Firing Thoughts: exploring the relationship between ceramics and drawing

Anna Adams / Nancy Angus / Felicity Aylieff / Sharon Blakey / Kyra Cane / John Chambers / Claire Curneen / Stephen Dixon / Helen Felcey / Susan Halls / Ewen Henderson / Tavs Jorgensen / Walter Keeler / Rob Kesseler / Bernard Leach / Bethan Lloyd Worthington / Jim Malone / Alex McErlain / Eric James Mellon / Lucie Rie / James Tower / Robin Welch / Scottie Wilson

As part of the exhibition, a full-colour 54 page catalogue has been produced, alongside video interviews of makers talking about how drawing relates to their ceramic practice.

Monday – Friday
10:00 – 16:00
29 May – 26 October 2007
Free Admission

Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections, Sir Kenneth Green Library
All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH (where is this?)

Alongside the exhibition there will be a conference held
on the relationship between ceramic practice and drawing.

Firing Thoughts, the relationship of drawing to ceramics

Wednesday 17th October 2007, 9.30 – 4.30

Speakers

Keynote address

Sue Halls The importance of drawing to the maker

Felicity Aylieff Drawing and making in China

Kyra Cane A personal passion

Sharon Blakey Making Drawing

Tavs Jorgensen Electronic drawing

Simon Ford The drawings of William Staite Murray

Emmanuel Cooper Bernard Leach, artist & designer

Rob Kesseler Closely observed drawing

Conference fee

Full Fee £45 / Reduced student/concession rate £20

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Bookings

please contact

Samantha Paul

Phone 0161 247 3396 / s.paul@mmu.ac.uk

Fax 0161 247 6887

Manchester Metropolitan University
Loxford Tower, Lower Chatham Street, Manchester M15 6HA