NADA is excited to announce NADA Market, a pop-up community market showcasing the work of artists and independent makers, taking place this December at NADA East Broadway, NADA’s exhibition space in the Lower East Side.
The Ceramics Edition, co-curated by BKLYN CLAY, will take place from December 13th to December 15th. This event will feature a diverse selection of affordable ceramic art and design pieces. Artists include: Beginner Ceramics, BKLYN CLAY, Cammi Climaco, ceramicism, Christian Moses, Dean Roper x Josh Smith, Julia Elsas, Object & Totem, Matthias Merkel Hess, RECREATION CENTER, Workaday Handmade and more!
SONIC MUD at The Carnegie Museum of Art →
On December 1st, 2024 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA musicians David Bernabo, Trē Seguritan Abalos, Marina López, and SONIC MUD (featuring Julia Elsas and Kenny Wollesen) will present new music with scores created from the forms, shapes, practice, and sonic landscape of ceramic artist Beate Kuhn during the final day of her solo exhibition, Turn.
Beate Kuhn (1927–2015) was a German sculptor known for her rhythmic ensembles of deconstructed, ceramic forms such as discs, cylinders, cones, and spheres. She also channeled beautiful and sublime aspects of nature with formal allusions to succulents, seeds, mushrooms, and invertebrate animals.
Beate Kuhn: Turn is organized by Rachel Delphia, Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, with Alyssa Velazquez, assistant curator.
Photo by artphoto.biz
JULIA ELSAS X WHITNEY SHOP →
Thrilled that my exclusive capsule collection for the Whitney Museum shop is now in store and online! This project was made in collaboration with the Whitney Museum Shop and celebrates the 2024 Whitney Biennial. The 52 hand built one-of-a-kind ceramic pieces are for sale throughout the length of the biennial.
SONIC MUD at the Jewish Museum of Maryland! →
I am thrilled to announce that my work is in the Jewish Museum of Maryland’s upcoming exhibition Material/Inheritance: Contemporary Work by New Jewish Culture Fellows.
The exhibition opens at noon on Sunday, March 26th with a series of performances. At 1pm I will perform on ceramic sculptures that reimagine Biblical musical instruments with collaborators Kenny Wollesen, Kirk Knuffke, and Madeleine Ventrice-Knuffke.
If you will be in Baltimore and want to attend the opening day please RSVP here.
More information about the exhibition:
Featuring the work of 30 former and current New Jewish Culture Fellows, the show will open on March 26th and run until June 11th. Public performances, at the Museum and in other locations, will take place for the opening and closing.
Featuring work by Hadar Ahuvia, Jett Allen, Zoë Aqua, Liat Berdugo, Danielle Durchslag, Jay Eddy, Laura Elkeslassy, Julia Elsas, Dan Fishback, Fancy Feast, Ben Gassman, Ariel Goldberg, Shterna Goldbloom, Jake Goldwasser, Adam Golfer, Tom Haviv, Adah Hetko, Rosza Daniel Lang/Levitsky, Ellie Lobovits, Michael McCanne, Tyler Rai, Nora Rodriguez, Naomi Safran-Hon, Arielle Stein, Nat Sufrin, Tatyana Tenenbaum, Ira Khonen Temple, Katz Tepper, Daniel Terna, and Mariya Zilberman
Curated by Leora Fridman, writer, educator, Curator-in-Residence at the Jewish Museum of Maryland and a New Jewish Culture Fellow.
Julia Elsas x 20x200 →
The All is a Miracle Dreidel, a limited edition collaboration sold exclusively through 20x200 is now live! This project has been in the works for many months and I’m so excited about how it turned out!
Standing approximately 3.5" wide and 2.75" tall on the base, the dreidels were inspired by the exuberant shapes, colors, and textures seen in the sculptures of Peter Shire and Ron Nagel.
The text “All is a Miracle,” is from Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, and is written in both English and Hebrew on the top of the dreidel. Using the richly reflective palladium glaze on a wedge shaped base, I designed my dreidels to rest playfully tilted atop the stand so that the words are mirrored on the surface.
You can read more about the project on the 20x200 blog.
SONIC MUD at the Whitney Museum Shop →
I’m thrilled that the Whitney Museum Shop purchased a large selection of my SONIC MUD instruments! Next time you are visiting the Museum, you can view them in the store.
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October Open Studios | Sunset Park, Brooklyn →
I hope you can visit my studio during the Sunset Park Open Wide (SPOW) Open Studios!
My studio will be open on Friday, October 14th from 6-9pm and
Saturday, October 15 from 1-5pm
I’m in the NARS Foundation / J&M Studio Building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
201 46th Street, FL 2, Studio #223
Brooklyn, NY 11220
This year, Sunset Park Wide Open will be held from October 14 - 16! This three day event aims to reinforce the ties between local organizations, artists and the community in Sunset Park and neighboring areas by opening the doors of our South Brooklyn community.
Over 15 organizations and artist studios will have their doors open to visitors during the Sunset Park Wide Open weekend. Don't miss it!
Promotional support for Sunset Park Wide Open provided in part by the NYC & Company Foundation and the Office of The Brooklyn Borough President, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council. Thank you to all of our generous sponsors for their support of Sunset Park Wide Open!
