Sergei Isupov is creating work all over the Berkshires this summer! Miss Comet is taking shape outside of his studio at Project Art in Cummington,an exhibition of sculpture titled Past and Present recently opened at Ferrin Contemporary (with and upcoming artist talk on June 4th), and a huge public sculpture firing and performance event with a satellite solo show at TurnPark Art Space.
Read all the details here –and please join us for one or all of these events!
Sergei Isupov created a special print for his recent workshop, Eyes, Lips and Ears: Techniques of Decorating and Painting. He is offering this image as both a t-shirt and a print on paper. Using a traditional linoleum print process, each print and t-shirt is produced by the artist.
NOTE: The shirts will be medium gray (not the light green shown in the photo)
Payment is directly to Sergei Isupov through Venmo or PayPal:
| Small | 34-37″ chest |
| Medium | 38-41″ chest |
| Large | 42-45″ chest |
| X-Large | 46-49″ chest |
| Small | 34″-35″ chest |
| Medium | 36′-37″ chest |
| Large | 38′-40″ chest |
| X-Large | 42′-44″ chest |
Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for a series of demonstrations titled Eyes, Lips and Ears: Techniques for Modeling and Painting.
Complete Information here at 92Y.org.
The Zoom-format program will be streamed live from Sergei’s studio at Project Art in in Cummington, MA. Participants will be able to ask questions via chat throughout the program.
Registered students will receive links to a written tools and materials list and to the recording of the event. If you sign up for the class, you will be able to watch the recording at a later time even if you are not available for the live-stream.
The demonstration will take place over three days, with each demonstration lasting two hours, including the Q&A session. Day 1 will cover eyes, day 2 lips, and day 3 ears.
Each session will have three parts:
The cup is perhaps the most basic vessel. Our bodies demand hydration even more than nutrition. This essential deliverer of liquid offers practically infinite ceramic variation and magnificent opportunities for individual expression. Not surprisingly, it’s usually the first pot that potters learn to make and the first pot that attracts a customer.
In this jam-packed livestream demonstration, Mark Shapiro will show a series of approaches to this essential form, including faceted porcelain and rope-inlayed teacups, footed chalices, and water “glasses,” including his signature surface treatments.
The demonstration will take place on Zoom. Participation will be limited to 50 attendees. A link will be sent out to participants after they have registered and purchased a ticket. Two identical sessions will be offered of the Narrative Cup to allow participants to watch and participate live from various time zones. Session one will be on on Saturday March 13, 12PM – 2:00PM . EST (New York). To find the corresponding time in your city, please check this world clock website.
A video of the livestream will be available for purchase if you are unable to attend at the time of the live session. Anyone who purchases and attends the livestream will be sent a coupon for a free copy of the video.
Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for a livestream demonstration titled THE NARRATIVE CUP. The program will include a 1.5 hour demonstration, followed by a ½ hour Question and Answers. The demonstration will cover techniques of slab construction and manipulation, underglaze painting, and glaze application. Sergei will discuss using the full surface of the cup to illustrate a personal narrative.
The demonstration will take place on Zoom. Participation will be limited to 50 attendees. A link will be sent out to participants after they have registered and purchased a ticket. Two identical sessions will be offered of the Narrative Cup to allow participants to watch and participate live from various time zones. Session one will be on Friday January 22nd, 2021 at 6PM EST (New York). Session two will be on Saturday January 23, 2021 at 12 p.m. EST (New York). To find the corresponding time in your city, please check this world clock website.
Link HERE to register with the Project Art Teachable Program
Project Art launches a new virtual workshop platform as a result of a $8500 Hilltown CDC grant; hosts virtual events throughout 2021.
The Hilltown CDC (Community Development Corporation) awarded Project Art a $8500 Micro-Enterprise Program grant for the development and launch of a new virtual education platform. The grant, in combination with the recent advent of broadband internet service in the Hilltowns, will enable Project Art to continue its internationally known workshop series.
For its inaugural workshop, Project Art presented a 90-minute live workshop, The Narrative Cup, taught by permanent resident artist, Sergei Isupov, who demonstrated techniques for building and painting ceramic cups, followed by a Q&A conversation. A recorded version is available on the Project Art Virtual Studio site.
“I love it that artists based in Cummington and other hilltowns will be able to teach ceramics and their specialties to people across the country, and around the world, from this new, virtual teaching studio. Little travel, wider reach.” —State Senator Adam G. Hinds (D- Pittsfield)
Throughout 2021, Project Art plans to add to its virtual teaching platform, offering a diverse menu of artists workshops and courses, both pre-recorded and live streaming. Courses with local Hilltown artists, Mark Shapiro and Beckie Kravetz are scheduled for this spring.
“Once COVID restrictions are lifted, the program can continue as a hybrid model, and will have developed an international student alumnus, who are likely to come to this region for the studio tours, stay at local Inns and B&Bs, purchase works by artists, and participate in educational experiences provided by the full-time residents. Developing the business practices during the pandemic will prevent future disruptions such as restrictions on travel to or from the area.” —Leslie Ferrin, Owner/Director, Project Art
As a result of COVID-19 restrictions and the lack of broadband internet in the Hilltowns, Project Art faced logistical and economic challenges that threatened its dynamic in-person workshop programming and support of local, national, and international artists. Resident and visiting artists are unable to travel to teach workshops or attend their exhibitions, and tours that brought visitors to the area periodically through programs organized around these artists are not taking place in 2020 and may not in 2021.
Recently, Massachusetts’ Last Mile Infrastructure Grant allowed Whip City Fiber to provide high speed internet access to Cummington—the 21st century technology that Project Art’s 19th century mill building sorely needed. With new infrastructure in place, the Hilltown CDC grant provides new business opportunities to community artists by connecting them to students, educators, and collectors.
“Because of rural economic challenges, creative placemaking has been a valuable tool to bring economic activity while staying true to the spirit of the Hilltowns. […] Huge congratulations to Project Art in Cummington for being able to capture the newly available broadband so quickly, leveraging the new infrastructure with this micro-enterprise grant to create a digital studio to reconnect with their national and international students and clients in the contemporary ceramics world.” —Kate Bavelock, Director of Community Programs, Hilltown CDC
The Ceramic Congress 2020 was a great success. Attendance at the “live” events was spectacular, with 4,804 people from 50 countries from around the world tuning in. Sergei’s workshop, “Sculpture as Canvas“ had over 1000 viewers over the course of the two hour presentation, with lively interaction on the Chat board. All of the tickets for post-conference access are now sold out, but plans are already in the works for Project Art artists to participate in the next international Ceramic Congress, currently scheduled for May of 2021.
Tickets for the Congress start at $10, for admission and watching the workshop ONLY on Friday 27th, at 7 PM EST. With this ticket, any of the 30+ workshops in the Congress can be watched only at the time they are posted on the schedule. For lifetime access to all of The Ceramics Congress Workshops, Tickets are $59.
For more information and ticket purchase: https://ceramic.school/the-ceramics-congress/
