Origin: The Contemporary Craft Fair

by | Mar 25, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS – 29 MARCH 2011, 6PM

Benefits of Exhibiting in Origin:

  • A presence at the Crafts Council’s prestigious international event with 17,500 visitors
  • National and international press and publicity campaign
  • Exhibitor Listing in the Origin catalogue issued to all visitors free of charge
  • Exhibitor Listing on the Origin website
  • A preview party targeted at retailers, architects, interior designers, collectors, patrons and VIPs
  • An exclusive press morning to ensure journalists a sneak preview
  • Branded textile and paper bags for your customers purchases
  • Card payment facilities for all exhibitors
  • Promotional material such as show leaflets, e-flyers and logos for your website
  • 10x complimentary tickets to send to your industry contacts
  • A stand with carpet and white shell scheme walls to decorate as you like
  • Stand signage
  • Secure shared storage for excess stock
  • Discounted personalised promotional postcards
  • Discounts at selected cafés and restaurants in Old Spitalfields Market

Origin is a juried event. The organisers only present applications to the Selection Panel from makers who commit to exhibiting should their application be successful. Completing an application form should be viewed as your participation contract.New Makers Initiative A special stand rate is offered to encourage applications from makers who are new to the industry. If you have been practicing your discipline, showing in fairs or known to the crafts community for less than three years, you can apply for this discounted rate.For all the details please visit their website.

CREATING MEANING: The Pre-Conference

by | Mar 25, 2011 | Uncategorized

Last minute spots still available

Mar. 27-28, 2011

University of Florida, College of Fine Arts Gainesville, FL

CREATING MEANING: Pre-Conference at the University of Florida in conjunction with the 2011 National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference in Tampa Bay

UF Ceramics will be hosting Creating Meaning on Sunday March 27 and Monday March 28, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida. Creating Meaning will offer 3 artists workshops and 7 campus and city-wide Ceramic exhibitions. The event will offer those who enroll an opportunity to visit our studios, to see the work of UF students and Gainesville artists as well as selected works by national artists. A full day workshop with a slide lecture will be offered by artists Nan Smith, Kathy King and Kevin Snipes. “Alchemy: From Dust to Form: 2011 Ceramics National” will be on display at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (Jurors: Kathy King and Nan Smith). Other exhibitions include: “Intersection: UF Ceramics Undergraduates”, Cofrin Gallery at Oak Hall High School; “Currents: Past and Present – UF Alumni and Student Juried Exhibition”, Thomas Center Mezzanine Gallery, (Juror: Anna Calluori Holcombe); “Intersection: UF Ceramics MFA and Post-Baccalaureate Candidates”, Focus Gallery, (Juror: Steve Howell); “Nan Smith, Kathy King, Kevin Snipes: Workshop Leaders Exhibition”, UF College of Fine Arts Atrium, FAA; Ceramics MFA Thesis Exhibitions of Charlie Cummings, Chris Pickett and Brian Weaver at the University Gallery, “Gainesville Artisan’s Guild Members Show”, “Form and Surface Invitational”; The Randy Batista Gallery. Shuttle tours to gallery venues will run on Sunday afternoon ending at the Harn Museum for a reception. Breakfast, lunch, the tour and the workshop costs are included in the registration fee. Find out more here.
This Pre-Conference is sponsored by the UF Ceramics School of Ceramics and HOT Clay, the student run organization. UF College of Fine Arts School of Art and Art History