- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/glenn-adamson/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:09:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Adamson to serve as inaugural speaker of Windgate Distinguished Lecture Series /news-archive/2020/01/15/adamson-windgate-distinguished-lecture-series/ Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:09:09 +0000 /news/?p=76008 ... Adamson to serve as inaugural speaker of Windgate Distinguished Lecture Series]]> Renowned art historian and curator Glenn Adamson, senior scholar at the Yale Center for British Art, will serve as the inaugural speaker of the Windgate Distinguished Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Windgate Center of Art and Design 101.听 The Windgate Distinguished Lecture Series is a new lecture series that will bring nationally known scholars, artists, makers, and art and craft influencers to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock on an annual basis. The series is funded by a grant from the Windgate Foundation. Adamson will give context to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 art exhibit, 鈥淐ontemporary British Studio Ceramics from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection,鈥 which is on display from Jan. 16 through March 7 in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center. Drawn from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, this exhibit contains examples of 20th century studio ceramics. The majority of these works were gifts from Diane and Sanford Besser and range from functional wares, including bowls and teapots, to purely sculptural forms. In his lecture, 鈥淭o the Moon and Beyond,鈥 Adamson will speak about the exhibition, 鈥淭hings of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery,鈥 which he co-curated at the Yale Center for British Art in 2017. Surveying a century of creativity in the ceramic field, the exhibition rotated particularly around the encounter between tradition and modernity. Beginning from the famous Korean 鈥淢oon Jar,鈥 a white porcelain jar that serves as an icon for potters, Adamson will trace this opposition and the way it shaped the discipline. A follow-up community panel discussion, 鈥淐ommunity in the Making: Expanding the Craft Field,鈥 will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in Windgate Center 101. The panelists include Adamson, Jan Padgett, assistant curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, and Marilyn Zapf, assistant director of the Center for Craft in Asheville, North Carolina.听 The panel will explore the roles of different institutions in advocating for the craft field, supporting artists, and expanding audiences. The panelists will also talk about how craft is used in the region and in Arkansas, including a discussion of a major craft exhibition opening at Crystal Bridges in October being co-curated by Adamson and Padgett. Adamson is a curator, writer, and historian who works at the intersection of craft, design, and contemporary art. He is the senior scholar at the Yale Center for British Art. Adamson has previously served as the director of the Museum of Arts and Design; head of research at the V&A; and curator at the Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee.听 His publications include 鈥淭hinking Through Craft鈥 (2007), 鈥淭he Craft Reader鈥 (2010), 鈥淧ostmodernism: Style and Subversion鈥 (2011), 鈥淭he Invention of Craft鈥 (2013), and 鈥淎rt in the Making (2016). His latest book, 鈥淔ewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects,鈥 was published by Bloomsbury in 2018. ]]> New 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock art exhibits feature coffins from Ghana, contemporary British ceramics, and permanent collection /news-archive/2020/01/13/spring-2020-exhibits/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:51:26 +0000 /news/?p=76004 ... New 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock art exhibits feature coffins from Ghana, contemporary British ceramics, and permanent collection]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will open three new free public art exhibits beginning Thursday, Jan. 16, at the university鈥檚 Windgate Center of Art and Design.听 The new exhibits will feature fantasy coffins designed by the Ghanan artist Eric Adjetey Anang, contemporary British studio ceramics from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, and objects from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 permanent art collection. A reception for the three exhibits will be held Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6-8:30 p.m. in Windgate Center 101. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Art Galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, contact Gallery Director Brad Cushman at 501-916-5103 or becushman@ualr.edu. Celebrating Death: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana by Eric Adjetey Anang The first exhibit, 鈥淐elebrating Death: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana by Eric Adjetey Anang,鈥 will be on display from Jan. 16 to Feb. 28 in the Small Gallery in the Windgate Center. Members of the public may attend a free lecture with Anang and Lynne Larsen, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock assistant professor of art, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Windgate Center 101.听 Born in Teshie, on the coast of Ghana, Anang began helping in his family鈥檚 carpentry workshop at age 8. Anang is a third-generation coffin-maker who became an apprentice at the family business after graduating high school and took over Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop at age 20. Along with his father and apprentices, he passionately stewards his family鈥檚 legacy as he refines and elevates this culturally significant art form. Anang鈥檚 work has been shown in exhibitions across West Africa and Europe and is held in private collections across the globe. Since 2008, Anang has participated in a dozen residencies, conducted workshops, and has been featured in multiple documentaries worldwide. He maintains a dual residency in Madison, Wisconsin, and Teshie, Ghana, where he continues to produce coffins for funerary patrons, art collections, and museum collections. Contemporary British Studio Ceramics from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection
Gordon Baldwin's untitled hand-built, glazed, and slip-decorated earthenware will be featured in "Contemporary British Studio Ceramics from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection."

Gordon Baldwin’s untitled hand-built, glazed, and slip-decorated earthenware will be featured in “Contemporary British Studio Ceramics from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection.”

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will host an exhibit of contemporary British studio ceramics from Jan. 16 through March 7 in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center. Drawn from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, this exhibit contains examples of 20th century studio ceramics. The majority of these works were gifts from Diane and Sanford Besser and range from functional wares, including bowls and teapots, to purely sculptural forms. The exhibit illustrates a rich variety of technique and forms represented, including slab-building, hand-building, and wheel throwing as well as neriage and nerikomia, traditional Japanese methods using clay. The ceramic objects also represent a diverse range of finishes, including glazed, slip-inlaid, and burnished surfaces. The exhibit will feature a guest lecture by the exhibit鈥檚 curator and writer, Glenn Adamson, at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 in Windgate Center 101 and a panel discussion at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 in Windgate Center 101. The discussion, 鈥淐ommunity in the Making: Expanding the Craft Field,鈥 was organized in conjunction with Adamson and Jan Padgett, assistant curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Objects from the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Permanent Collection 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will also present an exhibition of art from its permanent collection from Jan. 16 to March 7 in the Brad Cushman Gallery Installation Annex in the Windgate Center. ]]>