Greenwich House Pottery News

Julia Haft-Candell and Benjamin DeMott

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:12:00 GMT

April 19 - May 17
Opening Reception: April 19, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

The Jane Hartsook Gallery is pleased to present the work of Julia Haft-Candell and Benjamin DeMott. Their installation gives rise to an alternative way of seeing ourselves, materials and the space between these components.

This exhibition relates to the figurative - psychological, physiological, metaphorical and active and passive notions of impermanence, mapping, reclaiming, and collecting. Beyond their conceptual affinities their work reflects a unique, almost contrarian, handling of the material prevalent in todays expanded field.

“Through my work I am echoing the characteristics of a complex system. Seemingly disparate events align to form a whole. Each element of the system is unique, yet needs the others in order to function, as small changes in a part can drastically alter the integrity of the entire structure. By creating a vocabulary comprised of cells that are repetitively constructed, added, subtracted and rearranged, I can speak of the phenomenal interconnectedness of all things…Ultimately the goal is to form a composition that most effectively speaks to the ambiguity of perception and the complexity of being.”—Julia Haft-Candell

“Fragile, thread-thin ceramic extrusions are tenuously bound to one another by glues and household fix-it material. The painfully delicate fired ceramic line, zigs and zags splintering into a complex network where the familiarity of scale shifts from that of the watchmaker to the astronomer. Interspersed within these precarious structures are decorative debris…Highlighting impermanence, these assemblages are contingent and situational, potentially configured for only a short duration. A playful longing for solidity amidst operatives of change inspires this dialogue with material. My intent is to afford the audience a confrontation, a friction between wonder, awe and the trepidation felt by the prospects of uncertainty. I aim to explore what uncertainty has to offer.” --Benjamin DeMott

Julia Haft-Candell was born in Oakland, California. She received an MFA from California State University Long Beach in 2010. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Benjamin DeMott was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He earned an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and a BFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University.

Suzy Goodelman: Natural Order

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:44:00 GMT

April 19 - May 17
Opening Reception: April 19, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Greenwich House Pottery is pleased to present Natural Order – new vessels by artist Suzy Goodelman. For her first solo exhibition in Greenwich House Pottery’s Storefront Gallery, Goodelman has created numerous large and small-scale elegant anthropomorphic vessels that reflect upon her sense of beauty formed from inner reflection.

“My aesthetic is informed by the balance and harmony I’ve found inside myself. Having grown up spending time alone and unable to rely on outer circumstances for a sense of security, I learned to find an interior connection…an inner access to a more beautiful world. It’s the heart of my spiritual life and where I source my work. I seek to align the pieces I make with this ideal. A piece is successful when it embodies this inner sense of grace and balance. Its ultimate success comes when it reflects to the viewer a glimpse of this beauty, offering them connection to a stillness inside.” –Suzy Goodelman

Suzy Goodelman is a New York City based artist who works at Greenwich House Pottery. She has a Fine Art and Graphic Design background having attending The Art Students’ League, Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts. Suzy started at Greenwich House Pottery in 2000 and has exhibited at Cocobolo Design, 80 Washington Square East Gallery at NYU, Omega Institute, the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery at Brookfield Craft Center, and the Jane Hartsook Gallery, among others. Her work has been on HGTV’s Design Star and can be found in the private collections of Robert Ellison and Omega Institute.

David S. East: Forehandedness in the Jane Hartsook Gallery

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:24:00 GMT

March 1 - March 29, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 1st, 6-8pm

Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery is pleased to present Forehandedness - new sculpture by Baltimore-based artist David S. East. For his first solo exhibition with this gallery, East has created monuments of dailiness, sculptures that combine ubiquitous ornamentation and serene pastels - at times uniting technology and woven fabric - offering a genealogy of cultural homogenization. East's work is thoughtful however much the installation effortlessly transposes formalism and irony.

"The approach I have taken attempts to reflect on the monumental within the mundane, and seeks to bore out the middle of modernism to see its split-level by-products. The work rotates around these axes operating as much a strategy of thinking as of making." -David S. East.

David S. East is Chair of Ceramics at the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in juried and curated exhibitions, most recently at the GICBiennale 2011, Icheon, Korea and has received numerous awards including an Individual Artist Award form Maryland State Arts Council, the Lighton Foundation and the McKnight Foundation.

