Artist Thomas Schmidt shares his experience teaching at the Alfred and CAFA Ceramic Design for Industry Program in Beijing. While living in China Schmidt and collaborator Jeffrey Miller co-founded Recycled China, a design team that upcycles industrial waste to create architectural tile and design works. Through his work and video documentation, Schmidt explores the complexities and contradictions of ceramic traditions and modern industry in China.

Recycled China: The Residue of Industry || Artist Talk with Thomas Schmidt, April 21, 2016 6pm at The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design

Interested in learning more about the artist? Visit Thomas Schmidt's website: thomasschmidt.org

This event is held in conjunction with Recorded Matter: Ceramics in Motion, organized and curated by Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramics Research Center Curator, Garth Johnson. This program is funded in part by the N.C. Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts Program through the Asheville Area Arts Council.