Best in Clay Award to Hank Hall
Hank Hall from Spirit Lake was awarded Best in Clay at the Iowa Crafts: 39 exhibit opening on November 21 at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum in Mason City.
Hall’s “Celebrating Clay,” a combination of hand-built, wheel-thrown, unglazed, and glazed clay constructed on a “footprint” slab, was selected for the award. The juror was Ingrid Lilligren, a professor in the Department of Art and Design at Iowa State University, who works primarily in ceramic sculpture and mixed media.
Iowa Crafts, a biennial exhibition, is the result of a statewide crafts competition held by the MacNider Art Museum featuring creative works by Iowa artists. The competition is open to all residents of Iowa, high school age and above. Entry categories are clay, fiber, metal/wood, jewelry, and other craft media. The purpose of the exhibition is to provide the public with further enriching arts experiences and to promote interest in and recognition of the accomplishments of Iowa artists.
The juror selected eighteen artists with a total of 38 pieces in the exhibit. Two of Hall’s one-of-a-kind teapots were also selected for the exhibit.
Hall makes his pieces and teaches art classes at Art on 16th in Olde Town Spirit Lake. His work was also recognized as Best in Clay at Iowa Crafts: 38 in 2007.
Iowa Crafts: 39 is open to the public through February 24. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday 9 am – 5 pm, Thursday 9 am – 9 pm, and closed Sunday-Monday and legal holidays. MacNider Art Museum is located at 303 Second Street SE in Mason City. For more information, visit www.macniderart.org.
Welcome to Hank Hall's Art on 16th
Hank Hall, art teacher & potter from Spirit Lake, helps students turn up
their creativity. After 34 years teaching art in IA schools, he now teaches
art in his own creative lab. His one-of-a-kind mixed media pieces have
won regional & nat’l honors. Hank studied under master potter
Marguerite Wildenhain in CA & has a BS & MA in art education.
Coming Up at Art on 16th
Fun Date Night for Two
Are you looking for a unique and fun date night activity? Why not try crafting a piece of pottery, creating an abstract painting, or ramping up your creative skills using drawing "tools"? Hank Hall is a master at helping you explore the "artist within" in a non-threatening, encouraging, and creative environment. Call 712-330-6006 to customize your date night!
Cost: $60 per couple for two hours
Date and time: Customized for you. Call 712-330-6006
Adult Clay Class Tuesdays 6-8 pm
Spend eight hours in Hank Hall's studio learning how to create with clay. Learn slab, coil, construction &/or wheel methods.No talent required, just interest! Recommended for ages 12 and up. Class size is limited to five.
Tuesdays - Next class - Feb. 9, 16, 23, & March 2 from 6-8 pm
Class fee of $74 includes all materials and firings. For more information call Hank at 712-330-6007 or register at shhall@mchsi.com.
Hank Hall and Art on 16th
Proud winners of the
2009 Readers Choice Award
Area Fine Artists with Original Work
for Sale at Art on 16th
| Name | Town | Medium |
Bogenrief Studios |
Spencer |
Glass |
Danielle Clouse |
Spirit Lake |
Landscape Painting |
Avis Davis |
Spirit Lake |
Painting |
Dennis Dykema |
Spirit Lake |
Landscape Oil Painting |
Kathy Evert |
Spirit Lake |
Jewelry |
Anita Gilbert & Anthony Vodraska |
Spencer |
Clay |
Lou Hargens |
Spirit Lake |
Area Photography |
William Lieb |
Spirit Lake |
Sculpture |
Jill Olson |
Newhall |
Jewelry Bags |
Anita Baedke-Plucker |
Terril |
Water Color |
Torrey Proctor |
Spirit Lake |
Drawing |
Dan Ruf |
Spirit Lake |
Nature Photography |
Brad Travis |
Spirit Lake |
Clay |
| Hank Hall | Spirit Lake |
Clay, mixed media |
Check out these other sites for great art:
ArtsLIVE
Pearson Lakes Art Center
ArtsLIVE Youth Festival
Kindermusik
Sami Bedell Center For The Performing Arts
A Piece of Work, Inc.