Under Fire 2 – A National Juried Enamel Exhibition featuring 64 artists
19 Feb 2019

Under Fire 2 – A National Juried Enamel Exhibition featuring 64 artists

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Under Fire 2
Krikorian Gallery
October 21-November 17, 2018
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM

A National Juried Enamel Exhibition featuring 64 artists

Jurors: Aurélie Guillaume, Jan Harrell, and Bella Neyman.

Presented by the Enamel Guild North East in conjunction with the Worcester Center for Crafts, at the Krikorian Gallery

  • October 21st through November 17th exhibit is open to the public
  • Sunday, October 21st, 1-4 pm, an opening reception and informal meet and greet with some of the artists and jurors
  • Sunday, October 21st, noon-1 pm: Preceding the opening reception are two presentations:
    • Enamels Evolution in Contemporary Jewelry and Art by Bella Neyman and
    • Glitter and Tarnish: The Enamels of Jan Harrell.
  • All events are free and open to the public.

A broad range of 2 and 3-dimensional contemporary enamels will be exhibited including jewelry, sculptures, vessels, and wall pieces. Experimental approaches as well as traditional designs and techniques will highlight the potential of enamels, an ancient medium of powdered glass on metal, fired at high temperatures. A full color catalogue will be available.

Exhibiting Artists:

Ruth Altman, Sylvie Alusitz, Danielle Attoe, Amanda Bergman, Barbara Bertieri, Emily Blodgett-Panos, Ken Bova, Kathleen Browne, Harlan Butt, Jennifer Carey, Ellen Carno, James Carter, Emma Chandler, Mary Chuduk, Kat Cole, Joanne Conant, Aaron Decker, Christine Finch, Priscilla Frake, Herbert Friedson, Terry Fromm, Leni Fuhrman, Lara Ginzburg, Hannah Goldberg, Lisa Harman, Anne Havel, Al Heilman, Alyson Hollobaugh, Michael Hull, Mi-Sook Hur, Lauralee Hutson, June Jasen, Talya Kantro, Linda Kaye-Moses, Courtney Klimowicz, Christy Klug, Drew LaVercombe, Sarah Loch-Test, Natia Malazonia, Jennifer Marcson, Sandra McEwen, Barbara McFayden, Kelly Miller, Michael Nashef, Kim Nogueira, Hannah Oatman, Alison Pack, Sarah Perkins, Georgia Philippe, Jeanie Pratt, Judith Pyle, Jenne Rayburn, Gail Reid, Marissa Saneholtz, Sarah Saunders, Rachel Shimpock, Marjorie Simon, Tammi Sloan, Meghann Sottile/Megan Sterling, Angel Steinkirchner, Jordan Trombetta, Christiana Updegraff, Krisztina Vagenas, Jennifer Wells, and Judy Wukitsch.

Complimentary Presentations

Prior to the opening reception there will be two complimentary presentations:
• Enamels Evolution in Contemporary Jewelry and Art, Bella Neyman
• Glitter and Tarnish: the Enamels of Jan Harrell
The presentations will run from 12 PM-1 PM.

Opening Reception

The opening reception will take place from 1 PM-4 PM with artist meet & greet.

Group Dinner

If you are planning on attending the reception and presentations on Sunday, October 21 (and we hope you are!) you might also consider:
Enamelists & Members Community Dinner
Saturday night, October 20, at 7:30 at Volturno restaurant, 72 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester MA
Please RSVP if you plan to attend the dinner so we can provide the restaurant with a proper headcount. Dinner RSVP
Accommodations

If you would like to stay the night in the Worcester area, some of our members have already booked rooms at:

Residence Inn (Marriott) on Plantation Street in Worcester
Hampton Inn (special pricing for Hilton Honors members and it’s free to join)

There are many hotels in the area at a variety of price levels. Here are a few more you may want to check out:
The Marriott Courtyard
Hilton Garden Inn
Fairfield Inn (Auburn)

If you are searching for internet deals the Trivago website will aggregate internet rates all in one place. Don’t forget that you can also inquire with hotels about discounts for AAA & AARP members.

Jurors:
Under Fire 2 was juried by three distinguished art professionals:Aurélie Guillaume, a young, up and coming enamelist whose fresh approach is already winning many awards, distinctions, and invitationals.
www.aurelieguillaume.comJan Harrell, a highly acclaimed enamelist, metalsmith, sculptor and educator whose thought-provoking objects are included in numerous collections and museums.
www.janharrell.comBella Neyman, an independent curator and writer specializing in contemporary art jewelry, a co-founder of the curatorial initiative Platforma, and co-founder of NYC Jewelry week in 2018.
www.objectsnotpaintings.comGallery Location:
Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MAExhibition Dates:
October 21-November 17, 2018Opening Reception and Presentations:
October 21, 2018Contact Email:
registration1@enamelguildnortheast.org

Workshop with Jan Harrell

There are still a few seats left in this awesome workshop. The techniques taught in this workshop also work well when incorporating high contrast photos and text into your work. You can see workshop images by visiting Enamel Guild North East on Facebook.Under Fire with Jan Harrell
Friday, October 19 & Saturday, October 20, 2018
Workshop Hours: 10 AM-4 PM
Location: Worcester Center For Crafts
Cost: $295*In this information packed 2-day workshop, learn some exciting new advances in mark-making for enamelists. Each participant will process two letter size screens, 8 ½ x 11 with a 110 DPI opening. Many small designs can be fit on to one sheet or a large pattern can fill the entire page. Strong contrasting black and white images work best with the grey tones eliminated. Copyright free material like Dover clip art work well for the screen designs. Jan will bring some images that can be used so your workshop time can be best used experimenting with this process. Once the screens are exposed, the fun begins!

There are so many ways to use this process which will allow you to wrap imagery, create elaborate stencils, incorporate fonts and so much more! This easy and inexpensive screen process is an exciting new addition to augment traditional enameling techniques and is appropriate for small scale jewelry work along with panels and sculptural scale objects. These screens can be used to directly screen on flat forms but also are utilized to create decals that can be adhered to dimensional forms.

Jan brings a wealth of enamel information that has been refined from her 25 years of teaching and enameling at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, Texas.

*An additional $10 fee paid to instructor in class; screens also available for purchase. Thompson unleaded enamels will also be available for purchase.

Workshop Location:
Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA

Workshop Dates:
Friday, October 19 & Saturday, October 20, 2018

Space is limited. Please click the button below to register.
Workshop Registration