308: Fall Fund Drive: Peltz, Dehnert, and Vettoso on the history and impact of the Old Church Pottery Show

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I speak with
Aysha Peltz, Bruce Dehnert, and Lisa Vettoso, the organizers of
the 45th annual Old Church Pottery Show. The event started in
1975 as a fundraiser for the Art School at Old Church in
Demarest, NJ and quickly grew into one of the premier yearly
sales of studio ceramics in the United States. In the interview
we talk about the legacy of sale founders Karen Karnes and
Mikhail Zakin, the curating process for choosing artists, and the
genres within studio ceramics today. For more information visit
www.oldchurchpotteryshow.org.


 


Aysha Peltz is a studio potter and faculty at Bennington College
in Vermont. www.ayshapeltz.com. Bruce Dehnert is a studio potter
and director of the ceramics program at Peter's Valley Craft
Center in New Jersey. www.brucedehnert.blogspot.com. Lisa Vettoso
is the director of the Art School at Old Church in Demarest, NJ.
www.tasoc.org. Chris Gustin was not available for this interview
but also serves as a co-curator for the show.


 


For today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have the 45th Annual Old
Church Pottery Show & Sale. The nationally-renowned event is
December 6-8th 2019 in Demarest, NJ and features 29 ceramic
artists displaying as many as 3,000 handmade pieces–from
functional mugs, dishware, servers, and casseroles to sculptural
works. Visit www.oldchurchpotteryshow.org for more information.
I’d like to thank Amaco/Brent for sponsoring the community
corkboard. Brent Equipment is celebrating their 50th Anniversary
this year and have created a Limited Edition Black CXC wheel. For
more information visit www.amaco.com.


 


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