Collection of Shenandoah Valley Pottery on Display at Bridgewater College Jan. 9 – Feb. 8

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Five pieces of pottery. The back three are vases, two of which are worn and cracked and one is blue, green and pink. In front are two tea pots. One is brown and one is pink.

An exhibition of pottery created in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia will be on display at Bridgewater College from Monday, Jan. 9, through Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Beverly Perdue Art Gallery located on the main level of the John Kenny Forrer Learning Commons.

The exhibition, Valley Pots Revisited, is curated by Associate Professor of Art Michael Hough. Valley Pots Revisited is a look at the diverse group of potters working in the Shenandoah Valley, and the show focuses on functional pottery by working potters, samplings from retired potters and a display of historical pottery on loan from private collections.

For the past 34 years, Hough has been an artist creating ceramic pottery and steel sculptures. His personal works have been featured around Virginia and beyond and garnered numerous awards. His love of all things clay and metal began during his second year as an art student at California State University, Sacramento where he earned a B.A. and an M.A. in ceramics. After teaching high school art in Sacramento, Calif., he earned an M.F.A. in ceramics at Rhode Island School of Design. He began his teaching career at Bridgewater College in 1997 and lives with his family next to his large ceramics and sculpture studio in New Hope, Va.

The exhibition will have an opening reception in the gallery from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, with a curator’s talk at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition, opening reception and curator’s talk are free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and noon to midnight on Sunday.

AT A GLANCE
Art Exhibition: Valley Pots Revisited
When: On display Jan. 9 – Feb. 8, 2023. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. on Jan. 9 with a curator’s talk at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Beverly Perdue Art Gallery on the main floor of the John Kenny Forrer Learning Commons, Bridgewater College
Hours: The gallery is open from 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; and noon to midnight on Sunday.
Cost: Free and open to the public.

Media Contact:
Logan Bogert
Communications Coordinator
lbogert@bridgewater.edu
(540) 828-5486

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