by Carole Epp | Mar 27, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
This year we thought we’d switch things up. It all started in September 2013 with our SExSE invitational residency (South East Alberta by South East Asia) and the talented Vipoo Srivilasa.
Vipoo challenged all of our residents to a spoon competition and we
were all hooked. The spoons created during this competition travelled
with Vipoo’s work to the Ceramic Top 40 exhibition at Red Star Studios
and are now off to Boston with his project OBJECT:SPOON.
As all this was happening we started seeing spoons everywhere. With
this object – that has gone in and out of fashion – making a serious
comeback in studio ceramics, we decided to extend the challenge to our
international invitational exhibition. Spoons are the New Cup!
DETAILS & IMPORTANT DATES
- Application Deadline: Monday, June 30, 2014
- Exhibition: September 1 – November 29, 2014
- Email Notification Begins July 15th, 2014
- Accepted Work Due August 15th, 2014
- Up to five entries accepted
- Submission Fee: $20.00 (CAD)
- All artists payments & sold/unsold work will be shipped in December 2014
- Opening reception TBA
So this year send us your SPOONS, your ladles, your scoops and your
servers. If a spoon is the feature of an object such as a soup tureen or
a larger set, send us your soup tureens and sets too. We want to see
what you come up with.
Not working in ceramics? No problem – this year we are opening it up
to our friends in other craft mediums too … clay, metal, glass, wood
& fibre.
We are very happy to be working again with the talented Musing About Mud
blogger and Canadian ceramic rockstar, Carole Epp. She will have the
hard task of Juror, narrowing down the entries and selecting the prize
winners.
Speaking of Prizes! Last year we partnered up with Medicine Hat
College, and together we gave away a free month long residency at
Medalta with accommodation to the Grand Prize winner KyoungHwa Oh. We can’t wait to have her in the studios this June … she makes some pretty great spoons too.
This year we will have purchases prizes for the Medalta contemporary
collection and several selected artists will be featured on the Musing
About Mud blog. For last years featured artists & Carole’s fabulous
coverage of the previous years show click here.
We’re cooking up even more prizes this year, we’ll update you here as
soon as they’re cemented.. but we’re definitely offering a June 2015
residency at Medalta as our grand prize!
The entry can be done completely online below by uploading your images and information.
JUROR
Carole Epp is likely best known for her work on Musing About Mud,
(www.musingaboutmud.blogspot.com) an online resource of ceramic related
content. She is a graduate of the Australian National University,
produces two distinct lines of functional and sculptural ceramics,
exhibits internationally, and at the end of the day is a mother to two
charming young boys.
ELIGIBILITY
The exhibition is open to all international artists. Work can be
either functional or sculptural so long as it addresses the idea of “the
spoon”. Please submit only original work that has been completed in the
last two years.
You can submit up to five entries, with the $20 (CAD entry fee).
Entries could include 5 separate spoons, or any of the entries can be a
set. If the entry is to be juried as a set, please put set in one
photo, all sets will be priced as a set and sold together.
Front and back views are not required, but if you feel it’s necessary
to properly convey your piece using a front and back view then using a
side by side shot as one of the entries/uploads is recommended.
Work must not exceed 2 feet in width.
All work must be properly prepared for exhibition, be durable enough
to survive shipping and display, and come with exhibition/assemblage
instructions and hardware if applicable.
Medalta reserves the right to reject any work that is not suitably
prepared for exhibition or that differs from the original submission.
Medalta reserves the right to use images and photographs of accepted
works for the purposes of promotional materials, including postcards,
calendars, local media as well as online promotion.
SHIPMENT OF WORK
All artwork must arrive at Medalta no later than August 15th. Artists
are responsible for all shipping and insurance costs to the gallery.
SALES
- All entries must be for sale, (priced in Canadian Dollars).
- Medalta will receive a commission of 40% on all sales.
- All work will be available online.
AWARDS & PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE! One lucky artist will win one month in Medalta’s June 2015 residency!
We’re cooking up even more prizes this year, we’ll update you here (and Facebook & Twitter) as soon as we have more to report. So check back often!
Purchases Prizes will be awarded for Medalta’s Contemporary Ceramics collection.
Several of the selected artists will be featured on the Musing About Mud blog.
Awards will be determined by the juror and announced at the opening reception. Artists do not need to be present to win.
Visit their website to apply.
medalta.org/spoonme
Any questions regarding this show can be directed to Medalta’s fabulous Exhibitions & Collections Curator …
Jenna Stanton
[email protected]
Curator, Exhibitions & Collections
Medalta
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
by Carole Epp | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
The
Ceramics Center is now accepting submissions for “Playdate”, a juried
show exploring the role of games, toys, and childhood memories as
inspiration in the creative process. Artists working primarily in
clay, glass, or a combination of both are invited to submit work.
