call for artists: Banff Artist in Residence Spring 2023

by | Nov 1, 2022 | call for entry, residency opportunity

Application Deadline November 30, 2022
Program Dates May 08 – June 09, 2023
Arrive May 07, 2023
Depart June 10, 2023

Overview

The Banff Artist in Residence program is designed for visual artists to focus on their practice in a supportive learning environment. Within this residency, you are encouraged to self-direct your research and time, as well as cultivate new directions in your work. Your artist in residence experience, is further supported through individual studio visits with guest faculty and dialogue amongst peers.

The program encourages experimentation and risk-taking via access to shared production facilities and knowledgeable staff who are available to provide technical support and assistance. In addition, you will have the opportunity to build connections, create networks, and share your work with other artists-in-residence and the public.

What does the program offer?

The Banff Artist in Residence program offers you the opportunity to delve deeply into their practice while away from the constraints of everyday life. You will be are provided with a studio, accessible 24 hours a day, as well as access to our extensive facilities.

Who should apply?

This residency is for visual artists who have completed formal training at the post-secondary level, or who have equivalent experience and recognition from their peers.

Banff Centre invites applications from anywhere in the world, and artists of all ages, backgrounds, gender identities, and expressions.

For full details on vaccination requirements, masking, safety protocols, and COVID related policies please visit: www.banffcentre.ca/covid-19-measures   

Adjudication

Adjudication is based on artistic merit, the potential impact of the program on artists’ practice and careers, project feasibility and the capacity of Banff Centre to help realize the project, and the project’s fit with Banff Centre’s values and strategic directions as described in its strategic plan. Banff Centre respects the need for artists to plan ahead for their visit; applicants will be notified as soon as adjudication is complete.

International Applicants

Banff Centre welcomes domestic and international applicants for this program. Please note, Banff Centre programs do not meet Canadian Student Visa eligibility requirements, you must obtain a Visitor Visa to enter Canada. Accepted individuals are responsible for identifying and complying with the immigration requirements to enter Canada as a visitor from their country of origin. Current wait times to receive a visa are much longer than normal, so applicants who require a Visitor Visa should check the current expected processing times prior to applying.

All programs, faculty, dates, fees, and offers of financial assistance are subject to change. Program fee is subject to applicable taxes. Non-refundable fees and deposits will be retained upon cancellation. Any other fees are refunded at the discretion of the Banff Centre. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

Find more HERE.

call for entries: Fifteenth Annual Cup Show: “Form and Function”

by | Oct 18, 2022 | call for entry

Gulf Coast State College Amelia Center Gallery is hosting its annual juried exhibition that explores the idea of the drinking vessel. The focus of the exhibit is on the function and concept of the drinking vessel, including its relation to history, politics, craft, technology, utility, and narrative. It is a survey of the wide variety of approaches to contemporary ceramics through the lens of the most intimate and accessible vessel – the cup.

Juror
Mike Stumbras makes ceramic vessels that are inspired by 18th and 19th century European production ware. His work is created primarily on the potter’s wheel with the immediacy and individuality attributed to hand processes and alternative firing methods. Mike was born in Chicago, IL. He studied at St. Olaf College (BFA 2007), and Louisiana State University (MFA 2017). He has completed numerous residencies across the country, and is currently Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Prizes
$100 Best of Show prize will be awarded by the juror.

Eligibility
The exhibition is open to both functional and sculptural work that addresses the idea of “the cup”. Please submit only original work that has been completed in the last three (3) years. Amelia Center Gallery reserves the right to reject any work that is not suitably prepared for exhibition or that differs from the original submission.

Entries and Fees
Please submit your entries online via Smarter Entry at https://client.smarterentry.com/ACG. Each artist may submit up to three (3) images with the following specifications. Images must be saved as JPG, TIF, or PNG files not greater than 2MB. The longest side should be 1,280 pixels or greater. The files should be titled with the artist’s first and last name and entry number (example: SteveSmith1.jpg). All in one word, file names cannot have special characters. Please do not submit any other materials (CV, statement, etc.). All submissions are due October 21.

Full Prospectus HERE.

call for entry: The 2022 International Coffee Cup Competition

by | Oct 18, 2022 | call for entry

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum Call for Entry for the 2022 International Coffee Cup Competition

New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum  holds the 2022 International Coffee Cup Competition to encourage the creation of ceramic art and the creation of utensils that have both practical value and design aesthetics for the purpose of bringing ceramic art into everyday life.

Read all the details here.

call for entry: Hang Up’s – Prospectus Good Habit Pottery Co

by | Oct 5, 2022 | call for entry

Please review the exhibition Prospectus. (copied below)

Follow the link below to application form where you can upload your images and details.

Application Form

Hang Up’s – Prospectus

Exhibition Title:  Hang Up’s

Juror: Soojin Choi

Exhibition Location: www.goodhabitpottery.com

Dates for Exhibition: January 30, 2023 – April 2, 2023

Submission Deadline: November 13, 2022

Ship work by: December 15, 2022

Fee: $10 USD, up to 3 works

Hang Up’s ­is an exhibition of wall mounted/hanging ceramic works, hosted online by Good Habit Pottery Co.

