Confrontational Ceramics opens this weekend

janet langsam, executive director, and the board of trustees of westchester arts council
invite you to the opening reception for
CONFRONTATIONAL CERAMICS
friday, october 3, 2008 @ 6pm
the arts exchange
31 mamaroneck ave, white plains

Westchester Arts Council's Arts Exchange 31 Mamaroneck Avenue Confrontational Ceramics 6 - 9 pm County Courthouse 111 Dr. M. L. King. Jr. Blvd Focus on Gender An investigation of male and female perspectives in contemporary American ceramics. 5:30 - 7:30pm

Reckson Metro Center 360 Hamilton Ave Chris Gustin Work by renowned artist Chris Gustin on view in the lobby of Reckson Metro Center; Reckson, a division of SL Green. 6 - 8pm Have Dinner at Mulino's of Westchester 99 Court Street 914-761-0771

La Bocca Ristorante 8 Church Street 914-948-3281 Legal Sea Foods 5 Mamaroneck Avenue 914-390-9600

Mulino's of Westchester 99 Court Street 914-761-0771 Zanaro's Italian Restaurant 1 Mamaroneck Avenue 914-397-9400

Saturday, October 18 Judith S. Schwartz Ph.D. Guided tour and lecture/discussion After giving a guided tour of the exhibition, Judith Schwartz, PhD, curator of the Westchester Arts Council's current exhibition Confrontational Ceramics and author of the book carrying the same name, will speak about how the works in the exhibition reflect each artists' deeply personal feelings on issues concerning gender and sexuality, war and politics, society, popular culture, and the environment. Saturday, November 1 Matt Nolen Guided tour and lecture/discussion Meet the Artist Matt Nolen, resident of New York, NY whose ceramic figures take on narrative forms as they address gender and social identities. RSVP to meet the artists! 914-428-4220 x278

Saturday, November 15 Toby Buonagurio Guided tour and lecture/discussion Toby Buonagurio, a lifetime resident of New York City and a professor at Stony Brook University, Long Island. Her work comes from a wide range of thematic interests filtered through her attraction to the humorous and ironic. She is best known for her colorful, off beat, tongue-in- cheek, ceramic sculpture. Saturday, December 6 Paula Winokur Guided tour and lecture/discussion For the past 20 years, her work has been informed by the landscape. The beauty of the earth in its myriad forms: hills, cliffs, volcanoes, glaciers and ice fields have been stimulus for many of her pieces. She says, "in response to the carelessness humans have had to the health of the planet, I felt a responsibility as an artist to comment about the effects of global warming." Contact Julia Dixon, jdixon@westarts.com