Coming up next at AKAR...

Next Show:
Image and Form

A contemporary bombardment of imagery brought on by relentless advertising and unyielding production of photographs have left many of us forgetting that often these images are more than a visual representation; instead possess shape, take form, and live in our third dimension. There's a depth to be considered.

Nine potters now give us the chance to investigate what it means to consider image and form. Primarily through decal transfers these artists represent not only the visual but rather the visual in conjunction with the tangible. How do they come together? Where do they meet? And what's it mean to bring an over saturated world of images into the intimate processes of handmade ceramic? All questions to be considered when viewing Image and Form, from July 6th-20th.

Artists participating: Dan Anderson, Israel Davis, Andrew Gilliatt, Julie Guyot, Erik Haagensen, Forrest Lesch-Middelton, Justin Rothshank, Jane Shellenbarger, and Rimas VisGirda.

Next New Work:
Mitchell Spain

"...inventiveness can come out of necessity to solve or fix a problem. It's the small details of ingenuity, the creativeness and resourcefulness used, that I try to capture in my work." Working with porcelain, Spain offers us some truly original and exceptionally outstanding ceramics this month. Upon first examination, these pots don't look or feel like pottery at all, but rather an old oil container or beer can dug up from any Midwest farming homestead. This is truly amazing stuff, and while Spain is only fresh out of an undergraduate degree, this young man is showing skill and potential well beyond his years.

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