Falmouth High School Ceramics Exhibit

“A Walk Through Falmouth’s Past,” an exhibition featuring works by ceramics art students from Falmouth High School, will be on view at Falmouth Museums on the Green from May 8 to June 11. In celebration, the community is invited to a “History of Falmouth Tea Party,” on Friday, May 8 from 5 to 7 PM at the Cultural Center, located at 55 Palmer Avenue.

The show is the result of a collaboration between the students and Falmouth Historical Society. Last winter, 40 Ceramics II students and 15 Ceramics III students visited Museums on the Green and met with staff and volunteers to learn more about periods in Falmouth history, such as Wampanoag culture, the whaling industry, and the Victorian era,  to name a few. The goal was to further educate the students about their town, while also providing artistic inspiration for learning new ceramics techniques. The project is funded by a grant from Falmouth Education Foundation awarded to FHS ceramics art instructor Corine Adams.

The Ceramics II students learned how to make ceramic teapots and tea cups using the potter’s wheel, each portraying the historical era of their choosing. Ceramics III students created a large garden totem composed of 15 individual pieces, also reflective of a chosen time in history, and using the potter’s wheel, they created the base for the totem piece. The students constructed a unique three-dimensional design which will withstand the elements for permanent outdoor display in the museum’s Memorial Park, to serve as an interactive scavenger hunt for youngsters to learn and discover more about local history.

At the May 8 reception, tea will be served and the artists will share with the public their creative process and their new knowledge of Falmouth’s past. To schedule a viewing during business hours, call 508-548-4857.