Crafting History: Textiles, Metals and Ceramics at the University of Georgia

February 1 – April 29, 2018

Three pieces of pottery by Mary Rosenblatt, all white and in the same pattern: a small bowl, a small footed bowl and a large footed bowl. All are glazed and have embedded but not painted patterns.

Local Studio Craft

Since the late 1920s, the University of Georgia has offered instruction in ceramics, textiles and jewelry/metalwork. Through the individual visions, careers and craftsmanship of more than two dozen professors, UGA’s craft areas have thrived. This exhibition and its accompanying book (published by the museum)(opens in new tab) were the first to document the craft areas at UGA. In addition to celebrating this local heritage, the project investigated the history of American studio craft through the lens of a public university. Artists represented include Earl McCutchen, Frances Stewart Higgins, Wiley Sanderson, Glen Kaufman, Robert Ebendorf and Gary Noffke.

 

Curators
Ashley Callahan, independent scholar; Annelies Mondi, deputy director; and Mary Hallam Pearse, associate professor, Lamar Dodd School of Art

Sponsors
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Aurum Studios Ltd., the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the W. Newton Morris Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art