online now – Cup: The Intimate Object XV

by | Oct 5, 2019 | Uncategorized

We are pleased to bring you this spectacular show featuring more than 1000 cups by more than 200 artists from 10 countries. Each year this show gathers some of the most exciting handmade cups being made in contemporary ceramics by established artists as well as artists new on the scene. This intense labor of love celebrates the most beloved of ceramic objects, the most intimate of vessels, combining the skill and talent of these wonderful potters into an awe-inspiring collection that can be viewed in full in our brick-and-mortar as well as on our website.
Particpating artists:
Senta Achée, Araceli Adams, Kristine Aguilar, Jennifer Allen, Marion Angelica, Michelle Arabian, Linda Arbuckle, Mark Arnold, Camilla Ascher, JoAnn F Axford, Posey Bacopoulos, Noel Bailey, Marian Baker, Mariana Baquero, Rickie Barnett, Charlotte Barvinok, Eric Beavers, Eve Behar, Ashley Bevington, Sandra Blain, Beth Bolgla, David Bolton, Catherine Boswell, Eric Botbyl, Joe Bova, Helle Bovbjerg, Ariel Bowman, Meredith Bradley, Angel Brame, Nathan Bray, Kaitlyn Brennan, Cate Brus, Julie Burstein, Laurie Caffery, Dawn Candy, Benjamin Carter, Mike Chappell, Adam Chau, Hoyt Childers, Adriana Christianson, Linda Christianson, Mike Cinelli, Autumn Cipala, Bede Clarke, Craig Clifford, Greg Cochenet, Faith Connor, Christy Culp, Sarah Day, Sarah De Berry, Harris Deller, Andrea Denniston, Grace DePledge, Julie Devers, Avesha DeWolfe, Maria Dondero, Paul Donnelly, Barbara Donovan, Scott Dooley, Doug Dotson, Audra Doughty, Rod Dugal, Eileen Egan, Adrienne Eliades, Carole Epp, Machiko Erhard, Michelle Ettrick, Gerard Ferrari, Alexandra FitzGerald, Brock Flamion, Linda Ge, Mike Gesiakowski, Daniel Gillberg, James Gottuso, Martha Grover, Chris Gustin, Annemiek Hamelink, Kayla Harbeitner, Wesley Harvey, Eric Heerspink, Elaine Henry, Amy Henson, Steven Hill, Tiffany Hilton, Barbara Hoffman, Erin Holmes, Noelle Hoover, Meredith Host, Samantha Hostert, Jordan Howerton, HungryMunchy, Matthew Hyleck, Kirk Jackson, Jordan Jones, Denise Joyal, Shellie Kacillas, Ashley Kim, Margaret Kinkeade, Lucien Koonce, Tim Kowalczyk, Karin Kraemer, Allison LeBaron, Dianne Lee, Dick Lehman, Keok Lim, Austin Lindsey, Paul Linhares, Renee LoPresti, Toni Losey, Louise Lovelace, Scott Lykens, Terrie MacDonald, Shaun Mallonga, Maureen Marcotte, Virginia Marsh, Jessie Martin, Jodie Masterman, William McComb, Paul McCoy, Mynthia McDaniel, Linda McFarling, Susan McHenry, Andrew McIntyre, Christopher Melia, Sam Mendez, Branan Mercer, Ron Meyers, Brooke Millecchia, Reiko Miyagi, Nikki Mizak, Joe Molinaro, Eric Moore, Stephen Mullins, Kate Murray, Ryan Myers, Mark Nafziger, Ted Neal, Lindsay Oesterritter, Debra Oliva, Samantha Oliver, Åsa Olofsson, Brent Pafford, Elizabeth Paley, Jessica Palmer, Gillian Parke, Erica Passage, Ronan Kyle Peterson, Teresa Pietsch, Sarah Pike, Sarah Piper, Carla Prinster, Fredi Rahn, Jeremy Randall, Dow Redcorn, Kyle Rees, Ryan Reich, Don Reynolds, Mea Rhee, Barry Rhodes, Joseph Rincones, Tilla Rodemann, Anthony Rollins, Mat Rude, Ann Ruel, Lora Rust, Eileen Sackman, Adrian Sandstrom, Masa Sasaki, Alexandra Saunders, Gabrielle Schaffner, Pete Scherzer, Britta Schroeder, Ryan Schulz, Deborah Schwartzkopf, Brad Schwieger, Yoko Sekino-Bové, Nikki Serra, Erin Shayler, Joey Sheehan, Tim Sherman, Takuro Shibata, Amy Smith, Liz Smith, Amy Smith and Simon Levin, Amelia Stamps, Chad Steve, Rebekah Strickland, Mike Stumbras, Katie Susko, Joy Tanner, Chance Taylor, Charlie Tefft, Susan Thomas, Samuel Thompson, Alex Thomure, John Tilton, James Tingey, Sue Tirrell, Christian Tonsgard, Sandra Torres, C A Traen, Leilani Trinka, Sara Truman, Sami Tsang, Clovy Tsuchiya, Eric Van Eimeren, Lynn Anne Verbeck, Jake Vinson, Carolyn Von Zabern, Mikey Walsh, Julia Walther, Melissa Weiss, Philip Wiggs, Stephanie Wilhelm, Bryan Wilkerson, Erik Wilson, Hedy Yang, Meghan Yarnell, Levi Yastrow, Tony Young, Melissa Yungbluth, Caleb Zouhary

