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SUMMARY:Reception & Awards Presentations "It's Only Clay"
DESCRIPTION:It’s Only Clay homepage → \nWatermark Art Center opens the annual “It’s Only Clay Exhibit” on November 7 from 5 to 7pm. Awards and presentations begin at 5:30pm with Special Guest Artist and Juror Nick DeVries. The exhibit will be on display through December 23\, 2025. \n“It’s Only Clay” (IOC) is a national juried ceramics competition focusing on\, and dedicated to\, functional clay vessels. Each submission for IOC is judged in four areas: function\, form/aesthetic\, craftsmanship\, and surface design. Selected works from the 2025 submissions as well as work by DeVries will be on display as part of the IOC exhibit. \nOn November 8 from 9am to 12 noon\, DeVries will lead a hands-on workshop where participants will learn techniques and processes to build interesting textures and surfaces. Leather-hard cylinders will be provided for the workshop as well as tools and additional materials. The class fee is $30 or $15 for students ages 16 and up (bring student ID day of class). All participants must register in advance and pay online. Space is limited. Learn more →  \nWatermark galleries are accessible\, free and open to the public Monday – Saturday from 10 to 5pm and located at 505 Bemidji Avenue N. in Bemidji\, Minnesota\, 218-444-7570. Visit WatermarkArtCenter.org for detailed competition\, workshop and exhibit information. \nIOC is a collaboration sponsored by Watermark Art Center and Bemidji State University Department of Technology\, Art and Design. Thank you to Paul Bunyan Communications and Bemidji Area Arts Endowment\, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.
URL:https://watermarkartcenter.org/event/reception-awards-presentations-its-only-clay/
LOCATION:Watermark Art Center\, 505 Bemidji Ave\, Bemidji\, 56601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Exhibit Opening,It's Only Clay,Open House,Reception,Workshop,Workshop
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SUMMARY:“Surface” – IOC 2025 Workshop with Guest Artist Nick DeVries
DESCRIPTION:SURFACE – Reductive and additive techniques for building surface with leather-hard ware. \nIOC 2025 Workshop with Guest Artist Nick DeVries\nWatermark Art Center Education Studio\nNovember 8 from 9am to 12 noon\n$30 per person – includes materials fee\n$15 student rate (must confirm with student ID day of class)- includes materials fee \nContact watermark@paulbunyan.net for more information or to be put on a waiting list. \nRegister and pay in advance → \nIn this hands-on workshop participants will learn techniques and processes to build interesting textures and surfaces on leather-hard cylinders. Leather hard cylinders will be provided for the workshop as well as tools and additional materials. Participants are encouraged to bring in personal tools or items that may offer unique textural or surface interactions with the clay. DeVries will demonstrate how he approaches finishing work at the leather hard stage by finishing a tall pitcher and a covered jar during the workshop. \nIt’s Only Clay homepage → \nIOC is a collaboration sponsored by Watermark Art Center and Bemidji State University Department of Technology\, Art and Design. Thank you to Paul Bunyan Communications and Bemidji Area Arts Endowment\, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.
URL:https://watermarkartcenter.org/event/surface-ioc-2025-workshop-with-guest-artist-nick-devries/
LOCATION:Watermark Art Center\, 505 Bemidji Ave\, Bemidji\, 56601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,It's Only Clay,Workshop,Workshop
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