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Bienvenidos - Welcome Opening Event
Thursday, August 5, 6-9 PM
6pm: Gallery opening 7-9pm: Slides
Kwantlen University College Room D128
Open to the Public
Kwantlen University College welcomes the artists of the Cuban
Canadian Ceramic Art Collective with a festive gallery opening
followed by a slide presentation of individual artist works. You
are invited to come meet our Cuban friends! Opening remarks by
Derek Francis, Vice President, Kwantlen Univeristy College.
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| Panorama
of Cuban Ceramics
Demo Workshop & Slide Lecture
Saturday, August 7, 10am-5pm
Antonio Lewis & Jose Vasquez Xenes
Kwantlen University College, Ceramics Studio
Fee: $45
The artists will examine the recent renaissance of ceramics in
Cuba. A special focus will be the history and evolution of Cuba’s
Pottery Island, the Isla de la Juventud. They will demonstrate
hand-building techniques of their characteristic forms, and present
their distinctive materials and surface treatments: including
charcoal, chalk, engobes and paper clay. These unique approaches
offer a high aesthetic standard using the simplest materials and
equipment available in Cuba today.
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| Antonio
Lewis
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| Open
Studio & Potluck
Wednesday, August 11, 4-8 PM
4pm Open Studio; 6pm Video "Arte Cubano"; 7pm Pot Luck
Kwantlen University College, Ceramics Studio
Open to the Public
The public is invited to observe the artists at work and engage
in creative dialogue. Film maker Bob Freimark will present his documentary
"Arte Cubano-Contemporary Art & Culture in Cuba" featuring
Alberto Lescay. Q&A to follow. Pot luck is “Cuban Canadian
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& Sincretismo: The Ceramic Sculpture of Santiago de Cuba
Demo Workshop & Slide Lecture
Saturday August 14, 10am-5pm
Alberto Lescay & Xiomara Gutierrez
Kwantlen University College, Ceramics Studio
Fee: $45
SLIDE LECTURE
Alberto Lescay , Contemporary Cuban Sculpture. Xiomara Gutierrez,
Intercultural Exchange “Encuentro Internacional Terracota”
1986-2004.
DEMO WORKSHOP
Lescay will demonstrate his sculptural methods of working, detailing
the multiple steps from initial maquette to completed monument.
Xiomara will demonstrate her hand building processes focusing on
her use of textures and glazes while discussing the central themes
underlying her work. Both artists will conclude with a demonstration
of sculpture integrating clay and found materials at hand.
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| Cups
by Friederike Rahn
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| Cuban
Canadian Ceramic Art Collective
Gallery Opening & Reception
RECEPTION - Thursday, August 19, 7-9 PM EXHIBIT -
August 19-September 12
Cityscape Community Art Space
Open to the Public
The exhibition will include ceramic art, sculpture, drawings and
prints by the Artists in Residence. The process and outcomes of
the residency will be shown through video documentation, photography,
and the presentation of individual and collaborative art works.
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| Passion
for the Figure
Hands-On Figurative Ceramic Sculpture Workshop
Fri, Aug 2oth, Sat, August 21, Sat, August 28
Catherine Merrill & Antonio Lewis
Kwantlen University College, Ceramic Studio
Fee: $100 (includes materials, model fee, lecture & raku.)
Limited to 30 participants
Working from a live model, this workshop will focus on techniques
for making dynamic and expressive figurative clay forms. Participants
will sculpt freestanding figures and draw and paint on paper, clay
slabs and bisque forms. Demonstration and application of new Cuban
ceramic techniques developed by Antonio Lewis including colored
clays, polychrome terra sigillatas and artists’ pastels and
charcoal specially formulated for ceramics. A Raku firing will conclude
the workshop. All levels.
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Merrill/Lewis
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| Passion
for the Figure
Slide Lecture
The Art of Fire Project: Vision, Mission and Evolution
Fri, August 20, 7-9 PM
Part of the Figurative Workshop
Raku Firing
Sat, August 28, 10-5 pm
Special Guest Artists David Lloyd and Judy Burke
Part of the Figurative Workshop. |
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Proyecto Arte del Fuego
Community Outreach
Saturday & Sunday, August 21-22
In Partnership with the North Vancouver Community Arts Council
PAF seeks to develop the growth and enrichment of the ceramic
arts on a global level by generating educational exchange programs
that reach out to sectors of the population often excluded from
the mainstream. Resident artists will collaborate with youth
and adults in the community to explore the theme of intercultural
understanding through art making.
Instructors: Alberto Lescay, Xiomara Gutierrez, Jose Vasquez
Xenes, Alison Petty and Connie Glover.
For further Information on the PAF Community Outreach contact
Alison Petty.alyupa@yahoo.com
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Judy Burke
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| Connie
Glover
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| Presentation:
How Art Breaks Down Cultural Barriers
Open Studio & Panel
Wednesday, August 25, 4-9 PM
Open Studios 4-7PM Panel Presentation 7-9PM
Kwantlen University College, Ceramics Studio
PANEL PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION
Moderated by David Lloyd
Panelists include: Antonio Lewis, Catherine Merrill, Alberto Lescay,
and Cathi Jefferson.
As cultural ambassadors, the panelists will share their varying
perspectives (Cuban, Canadian and American) on cultural exchange
programs. They will also address the profound sense of education
and growth that emerges from these creative collaborations. Dialogue,
discussion and slides will include the following ideas and influences:
*breaking through barriers of language, politics, and ethnicity
*share technical expertise
*artistic and aesthetic innovation
*customs, rituals, and sense of community
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| Alberto
Lescay - Monument to Antonio maceo, Santiago, Cuba |
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