Entry Deadline: June 25, 2010
Show: September 4–30, 2010
Open to cups
Juror: Ayumi Horie
Barrett Clay Works
New York, Poughkeepsie
845-471-2550 | www.thenationalcupshow.com | [email protected]
Entry Deadline: June 15, 2010
New Mexico, Arroyo Seco
Wood Fired Pottery for the 21st Century
September 1–19, 2010
open to wood fired ceramics
New Fire
575-776-1042 | | [email protected]
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 19, 2010
18 Hands Gallery is looking for entries for its 2010 “Dining In III: An Artful Experience,” a juried exhibition that will run the month of August (opening held in conjunction with the Houston Heights White Linen Night celebration.) The exhibition will feature hand-made ceramic items that might be found on a dinner table. Each artist’s submission must include an entry from one of two fixed categories: Place Setting and Decorative Tableware. A place setting should consist of 3 pieces – Dinner Plate, Salad Plate, and Bowl. An additional fourth coordinating serving piece may also be included. This might include a charger, bowl, tureen, ladle, utensil, drinking vessel, etc. NO MUGS OR COFFEE CUPS PLEASE. Items in the Decorative Tableware category could include candleholders, centerpieces, vases, or other decorative vessels. Submissions are open to all Unities States ceramic artists. Entry fee is $25.00, payable to 18 Hands Gallery. A maximum of 3 entries per artist will be reviewed (a Place Setting counts as a single entry.)
18 Hands Gallery is a premier Ceramic Arts gallery located in the Historic Heights District in Houston, Texas. For more information, please download the full prospectus (PDF). 18 HANDS GALLERY, LLC
249 W 19TH STREET, STE B
HOUSTON, TX 77008
713-869-3099 | www.18handsgallery.com | [email protected]
** Sorry folks this one is a bit late, been crazy busy round these parts as of late. If you’re quick you can still enter.
History in the Making V– 5th annual exhibition
Juried by Peter Beasecker,
Associate Professor of Art, Syracuse University Entry fee; $20 for one entry, $25 for two, $30 for three entries History in the Making ties contemporary ceramic work to past trends and styles. Any artist making work that combines historically-based design elements, themes, materials or applications is encouraged to apply. All accepted entrants will be asked to submit a small image of their historical reference and a brief statement describing the connection. Submission deadline is June 4th, 2010 History in the Making 2010 Prospectus and Entry FormGenesee Pottery
New York
585-271-5183 | www.geneseearts.org | [email protected]
NEW DEADLINE: received by June 30, 2010 by 5pm
SEND TO: Robert Achtemichuk,
Director Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
25 Caroline Street North
Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5
519.746.1882, ext. 231 AWARD GALA: September 16, 2010 The Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics is a national award for ceramic artists and potters. Thanks to the ongoing partnership with Mrs. Winifred Shantz and the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, the award is presented to a practicing early career artist who has been working professionally for between 5 to 10 years. The Award is intended to allow the artist to undertake a period of independent research or other activities with the capacity to advance their artistic and professional practice at a key moment in the artist’s career. The winner of the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics receives $10,000. The selection panel is comprised of experienced contemporary ceramic artists, potters and curators. This jury will choose one winner and the results will be announced at a gala event on September 16, 2010. This award will be presented and announced at the same time as the winner for the RBC Award for Glass.
All of the Winifred Shantz Award winners to date have represented the remarkable practices that make up contemporary ceramic art. Previous winners include: Jasna Sokolovic (2009), Kasia Piech (2008), Rory MacDonald (2007), Ying-Yueh Chuang (2006), Kate Hyde (2005), Joan Bruneau (2004), Marc Vincent Egan (2003), Laurent Craste (2002), Susan Collett (2001) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To apply to the Winifred Shantz Award, you must be a Canadian citizen or have Permanent Resident status, as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. You must also meet the definition of a professional artist, which is an artist who:
-has developed skills through training and/or practice in the field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
-is recognized as such by artists working in the same artistic tradition
-has a history of public presentation or publication, and
-seeks payment for her or his work and actively practises his or her art (short breaks in artistic work history are allowed).
Applicants must have maintained an independent professional practice for at least five to a maximum of ten years prior to the date of application. -Students are not eligible
The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery and the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics is accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS (Activities may be combined, and are to take place within a period of one year. Project duration is dependent on applicant’s needs and proposal.)
-travelling for career development
-connecting with mentors
-visiting other studios
-studying museum collections
-investigating kiln sites
-liaising with industry to perform research that will further in-studio production
-participating in national/international residencies or symposia
Not Eligible: tuition fees SUPPORT MATERIAL (include one hard copy of all requested texts with your application and include a copy of all texts in digital format with the images on the CD-ROM)
1. PROJECT PROPOSAL (maximum 1 page) A single page outlining how the award will be used: a proposal of the research program and its intended relevance to the applicant’s future work.
2. CURRICULUM VITAE (maximum 2 pages) Please include the following information: -professional training (educational background, mentors, workshops, etc.)
-exhibition or public presentation history (including the dates, titles, names and locations of galleries or place of presentation, whether solo or group shows)
-collections: public, corporate and private
-bibliography of critical reviews of your work
-prizes, awards and other grants
-other activities related to your practice.
3. IMAGE LIST -List must follow titles of each image as identified in the CD-ROM
4. IMAGES -Fifteen (15) digital still images on one CD-ROM (35 mm slides are no longer accepted)
-present your works chronologically, from the oldest to the most recent work -some of the digital images can provide an installation or exhibition view, giving an idea of the dimensions of the work relative to the space (if applicable)
-title each file (image) with a number, your initials, the year and title of your work. Ensure that the numbers for the first nine images begin with a zero (for example: 01initialsyeartitle.jpg, 02initialsyeartitle.jpg) SPECIFICATIONS Submit jpg files only Submit files at a resolution of 72 dpi only
Submit files of a maximum of 1024 x 768 pixels (height must not exceed 768 pixels)
Submit files of 1 MB maximum
Don’t submit any type of presentation (such as PowerPoint)
Don’t submit compressed files (WinZip, Stuffit, etc.)
Don’t include hyperlinks to Internet sites with your images
Don’t submit material that requires software, plug-ins, extensions or other executables that need to be downloaded or installed Don’t submit any files by email Test your material before submission to ensure that it is formatted correctly. It is your responsibility to ensure that all material reaches the Gallery in a readable format.
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SUPPORT MATERIAL You will need to submit a letter of confirmation and profile of host institution, documents outlining itinerary, as well as confirmation from mentors or industrial partners and disclosure of the terms of agreement between partners and the recipient.
FINAL REPORT A final illustrated report is to be submitted summarizing the benefits received from the award, no later than 18 months after the award is granted.
You must send all required support material in one package. An application that does not include all required support material will be considered incomplete, and will be withdrawn from the competition. All submissions will be kept on file at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery’s Artists’ Registry for archival purposes and cannot be returned.
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
www.canadianclayandglass.ca
25 Caroline Street North,
Waterloo, ON
N2L 2Y5 519.746.1882
Fax 519.746.6396
