Edited by Ruth Chambers, Amy Gogarty & Mirreille Perron

Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice presents ten essays and twenty artist projects to explore ceramics as a socially responsible practice, "making a case" for the importance and value of ceramics in the public sphere. Bringing together innovative and forward-thinking examples of theory, history and studio practice, this beautifully illustrated volume will appeal to students, academics and practitioners of ceramics and craft culture in general.

Canadian readers will quickly see that most of the contributors to this book are either Canadian or have resided in Canada. Essayists include Naomi Clement, Susan Surette, Paul Mathieu, Michael Moore, Léopold Foulem, Amy Gogarty, Penelope Kokkinos, Judy McNaughton and Nicole Burisch. Artist Projects presented include the work of Rory MacDonald,  Jeannie Mah,  Sylvat Aziz,  Jamelie Hassan,  Les Manning, Miraille Perron, Angela Mellor, Diane Sullivan, Judy Chartrand, Penelope Kokkinos, Carole Epp, Marc Courtemanche, Sin-ying Ho, Greg Payce, Thérèse Chabot, Seema Goel, Lia Tajcnar, Dagmar Dahle, Ruth Chambers and Anne Ramsden.

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