Next Weekend - George McCauley's "Pots with Presentation" Workshop at OCAF


From: Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation info@ocaf.com
Date: 09/12/2013 10:30 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Next Weekend - George McCauley's "Pots with Presentation" Workshop at OCAF




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Pots with Presentation 
A pottery workshop with 
George McCauley


Workshop Details
 


Date

September 21 & 22,
2013 
Time
Saturday* & Sunday 
9 AM - 4 PM
*Lunch provided on Saturday
Fee
$150 OCAF members
$175 Non-members
$75 Students (5 max.)
Location
OCAF's School Street Studios
34 School Street
Watkinsville, GA
Registration

Advance registration is recommended as space is limited

For more information on this workshop and to register visit the 
or call (706) 769-4565 or email 

The Oconee Cultural
Arts Foundation is proud to host George McCauley, a professional potter who will feature a casual and engaging two-day workshop at the School Street Studio's Pottery Studio. 
During this demonstration, George will throw and hand-build, answer questions, talk about the process, history, work, travels, experiences, tell jokes and lies of equal value. George will also assemble the parts of pottery he has worked on and will finish all pieces. His work includes pots and sculptural pieces with embellishments, some with presentation bases. 



George Metropoulos McCauley, a Greek/American potter, has
had 23 solo shows and has been included in 190 exhibitions
and conducted over 100 workshops internationally. 

The recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and the prestigious 
Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence for the Arts at Austin Peay State University 
in Clarkesville, TN, his pottery and sculpture are included in 
international collections in 11 countries. He was the first non-Asian 
artist to be shown and included in the permanent collection of the Ajo 
Museum of Asian Art in Seoul, South Korea. He recently returned 
from 3 months in Japan where he made work for 2 exhibitions and 
conducted workshops. He will be returning to Japan in 2014 and 
bringing the Japanese potter Koichi Yamamoto to the US in 2015 as 
part of a cultural exchange program. 
In addition to his studio work 
George has made 2 documentary films, "Archie C. Bray Jr.: Life at the Brickyard" and "Ron Meyers and the Usual Suspects". 



This workshop 
is part of George's House of Clay World tour 2013. George lived in 
Oconee County for over 20 years and returned in 2009 as the Artist 
in Residence at OCAF.
Visit George McCauley's website:  

This email was sent to danjmatt@bellsouth.net by info@ocaf.com |  
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation | PO Box 631 | 34 School St. | Watkinsville | GA | 30677

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