Project Cup: "The Art of Drinking" with Pete Pinnell

Posted November 29, 2023

Saturday, December 9, 2023 from 4:00-6:00 PM

Join the illustrious Pete Pinnell (Professor of Ceramics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Project: Cup for our final event of the year on December 9th from 4:00-6:00 PM in the Charlotte Street Kemper Library for an evening all about…drinking!

For the first 12 years of his career, Pete Pinnell made his living as a studio potter. Since 1995 he has been a faculty member at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research includes the history, technology, and aesthetics of ceramics, which informs both his creative work as well as his teaching. Pete will be giving an adapted version of his The Art of Drinking lecture as we introduce the nearly 25 different handmade cups that are part of the Project: Cup library.

Event Details

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When

Saturday, December 9 from 4:00-6:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Kemper Library (3333 Wyoming St)

My talk is about drinking, drinking habits, and drinking vessels. Perhaps few aspects of life are more mundane than drinking: we drink constantly, and usually without paying much attention to anything beyond the slaking of thirst. Drinking is certainly a source of sustenance, but it can also be a religious ritual, the basis for social interaction, an aesthetic activity, or an act of pure pleasure.

–Pete Pinnell

Next Event

Scratch Night – December 2024

When

Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 7:30-9:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Stern Theater (3333 Wyoming St)

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Hope-Lian Vinson

Hope-Lian Vinson is a Kansas City-based visual artist whose works recast elements of the built environment to explore internal narratives of history and identity. With a B.F.A in Painting, Art History, and a Social Practice Certificate from the Kansas City Art Institute, Hope-Lian works at the intersections of art and ecology by using locally-sourced clay and natural materials to reference place and geological processes. They have showcased works in MdW Atlas, SITE ONE, Sapien Gallery, and have recently returned from the Chop Wood Carry Water arts residency in the Driftless region of NW Illinois. They currently serve as the Marketing + Communications Manager at Charlotte Street, where they use their artistic background in community-organizing to provide critical support for Charlotte Street programs and initiatives.