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Seward Park Clay Studio and KOBO Gallery
2014 Simple Cup Show, 8th Annual 

Saturday, November 1, 2014  Opening sale:  7:00 - 9:00pm 
Draw a number as early as 6:30pm.
The Cup Show lottery sale will begin at 7:00pm.
Cups can be previewed on Friday, October 31st.
There will be no sales before the opening on Saturday.
Akira Satake

 

8th Annual Simple Cup Invitational
KOBO Gallery (at Higo)
604 South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA (map)
(206) 381-3000

Over 200 cups have arrived from North America, Korea and Japan: the Simple Cup Show is coming in eight days! This annual tradition has generated a tremendous amount of interest over the last eight years, with the Seattle Times has noting this as a "Recommended Arts Event" for the second year in a row.

People line up to come to this show. This is an amazing opportunity to see a wide variety of cups from many nationally and internationally known ceramic artists. Participating artists were invited to send in 2-4 cups for the show.

The 2014 Simple Cup Show is curated by Peter Olsen, Executive Director of Seward Park Clay Studio; guest curator Beth Lo, Professor of Ceramics at University of Montana;  Binko Bisbee, KOBO Gallery; and guest artists, Momoko Otani (Japan) and Haejin Lee (Korea). The show will run from November 1 through December 2014.

Check the Kobo blog for our exclusive interviews with
co-curators Peter Olsen and Beth Lo.

 

Marc Digeros

 

    

Details about show and sale
  

The Simple Cup Show showcases a wonderful survey of contemporary interpretations of the cup.  With each year there is much excitement generated to see the work of a new crop of juried artists. Our hope in bringing this show to KOBO is to showcase the functional work by notable ceramic artists from North America, Korea and Japan.  


 

Matt Kelleher
 

Why the lottery?

We sell the cups in a lottery system, which allows everyone to have a fair chance to buy one of their favorite cups. 

We ask that you will join us in expanding the spread of the creative spirit, and support our hope that these wonderful functional pieces be made available to many people. The lottery system allows everyone to buy at least one of their favorite cups.

The cup show sale begins Saturday, November 1st at the opening reception.


 

Ayumi Horie

How does the lottery work?
  
Arrive early to have a chance to enjoy a glass of wine and look over 200+ cups that have arrived from around the country, Korea and Japan. Starting at 6:30pm, all who want to participate in the lottery/sale will draw number from a hat. At 7:00pm, we will let numbers 1-10 have a few minutes to pick their one favorite cup to buy. A few minutes later, the second group of 10 will get one pick, each, then the third group of 10 will pick one cup and so on. Peter Olsen, curator of the Cup Show will explain and direct the sale. 

Once we get through the complete round of the lottery and everyone with a number has had a chance to pick one favorite cup, the sale will then be opened up allowing anyone to purchase any of the available remaining cups. 

To give everyone a chance to see the work that has been sent from far and wide, all sold cups will be exhibited for two weeks through Saturday 11/15.  After that date, all purchased pieces may be taken home and enjoyed!

KOBO reopens on Sunday, November 2, 12pm - 5pm. Any unsold cups are available to anyone at that time.
  
Simple Cup Show Awards

We are continuing three awards this year!

 

2014 Seward Park Clay Purchase Award   
This cup will be selected and purchased by the Seward Park Clay Studio for their permanent collection. 

 

 

2014 People's Choice -  Best of Show Award  
This cup will be selected by the attendees of the show.  Votes are accepted up to 11/16/14.  The sponsor for this award is the Clay Art Center of Tacoma. 

 

 

 

 

 

2014 Guest Curator Best of Show Award   

Guest Curator Beth Lo will make her selection of one of her favorite cups.

  

Thank you, Clay Art Center for becoming a sponsor of the 8th Simple Cup Show People's Choice Award!  

 

Clay Art Center, Inc. 
2636 Pioneer Way East 
Tacoma, WA 98404 
253 922-5342 
www.clayartcenter.net  

 

 

