See the article that has been attacked by so many who support the N.C. Pottery Center and falsely cited as justification for creating a competing festival.
Frankenstein's Monster, The North Carolina Pottery Center
The N.C. Pottery Center tried to take the Seagrove Pottery Fetsival and its profits before this article was even published. This is clear from the April 1, 2008 minutes of SAPA (see post below), though many of its prominent members are continuing the fight to destroy the Segrove Pottery Festival and destroy the Museum to show their support of the Center.
Don Hudson served with Richard Gillson for ten years on the Museum board. He created the Sanford Pottery Festival and the State Fair Pottery Display with Richard to showcase the work of Seagrove Area potters.
Lies have been told saying that the recent Sanford Pottery Festival publication was critical of Seagrove. It is, in fact, strongly supportive of Seagrove and paid a moving tribute to Gillson and was dedicated to keeping his festival and his dream of creating a permanent home in downtown Seagrove for the Museum alive.
27th Annual Seagrove Pottery Festival
When: November 22-23, 2008 Where: Located At: Seagrove School, 528 Old Plank Road, Seagrove, NC.
Richard Gillson, 1936-2008.
Friend, Artist, Potter, Promoter, Visionary. No man did more to define the famous "Seagrove Area Potteries" or to nurture the traditional arts and crafts in the heart of North Carolina than Richard Gillson. His personal mission was to promote the Seagrove pottery tradition and create the most inclusive, creative, open, democratic, consistent and accessible organization in the Seagrove area.
Proposed Museum Information Center
This new and modern facility, transformed from the old downtown grocery store building, would enable the Museum to continue it's mission - to preserve and perpetuate the pottery tradition of the five-county Seagrove area, which includes Randolph, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, and Chatham counties. This area is currently home to the largest group of working potters in the nation, and is rich in North Carolina's pottery heritage that has continued in Seagrove for over 200 years.
The Randolph Plate - Circa 1775
In 1983, the Museum of NC Traditional Pottery purchased its first piece of antique pottery for the museum's permanent collection, for $6,200. It is a beautifully decorated slipware plate, 13 inches in diameter, dated by experts to the late 1700s. It is believed to have originated in Randolph County, which is further supported by the fact that it was acquired from a Randolph County family in which the plate has been for many generations. The unsigned plate's age, quality of design, condition and rarity make it one of the finest and most significant pieces of antique pottery ever to be found in the Seagrove area.
Museum gives birth to NC Pottery Center
Under Richard's leadership, the museum helped start the N.C. Pottery Center by donating nine acres of valuable commercial real estate, a large house, historic pottery, financial support and staffing to the Center over a period of many years.
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