CLAY NATIONAL XVII
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CLAY NATIONAL XVII
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE OBJECT
Juried by Sam Harvey
On display at the CCC Gallery and online in the shop
August 21st - September 29th
First Friday Reception Event
September 1st | 6-8PM
Carbondale Clay National is a national exhibition of ceramic art held annually at the Carbondale Clay Center Gallery in Carbondale, CO. Each year CCC’s selected juror(s) develop a theme for the exhibition, invite a handful of contemporary ceramic artists who emulate the theme, and choose about 25-30 works (scale dependent) from the jury pool.
“It has always been my conceit that ceramics is a perfect medium for recording thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Through the physical act of making and delineating comes a record of an artist’s voice, as well as their viewpoint. I have always been curious about the process in which idea becomes a reflective object. The scope of this juried exhibition will be to gather the diversity of voices found in the ceramic field with artwork ranging from an intimately small, beautiful cup, to wall tiles, to sculptural objects, etc. The consideration for this jurying process will focus on work that is conscious and cognizant of current and historical cultural landscapes.” - Sam Harvey, Juror
AWARDS
Juror’s Choice: $500 - Brooke Armstrong ‘Flight’ | Staff Selection: $250 - Bekah Bliss ‘Layered Windows Vase’ | People’s Choice: $100 - Jennifer Holt ‘On a Wing’
Instagram: @samharveyart
SAM HARVEY
BIOGRAPHY
Sam Harvey is a ceramic artist who maintains a studio practice in Aspen, Co. He first fell in love with clay in High School while attending the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He then attended the Kansas City Art Institute where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts. Landing in Boulder, Colorado he became deeper friends with, and later a graduate student of artist Betty Woodman. After discovering that Woodman would not continue teaching at the University, he chose not to return to C.U. – Boulder. Instead he spent a year of studies abroad in China, Nepal, Italy and England. He completed his MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University. He has taught and lectured for many universities and community organizations across the globe including Taiwan, Jamaica, Canada, Chile and in the US in Colorado, New York, Texas, California, and Wyoming.
Feeling the call of the mountains, he moved back to Aspen, Colorado where he completed numerous artist’s residencies and where he currently resides. He is a co-owner of the Harvey/Meadows Gallery, focusing on contemporary ceramics and works on paper. He currently serves on the Boards of both the Anderson Ranch Art Center and the Carbondale Clay Center. His work has been exhibited widely both nationally and internationally and is included in many public and private collections including the American Museum of Ceramic Art, CA and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY.
About the Carbondale Clay Center Ceramic Art Gallery
Carbondale Clay Center’s ceramic art gallery hosts some of the most enthralling pottery and ceramics exhibitions in the entire Roaring Fork Valley and Western Slope. The gallery’s schedule features a diverse set of local, regional, and national artists on a rotating basis (please see below). While the bulk of the work displayed in the gallery is that of ceramic artists, the gallery occasionally features the work of artists using other mediums.
“The Carbondale Clay Center Gallery’s mission is to educate, nourish, and inspire the public by providing an open and welcoming exhibition space of creativity, learning, and growth that showcases emerging and established ceramic artists.”