Posted by Elliot Silver
Lowell.com
Sep 18, 2012
- Start:
- October 3, 2012 3:00 am
- End:
- October 3, 2012 5:00 pm
- Cost:
- Free and Open to the Public
- Venue:
- Lowell National Historical Park grounds
- Address:
- 220 Aiken St.
Lowell, MA - Website:
- Visit Website
- Contact:
- rackm@middlesex.mass.edu
- Phone:
A celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Middlesex Community
College’s new Cambodian ceramics kiln will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 3. Built on Lowell National Historical Park grounds, the
kiln is located at 220 Aiken St. The celebration is free and open to
the public.
Under construction since June, the smokeless, wood-fired kiln was built for college and community use. Funding was provided by Middlesex and the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation. Care and use of the kiln will be administered through MCC’s Art Department.
Conceived and directed by MCC Art Professor Margaret Rack, the Cambodian Kiln Project is designed to help preserve the tradition of Cambodian ceramics, which dates back to the ancient Angkor Kingdom (802-1431). The idea grew out of a cultural-exchange trip to Cambodia Rack made in the summer of 2010. She was among 13 MCC and Lowell Public Schools teachers who took part in a U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to promote communication between American and Cambodian educators.
The kiln was built under the supervision of Lowell artist Yary Livan, a survivor of Cambodia’s Pol Pot-era genocide and believed to be one of only four surviving masters of classical Cambodian ceramics. An adjunct ceramics instructor at Middlesex, Livan constructed the kiln with master kiln maker Proeung Kang, a visiting summer scholar from Cambodia.
Now that the environmentally friendly kiln — dubbed “Yary’s Kiln” — is complete, Livan will be able to continue his work and pass on his skills as artist-in-residence. He will supervise all firings and teach Cambodian ceramics to MCC and Lowell Public Schools students, and the community.
To keep the community up to date with the Cambodian Kiln Project, Middlesex has launched a blog: https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/cambodiankiln
MCC is one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state. We offer more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses, during the day, evening and weekend, on our Bedford and Lowell campuses, and online. Middlesex – a great place to begin your future!
For more information about the Cambodian Kiln Project, contact Margaret Rack, MCC professor of art, at rackm@middlesex.mass.edu.
Under construction since June, the smokeless, wood-fired kiln was built for college and community use. Funding was provided by Middlesex and the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation. Care and use of the kiln will be administered through MCC’s Art Department.
Conceived and directed by MCC Art Professor Margaret Rack, the Cambodian Kiln Project is designed to help preserve the tradition of Cambodian ceramics, which dates back to the ancient Angkor Kingdom (802-1431). The idea grew out of a cultural-exchange trip to Cambodia Rack made in the summer of 2010. She was among 13 MCC and Lowell Public Schools teachers who took part in a U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to promote communication between American and Cambodian educators.
The kiln was built under the supervision of Lowell artist Yary Livan, a survivor of Cambodia’s Pol Pot-era genocide and believed to be one of only four surviving masters of classical Cambodian ceramics. An adjunct ceramics instructor at Middlesex, Livan constructed the kiln with master kiln maker Proeung Kang, a visiting summer scholar from Cambodia.
Now that the environmentally friendly kiln — dubbed “Yary’s Kiln” — is complete, Livan will be able to continue his work and pass on his skills as artist-in-residence. He will supervise all firings and teach Cambodian ceramics to MCC and Lowell Public Schools students, and the community.
To keep the community up to date with the Cambodian Kiln Project, Middlesex has launched a blog: https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/cambodiankiln
MCC is one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state. We offer more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses, during the day, evening and weekend, on our Bedford and Lowell campuses, and online. Middlesex – a great place to begin your future!
For more information about the Cambodian Kiln Project, contact Margaret Rack, MCC professor of art, at rackm@middlesex.mass.edu.
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