2010 Lectures & Presentations

All free to the public!

Friday, May 28
Karen Weihs, watercolorist
4:30 pm, Book Signing, Out of my Mind 

Saturday, June 5
Barry Hall
4 pm, Book Signing, From Mud to Music 

Tuesday, June 8
Jane Filer, painter of the imagination, artist talk
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Studio talk, Q&A. Filer will discuss her art, inspirations and invoking the creative voice.

Tuesday, June 15
Sandy Webster, three-dimensional book-arts artist, artist talk
4:15 pm, Mixer & Public Reception, Atrium
5 pm, Studio Talk, Q&A. Webster will discuss what she calls the "evidence of experience" garnered from writings, sketchbooks and the things she gathers that have meaning beyond their intended purpose.

Thursday, June 17
Bill van Gilder, legendary potter, slide lecture
6 pm, Public reception, works on view, Atrium
7 pm, Slide lecture, Terrace

Tuesday, June 22
Judy Richardson, New York sculptor, artist talk
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Slide talk. Richardson will talk about the building of the "giant peaches," site-specific sculpture and her sculptural work for the urban landscape of New York City.

Friday, July 2
Aaron Hequembourg, mixed media artist, artist talk
4 pm, Informal artist talk about his process and ideas for his mixed media engraved paintings with a contemporary view of historical themes.
4:45 pm, Drawing for donated piece of Hequembourg's art that will be raffled for support of The Bascom

Tuesday, July 13
Jean Gumpper, woodcut printmaker, open portfolio
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium 
5 pm, Open portfolio, Atrium

Thursday, July 22
Nick Joerling, Penland potter, slide lecture
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium; 5 pm Artist slide lecture, Library at The Bascom

Tuesday, July 27
Hongian Zhang, Chinese-American classical painter, artist talk
4:15 pm, Mixer and Public Reception, Atrium
5 pm, Artist Talk and Book Signing, The Chinese Contemporary Distinguished Oil Painter Hongian Zhang, Atrium

Tuesday, August 3
Matt Liddle and Holly Hanessian, book-arts artists, artist talk
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Conversation, "Book Arts: Yesterday and Today," Atrium

Tuesday, August 10
Lewis Knauss, three-dimensional fiber artist, slide lecture
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Artist's slide lecture, Library at The Bascom

Tuesday, August 24
Mira Lehr, multi-media painter, demonstration
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Artist's demonstration: Drawing with Gun Powder, Outdoor Classroom

Thursday, August 27
Tom Turner, porcelain ceramicist, slide lecture
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Artist's slide lecture, Studio Barn

Monday, August 30
Phillip Garrett, painter, Golden acrylic paints, lecture and demonstration
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Fresh Paint: lecture and demo of new Golden acrylic paints, gels and digital grounds

Saturday, September 18
Aaron Yakim and Cynthia W. Taylor, basketmakers, demonstration
3-5 pm
In this demonstration, "Trees Transformed: Traditional Appalachian White Oak Basketmaking," master basketmakers Aaron Yakim and Cynthia Taylor reveal the skill behind their traditional craft.  They will demonstrate the time-consuming process: from finding suitable white oak trees near their West Virginia home, to felling, splitting, carving, whittling and finally weaving the basketry elements into rib or split baskets. Attendees are invited to bring old baskets that they have in their personal collection to share and receive comment.

Tuesday, September 21
Harriet Shorr, contemporary realist painter, slide lecture
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception with book signing, Poems and Pictures, Atrium
5 pm, Artist's slide lecture: journal readings matched with paintings

Thursday, September 23
Matt Kelleher and Shoko Teruyama, ceramics artists, slide lecture
4:15 pm, Mixer and public reception, Atrium
5 pm, Artist's slides and discussion: "The Art of Collaboration," Library at the Bascom