“From the Ground Up 2007” Exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art Named One of Year’s “Most Notable” by Ceramics Monthly Magazine

The Las Cruces Museum of Art announces that the “From the Ground Up 2007” exhibition is featured in the February 2008 issue of the United States’ premier ceramics magazine, Ceramics Monthly. The “Upfront” section of the magazine presents the annual summary of the “most notable exhibitions of 2007.” The regional juried exhibition was sponsored by the Las Cruces Potters’ Guild and the Museum of Art.

The article quotes juror Miranda Howe, visiting professor at New Mexico State University, and includes multiple mentions of the Museum of Art. Howe says that the exhibit provided “a lovely slice of the caliber of work taking place in both national and global levels in contemporary ceramics.” She continues, “Though the work greatly ranged in scale, firing and technique, ‘From the Ground Up’ demonstrated harmony through diversity, further revealing the expanding scope of the ceramic field.”

The article features an image of work by artist Marie Weichman, who is among the three ceramic artists opening in the “After China” exhibition Friday, Feb 1 running through Saturday, April 5. Work by Dryden Wells, another of the “After China” artists, is also highlighted in the issue.