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Click here for PRESS RELEASE pdf. PRESS RELEASE EDITORS: Please include in your EVENTS CALENDARS for APRIL and MAY 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS LISTING FOR Name of Exhibit: 16th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National In 2008, SFPN will travel to two locations for exhibition: 1st Location: Kevin Lehman's Pottery, 560 South Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603. Dates: April 19- May 18, 2008 Hours: Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday, 10am to 4pm; Sunday, Noon to 4pm. 2nd Location: Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PA 19087. Dates: May 27-June 27, 2008 Hours: Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm; Wednesday 10am- 7pm; Saturdays 10am- 4pm. Title Sponsors: Market House Craft Center, part of the PA Guild of Craftsmen and Wayne Art Center (www.wayneart.org). Background:The Strictly Functional Pottery National is a juried exhibition of some of the finest examples of functional pottery currently produced in the United States. Each year, the national call for entries attracts work from America's most prominent and established potters, as well as from emerging artists. The art of working in clay to make pieces that can be in daily use is represented through the varied use of clay types, forms, methods of making the work, glazing and surface decoration, and firing techniques. The opportunity to exhibit pottery in this show is highly competitive and determined by an expert juror. This year's juror, Linda Arbuckle, is an internationally recognized potter and University of Florida Professor of Art. Arbuckle selected 104 pieces for the exhibition from over 1,000 entries representing almost every American state. About About Linda Arbuckle: Linda Arbuckle is Professor of Ceramics at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Her majolica-glazed earthenware is her way of bringing people into personal contact with an art object in daily life. She says "My work is concerned primarily with the tradition and interpretation of the functional vessel." She has been an Artist-in-Residence in Wales and the People's Republic of China. She has given many lectures and workshops, and had her work in many publications. Linda will present a slide and gallery talk at the preview opening on April 18, 2008. Editors please note: You are welcome to link from your web site to the exhibition, which will be on line when the show opens: http://www.strictlyfunctionalpotterynational.net
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