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Mashiko Museum Residency Program Spring and Summer 2018




Open Call

Matthew Blakely
(Potter・England)

Residence: Wednesday, April 11 - Saturday, May 26, 2018

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1963 Born in London
1984 BSc Psychology Southampton University, UK
1993 Diploma of Ceramics Distinction. National Art School, Sydney, Australia
1993-94 Returned home to England and worked for a potter for 3 months, Devon, UK
Helped set up a pottery workshop at Arts and Crafts centre, Devon, UK
1996 Building a workshop and adjoining gallery, an LPG gas kiln and a bourry box wood fired salt kiln, mid-north coast, Australia
2002 Returned to the UK and set up a workshop, building LPG porcelain and saltglaze kilns, Cambridgeshire, UK
2007 Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Events

Open Studio by Matthew Blakely

Friday, April 20 / Wednesday, April 25, 2:00pm-4:00pm at Pottery Studio (next to Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence)
*Admission free

Demonstration Workshop by Matthew Blakely

Thursday, May 10, 1:30pm-3:30pm at Pottery Studio (next to Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence)
*Admission free
Glaze making by using clays, rocks and natural ashes.

記念講演会 / Slide Lecture by Matthew Blakely

Friday, May 18, 1:30pm-3:30pm at Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence
*Admission free
"The Ceramic Colours of Britain"
Talking about his work visiting places around the UK and using materials collected there to make pots where the colours and qualities reflect the geology of those places. He will also talk about his career as a potter and how he came to make work in his way.

 

Depending on the situation, the plan might be changed.
Please check our Facebook Page and our Twitter account.


Open Call

Carson Culp
(Potter・America)

Residence: Wednesday, June 6 - Monday, July 30, 2018

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1995 Born in Puerto Rico
2015 Attended Portland Community College, Oregon, USA
2013-16 Ceramic Technician-Instructor at Multnomah Arts center, Oregon, USA
2014-16 Production Trimmer-Slip Caster at Mudshark Studios, Oregon, USA
2015-16 Apprenticed to Kelly Pottery, Oregon, USA
2016-17 International Volunteer Apprentice at the Leach Pottery, St. Ives, UK

Events

Open Studio by Carson Culp

Tuesday, June 19 / Friday, July 20, 2:00pm-4:00pm at Pottery Studio (next to Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence)
*Admission free

Demonstration Workshop by Carson Culp

Friday, July 6, 1:30pm-3:30pm at Pottery Studio (next to Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence)
*Admission free
Making standard ware of the Leach Pottery.

Slide Lecture by Carson Culp

Thursday, July 12, 1:30pm-3:30pm at Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence
*Admission free
"The Ethical Pot"
Talking about his time at the Leach Pottery and the philosophy behind the way they work in the production studio.

 

Depending on the situation, the plan might be changed.
Please check our Facebook Page and our Twitter account.
*The museum will be closed due to installation from Tuesday, July 17 to Saturday, July 21.


Inquiry

Mashiko Arts & Crafts Residence
(in Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art / Ceramic Art Messe Mashiko)
3021 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi
Haga-gun, Tochigi
TEL:+81(0)285-72-7555

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