The Clay Studio has ambitious plans: we’re building a new clay center in South Kensington, Philadelphia — the first of its kind in the U.S. Our expansion and relocation will create luminous new galleries and studios, more spacious classrooms and kilns, advanced equipment and sustainable new programming. Located in one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant arts corridors, our new center will bring together artists, art lovers, and people of all ages to discover and nurture their creativity with clay. We will greatly expand our role as art educators, while securing our place as a leader in the field of ceramic art.
This is a defining moment. Together, we will make this vision a reality! Together, we are an unstoppable force for good!
The Clay Studio
As Philadelphia’s only nonprofit solely dedicated to the education and promotion of the ceramic arts, and as one of the world’s leading institutions in the field, The Clay Studio offers a unique venue for arts enthusiasts.
Founded in 1974, The Clay Studio supports the ceramic arts through its artist residencies, gallery, studio space, educational & outreach programs. The Clay Studio has evolved from its origins as an artist collective into an internationally recognized ceramic art center. As a urban artistic community with a regional and international focal point on ceramics, The Clay Studio hosts artist and provides classes for all levels of interest.
The Clay Studio
139 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Come and celebrate the Society’s 40th Anniversary at our three days Australiana symposium, “Made in Australia”. We have a fantastic line up of speakers including Stephen Bowers (contemporary Australian ceramic artist), John Hawkins (QLD opals in Australian jewellery) and Julian Bickersteth (conservation of Australian furniture). Richard Neville, Mitchell Librarian and Director of Education & Scholarship from the State Library of NSW will be talking about the library’s collection and showcasing its treasures. There will also be presentations from curators and our members.
Come and hear about contemporary ceramics, colonial and mid-century modern Australian furniture, convict artists, goldfields jewellery, female woodcarvers, china painting and pottery, quilts, conservation of important furniture, ceremonial maces, Queensland opals in jewellery and much more!
We are pleased to be holding our 12th annual international call for entries, Beyond the Brickyard.
The selected works will be exhibited at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT, in early 2020.
This year’s exhibition will be juried by Chis Staley.
Specifications
The competition is open internationally to ceramic artists 18 years of age or older.
Current residents of the Bray may not apply.
Artists may submit up to 3 works for consideration, and up to 2 images of each piece (one complete photo plus one detail or alternate angle).
All artwork must be for sale and available during the time of exhibition.
The artwork exhibited must be the same piece(s) submitted for consideration.
Submitted artwork must not exceed 24” in any direction or weigh more than 35 lbs.
The artwork entered should be prepared for professional display and not so fragile as to be potentially dangerous to the work or others when shipped/displayed/handled with reasonable care.
Artists are responsible for cost of shipping selected work(s) to the Archie Bray Foundation (ABF). Artists are responsible for their own insurance for shipping to ABF and during the time that artwork resides here. ABF will assume cost and shipping insurance for the return of any unsold work.
For good image quality and a fast upload, your image files should be sized at and no larger than
1800 x 1800 pixels at 72 dpi (approximately 6″ x 6″ at 300 dpi)
Applying
Submissions to Beyond the Brickyard will only be accepted online. By clicking on the link at the bottom of the page you will be taken to Slideroom.com which will allow you to register and upload your images.
Submissions can be edited and are not officially submitted until you choose the “Complete Submission” tab and enter your payment method.
Submissions must be received online by midnight MDT, September 15, 2019.
Entry Fee
The cost of entering Beyond the Brickyard is $35 USD for up to 3 works.
All major credit cards are accepted.
Awards
From the successful entrants, three awards will be selected:
Juror’s Choice Award: $400
Director’s Choice Award: $400
People’s Choice Award: $100
Sales Commission
Artists will receive 50% commission of their work sold during exhibition, while ABF will retain 50%.
Exhibition Schedule
All applicants agree to the following schedule if selected to exhibit:
Applications due September 15, 2019
Entrants notified of jury results by email no later than October 31, 2019
Work to be received by Archie Bray Foundation by November 18, 2019
Work exhibited in Beyond the Brickyard, January–March 2020
Questions about your application? For technical support please contact [email protected]
For questions about submission information please contact [email protected]
Your completed application must be received on or before September 15, 2019.
I’ve been curious how Bradley Klem gets that perfect gradation of china paint color in his work and today he shared the secret on instagram! Go see the video HERE. There is also another video he posted on Ceramics Monthly HERE.
Bradley has been making some really powerful political pots lately. Make sure to check out more of his work HERE on his website.
