LOCALLY Grown: LOCALLY THROWN

Locally Thrown: Studio Pottery Invitational

Saturday, October 13 - December 30, 2007

STUDIO POTTERY INVITATIONAL: A Group Show of Functional Pottery
Annual survey of regional and invited studio potters.

LOCALLY GROWN: A Group Show of Painting and Photography on the Subject of Local Agriculture and Harvest
Click to Link to Locally Grown:
http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=205

ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS AND RECEPTION DATE:
Saturday, October 13
12:00 - 4:00 THROW OFF! Interactive event with participating potters- Open to the Public
4:00 - 6:00 RECEPTION for Studio Pottery Invitational and Locally Grown- Open to the Public
6:30 HARVEST DINNER at Ferrin Gallery Locally Grown: Locally Thrown – Benefit dinner with local produce served on plates made locally IS183 Art School faculty and students*

8:00 COFFEE and DESSERT with GUEST SPEAKER Billie Best: Becoming Conscious Consumers*

Billie Best is a writer, a new farmer, a community activist, and an advocate for sustainable agriculture. She is also a corporate marketing consultant. For the past several years she has been a grassroots organizer for the Regional Farm & Food Project. She hosts the monthly "Farm & Food Show" radio program on WRPI-Troy 91.5fm. She is a contributor to Northeast Ag Works!, a Kellogg-funded project to develop regionalist farm and food policy innovations. She is on the steering committee of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, and she volunteers for the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture. She and her husband are restoring a two-hundred-year-old farm in Alford, Massachusetts, raising pastured livestock. She on the Alford Planning Board and the board of directors of the Alford Land Trust. Her writing has appeared in The Natural Farmer, The Cornell Small Farms Journal, Annals of Earth, the Berkshire Eagle, Berkshire Trade & Commerce, Berkshire Homestyle, the Women's Times, and many websites. Currently, she is writing a book about her journey from suit to farmer and how it changed her values.

* Dinner and evening program by reservation only. RSVP by phone October 10 by e-mail to info@ferringallery.com or by phone 413. 442.1622 - Last minute calls are welcome but there is limited availability. Please make checks payable to IS183 Art School.

-$30 Zucchini Level: Includes handmade plate, meal and donation to benefit ceramics department and IS183 Art School
-$50 Eggplant Level: Includes all of the above and additional donation.
-$100 Pumpkin Level: Includes all of the above and sponsorship for and artist to attend.
-$___ Cornucopia Level: I cannot attend but would like to make a generous donation and receive one of the handmade plates.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Davide Manzo- local winemaker, Edible Adventures LLC:The All Natural Bakery, Dottie's Coffee Lounge, Taylor Rentals, Pittsfield Brew Works

BENEFIT DINNER GENEROUSLY UNDERWRITTEN BY:

Babalouie's
Guidos Fresh Marketplace

CLICK HERE TO LINK TO IS183 Art School:
http://www.is183.org/calendar.php?category=event&record=65