The Gardiner Museum presents: The 3rd Annual RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award

by | Aug 2, 2013 | Uncategorized


TORONTO – August 2, 2013 – The Gardiner Museum is excited to present the 3rd Annual RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award,
which recognizes the ceramic artist whose work receives the most votes
from Canada’s participating public with a $10,000 cash prize.

Each
year, a panel of experts nominates five outstanding artists from
Canada’s artistic scene. The talented nominees for 2013 are Robin DuPont (British Columbia), Michael Flaherty (Newfoundland and Labrador), Monica Mercedes Martinez (Manitoba), Amélie Proulx (Quebec) and Linda Sormin (Ontario).

The
Gardiner Museum-appointed nominating committee is comprised of artists,
educators, art critics, and/or curators from different regions across
Canada. Each of these five experts is invited to select an emerging
artist for nomination. To be eligible, participating artists must be
Canadian citizens or permanent residents, out of school, practicing for
at least three years and no more than 10 years. They also must have
participated in at least one exhibition at a recognized gallery, museum
or other arts organization.

The five selected artists have the
opportunity to showcase new works created specifically for the
competition, which will be on display at the Museum from September 3 – October 15, 2013, with voting closing on October 13, 2013.

During this time, visitors are invited to vote for the artist of their choice, either at the exhibit or online by clicking here. The Gardiner Museum will post voters’ comments on its website to stimulate dialogue about Canadian art and ceramics.

The
winner of the 3nd Annual RBC Emerging Artist People’s Choice Award will
be announced at a public reception at The Gardiner Museum from 5:30 –
7:30 pm on Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

This year’s nominees were chosen by the following panel: Katrina Chaytor, Ceramics Faculty, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary; Bruce Cochrane, Ceramic artist, Mississauga, Ontario and former head of ceramics, Sheridan Institute; Gloria Hickey, Curator and writer on crafts, St. John’s Newfoundland; Jean-Pierre Labiau, Curator of Exhibitions and Decorative Arts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec; and Grace Nickel, Professor Ceramics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg;

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About the Gardiner Museum

The
Gardiner Museum connects people, art and ideas by offering an intimate
look at one of the world’s oldest and most universal art forms –
ceramics. The Museum’s collections span continents and time, giving a
glimpse into the development of ceramic processes, decoration and form.
Year-round, the Museum mounts special exhibitions, events, lectures and
clay classes to complement its permanent collection. The Museum also
features the Gardiner Shop, which specializes in artist-designed,
artist-made merchandise. More information about the Museum and its
exhibitions can be found online at www.gardinermuseum.com.


Members of the media can register to access the Gardiner Museum’s online media room (www.gardinermuseum.com/news-and-media/mediaimagegallery) where they may download images and additional media materials.

For more information and complete artist bios, please contact:

Lisa Raffaele
PUNCH Canada
416.360.6522 ex. 239
[email protected]

Ceramicist wanted for custom wall piece

by | Aug 2, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Retail designer

(New York NY)

High end retail designer is looking for an experienced
ceramicist to construct a ceramic or porcelain relief to be hung on the
wall.

Dimensions are roughly 3′ x 4′.

There is a very tight deadline on this piece so you must be available to start immediately.

Compensation and subject matter will be discussed upon selection.

Please send examples of work as soon as possible to [email protected].

Artist in Residence Show @ St. Pete Clay

by | Jul 31, 2013 | Uncategorized

 
 
Each August St. Pete
Clay welcomes in a new crop of Artists-in-Residence.  The purpose of
this exhibition is to familiarize the community with this year’s group.
 New AIR’s include Lydia Johnson most recently completed Post
Baccalaureate fro University of Hartford, Sarah Holt, Core Student at
Penland, Jeremy Wallace, Resident at Baltimore Clayworks and Holly
Siggelow, Member of St. Pete Clay.  Returning Artists-in-Residence are
Jessica Carter and Brice Dyer.  Residents will also be giving artist
talks on their work, past experiences and inspirations.  Free and open
to the public!


Location: 420 22nd St. South St. Petersburg, FL 33704

Artist Participating: Jessica Carter, Brice Dyer, Sarah Holt, Lydia Johnson, Holly Siggelow, and       
Jeremy Wallace.
Open from: August 2-31st
Opening Reception: August 10th 6-9pm
Artist Talks: September 5th 6-9pm
St. Pete Clay 2013 
420 22nd Street South, 
St. Petersburg, FL 33712 
p# 727-896-2529  

movie day: Handmade in an Information Age

by | Jul 31, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

This one will require an entire pot of coffee and maybe a few energy drinks : )

Critical Information Conference 2012 at the School of Visual Arts: Handmade in an Information Age Panel from MFA Art Crit on Vimeo.
Sponsored by the MFA Art Criticism & Writing program
Respondent: Carina Badalamenti (Student) and Susan Bee (SVA Faculty)

The ability to connect in a media-based, networked age gives artists new reasons to blur, accentuate or erase the line between the actual and the virtual. Choosing one method over another becomes an aesthetic choice with political implications. Using art historical examples to provide context, this conversation will reconsider the often polarizing discourses routinely associated with handmade materials in an Information Age.

• Andrew Buck, The Culture of Art and the Nature of Craft (Teachers College, Columbia University, Program in Art and Art Education, Ed.D. Candidate)

• Pamela L. Campanaro, Labors of Language: Crafting the Revival of Medium in Contemporary Art (The San Francisco Art Institute, Exhibition & Museum Studies, MA)

• Michele Krugh, Pleasure in Labor: The Human and Economic Aspects of Craft (George Mason University, Cultural Studies, PhD Candidate)

• Petya I. Trapcheva-Kwan, The Symbiosis of Traditional and Digital Techniques (School of Visual Arts, Computer Art, MFA)