“Ceramic Art in the Pomona Valley: The Legacy of Julianne and David Armstrong”
Paul Roach
Speaker – Paul Roach, Director of Advancement and Communications, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona –
The American Museum of Ceramic Art is the enduring vision of two of Pomona Valley’s own – Julianne and David Armstrong. This talk with slideshow tells the story of the museum starting at Pomona College, where Julie and Dave met, and weaves its way to the present with a host of colorful characters, including Paul Soldner, Red Skelton, Harrison McIntosh, and Millard Sheets. Along the way, we’ll discuss the last 70 years of the ceramic arts and history, in general and specific to the Pomona Valley, and we’ll take a sneak peak at some upcoming programming at the museum.
Paul Roach is Director of Advancement and Communications at the American Museum of Ceramic Arts. He has been a fan of the museum since he discovered it in 2012, and jumped at the opportunity to support the ceramic arts full-time in the middle of last year. He comes to AMOCA from Claremont Graduate University and before that Pomona College, where he led the Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company for the better part of a decade.
Introduction: BobSmith
Fellowship: David Sonner
Greeter: Peter Boniface