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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Figuration to Fragmentation: The Human Form in Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, which articulates a clear vision of the role of the figure in contemporary ceramics, opens Friday, September 11 and runs through Thursday, October 15. The exhibit is a collaboration between Transylvania’s Morlan Gallery and the University of Kentucky’s Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, and includes a diverse selection of artists. Tom Bartel, Kira Campbell, Sergei Isupov and Hunter Stamps’ work will be shown at Morlan, while Tanya Batura, Anne Drew Potter, Keith Wallace Smith and Liz Zacher’s work will be on display at Tuska. The exhibits are for mature audiences and are free and open to the public at both locations, and both galleries will be open Friday, September 18, from 5-8 p.m. for the Lexington Gallery Hop.
An on-line catalog will be produced, featuring an essay, by noted ceramic critic Adam Welch, on the use of the figure in contemporary ceramics. In addition to the exhibit, there will be a lecture series, held at both Transylvania and UK, on consecutive Thursday nights, and a mini-conference, The Role of the Figure in Contemporary Ceramics, at UK on October 1 and 2.
Schedule of events
Friday, September 11
Both exhibits open
Artist Talk: Tom Bartel and Hunter Stamps, 7 p.m. with reception to follow.
Opening reception for artists Tom Bartel, Kira Campbell, Sergei Isupov and Hunter Stamps, 8 p.m.
Morlan Gallery, Mitchell Fine Arts Building, Transylvania University
Thursday, September 17
Lecture: “Who’s/Whose Nude: Contemporary Women and the Nude,” by art historian Nancy Wolsk, professor of art history at Transylvania, 7 p.m.
Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University
Friday, September 18
Lexington Gallery Hop: Morlan and Tuska receptions, 5-8 p.m.
Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University and Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, University of Kentucky
Thursday, September 24
Workshop: Anne Drew Potter, 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Ceramics Studio (Room 220), Reynolds Building, University of Kentucky
Artist Talk: Anne Drew Potter, 7 p.m.
Niles Gallery, Fine Arts Library, University of Kentucky
Friday, September 25
Art Professions lecture: Anne Drew Potter, 12-12:50 p.m.
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky
Thursday, October 1
Conference: The Role of the Figure in Contemporary Ceramics
Workshop: Keith Wallace Smith, 9-11:30 a.m. & 1-3:30 p.m.
Ceramics Studio (Room 220), Reynolds Building, University of Kentucky
Morlan Gallery open for viewing extended hours, 4-7 p.m.
Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University
Adam Welch, keynote lecture, 7 p.m.
Room 102, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky
Gallery Reception, 8-9 p.m.
Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, University of Kentucky
Friday, October 2
Conference: The Role of the Figure in Contemporary Ceramics
Workshop: Keith Wallace Smith, 9-11:30 a.m.
Ceramics Studio (Room 220), Reynolds Building, University of Kentucky
Art Professions Class: Adam Welch, 12 p.m.
Room 118, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky
Artist Talk: Keith Wallace Smith, 2:30 p.m.
Room 102, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky
Closing discussion, lead by Zoe Strecker, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Room 102, Whitehall Classroom Building, University of Kentucky
Thursday, October 8
Artist Talk: Kira Campbell, 7 p.m.
Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University
Thursday, October 15
Both exhibits close at end of day
Gallery hours
The Morlan Gallery’s regular hours are Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. and by special appointment. Opening and closing times different from the regular hours are noted in the schedule of events above. For more information, contact gallery director Andrea Fisher at (859) 233-8142 or visit www.transy.edu/morlan. The Tuska Center for Contemporary Art hours vary each semester. Call (859) 257-2727 or visit www.uky.edu/FineArts/Art/TCCA for hours and more information.