Fired Up! Ceramic Artists: Contemporary Works in Clay: MONUMENTAL

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Vin Arora, "Untitled," nd

detail, ceramic

Fired Up! Ceramic Artists: Contemporary Works in Clay

presents ​MONUMENTAL, Celebrating 35 Years ​​May 24-26, 2019

The 35th annual show and sale at Metchosin Community Hall, 4401 William Head Road.

Opening Gala May 24, 6:00–9pm. Continues May 25 & 26, 10am - 5pm.

Participating Fired Up! 2019 artists are Vin Arora, Samantha Dickie, Sandra Dolph, Sandy Harquail, Gordon Hutchens, Cathi Jefferson, Meira Mathison, Kinichi Shigeno and Pat Webber. (Alan Burgess and Mary Fox on sabbatical.) Guests artists are Elaine Brewer-White, Peter Flanagan, Bob Kingsmill, Alwyn O’Brien and Clive Tucker.

The Metchosin show and sale is a mecca for collectors and highlights the excellence and diversity of Fired Up! ceramics. In April, the group preview their 2019 theme “Monumental” at the Circle Craft Gallery on Granville Island. Past exhibitions include the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum in Waterloo, Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery in London, and two US conferences hosted by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.

Fired Up! was founded in 1984 and is proud to be a vitally active group 35 years later. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the’ve contacted original members (numbering 16 in total) to exhibit one ceramic piece at Metchosin Hall. This is in addition to the annual display of themed artworks by core members and guests. Invited artists are an important part of adding interest to Fired Up! Often youthful guests become core members and so the circle grows.