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MANDATE
The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery exhibits contemporary
cultural material executed in the silica media - ceramics,
blown and stained glass, and enamel - for public edification
and enjoyment. Through collection, research, documentation,
interpretation, and dissemination, we celebrate achievements
in silica media.
By varying attention from traditional forms to vanguard expressions;
by ranging perspectives from individual to collective; and
by altering scope from regional, through national to international,
we disclose multiple heritages and a plurality of directions.
Exhibitions, publications, tours, lectures, demonstrations,
workshops, symposia and conferences are programmed to create
a fertile environment for the silica arts.
Our collection is intended to conserve that part of Canadian
heritage germane to our mission.
To encourage primary research and to stimulate scholarship
in the area, we aim to serve as a specialized library, archive,
and resource centre.
EDUCATION
The objective of education programmes at the Canadian Clay
& Glass Gallery is to avail the visiting public with rewarding
and meaningful experiences of the silica arts. Through various
initiatives we:
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- demonstrate
physical and intellectual care of silica based artifacts
- explore
the historical and cultural resonance of the silica
arts, examining traditions and innovations
- increase
familiarity with the terms of materials, processes,
and forms related to silica-based arts, expanding
the visitor's interpretive facility and visual acuity
- extend
understandings through studio-based programming and
direct, hands-on experience when feasible
- develop
new audiences
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- promote
expression, both individual and collective, through
the exploration of visual ideas -- endorsing the power
of artifacts to contain and communicate complex, non-verbal
ideas
- foster
dialogue and debate as caring contexts for the art
objects and their creators
- recognize
and embrace diversity in both creative origin and
audience constituencies
- provide
leadership through excellence and innovation in education
research, programming, publication, teacher and docent
training, outreach, and museum studies
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We achieve our educative purposes through programme activities
such as exhibitions, interpretation, publications, guided
tours, courses, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, symposia,
conferences, etc.
As a public institution, we uphold the principle of equity
in access.
For more information, please contact the Gallery:
The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is located at:
25 Caroline Street North
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 2Y5
Phone number:
1-519-746-1882.
Exhibitions & The Gallery Shop are open to the public
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am to 5pm.
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