By Katherine Bauman
Form + Fire is back for a second year.
Indian River Clay, a non-profit ceramic arts studio in Vero Beach, is proud to partner with Raw Space Gallery to bring this juried, contemporary clay exhibit to Vero Beach. The month-long Form + Fire show will open March 1 with an artists’ reception from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery at 1795 Old Dixie Highway. There will be 119 pieces of ceramic art on display representing the work of 52 ceramic artists from 14 cities across Florida, including Naples, West Palm Beach, St. Petersburg, Miami, Vero Beach, and other neighboring communities. If you can’t attend opening night, the gallery will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. on March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21. The gallery also will be open from noon to 4 p.m. March 8, 9, 10. Docent tours are available. Please call 772-202-8598 for specifics.
The exhibit will closes March 22. JURIED ART SHOW The 2024 Form + Fire juried art show features contemporary ceramic artwork from artists working in this diversified medium throughout Florida. The show was open to functional, sculptural, decorative, and experimental pieces that feature clay as the primary material. Mark Walnock judged the entries submitted for Form + Fire. Walnock graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, with honors in ceramics. He has worked as an instructor and studio manager for various arts organizations including Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, Thompson Park Craft Center, Burlington County Community College, and the non-profit center Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in New Jersey. Walnock has been an artist in residence at the Long Beach Island Foundation as well as the Vermont Studio Center. He has exhibited his work nationwide and at invitational shows in London and Japan.
Walnock now lives and works in West Palm Beach, where he is the Director of Ceramics & Sculpture Department at the Armory Art Center.
SPONSORSHIPS
Any individual, organization, business or company interested in being a sponsor for Form + Fire is invited to contact Indian River Clay at 772-202-8598.
email: form&fire@indianriverclay.org
website: www.indianriverclay.org
ABOUT INDIAN RIVER CLAY
Vero Beach is an elegant coastal city located along Florida’s Atlantic Coast. Known as a culturally rich town, it is home to a professional theater, a world class art museum, luxury resorts and Indian River Clay. Indian River Clay is a 501(c)(3) non-profit studio founded in 2018 with 60 working potters and a similar-sized waiting list. “We foster a community that inspires curiosity and discovery around the art and craft of clay, drawing together students, artists, and an engaged public,” the organization’s website states. “Every day in our studio we strive to deepen the connection between people and clay with the highest quality programs because we believe that shared creativity, so fundamental to humanity, is a critical force for good.”
Additional information about Indian River Clay or Form + Fire is available by calling 772-202-8598;
online at indianriverclay.org
email at info@indianriverclay.org
or stop by the studio at 1239 16th St., Vero Beach. Studio hours are: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
F&F Photo 1: The 2023 Form + Fire exhibition featured a variety of clay pieces submitted by
artists from across Florida. The 2024 Form + Fire will be March 1 to March 22 at Raw Space
Gallery, 1795 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. Photo provided by Indian River Clay.
F&F Photo 2: Artist Valentina Rodriguez’s artwork, titled “Frenchie Giving Major Side Eye” was
awarded Third Place at the 2023 Form + Fire exhibition in Vero Beach. The 2024 Form + Fire will
be March 1 to March 22 at Raw Space Gallery, 1795 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. Photo
provided by Indian River Clay.
F&F Photo 3: Artist Polo Ramirez is pictured with his vase at the 2023 Form + Fire exhibition at
Raw Space Gallery in Vero Beach. The 2024 Form + Fire will be March 1 to March 22 at Raw
Space Gallery, 1795 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. Photo provided by Indian River Clay.
F&F Gallery Photo 1: The 2023 Form + Fire exhibition opening and artists reception attracted art
enthusiasts to Raw Space Gallery in Vero Beach. The 2024 Form + Fire will be March 1 to March
22 at Raw Space Gallery. Photo provided by Indian River Clay.
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