Material Transcendence: Clay as Commentary Ceramic Symposium 2008

Material Transcendence: Clay as Commentary is a spring 2008 exhibition that will showcase artists who have embraced the possibilities and potential of the material. Scheduled through Feb. 2, the exhibition will also feature a panel discussion and spontaneous demonstrations at the ceramics studio. For a complete listing of events, go to art.uark.edu/ceramics/info/” href=”http://art.uark.edu/ceramics/info/”>http://art.uark.edu/ceramics/info/ Host Jeannie Hulen says the participating artists use clay as a tool, looking beyond the material to explore issues related to gender, hypocrisy, duality, irony, consumption, and the ephemeral. She describes them as “cynics, seducers and subverters, in the most sublime and perverse manner.”