by Carole Epp | May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Common/Opposites Apr 30-Jun 19 2011 Les Manning
RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 7 PM
FREE ADMISSION
Common/Opposites presents the most recent works in clay by Les Manning, the internationally recognized ceramist based in Medicine Hat, Alberta. For the past several decades, Manning has elegantly rendered the topographical forms of the Rockies in laminated and shaped clay vessels. In these new sculptures, Manning uses his firm grounding in the land and landscape around us to create ceramic works that vault beyond, into a realm where our recognition of everyday things jostles and collides with metaphor, revealing the rich and contradictory poetry of our ordinary world.
Les Manning is the Senior Artist in Residence at the Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics in Medicine Hat, Alberta. His work has been shown around the world, most recently in Scotland, the Netherlands, Latvia, the United States, Greece and China, and is held in private, corporate and public collections, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea.
Les Manning was the Director of the Ceramic Studio at the Banff Centre for the Arts for 20 years, and has contributed to ceramics world-wide as a teacher, lecturer, conference and symposium participant and organizer, as well as Vice President of the International Academy of Ceramics, founding member and Vice-President of the Alberta Craft Council and first President of Canadian Craft Council.
ESPLANADE ART GALLERY
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403.502.8580
401 FIRST STREET SE
MEDICINE HAT, AB
T1A 8W2
by Carole Epp | May 2, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
I really just want my work to bring a smile to people. I started doing the organs and muscles due to my lack of knowledge of my own insides and keen interest in learning more after finding out I had only one kidney and a big cyst and not really knowing what either looked like. The little characters are really just for fun, often revealing my current relationship with my husband and 2 dogs.
www.gingellceramics.com
by Carole Epp | May 2, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Lark Ceramics is publishing an exciting new ceramics book in our “500” series, and we would like you to submit images for consideration.
Paul Andrew Wandless, author of Image Transfer on Clay, will jury 500 Prints on Clay, a 420-page, full color survey of typography, lettering, drawings, and photographs applied to clay. This international collection will be beautifully presented and widely distributed throughout the world in Spring 2013. We welcome outstanding ceramic works that feature image transfer techniques. Ceramic pieces may be created with any type of clay and employ techniques including: screening, monoprinting, stenciling, stamping, relief printing, and decals. Artists whose work is selected for inclusion will receive full acknowledgment in the book, a complimentary copy, and discounts on the future purchase of books. Artists retain copyright to their work. Lark accepts high-quality digital images. No entry fee is required. Submissions must be postmarked by September 15, 2011. Detailed entry guidelines and permission forms are included on the 500 Prints on Clay Entry Form, which can be downloaded here. Please mail your submissions to: Lark Crafts/500 Prints on Clay 67 Broadway Asheville, NC 28801 USA Attn: Dawn We look forward to seeing your work!
by Carole Epp | May 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Art of the Pot: 8th Annual Studio Tour
2 Days • 5 Locations • 16 Artists
May 7th and 8th, 10am-5pm Mother’s Day Weekend, Art of the Pot will be hosting their 8th Annual Ceramics Studio Tour. Art of the Pot is a collective of Austin potters committed to expanding the reach of contemporary studio pottery. This event is FREE, so bring your family and friends May 7th or 8th between 10am and 5pm to any of the designated locations.Five local artists, Chris Campbell, Ryan McKerley, Lisa Orr, Claudia Reese and Keith Kreeger, will be hosting this fabulous event! These artists, plus 11 more nationally recognized guest artists, will be displaying their latest art at their assigned location. For those who complete the tour and make it to all 5 stops during the weekend, there will be a “Passport” drawing with 5 winners. Prizes will come from the artists’ studios. The 11 Nationally recognized invited artists are:
Margaret Bohls (Mn), Jon and Jan Brieger (Tx), Michael Connelly (Pa), Diana Fayt (Ca), Julia Galloway (Mt), Chris Gray (Tx), Maria Dondero (Ga), Molly Hatch (Ma), Michael McCarthy (Ma), Holly Walker (Vt). The Artstream Nomadic Gallery from Colorado will as be in attendance. For more information about this event, please visit www.artofthepot.com
