The Edwardsville Arts Center (EAC) is presenting a juried ceramic cup show, with the help of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s ceramics program.
The opening reception of “Raise a Toast: An Exhibition of Ceramic Cups” was held Friday, Oct. 18.” More than 70 artists applied online for the exhibit, and only 40 were selected to submit their artwork to the EAC.
Mark Arnold, who earned a master’s of fine arts in art from SIUE in 2017, served as juror of the exhibit. Joseph Page, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Design and EAC board member, originated the idea for the exhibit and asked his former student, Arnold, to judge the artwork.
Cups in the show range from mugs to tumblers, espresso cups to cappuccino cups, ornamental cups to sculptural cups. Each artist had the option to submit up to three pieces. Arnold sorted through nearly 200 cups and selected 87 to be featured.
The exhibit will run through Wednesday, Nov. 6. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The EAC is located at 6165 Center Grove Road in Edwardsville on the campus of Edwardsville High School.
In addition to the juried artists, the following six invited artists will have their work featured: Mike Cinelli, Naomi Clement, Chandra DeBuse, Ben Jordan, Tim Kowalczyk and Stephanie Wilhelm. Along with Arnold, these artists have made their mark in the clay world with their skillful and unique work.
All of the cups will be for sale. For more information, visit edwardsvilleartscenter.com.
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“Raise A Toast: An Exhibition of Ceramic Cups” is on display through November 6 at Edwardsville Arts Center.