by Carole Epp | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Italian word for clay, CRETA, seemed perfect to express our commitment to
creating an international reference point for ceramics and the arts in
the eternal city of Rome. Moreover, taken as an acronym, it spells out our
main activities: Ceramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts.
c.r.e.t.a. rome offers artist residencies for ceramicists and visual
artists for periods of 6 weeks or 3 months. Artists have the
opportunity to focus on their art, whether it be creating a new body of
work, expanding a well-established oeuvre or allowing themselves to
draw inspiration from their surroundings and the centuries of culture
that define the eternal city of Rome. The residency includes a
semi-private equipped studio, private or shared apartments in the
historical center of Rome, and technical assistance in procuring
materials for their work, firings, etc. In addition, they will have
access to the wealth of galleries and exhibitions in Rome and beyond.
Each resident will have an opportunity to exhibit the work produced
during the residency period in a final show. A selection committee
composed of artists, art critics and historians carefully evaluates
applicants based on their artistic experience, merit and project
proposal.
For more information and application details, see http://www.cretarome.com/ or contact Lori-Ann Touchette at [email protected].
by Carole Epp | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
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UNDER THE INFLUENCE: THE HARLEQUIN EFFECT
Wednesday January 16, 2013, 6:30 – 8 pm
Speaker: Kate Hyde, ceramic artist
Ontario-based artist Kate Hyde discusses her work in the exhibition Harlequinade and
the impact of theatre on her artistic practice. The talk will be
followed by a focused tour of the Museum’s permanent collection in which
the artist will highlight objects that have influenced her development.
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The Vase Project celebrates the art of copying and the role
of the usually anonymous artist in Jingdezhen. Working with 101 blank
vases, the curators created a visual chain letter selecting factory
workers and painters from independent workshops around the city to copy
and hand‐paint a blue-and-white contemporary landscape based on their
original sketch of the smoke stacks of Jingdezhen.
The project took place sequentially over a two year period: the
first factory artist received the sketch which he/she copied on a blank
vessel which was then fired and passed on to the next artist to copy
on a new identical blank vase and so on.
The Vase Project exhibition reveals that even when working
by rote or mimetically the anonymous artist’s individual brushstrokes
contribute to a singular one-off aesthetic within mass‐production.
Curated by Barbara Diduk, Charles A. Dana Professor of Art at
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Zhao
Yu, Assistant Professor at the Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
This exhibition explores the recent allure of China on Canadian
ceramicists. In the past few years, numerous ceramic artists have
attended residencies and exchanges in Fuping and Jingdezhen, replacing
the tradition of visiting Japanese folk (Mingei) potteries, in search of
authentic experiences.
The exhibition traces this new direction and how/if it has re-shaped
ceramic practice in Canada. Themes include contemporary Western
interpretations of Asian iconography, the relationship between the
handmade and mass production and the endurance of blue-and-white (Qing
Hua).
Go East features work by nine artists from across Canada
that were made in China or inspired by their experience of living
there. Artists participating in this exhibition are: Susan Collett, Jackson Li, Sin-ying Ho, Rory MacDonald, Sally Michener, Ann Mortimer, Paul Mathieu, Walter Ostrom and Diane Sullivan.
Curated by Rachel Gotlieb
PROGRAMS
JAN 14: PANEL DISCUSSION: Engaging with Ceramic Processes in Contemporary Art with artists Clint Neufeld and Linda Sormin. Moderated by Mona Flip, Curator of the Koffler Gallery
JAN 16: LECTURE: Under the Influence: The Harlequin Effect with artist Kate Hyde
JAN 25: LUNCH + LEARN: Susan Swan: The Western LightFEB 9: TRANSFORMATION BY FIRE: Hands-On WorkshopFEB 12: LECTURE: Married to Pottery: A Life of Uncertainty with Senior Curator Rachel GotliebFEB 14: JAMIE KENNEDY VALENTINE’S DINNER
111 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C7
Canada
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by Carole Epp | Jan 6, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Application Deadline: January 28, 2013
Notifications Mailed: February 28, 2013
Artist’s Reception: Friday, May 3, 2013
Exhibition Posted Online: Monday, May 6, 2013 by 10 AM Mountain Time
$35 Entry Fee: 3 entries, one accompanying detail per entry
The Second Bi-Annual Juried National is open to functional and sculptural ceramic artwork. It is our mission to provide a place for professionally minded ceramic artists to create new work and share the collective importance of art in our everyday lives. The Center hopes to extend our mission by showcasing the most current and thoughtful innovations and practices in the field of ceramics today.
JUROR:
Dan Anderson is currently a full-time studio artist following 32 years of teaching ceramics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1970-2002). Anderson received his BS degree in art education from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and his MFA degree in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is a NEA individual artist fellowship recipient plus he has been awarded six artist fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council. An avid wood firing enthusiast, he has his own anagama kiln at his Old Poag Road Clay and Glass studio/home, where he now spends 100% of his time. Red Lodge Clay Gallery, AKAR Gallery in Iowa City, Iowa, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho and the Works Gallery in Philadelphia as well as other galleries throughout the United States represent his ceramics.
MERIT AWARDS:
Juror’s Choice Award $500
Director’s Choice Award $300
Curatorial Choice Award $200
For more information:
406-446-3993
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by Carole Epp | Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Long Term Residency Application Deadline: February 1st, 2013
The Long-Term Residency (September 1 – July 31) is ideal for committed individuals in transition from post baccalaureate studies to graduate school, as well as those pursuing the development of professional artistic careers. Self-directed ceramic artists searching for the time, space and resources needed to explore new ideas and create new work will enjoy the rural mountainous setting. Accepted residents will be provided with studio space, housing, utilities, and a monthly stipend in exchange for twenty hours of work per week at the Clay Center. Responsibilities will include assisting in the retail operation of the gallery, teaching community clay classes, as well as cleaning and maintenance of the studio and gallery. Residents will be responsible for personal living expenses, as well as all material and firing expenses. The application deadline is February 1st annually.
Application Fee: $40
The Red Lodge Clay Center welcomes applications from ceramic artists who will thrive working as a team, in a community minded atmosphere.