2014 Simple Cup Show Artists

USA
Dan Anderson / Edwardsville, IL
Mary Barringer / Shelburne Falls, MA
Ruby Chang / New York City, NY
Sam Chung / Tempe, AZ
Sunshine Cobb / Helena, MT
Joe Davis / Portland, OR
Josh Deweese / Bozeman, MT
Marc Digeros / Los Angeles, CA
Adam Field / Helena, MT
Donna Flanery / Asheville, NC
Andrew Gilliatt / Helena, MT
Steve Godfrey / Anchorage, AK
Miriam Griffin / Missoula, MT
Chris Gustin / South Dartmouth, MA
Amy Halko / Healdsburg, CA
Kenyon Hansen / Helena, MT
Giselle Hicks / Helena, MT
Sam Hoffman / Corvallis, OR
Ayumi Horie / Portland, ME
Michael Hunt & Naomi Dalglish /
     Bakersville, NC
Kirk Jackson / Lewis Center, OH
Sarah Jaeger / Helena, MT
Matt Kelleher / Marshall, NC
Joshua Kuensting / Missoula, MT
Sarah Magar / Missoula, MT
Matthew Metz / Anchorage, AK
Stephen Mickey / Brush Prairie, WA
Courtney Murphy / Missoula, MT
Shawn O'Connor / Minot, ME
Lindsay Oesterritter / Bowling Green, KY
Jeff Oestreich / Taylors Falls, MN
David Peters / Helena, MT
Joe Pintz / Roswell, NM


Liz Quackenbush / University Park, PA
Alison Reintjes / Missoula, MT
Akira Satake / Asheville, NC
Emily Schroeder / Chicago, IL
Akio Takamori / Seattle, WA
Shoko Teruyama / Marshall, NC
Sue Tirrell / Pray, MT
Kurt Weiser / Tempe, AZ
Tara Wilson / Montana City, MT

KOREA
Seungjoo Baek / Seoul, South Korea
Boram Choi / Seoul, South Korea
Ji-hye Hwang / Seoul, South Korea
Mihyun Jo / Seoul, South Korea
Eun-young Kang / Seoul, Korea
Dojin Kim / Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Grace Eun Mi Lee / Maple, Canada
Haejin Lee / Vancouver, Canada
Hee-won Shin / Seoul, South Korea

JAPAN
Ken Aoki / Osaka, Japan
Sumiko Aoki / Shigaraki, Japan
Taro Ashida / Kyoto, Japan
Ayako Komaki / Kyoto, Japan
Teppei Komaki / Mie, Japan
Momoko Otani / Shigaraki, Japan
Tetsuya Otani / Shigaraki, Japan
Takashi Tomii / Shigaraki, Japan
Hiroe Yamada / Osaka, Japan
Shigeki Yamada / Hyogo, Japan
Yoji Yamada / Shiga, Japan
Yours sincerely,
  
Peter Olsen
Executive Director, Seward Park Clay Studio
www.sewardparkart.org
(206) 722-6342

Beth Lo

Ceramic artist and Professor of Ceramics, University of Montana

www.bethlo.com


 

Binko Chiong-Bisbee     
Co-owner/Director of KOBO
(206) 381-3000     
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Seward Park Clay Studio - Located in the most beautiful of Seattle's parks, Seward Park Clay Studio has been a vital element in the Northwest's visual arts community since 1969. We serve more than 5000 people every year through our classes, our workshops and lecture series, our annual sales and our collaborative shows with local galleries.  Our mission is to promote the growth of the ceramic arts, and we welcome your participation in helping us showcase the work of significant North American and International potters.

Sarah Magar
  

KOBO -- meaning "artist's workspace" in Japanese -- is an artisan gallery in Seattle, WA featuring Japanese and Northwest fine crafts, art, and design. 

KOBO Gallery is located in the the former Higo Variety Store in Seattle's Japantown. Exhibitions are held monthly featuring art, design and examples of fine craftsmanship.
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KOBO Gallery at Higo 
Upcoming events and exhibits 

  

November 1  through December, 2014

8th Simple Cup Invitational Show

Opening - Saturday, November 1, 7:00-9:00pm

A unique take on a common object, over 200 cups from 50+ North American, Korean and Japanese ceramic artists exhibited. Sale by lottery.

 

NUNO Textiles at KOBO in November and December. 

Dates to be announced soon.
Nuno is a Tokyo-based design and production studio. Nuno fabrics have been used by many fashion and in interior designs such as Issey Miyake and for projects such as Tokyo's upscale Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Nuno is also part of The Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection and regularly featured.

 

Saturday, November 22, 2014, 1-4pm

Ken Taya Book signing
Cute Grit is the debut collection of digitally designed pop art by Japanese American artist Ken "Enfu" Taya. So named for its fanciful, yet edgy style, this comprehensive compilation of over 1,000 colorful illustrations merges childlike imagination with serious exploration of Asian American identity. Enfu's work includes video games, illustrations and bilingual comics. His popular comic, I Fart Rainbow, enjoys success at www.ifartrainbow.com. 

 

koboseattle.com 

 

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