EVENTS

NOV 15-16, 2025 | Workshop with Cristina Córdova & Sergei Isupov

NOV 15-16, 2025 | Workshop with Cristina Córdova & Sergei Isupov

WHEN:
Saturday & Sunday, November 15-16, 2025, 9-4pm each day

LOCATION:
54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026.  

DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Intermediate-Advanced

TUITION:
$850

EVENT OVERVIEW


REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

This November, Project Art and The Center for the Study of Figurative Ceramics invite you into an immersive, two-day encounter with two of contemporary ceramics’ most influential figural sculptors: Cristina Córdova and Sergei Isupov. Participants are invited to spend the weekend observing the two artists’ alternating sessions, learn from their interactions and participate in active conversations between artists and participants. This is a great opportunity for sculptors interested in expanding their skills and making connections with the two artists and other participants. 

Each artist, distinct in vision and art practice, will lead focused, live demonstrations of their studio techniques while in dialogue with one another and the participants. 

Limited to 20 participants.

Workshop is full as of 8/19 – to be on the waitlist, please email info@projectart01026.com to be added.

DETAILS


Day 1

Cristina will begin by making simple bisque molds that lay the foundation for deeper surface exploration through test tiles. This sets the stage for  a journey into surface treatments that are as much about feeling as they are about technique. With brush in hand, she’ll show how layering, wiping, and mark-making can transform a piece—how surface becomes story.

Sergei Isupov will demonstrate a sculpture starting with a slab cylinder and over the two days, develop character through added features. Once built, he will share concepts and processes for creating a narrative through carving, slip painting and glaze surfaces. Known for his complex surreal, psychologically charged works, Sergei’s techniques are actually simple for any single artist to use in their studio. Expect hybrid forms, evolving expressions, and spontaneous storytelling he is known for during the equally informative and entertaining demonstrations.

Day 2

Cristina will introduce the electric saggar firing process, a method that invites chance and atmosphere to play their part. In this environment, surfaces emerge with unexpected depth and variation—like memory made visible. She’ll also share how to craft your own underglaze pigments, opening the door to bold, personal color that speaks with your voice.

Sergei will shift to development of character through narrative painting, symbols, clues, implied motion and emotional expression. Establishing a sequence for underglaze painting, he will explore various possibilities for painting surfaces, imply results and establish reasonable expectations. The day will focus on underglaze, wax, glaze, the firings and post firing effects. The day will include use of brushes and tools for underglaze painting, making thin lines, creating texture and color gradations.


Together, Cristina and Sergei represent two poles of contemporary figurative sculpture—her formal approach to figuration and expressive magical realism, his 3D/2D use of form and surface to express surrealist narratives. They meet in the middle: in clay, in form, in the human condition. 

As with all Project Art events, this weekend is not a typical workshop demonstration —it’s a conversation that will take place between two artists and the participants who come together for a brief time to share knowledge and support one another’s practices. Questions are welcome, lively interactions encouraged and surprising moments of discovery expected. 

Each day will include a morning work session from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and an afternoon session from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM, with a delicious, locally sourced lunch served in between. 

Participants will have the opportunity to explore the grounds of Project Art, including the exhibition space featuring work by both artists, explore the natural environment surrounding the renovated mill building and walking trails.

LODGING


TUITION & PAYMENT

A $100 deposit is required to hold your spot in the workshop.

Tuition for the workshop is $850 per person

Deposits and tuition are accepted via Check (paid to Project Art, 54 Main Street Cummington, MA 01026) OR Paypal (paid to info@projectart01026.com).

 

TOOLS & MATERIALS

This is a demonstration/lecture workshop. Tools an materials are not required. 

 

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. The closest gas station is 20 minutes away, so make sure to fill up before you arrive.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

The deposit is nonrefundable. Tuition is refundable until September 1st, 2025. After September 1st, 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, the tuition refund will be issued.

