Submission deadline: October 23. National juried exhibition of all craft media takes place January 23-March 15, 2010. $2,000 in awards. $25 entry fee. For details and application, visit online. Questions? Call 480-644-6567.
Medicine Hat –Robert Harrison, the man behind the Historic Clay District’s easily-recognizable sculpture – the Medaltarch – will be speaking at the Medalta Potteries National Historic Site at 5:30pm on Saturday, September 19, as part of Medicine Hat’s celebration of Alberta Arts Days. The Canadian-born artist has gained international attention as a ceramic artist and sculptor. Over the course of his career, Harrison has held many prominent positions in both Canada and the United States. He is the Past-President of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), was President of the Board at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana and served one year as Head of the Ceramics Department at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Harrison’s sculpture at the Medalta Potteries National Historic Site – the Medaltarch – was created during his time as an artist in the Medalta International Artists in Residence (MIAIR) program in 1999 and is an example of his site-specific sculptures that can be found in Hungary, Italy, Taiwan and other locations around the world. Les Manning, the Artistic Director of the MIAIR program from 2001-2009, is thrilled to have Harrison in Medicine Hat. “As an artist, Robert works outside the norm in that his installations are historic sculpture. Not many ceramic artists challenge this area as much as he or have been as successful in taking it to an international audience.” He encourages people to take the opportunity to hear him speak. “Whenever artists of this magnitude visit Medicine Hat – especially someone with the connection he has [with the Medaltarch] – they are worth hearing.” Saturday, September 19 is a busy day for the Historic Clay District as it celebrates Alberta Arts Days. In addition to Harrison’s talk, the Historic Clay District is also offering free, two-hour pottery classes and a museum open house with hourly demonstrations in the Working Pottery. Anyone interested in hearing Harrison speak or participating in the classes are encouraged to contact the Historic Clay District at 403.529.1070. The Historic Clay District is one of eight tourism attractors in the Canadian Badlands, featured in AMA’s “Alberta 100 Journeys” and is Western Canada’s largest National Historic Site. The museum – in the Medalta Potteries National Historic Site – provides visitors a unique opportunity to visit a restored 1912 pottery factory, which once produced three-quarters of all stoneware in Canada. It is operated under the stewardship of the Friends of Medalta Society. The Medalta International Artists in Residence (MIAIR) program is a world-class ceramic arts residency operated out of the Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics in Medicine Hat’s Historic Clay District. MIAIR will begin offering year-round artistic programming in 2010, is twelfth year of operation. The program has brought international attention to Medicine Hat and continues the city’s rich clay tradition through contemporary ceramics. For more information, interviews or visuals, contact:
| Quentin Randall | |
| 403.529.1070 | |
| [email protected] | |
| www.medalta.org |
Exploring Ceramic Glazes is the first of a number of short courses in ceramics planned at the University of Johannesburg . This course is aimed at the ceramist who wants to increase his or her knowledge of glazes and glaze development. It will take place over 6 weeks in weekly 3hour sessions. Program runs September 23rd – 28th of October. If you would like more information on this please contact John Shirley at [email protected] http://johnshirleyceramics.blogspot.com
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October 1 and 2, 2009
In collaboration with Nebraska Wesleyan University 
Polly by Jason Briggs, AFC Presenter A biennial conference presented by LUX Center for the Arts and the Department of Art at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The conference provides an opportunity for students, educators, artists, collectors and the public to connect, learn and explore. The conference features lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions by Sonya Clark, Jason Briggs, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, and Jess Starkel. Registration is open through Sept. 19.
Special rates for college and high school students available.
College group rates available.
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Submission deadline is September 25 for this sculpture competition open to artists from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky who create original sculpture from any 3D media or combination of media including clay, wood, glass, metal and stone. The work must be able to fit through the 34″ x 79″ doorway and must have been created within the last four years. Jurying will be done from slides and digital images. Work previously exhibited at Rosewood is not eligible. Entry fee of $20 for up to 3 works. The exhibit will run from November 9 through December 11, 2009. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, November 8, 2009, from 2 to 4 pm. The United Art and Education Awards, totaling $1,100, will be presented at 3 pm. For more information, contact Amy Anderson, Rosewood Gallery Coordinator at [email protected] or 937–296-0294.
