PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP FOR ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WITH PETER FLANNERY
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Professional Mentorship for Established Artists
Beginning in March, 2025, eight artists will embark on a mentorship with Peter Flannery in Waterloo, Ontario. FUSION is delighted to announce the mentees:
Annette ten Cate
Anke Dirks-Wehrmann
Sarah Hamelin
Kathy Kranias
Kim Ross
Jason Schiedel
Laurie Spieker
Marlene Zagdanski
Artists will work independently from their own studios under the mentorship and guidance of Peter Flannery, Senior Curator & Collections Manager at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery.
Peter will work with the artists to assist in developing a body of work and facilitate professional critiques and discussions among the group members. He will provide artistic direction in the creation of new work to develop greater personal exploration in their art.
The result will be an exhibition at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery featuring pieces from each artist that reflect the artistic journey of the mentorship experience in Spring 2026.
Each artist will evolve personally and professionally through the entire process under the guidance of Peter Flannery.
“When I began working in ceramics and glass, I was immediately drawn to the community nature of each of these practices and the ways that artists and studios support and connect with each other.” - Peter Flannery
Peter Flannery
Peter Flannery is the Senior Curator & Collections Manager at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery. In 2019, Peter completed his Master of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Guelph. Recent curatorial projects include Beyond the Bead (2023), Essence (2023), Voices (2022), and Confined (2022).
He has previously worked at the Woodstock Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Guelph, Renann Isaacs Contemporary Art, as well as the School of Fine Art and Music and Archival & Special Collections at the University of Guelph. He has written for exhibition catalogues as well as Ornamentum Magazine. He is a current member of the Ornamentum Editorial Advisory Committee.
Photo by Alexander Jacobi