Job Posting – Bison Australia in Canberra

by | Aug 2, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Bison Australia is looking for an enthusiastic team member for our production studio in Canberra ACT. We are an established national company who make thrown, slip cast, and pressed forms in our collection. We are seeking someone who would enjoy the challenge of a full-time position as a production assistant. Duties would cover glazing, packing kilns, maintaining stock control and associated responsibilities. This could be a great introduction to a career in ceramics and the opportunity to work with an Australian designed and owned brand. If you feel this would be of interest to you please send an email to [email protected] attention Brian. Brian TunksCreative Director/DesignerBison AustraliaT: +61 2 6257 7255F: +61 2 6257 7004www.bisonhome.com

Scholarship opportunity – Australian students.

by | Aug 1, 2011 | Uncategorized


Applications close 5pm, 21 September 2011

Valued at up to $4000 + 1 year membership of TACA | open to students enrolled in their second or subsequent year of a ceramic program | selection panel of three Australian ceramic artists from different states |must be currently enrolled at time of scholarship award | open to Australian citizens or those with permanent residency | selection criteria: academic achievement | quality of ceramic work | rationale for funding not previously received this scholarship | written report required at end of scholarship period

Find more details here.

Successful applicants will be notified late November 2011. Scholarships will be awarded at the closing ceremony for the PROmotion exhibition, 22 January 2012 at Manly Art Gallery and Museum.

Artist in residence opportunity: Fiskars Village, Finland

by | Jul 31, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Artists/professionals are selected once a year on the basis of applications. The selection is  made by an appointed work group consisting of 3-6 professionals within the creative bransches. At selection, special attention is given to the applicants professional level and on the adequacy of the work in Fiskars Village. For the stipends, collaborative or Fiskars oriented work are prioritized. The next application deadline will be on September 15th 2011 (00:00 EET) for residency periods during 2012. To apply, please submit our online application form. Please compliment your application form by emailing us

  • your CV/resumé (doc, pdf)
  • 5-10 work samples (max 20mb files in total)

to: [email protected]
If you have your CV/resumé and works samples published on your web site, you only need to fill out the form. The selected applicants will be notified by email only. Please check your spam inbox and this web site under “Artsist in Residence” if you have not received an email within a month of deadline. Artists do not pay any rent for the residence apartment with work space. However, a monthly maintainance fee is required from all artists for the complete period of residence. The fee covers maintainence and hosting costs. The fee should be payed at least two (2) months prior to the first day of the offered and confirmed residence period. If the maintainance fee is not transfered to the cooperative´s bank account in time, the residence period will be cancelled. Artists must finance their own travel to/from the village, her/his own food and other daily requirements, including working materials. It is our wish that the visitor donates an art piece or product to the AiR collection at the end of his/her residency. The selected stipend artist for January-March does not have to pay any maintanance fee. We offer 14 residency periods with lengths ranging from 3 months in the winter season to 1 month in the summer.

  • 1 January – 31 March (design project stipend 600e)
  • 1 April – 31 May (2 months, 300e)
  • 1 June – 30 June (1 month, 300e)
  • 1 July – 31 July (1 month, 300e)
  • 1 August – 31 August (1 month, 300e)
  • 1 September – 31 October (2 months, 300e)
  • 1 October – 31 December (2 months, 300e)

Clay Gallery: Cups of Fire – National Ceramic Cup Competition

by | Jul 30, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Clay Gallery presents Cups of Firs, a national juried cup exhibition which embraces a wide spectrum of cup forms both sculptural and utilitarian. Clay Gallery is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Requirements: • The Show is open to all artists who are residents of and working in the United States.
• All work is expected to be predominately made in clay.
• All work accepted must be available for sale during the exhibition.
• Each piece of work is limited to 15 pounds and must not exceed 30 inches in all dimensions.
• Work entered should not be so fragile that shipment or public display is potentially harmful to the work or the viewer.
• Work must be properly prepared and presented for display.
• Accepted work which differs significantly from the application will be disqualified. The non-refundable processing fee for applying electronically by November 1, 2011 is $25.00, payable online at the time you fill out the application at https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=761
Each entrant may submit up to three (3) pieces of work with one digital image per piece for consideration by the juror. Images must be of current work and representative of work the artist plans to exhibit at the show. Deadline: November 1st, 2011 Website: http://www.claygallery.org/ Link to entry and more information: https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=761 Email notification will begin on November 16th and conclude no later than December 15, 2012. Clay Gallery, 335 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105via bay area art grind