 

LODGING

Lodging for the workshop is available at nearby residency ATLAND.

About ATLAND

Over 40 acres of solitude tucked in the hilltowns of the western Massachusetts Berkshires — boasting warm sunrises over the distant hills, lush forest for hiking and meandering river frontage on Bronson Brook and walking distance to the Westfield River to wade and soak in the cool mountain water or fish for native trout! We have over a mile of beautiful trails that were created around the main home — a local architect designed masterpiece boasting a wonderful Asian influence  yet handcrafted from the very timberstock off the land on which it sits lending a refined rustic twist. 25 Min to Northampton and 10 min to the Berkshires! You can hike or bike to the best swimming holes around. Come escape and breathe in our cool clean mountain air 🙂

Additional lodging recommendations can be found HERE

 

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.

Posted by Isabel Twanmo in Current Event, EVENTS, UPCOMING EVENT, Upcoming In-Person Workshops
SEP 13, 2025 | SERGEI ISUPOV: Animal Construction for RAKU firing

SEP 13, 2025 | SERGEI ISUPOV: Animal Construction for RAKU firing

WHEN:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
10-4pm 

LOCATION:
54 Main Street in Cummington, MA, 01026.  

DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
All-levels

TUITION:
$200

EVENT OVERVIEW


SOLD OUT! REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

This workshop will cover the process of sculpting 6×6” animal figures. Students will prepare multiple works to allow for dynamic form variation and dramatic firing results. Sergei will present a series of demos focusing on specific parts and used to build character in figural construction – eyes, ears, lips, hands, fingers and toes. After the workshop, works will be bisque fired for participants to finish at a later date in one of the Project Art programs or in their own studios. 

Students are encouraged to register for the RAKU Firing Event at Project Art the following weekend, September 20, 2025, where they may also sign up to glaze their pieces before firing. 

Open to participants age 18 and above, to students of all levels of experience. 

Limited to 18 participants.

DETAILS


TUITION & PAYMENT

Tuition for the workshop is $200 per person

Deposits and tuition will be accepted via Venmo (@Sergei-Isupov) or Check (paid to Sergei Isupov, 54 Main Street Cummington, MA 01026).

 

TOOLS & MATERIALS

Tuition includes materials and bisque firing is included in the workshop. 

 

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. The closest gas station is 20 minutes away, so make sure to fill up before you arrive.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

Tuition is refundable until September 6th, 2025. After September 6th, 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, the tuition refund will be issued.

 

CONTACT US

Please email isupovsergei@gmail.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.

Posted by Isabel Twanmo in Current Event, EVENTS, UPCOMING EVENT, Upcoming In-Person Workshops
SEPT 20th, 2025 | RAKU Firing Event & RiverFest 2025

SEPT 20th, 2025 | RAKU Firing Event & RiverFest 2025

SEPT 20th, 2025 | RAKU Firing Event & RiverFest 2025

Location:
54 Main Street
Cummington, MA

Time:
10am – 5pm 

Difficulty level:
All-levels

Fee:
$50

EVENT OVERVIEW


Project Art invites you to a special RAKU firing event this fall with Sergei Isupov and Kadri Pärnamets. From 10am-4pm on September 20th, 2025, pre-bisqued ceramics will be glazed on site and then placed in the Raku kiln one after the next throughout the day. While one group of works are fired, the next group of participants will be at the glazing station in preparation for the firing. Participants will watch the firing process and see the results within their reserved time slot.

Open to participants age 16 and above, to students of all levels of experience. 

This event coincides with the Cummington RiverFest 2025.

REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE


PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY FOR SIZE AND MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. 


FEES

Tuition for the firing is $50 per person, due at the time of the event. 

Tuition will be accepted via Cash or Check (paid to Project Art, 54 Main Street Cummington, MA 01026).


