Transforming Tradition: The Pottery of Mata Ortiz
- Ongoing: until Sunday, August 29, 2010
- Sunday: 1:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am
- Friday: 10:00am
- Saturday: 10:00am
- Where: Crystal Bridges at the Massey, Bentonville
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
Transforming Tradition: The Pottery of Mata Ortiz
June 11 - August 29
In the 1950s Juan Quezada, a native of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, discovered ceramic fragments from the Casas Grandes culture that thrived 400 years ago, then vanished. Inspired by these clues from the past, Quezada learned the techniques of this lost tradition and revived pottery production in the region, which now produces some of the world's finest contemporary ceramics. Both contemporary ollas (pots) and the centuries-old ceramics that inspired the revival will be featured in Transforming Tradition, organized by the Field Museum in Chicago.
Exhibitions will be accompanied by educational programming, including gallery talks, interactive programs for children and families, documentary films, lectures, public performances and more. For more information visit www.massey.crystalbridges.org or call 479-418-5700.
Crystal Bridges at the Massey
The Massey, Crystal Bridges' temporary gallery space in downtown Bentonville, was established in 2007. The gallery serves as a learning lab for museum staff and provides exhibitions and programming to the public while the permanent museum is under construction. The gallery is located on the first floor of the historic Massey hotel at 125 West Central Avenue.
About Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges will be a national art institution dedicated to American art and artists, learning and community gatherings. The museum takes its name from the nearby natural springs and the unique glass-and-wood building designed for the natural setting by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie. The complex will encompass more than 100,000 square feet of public space, including galleries, meeting and classroom spaces, a large auditorium, areas for outdoor concerts and public events, and sculpture and walking trails.
Crystal Bridges will house a permanent collection of masterworks of American art that ranges from the colonial era to contemporary work. The museum also will display a changing array of special exhibitions featuring art from museums and collections throughout the region, the nation and abroad. The 100-acre site of the museum complex is located in Bentonville, Ark. For more information about Crystal Bridges, visit www.crystalbridges.org.
This event was posted May 25, 2010 and last updated May 26, 2010
