University Art Students Learn from Ceramic Experts at Sands China Masterclasses
Part of All That’s Gold Does Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics
(Macao, June 13, 2019) –
Close to 100 Macao
university students, graduates, ceramic
class students, and teachers participated in
masterclasses with professional ceramic
artists from Sands China’s All That’s
Gold Does Glitter – An Exhibition of
Glamorous Ceramics Monday and
Tuesday at the ceramics studios of the Macao
Polytechnic Institute and the Macau
University of Science and Technology,
respectively.
Over 50 attendees at the Macao Polytechnic
Institute had the opportunity Monday to
learn from the exhibition’s curator,
Caroline Cheng of Hong Kong, as well as
three of her fellow ceramic artists,
Antonella Cimatti of Italy, Prue Venables of
Australia and Tetsuya Ishiyama of Japan. The
four world-class artists shared their
experience and their creation concepts and
styles with the attendees and gave a skills
demonstration. Participants were
enthusiastic in asking questions, and
Venables demonstrated the technique of
throwing, the process of shaping clay on a
potter’s
wheel.
And on Tuesday, another group of around 40
participants at the Macau University of
Science and Technology joined the second
masterclass, which was led by Cheng, Michael
Flynn of Ireland and Ljubica Knezevic of
Serbia, the latter demonstrating the press
mould technique, which involves forcing clay
into a mould to make it take on a desired
shape.
Organised by Sands China, the masterclasses
provided a valuable opportunity for art
students to learn from some of the
outstanding ceramic artists whose works are
on display until Oct. 9 at the All That’s
Gold Does Glitter exhibition, which features
over 90 ceramic masterpieces from 13
different countries and regions. It is the
largest and highest-level ceramic art
exhibition in the Greater Bay Area in
2019.
The exhibits are available for public
viewing at The Venetian® Macao;
The Parisian Macao; the Four Seasons Hotel
Macao, Cotai Strip; and Sands®
Macao. In addition, the exhibition is
loaning four of its feature works to the
Macao Museum of Art until Oct. 8 for display
at Art Macao’s main
exhibition.
Sands China’s exhibition was curated over
the course of 10 months by Cheng, who is an
internationally renowned ceramic artist. She
convened a meeting of 27 artists from all
over the world, including herself, to create
ceramic works under the theme of All That’s
Gold Does
Glitter.
The museum-quality All That’s Gold Does
Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous
Ceramics is presented under the
patronage of the Secretariat for Social
Affairs and Culture, and is supported by the
Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Macao
Government Tourism
Office.
The exhibition is part of Art Macao
2019, a six-month mega international
arts and cultural event organised by the
Macao government, with the participation of
hotels, integrated resorts, and foreign
consulates. The event line-up features the
International Art Exhibition and a variety
of other events, including diverse musical,
dance and theatrical performances, and art
installations in outdoor public
spaces.
Photo caption: Professional
ceramic artists Caroline Cheng of Hong Kong, Antonella
Cimatti of Italy and Tetsuya Ishiyama of Japan help deliver
a masterclass Monday at the Macao Polytechnic Institute for
university students, graduates, ceramic class students, and
teachers. Their works are on display at The Venetian Macao;
The Parisian Macao; the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai
Strip; and Sands Macao until Oct. 9 at Sands China’s All
That’s Gold Does Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous
Ceramics, part of Art Macao 2019.
Photo caption: Professional
ceramic artist Prue Venables of Australia demonstrates the
technique of throwing – the process of shaping clay on a
potter’s wheel – at a masterclass Monday at the Macao
Polytechnic Institute for university students, graduates,
ceramic class students, and teachers. Venables’ work is on
display at The Venetian Macao until Oct. 9 at Sands China’s
All That’s Gold Does Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous
Ceramics, part of Art Macao
2019.
Photo caption: Professional
ceramic artist Michael Flynn of Ireland helps deliver a
masterclass Tuesday at the Macau University of Science and
Technology for university students, graduates, ceramic class
students, and teachers. Flynn’s work is on display at The
Venetian Macao until Oct. 9 at Sands China’s All That’s Gold
Does Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics, part of
Art Macao 2019.
Photo caption: Professional
ceramic artist Ljubica Knezevic of Serbia demonstrates the
press mould technique – which involves forcing clay into a
mould to make it take on a desired shape – at a masterclass
Tuesday at the Macau University of Science and Technology
for university students, graduates, ceramic class students,
and teachers. Knezevic’s work is on display at The Venetian
Macao until Oct. 9 at Sands China’s All That’s Gold Does
Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics, part of Art
Macao 2019.
Photo caption: University
students, graduates, ceramic class students, and teachers
participate in a ceramics masterclass Tuesday at the Macau
University of Science and Technology, led by world-renowned
professional ceramic artist and curator Caroline Cheng of
Hong Kong, and fellow artists Michael Flynn of Ireland and
Ljubica Knezevic of Serbia. Their work is on display until
Oct. 9 at Sands China’s All That’s Gold Does Glitter – An
Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics, part of Art Macao
2019.