25th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art

by | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized

April 26th – April 28th, 2013

“This is the kind educational, intellectual event one
expects from museums or universities, but which public institutions seem
less and less able to provide.” – ARTWEEK

CCACA brings the ultimate ceramic sculpture event to Davis, CA from
April 26 – April 28th, 2013. In an intimate setting, you can interact
with top artists in a way not possible at other venues. UC Davis, home
to the late sculptor Robert Arneson, was instrumental in defining a new
direction for ceramic art. Enjoy delightful downtown Davis and be
inspired by nationally recognized ceramic art talents.

Demonstrations, lectures, shows—no other event delivers more inspired
knowledge of ceramic sculpture for a better price. Meet face-to-face
with distinguished ceramic sculptors you might only read about; see and
hear from the artists what makes them top in their field.

45 Major Shows

Local gallery exhibitions and over 40 college shows bring the best work of the year within easy reach.

  • John Natsoulas Gallery’s 23rd annual 30 Ceramic Sculptors
  • The Artery’s California Clay Competition
  • The Davis Art Center
  • The Pence Gallery
  • Ceramics from UC Davis’s permanent collection, featuring Robert Arneson’s masterpiece, The Palace at 9 a.m.

These shows run concurrent with CCACA 2013. See all this and over 40
amazing student shows within a short walk. This is a chance to surround
yourself with the top ceramic art of today and the ideas of the artists
of tomorrow.

The following are the schools who participated in 2012: Academy of
Art University, American River College, Cabrillo College, California
College of the Arts, CSU Chico, CSU Fullerton, Chabot College, College
of Marin, College of the Redwoods, Cosumnes River College, Cypress
College, Davis High School, Delta College, Diablo Valley College,
Emerson Junior High School, Humboldt State College, Los Medanos,
Foothill College, Fresno State, Fresno City College, Mendocino Art
Center, Mendocino Junior College, Merritt College, Oregon School of Arts
and Crafts, Reedley College, Sacramento City College, Sacramento State,
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, San Jose
State University, Santa Rosa Junior College, Sierra College, Sierra
Nevada College, Skyline College, Solano College, Sonoma State
University, Southern Oregon University, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, West
Valley College.

Find out more here. 

a site 2 see friday: Studio Break

by | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized

“Studio Break is a  blog/podcast featuring interviews with artists from
their studio.  Blogs updates will include images of artists work along
with an interview/conversation which explores the challenges of keeping a
studio practice, what they may be working on, and what we can look
forward to seeing from them in the future.”

A recent podcast showcased ceramic artist Megan Mitchell.

Check it out here. 

Call for entry: 500 Figures in Clay Volume 2

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

 

Lark Crafts seeks images to publish in a new collection of figures in clay, to be juried by Nan Smith.
While artwork may be abstract to some degree, each piece must be based
on and recognizable as the human form. Artists may submit images for up
to two original works with three details of each piece. Note that as a
book of new work, no artwork created before 2004 will be considered, and
priority will be given to pieces created within the last five years.
There is no entry fee. We can accept only high-quality digital images.
Artists will receive full acknowledgment within the book, a
complimentary copy, and discounts on the purchase of additional books.
Artists retain copyright of their work.

All submissions must be submitted electronically through Juried Art
Services. Note that there is no fee for using Juried Art Services. The
entry page can be found at the following link: http://www.juriedartservices.com/index.php?content=event_info&event_id=590
Entries must be submitted by February 8, 2013.