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world of ceramic art in Pomona
Diana Sholley, Staff Writer
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There's a party going on in downtown Pomona Saturday night,
a celebration, really, that art lovers won't want to miss.
At the American Museum of Ceramic Art, AMOCA, three awe-inspiring
collections will be on display amid the festive music of
Mayupatapi Andean Music Ensemble from UC Riverside and lively
dancing from Xochiquetzal, a traditional Aztec dance group.
According to materials from AMOCA, the display examines
Mesoamerican and South American ceramics coupled with a
contemporary ceramic expressions rooted in pre-Columbian
traditions. This exhibition, supported by the James Irvine
Foundation, includes works from Luis Bermudez and Francisco
"Pancho" Jimenez.
The display also will feature a large, rarely-seen, private
collection of pre-Columbian works, replete with examples
of ceramic tomb sculptures, wind instruments, and vessels.
Ranging from 1200 B.C. to 1600 A.D., these antiquities represent
the Maya culture; West Mexico - Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit,
Vera Cruz; Teotihuac n; and northern Peru.
The exhibit, "Ceramica de la Tierra," will run
through May 9; the opening has been coordinated with downtown's
Second Saturday Art Walk, allowing art lovers to see more
of what's going on in the concentrated arts community.
According to its Web site the AMOCA is one of the few museums
in the United States devoted exclusively to ceramic art
and historic innovations in ceramic technology. It's in
an urban downtown district where art is an important element
of the continuing and successful community revitalization
program. The home community consists of a rich ethnic mix
and a large academic constituency with approximately 15
institutions of higher learning within an eight-mile radius.
Ceramica de la Tierra
Presented by: American Museum of Ceramic Art
Where: 340 S. Garey Ave., Pomona
When: Through May 9; opening reception at 6 p.m. Saturday
Information: (909) 865-3146, www.ceramicmuseum.org |
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