Ceramic artist Anna Callouri Holcombe will visit the 91¿´Æ¬Íø School of Art on Thursday, Dec. 6, and Friday, Dec. 7, presented by the School of Art, the Ceramics Club and the Michener Lecture Series.
Holcombe will visit the Ceramics Studio on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. During her visit to the Ceramics Studio, a lecture on her research on European and Chinese porcelain will be included. She also will share some demonstrations in the studio.
On Friday, Dec. 7, at noon, Holcombe will present a free, public lecture in room 202 of the Art Building, located at 325 Terrace Drive in Kent. During her public lecture, Holcombe will speak on her development as an artist.
For more information about Holcombe's visit, call Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø's School of Art at 330-672-2192.
Holcombe is the director of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida. She has previously taught at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 91¿´Æ¬Íø University of New York at Brockport and Kansas 91¿´Æ¬Íø University. She received a BA from Montclair 91¿´Æ¬Íø University and an MFA in ceramics from Louisiana 91¿´Æ¬Íø University. She has lectured and held residencies internationally.
Holcombe writes in her artist statement, "My intention in this work is to capture the arcane obscure qualities of everyday mundane objects." Her work utilizes different shapes and formats, including the tondo (round relief), porcelain slipcast vessels and boxes. Holcombe uses specialized ceramic techniques for her work, including utilizing tarpaper to create more stable walls and boxes.
For more information about Holcombe, visit .
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Media Contact:
Effie A. Tsengas, etsengas@kent.edu, 330-672-8298