emerging artist: Denise Joyal

by | May 25, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Artist’s Statement

Swirling gases surround the molten forms,
moving through and around them, seeking escape. The tumbling trapped
gases enter forcefully, slowing to ignite and escape the oxygen deprived
atmosphere. Fire and air combine to birth new formations of stone from
ancient eroded particles. Open forms with clean lines are indicative of
my work. Stoneware and Porcelain, once great rock formations now
decomposed, are reborn into complex forms with clean lines and
atmospheric glazing.

Negative space is considered in conjunction with positive to form both
functional and sculptural vessels. Lao Tsu says, “Shape clay into a
vessel. It is the space inside that makes it useful. Cut doors and
windows for a room. It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore
profit comes from what is there. Usefulness from what is not there.” The
truth lies within our selves, within our art, inside our bodily
vessels. We look inside to discover our true nature. When we bring forth
our emptiness and make it useful, we share our souls in the everyday.
My artistic goal is to bring the viewer to find meaning in presence and
absence, creating an appreciation of both the form that is there and the
space that remains open.

International Call to Artists: 50 residencies in Vienna, 2014, apply by May 31!

by | May 24, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

50 Residencies in Vienna 2014

Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture 
Deadline: 31 May, 2013
Application fee: none

In co-operation with Kultur Kontakt Austria, the Austrian Federal
Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture makes available 50
residencies in Vienna for the year 2014.

This call is open to artists, writers, composers, curators and art educators whose place of residence is outside of Austria.

The residencies are available for the following disciplines:
– Visual arts
– Art photography
– Video and media art
– Design
– Composition
– Literature and literary translation
– Contemporary dance and choreography
In addition, art educators and curators are also invited to apply.
What can be expected from the residency?

– Accommodation subject to availability, eitherin an apartment atthe
Schloss Laudon Parkdependance (14th district) or a roomin a flatin
Vienna’s 3
rd or 9 th district
– Use of a community studio in Vienna’s 2 nd district and in Schloss
Laudon, and/or use of outdoor premises within the Schloss Laudon site
– Contribution to cost of living expenses of € 800 permonth; in case of
absence exceeding 7 days, a pro-rata share of cost-of-living expenses
will be paid.
–  One-time contribution to artsupplies of up to € 300 upon submission
ofreceipts; not applicable to the areas of dance and choreography,
curators, art education, writers and literary translators

Read more 
http://www.bmukk-kunst-kultur.at/images/2013_01/102/Call_AiR_2014_dtsch_engl.pdf

movie day: Matt Wedel

by | May 22, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Matt Wedel: Athens (2013) from L.A. Louver on Vimeo.

Matt Wedel & Christopher Miles in conversation at L.A. Louver (2013) from L.A. Louver on Vimeo.
Recorded 13 April 2013 at L.A. Louver in Venice, CA. Matt Wedel and Christopher Miles discuss Wedel’s work and current exhibition “Sheep’s Head”, on view 11 April – 11 May 2013.

job posting: Studio Manager @ Medalta

by | May 21, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

STUDIO MANAGER
Temporary Position (1 year Maternity Leave)

This is a leadership position responsible for facilitating the
operation of the  Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics.
This position is a parental leave position and will end in July of 2014.

The Studio Manager is responsible for the day to day running of
Medalta’s contemporary ceramics studio. This includes facilitating
cleaning and maintenance of the studio, inventory management, and all
logistics associated with our international residency program.

Successful candidates will have a BFA or equivalent and experience in a similar environment.

The studio manager will be provided with a fully equipped studio.

APPLY

Apply by 4:00pm May 28th, 2013

Attention: Aaron Nelson, Artistic Director, Friends of Medalta Society

713 Medalta Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3K9

Or email to [email protected]
Only candidates granted an interview will be contacted.
Thank you for your interest!

medalta.org/museum/employment