by Carole Epp | Nov 7, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Sakuraba Gallery, located in Sendai, Japan, announces their international art competition to recognize the best artists from outside of Japan. The artists that are selected to exhibit will be brought to Japan from their home country to attend the opening reception. Airfare, cost of hotel stay for up to ten days, and a small group tour of Sendai are included. Meals and spending money are not provided. The competition is open to artists 18 years of age or older world-wide. However;
-Artists must not currently reside in Japan or have resided in the past for longer than two years.
-Artists cannot be Japanese citizens or hold duel citizenship with Japan and another country.
-Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists.
-All works submitted must be original in design and concept. Artwork must not be copied, in part or wholly, from any published or copyrighted work. Artwork based upon a copy-written work for the sake of parody or critic is acceptable on a case by case basis. Eligible media: Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art, wearable art, jewelry, and mixed media.
Media not accepted: Video/film and live performance pieces. All entries must be received by January 1, 2011. 12:01pm JST. For link to online entries and more information: http://www.sakurabagallery.info/international-art-competition.php
by Carole Epp | Nov 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Celebrated artist and paper-cut genius, Rob Ryan AKA Mister Rob makes intricate and delicate papercuts painstakingly cut by hand. Both wistful and whimsical, Rob Ryan freely admits his pictures and stories are unashamedly sentimental…so there!”
Pre-order them here.
by Carole Epp | Nov 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Watershed 2010 Fall Online Auction is now open. The auction will run from November 1, 2010 to November 16, 2010, and supports the efforts Watershed has made for more than 20 years – serving artists by providing time and space to work in clay!
Artists from across the globe are donating artwork, books and services, for your bidding pleasure, as well as to support the important place that Watershed holds in the world of ceramic art. As you browse the auction items, remember that when you begin placing your bid today, you are not only bidding on an extrodinary piece of art, you are supporting future opportunities for artists at Watershed! A small shipping fee will be added to each winning bid, and to the Buy Now price of those taking advantage of the “Buy Now” feature. Shipping ranges from $15 for small items to $50 for large/heavy items. Please contact Watershed if you have questions regarding shipping costs.Visit the auction
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by Carole Epp | Nov 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
For too many of the years that i have been working as an artist i have gone back and forth with my desire to participate in/my need to participate in/my questioning of the value of art and craft markets. I have spent some of those years avoiding them completely and focusing on gallery exposure, but then there are years like this year that i have applied to as many as i figured i could handle.
This in turn equates to a reality of 4 christmas sales in just over a month. And just when you think that the theme song from the tv show intervention should be playing in my head and friends should be stopping by to question my sanity; i’ve accepted a last minute spot in yet another chirstmas sale.
This one in a concert arena. This one with likely the largest crowd of them all. This one at the end of all the other sales when fingers crossed I’m not just left with odds and ends. But this was the year that I said I was going to give it my all, take my lumps, smile the smiles needed to close the sales and in the new year look to see if it all payed off or not. Then and only then will i address the potential need for plan B.
It seems only fitting though that the following video is making it’s rounds on the internet, mocking me and my positive outlook, reminding me of the often sad and true reality of craft sales (especially the glitter part), and wishing i had just stayed in bed a bit longer as that would likely have put me further ahead in the end… : )
So i would like to ask all of you your thoughts on these sorts of sales. Does it really get better once you’ve done the same sale a few years in a row? Does it pay off for you in the end? How far are you willing to travel for a sale? Or do you stick close to home? And what sorts of “drinks” do you need to get you through the long hours?
Thanks!
