area museums, select studios and nearby natural settings. In the demonstrations, Isupov will lead students through the techniques of slab construction, underglaze painting, and glaze application with the goal of completing one or more figurative sculptures. The workshop takes place in the airy, shared studio space at Project Art, a renovated 19th century Mill on the banks of the Westfield River.
The weekend workshops run Saturday-Sunday with an evening illustrated lecture for participants If desired, participants are invited to schedule a 30 minute portfolio review with Isupov and gallery director, Leslie Ferrin on a first come, first serve basis for an additional fee of $50.
Contact us
Please email info (at) projectart01026.com with any questions or for more information. If you would like a phone call, please email your phone number and preferred time to receive a call.
Tuition and Payment
Tuition for the weekend demonstration workshop is $350, and includes the Saturday evening meal. The workshop will run Saturday 9am–4pm, with a group dinner & illustrated lecture following from 6pm–8pm. The workshop ends on Sunday 9am–2pm.
A $50 non-refundable deposit is due with registration. Full payment is due 30 days before the start date. Payment can be made via paypal (info@projectart01026.com), or check or money order payable to Project Art, mailed to 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026.
Payments are refundable until 30 days prior to the start date, less the non refundable $50 administrative fee. After that date, we do not offer a refund unless we are able to fill your slot with a participant from the waiting list. If we are able to replace you with a participant from the waiting list, a full refund may be issued, less a $50 administrative fee.
Housing
Housing is not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing independently. We keep a list of possible housing options updated at LODGING
Meals
Participants are invited to bring snacks and lunches that can be stored in a shared refrigerator and heated up via a microwave. Prepared food basics are available for purchase nearby at The Old Creamery.
Location and Dates
Project Art is located at 54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026. The registration form will list the exact start date/time and end date/time.
Travel
Hartford, CT (airport code BDL) and Albany, NY (airport code ALB) are the two closest regional airports. Cummington is a rural community, and we recommend participants rent a car or drive their own. There is no public transportation in the Cummington area. With advance notice, pick up and drop off to the airport can be arranged for $100 per airport pick up (each way).
SUMMER GALLERY: Visit Ferrin Contemporary seasonal (by appointment) gallery presenting selected works from ongoing projects and highlights from artist archive collections of Michael Simon and Malcolm Wright.
HOPS + POTS: Join the potters from Hilltown6, guests and neighbors on Saturday, July 27th, 5-9pm, for the 3rd annual benefit for Studio Potter hosted by ProjectArt and Hilltown6 – food by Ooma Tesoros, beer by Wandering Star Craft Brewery and music by Lily Fein’s band The Glue.
Hilltown6 is a self-guided, annual pottery tour in Western Massachusetts.
Featuring a sampling of the work of the Hilltown 6, a group of nationally recognized potters based in the Hilltowns, each summer on the last weekend of July, the artists open their studios for a coordinated tour, inviting neighbors, friends, collectors, and the curious to see their workshops, kilns, showrooms, and new work.
Proceeds from the newly added Hops + Pots celebration event will support the Studio Potter journal. Click Here to Download the Map.
Pictured is Asuur Keraamika Centre in Tallinn, Estonia 
