N O
T I C E is hereby given that the 32nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of
the Association will be held at Berario
Recreation Centre on
SATURDAY,
11 FEBRUARY 2012 at 08:30 for 09:00.
Workshop
coinciding with the AGM:
The workshop presenter will be Clementina van der Walt of the Western
Cape who will give a slide show and talk “To Buy or not to Buy” – the value of
making and collecting studio ceramics in the 21st century.
Clementina is one of South Africa’s foremost ceramists, her
innovative, distinctive work has been exhibited in South Africa, China, France,
UK and Australia. She is one of the few South African potters to have been
represented at SOFA in New York.
Clementina has a BA in History of Art, a National Diploma (Ceramics) and a National
Higher Diploma (Ceramics). She has taken part in Ceramic Art London for
the past seven years and has participated in CSA Regional and National
exhibitions receiving an award at the 2010 National Exhibition. In 2011 her
work was selected at the Gyeonggi Biennale in Korea.
Visit her website www.clementina.co.za or
her blog www.clementinaceramics.blogspot.com.
This workshop is sure to create lively debate as many contentious and
important issues are presented for discussion. The talk will be accompanied by
a power point presentation illustrating relevant work by local and
international ceramists. The presentation will begin with a brief overview of
the historical origins and development of ceramics with particular reference to
South African ceramics, the role of ceramics in our society and the need for
collectors to purchase ceramics in order for this great tradition to survive.
In order to make the
necessary arrangements it is essential to R.S.V.P. –
please telephone Cynthia McAlpine at 011 791 5153 by no later than 3rd
February 2012.