Derek Weisberg: Porcelain Promises in the Storefront Gallery

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:22:00 GMT

March 1 - March 29, 2012
Opening Reception: March 1st, 6-8pm

Greenwich House Pottery is pleased to present PorcelainPromises – new figurative sculptures by artist Derek Weisberg. For his first solo exhibition in Greenwich House Pottery’s Storefront Gallery, Weisberg has created porcelain sculptures that reflect an introspective and eclecticsensibility.

“I create works of art that are emotional and psychological self-portraits.Through my work I make sense of my life, my experiences, and the times in which I live. I do not make photorealist portraits, instead I endeavor to achieve an interiority. I create sculptures that are accessible and allow the viewer to have an experience that cannot be articulated - simultaneously igniting contemplation, reflection and a lasting relationship with the work. The works reflect humanist ideology; searching for truth and universal morality based on the commonality of the human condition.” –Derek Weisberg

Derek Weisberg received his BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts in2005. In 2008, Weisberg was named a “Searchlight Artist” selected as one often nationally emerging crafts persons. He has work in the collections of the Oakland Museum of California and the Glasshoff Sculpture Ranch and has shown numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. Weisberg’s most recent solo exhibitions “Auroral Dreaming” and “You Were Almost Extinct Again” were held in California in 2011. Weisberg has been artist assistant to Stephen De Staebler, Ursula von Rydingsvard and ManuelNeri, co-owned a gallery in Oakland and now is a studio technician at Greenwich House Pottery were he maintains a studio.

Michael Fujita: Sightlines

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:14:00 GMT

January 19 - February 16, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19th, 6-8pm

Greenwich House Pottery is pleased to present Michael Fujita’s New York City debut exhibition, Sightlines. This exhibition features sculptures with architectural components placed within/alongside/juxtaposed the architecture of the gallery. It is influenced by the observations of the commonplace as seen in his daily life, the embodied experience, the space between himself and his horizon.

"Inspired by observations and materials found in the urban landscape, Sightlines is and offering of objects that are reinterpretations of the landscape." - Micheal Fujita

Michael Fujita is currently on the faculty of Greenwich House Pottery and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia where he is serving his fifth year as resident artist. Before completing his MFA from Alfred University in 2008, he received his BFA from Kansas City Art Institute.

GHP Director Adam Welch Named Emerging Artist of the Year

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:50:00 GMT

Greenwich House Pottery is pleased to congratulate Director Adam Welch, who was named Emerging Artist of 2011 by Ceramics Monthly magazine.

Aside from his duties at Greenwich House, Adam is also a Lecturer in the Visual Arts at Princeton University and has exhibited and taught at numerous other locations around the country. For more information about Adam's art and work, please visit his website: http://www.adam-welch.com

Collection Sale

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:13:00 GMT

December 16 – January 5, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, Dec. 16, 6 - 9pm
GALLERY CLOSED Dec 23rd, 2011 – Jan 2nd, 2012

The Jane Hartsook Gallery announces an exhibition and sale of ceramics from some of the greatest ceramists of the 20th Century.

Greenwich House Pottery has the legacy of being one of the oldest non-profit facilities in the country dedicated to the education and promotion of the ceramic arts. Over more than 100 years in operation it has amassed an impressive collection of works by artists who have worked at Greenwich House at various points in their careers. In 2007, Garth Clark Gallery and the Jane Hartsook Gallery teamed up to host two sales to establish the Pottery’s Endowment. The Endowment is designed to further support the pottery in perpetuity. This third sale will feature work not previously available for sale in addition to newly donated works from the collections of our members. The exhibition includes early examples of the work of prominent ceramics artists:

Linda Arbuckle
Rudy Autio
Michael Boyer
Stevenson Burke
Doug Casebeer
James Crumine
Kim Dickey
Eddie Dominquez
Edna Gilmartin
Jane Hartsook
Woody Hughes
Sadashi Inuzuka
Marge Israel
Karen Karnes
William Lau
Bernard Leach
Warren Mackenzie
James Makins
Kirk Mangus
Andrew Martin
Matt Nolen
Daniel Rhodes
Anna Siok
Rudolf Staffel
Byron Temple
Peter Voulkos

The Most Wonderful Time of Year: Made in Clay!

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:55:00 GMT

Friday, Dec. 16, 6:00 - 9:00pm ($10 suggested donation)
Saturday Dec. 17, 12 - 9pm, (Reception 7 - 9pm)
Sunday, Dec. 18, 12 - 4pm

Greenwich House Pottery is pleased to present our annual MADE IN CLAY Sale. This year features three floors of unique, handmade pottery and sculpture from more than 35 jury-selected Pottery artists and staff. The exhibiting artists convey the wonderful variety of American studio pottery & sculpture today.

