Thank-you! Come again.
Ceramic-ware from Cathy Terepocki's "The Bents Cup Project"
September 15 - October 20, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15th from 2-4pm
Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery 10186-106 St. Edmonton
This show was inspired by a visit to a remote abandoned Saskatchewan town called Bents. While the buildings, in their various states of decay, were a testament to a bygone rural era, the most amazing part of being there was looking at the artefacts that had been left. There were shoes on the shelf in the store, a pair of glasses, personal mail in the mailroom at the back of the store, furniture, hardware and rusted farm machinery. It was fascinating. It seemed as though a place like this would have been vandalized and pilfered in any other part of the country. I wondered about the story of the folks who lived there, why the town (and other towns like it) were abandoned.
"The Bents Cup Project" was conceived as a response to this sentiment. The cups are free souvenirs for the town. They have been placed on the shelves in the General Store building with the hopes that visitors will take a cup rather than an object that has been left in the town. The work for this show was made during a month long self-directed residency at Medalta International Artist Residency in Medicine Hat Alberta. The majority of the mugs in the show are the iconic Medalta diner cup. The cups (and other objects in the show) were made largely from moulds and other technology that was used at the height of factory production as well as glazed ware.
Please note since the mugs have been placed in the town, the majority of the cups have been taken by visitors. The buildings, particularly the general store where the cups were placed, have deteriorated significantly in recent months. Travel to Bents is not encouraged.
Special thanks must go to the Saskatchewan Arts Board for supporting this project/exhibition.
Cathy Terepocki (Saskatoon, SK) graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alberta College of Art and Design. Since then she has been selling and exhibiting her work at galleries and shops throughout Canada. She has taught several workshops at art centers and post-secondary institutions.
Ceramic-ware from Cathy Terepocki's "The Bents Cup Project"
September 15 - October 20, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 15th from 2-4pm
Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery 10186-106 St. Edmonton
This show was inspired by a visit to a remote abandoned Saskatchewan town called Bents. While the buildings, in their various states of decay, were a testament to a bygone rural era, the most amazing part of being there was looking at the artefacts that had been left. There were shoes on the shelf in the store, a pair of glasses, personal mail in the mailroom at the back of the store, furniture, hardware and rusted farm machinery. It was fascinating. It seemed as though a place like this would have been vandalized and pilfered in any other part of the country. I wondered about the story of the folks who lived there, why the town (and other towns like it) were abandoned.
"The Bents Cup Project" was conceived as a response to this sentiment. The cups are free souvenirs for the town. They have been placed on the shelves in the General Store building with the hopes that visitors will take a cup rather than an object that has been left in the town. The work for this show was made during a month long self-directed residency at Medalta International Artist Residency in Medicine Hat Alberta. The majority of the mugs in the show are the iconic Medalta diner cup. The cups (and other objects in the show) were made largely from moulds and other technology that was used at the height of factory production as well as glazed ware.
Please note since the mugs have been placed in the town, the majority of the cups have been taken by visitors. The buildings, particularly the general store where the cups were placed, have deteriorated significantly in recent months. Travel to Bents is not encouraged.
Special thanks must go to the Saskatchewan Arts Board for supporting this project/exhibition.
Cathy Terepocki (Saskatoon, SK) graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alberta College of Art and Design. Since then she has been selling and exhibiting her work at galleries and shops throughout Canada. She has taught several workshops at art centers and post-secondary institutions.
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