// Bebe Gianakos
Bebe Gianakos

 

Memberships

 

  • Meridian MS Museum of Art (MMA), Board of Directors 2003 - present
  • MMA Artists' Group, Vice-President 2002-2004 & Secretary 2004
  • Meridian MS Council for the Arts,Board of Directors 2003-2007
  • The Potters' Council (branch of The American Ceramic Society), 2005 - present

 

Juried Shows


Selected and Participated in The Meridian Museum of Art's 2005 Bi-State Competition

 

Pottery Classes

Meridian Community College

  • under Winkie Allan 1999
  • under Larry Van Dyke 2000
  • under Daniel L. Saucier 2002

East Central Community College

  • under Bruce Guraedy 2001

 

 

Workshops Conferences

 

  • Wood Burning Kiln Workshop~Brookhaven, MS-under Mary Bourner 2000
  • Alabama Clay Conference~Montgomery, AL 2001, Calera, AL 2006, Florence, AL 2007
  • Pickenpaugh Pottery~under Robert Pickenpaugh, Madison, MS 2001
  • Tougaloo Art Colony,Tougaloo, MS, Raku Pottery Class under Robert Reedy-2002
  • Salt Kiln Building Workshop-2006-under Dong-Hung Chung, Prof of Art, Wonkwang University, College of Fine Arts, Korea
  • Conner Burns Participation Workshop Burns Pottery, Natchez, MS 2005, 2008
  • Demonstration Workshop~Burns Pottery, Natchez, MS 2005, under Jed Schlegel

 

Potters' Council

 

  • Throwing Workshop, Mendocino, CA Spring of 2005
  • "The English Connection," Staunton, VA, June 1-3, 2006
  • "Natural Instincts," Beaufort, NC , June 22-24, 2007
 

BeBe currently gives pottery lessons at her studio in Meridian, MS. Anyone interested in taking lessons can call 601-485-2111 or visit potterypaw.com for more information.

 

Bebe is one of the founding Directors of the Co-Op.