Dawn Beasley is the honoured recipient of the 2020 Bob and June Prickett Sponsored Fellowship for Excellence in Visual Arts.
This Fellowship will enable Dawn to undertake a nine-week research trip and residency at The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China.
Jingdezhen is known as the ‘Porcelain Capital’ and has been home to the production of Chinese ceramics for over 1,000 years. This creative city is home to hundreds of traditional artists who employ knowledge and techniques passed down for generations to produce China's finest porcelain work. Nestled alongside traditional enterprises are numerous studios rented by contemporary Chinese and international artists whose work benefits from the skills and facilities available to them in this unique location.
Throughout the residency Dawn plans to research and compare traditional and contemporary practice through studio visits, interviews and observations. She will also undertake workshops with skilled artisans and then further develop her own porcelain skills through practical work in her residency studio before returning home to fully develop a body of work inspired by her Jingdezhen experience.
Unfortunately Covid19 travel restrictions have put a hold on all of the 2020 Churchill Fellowship research trips for now, but watch this space for updates as vaccines roll out and travel bans lift...
This Fellowship will enable Dawn to undertake a nine-week research trip and residency at The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China.
Jingdezhen is known as the ‘Porcelain Capital’ and has been home to the production of Chinese ceramics for over 1,000 years. This creative city is home to hundreds of traditional artists who employ knowledge and techniques passed down for generations to produce China's finest porcelain work. Nestled alongside traditional enterprises are numerous studios rented by contemporary Chinese and international artists whose work benefits from the skills and facilities available to them in this unique location.
Throughout the residency Dawn plans to research and compare traditional and contemporary practice through studio visits, interviews and observations. She will also undertake workshops with skilled artisans and then further develop her own porcelain skills through practical work in her residency studio before returning home to fully develop a body of work inspired by her Jingdezhen experience.
Unfortunately Covid19 travel restrictions have put a hold on all of the 2020 Churchill Fellowship research trips for now, but watch this space for updates as vaccines roll out and travel bans lift...
