Upcoming deadlines for Arrowmont

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a national art education
center. The School offers weekend, one- and two-week workshops for the
beginner to advanced artist, taught by national and international
practicing studio artists and university faculty. Students work and
learn in professionally equipped studios on a 14-acre residential campus
in Gatlinburg, TN. A series of weekly classes are also offered for
residents of the local community. Workshops and classes are offered in
ceramics, fiber, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm
glass, woodturning, woodworking, mixed media, books and paper.

Our Artists-in-Residence Program provides a supportive, stimulating
work and learning environment for five early-career artists during a
year-long residency. Conferences and symposia bring together artists,
art educators, collectors and others to work in the studios, engage in
dialogue about making art and to discuss issues and trends in the field.

Sandra J. Blain GalleryThe
public is welcome year-round to visit the campus and view artwork by
local, national and international artists in the School’s five
galleries, which offer a full schedule of changing exhibitions, attend
evening presentations, and visit the Artists-in-Residence studios. The
Marian Heard Library and Resource Center includes print and electronic
materials for research, and displays work from the School’s permanent
collection. The Artist Outfitters Store offers tools and supplies for
students on campus and artists in the community, as well as offering for
sale selected artwork from past Artists-in-Residence.
ArtReach, a collaboration with the Sevier County Schools, provides
nearly 1,200 students, grades 4-12, with an in-depth, full day art
workshop at Arrowmont each year.

Early registration ends FEB 1st!

for more info and to apply:
www.arrowmont.org
www.arrowmont.org/workshops-and-classes/workshops
https://arrowmont.slideroom.com/#/login

movie day: Clay & Ink

Clay & Ink from Crafts Council on Vimeo.

Ceramist Heidi Harrington discusses finding
inspiration in the movement and stillness in nature. Each of her pieces
is individually screen printed – the clay and image stretch during the
making process until finally freezing into the forms of plates, bowls
and wall pieces.

heidiharrington.co.uk

technical tuesday: sketches by Galia Bernstein

I’m not much of a sketcher. Not much of a planner, well not on paper at least. My sketches are often just stuck in my head. But I love to see behind the scenes of others thought process and planning for projects. So I loved this one by Galia Bernstein, whose an illustrator as well as a clay artist.

See more of her work on her blog Dancing Kangaroo.

Got some illustrations or sketches of your own projects you’d like to share?  Drop me a line at [email protected]

call for entry: Ceramic Shots Photo Competition

Our next Ceramic Shots Photo Competition has the theme of knolling.
Knolling is the process of arranging like objects in parallel or 90 degree angles as a method of organisation. Click here for examples of knolling.
So, gather together your ceramic creations or collection, align or
square all objects on a surface in your studio and take a photo.
Please share this call for entries with your friends and colleagues.
Submit your image to The Journal of Australian Ceramics.

The Prize: publication of your image (full page) in
Issue 54/1 of The Journal of Australian Ceramics (JAC) AND books to the
value of $200 from our online shop OR membership of The Australian
Ceramics Association to the value of $200. The choice will be yours.

Conditions of Entry:
One image per photographer.
A selection of the best images will be featured in Issue 54/1 of The
Journal of Australian Ceramics (JAC) to be published on 1 April 2015.
Image format: 300 dpi jpg file, minimum size 1MB, maximum size 4MB. PLEASE DO NOT email tiff files.
Portrait and landscape formats are acceptable, although portrait images (24.5cm X 17cm) suit JAC’s format the best.
All photos must be accompanied by the following information: photographers name, potters name, location and date of image.
Photos must have been taken in the last 12 months.
By entering the competition, you give The Australian Ceramics
Association (TACA) license to publish the photograph in The JAC (print
& digital) and on our website, www.australianceramics.com and TACA’s
Facebook page.
Deadline for images: Wed 18 February 2015.
Images can be emailed to: [email protected] with the subject heading CERAMIC SHOTS: KNOLLING.

Regards,
Vicki Grima
Editor, The Journal of Australian Ceramics
www.australianceramics.com