1000 Miles Apart, ceramics conference 2015

The School of Art is hosting the 26th annual ceramics conference, 1000 Miles Apart, from Oct. 1-3, 2015, on the U of M campus.

The 1000 Miles Apart Conference was first organized in 1989 by faculty and students from the University of Manitoba and Red Deer College in Alberta, hence the name: 1000 Miles Apart. Today, it includes four institutes in Western Canada, providing an excellent opportunity for artists to network and share ideas. The conference presents a series of exhibitions, artists’ demonstrations, and presentations.

Valerie Metcalfe, Large Vessel with Wax Resist Painting

Conference agenda

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

9 a.m. – Registration at the Ceramic Studio entrance

9:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. – Valerie Metcalfe and Linda Sormin, studio demonstrations, Ceramics and Sculpture Building

11:00 a.m. to Noon – Valerie Metcalfe, lecture, Rm. 364 ARTlab

5 p.m. – Opening of the 1000 Miles Apart Exhibition 2015 – Students, Faculty and Visiting Artists, Rm. 460 ARTlab, U of M

7:30 p.m. – KC Adams, keynote address, Rm. 136, ARTlab, U of M

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

9:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. – Valerie Metcalfe and Linda Sormin, studio demonstrations, Ceramics and Sculpture Building

11 a.m. to Noon –Linda Sormin, lecture, Rm. 364 ARTlab

Linda Sormin, Installation Detail

5 p.m. – Opening of Mud, Hands, Fire. Wheel Thrown: The Legacy of Canadian Studio Pottery, School of Art Gallery, ARTlab, U of M

Evening – Exhibitions including HEAT (Zachari Logan, Grace Nickel, Osvaldo Yero) at Actual Contemporary, 300 Ross Ave. and Kelli Rey: Manitoba Monotypes, Manitoba Craft Council, 70 Arthur St.

First Fridays in the Exchange

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

10 a.m. – Tam Irving, closing address, Rm. 136, ARTlab, U of M