2009 PROGRAM OF EVENTS
Everson Symposium
EVERSON PRESENTS SYMPOSIUM ON WOMEN IN
CERAMICS AND THE ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT
Co-organized by The Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York
SYRACUSE, NY The Everson Museum of Art in collaboration with The
Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York is planning a free
one-day symposium on Saturday, October 17, 2009, titled Women as
Visionaries ? Women as Participants. Four scholars will discuss a
range of topics including a general overview of the history of women
in the Arts & Crafts Movement. The Everson Museum is a center
for the study of American ceramics with strong holdings in American
Art Pottery. The symposium will address the history of ceramic arts
during the Arts & Crafts period and its importance to the Syracuse
area.
The Everson aims to educate audiences and raise awareness about
the rich history of Arts & Crafts in Central New York and the
important role women played on the scene nationally,? said Debora
Ryan, Everson Museum of Art Senior Curator.
A new installation of New York State Arts & Crafts and a special
exhibition entitled Women of Rookwood: American Art Pottery from
the Joyce and Eliot Sterling Collection are scheduled to open August
8, 2009 in conjunction with the symposium. In addition, two hundred
examples of American Art Pottery (including many designed or decorated
by women) are on view in the Everson?s Center for the Study of American
Ceramics. These remarkable resources provide speakers with excellent
reference material while allowing participants to view objects that
will be highlighted during the symposium.
Comments will be made by David Rudd, President of the Arts & Crafts
Society of Central New York, Everson Director Steven Kern, and Senior
Curator Debora Ryan.
The symposium will feature four speakers:
A. Patricia Bartinique is a professor of English at Essex County
College, Newark, NJ and a long-time member of the contemporary Arts
and Crafts Community. Since the 1980s she has been a scholar and
researcher on many aspects of the Arts and Crafts Movement, including,
but not limited to the furniture. Dr. Bartinique will provide a general
overview of women in the Arts & Crafts.
Susan Montgomery is an independent decorative arts scholar, specializing
in the New England tile makers and potters of the Arts & Crafts
movement. She holds a B.A. in art history from Smith College and
a Ph.D. in American & New England Studies from Boston University.
Dr. Montgomery will add a discussion of the New England potteries
represented in the Everson?s collection.
Elizabeth Fowler is an assistant professor of art/design history
at Syracuse University, where she teaches classes on topics such
as 20th-century Design, the Bauhaus, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Picasso,
and Japanese Design. She earned her B.A. in International Studies
from The George Washington University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art
History from the University of Minnesota. Among her areas of
research is American Art Pottery and Asian influence. Dr. Fowler
will focus on women designers and decorators affiliated with Rookwood
Pottery that will be represented in a special exhibition of the same
on view at the Everson.
Ellen Paul Denker is a museum consultant and independent scholar.
She received her undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from
Grinnell College, Iowa, and she holds a master?s degree from the
University of Delaware, where she was a Fellow in the Winterthur
Program in American Material Culture. She has written extensively
on American ceramics, the Arts & Crafts movement, and American
home furnishings. Mrs. Denker will address china decorators using
examples from the Everson?s American Art Pottery collection.
Women as Visionaries- Women as Participants is funded, in part, by
the New York Council for the Humanities.
About the Everson Museum of Art: ?The Everson Museum of Art, whose
roots extend to 1897, is internationally recognized for its extensive
and significant collection of ceramics, its pioneering art video
collection and its distinctive structural design by the noted architect
I.M. Pei. In addition to exhibitions, the Everson presents
a monthly Contemporary Film Series, regular Artists Open events and
a wide variety of art education programs for adults and children.
The Everson is open to the public Tuesday ? Friday and Sunday Noon
? 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. ? 5 p.m. Admission is free with
a suggested donation of $5 per person. For more information please
visit http://www.everson.org
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For More Information, Contact:
Sarah Massett, Public Relations Director
401 Harrison Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
315-474-6064 or Email to: smassett@everson.org
or
David Rudd
315-463-1568 rudd@daltons.com
All events are open to the public and, except for workshop fees, are free. For registration, or information about the Arts and Crafts Society of Central New York and its programs, write SACCNY, P.O. Box 35082, Syracuse, NY 13235; call Daltons, 463-1568
FOR INFORMATION CALL
DAVID RUDD 315-463-1568. ABOUT MEMBERSHIP WRITE ACS/CNY, PO BOX 35082,
SYRACUSE, NY 13235. ALL LECTURES ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
