by Carole Epp | Apr 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
2010 UAAC Conference / Congrès AAUC 2010 Guelph University / Université Guelph October 14-16 octobre
Proposals for papers should reach session chairs no later than May 3
ECONOMY, COMMUNITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION – CRAFT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
From the socialism of the Arts and Crafts Movement to the radical interventions proposed by “craftivists”, the material, makers and processes of craft have been mobilised for social change. Central to this panel discussion are the communities created through craft — whether on a local, global or virtual level. These range in time and space from the DIY movement documented in Faythe Levine’s 2009 film Handmade Nation to the historical Canadian Guild of Handicraft, the Grenfell Mission in Labrador and the Home Arts Association in Great Britain to initiatives like the Navajo Crownpoint Rug Auction and Amazi Abesifazane or Voices of Women project in South Africa.
Perhaps because much of craft production is embedded in living culture and intangible cultural heritage it has attracted the attention of a wide range of scholarly approaches. Cultural geographers, craft historians, anthropologists, philosophers, art historians, women’s studies and material culture scholars and folklorists have all tried to decode the halo of meaning surrounding craft production within the social context.
Craft gets pressed, for better or worse, into social service because it speaks to people, it is perceived as accessible and useful. In this context, papers may address, but are not limited to, the following:
-The revelation of class, gender, and sexuality through economies of craft
-Transnationalism, cultural hybridity, and race as these relate to the role of craft in social development
-The transmission of traditional skills through craft cooperatives or finding a new relevance for traditional skills
-The intersection of craft and tourism as it relates to cultural identity and rural development
-The relationship of poverty with craft or craft as a survival skill
-“Doing good” or creating craft for those in need
Contact either Chair:
Gloria Hickey Independent scholar and curator St. John’s, NL [email protected]
Elaine Cheasley Paterson, PhD Craft Historian, Department of Art History Concordia University, EV 3.765 1455 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 514.848.2424 ext. 4605 email: [email protected]
Please send documents in .doc. or .rtf format only. Submissions from students should be accompanied by a letter of support from their supervisor.
All participants at the UAAC Annual Conference, speakers or not, must be UAAC members in good standing with a 2010 Membership number.
by Carole Epp | Apr 3, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The 3rd ICMEA Conference, 2010
International Ceramic Magazine Editors Association
The 3rd ICMEA Conference, 2010
November 8-15, 2010
Fuping/Jingdezhen, China
Theme: Interpretation of Ceramics
(A catalog and proceedings of the conference will be printed)
I. Call for Speakers: Deadline: July 31, 2010
Speeches should address topics such as critical writing, marketing, education, gallery/museum direction or other related topics. These talks should be maximum 20 minutes in length. All these should relate to the theme of this conference: Interpretation of Ceramics.
Speakers are requested to prepare the following information in WORD format and send by email to Dr. I Chi Hsu before Deadline July 31, 2010. (E-mail address: [email protected] )
1. an abstract of the talk
2. the title of the talk,
3. a short biography,
4. an image of yourself (300 dpi, 1 MB)
ICMEA will select speakers before the end of August, 2010, and we will notify all applicants.
The speaker should send the full text to Dr. Hsu for translation and publication before Deadline September 30, 2010.
Note: The selected speakers are invited to the conference in Fuping. Fuping will provide free accommodation and meals during the convention period; Fuping and ICMEA will not pay speakers fees or traveling costs (international and domestic). There is no conference fee for participants.
II. Call for Emerging Ceramic Artist Competition: Deadline: June 30, 2010
Definition of Emerging Artists: Ceramic artists who have not been practicing longer than eight years after finishing their training/studies and have never won a major competition.
To Enter:
1. Each artist may enter only one art work;
2. Four images from different angles of the piece to be submitted (in JPG format, 300 dpi and at least 1 MB in size);
3. The title, size and description of the work including materials, techniques, etc.
4. CV (no more than one page) and a short artist’s statement ( to be in English in WORD format.
All the above information should be sent to the following e-mail address: [email protected] before Deadline June 30, 2010.
First Round Judging Procedures and Conditions:
1. All received entries will be selected initially by:
Janet Mansfield (Australia), Bernd Pfannkucke (Germany), Elaine O. Henry (USA),
I Chi Hsu (China), Tina Byrne (Ireland), and Giovanni Mirulla (Italy).
2. A total of 60-100 applicants will be selected for the final competition. ICMEA will notify all artists before Deadline August 31, 2010.
3. All selected applicants should send their art work to ICMEA office in Fuping at artists’ cost.
Postal address:
Mr. XU Guoliang Fuping Pottery Art Village
1 Qiaoshan Road Fuping, Shaanxi, China
(postal code 700710)
phone: +86-138-9259-1969
Deadline for receiving the art work is September 30, 2010.