Eligibility

Open to all artists living in North America, 18 years of age or older. Works must wall hanging, have a ceramic component(s) and be no larger than 18 inches in the largest dimension. All works must be ready to hang. Please provide any special hardware or hanging instructions as needed.

Juror

Soojin Choi was born and raised in South Korea, and she has worked as an artist in the United States since 2010. Soojin earned her BFA at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015 with a double major in Craft/ Material Studies and Painting/ Printmaking. She continued her studies at Alfred University to pursue a MFA degree in ceramics in 2018. After graduate school, she accepted a residency at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN with funding by Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship, and a long-term resident artist at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, MT. Currently, she is a long-term resident artist at Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. Her work transforms objects, figures and spaces into visual language by repeatedly layering flat and spatial surfaces.

Submissions

Artists may submit up to three works. Images must be formatted JPEG, a minimum of 1200px on the small dimension.  Artists may submit up to 3 views of each piece.

Name files in the following format “lastname_firstname_title_view(A,B,C).jpg”

 

Fee

Artists may submit up to three submissions for a fee of $10 USD. Fee must be paid with credit card through the Good Habit Pottery Co. website ‘Open Call’ page.

Sales

All work must be for sale, Artist will be paid 55% of the retail price, Good Habit Pottery Co. will retain 35%, and 10% will be donated to one of our three beneficiary organizations.

Shipping

Selected artists are responsible for shipping costs to Good Habit Pottery Co. and must include a prepaid return shipping label. All works must be shipped by December 10, 2022.

About Good Habit Pottery Co.

Good Habit Pottery Company is an aspiration to focus more time on the good things in life – to celebrate our good habits. The craft of pottery is one of humanity’s earliest inventions and is, at it’s root, about nourishing our family and community.

As craftspeople and artists, we know it is a luxury to pursue our passion through a life in the studio; as collectors of pottery, we know it is a luxury to adorn our homes with thoughtfully crafted wares.

We hope to inspire our customers to slow down, appreciate the small things, and take care of one another. To that end, we at Good Habit Pottery Company donate 10% of every sale to community building organizations.

Currently, we are supporting Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity, Days for Girls, and Crafting the Future.

Contact

Any and all questions can be submitted to [email protected]

call for entry: The Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition @ Crocker Art Museum

by | Aug 9, 2022 | call for entry

The Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition was first juried in 1940, a tradition that continues to the present day. Over the past 80 years, this prestigious show has included many premier names in American and California art, including Robert Arneson, Elmer Bischoff, Fred Dalkey, David Gilhooly, Ralph Goings, Gregory Kondos, Roland Petersen, Mel Ramos, Ruth Rippon, and Wayne Thiebaud. Works selected by this year’s juror, Emma Saperstein, Chief Curator and Director of Education at SLOMA, will be on display in all 4 galleries at Blue Line Arts. Cash awards will be presented for the following:

1st place: $2,000

2nd place: $1,500

3rd place: $1,000

4th place: $750

5th place: $250

Juror: Emma Saperstein, Chief Curator at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA)

Crocker Art Museum staff will select five pieces from the show (which may or may not be award winners), for public display at the museum following the exhibit at Blue Line Arts.

Important Dates

Application deadline: Online applications must be submitted by 5:00pm PST on October 14th, 2022.

Show dates: December 2nd, 2022 – January 14th, 2023

Notifications: Results will be sent by 5pm PST on October 28th, 2022.

Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line Arts: November 11th, 2022

Hand deliver work to Blue Line Arts: November 27th and 28th from 10am-3pm

Opening Reception – Awards and Crocker Selections announced: Saturday, December 17th, 2022

Pick up unsold work from Blue Line Gallery: January 15th & 16th, 2023 from 10am-3pm

5 Artists Selected for the Crocker Art Museum: February 5th – April 30th, 2023

Application requirements: Applicants must apply using the online application form, available through the Callforentry.org website.

There is a $45 fee for all applicants. Up to 10 additional images can be submit for an extra $5/image. Please capitalize first letters of all names, titles and medium in application.

Image specifications:

■ Between 1mb and 3mb in size

■ Minimum of 1200 px on one side

■ Images must be in JPG format.

Limitation and restrictions

■ All work must be original and completed within the last two years.

■ Works must not have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts.

■ All 2-D works must be ready to hang with wire backing (no sawtooth hangers).

■ All artwork must be for sale.

■ Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions and receives a 50% commission from all gallery sales for non-members and a 40% commission from artist members. (Artist level Membership costs $72 for the year starting the day you join)

■ Accepted artwork which differs significantly from the image in the online submission will be disqualified.

■ No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date.

■ The artist is responsible to pay for all shipping and should have a prepaid label from FedEx or UPS (No US Post) for return of artwork.

■ Size limitations:

Artwork must be able to enter through the doors with a clearance of 94”h x 91” w.

Ceilings in the gallery are 10 feet tall.

Eligibility

Open to all artists residing in the United States.
Must be 18 years or older to apply.

Questions: If you have any questions about submissions, please contact Blue Line Arts staff during open hours at: (916) 783-4117 or email [email protected]