FynArts ceramics exhibition opens

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

At the opening of the FynArts Creative Collection ceramics exhibition on Saturday, curator Liz Coates said we in Hermanus were fortunate to be able to feed our souls and keep art alive. She thanked the 35 participating ceramic artists for jumping on board at such short notice, and Barbara Lindop for stepping in to open the exhibition at the last minute after Mardre Meyer, creative director of Source IBA, had to cancel due to a family emergency.

In her opening address, Barbara paid tribute to FynArts Festival Director, Mary Faure and her tireless team for persisting and ensuring that the FynArts Select programme continued, albeit mostly in a virtual format, throughout the lengthy lockdown. Describing the Creative Collection exhibition as “a cacophony of colour, ideas, ingenuity, purpose, skill and passion”, she said pottery has been an essential ingredient of hominids’ cultural life for centuries.

Cllr Kari Brice, FynArts Festival Director Mary Faure, curator Liz Coates and art consultant, author, curator and former gallery owner Barbara Lindop at the opening of the FynArts Creative Collection ceramics exhibition.

PHOTOS: Taylum Meyer

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