Ceramic whistles

You’ll find ancient folk instruments all around the world. The best-known instruments were flutes, whistles, and ocarinas of clay. These instruments were often decorated with symbolic figures, and were generally stylized to resemble animals, metaphysical entities, or people.
There are whistles and ocarinas representing ocelots, iguanas, frogs, chameleons, crickets, turtles, parrots and a great number of other birds. These ancient instruments can generate extraordinary sounds depending on their shape and size

Nowadays you can still learn to make these wind instruments. The Mexican artist Osvaldo Padrón for example, has a broad experience as a teacher (both in Mexico and The Netherlands) and makes wind instruments that are rooted in the tradition of the pre-Hispanic culture of the Aztec in Mexico.

Like to make your own ceramic flute?
On November 11th & December 9th, 2017 Osvaldo organizes the workshop 'Ceramic Flutes' that will take place at Keramiek Atelier Patty Schilder, located in the heart of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  There are only a few places left, so be quick to sign up here.

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Keramiek Atelier Patty Schilder

Lijnbaansgracht 102 bg, 1016 KT Amsterdam

www.pattyschilder.nl • keramiek@pattyschilder.nl

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Untouchable

Bronze Shield - Ceramic wall object by Niqui - 48 x 25 x 10cm

Ceramics Exhibition

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Opening hours: Wednesday - Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm

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The flight of Ikaros

Imagine.

Imagine escaping by 

simply spreading your wings 

and letting yourself be 

carried away by the wind.

Going higher and higher, 

seeing the world below you 

getting smaller and smaller.

Unaware of the danger. 

Deaf to the advise not 

to fly too close to the sun.

Imagine the intense heat. 

The smoldering wings. 

The flames. 

The fall.

Imagine.

Ikaros • ceramic wall object by Niqui Kommerkamp • 53 x 27 x 7 cm

This wall object will be exhibited at Gallery Stam as from May 21, 2017.

Address: Prinsengracht 356, 1016 JA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sundaymorning@ekwc

I've just visited the European Ceramic Work Centre in Oisterwijk (The Netherlands) where I joined a guided tour.

The EKWC is an artist-in-residence centre and a centre of excellence where about 60 artists, designers and architects are annually welcomed to experiment with ceramics for a continuous or phased period of three months.

Currently there are staying 15 artists from all over the world. They all have their own individual room (including a bed, a bathroom, and desk) as well as their own spacious studio with the most advanced equipment to work in. And because the studios and workshops are 24/7 available it's possible for the artists to work as long and as late as they want.

The centre also offers the support of a team of specialists that gives a unique added value to the residency as 75% of the participants have no or little experience with ceramics.

In addition to all this Sundaymorning@ekwc also encourages its participants to conduct research in not only artistic and technical fields, but also in the area of presentation.

And last but not least the centre works together with art academies, the ceramic industry, several scientific research centres, museums and galleries in the form of special projects.

Interested?
You'll find more information on their website.

Kunstonderwijs in de Knel

"Kunstenaars en ontwerpers leveren onmisbare bijdragen aan maatschappelijke uitdagingen" 

Zowel de VVD als de ChristenUnie zijn van plan om flink te snijden in de kunstopleidingen. Op de website van de Willem de Kooning Academie geeft directeur Jeroen Chabot zijn reactie op die plannen.

Art against Trump

The inauguration of Trump as president of the United States has left many people shocked and uneasy. Lately artists worldwide are becoming more and more vocal about Trump.
WG Kunst agrees that it’s time for action. They’ve called upon artists to respond to Trump in the form of a work of art.

More than 20 artists have responded and created an artistic statement. It will be a varied exhibition in which various disciplines are showcased. There will be paintings, drawings, cartoons, three-dimensional work, stories, and poems.

Address:
Marius van Bouwdijk Bastiaansestraat 28, 1054 SP Amsterdam.

Opening hours: 
Saturday, February 25 from 01:00 to 05:00 pm
Sunday,   February 26 from 01:00 to 05:00 pm

More about this exhibition in the Dutch newspaper Het Parool > go to article

New Year's Exhibition

Happy new year!

The annual group exhibition at Gallery Stam will be officially opened on Sunday, February 5 at 3:30 pm (doors open 2:00 pm).

Participating artists this year include: Patrick van der Linde, Marije van Wieringen, Cécile ter Borgh, Luurd van der Dussen, Jenny van Gimst, Jan Jaap Stigter, Niqui Kommerkamp, Iša Ondráček, Monica Sandell, Matthijs Stam, Adriana Schuurman and John Stikvoort.

Opening hours: Wednesday to Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm. (Free entrance)