SAVE THE DATE Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Life of MALCOLM H DAVIS, JR (1937 – 2011)

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Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 3:30 PM First Congregational UCC Church
An Open and Affirming, Just Peace, Multi-Cultural Multi-Racial Congregation
945 G Street NW, Washington DC 20001(202/628-4317) (church office)(9 – 3 pm)
Website is: www.FirstUCCDC.org Reception to follow at the church.

Parking: Limited free underground parking is available on the 2nd and 3rd levels of garage under the church building. Enter off of G Place, N.W. (between 10th and 9th, one way East), just before entrance to MLK Library parking. Use elevator which says “First Congregational Church”, not the elevator which services the 3rd-5th floors of the building.

Metro: The church is located one block from “Metro Center”stop. The green, orange and red lines all stop here. We recommend all who are able to come by Metro. Parking is easily found on Sundays at various neighborhood red, green and orange metro stops. After the service, once you leave the church’s front and parking doors, you will not be able to re-enter the building.

Food contribution to the Reception: To augment the Care of Parish Committee’s Reception planning, we ask those who are able to bring finger food and/or non-alcoholic drinks to the 2nd floor Reception Room/Kitchen prior to the service.

* * * * * A Retrospective of Malcolm’s ceramic work will also be held at the Art School at Old Church, 561 Piermont Road, Demarest, New Jersey 07627 June 27th through July 3rd
June 30th will be a special day of honoring Malcolm with speakers and food.
The Retrospective will feature works from his first stoneware in the mid-1970s to his last shinoware where he became known affectionally as, “The King of Shino.” All are welcome to this event.

Website is www.tasoc.org. More information will appear closer to June 27th.
Phone: 201/767-7160

* * * * *Judy plans to be present at both the June 3rd and 30th events.

Two opportunities at Lillstreet Art Centre in Chicago

by | Apr 13, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

First up: A Residency Opportunity

Lillstreet’s resident artist program was established to benefit the Lillstreet student community, as well as the Artist-in-Residence. The residents in each of our departments dedicate time to work with students outside of classes in order to enrich Lillstreet students’ experience by seeing and learning from a working artist in their midst.

The Artist-in-Residence Program also serves as a resource for our teachers by asking the Artist-in-Residence to assist from time to time with classes and demonstrations. This program is meant to help bolster the vitality of the student community and create relationships with the students. The main focus of this residency is for the artist to be an encouragement and resource for the Lillstreet student community as well as provide an opportunity for artists to develop their work.

For the 2012-2013 year Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago is seekingtwo ceramics artists in residence, one sculptor and one potter
Residency includes:
• Workspace in the ceramics department
• 24-hour access to the building
• $200 monthly stipend
• Free classes in any department at Lillstreet
• Opportunities to teach
• Group exhibition in July with other Resident Artists
• Free firings
• A specified amount of free clay
• Access to equipment and facilities

Resident Artist is expected to:
• Monitor 8hrs (Part of 20 weekly hours)
• Assist in large enrollment classes
• Help with firing class kilns
• Post scheduled hours in department and blog
• Maintain personal studio space and artwork
• Be present for events/open house
• Work closely with department head
• Participate in group resident artists slide lecture series

To apply submit the following to www.lillstreet.slideroom.com by May
1st, 2012:

• 10 images of work completed in the last 3 years
• Résumé/CV
• Artist Statement
• Personal statement (one page max) explaining what you hope to
accomplish personally and what you will bring to the Lillstreet
community. Additionally address what skills and qualities make
you a good fit for the Residency Program.
• Names and contact information of 3 references
• $15 application fee
Residencies begin September 1st and end August 31st

For more information, please visit our website:
www.lillstreet.com/artist-in-residence
Please contact Emily Schroeder Willis if you have any questions at [email protected]

Second Opportunity:

We are looking for new artists for our sales gallery. If anyone is interested in applying for our Sales Gallery, we are taking applications for the gallery through September 1st. There is a $15 application fee and they can apply through www.lillstreet.slideroom.com

Lillstreet Art Center
4401 North Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 769-4226

Help support the Genesee Pottery on Kickstarter

by | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

About this project

The Genesee Pottery in Rochester, New York is a nonprofit ceramic studio housed in an 1895 firehouse. Where the fire horses used to be stabled is our kiln room, which houses our 40 year-old workhorse of a gas kiln.

In the past years we have brought many of our practices up to newer, safer standards and we need to do the same for our firing procedures. The gas kiln is and has always been an integral part of our firing process. We are the only ceramic studio in the region to offer this service to the community.

As we celebrate our past 40 years with our retrospective show “Ten-Nineteen” we would like to replace the old workhorse with an ecologically sound, high efficiency kiln, to prepare ourselves for the next generations of Genesee potters.

Genesee Pottery was founded in 1972 and is located in the historic firehouse at 713 Monroe Ave in Rochester, NY. Genesee Pottery is one of Rochester’s premier community based ceramics facilities, serving an active community of students, renters, instructors and artists-in-residence. Our comprehensive studio facilities and 24 hour access available to our Artists-in-Residence and renters is unparalleled in the region.
Support them on Kickstater here.
geneseearts.org