 

Orders containing cups from Cup: The Intimate Object XV will begin shipping October 21st. This does not mean your cups will ship on the 21st. We expect a multitude of orders, and it will take us weeks to pack and ship them all. Orders will be shipped in the order they were received. Thank you for your patience.
Shop Cup: The Intimate Object XV here.
Artists pictured above: Joey Sheehan, Ronan Kyle Peterson, Charlie Tefft, Linda Arbuckle, Autumn Cipala, Grace DePledge, Matthew Hyleck, Eric Botbyl, Senta Achée, JoAnn F Axford, Lucien Koonce, Ted Neal

Rudy Autio Memoir now available.

by | Oct 4, 2019 | Uncategorized

“Rudy Autio, one of the important figures in the contemporary clay movement beginning in the 1950s, discusses his early days growing up in a Finnish immigrant family in Butte, Montana, his time in the Navy at the end of WWII, the start of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana, with Peter Voulkos, and his building methods of early murals using brickyard clay. Later he helped K Ross Toole, the new director of Montana Historical Society Museum in Helena, with a number of dioramas there in 1954, especially the Lewis and Clark diorama. He then was hired at University of Montana in Missoula to build a ceramics program by President McFarland. He discusses noteworthy students he learned from during his 28-year teaching career and various commissions he built during those years, like the Grizzly, the ceramic murals for Polson, Walla Walla, and Helena. In the 1970s workshops in ceramics demonstrations became popular, especially after the first SuperMud conference, and Rudy describes some of these. Later chapters explore his first trips to Finland, meeting relatives and artists alike. He discusses ways his work changed throughout his life. About the author (2019): Rudy is considered one of the most important and influential ceramic artists to ever touch the medium of clay. His masterful works are in permanent collections of museums around the world, including the American Craft Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Carnegie Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, the Portland Art Museum, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian, the St Lousi Art Museum, and others. Rudy Autio has left an indelible mark on the world with his art. He taught ceramics and sculpture at the University of Montana in Missoula from 1957 to 1985, and is best known for his figurative work on clay.” –Jason Lawfer

rudyautio.com

Purchase it HERE.

job posting: Assistant Professor of Art – Ceramics @ University of Minnesota

by | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized

UM Dept of Art

The University of Minnesota’s Department of Art in the College of Liberal Arts invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Art – Ceramics – Full-Time Tenure-Track (Job ID 332969) faculty position to begin fall semester 2020 (08/31/2020).

The Department of Art seeks an artist with contemporary ceramic arts expertise to join our renowned Sculpture and Ceramics practice area. We welcome artists whose cross-disciplinary skills will offer students a dynamic learning environment and a significant depth of competencies in traditional and non-traditional approaches to ceramic arts.

To learn more and apply, visit: University of Minnesota’s Find a Job site and search Job ID 332969

Link: https://humanresources.umn.edu/content/find-job

The Department of Art is committed to building an intellectually vibrant, culturally inclusive, and academically diverse community of exceptional faculty. The teaching load is two courses each semester and salary and benefits are highly competitive. Finalists will be eligible for travel-related expense reimbursement. Appointment at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor will depend on qualifications and experience consistent with collegiate and University policy. This is a 100% appointment distributed over the nine-month academic year (late-August to late-May).