MATERIAL & FIRING GUIDELINES

Attendees may bring no more than FOUR pieces

Pieces must be no larger than 6×6”

Pieces MUST BE made using RAKU clay WITH GROG (grog allows for high-stress and rapid temperature changes. The clay does not have to be high fire clay).

All pieces MUST be BISQUE FIRED prior to arrival. 


GLAZING

Between 10-3pm, participants will spend 1 hour glazing prior to their firing slot. The glazing table will open at 10am, using Raku glazes provided with the final glazing slot at 2pm.

REGISTER FOR A GLAZING TIME SLOT HERE

HOW TO REGISTER


ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER FOR A FIRING TIME SLOT ahead of time. Firing slots are available from 11-4 on the hour with 10 slots per hour. 

REGISTER FOR A TIME SLOT HERE

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.

RiverFest celebrates our local waterways, bringing together the community and regional visitors for creative and educational activities, and supporting the growing public art collection within the Cummington Cultural District, a rural cultural hub in the Western Mass Hilltowns. Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025! (Rain Date: Sunday, September 21).

RiverFest is a family-friendly, participatory celebration of the wild and scenic Westfield River that runs through the heart of Cummington. Throughout the festival, artists, humanists, and scientists share their practices and knowledge as a frame for hands-on, experiential, and sensory experiences for participants across a variety of means of engagement, including workshops, walks, guided movement, performances, and public artworks. Projects explore themes around the river, cultural and historic uses & meaning, climate change & the future, creative relationships with water and flow, and related habitat and ecosystems. 

RiverFest will cap off the Year of the River 2025 for Cummington Cultural District’s programs. The Westfield River is the Cummington Cultural District’s backyard, flowing behind the buildings and houses that line Main Street, our celebrated rural arts destination. In 2025, the CCD will bring our backyard front-and-center, making the Westfield River that runs through the heart of town the focus and site of our programmatic work.

Posted by Isabel Twanmo in Current Event, EVENTS, UPCOMING EVENT, Upcoming In-Person Workshops
JUL 26th, 2025 | Project Art & Ferrin Contemporary | Lunch with Adam Chau & Garth Johnson

JUL 26th, 2025 | Project Art & Ferrin Contemporary | Lunch with Adam Chau & Garth Johnson

Project Art & Ferrin Contemporary | Lunch with Adam Chau & Garth Johnson

July 26, 2025
11am-4pm

OPEN HOUSE AT PROJECT ART


SATURDAY July 26, 2025

Project Art and Ferrin Contemporary gallery are open to the public 11 – 4 pm during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour weekend. Our guest artists are Garth Johnson, writer, artist, and curator, and Adam Chau, artist and ACC member.

The gallery will offer works for sale and study by resident & visiting artists including Russell Biles, Sergei Isupov, Kadri Parnamets, Paul Scott, and Mara Superior.

ACC LUNCH


Lunch at Project Art with ACC Members and Guests.

Enjoy a conversation with Garth Johnson Everson Museum of Art (Curator of Ceramics and ACC Board Member) and Adam Chau (artist and ACC Member) tracing the history of historical transferware’s influence on contemporary artists, an element of Chau’s work, which will be on view, along with Ferrin Contemporary resident artists Sergei Isupov and Kadri Parnamets.

LINK HERE TO RSVP for the lunch. Sandwiches, beverage and dessert will be available for a donation.

ABOUT ADAM CHAU


An expert in the field of ceramics, Adam Chau (he/him) blends traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. With a BFA from Maine College of Art and a Masters in Design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Adam makes contemporary art in his studio in Connecticut and frequently travels for residencies. His work has exhibited globally, earning international acclaim and a robust publication record. Adam received the NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship in 2018 and has been a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, a UNESCO partner, since 2019.

As a curator, Adam has served as the Exhibitions Director at ArtsWestchester (2021-2025), New York State’s largest independent arts council; Director of Exhibitions for NCECA (2022-2026+); and has an independent practice for traveling exhibitions of contemporary art around the United States.