Final Jurying Procedures and Conditions:
1. All selected works will be exhibited at 2010 ICMEA Conference in Fuping. Ceramic magazine editors present will choose 10 Award winners on Nov. 7, 2010.
2. Entry to the competition is free. If the applicant is selected for final competition, he or she is invited to come to Fuping for the conference. Fuping will cover the artist’s lodging and meals during the conference period but not any traveling costs. Artists should notify Fuping by September 30, 2010 if they intend to be present.
3. Winners will be announced during the opening ceremony of the ICMEA Conference in Fuping, November 8, 2010.
Awards: The FuLe Prize will be given to 10 emerging artists for a free one month residency program in Fuping Pottery Art Village during 2011-2012.
In addition, three cash prizes will be given to the top three of the ten emerging artists:
Gold Prize: US$ 2000;
Silver Prize: US$ 1500;
Bronze Prize: US$ 1000.
Award winning art works will be retained by ICMEA for permanent exhibition.
The residency award does not include traveling money but covers all the room/meals/studio facilities and reasonable working materials in the one month period. Artists will donate to FLICAM half of their finished work made during their residency. The other half of the work belongs to the artists. Artists can ship them back at their own expense or find a local gallery to sell the art work for them or donate to FLICAM.
by Carole Epp | Apr 3, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Online Applications January 18 to April 18, 2010
http://www.futuregenerationartprize.org/ The Future Generation Art Prize established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation is a worldwide contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and provide long-term support to a future generation of artists. Artists around the world, without restriction of gender, nationality, race or artistic medium may enter the competition through online application. 20 shortlisted artists will be selected to show their work in an exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre (Kiev). These artists will be judged by an international Jury who will award one main prize and up to five special prizes. The first prize will receive $100,000. The biennial Prize is distinguished by:
- its global dimension;
- its focus on a young generation of artists;
- its open and democratic Internet application process;
- the long-term commitment of leading artists of our time;
- a distinguished Board, Jury and Selection Committee;
- an exhibition of shortlisted artists at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kiev, one of the largest and most active new contemporary art institutions in Europe;
- and an award of 100,000 USD, to be conferred by a respected international jury.
The jury will select one main Prize winner, who will receive a total of 100,000 USD (60,000 USD as a cash award, and 40,000 USD toward the production of new work). An additional 20,000 USD will be allotted to fund artist-in-residency programs for up to five other special prize winners. Images of works by all the shortlisted artists will be posted on the PAC website, and members of the public will be invited to vote via the Internet for People’s Choice Prize. To encourage the assistance of one generation of artists to the next, a group of renowned Mentor Artists has committed its long-term participation in the Prize and will provide in-person counsel and support to the Prize winners. The Mentor Artists are Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami.
by Carole Epp | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
via designboom
soledad senlle gallery, amsterdam
april 10 – may 15, 2010
“amsterdam’s soledad senlle gallery will be showing the work of french artists arnold goron & emilie faif in a dreamlike installation titled ‘the limpet & the cloud’. faif’s work is mostly textile based, consisting of sculptural pieces that have a handmade feel and often have a moving component. goron on the other hand, works in stoneware and earthenware. his pieces are abstract and explore the surface of the material, taking angular or round perspectives. when combined, the work of these two artists explores the world of fantasy and dreams. their abstract and imaginative works evoke another world.”
http://www.soledad.nl
‘les amis” by arnold goron, 2009 (stoneware, stone, paint, wood, fymo, bone)
by Carole Epp | Apr 2, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Expressions of Interest exhibition proposals
Closing date: 26 April 2010
Craft ACT Canberra
craft ACT is calling for exhibition proposals to exhibit in the 2011 program. For more information contact Diana Hare, Curator/Exhibitions Manager on 02 6262 9333 or email eval(unescape(‘%76%61%72%20%61%64%64%72%20%3d%20%27%25%36%34%25%36%39%25%36%31%25%36%65%25%36%31%25%32%65%25%36%38%25%36%31%25%37%32%25%36%35%25%34%30%25%36%33%25%37%32%25%36%31%25%36%36%25%37%34%25%36%31%25%36%33%25%37%34%25%32%65%25%36%66%25%37%32%25%36%37%25%32%65%25%36%31%25%37%35%27%3b%76%61%72%20%73%74%72%69%6e%67%20%3d%20%27%25%34%34%25%36%39%25%36%31%25%36%65%25%36%31%25%32%30%25%34%38%25%36%31%25%37%32%25%36%35%27%3b%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%27%20%2b%20%75%6e%65%73%63%61%70%65%28%61%64%64%72%29%20%2b%20%27%22%3e%27%20%2b%20%75%6e%65%73%63%61%70%65%28%73%74%72%69%6e%67%29%20%2b%20%27%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b’));Diana Hare
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