
Frances Senska with kiln in her studio. Photo: Linda Best. Courtesy Shelburn Murray.
Overview
Join us for an evening of short films celebrating artists in Tinworks 2025 season exhibition, A Kin to Clay. Screenings begin at 7pm.
Frances Senska: Evolving Forms, 1978. Directed by Tim Schwab. Running time 16:32 minutes. Produced by MSU film students, an artistic documentary that illuminates the practice of Bozeman's beloved artist and founder of MSU ceramics department.
Marguerite: From the Bauhaus to Pond Farm, 2023. Directed by David Washburn. Running time 26:46 minutes. The story of Marguerite Wildenhain and Pond Farm, one of the most influential pottery schools in the US and the extraordinary artist who ran it for more than 30 years.
Theaster Gates: Oh, The Wind, 2021. Directed by Theaster Gates. Running time 11:57 minutes. Filmed at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, this video artwork connects improvisational Black music traditions performed by Gates to historical ceramic production.
