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Twenty-one clay artists - faculty, and current and graduated students – now have work on display in the galleries of the Craft Center through February 16, 2007. Megan Wolfe, now in her 10th year as clay faculty, is responsible for the amazing growth of the clay program, in part because her teaching style encourages students to explore and develop their own unique approach to ceramics. This is very evident in the exhibit that ranges from delicate porcelain functional dinnerware, to sculpture using paper clay, and work fired in the large UNC Asheville anagama built after Megan arrived. Laura Aultman, received her M.F.A. from University of Florida at Gainesville after graduating from UNCA, and returned this year to teach in the program while Megan is on sabbatical and enjoying her son, Winston born in August. Six UNC Asheville ceramic students, and Laura Aultman, participated in the Nina Hole residency in Boone, helping to create the amazing Fire Sculpture.

The exhibit includes faculty: Megan Wolfe and Laura Aultman; alumni: Kyle Carpenter, Terrell Whitworth, Jason Witherspoon, Maria Andrade Troya, Annie Singletary, Heather Knight, Cheryl Andrews, Sahar Al-abed Fakhoury, and Matt Jacobs; students: Will Rogers, Ben Crowfoot, Charla Wall, Michael Cole, Jay Roberts, Lillian Byers, Peter Wentz, Josh Copus, Sean Fairbridge, Amanda Meyers. Graduating senior Josh Copus, who mines “wild” clay and fires with wood, received one of the $15,000 Windgate Fellowships in 2006 in steep competition with students nominated from 54 universities across the country. Most of the work in the exhibit is available for purchase.

Gallery hours are 1-5pm, Tuesday through Saturday, free to the public.

When Wars Are Over by Jason Weatherspoon, UNC Asheville alumni
41 inch high x 26 inches wide, ceramic, glaze, silk flowers 2006

You are invited to attend a reception at the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, 1181 Broyles Road for the faculty, students and alumni of the UNC Asheville Ceramics Department with work in this exhibited curated by UNC Asheville Ceramic Professor Megan Wolfe.

Front, left to right: Native vase with white slip, Matt Jacobs, student, 13”h x 10”w, native wild clay and silica slip, wood fired, 2006; Bound But Determined by Sahar Fakhoury, student, 24 “ h x 18” w., earthenware, glaze, stain, underglaze, 2006; Flower Bowl, Annie Singletary, alumni, 8” h x 9” w.

At the end of 2006, CCCD received an anonymous gift of $25,000 for the publication of 20th Century American Studio Craft. Under the auspices of CCCD, the manuscript by Janet Koplos and Bruce Metcalf, is going to the publisher, the University of North Carolina Press, in March 2007 for a release in 2008. The book was identified as the number one priority for the field in advancing craft in academia in 2002. Annual progress to achieve this end is outlined on www.craftcreativitydesign.org under the section Research, including a listing of all the craft organizations, foundations and individuals who will be acknowledged in the publication for their support of the project. There is a section for faculty who are interested in this history/text to send information to CCCD.

Richard Tichich, Art Department Head, Western Carolina University and from Appalachian State University, Robin Martindale, Professor of Sculpture and Eric Reichard, Professor of Technology have been appointed by Erskin Boyles, President of the University of North Carolina system, to the Policy Board of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. CCCD is an inter-institutional center of the University of North Carolina, and members of the Policy Board represent each of the three partner UNC campuses – UNC Asheville, Appalachian State University and Western Carolina University. Collaborative projects such as the recent residency by Danish ceramic sculptor Nina Hole require the active participation of all three campuses, and the Policy Board is the link to the three campuses.

Richard Tichich, received his MFA from the University of Texas, San Antonio, has received a Fulbright award, and currently serves on the College Art Association/s Education and Nominations committees, and is a site evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. He came to WCU from East Carolina University and before that Georgia Southern University.

Robin Martindale, received her MFA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and joined the faculty of ASU in 1987. Her sculptures have been in numerous solo and invitational exhibitions and she received the outstanding teaching award from the College of Fine and Applied Art for the 2002-03 school year. In the spring of 2003, Robin was the faculty representing ASU on the David Nash residency sponsored by CCCD.

Eric Reichard, was the site coordinator for the CCCD Nina Hole Residency in the fall of 2006, providing humor and the ultimate in organizational skills while working with 23 students, faculty from all institutions involved, and the drop-in visitors who would show up daily over the 21 day residency. He graduated with a MA in Industrial Arts and Technical Education from ASU, followed by ceramic studies in Japan. For more than 30 years Eric has taught at ASU, developing and directing Craft Enrichment Workshops since 1998.

The three new board members join current Policy Board members WCU - Brenda Coats, Art History faculty and Martin DeWitt, Director of the Museum of Art; ASU – Jody Servon, Catherine Smith Gallery Coordinator/Arts Management faculty; UNC Asheville – Dan Millspaugh, Sculpture faculty and , Ceramics faculty; and David Hutto, Dean, Technology and Development, Blue Ridge Community College.

CCCD also has a strong nonprofit supporting foundation with 10 board members from throughout western North Carolina: Peter Alberice, Camille-Alberice Architects, P.A.; Becky Anderson, Director, HandMade in America; Ann Batchelder, curator and editor FiberARTS Magazine 1988-1998; Judith Duff, professional Potter, Cedar Mountain Art Works; Catharine Ellis, Professional Fiber Department, Haywood Community College; Ken Gaylord, Ken Gaylord Architects and Blackhawk Construction; Andrew Glasgow, Director, The Furniture Society; Stoney Lamar, wood sculptor; Ted Lappas, attorney, developer; Jean McLaughlin, Executive Director, Penland School of Crafts.

Image: Eric Reichard with Nina Hole outlining the work students will be responsible for during their participation in the building of the Fire Sculpture.

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