Beth Ann Gerstein, Author at American Museum of Ceramic Art

Mind & Matter: 5 Bay Area Sculptors • August 14, 2021–January 23, 2022

Upcoming Exhibitions / By Beth Ann Gerstein

Pictured left-to-right: work by Arthur Gonzalez, Robert Brady, Nancy Selvin, Richard Shaw, and Beverly Mayeri. On View:August 14, 2021–January 23, 2022Curator Gallery Walk:August 13, 2021 • 4–5 PMReception:September 11, 2021 • Reception and Gallery Talk Mind & Matter: 5 Bay Area Sculptors will feature the work of a notable group of Bay Area artists who …

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Don Reitz: Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal • June 4, 2021 – February 20, 2022

Current Exhibits / By Beth Ann Gerstein

Don Reitz: Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal On View:June 4, 2021–February 20, 2022Reception:September 11, 2021 • 3pm-5pm Don Reitz is broadly recognized as one of the most influential American ceramic artists of the last century. Known by many in the ceramics community as “Mr. Salt” for his role in almost single-handedly reviving the salt-fire …

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Amy Santoferraro: Two on a Lot, Three on the Tree • June 4-August 22, 2021

Current Exhibits / By Beth Ann Gerstein

Amy Santoferraro: Two on a Lot, Three on the Tree On View:June 4–August 22, 2021Reception:Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 4 PM Two on a Lot, Three on a the Tree is Amy Santoferraro’s site-specific installation in the Vault Gallery at AMOCA. The installation will include a number of live documentary explorations of Santoferraro’s installation process, …

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Museum reopening on Hold

Events / By Beth Ann Gerstein

As you may have heard, Governor Newsom announced on July 1, 2020 that museums and other indoor venues in LA County and 18 other counties will remain closed at this time. Although we have been busy preparing to welcome you back, we look forward to seeing you soon. In the meantime, we hope you will …

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Heesoo Lee Workshop • May 8-9, 2021

Events / By Beth Ann Gerstein

10 am to 5 pm • $350 Click here for more information or to register. Heesoo Lee will be demonstrating her hand-building skills and beautiful surface decorations to you this coming May. Participants will be able to build pottery using Heesoo’s techniques and also apply her glazing methods to a piece of bisqueware that you …

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Clay Kits for Kids & Teens

Events / By Beth Ann Gerstein

We supply all of the tools, supplies (air dried clay), project ideas, and instruction to be creative at home. $20 per kit (includes shipping). Click here to purchase online.

Ashwini Bhat: Assembling California–Imprinted • January 8 – April 17, 2022

Upcoming Exhibitions / By Beth Ann Gerstein

On View:January 8 – April 17, 2022Reception:January 8 • Reception and Artist Talk “The eye sees what it is trained to see.”“A thousand details add up to one impression.”–John McPheeAshwini Bhat’s, “Assembling California,” is a documentation of her personal, artistic field survey of California’s ecology in this time of climate change, shifting habitats, and devastating …

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Nicole Seisler: Holding Patterns • September 11 – December 19, 2021

Upcoming Exhibitions / By Beth Ann Gerstein

These Holding Patterns are self-contained and self-reliant. A slab is stretched, cut into parts, and constructed into a shelf. The cutoffs, remnants and residue from each slab–material typically discarded or recycled–is reattached with glaze and displayed prominently. In essence, the function of each shelf is to hold and present the discarded parts of itself. Each …

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