Artist Talk: George Rodriguez
Schedule
Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
218 W Main St, Salisbury, MD, United States, Maryland 21801 | Salisbury, MD
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Join the Museum of Eastern Shore Culture Friday, February 20, at 6:00 p.m. for an artist talk with ceramic sculptor, George Rodriguez. George is a featured artist in our latest exhibit, "Artesanía: Magic and the Folk Arts of Mexico".More about George Rodriguez:
Born and raised in the border city of El Paso, TX, George Rodriguez creates highly ornamented, ceramic sculptures, often underlined by a connection to sociopolitical themes. His guardian figures, tomb sculptures, and installations, commemorate and build community. His most recent projects include a permanent installation at the new Kansas City International Airport, a community tile mural at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, and an outdoor public sculpture at CASA of Maryland, an immigration advocacy organization in Baltimore. His work has shown extensively throughout the U.S. including the Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; amongst others. His sculptures are part of the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen College of Computer Science and Engineering, Seattle, WA; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. and the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden amongst others. Rodriguez holds a BFA from the University of Texas El Paso and an MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle. He is an Assistant Professor at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia and was featured on PBS Craft in America "Storytellers" episode.
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