Upcoming – Clay 2015

by | May 22, 2015 | Uncategorized

Clay, mud and earth are the common ground of New Mexico’s people and the embodiment of their history. Taking place every summer in Silver City, New Mexico, the CLAY Festival gathers together artists, educators, entrepreneurs, families, youth, adventurers, and life-long learners to explore clay in its many forms as well as its impact on our history, present, and future.

2015    CLAY   EVENT   LIST  OVERVIEW

CONVERSATIONS IN CLAY:
Attend these fascinating dialogues between juxtaposed professionals in their fields of expertise.
Eric Blinman, Diego Valles & Pam Lujan Hauer
Roxanne Swentzell, Bill & Athena Steen

WORKSHOPS:
Salt Glazing and Befriending Asymmetry (Jack Troy) Creating Content: Ceramic Surface & Form (Marko Fields)
Replicating Prehistoric Salado Pottery (Andy Ward & Dr. Eric Blinman)
Rendering the Beauty of Clay Vessels in Paint: Mastering Form Through Light, Shadow, and Color (Turid Pedersen)
Natural Plasters (Bill & Athena Steen)

TOURS:
Syzygy Tile Factory Tour (Patrick Hoskins)
WNMU Mimbres Collection Special Tour & Brunch (Cynthia Bettison)
Gila Cliff Dwellings Carpool Tour

DEMONSTRATIONS:
TBD

SPECIAL EVENTS:
CLAY Poker Tournament Fundraiser
CLAY Gala & International Juried Exhibition: CLAY in the Garden Opening (Seedboat Center for the Arts)
CLAY Mud Pie Contest (Silver City Farmer’s Market),
CLAY in the Streets (400 Block of North Bullard Street)
Mimbres Region Arts Council Youth Mural Project Dedication

JURIED ART EXHIBITIONS:International Juried Exhibition: CLAY in the Garden (Seedboat Center for the Arts) – Juried by Sheila Menzies

ADDITIONAL ART EXHIBITIONS & GALLERY INVOLVEMENT:
Roxanne Swentzell Exhibition (Common Ground Gallery)
Jack Troy Exhibition (Blue Dome Gallery)

STAY GROUNDED WITH YOGA SESSIONS:
TBD

CLAYFest Market:
A Clay-Centric Marketplace (Murray Hotel Ballroom).

YOUTH ACTIVITIES:Mud Fun for Kids! (614 North Bullard Street)
CLAYplay Youth Workshops (Gila Valley Library, Bayard Public Library, Silver City Public Library)

Find out more here: www.clayfestival.com

Silver City CLAY Festival
c/o ACD
PO Box 2383
Silver City, NM 88061

call for entry: Raku Currents – Clay Fest 2015

by | May 22, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Application deadline: June 6, 2015

2015  JUROR Wayne Higby

Wayne Higby is known for his inventive use of Raku earthenware, and
his many contributions to ceramic education. The American Craft Museum
considers him a “visionary of the American Crafts Movement” and
recognized him as one of seven artists who are “genuine living legends
representing the best of American artists in their chosen medium.”

His work is held in the permanent collections of numerous art
museums around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern
Art, Tokyo. He is a professor and the Robert C. Turner Chair of Ceramic
Art at the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University

Calendar

June 6              Postmark Deadline for entries
June 22            Notification of accepted/denied entries
July 8               Last day to receive accepted entries
July 18             Exhibition Opening & Artists’ Reception. Artist talk with Juror
July 11 – Aug 2   Exhibition at Gallery Zeke open to the public
August  4         Clayworks shipped for return

Contact details:
Gallery Zeke Steelville Arts Council
106 Main
[email protected]
www.steelvilleartscouncil.org/art/clayfest
Phone: 573-244-5315

3D printing @ Northcote Pottery Supplies with Alterfact

by | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

 
Alterfact
is an design studio created by Lucile and Ben in 2014. Since graduating
from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2013, Lucile and Ben have worked
in tandem on various issues in different mediums. Alterfact explores
current and future issues and translates them into experiences,
installations and objects. They conduct critical research with materials
and data, and invite the viewer into their world. Our
background is in design, and we have a critical approach to making.
This means that we consider the manufacture of ‘stuff’: where it is
coming from and where it is going; how it is made and how it will be
used. Within Alterfact, Ben is more academic and research based, whereas
Lucile conducts more material research and translation to objects. 
 
Lucile
and Ben’s residency project @ Northcote Pottery Supplies was to build their own 3D Printer and
create a series of unique ceramic tableware using the printer. They
are harnessing the irregularities of 3D printing and working within its
limitations to create work that is pretty exciting and it has garnered a
lot of interest.
Floor Talk by Ben Landau & Lucile Sciallano of Alterfact Studio
Guest Artists in Residence, Northcote Pottery Supplies
Monday 1st June 6pm-7pm
Free Event
Northcote Pottery Supplies
142-144 Weston Street
Brunswick East VIC 3057