SOFA Chicago - Lectures, IN BOOTH Conversations and Legendary Dinners

IN BOOTH Conversations - Two Days with One "Legendary" Evening in Between

FERRIN GALLERY Booth #1006 - hosts artist conversations throughout the day Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 @ SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier.

Click HERE to preview on FerrinGallery.com
http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/exhibit_overview.asp?ExhibitID=330

FRIDAY NIGHT - WATERSHED CENTER FOR CERAMIC ART - LEGENDS DINNER

Click HERE for more info on the Legendary Dinner
http://www.watershedceramics.org/sofa.php


FRIDAY November 6

Richard Notkin
11:00

"New Glass” - Artist known for his works in ceramics discusses new works in glass , mixed media and ceramics produced in part during two Artist-in-Residence sessions at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, and Pilchuck Glass School.


Jessica Calderwood
11:30
“Drawing with Glass” - Enamelist discusses technique used to present narrative content on three dimensional objects.

Shannon Trudell
12:00
"Sovrapposizione Series" - artist discusses drawings on paper and glass from her studies in Venice.

Myung-jin Kim
12:30
Artist will discuss her interpretation of a 17th century still life painting as a sculptural installation.

Red Weldon Sandlin
1:30
"A horse is a horse unless of course it is a teapot.” Artist discussion of how a teapot becomes sculpture with a narrative twist.

Chris Antemann - Kendrick Moholot
2:30 Photographer and sculptor discuss collaborative process of creating larger than life scale photography from sculpture

3:30“The Illusculptors” Leslie Ferrin provides a tour of the group show with a focus on the relationship between technique and content in the sculpture of Sergei Isupov, Kurt Weiser and Jason Walker.

SATURDAY, November 7


Anne Lemanski
11:00“
Material vs. Meaning” artist discussion of the relationship between the material, medium and content in the new work in her SOLO exhibit "Vulnerable."

Lucy Feller
12:00
“Wish You Were Near” artist discussion of digital collage photography and the combined use of vintage and contemporary imagery

SOFA LECTURE FOLLOWED BY IN BOOTH CONVERSATION
Kurt Weiser
Lecture 1:00
In Booth Conversation 2:30
"A View of Nature”, artist will discuss of his most recent work directly following a broader survey of his work in a SOFA lecture.

Jason Walker
4:00
“Human Made Wild”, artist discussion of work from his recent solo show and the social commentary explored through the use of figural sculpture and narrative imagery.