Cell Full/Filled: Cloisonné as Voice
An Open Exhibition of The Enamelist Society Membership, dedicated in honor of Richard C. McMullen
The Enamelist Society members have spoken and we have heard! Your request for an all-members’ exhibition has been on the Board agenda for a while now, and TES will be sponsoring our first all-members’ invitational. One logistical consideration has been our ability to show a large volume of work in the exhibition spaces we are given at the conferences. But thanks to Rick McMullen’s perseverance along with the board’s commitment we are finding a way! We decided to focus on one of the various enameling techniques for an exhibition at each conference, so this year it will be cloisonné, another year Limoges, and so on. We will begin with cloisonné because many members are cloisonné artists, and an entire show of just cloisonné will enable us to compare and contrast the variations and developments you all have made over the years in the art of cloisonné. Many enamelists are initially drawn into the field because of the beguiling appeal of cloisonné – its mesmerizing depths of color, its ability to contain exquisite detail. Many members have gone on to develop their own amazing skills in traditional cloisonné techniques but others have made creative leaps with cloisonné, focusing on line, value, scale and more. It’s time for a comprehensive look at the entire scope of cloisonné. Let’s see all this work together – it will be fabulous!
Initially this exhibition will be online and in 2022 we will install the exhibition at the Alchemy6 Conference, Exhibitions and Workshops. These two venues will allow all members to see the work, and those who attend the conference will be able to see the show again, this time in person.
This show in no way conflicts with the popular instant gallery which, as you know, is limited to only those who are at the conference and exhibits all types of enameling. We fully expect members to have work in several conference exhibitions.
Each member may submit one individual piece. The Prospectus for this exhibition is being completed, and you will receive information on entering your piece via SlideRoom.