Submissions must have been completed in the last two years and reference
or be inspired by toys, games, or childhood memories. Mixed media and
all traditional or innovative clay and glass forming techniques are
welcome, but artwork must be primarily clay and/or glass.
Jurors
“Playdate”
will be juried by the current Resident Artists at The Ceramics Center:
Gratia Brown, Teresa Childers, Tammy Kopecky, Amy Nichols, Will Rimel,
Wendy Thoreson, Lauren Tucchi, and Amythest Warrington, Lindy Ethier
Awards
Best of Show and two Honorable Mentions will be awarded by Coe College Faculty John Beckelman and Jen Rogers.
CASH prizes will be awarded to a “Best of Show” and up to two “Honorable Mentions”
Calendar
April 4th- 2014 – Deadline to apply.
April 25th – Accepted Work Due at The Ceramics Center
May 2nd – June 5th – “Playdate” is exhibited in The Ceramics Center Gallery.
July 15th – All work returned to artists.
Entry Fee
Artists pay a $25 entry fee for up to three images of three submissions.
The Ceramics Center
Located In The Cherry Building
329 10th Ave. SE, Suite 117
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 319.365.9644
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you were at the NCECA Keynote address like I was chances are you are still buzzing with ideas, new knowledge and a hope for a better future that Theaster Gates inspired us all with. Here’s a quick video to get you started. If you’re like me you might just get stuck in youtube for the rest of the day watching Theaster.
by Carole Epp | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the other great things I got to do at this years NCECA was to get the word out about The Studio Potter. I’m such a firm believer in this periodical that I joined their board of directors last year. It’s been an interesting learning curve figuring out the behind the scenes of a publication. Super interesting to say the least.
If you have yet to acquaint yourself with the journal I suggest you hightail it over to their website and get yourself signed up or at least check out the online sample here.
So I’m also as a board member in charge of the Support Pages of The Studio Potter. What’s that you ask? Well the journal is non-profit and thus doesn’t have traditional ads. Instead they have underwriters.
The Support Pages provide a unique opportunity for makers,
galleries, suppliers and educational institutions to promote and present
their products and programs.
The Support Pages are built into The Studio Potter journal. The Studio Potter monthly electronic newsletter will contain a link to the underwriters’ websites. The Studio Potter website will feature a .pdf of the current and previous Support Pages.
The Support Pages are printed in full color, with production consistent
with the high-quality, exceptional design and printing standards of The Studio Potter.
You can see examples of past underwriters of the journal here.
Anyway, my point in tell you all this is that I encourage you to get in touch with me at [email protected] if you have any questions or if you might be interested in becoming a supporter of the journal through becoming an underwriter for The Studio Potter.
Thanks!
Carole
http://studiopotter.org
by Carole Epp | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
There was far too much to do, far too much to see, far too many lovely people to meet over the last week in Milwaukee at NCECA. It had been the Portland NCECA years ago since I had last attended the annual conference. The clay world, and my role and engagement in it had changed substantially since. Take any full time parent and artist out of their day to day and place them in the all inspiring world of exhibitions, talks, and 2 in the morning late night chats with old friends about art and the result will likely be the overwhelmed yet childlike wonder and excitement that I felt over the last week. It wasn’t an exaggeration that I felt like a kid at Christmas. Seeing some of my favorite artists’ work in the flesh meant more in depth investigation and engagement in their work. Having my eyes opened to new, vibrant and challenging art also meant that I felt I needed to spend more time researching and expanding my views on contemporary ceramics. I have had my eyes and mind opened to the value, strength and support that this inclusive clay community offers.
There were so many ideas and discussions that I want to continue here online, and hopefully over the next few weeks once the thoughts have peculated and settled a bit (and of course when i can carve out some time) I’ll try to get posting some more thoughts on the blog again. I feel like that’s been something that has been missing over the years, something I’d like to grow. Perhaps I can try harder to get some of the amazing minds of this community doing more guest posts on the blog as well. If you’re interested or know someone please drop me a line!
For now it’s time for me to dive back into the studio; for 2 reasons. One because the last week was so damn inspiring and 2 because I’ve got bare shelves and a major sale at the end of April!
Thanks to everyone that made the point of stopping me and introducing themselves. I can’t remember the last time I received so many hugs or felt so happy. It really meant the world to me.
xoxox
Carole
