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posted Feb '09

25 years of MA Ceramics

MA Ceramics

25 years of MA Ceramics

25 Years of the Ceramics MA Programme

26 January - 20 February 2009,

Private Viewing: Friday 30 January 6pm

An exhibition celebrating 25 years of the MA Ceramics Programme and its influence on current practice in Wales.

The exhibition displays the work of 25 nationally and internationally renowned ceramicists who are all graduates of the MA Ceramics programme and who live and/or practice in Wales. Exhibited together for the first time are graduates which span the first cohort of 1982 and those most recent graduates of 2008.

The MA Ceramics programme part of the National Centre for Ceramic Studies in Wales boasts a truly international reputation and has drawn students from all over the world. Many graduates have chosen to make Wales their home and have contributed significantly to the vibrant and diverse practice that is ceramics in Wales today. The exhibition is testament to the high calibre of graduate that has consistently emerged from the programme over the past 25 years and the diversity of work on show, from figurative sculpture, to time based practice demonstrates the philosophical ethos of the programme on the individuals creative exploration and practice with clay.

Wales is seen as a major centre for ceramic practice in Britain and this exhibition demonstrates what a pivotal role the MA Ceramics Programme at Cardiff School of Art and Design has played in this accolade. Diverse, engaging and technically accomplished the show bears witness to the strength of contemporary ceramic practice in Wales and bodes well for the graduates of many years to come.

A pdf catalogue is now available as part of the celebrations. The catalogue represents an ongoing project to collate images and details of current practice, whether in ceramics or not, of all graduates of the programme.

The catalogue is split into two parts (requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader):

Artists A-K (pdf, 2.2Mb)

Artists L-Z (pdf, 2.1Mb)

The show is co- curated by:

Pete Castle- MA Ceramics Programme Director, who has taught into the programme since it’s inception pcastle@uwic.ac.uk

Conor Wilson - Lecturer in Ceramics UWIC and MA Graduate 1992 cowilson@uwic.ac.uk

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Gaynor Kavanagh At Cardiff School of Art & Design, we believe in being at the top of our game and that includes being able to deliver programmes that really make a difference. We give our students every opportunity to explore all kinds of creative and professional possibilities, in an environment that recognises the importance of taking risks and seizing the initiative. We are interested in ideas and how these are examined through practice.