February 18 - March 17, 2012
Takahito Sekiguchi
Opening reception: Saturday, February 18, 4-6pm
A visiting ceramic artist from the University of Tokyo is a resident artist with the Tacoma Community College. Sekiguchi has been working with several wood fire ceramic artists around the Northwest and showcases his work at Kobo this month.
March 10, 5-7pm
Julia Harrison, Seattle artist and cultural anthropologist.
A Sugar-coated History? Japanese Seattle as Seen Through SweetMap, an Interactive Website Julia Harrison will introduce her newly launched website and audiotour, SweetMap, which presents selected confectionary makers and their businesses in King County. Her lecture will examine how SweetMap addresses the complex history and dynamic present of Seattle's Japanese-American community. Digital website presentation and discussion.
March 29 - April 21, 2012
Ocean in a Cup
Opening reception: Thursday, March 29, 6 - 8 PM
A NCECA exhibition of contemporary sake ware highlighting contemporary ceramic artists particularly active in that field. Both Japanese and American potters are featured, representing a wide range of approaches from traditional to decidedly contemporary. Curated by John Dix, Japan.
Artists include, Peter Callas, Jeff Shapiro, Judy Duff, Lucien Koonce, Mickey Stephen, Nick Schwartz, Elizabeth Kendall, Hank Murrow, Ken Pincus, Shozo Michikawa, Shiro Otani, Takahiko Kato, Kasumi Ueba, Katsumi Kako, Masahiko Ichino and Hideo Hadano.
March 29- April 21, 2012
What's the Use?
Opening reception: Thursday, March 29, 4 - 6 PM
Ceramics exploring traditional and non-traditional approaches to function, from students and faculty in the University of Montana Ceramics Program
"Julia Galloway, Beth Lo, Trey Hill (faculty) Nathan Tonning, Randi O'Brien, Sarahjess Hurt, Sarah Tancred, Suzanne Lussier, Dean Foster.
