2011 Craft Research Fund – PROJECT GRANTS

THE MISSION of the Craft Research Fund is to advance, expand and support research about craft in the United States. GOALS • To support innovative research on artistic and critical issues in craft theory and history • To explore the inter-relationship among craft, art, design and contemporary culture • To foster new cross-disciplinary approaches to scholarship in the craft field in the United States • To advance investigation of neglected questions on craft history and criticism in the United States DEADLINE Application for 2011 Project Grants must arrive no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011. Notification of Project Grant awards will be released mid-September for projects beginning October 1, 2011. Work outlined in the grant request must be completed with a final report within 18 months of the award, with a status report due midway through the research. Mail to: Craft Research Fund FEDEX to: Craft Research Fund Center for Craft, Creativity and Design PO Box 1127 Hendersonville, N.C. 28793 OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Center for Craft, Creativity and Design 1181 Broyles Road Hendersonville, NC 28791 828-890-2050 Craft Research Fund Travel Grants of $500 will be awarded to applicants who have been invited to speak at the College Art Association panel on a topic related to craft in the United Sates. Applications must be submitted at least one month prior to the conference and funding will be sent following presentations at the CAA conference. Application Process: A letter of request for travel support, a copy of an invitation to participate on a College Art Association panel, and a copy of the session abstract that relates in some way to United States craft should be sent no later than one month prior to the conference. Support for travel, lodging or other expenses associated with the panel will be reimbursed up to $500. Send application to the above address. James Renwick Fellowship in American Craft offered by The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery invites applications January 15th of each year. This fellowship is available for research in American studio crafts or decorative arts, and supports independent and dissertation research. Both pre- and postdoctoral applicants will be considered as well as scholars with equivalent education, experience, and publication history. The stipend for a one-year pre- doctoral fellowship is $25,000 plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a one-year senior or postdoctoral fellowship is $40,000 plus research and travel allowances. Terms of residency range from three to twelve months; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months. Contact: Fellowship Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum, (202)275-1557, [email protected]. For information visit http://AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships.via Crafthaus

Artist of the Day: Lori Leaumont


My name’s Lori Leaumont, I’m 29, and I’m a ceramic artist/potter originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, now living in Indianapolis. I’ve got a big ol’ fancy BFA in Ceramics from the Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University, which is where I met my weirdo punk husband Nich. I make stuff out of clay, and I’m working towards doing pottery as a living full time, but I’m trying to content myself with learning as much as I can and knowing that making stuff everyday is pretty cool, even if I have to eat ramen to do it.


I create a lot of cups, which is sort of an obsession of mine (hence my blog title, 15 Painted Cups). I lean mostly towards making functional art – I love well designed tableware and things that enhance your everyday life. I occasionally make things that are more conceptual, but I can’t help but laugh at myself a little when things get too deep – who am I kidding? I can’t even keep my shoes tied half the time, so who am I to comment on the ills of society? My conceptual work is usually concerned with my own life experiences, my struggles with mental health and being bipolar, and things like memory and emotion. I have a background in painting, so I draw and paint a lot on my surfaces as well. I keep a process journal on my blog at http://15paintedcups.blogspot.com.

(this piece got accepted to the Skutt Kiln Peep Show! Check it out at NCECA!)

15 Painted Cups: My art blog, where I draw on stuff on an (almost) daily basis.
Fanfare and Foofaraw: My Etsy Store
Trickypink on Deviant Art: Miscellaneous Art/Everything all of the time

Upcoming residency opportunities at MEDALTA


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MEDALTA 2011 JULY with Sukjin Choi July 4th – 31st 2011 This residency will be led by invited artist Sukjin Choi and is intended for artists who are comfortable working independently within a group setting. Sukjin Choi is a Korean artist, educator and writer currently working in Virginia. Her practice ranges from the seemingly effortless production of traditional Onggi jars, to large scale multimedia installation art. • $625 •All firings included •Artist supplies materials and clay •12 spaces available •Application deadline is April 15 2011

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@font-face { font-family: “Arial”; }@font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Pots For the Kitchen, Bread For The Table with Fredi Rahn August 5th – 14th 2011 $775 (all materials included) Registration on a first come first served basis. (12 spaces available) This ten-day workshop focuses on the connection between the food we cook and the pottery we cook and serve it in. The emphasis of the workshop is on repetition, focus, and getting the details right. We will divide our time between the (improvised) bakeshop and the pottery studio, using the philosophy of mindfulness and creativity through practice and repetition. In the kitchen, our focus is on artisan hearth breads. Learn how to improvise a hearth oven in your home oven, and how to mix, ferment, shape, and bake beautiful loaves using simple natural ingredients and time. In the ceramics studio, choose a form (or 2) to practice and develop and delve into the details of scale, weight, proportion, edges, and surface. In between we find the connections between food and pots, how they converse and strengthen each other. The workshop will be punctuated with daily demo’s, tastings and discussions, all intended to make you consider the humble objects you make for daily use and consumption more deeply and fully. For further information about our facilities, residency experiences, application and registration info please visit our website at: http://www.medalta.org/miair/index.html