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The Weight of Clay
In-person
Craft Pottery & ceramics Visual artsDate and time
Location
Art Gallery of Burlington - Lee-Chin Family Gallery
1333 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
How heavy is the weight of clay?
Over the last forty years, the AGB has amassed the largest comprehensive collection of contemporary Canadian ceramics in the world, totaling more than 4,000 works. This year, we celebrate the anniversary with The Weight of Clay, an exhibition and programming series honouring the artists, curators, educators, volunteers, and donors who have built the gallery’s holdings and contributed to the intellectual growth of ceramics in the country.
The Weight of Clay presents a broad selection of work in the collection, ranging from functional ware to sculptural installations that illustrate the intersection of technical proficiency and artistic expression, by artists from across the country. The exhibition is not an encyclopedic survey but a more intimate and personal approach to the collection’s history, told via the testimonials, stories, archives, and energies of the artists, curators, gallery staff, collectors, committee members, and clay communities who have, over the decades, demonstrated that the collection truly is a sum of its parts.
At the center of the exhibition is the selection of forty works by forty artists representing each year in our forty-year history. Looking at the archive of work from 1983 to 2023, the AGB’s Curator Emeritus, Jonathan Smith, compiled a chronological timeline of works illustrating the growth of the collection. From Jim Hong Louie to Brendan Lee Satish Tang, the assembly of works reflects a history of burgeoning techniques and the rise of clay in the country.
Image Credit: Sunmi Jung, Dinner Table, 1993. Hand built low fire talc-based clay, commercial glazes. 53.7 x 66.1 x 49.0 cm. 1995.054.0.1. Purchased through a donation from the Pioneer Group Inc., 1995.
Links
- The Weight of Clay agb.life
Organizer
Art Gallery of Burlington
The Art Gallery of Burlington is Burlington’s public art gallery and community centre. We are a place of intersection where creators, cultures and communities meet and share in the wealth of human creativity.
AGB Hours:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday & Wednesday: 10 AM – 9 PM
Thursday to Sunday: 10 AM – 5 PM
This event is part of a hub:
Burlington Culture Days
The Corporation of the City of Burlington Burlington, ONCelebrate Culture Days in Burlington! Join local artists, cultural professionals and creative organizations to attend free, interactive in-person and online events and activities during the 14th annual Culture Days celebration from Sept. 22...
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