Category Archives: 2022

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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Ronnie Watt: Reading a negotiation and expression of identity in South African Ceramics

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to present our next installment in our free, public Speaker Series. Unfortunately, conditions do not yet allow us to meet in person, but, like millions of others, we have been mastering the art of Zoom. We will present our next speaker, Dr. Ronnie Watt, via that platform on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 11 am, Pacific Time. This daytime presentation will allow interested parties from Europe and Africa to attend. All are welcome, but registration is required. Please see here or below to register for this exciting talk. Continue reading