Pond Farm and the Summer Craft Experience
Where: Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
212-299-7777 Price: $10
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Jenni Sorkin, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will be speaking about the legacy of Bauhaus-trained potter Marguerite Wildenhain (American, b. France, 1896–1985) on October 21 at 7 pm. Drawing on her recently published book, Live Form: Women, Ceramics, and Community, the talk, titled Pond Farm and the Summer Craft Experience, reframes Wildenhain’s legacy within the history of summer craft programs, functional pottery, gender bias and craft pedagogies. Far from being an isolated field, ceramics as practiced by Wildenhain offered a sense of community and social engagement, which, Sorkin argues, crucially set the stage for later participatory forms of art and feminist collectivism. The talk will be followed by a book signing of Live Form: Women, Ceramics, and Community.