Two opportunities @ STARworks Center

by | Jul 29, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

STARworks Clay Studio Program Director
STARworks
Center in Star NC is currently seeking a Clay Program Director.  She/he
is responsible for the overall creative and artistic direction and
management of STARworks’ new (and still developing) Ceramic Artist
Residency Programs. 
Requirements:
• Masters degree in ceramics or a combination of education and experience
• Professional experience in artist residencies, public art programs, or public practice programs
• Excellent communication, writing and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently and within a team
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Some travel required
• Available weekends and evenings
Other related duties as assigned.
Compensation:
This is a full time, exempt salaried position with generous paid time
off, holidays and 403(b) contribution plan. STARworks is an equal
opportunity employer.
To Apply:  The position will remain open
until filled, however the initial review of applications will consist
of applications received by August 21, 2015.
Send resume and cover letter addressing relevant experience and
interest in the position and contact information for at least 3
references to Nancy Gottovi, STARworks, PO Box 159, Star, NC 27356 or [email protected]. 
For the the full details visit www.starworksnc.org/opportunities.html
 
 
STARworks Clay Studio Artist in Residence Program
We
are currently accepting applications for residency positions of one to
six months duration.  The duration depends on the proposal submitted by
the artist and the available studio space. Available dates start in
September 2015 and run through May 2016.
The STARworks
Residency is for ceramic artists who are at a crucial stage in their
career and require an opportunity to experiment, refine and formalize
studio practices are encouraged to apply. Residents are encouraged to
use their time to push personal, professional, technical and conceptual
limits.
Residents will be provided with
subsidized housing, studio space and up to 500 pounds of STARworks
Ceramics clay bodies each month in exchange for assistance with studio
maintenance and helping with events, workshops and occasional teaching
responsibilities.
Our facilities allow for
large workshop spaces placed side by side, supporting a collaborative
and energetic educational environment. The space allows for six or seven
generous studios at one time for residents and visiting artists,
serving to inspire a creative studio atmosphere and perpetuate an
elevated commitment to ceramic craft and art.  

 

upcoming workshops with Shannon Garson

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

Surface Expression
Saturday, August 15th- One Day Workshop
$150 per person (maximum 8 students)
Sign up here

Held at  my studio in beautiful Maleny on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland,
this intimate workshop will explore surface techniques the can be used
on a wide variety of ceramic vessels .

  • introduction to the beautiful, translucent porcelain.
  • design
  • pattern
  • surface texture
  • imagery

Each participant will create a porcelain bowl with your own design.
What we are aiming for is a reflection of your own unique personality
with all it’s complexity, in your final design! Suitable for all levels
of experience.

Vegetarian lunch provided.

 

 

Master Class
Finding your Expression
Sunday August 16th- One Day Workshop
$150 per person (maximum 8 students)
Sign up here

 

Need inspiration to kickstart your practice?

  • Inspiration
  • Techniques
  • Design development
  • Philosophical musing 

A teabowl will serve as the
initial inspiration, this small vessel is the conduit to wider ideas
ranging from the importance of line, the true weight of volume, how to
solve technical design issues in all mediums from textiles to painting,
and what to do when you are at a creative dead end.


 Designed as creative boost for experienced artists in any
field, germinate your ideas with a day in Maleny and an intense burst of
inspiration.

Vegetarian lunch and a lot of artist’s talk provided!

http://shannongarsonporcelain.com.au/

Exponate Zeitgenossische Keramik 2015

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

“Exhibition by local graduates 
(Christoph Hasenberg)
This
year’s graduates from the Fach-schule für Keramik (Ceramics Technical
College) in Höhr-Grenzhausen are presenting the results of their courses
in their graduation exhibition, Exponate 2015 (“Exhibits 2015”).
The
students’ work is defined by a focus on the various ceramic core
themes. The graduates’ approach is individually creative and technically
autonomous. The exhibits on shwo at this exhibition lead the visitor
into an intensive dialogue with the whole breadth of the creative
potential of contemporary ceramics.
Whereas Grit Uhlemann and Ursula
Madré have dedicated their very different works to the field of surface
treatment, Julia Saffer has developed new possibilities forthe making
processes involved in ceramic sculpture. Ulla Litzinger and Julia
Brümmer interpret their ideas in the field of vessel making in entirely
different ways. Nathalie Pampuch has devoted herself to the special
opportunities of production in series for various kinds of functional
ware. “

The exhibition Exponate 2015 opens on 17 July 2015 at the
Keramikmuseum Westerwald in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany.

The exhibits subsequently go on show at the  Kammerhofmuseum in
Gmunden am Traunsee, Austria, from 28 August 2015