Virtual Artist Talk on Zoom | Kyle and Kelly Phelps | Race, Class, and the Blue Collar

Kyle and Kelly Phelps will present their Artist Talk “Race, Class, and the Blue Collar,” and take us on a journey that started for them in the industrial backdrop of Indiana. The twin brothers use their exposure to the blue collar working class that surrounded them growing up as inspiration for their joint sculptural work. Detailed research informs their creative decisions and direction of the work. The sculptures they make are evocative of the people, trades and industries that are part of the story of the Rust Belt, and of the daily struggles of the communities within. Clay and found objects find their home together in the Phelps brothers work, creating expressive narratives that are once compelling and heroic in their elevation of the lives of everyday people. The relationships between the workers and the jobs they do tell stories that cover the struggles of race, class and identity in the American MidWest.

Register Today: https://www.clayartcenter.org/clay-virtual-workshops-lectures/kyle-and-kelly-phelps

Kelly Phelps is a Professor of Art at Xavier College in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kyle Phelps is a Professor at Dayton University, Ohio. They are each MFA graduates from the University of Kentucky, and work collaboratively and share a studio in Centerville, Ohio, where they make clay and mixed media sculptures. Their work can be found in collections across the United States, and they have been covered extensively in publications such as Ceramics Monthly, American Craft Magazine, and Sculpture Magazine. They are frequent participants at NCECA and exhibit extensively in both fine art and working class locations. In their professional teaching careers, they each oversee sculpture programs within their respective institutions, and are informative resources for their students.

• Must be able to download Zoom video chat
• You will receive your Zoom meeting link and ID after you register
• No supplies needed, demo and talk