by Jill Foote-Hutton | Mar 8, 2015 | Emerging Artists, Featured, Milwaukee
Earlier this week while working on a commissioned jar for kombucha… I was mid-coil, bent over the cylinder, with my nose buried in the scent of wet clay. Honestly, the essence of muddy water emanating from the humid core of the vessel was intoxicating. It might sound...
by Cindy Bracker, Communications Director | Feb 19, 2015 | Conference Cities, Emerging Artists, Featured, Milwaukee
In our fast-paced world full of cross-country and even cross-world communications via the world wide web, there are a few who find deep connections in the terra firma. David Peters embraces the earth as a partner in the creation of his work. He utilizes geological...
by Jill Foote-Hutton | Nov 18, 2014 | Conference Cities, Emerging Artists, Featured, Milwaukee
In contrast to the changing seasons, currently in the mode of closing another chapter of life, 2014 Emerging Artist Mel Griffin has been opening one. Planting seeds with deliberate and thoughtful choices, Griffin has stepped away from a peripatetic life and stepped...
by Alison Ferris, John Michael Kohler Arts Center | Oct 27, 2014 | Conference Cities, Featured, Milwaukee
2014 was an exciting year for the Arts/Industry program. Not only did we celebrate our 40th Anniversary with a sweeping retrospective exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and a well-attended opening celebration, but we also had many opportunities to work...
by Cindy Bracker, Communications Director | Sep 25, 2014 | Conference Cities, Featured, Milwaukee, Videos
In a 46-minute performance talk, Artist, Theaster Gates will present a new work that traces the creation of several artistic narratives that point to the rich and dynamic possibility of clay within his larger practice. The Need for Blackness suggests that there is a...
by Cindy Bracker, Communications Director | Sep 9, 2014 | Conference Cities, Featured, Milwaukee, Podcasts
NCECA is excited to announce the revival of our podcast! This season premiers with an episode recorded live at the 2014 Conference in Milwaukee. Igniting the Workshop Circuit, a popular panel led by moderator Tommy Frank with panelists Linda Arbuckle, Bill Griffith...
