ADJUDICATOR FOR POTTERY SHOW NEEDED IN HINTON, APRIL

by | Jan 28, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The Yellowhead Rotary Arts Festival features a variety of art displays, including a pottery show. They are looking for an experienced potter to spend a day in Hinton judging the entries and providing a demonstration. All travel costs will be covered in addition to payment for services. This is an excellent opportunity to share your expertise with a small community of enthusiastic potters! Please contact Lisa at [email protected] or 780-712-6313 if you are interested or would like more information. Date: April 17 or 24 (TBA soon).

CALL FOR ENTRIES: COMING UP NEXT, ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL

by | Jan 27, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: APRIL 26, 2010
Exhibition Dates: June 5 – July 17 (Discovery Gallery)
Artists Reception: TBA The Alberta Craft Council is organizing it’s 4th annual juried exhibition that is open to emerging fine craft artists who are in the first five years of their career or in the last year of their formal education. If you are creating contemporary fine craft (clay, glass, fibre, wood, furniture design, jewellery or metals) with fresh new designs submit:

  1. current CV
  2. artist statement
  3. bio
  4. 3 – 5 good quality images (digital – 4″x6″ 300dpi) of work presented for the exhibition
  5. Portrait image of artist in the studio or against a neutral background
  6. an image list that includes title, medium, technique, year made, size and photo credit

Note: All submissions must have been produced in the last two years.
Send your submission to the Alberta Craft Council 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton AB T5J 1H4.

Artist profile – Gary Slavinsky

by | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized


For a while now I keep meaning to post about a lovely new potter I recently stumbled across. Well new to me, maybe not to you. I instantly fell in love with these beautiful pieces. Here’s a bit from his profile:

“My ceramic work is both practical for the enjoyment of everyday use as well as aesthetically pleasing for the presence in a room. I choose the wood fired process solely because it is an extension of my finding experience when creating. The wood fire process truly is an exciting adventure with discovery and the unexpected which is one of the most valuable experiences of human existence.”


Find out more about Gary here or shop for his work here.