ABOUT GARTH JOHNSON


Garth Johnson Headshot, Julie Herman Photography

Artist, writer, curator, and educator, Garth Johnson is the Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Before arriving at the Everson, Johnson served as the Curator of Ceramics at the Arizona State University Ceramics Research Center. Johnson has also exhibited his work and published his writing nationally and internationally, including contributions to the recent books Funk published by Natsoulas Press and Funk You Too: Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture published by the Museum of Arts and Design.

Johnson is a self-described craft activist who explores craft’s influence and relevance in the 21st century. His research interests range from 1960s and 70s artist-led movements in the field of ceramics to the intersection of clay, video, and performance. His exhibitions at the Everson include Renegades & Reformers: American Art Pottery, Earth Piece: Conceptual and Performative Works in Clay and Key Figures: Representational Ceramics 1932-1972.

 

MAKE A DAY OF IT!


The Hilltowns of Western, MA is in full bloom this summer. Visit Project Art and then check out our neighbors along Main Street and beyond.

Cummington Art Walk, Main Street
Explore the Cummington Cultural District
William Cullen Bryant Homestead, the historic house will be open on June 28, July 19, August 16, and September 28.
Kingman Tavern Historical Museum, open Saturdays from July 12 & August 23, 2-5pm, open 10-5pm on August 2nd.
Hilltown History Trail: Museums & Culture Tour, Sat., August 2nd, 10-4 pm, 2025 every first Saturday of August

Posted by Leslie in Current Event, EVENTS, UPCOMING EVENT
MAY 17 – 18, 2025 | SERGEI ISUPOV: Advanced Large Form Construction & 3D Expression Workshop

MAY 17 – 18, 2025 | SERGEI ISUPOV: Advanced Large Form Construction & 3D Expression Workshop

SERGEI ISUPOV: Advanced Large Form Construction & 3D Expression Workshop

May 17 – 18, 2025

Saturday & Sunday 9:30am-4:30pm

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. 

ABOUT THE EVENT


SERGEI ISUPOV: Advanced Large Form Construction & 3D Expression Workshop

Registration is now closed. 

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PROJECT ART NEWSLETTER


Overview

This workshop will cover the construction of large forms using thin clay slabs that allow for flexibility of movement while maintaining scale. 

The workshop begins on Saturday with a series of sketches and demonstrations led by Sergei Isupov. After lunch, students will use prepared slabs to build large-form constructions. Sergei will share his personal tips on how best to prepare the work surface, recommend use and types of various clay materials and how to determine moisture allowance to support large-form construction. Limited to six, students will have ample space and receive individual attention to address the challenges of building large sculptures. Students will work freely in the studio to build the initial form, while Sergei provides short lectures and demonstrations on how to incorporate details and individual facial features: lips, eyes, eats, and noses. 

On Sunday, students will bring their forms to a near-complete stage and in the afternoon, begin to prepare for surface painting. Sergei will provide a demonstration on effective glazing techniques.

The sculptures will be bisqued after the workshop for students who would like to continue working on their piece. Once bisqued, students can choose to have their work shipped (additional cost applies) or arrange to pick-up their work in the weeks following the workshop. 

The studio is open to students until 8pm. 

Open to participants age 18 and above, and students at an intermediate-advanced experience level.

Limited to 6 participants

Tuition and Payment

Tuition for the 2 day workshop is $1000 per person

A $100 deposit is due with registration, and the full payment is due by April 11, 2025. 

Deposits and tuition will be accepted via Venmo (@Sergei-Isupov) or Check (paid to Sergei Isupov, 54 Main Street Cummington, MA 01026).

Tools & Materials

Clay is included in the workshop. 

Tools will be available to use, however students are encouraged to bring their own tools.

Bisque firing included.

Housing and Meals

Housing and meals are not provided. It is the responsibility of each student to arrange housing and meals independently.

