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Programs and Tours
Special thanks to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for its support of communications and marketing strategies to promote collaborative programming at UMMA in 2009-2010. August 1 Guided TourSister Corita: The Joyous Revolutionary Sunday, August 1, 2 pm August 7 Turning Point: Japanese Studio Ceramics in the Mid-20th Century
Panel Discussion: Lives and Works of Japanese Studio Potters In the postwar period, ceramic artists from around the world, but especially from the West, visited Japan to apprentice with studio potters. Michigan artists John and Susanne Stephenson, Marie Woo, and Georgette Zirbes studied natural and non-glazed ware technique with potters Takahashi Rakusai III and Kaneshige Tôyô, who themselves revived the great tradition of Momoyama period (1583–1615) ceramics. After returning to Michigan, these artists were instrumental in disseminating the age-old techniques in schools and in the pottery community at large. Hear about their experience of living in traditional pottery towns and working closely with Japanese potters. A short film of Shôji Hamada’s demonstration in Ann Arbor in 1967 will also be presented. August 8 Guided TourTurning Point: Japanese Studio Ceramics in the Mid-20th Century Sunday, August 8, 2 pm August 15 Guided TourSister Corita: The Joyous Revolutionary Sunday, August 15, 2 pm August 18 Jazz SeriesDon’t miss this exciting series curated by UM Associate Professor of Music Adam Unsworth. UMMA is pleased to offer these two summer concerts free of charge thanks to the Katherine Tuck Endowment.
Sean Dobbins Trio August 22 Guided TourTurning Point: Japanese Studio Ceramics in the Mid-20th Century Sunday, August 22, 2 pm August 29 Guided Tour
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