across the table, across the land

curated with michael strand for 50th anniversary of NCECA (National Council on education in the ceramic arts), exhibited at charlotte street projects, Kansas city

across the table, across the land

Collaboration with Michael Strand. Commissioned by NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts) for their 50th Anniversary.

On view at Charlotte Street Foundation (La Esquina), Kansas City, KS from March 16 - April 23, 2016

www.ncecaacrossthetable.com (includes promo video and downloadable Field Guide)

Instagram @acrossthetable2015

Across the Table, Across the Land showcases how ceramics - and the ceramics community - bring people together every day. These communities may be small - extended family or a class. They may be personal - links to a mentor or a community leader. Or, they may reveal a larger web of connections to social issues such as domestic violence, homelessness, hunger, and labor. 

The exhibition is drawn from a webapp (www.ncecaacrossthetable.com), developed as a public archive of photos and narratives detailing how ceramics link communities through food and food-related projects. Drawing upon this "archive without walls," this vibrant "collection" served as the core for the selection of projects and work on view. 

Curated for the 50th Anniversary of the National Council on Education in the Ceramics Arts (NCEA), Across the Table, Across the Land is a snapshot of how the table is both a literal space and an idea in 2016. For guest curators Michael Strand and Namita Gupta Wiggers, the project celebrates social engagement, functional ceramics, ad rethinks how curators can approach the work co creating crowd-sourced exhibitions. All stories, images, and objects remain in the voice of the participants.