Prepared meals & groceries are available nearby at the Old Creamery.

See our lodging page for local housing options.

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. The closest gas station is 20 minutes away, so make sure to fill up before you arrive.

Cancellation Policy

The deposit is not refundable.

Tuition is refundable until May 30th, 2025. After May 30th, 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, the tuition refund will be issued.

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.

The Ferrin Contemporary Galleries will also be open for guests to view with ceramic works from represented artists.

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV


Sergei Isupov is an Estonian-American sculptor internationally known for his highly detailed, narrative works. Isupov explores painterly figure-ground relationships, creating surreal sculptures with a complex artistic vocabulary that combines two- and three-dimensional narratives and animal/human hybrids. He works in ceramics using traditional hand-building and sculpting techniques to combine surface and form with narrative painting using colored stains highlighted with clear glaze.

Learn more about Sergei Isupov here.

Posted by Isabel Twanmo in EVENTS, Past Events, Past In-Person Workshops, Sergei Isupov, WORKSHOPS
DEC 7th, 2024 11am-4pm | Open House & Holiday Sale

DEC 7th, 2024 11am-4pm | Open House & Holiday Sale

Open House & Holiday Sale

December 7, 2024
11am-4pm

54 Main Street, Cummington, MA

WHAT TO EXPECT


December 7, 2024 | 11am-4pm

Get your holiday shopping done early at Project Art in Cummington, MA! Ferrin Contemporary and Project Art welcome you to shop and view works from resident artists, faculty, and staff.

Installations by Ferrin Contemporary artist will be on view in the Ferrin Contemporary/Project Art galleries from 11-4pm.

Ferrin Contemporary at Project Art is located at 54 Main Street Cummington, MA.

See you there!

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS


ROOSI ISUPOV

Roosi Isupov Parnamets, Pins & Earrings

JEANNE JOHNS

Samuel LaPell, Artwork Sample

ALEX RENEE

MOLLY SMITH

Mara Superior, Dutch Tile Pins

Posted by Isabel Twanmo in EVENTS, OPEN HOUSE, Past Events, Public Art, Sergei Isupov
JUL 27th, 2024 | Project Art & ACC Lunch during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour

JUL 27th, 2024 | Project Art & ACC Lunch during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour

ACC EVENTS SATURDAY, July 27, 2024


SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACC MEMBERS
Link to Eventbrite to RSVP for special events on Saturday, July 27th.

 

12:30 – 2:00 ACC LUNCH at Project Art, Cummington, MA


American Ceramics Circle and their guests are invited to gather at Project Art to enjoy a casual lunch with friends, meet other members, compare notes and explore the former mill building, now the home of Ferrin Contemporary, gallery, library and archives.

The gallery offers works for sale and study by resident & visiting artists including:

Russell Biles, Sergei Isupov, Kadri Parnamets, Paul Scott, and Mara Superior.

Also on view are selected works from Ferrin’s collection of souvenir plates, figurines and commemorative ceramics recently featured in Our America/Whose America? recently presented as an activation in the Wickham House at The Valentine Museum in Richmond, VA.

Sandwiches, beverage and dessert – sandwiches can be selected in advance from the Old Creamery – download menu HERE.

For Additional Questions or Details, please email info@projectart01026.com.

Posted by admin in EVENTS, Past Events
SEPT 30th & OCT 1st, 2023 | SERGEI ISUPOV TALK/TOUR | The Road to Cummington at Project Art

SEPT 30th & OCT 1st, 2023 | SERGEI ISUPOV TALK/TOUR | The Road to Cummington at Project Art

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30 & SUNDAY OCTOBER 1

 

In-person artist talks At Project Art at 54 Main Street during the 2023 Hilltown Open Studio Tour

 

Isupov’s ceramic sculptures on view in the gallery at Project Art trace his career with works made in studios throughout the world (Estonia, Hungary, and the USA) and date from 1990 – present.

