by Carole Epp | Jul 13, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
A call for entries will begin on July 1, 2016 for the 2017 Lydon
Emerging Artist Program (LEAP). LEAP is a Store feature that recognizes
exceptional emerging talent in the contemporary craft field and provides
opportunities for early career artists to bring their artwork to the
consumer market. Established in 2007 in honor of SCC Director of
Exhibitions Kate Lydon’s 20-years of service, the program showcases one
winner and six finalists. The winner
will receive a $1000 cash prize and have their work featured, marketed,
and sold in The Store for one year, beginning January 2017. In addition
to the prize-winning artist, each of the six finalists will have their
work featured and sold in 2-month intervals throughout 2017.
LEAP is open to exceptionally talented artists who are in the early
stages of their careers. “Emerging” artists may have had some
professional experience (i.e., exhibitions, sales, publications, etc.)
but not yet have established reputations. Artists must work in craft
media and are asked to submit 6 images, a resume, a statement, support
materials, and a $25 application fee to SCC by September 30, 2016.
The selection review committee for LEAP will include guest juror
Brigitte Martin, creator and Editor-in-Chief of crafthaus, Janet McCall,
Executive Director at SCC, Kate Lydon, Director of Exhibitions at SCC,
and Megan Crowell, Asst. Director of Retail Operations at SCC.
http://contemporarycraft.org/opportunities/artist-opportunities/
by Carole Epp | Jul 11, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
JULY 29, 2016, 5 PM
No late entries will be considered
Wychwood Barns
601 Christie Street,
Toronto, ON
October 14–October 16, 2016
Friday, Oct 14:
Opening Reception 7-9 pm
Saturday, Oct 15: 8 am – 5 pm Sunday, Oct 16: 11 am – 5 pm
20th Annual FUSION Clay and Glass Show
We
are pleased to invite you to participate in the 20th annual juried
FUSION Clay & Glass Show, exhibition and sale, held at the Artscape
Wychwood Barns in Toronto. Celebrating the best and most engaging clay
and glass works, FUSION’s Clay & Glass Show will be the foremost
event for purchasing the finest in clay and glass.
Follow the link to download the prospectus: www.clayandglass.on.ca/page-1863375
by Carole Epp | Jul 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 9 – September 18, 2016 | Art League Gallery
Reception: September 2, 2016 | 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
For over 25,000 years, the human figure has been represented in
ceramics. It is an inherently vital form and ideally suited for directly
expressing the human condition. It is also what lies at the
intersection of the work of artists Tom Bartel (Athens, OH) and Zach Tate
(Goshen, IN). Whether exploring the various stages of life or
subverting those in power, the figures they create ask us all to reflect
on life’s certainties.
Our new Constitution is now
established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this
world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
— Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, 1789
Tom Bartel (b. 1969, Cleveland, OH) is known for his
fragmented figures that take cues from a “shotgun blast” of influences
ranging from antiquity to current popular culture. He received his
M.F.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington. He has lectured, conducted
workshops and exhibited extensively throughout the United States and
internationally. His work is included in numerous public and private
collections, and has numerous publications to his credit, including
American Craft, Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, Ceramics Art and
Perception as well as many other periodicals and books. Bartel is
currently the Ceramics Area Chairperson and is an Associate Professor at
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
tombartel.net
Zach Tate (b. 1985, Springfield, MO) is a figurative
sculptor and works at the University of Notre Dame as a visiting
lecturer for the Ceramics Department and as the executive director of
Goshen Youth Arts (a non-profit organization in Goshen, IN). He moved to
northern Indiana in 2013 after finishing his M.F.A. from Texas Tech
University. His work has been exhibited internationally, nationally and
regionally. Along with exhibiting his work, he has been a visiting
artist at several Universities and art centers around the world and
works as an author for several ceramics publications. His writings cover
experiences he has had organizing events, travelogues and exhibition
reviews.
www.zachtateceramics.com
www.southbendart.org/see/zach-tate-tom-bartel-death-taxes
South Bend Museum of Art
Century Center, 120 S St Joseph St, South Bend, IN 46601
