by Carole Epp | Jun 8, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Bio: Born and raised in Anchorage, AK, where I earned my BFA in Ceramics from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Spent a year at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland, Oregon before being accepted to the WVU Ceramics MFA program, which began with living in Jingdezhen, China for three months. I am a drawer and painter as well, and I’m deeply interested in facets of interior design and industrial design.
Artist Statement:
I make utilitarian pots with a design aesthetic. The practical beauty of my work is intended to overpower the mundane, mass-produced objects, and enrich experiences. Through thoughtful craftsmanship, I intend to communicate the importance, permanence, and necessity of my pots. I use porcelain to throw and hand build shapes that are informed by facets of design, historical ornamentation, and Modernism.
These forms reflect my desire to replace the boring objects in our lives with objects that have meaning. Practical beauty is conveyed through the articulation of curves and edges that create the forms and adorn their surfaces. I am drawn to the dynamic form change that occurs when a graceful curve moves around a pot and into an edge. The additions of crisp linear compositions on the surface further convey a modern design aesthetic.
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by Carole Epp | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Plan now to attend Figurative Association: The Human Form Symposium,
at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Save the dates — Sept. 10 through 13, 2014. Registration begins April 8, 2014.
Bookmark the page: arrowmontfigure.org, add it to your rss feed, and check back often as we develop the schedule for keynote speaker Dr. Nancy Etcoff, panels moderated by James Sullivan, symposium Guest Writer Edith Garcia, and closing speaker Glenn Harper, along with presentations and demonstrations by artists both renowned and early in their careers.
Encouraged by the success of the 2010 Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay,
the organizers have developed this symposium which will gather artists
who address the human figure through works in all media.
Two major exhibitions of figurative art will coincide with the symposium, for which a catalog will be published and available.
Register by calling 865-436-5860.
Registration fee: $395. Includes all meals, demonstrations, gallery reception and social events.
Housing options available.
by Carole Epp | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Now accepting applications
We offer two opportunities for ceramic artists with application deadlines this month:
2014 Artist in Residence
Application Deadline: June 23, 2014
Notification of Residency: July 7, 2014
Residency Dates: September 1, 2014 – August 31, 2015
The Artist in Residence Program through the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
offers one dedicated artist the opportunity to involve themselves in
research and growth, pushing their art in new directions in a dynamic,
urban studio connected to the Harvard community. Individuals will have
the opportunity to build relevant skills in research, professional
development, technical ability, creative problem solving, teaching and
community involvement through our Artist in Residence Program.
Our Artist in Residence Program offers:
- Personal studio space (60 sq. ft.) in addition to use of common studio space
- 24/7 studio access
- Free access to materials – clay, glaze and use of kilns (electric, saggar, wood fire, soda and gas) up to excess
- Opportunities to take classes and firing workshops within the program
- Paid teaching opportunities within the program
- Solo exhibition in Gallery 224 of work completed during residency
- Attend visiting artist workshops and symposium offered within the program
- Exhibition/sales opportunities in two annual Show and Sales
- Access to studio equipment including slab roller, extruder, spray booth, plaster mold-making room and glaze mixing area
- Access to studio lighting and background material for documenting work
- Website visibility
For more information and instructions on how to apply for our Artist In Residence Program, go here.
Mima Weissmann Memorial Fund for the Study of Ceramic Art
2014 Application Deadline: July 15
Applicants will be notified by: July 30
The Mima Weissmann Memorial Fund for the Study of Ceramics Arts will award tuition to one individual for a year of study at the Ceramics Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard.
The annual cycle runs from the Fall term through the following Spring
and/or Summer terms. Ideally, an applicant would be able to use the
studio all 3 terms, but individuals may apply for fewer terms of
tuition. In loving memory of Mima Weissmann, friends and family have
contributed to a scholarship fund that has been established by her
husband, Dewey Fraser, for the Ceramics Program of the Office for the
Arts at Harvard. The generous donations will enable recipients to study
in the educational environment and community that Mima helped to shape
during her many years as a valued staff member, teacher, and
artist-in-residence.
Applicants must have been working in ceramics for at least one year.
For more information on how to apply for the Mima Weissman Memorial Fund award, go here.
For more information about these and other opportunities for artists
at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, please see our
website.
by Carole Epp | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Slate’s Political
GabFest
A weekly news show that is self described at the “kind of
informal and irreverent discussion Washington journalists have after hours over
drinks.” I love the casual approach that Slate’s Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson,
and David Plotz have to talking about serious political issues of the day.
Their knowledge of politics is equally matched by their quick-witted jabs at
each other’s opinions.
