Join Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Tephra ICA) and Reston Community Center as we explore the world of ceramics. Offered free to the public, ceramicist and Tephra ICA exhibiting artist, Andrew Casto, will demonstrate his unique method for creating works that translate geologic processes and psychological energies into colorful and highly textured ceramics.
This demo will take place at Reston Community Center Lake Anne at 1609-A Washington Plaza N, Reston, VA 20190.
Free event. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome.
Andrew Casto (b. USA, 1977) lives and works in Iowa City, and has exhibited work internationally in Spain, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Belgium, New Zealand, China, Switzerland, France, England, and Japan. He was a recipient of the Emerging Artist award by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, a long-term resident at The Archie Bray Foundation, as well as a finalist for the Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize in London. Casto has exhibited in over ninety group and solo exhibitions, and is currently Professor and Director of The School of Art, Art History, and Design at The University of Iowa.
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Andrew Casto, Hard Fawn, 2024, porcelain, stoneware, gold, and white gold, 15x15x18 inches