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Arts/Industry Artist Talks
Arts/Industry artists-in-residence, left-to-right: Sharif Bey, Sahar Khoury, Martha Poggioli, Edra Soto. Photos: Kohler Co.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Free
All ages
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Current Arts/Industry residents Sharif Bey, Sahar Khoury, Martha Poggioli, and Edra Soto will discuss their creative practice, what brought them to Arts/Industry, and what they have been creating within the Kohler Co. factory. This is a great opportunity to engage with artists from across the country who work in a variety of mediums and subject matter.
After the presentations, join the artists for light refreshments and conversation in JMKAC’s CAFE.
About the Program
Hundreds of artists have benefited from the celebrated Arts/Industry residency program since its beginning in 1974. The program, undoubtedly one of the most unusual ongoing collaborations between art and industry in the United States, was conceived and is administered by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and hosted by Kohler Co.
Arts/Industry offers artists the time and space to focus on the creation of new work and a unique location for their studios. Artists-in-residence work at the Kohler Co. factory in the Pottery and/or Foundry. Artists need not have experience with clay or metal, just an interest in materials and the potential for the industrial environment and processes to influence their creative practice.
Arts/Industry Artist Talks is supported by the Kohler Trust for Arts and Education, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, the Frederic Cornell Kohler Charitable Trust, Kohler Foundation, Inc., and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Arts/Industry is a unique collaboration between the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Kohler Co. This residency program is administered by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and generously hosted and funded by Kohler Co. Additional support for the 50th Anniversary of Arts/Industry is provided by the Mellon Foundation.  Â
