by Carole Epp | Sep 11, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
2014
NCECA National Student Juried
Exhibition
Milwaukee Institute of Art and
Design – Wisconsin – March 19 – 22,
2014
Application Deadline: September 24,
2013
Application Fee: $15.00 Members; $30.00
Non-Members
The premier student
competition and exhibition of ceramics in the United
States, the NCECA 2014 National Student Juried Exhibition
will be hosted by the Milwaukee Institute of Art and
Design March 4-22, 2014 , in conjunction with the 48th
Annual NCECA Conference, ‘Material World’ held in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Delta Center in Milwaukee, March 19
– March 22, 2014. The NCECA 2014 NSJE is open
to all fulltime undergraduate and graduate students (as
defined by their home institution) and all
post-baccalaureate students enrolled in the United States
of America, except for those enrolled at the institutions
of the jurors. The applicant must be working towards
a degree or be a post-baccalaureate in art at the time of
submittal.
by Carole Epp | Sep 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
SATURDAY & SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 – 21
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM | $220 tuition | $35 lab fee
by Carole Epp | Sep 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Friday & Saturday, September 20
and 21, 2013
Imagine
getting this look in cone 6 oxidation! Learn how Jay accomplishes this.
Come
for a workshop that discusses throwing, altering and finishing in cone 6
oxidation. You will see a vessel transform
from a block of clay to one ready for bisque firing.
On
Friday evening, Jay will demonstrate his throwing techniques including his
technique of stretching/cracking. Saturday, you will have a chance to practice the techniques Jay
has demonstrated.
Saturday
Jay will continue some throwing demonstrating types of lids and galleries,
trimming. Jay will also discuss
glazes and his finishing techniques.
You
will see slides of Jay’s work where he will discuss the process followed in
reaching the final piece of art.
He will discuss glazing and share some of his recipes.
To complete experience your experience at this
workshop, bring some clay, your throwing tools, a heat gun if you have one, and
whatever you need to take your pieces home.
Also bring your own lunch for Saturday,
refreshments will be provided.
Jay Kimball is an award-winning artist living in Mervin,
SK. His artwork explores a
fascination with the interplay of surface, form and colour. Most of his pieces begin at the
potter’s wheel and then got through a series of transformations before
firing. Architectural elements are
carved into wet clay that frame abstract natural forms. Apart from one constant glaze, other
glazes are created intuitively, with years of experience and education guiding
the chemical process. His firing method is oxidation cone six electric. This straight forward firing contrasts
the complex material manipulation that occurs during construction.
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When: Friday, September 20, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Saturday
September 21, 9:00AM to 4:30PM
Where: University of Regina Clay Studio, Dr. William Riddell
Centre, Main Campus
For
location and parking see map at (parking free on Saturdays)
Fees: $70 for members, $90 for non-members (annual membership is
$20.00)
Bring
you own lunch, refreshments will be provided
Registration Deadline: September 13, 2013
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For further information – call Adeline Skwara (306) 584-7979
or Sonia Abrahamson at
(306) 546-2955
by Carole Epp | Sep 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Well it was a whirlwind weekend. I traveled to Medalta to open the Medalta International Cup show and meet with a new group of resident artists; some which will be around just for a short month long stint, others staying up to a year. But more on them later. The cup show is really what I want to talk about first.
From the first minute I found myself surrounded by the actual cups in person I had a bit of a chill. And possibly a panicked sweat as well. While I knew what to expected since I had been the one selecting the work; I truly hadn’t prepared myself for seeing them in the flesh. To be honest I was taken aback by some of the work. The scale of pieces differed so much that I saw them in a different light. Others, I found, had details that had not come through in the images I’d seen making them even more impressive in person. I had prepared a short list of who I thought would take the prizes, but I soon found myself starting from scratch and looking over each piece one at a time all over again. Each piece was picked up, fingers were run over bottoms, handles were tested, glaze details were drooled over. But suddenly I was saddled with the weight of my decision. Medalta and the Medicine Hat College put forth what I think is one of the best prizes out there. A month long residency with accommadations! If only there could be a way for the juror to win….kidding. But it is a huge prize and I needed to be able to justify my decision. One cup out of 150 cups was going to have to stand above the others.
I narrowed my list and went back hourly to reevaluate and in the end I chose this beautiful piece titled “Ugly Monkey” By Kyoungwa Oh of the USA as our top prize winner. I assure you this piece is beyond delectable in person. My camera phone image does it no justice.
Congrats to you, Kyoungwa Oh!
Student prize – supplied by none other than Ceramics Art and Perception and Ceramics Technical, went to Melanie Sherman
The following works were also purchase prizes for the Medalta Collection:
I was supper thrilled to see how many of the artists were in attendance
at the opening. So special to be able to share this night with you all.
Cheers and congrats to all of the artists in the exhibition. Thanks to each and everyone of you for making beautiful work. Thanks to all the amazing staff at Medalta who worked overtime on this project (even in a post flood renovation zone). In particular three people: Aaron Nelson for getting the idea off the ground; Jenna Stanton for overseeing the project logistics and administration, and for installing a beautiful show in a manner that highlighted each artists work; and Quentin Randall, Medalta’s resident web designer and marketing/promotions staff. Thanks to all the Medalta staff that helped out with this project. Thanks to Medalta AIR, Medalta College, and Ceramics Art and Perception and Ceramics Technical for supplying the awards.
Oh Medalta, you have a special way of bringing the clay world
together; of supporting and promoting international and Canadian craft
and artists. We artists love organizations like that. Keep up the amazing work.
Over the next while I’ll be posting a lot of eye candy from the award winners and some of the artists from the exhibition. Please stay tuned for that. In the meantime head on over to Medalta in person or online to pick out a cup for yourself before they’re all gone!
by Carole Epp | Sep 9, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
KyoungHwa Oh was awarded the top prize at the Medalta International Cup Show this past weekend. More on that to come in a different post. Until then feast your eyes on this incredibly detailed and lovely work.
kyounghwa.com
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