Maine Craft Weekend events at Watershed Center

Watershed Heart for the Ceramic Arts welcomes guests to their campus throughout Maine Craft Weekend from Sept. 30 by Oct. 2. Company could have the chance to satisfy Watershed artists-in-residence and native ceramists who hearth work within the Heart’s kilns, get pleasure from an exhibition opening and artist talks, and tour Watershed’s state-of-the-art ceramics studio.

The weekend occasions kick off Friday, Sept. 30 with the opening reception for Mentors + Apprentices, an exhibition that includes work by 10 Maine makers who took half within the Maine Craft Affiliation’s 2022 Craft Apprentice Program (CAP). The apprenticeship gives a seven-month intensive for rising Maine artists who wish to deepen their inventive practices. Apprentices pair with expert mentors who share their experience and supply steerage throughout this system. Artists featured within the exhibition embody a number of pairs of Maine ceramists: Tim Christensen and Lisa Shepperd, Tyler Gulden and Rachel Herzer, and Siem van der Ven and Jennifer Connor. Fiber arts pairs Emily O’Neil and Grace Foxen, and Alice Seeger and Amanda Affleck will even have distinctive work on show. Company can go to Watershed’s Barkan Gallery from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday night to see the work and meet the artists.

Over the weekend, the Barkan Gallery is open throughout particular hours 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Company can study extra concerning the CAP’s influence on the taking part craftspeople throughout a gallery discuss with Jennifer Connor and Siem van der Ven on Saturday at 1 p.m. For these unable to go to this weekend, Mentors + Apprentices is on view by Oct. 24. Gallery hours are weekdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment.

On Saturday, company can join with Maine ceramic artists Tim Christensen, Janna DeWan, Zachary Fields, Ellie Barnet, and Aidan Fraser who can be promoting handmade items on Watershed’s kiln pad 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Watershed’s 2022 fall artists-in-residence will even promote pottery and ceramic work in the course of the occasion. At midday, guests can get pleasure from an insider’s glimpse into the workings of Watershed’s ceramics studio throughout a guided tour with Watershed Government Director Fran Rudoff and Studio Supervisor Reeder Fahnestock.

“After two years of not internet hosting our Fall Residency in the course of the pandemic, we’re thrilled to have artists residing on campus and dealing in our new studio this October,” shared Rudoff. “Company can be part of us to see and buy distinctive work being made at our facility and different native studios, and study extra concerning the applications that Watershed affords.”

Maine Craft Weekend is a statewide self-guided tour that gives the general public with a chance to discover the lives and work of Maine artisans. The weekend occurs along with American Craft Week, a nationwide celebration of craft. The Maine Craft Affiliation organizes the tour in partnership with Maine Made. For extra data on MCW go to www.mainecraftweekend.org.

Watershed Heart for the Ceramic Arts’ studio is situated at 19 Brick Hill Highway in Newcastle whereas the Heart’s Barkan Gallery may be discovered close by at 103 Cochran Highway in Edgecomb. Masks are required in all of Watershed’s indoor areas.

Study extra about Watershed Heart for the Ceramic Arts at www.watershedceramics.org.