Category Archives: Speakers

Kate Metten and Cathy Terepocki: International Day of Creativity and Innovation–A Discussion

Cathy Terepocki (left) and Kate Metten (right)

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce their next Speakers Series Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 1pm PST featuring Kate Metten and Cathy Terepocki in conversation with Board member Dr. Carol Mayer. The presentation is free and open to all. It will take place over Zoom, and registration is required. Please see here or below for information about how to register. Continue reading →

Robots and the Human Hand: From Automation to Improvisation in Digital Fabrication

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to start 2024 with our next Speakers Series panel Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 1pm, featuring Bryan Cera and Tom Lauerman in conversation with Jen Woodin. The presentation is free and open to all. It will take place over Zoom, and registration is required. Please see here or below for information about how to register. Continue reading →

John David Lawrence and Daina Augaitis in Conversation

John David Lawrence (left) and Daina Augaitis (right). Photo Credit:  Julie Riches

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce a talk sponsored in collaboration with Inform Interiors. Part of the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts 2023 Symposium to be held in Vancouver September 8-10, Collector’s Perspective: John David Lawrence in conversation with Daina Augaitis will feature an intimate discussion focussing on some of John’s most treasured pieces and the stories behind them. The talk will take place at Inform Interiors in Gas Town, 50 Water Street, Friday, September 8, 2023, at 6pm. A reception starting at 5:20 will precede the event. Attendance is free, but registration is required and space limited. Please see here or below to register. Continue reading →

好「東西」要和好朋友分享！: Sharing the Best (of East and West) with Good Friends!

Clockwise from upper left: Evan Ting-Kwok Leung, Wei Cheng; Ying-Yueh Chuang, Jennifer Woodin, Amy Li Chuan Chang

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce their next Speakers Series Event, a panel presentation on Zoom, Sunday, April 2, at 2pm. The panel consists of four BC ceramic artists of Chinese descent, Amy Li Chuan Chang, Wei Cheng, Ying-Yueh Chuang, and Evan Ting-Kwok Leung, who will discuss the influence of their language, culture and heritage on their studio practice in Canada. All are welcome, but registration is required. Please see here or below to register for this exciting panel. Continue reading →

Martina Lantin | “Role: Function and Object”,

After a more than two-year hiatus due to Covid, the North-West Ceramics Foundation is thrilled to finally be able to present Martina Lantin as their featured speaker. Martina will present via Zoom on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 1pm PST. The presentation is free and open to all, but registration is required. Please see below for information about how to register. Continue reading →

Jesse Birch, “Still Lives: Notes from a Pot Librarian”

Jesse Birch. Photo Arvo Leo.

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce its next IN-PERSON Speakers Series will feature Nanaimo Art Gallery Curator Jesse Birch. The talk will be held at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC) on Sunday, November 13, at 1pm, in Studio 103. The presentation is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please see below for instructions for registering. Continue reading →

Russell Hackney: Making in the History

Russell Hackney

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Russell Hackney as their next speaker at a free public lecture Sunday, June 12, at 2 pm. The lecture will be held in Studio 103 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC). This marks a return to in-person presentations, and Covid restrictions in place at the time will be respected. All are welcome and encouraged to attend, but registration is required. Please see below for instructions as to how to register.
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