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The Harvard University Art Museums will present the symposium Chinese Ceramics of the Song Dynasty on Saturday, February 3, 1996 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the auditorium of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA. The symposium is offered in conjunction with the exhibition Hare’s Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400. The exhibition is on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum from Dec. 23, 1995 through March 10, 1996.
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NCECA ‘96: 30th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts will be held March 20-23 in Rochester, NY. The theme of this year’s conference is “Triaxial Blend: Art, Industry, Technology.” Among the many events slated for the 4-day conference are an NCECA ’96 Exhibition at Rochester Institute of Technology; lectures, panel discussions, simultaneous demonstrations, and clinics by many of the world’s leading ceramic artists and educators; slide shows; and an ongoing commercial & non-profit trade show (be sure to stop and say “hello” at the Clay Times booth). All programming is scheduled to take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the Holiday Inn-Genesee Plaza, and the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Pre-registration fees are $120/U.S. & Canadian “regular”; $95/U.S. & Canadian “student” (full-time). To find
out more, contact Regina Brown at 1-800-99NCECA.
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A 10-acre parcel of land in downtown Seagrove, NC, is to become home of the North Carolina Pottery Center when construction begins as soon as next year. To date, more than $1 million has been raised for the project, designed to promote community among clay people across the state. Planned features of the center include a living museum, clay-related displays including a dismantled & reassembled pottery, an educational facility for school children, and a conference facility for hosting workshops. To find out more or to offer help with the project, contact Nancy Gottovi at (910) 879-5700.
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University of Maryland ceramics professor Harold J. McWhinnie has offered to analyze barium glaze formulas and offer suggestions for Clay Times readers. He is also offering a weekly glaze e-mail list called “Glaze Art”, which features a glaze each week sent free to all members. And he has announced plans to publish an electronic Clayart glaze book to feature one new glaze from each participating potter along with a brief bio, with release in electronic format slated for spring, ’96. To find out more about any of the above services, contact Harold J. McWhinnie at the following email address: [email protected] ■ CLAY TIMES