This year’s theme is RHYTHMS, GENERATION and RE-GENERATION. Rhythms calls into focus the rich history of this conference and 25 years of celebrating mud, fire and passion. The concepts of Generation and Re-Generation challenge us to consider the present and future “place” of fine craft in Alabama and the region, as well as our role(s) as artists and crafts persons (practitioners, advocates and educators of clay) in these challenging and changing times.
This years presenters—Juan Quezada, Lana Wilson, Marko Fields, and Brian Nettles—each have their unique stories to share with us: the rhythms in which they work and produce, the generation of fabulously unique work(s) from a wide variety of historical and contemporary influences, and what forms of re-generation take place in their creative lives as they pass on their knowledge and passion to other clay enthusiasts, patrons of our craft, and future potters and ceramic artists.
I encourage you to use the website’s links to “introduce” yourself to any of the presenters (and their works) with whom you are unfamiliar. To highlight one of these stories, we will also welcome Spencer MacCallum, the anthropologist whom is credited with “discovering” Juan Quezeda, and helping to educate the United States public of Juan’s role in “The Miracle of Mata Ortiz”.
The ALCC 25 committee and I are very excited about this line-up of presenters and on behalf of the Alabama Crafts Council, Troy University and the City of Troy, it is our pleasure to invite you to join us on the campus of Troy University on February 19-21 for the Alabama Clay Conference 25!
ALCC 25 Chair and Coordinator
334-670-3391
lpercy@troy.edu
