Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics National Exhibition CALL for Submissions

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ART and Santa Fe Community College School of Art and Design’s Visual Arts Gallery joint competition and exhibition.

Santa Fe Community College School of Art and Design’s Visual Arts Gallery will host Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics, a national juried exhibition from August 29, 2012 – September 20, 2012.
NCECA and Santa Fe Community College School of Art and Design’s Visual Arts Gallery are organizing a competitive ceramic exhibition for artists from the United States. Exhibited concurrently with the general session of the International Academy of Ceramics in Santa Fe, this exhibition will showcase contemporary American Ceramics to international leaders in the field of ceramics.
The exhibition is curated and organized by NCECA Exhibitions Director, Linda Ganstrom; Santa Fe Community College School of Art and Design’s Visual Arts Gallery Director, Clark Baughan and Ceramics Head, James Marshall; with Special Guest Curator, Jane Sauer, owner of the Jane Sauer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Concept
Ecumene: Global Interface in America Ceramics
Current American ceramic practice is part of a larger global dialogue in which artists have access to a tremendous amount of historical and contemporary art information, inspiration and images via the internet, travel opportunities and workshops. This New World of Art is a trans-global cultural movement of which America is a full partner. Ecumene also refers to the individual practice of artists in selecting the most relevant, appropriate and meaningful elements from this vocabulary to communicate through their art. To be staged concurrently with the International Academy of Ceramics general assembly in New Mexico, Ecumene is intended to survey current America ceramic practice in light of this globalization.

Media & Limitations

All works must be primarily ceramic. Mixed media works will be accepted only if ceramic materials are the primary media, although video documentation of projects involving ceramics will be considered. The jurors will make final determinations. Work must fit through a standard door. Floor works must be firmly stable. Wall-mounted pieces are limited to 25 lbs. per section. Works may be hung from the ceiling. Work must have been produced within the last five years and not have been shown in previous NCECA exhibitions. Please do not enter the same work in more than one NCECA exhibition currently open. Artist may be required to install in special circumstances.

Online Submittal deadline June 13, 2012 (midnight EST)

Find all the details here.

Visions In Clay – National Call for Entries

Deadline: 06/06/12

Open to U.S. resident artists. Ceramic works of any thematic and
stylistic presentation are accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary
medium. Works may be functional, decorative or sculptural. Assembled
works may not exceed 4ft. in any direction, and 50lbs in weight.

Entry Fees: $30 for first 3 entries and $3 for each additional entry,
limited to a total of 6 entries. Alternate view images of 3D entries are
unlimited and cost $3 for each image.

Juror: Joe Bova, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University School of Art

Awards: Best of Show $1,000, 2nd Place $600, 3rd Place $350

Gallery Exhibition: August 16–September 13, 2012

On-Line Exhibition: August–June, 2013

For further entry information and to submit digital images on-line visit
the Gallery website at http://gallery.deltacollege.edu link to CALL.

Ryan Greenheck and Nick Joerling @ Santa Fe Clay


Until May 26th
Ryan Greenheck and Nick Joerling are two functional potters who will share the gallery at Santa Fe Clay this spring.

Ryan Greenheck’s work combines a meticulous, detailed aesthetic with pure function. His luminous glazes meld perfectly with the white porcelain clay. He makes his home in Philadelphia.

Nick Joerling throws and alters his stoneware forms creating loose, fluid pots that invite use and handling. His pots combine “qualities of sensuality, empathy, humor and risk.” He has long been associated with the crafts community that makes their home in Penland, NC.

www.santafeclay.com/gallery.htm