Do you have last minute shopping for the Holidays?
Need that perfect gift for a family member or loved one?
Looking for an alternative to manufactured dinnerware?

Do you have an interest in the handmade or simply want to support local artists?

Greenwich House Pottery is a boutique for locally made art. For more than 100 years, our members have been making and selling work in New York City.

Molly Hatch Exhibition and Workshop

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:52:00 GMT

Exhibition Opening: October 20, 2011
Reception 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Workshop: October 29, 2011
10:00 am - 6:00 pm, $95

Molly Hatch makes her New York City solo debut with this exhibition in the Jane Hartsook Gallery that explores drawing, form and the art of turning 2D artwork into a 3D masterpiece. She'll give a workshop discussing her techniques as part of the Pottery's Masters Series workshops.

In the workshop you will learn how to begin thinking about translating 2-D patterns, photographs, drawings and paintings into ceramics. In addition to handbuilding techniques, this demonstration will cover a range of techniques for decorating on both greenware and bisqueware. Techinques covered: Mishima (Japanese slip inlay), Sgraffito (slip carving), sprig molds, slip trailing, shellac relief as well as use of engobes on bisqueware and brushware on glazes and slips. You will go home with multiple handouts regarding glaze recipes, material sources and step-by-step descriptions of techniques demonstrated. This is not a hands-on workshop. Currently registered students qualify for a discount. Register today.

The exhibition will run through November 17.
Molly Hatch is currently represented by Ferrin Gallery, selections from Mon Plaisir will be exhibited at Art Miami 2011.

Download the Press Release.

Introducing Clay Samplers

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:09:00 GMT

Have you always wanted to try your hand and crafting clay, but can't make the commitment just yet? Now you can! Join us for Clay Samplers throughout the year to get a feel for Greenwich House Pottery.

These one-time classes offer an introduction to the principles of working with clay; learn from expert instructors in a fun environment. If you want to keep your work, Pottery staff can glaze, fire and ship it to you after the class (for an additional fee).

Faculty Exhibition Open

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:54:00 GMT

Check out the work of Greenwich House Pottery faculty in the Jane Hartsook Gallery, through October 6, 2011.

The esteemed faculty display a diverse selection of some of the finest ceramics around New York City. If you find a particular teacher's work compelling, you can register for their class right downstairs!

Open House Weekend

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:10:00 GMT

Stop by the Pottery on Saturday September 10 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm and Sunday September 11 from 12:00 - 4:00 pm for the annual Open House celebrations.

The open house features handbuilding and wheel throwing demonstrations, a hands-on clay activity for children, faculty exhibition, as well as our annual sale where you can find unbelievable deals on one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces. Purchase your next great piece of art, register for a class and meet some of your neighbors who call the Pottery home!

The 2011-2012 Arts Catalog is Now Available

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:33:00 GMT

The brochure includes information about all the opportunities available through Greenwich House Arts, including facilities rental information, professional development, community events, and class listings for the upcoming school year. Read a copy online below or stop by Greenwich House Music or Pottery for your copy today.

Open publication - Free publishing - More arts

Download a printable copy of the brochure.

Summer Master Series Workshops Beginning

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:24:00 GMT

The summer workshops are led by visiting artists and will inform, inspire, and cultivate interests. Workshops run from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily.

This year's summer features experienced potters discussing topics that range from china painting and the teapot to handbuilding and wheel throwing.Classes utilize demonstrations, exercises, slide shows and discussions to create a vibrant group experience, and the Pottery remains open to students until 10:00 p.m. for students to work following the workshop. Learn more and register for a Summer Workshop.

Firing and materials are included in the cost of tuition for the Summer Masters Series. Students registered for the 2010-2011school year qualify for a discounted price. Visit the reception office to receive the discount. In the case of need for cancellation, tuition will be refunded if the office is notified in writing three weeks prior to the beginning of the workshop.

Yunomi – A National Juried Exhibition

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:50:00 GMT

July 14 – August 11, 2011 in the Jane Hartsook Gallery

Opening Reception: Thursday, July 14th 6-8pm

This National Juried Exhibition explores the vessel. "Yunomi" is a Japanese term for a teacup made for daily (informal) use and not for the tea ceremony.

Juror: Sam Chung