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CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS ON DISPLAY AT “CLAY WEST” INVITATIONAL

Logan – “Clay West: 2003 Intermountain Invitational,” opening on September 19, 2003 at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, presents contemporary work by ceramic artists who teach at universities and colleges in the Intermountain West. This region includes Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming. An opening reception will be held September 19, 2003 at 6 pm. (This reception is included in the Alliance for the Varied Art’s Gallery Walk the same evening from 6 to 9 p.m.)

“Clay West,” in the Museum’s Upper Gallery, features work by over 40 artists, each having submitted 1 to 2 works. The array of forms is astonishing, from traditional vessels made with a modern twist, to wall-mounted reliefs and large-scale floor sculpture, said museum director Victoria Rowe. This exhibition reveals the varieties of clay and the wide-ranging techniques used in ceramics, Rowe continued.

This exhibition, which remains open through December 6, 2003, is organized by the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art and the Utah State University Ceramics Department. Sponsors of the exhibition are Janet Q. Lawson and Frederick Q. Lawson.

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, 650 North 1100 East, Logan, UT, 84322, (435) 797-0163, Fax (435) 797-3423, www.artmuseum.usu.edu. Hours: Tues., Thurs. & Fri.: 10:30 am - 4:30 pm; Wed.: 10:30 am - 8:00 pm; Sat.: noon - 5 pm; Closed Sundays, Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free. For more information or to schedule a tour of the museum, please call (435) 797-0165. The Museum is completely accessible to persons with disabilities.