SELECTED ARTWORKS:

Thank you to everyone who submitted work to BRAC’s 2021 Annual Juried Exhibition. The juror selected 75 pieces for this year’s exhibition. Please check the list below to see if your work has been selected.

Unaccepted work must be picked up:
Fri, Jan 15 (1-4pm) or Sat, Jan 16 (10am-1pm)

Accepted Artwork

JUROR: DENISE WOODWARD-DETRICH

Denise Woodward-Detrich is the Director of the Lee Gallery in the Department of Art at Clemson University. Before joining Clemson University Ms. Woodward-Detrich served as a Master Instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. She received her MFA in Ceramics at the New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University and has maintained an active exhibitions record having been invited to participate in many national exhibitions. Ms. Woodward-Detrich has given workshops in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida and has been included in publications such as Wheel Thrown Pottery by Don Davis, Best of Pottery, published by Rockport Publishers and Studio Potter magazine.

My work is made in response to the proliferation of mass-produced objects that saturate our daily lives and is driven by my ability as an artist to create one of a kind works exploring utility. Utilizing examples found in nature my works explore mechanisms deploying sustenance in the context of surrounding environments.

My investigation into function is positioned on the visceral experience of physical touch, on the relationship between seeing and touching functional objects and on the layered knowledge gained through the accumulated experiences of utility. Functional pots enrich our lives through daily physical interactions and provide a level of meaning and interaction that contributes to the definition of who we are as individuals.

The surfaces of my work are inspired by the intersections of growth and decay unfolding in environs of the natural world. I am fascinated by intimate compositions of disparate elements such as moss and rocks, bark and ferns, seeds and dirt. While seemly disparate they hold an important dynamic in the function of the natural world by their proximity, diversity and response to elements such as water, wind, temperature and time. While these elements enrich our visual world they also provide critical substance for living organisms. I am inspired by the poetic analogies that can be drawn between ecosystems found in nature and the “ecosystem” of the home.

ARTWORK PICK-UP INFORMATION:

Pick-Up Unaccepted Work

• Friday, January 15 (1:00 – 4:00 pm)
• Saturday, January 16 (10:00 – 1:00 pm)

End of Show Pick-Up

• Friday, February 26 (1:00 – 4:00 pm)
• Saturday, February 27 (10:00 – 1:00 pm)