Toe River Arts has a new exhibition titled Thrown Together Potters: Established Makers in Clay in their Spruce Pine Kokol Gallery beginning Saturday, June 21st and running through July19th. A public closing reception will be held on Saturday, July 19, 5-7pm. The Thrown Together Potters Group are from different communities in Western NC and include Jennefer Mecca, Gastonia, Michael Hamlin, Gerton, Phil Haralam, Greensboro, Ron Philbeck, Shelby, Amy Sanders, Charlotte, Charlie Tefft, Summerfield and Julie Wiggins, Bakersville.
Thrown Together Potters is a collaborative art group whose purpose is to provide creative and professional support for each of its members. The seven-member group holds spring and fall sales events each year, cross-promote on their social media platforms, and collaborate on other projects. Each Thrown Together artist will present a series of work that represents their current studio practice. The group also explains that this exhibition is also an opportunity for collaboration, and exploration of new ideas. In addition to their standard work, they will create a series of collaborations specifically for this exhibition. Phil Haralam, spokesperson for the group, explains that “successful art collaborations are challenging but rewarding endeavors. They require the participating parties to contribute their specific perspectives while staying receptive to their collaborator’s input. When it works well, both artists can gain a new perspective on their work and sow seeds for future projects and ideas”. With a variety of sizes and price points, they will show approximately 70 wall and pedestal pieces. The group agrees that Spruce Pine is geographically convenient for their seven member group. An opportunity for them to show together and get together. All seven members plan to attend the closing reception
The Toe River Arts Kokol Gallery is located in downtown Spruce Pine and is open 10:30-5 Tuesday-Saturday. For more information go to toeriverarts.org.
