Big Fish, Small Pot 3: Third International Small Teapot Competition and Show
December 10 entry deadline
California, Mission Viejo (February 25–March 20, 2008), open to small teapots.
Juried from digital and slides.
Fee: $40 for three entries.
Awards: over $5000.
For prospectus, send SASE to Art Gallery, Saddleback College, 28000 Marguerite Pkwy., Mission Viejo 92692; [email protected];
Click here for website
Second Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramic Competition
December 7 entry deadline
Minnesota, St. Paul (January 24–February 20, 2008)
Open to residents of Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the United States.
Juried from digital and slides.
Jurors: Marko Fields, Kate Maury and Keith Williams.
Fee: $25 for three entries.
Awards: $1000 as well as numerous purchase awards.
For prospectus, send SASE to Keith Williams, Art Dept., Concordia University, 275 Syndicate St. N, St. Paul 55104; or e-mail [email protected].
Well I have to be the first to admit that it’s been a while since I last posted and my apologies for that. Hopefully I won’t be trailing off for such a long period of time again. I can assure it was with good reason which I’ll explain in a later post but for now here’s a posting I’ve just received for a conference at the University of Helsinki.
They’re calling for papers for the International Conference, Crafticulation and Education to be held on the 24−26 of September 2008. The Conference is hosted by the University of Helsinki, Department of Home Economics & Craft Science.
From their website:
“The conference theme is constructed under the new concept of CRAFTICULATION (craft + articulation); how the culture of craft is constantly made, unmade, and remade. We understand craft+articulation broadly: from the processes of self-expression to the cultural practices. We hope that in the end of a conference we have multiple readings of the phenomenon of craft, i.e. multiple articulations of craft, as well as articulations of the concept of crafticulation. Moreover, we would also like to encourage papers concerning the various educational contexts of craft.
We are calling for papers on any area of research on:
Craft & health, healing, beauty
Gender & Craft Education
Craft Design Technology
Web-crafts & Cultures
Domesticity & Crafts
Craft-based Design
Crafts 365
Abstracts should contain no more than 250 words, and the curriculum vitae should be no more than one page. Please send your abstract and CV and any other queries by e-mail to leena.kaukinen [at] helsinki.fi or by mail to Dr. Leena Kaukinen, Professor in Craft Science, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 8 / Siltavuorenpenger 10, 00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI, FINLAND
The deadline of the abstracts is 15. December 2007. All paper proposals will be refereed by an academic jury and the successful applicants will be notified by 1 February 2008.”
Well it completely slipped my mind to let you know that I’m teaching a workshop this weekend on decorative and functional teapot making through the Saskatoon Potters Guild. I’ll be covering thrown, handbuilt and drop mold techniques, so if you’re in the neighborhood and are interested there are still spots available.
Here’s the info:
Date: Saturday September 29 and Sunday Sept 30
Time: 9am-4pm both days
Location: Albert Community Center
3rd floor loft
610 Clarence Ave S
Saskatoon, SK
Cost to SPG students and members $65
Cost to non-members $75
Lunch will be provided
Registration:
Send cheque or money order payable to: Saskatoon Potters Guild
C/O 103 7th St East
Saskatoon, SK
S7H 0W7
-Your registration will be secured once payment has been received
-Please ensure contact information with phone number and email is enclosed as SPG will be contacting you with supply list.
Registration contact: Sharon at 477-0632
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A while back, all the way back in July I think, I drew your attention to a post on One Black Bird’s Blog by guest Blogger Laura Zindel wherein she was discussing the issue of ‘green ceramics’. Well another related article has just been published by the Journal of Australian Ceramics by author and artist Steve Harrison. Check it out if you have a minute, and are interested in the topic. The mag as well is also a great read, I miss it heaps, but can’t afford the international subscription!
Here’s a few pics of Steve Harrison’s:
