Imprints: A Survey of Faculty and Guest Artists at the Mesa Arts Center

摘要

The letter from NCECA arrived by mail in June, 2008. It stated, "Your exhibit proposal 'Imprints' has been accepted as a 2009 NCECA Concurrent, Independent Exhibition." Fantastic-the idea of a show had become a reality, and the work of curating could begin. It was absolutely a joy to choose, from artists' e-mails, the images for the show. The exhibition featured works by current and former faculty, resident artists, and guest artists during the past 22 years that I have been director of the ceramics department at the Mesa Arts Center (MAC) in Mesa, Arizona. On display throughout the recent NCECA 2009 Conference in Phoenix, the show was held in the Mesa Contemporary Arts museum at the Mesa Arts Center, along with three other ceramic shows. The survey highlighted the many talented and dedicated artists who have taught or left their "imprint" at the Mesa Arts Center. In addition to the shows, the MAC hosted an NCECA pre-conference workshop with Sergei Isupov.