In 2006, Sergei Isupov moved to Cummington, MA to establish Project Art with Leslie Ferrin, director of Ferrin Contemporary. Arriving in the USA in 1994 from Estonia, he lived in Kentucky, Virginia and now, for 17 years in Cummington. Isupov was joined by his wife, Kadri Pärnamets from Estonia in 2008. Their daughter Roosi, now 13, grew up at Project Art and is also creating artwork in the family’s shared studio. Sergei’s family who still live in Kyiv, Ukraine, are also producing artists.

Isupov’s reputation is international, both as a sculptor and teacher. He is highly sought after by students who seek him out from throughout the world to take workshops and participate in his performance based fire sculptures. Isupov’s works are shown and collected in museums throughout the world. A recent mosaic 10′ high sculpture “Miss Comet” was produced in 2022 with shards donated by the community and is now on view permanently on Main Street in the newly designated Cummington Cultural District, the first awarded to a small, rural community by Mass Cultural Council.

Sergei Isupov will give a tour of Project Art and speak about his work each day, September 30 and October 1 at 1 pm at Project Art at 54 Main Street, Cummington. Isupov’s ceramic sculptures on view in the gallery at Project Art trace his career with works made in studios throughout the world (Estonia, Hungary, and in the USA) and date from 1990 – present. The talk will run for 45 minutes and is limited to 30 people each day.

This event is sponsored by Ferrin Contemporary.

Sergei Isupov will give a tour of Project Art and speak about his work each day

The talk will run for 45 minutes and is limited to 30 people per event.

RSVP for SATURDAY,
September 30 Talk/Tour
HERE


RSVP for SUNDAY,
October 1 Talk/Tour
HERE

MORE ON SERGEI ISUPOV


Sergei Isupov is an Estonian-American sculptor internationally known for his highly detailed, narrative works. Isupov explores painterly figure-ground relationships, creating surreal sculptures with a complex artistic vocabulary that combines two- and three-dimensional narratives and animal/human hybrids. He works in ceramics using traditional hand-building and sculpting techniques to combine surface and form with narrative painting using colored stains highlighted with clear glaze.

Learn more about Sergei Isupov here.

Stop by 54 Main Street in Cummington MA to meet Sergei Isupov and Kadri Parnamets and see their wonderful work.

The Ferrin Contemporary Showroom will also be open for guests with ceramic works from represented artists.

For more information about HOST, visit the Hilltown Arts Alliance website.

Posted by admin in EVENTS, Past Events, Public Art, Sergei Isupov
SEPT 30th & OCT 1st, 2023 | Project Art Open House during the Hilltown Open Studio Tour

SEPT 30th & OCT 1st, 2023 | Project Art Open House during the Hilltown Open Studio Tour

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Stop by Project Art in Cummington MA to

Meet Sergei Isupov & Kadri Parnamets + See their Work

& View the Ferrin Contemporary 54 Main Street Showroom 

For more information about HOST, visit the Hilltown Arts Alliance website.

 

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SERGEI ISUPOV | The Road to Cummington

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SEPT 30th & OCT 1st

1 PM | at Project Art at 54 Main Street, Cummington

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Sergei Isupov will give a tour of Project Art and speak about his work each day:

Isupov’s ceramic sculptures on view in the gallery at Project Art trace his career with works

made in studios throughout the world (Estonia, Hungary, and the USA) and date from 1990 – present.

The talk will run for 45 minutes and is limited to 30 people each day.

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RSVP for SATURDAY, September 30 Talk/Tour HERE

RSVP for SUNDAY, October 1 Talk/Tour HERE

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS


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SERGEI ISUPOV

Sergei Isupov is an Estonian-American sculptor internationally known for his highly detailed, narrative works. Isupov explores painterly figure-ground relationships, creating surreal sculptures with a complex artistic vocabulary that combines two- and three-dimensional narratives and animal/human hybrids. He works in ceramics using traditional hand-building and sculpting techniques to combine surface and form with narrative painting using colored stains highlighted with clear glaze.

