Goelet Gallery
Huaca - Wak’a,
Ceramic Shrine Figures
Ada Pilar Cruz
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7th, 3-5pm
In the Quechuan languages of South America, a “huaca” or wak’a is an object, inhabited by a god or spirit, that represents something revered.
The Quechua people traditionally believed every object (figure, animal, artifact, mountain) has a physical presence and two camaquen (spirits), one to create it and another to animate it.
Accompanying Programs:
Free with museum admission
Ada Pilar Cruz Discusses Huaca-Wak’a: Ceramic Shrine Figures
Free with museum admission
Join artist Ada Pilar Cruz in a conversation about her inspirations, techniques, artistic processes, challenges, and successes in the creation of her expressive and arresting Shrine Figures.
The Singer
25” x 7” x 6”
Woodfired Stoneware Clay
Ada Pilar Cruz
Ada Pilar Cruz and Roger Baumann: Why Do We Fire in Wood-Burning Kilns?
Free with museum admission
Accomplished potters Ada Pilar Cruz and Roger Baumann, whose ceramic artworks are now on view, describe and discuss the history, equipment, and process of wood-fire kilns, how and why they use this technique, and the impact it has on their work.
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ARTSWESTCHESTER
WESTCHESTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT