by Carole Epp | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
June 10-13th, 2015
The
Mary Anderson Center for the Arts is excited to host our second
Potters’ Retreat. This June our presenters will be Ben Carter, Chandra
DeBuse and Kathy King.
Come to the beautiful
grounds of Mt. St. Francis for this amazing three day workshop
experience. Not only will each artist work independently, but the three
will work together, interacting and exchanging stories and insights into
their lives as working artists. This workshop is designed to be a true
retreat, set on the 450 acres grounds, you will be recharged by the
community of fellow artists and the land around you. Meals will be
provided on site by the Mount’s two professional chefs and rooms are
available on site. Come and experience this fantastic retreat.
This demonstration only workshop
will showcase each artists’ work, focusing on their approach to the
surface and decoration. The intimate and personal talks with each artist
will give insight into their process and the unique approach each of
them take to their work.
Ben Carter will
demonstrate quick manipulations of soft wheel thrown clay to create
expressive pitcher, bowl, and cup forms. He will also cover decorating
with deflocculated slip and techniques for drawing on clay, including
sgraffito, wax resists, and underglaze painting.
Chandra DeBuse
will demonstrate how she designs unique and personal pottery forms using
simple and inexpensive materials, such as plywood and craft foam. In
addition to handbuilding, Chandra will share techniques used to alter
wheel-thrown work and to create multiple parts for building narrative
pots.
Chandra will share her surface decoration techniques, which include
sprigging, stamping, freehand drawing, underglaze inlay, sgraffito, and
the use of wax resist to create a layered and colorful surface.
Kathy King will
demostrate how to center on building a personal vocabulary of imagery
while considering methods of composition of that imagery onto the
wheel-thrown and hand built ceramic form. With humor as a tool to
create narratives within her work, King will introduce some
non-traditional ideas about function and methods of storytelling. She
will carve through slip-colored clay (sgraffito) and will showcase other
methods on leather-hard clay with transfer techniques such as decals,
silk-screening, resist printing from a photocopy and block-printing
images onto clay. In addition, glaze techniques that will enhance
surface work will be demonstrated.
by Carole Epp | May 19, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The
Ceramic Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is pleased to host the third
bi-annual Iowa Clay Conference. In conjunction with the conference –
this show – “River to River” will highlight the richness and diversity
of ceramic art within Iowa and across the Midwest. Participation is open
to all artists 18 years of age or older living in Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota. Work submitted must be original,
must use clay as the primary material, and must have been completed
within the last 2 years.
Jurors
Bede Clarke:
Bede
Clarke has been a Professor of Art at the University of Missouri since
1992. He received his Master of Fine Arts from The University of Iowa
(1990) and a BFA from Eckerd College (1982). Bede’s work is found in
public and private collections in the U.S. and abroad. Bede maintains a studio in Columbia, Missouri where he produces his ceramic art work and continues to exhibit worldwide. Bede
is currently working with wheel thrown wood-fired stoneware vessels and
with large wall tiles emphasizing abstract drawing and color. He is
interested in making work, which like a good meal leaves a healthy, full
feeling.
Awards
There will be a $300 prize for Best in Show, as well as two $100 Merit Awards.
Calendar
Entry Deadline: July 31st
Juror Results: August 14th
Accepted Art Work to be Delivered to Coe College by: August 31st
Hand Delivered Work to The Ceramics Center: August 26th-28th
Conference Reception: Saturday, October 3rd, 6-8PM
Iowa Clay Conference: October 2-4
Pick Up Art Work: October 4th @ Coe College after 2PM
Entry Fee
Artists pay a $30 entry fee for up to three images of three submissions.
329 10th Ave SE suite 117
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
by Carole Epp | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
How to Apply
Deadline June 12, 5 pm EST
Notification by June 19
Job starts during the month of August 2015, depending on your schedule
Email [email protected]
-resume
-short bio
-10 images, 1000 px across
-five hundred word statement of intent outlining why you want to work
with me in particular. Please address past experiences and future goals
that would make this a good fit.
-list of two references including phone and email (no letters necessary)
READ MORE ABOUT THE POSITION HERE.
by Carole Epp | May 15, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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| Cheng’Ou Yu |
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| Jing Huang |
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| Shawn Durant
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| Karla Rivera |
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| Joon Hee Kim |
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| Mariella Pagliuca |
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| Cassara Kennedy |
May 14th-23rd
We are pleased to present the
Sheridan Ceramics Graduating Class of 2015
featuring works by the programs newest grads
Tine Deruiter
Shawn Durant
Jing Huang
Yoo Sun Jung
Cassara Kennedy
Joon Hee Kim
Nina Lalla
Trevor Novak
Mariella Pagliuca
Karla Rivera
Jordan Scott
Cheng’Ou Yu
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