Member event for ceramics exchange artist on June 23
Join us for an artist talk on Friday, June 23 at 7 p.m. at Pottery Northwest. It will be your opportunity to meet Qing Qu, the second recipient of the de Poi Award exchange program, sponsored in part by SPSCA.
The evening begins with light refreshments at 7 p.m., followed by a presentation by Qing, who will talk about her creative process, her residency at Pottery Northwest, and her first-ever visit to United States. It will also be a chance to tour the galleries and studio areas of Pottery Northwest and meet some of the local ceramic arts community.
Qing, a ceramic arts student in Perugia, was born in 1990 in Henan, China. She was chosen by a panel from the prestigious Accademia delle Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts) in a blind selection process. Qing arrived in Seattle on June 10 and is being hosted by staff and friends of Pottery Northwest. Her presentation will be in Italian with an English interpreter provided.
The de Poi program, started in 2016, honors Alviero Moretti (1933-2010), founder of the Moretti ceramic studio and the Ceramic Foundation. The two sister cities alternate hosting a ceramic artist for three weeks each year.