by Carole Epp | Nov 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
LOAM Clay Studio
OPENING PARTY NOVEMBER 23rd, 2012, 7:00pm!
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
LOAM Clay Studio is a new pottery studio opening in Ottawa’s vibrant
Hintonburg area. It is located at the corner of Hamilton and Armstrong.
The studio offers pottery classes and workshops for all levels. LOAM also rents studio time to potters with some experience.
The studio is owned by Nina Marchewka and Sarah Fulford. Nina and Sarah are both longtime members of The Gladstone Clayworks Co-operative. They bring over 25 years each of pottery experience to LOAM Clay Studio.
Nina and Sarah will be showing and selling their work in the LOAM Clay Studio gallery.
Michele Macdonald
will be LOAM’s only full time member as well as LOAM’s Glaze Tech.
Michele brings a wealth of in depth knowledge with her that will benefit
the studio.
LOCATION
7A HAMILTON AVE N
OTTAWA ON K1Y 1B4
[email protected]
www.loamclaystudio.ca
by Carole Epp | Nov 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
The
public is cordially invited to attend the opening reception of the
upcoming Exhibition: “Ceramic Art of North Carolina University and
College Faculty,” at the North Carolina Pottery Center. The reception
will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2012, between 12:00 noon and 2:00
p.m., at the Center on 233 East Avenue in Seagrove , NC . The
Exhibition will continue through January 19, 2013. An illustrated
catalog documenting the work will accompany the show and will be
available for sale.
The
Exhibition showcases the high quality and rich diverseness of clay art
created by faculty who are instructors of ceramics at universities and
colleges throughout North Carolina . At the same time, it gives
evidence of the experience available to college students in North
Carolina ’s Universities and Colleges and aptly reflects the spirit of
design and the faculty’s commitment to North Carolina ’s ceramic
education.
Featured
faculty in the exhibit are; Lynn Duryea, Lisa M. Stinson, and Roy St ra
ssberg of Appalachian State University, Mark Gordon of Barton College,
Seo Eo and Jim Tisnado of East Carolina University, Michael Sanford of
Elon College, Socorro Hernandez of Fayetteville State University, Janet
Gaddy of Greensboro College, Charles Tefft of Guilford College, Andrea
Wheless of High Point University, Holly Fischer, Warner Hyde, and Lisa
F. Pearce of Meredith College, Yun-Dong Nam of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Janet Williams of the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Nikki Blair of the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, Vicky Smith of the University of North Carolina at
Wilmington, Leah Leitson of Warren Wilson College, Joan Byrd and George
Rector of Western Carolina University, and Marilyn Hartness of Wingate
University.
Also on Saturday, November 10th, the Center is opening its doors and grounds for the education and benefit of the public with 5th
generation Seagrove potter Chad Brown of the Chriscoe family, firing
the groundhog kiln on the pottery center lawn. The firing of the
groundhog kiln takes approximately 15 hours and uses 2 cords of wood.
The public is welcome to come out to view the firing and see how the
process was done over 200 years ago and still continues today.
by Carole Epp | Nov 7, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR THE 7TH ARTE LAGUNA
PRIZE
Arte Laguna Prize widens the
opportunities for artists and launches 2 new art residencies, one in China and
one dedicated to marble!
Therefore
the
deadline is extended to
November 27th by mail and to December 5th directly on-line
on the
website
www.artelagunaprize.com
2 NEW ART RESIDENCIES
by submitting two artworks in the
same section
NEW – “Loft
Miramarmi”: Art residency in Vicenza, in the
marble district for 1 month for 2 artists + realization of a project + open
day
The residency includes: accommodation, studio,
workshop, realization of a project using marble, € 500 grant, open
day
NEW – “Beijing art
residency”: Art Residency in Beijing for 1
month for 1 artist + final exhibition
The residency includes: accommodation, studio,
assistance, € 200 grant, final
exhibition.
At the end of the application period, you will be
asked to send a project proposal that will be evaluated in order to choose the
winner
The residency is organized in
collaboration with Lab-Yit
Total
Prize amount: €
180,000
Sections:
painting, sculpture & installation, photography, video art &
performance, virtual art
Participation: the contest is open
to all artists, without any limit of age, the subject is
free
Collective
exhibition of 110 finalist artists: March 2013 – Venice Arsenale
Exhibition
of a selection of Under25 Artists: March 2013 – Romanian Cultural Institute of
Venice
OTHER
AWARDS:
• 5 Cash Prizes of € 7,000 for a total of €
35,000
for winning artists, one for each
section
• Business for Art
Arte Laguna Prize
creates connection and contamination between the world of art and the one of
business. For this edition “FOPE gioielli” develops an artistic project with
the winning artist of the virtual art
section.
• International
Festivals
Open, International
exhibition of sculpture and installation in Venice will choose one artist who
will participate in its international event in
2013.
• Personal Exhibitions in
International Art Galleries
Arte Laguna Prize has
created a network of international galleries to introduce the artists to the
market of Contemporary Art. Each gallery will select an artist for creating a
solo exhibition:
A+A Gallery, Venice – Akneos, Naples –
Amy-d Arte Spazio, Milan – Bianca Maria Rizzi & Matthias Ritter, Milan –
Cell63, Berlin – Dafna Home Gallery, Naples –
De Faveri Arte + Lab 610 XL, Feltre and Sovramonte –
Diana Lowenstein, Miami – Federica Ghizzoni Gallery, Milan – Gagliardi Gallery,
San Gimignano – Giudecca 795 Art Gallery, Venice – L’Occhio Art Gallery, Venice
– Largo Baracche, Naples – Leo Galleries, Monza and Lugano –
Maelstrom Art Gallery, Milan – Mondo Bizzarro
Gallery, Rome – PrimoPiano Gallery, Naples – Silbernagl&Undergallery, Milan
and Varese – Spazio Surreale, S.Paolo Brazil –
Yvonneartecontemporanea, Vicenza – Zaion Gallery,
Biella
INTERNATIONAL
JURY
Umberto Angelini, Director of Festival
Uovo of Milan, dedicated to performing
artsGabriella
Belli, Director of Musei Civici of
VeniceAdam
Budak, Contemporary Art Curator of
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden at the Smithsonian Institution of
WashingtonCecilia
Freschini, independent Curator, Founder and
Director of Lab-Yit, art platform in
ChinaMario
Gerosa, Editor-in-chief of AD magazine,
Digital Art Expert and
CuratorLina
Lazaar, Expert in International
Contemporary Art for auction house Sotheby’s, and Middle Eastern art
expertKanchi
Mehta, Indian Curator, Founder and
Curator of Chameleon Art
ProjectsSabine
Schaschl, Director and Curator of Kunsthaus
of BaselFelix
Schöber, German Independent Curator, works
especially on Chinese and Taiwanese contemporary
artClaudia
Zanfi, Art Historian and Cultural
Manager from Milan
CURATOR OF THE PRIZE
Igor Zanti – Italy, Art
Critic
Arte Laguna Prize
www.artelagunaprize.com
[email protected]
+39 041 59 37 242
