SAVE THE DATE: March 8
International Women’s Day at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
WHAT’S UP?
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is marking International Women’s Day on Thursday, March 8 with a free presentation called Potter Mouth: Unabashed Messages in Clay, plus weekend workshops for potters.
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Three local, up-and-coming ceramic artists will be on hand for a panel discussion on March 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Maggie Boyd, Amelia Butcher and David Robinson will talk about how they use clay as a medium for the messages about equality.
“Conversations about feminism are conversations about the human condition,” says a write-up about the event. “Works of art that get this dialogue started are gutsy, frank and relevant to everyone; some may be difficult, some may cause embarrassment, some may appear taboo. But when an artist creates images or sculptures that challenge the norm and then sets them free in the world, they encourage us to pause and think, ‘Wait, is that really what’s going on?’ or to say, ‘Yes, that’s it exactly!’”
WHERE IS IT HAPPENING?
It’s at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., in Studio 103.
DETAILS, PLEASE:
The Thursday night event will start with a cash bar and pottery exhibit, running from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by a presentation by the artists from 7 to 8 p.m. and a discussion until 8:30 p.m.
It’s free, but register ahead at www.burnaby.ca/webreg, using barcode 461932.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE …
Ceramic artists can join each of the panelists for workshops on the weekend to delve deeper into their art form. You can choose to sign up for any or all of the workshops taking place on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11.
Maggie Boyd will lead a workshop on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. called Surface Treatment for Clay, looking at a variety of ways to treat the surface of a ceramic piece. It costs $65.40 (barcode 462074).
Amelia Butcher will lead Tattooing Pots, running on Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. Participants will explore surface decoration and finishing techniques and learn tricks and recipes for underglaze ‘ink,’ wax inlay and more. It also costs $65.40 (barcode 461953).
David Robinson will lead the third workshop, Nature the Majestic, on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Using techniques that employ wheel throwing, hand building and slip casting skills, participants will explore the interrelated forms and patterns of the organic world. The workshop costs $80.60 (barcode 461956).
For all the workshop details, see the city’s Winter Arts Programs brochure available at www.shadboltcentre.com, or sign up through www.burnaby.ca/webreg.