Learn more about Sergei Isupov here.

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KADRI PARNAMETS

Kadri Pärnamets works in porcelain using traditional hand-building and sculpting techniques to combine surface and form. Her biomorphic, organic forms provide a means to convey her personal interests ranging from fragile, natural environments to female identity. Her surface treatments feature a range of gestures and expressions with either abstract shapes or narrative figure painting, inspired by painters from the European Renaissance and Impressionist eras, like Lucas Cranach the Elder and Edouard Manet.

Learn more about Kadri Parnamets here.

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ANNOUNCING


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Ferrin Contemporary Anchors in Cummington, MA

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NORTH ADAMS, MA to CUMMINGTON, MA– ARE WE THERE YET? is a celebration of Ferrin Contemporary’s 40+ years as leaders in the field of modern and contemporary ceramics. What began in 1979 as a woman-owned cooperative studio and gallery in Northampton, MA has flourished across the years and the locations to become the international ceramic experts and material champions known as Ferrin Contemporary.

Part of the Open House at Project Art, during the 2023 Hilltown Open Studio Tour, Ferrin Contemporary will open the doors of its
54 Main Street Showroom to the public.

Beginning September 30th, the long-time residents of Cummington will be open by appointment to interested collectors, arts professionals, ceramic artists, and art fans.

With the 2023 designation of Cummington as a cultural district, and the central location of Project Art to the gallery’s lives and growing focuses, the choice to highlight this unique space and follow this momentum on The Road to Cummington, was the right path.

Join Ferrin Contemporary as it sponsors its first Open House Event at the Cummington Space:

Sergei Isupov | The Road to Cummington

SEPT 30th | 1 PM

OCT 1st | 1 PM

RSVP ABOVE

 

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WHAT YOU WILL SEE

During the course of four decades, the gallery has championed artists whose primary medium is clay. Beginning with a commitment to providing support for living artists, decades-long relationships grew with artists whose works explore traditions and history, deliver social commentary, experiment with the material, and use the medium to challenge themselves to produce new works.  

As part of the exhibition that ushered Ferrin Contemporary from North Adams to Cummington, selected classic works will be presented directly from the artists’ archives or offered by private collectors, illustrating career highlights both in the Project Art 54 Main Street Showroom and online.

The exhibition asks us, the artists, and the collectors to reflect on the road we’ve taken and invites the public to join the dialog while we speculate about the future.

Learn more about Ferrin Contemporary HERE

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JUL 29th, 2023 | Lunch with Linda Sikora during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour

JUL 29th, 2023 | Lunch with Linda Sikora during the Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour

Linda Sikora Artist Portrait, 2023, photo by John Polok

Saturday, July 29, 2023
1pm—2pm
Project Art

A special lunch with artist Linda Sikora and her artwork during the Hilltown Six Pottery Tour.

This event has already passed. See photos below!

ABOUT LINDA SIKORA

Linda Sikora’s studio is anchored in the genre of functional ceramics. Sikora is interested in the philosophical and the agency of things. Complex, colorfully decorated, and often conceptualized in prototype groups or series, the work draws from the traditions of European 18 & 19th century industrial production porcelain and common crockery infused with a freedom and lightness that is innovative and contemporary. Her work explores the dual nature of ceramics—as objects of beauty and as objects of use—questioning the blurred line between visual art and functional subjects in cultured spaces.

Sikora is the recipient of a United States Artists Fellowship, an award for excellence in teaching and has been recognized for her mentorship as an educator.  Her work was acquired by the Smithsonian in 2022 and featured at the Renwick in their 50th-anniversary exhibition “This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World”. She is a renowned ceramics professor at Alfred University where she maintains an active studio practice and lives with her husband Matthew Metz and daughter.

Learn more about Linda Sikora here.

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