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if you can't read this postgo to http://www.clayartcenter.org/category_s/477.htm POTTER'S FIELD: THE CERAMIC ART OF MICHELLE ERICKSON A solo exhibition of work by internationally recognized artist Michelle Erickson April 12-May 31 VIEW ONLINE GALLERY Internationally recognized artist Michelle Erickson continues her conceptual exploration of Potter’s Field; historically referring to fields used for the extraction of potter's clay and used as a burial site for unknown and indigent people, will explore the life cycle of world ceramics that documents human experience through a social, political and environmental landscape. Check out Michelle's recent blog post  ME @ V&A  "Mover, Shaker, World Class Maker" Michelle has been featured in many recent  publications . Take a look at her website for a full listing and pdf's of the articles. Michelle has also been featured in 3 films of her time at the V&A. These are wonderfully informative and ...

The Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 750-acre community on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 persons are in residence on any day during a nine-week season, and a total of over 170,000 attend scheduled public events. Chautauqua is dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and the enrichment of life through a program that explores the important religious, social and political issues of our times; stimulates provocative, thoughtful involvement of individuals and families in creative response to such issues; and promotes excellence and creativity in the appreciation, performance and teaching of the arts. The Chautauqua experience is based around one’s engagement in four program areas: The Arts Chautauqua as a community celebrates, encourages and studies the arts and treats them as integral to all of learning. With symphony, opera, theater, dance, visual arts and a renowned music school, Chautauqua produces an "ecstatic...

Check the website http://www.riverdaleartcenter.com/ for more information JUST OPENED...in NEW JERSEY...ALL THE BEST........ Founder and President of the Riverdale Art Center, Patricia Watson is both a historian and a sculptor. Dr. Watson is a principal of the Business History Group consulting firm, serving as Vice President and Creative Director since 1989. She received her B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University, specializing in the history of medicine and medical anthropology. She is a writer/producer/creative director for print, Web, exhibit and video/DVD productions. Patricia A. Watson, Ph.D. She has worked extensively on HIV/AIDS and conducted fieldwork for projects in Botswana, Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. She is the editor of The Front Line in the War on HIV/AIDS in Botswana: Case Studies from the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP). Other publications inclu...