Call for instructors

The Crucible, an educational non-profit collaboration of arts, industry and community located in Oakland, CA, is accepting applications from talented individuals with excellent skills to help expand their curriculum and faculty base. Some previous teaching experience is a plus, but more important is a passion for your work and for sharing it with others. They are looking for enthusiastic individuals with top skills in the industrial and sculptural arts: welding, metalsmithing, jewelry, blacksmithing, claymation, kinetics, neon, woodworking, glass, foundry, ceramics, stoneworking, fire performance and more. The Crucible faculty is comprised of Bay Area artists, tradespeople, artisans and educators teaching innovative classes to students of all ages, experience levels and areas of interest. The Crucible seeks a staff of broad diversity and strongly encourages women and people of color to apply. The Crucible is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability. To learn more about our vibrant community visit www.thecrucible.org. If you can see yourself teaching a class at The Crucible, click here to download an application form and apply today! http://www.thecrucible.org/about/jobopp.php Deadline: December 31st, 2010 Contact: Email:[email protected]
Phone:510-444-0919
Address: 1260 7th Street; Oakland, CA
Website: www.thecrucible.org

Call for Entry – Two by Two: Small-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Biennial

The Two by Two: Small-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Biennial is open to all artists eighteen years of age and older. Artworks must be original, completed within the last three years, and not have been previously exhibited at Eastern Washington University. Entry fee. Media: Small-scale ceramic sculptures. The height, width and depth of a work may not exceed two feet in any direction, and the weight may not exceed 100 pounds. All work must be received ready to install. Wall hung sculpture must have proper hanging devices attached. If you have any questions regarding your entry, contact the gallery. Juror
: Rain Harris received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University. Harris has exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions including eleven solo exhibitions. For more details on the call, information on entry and entry form, see prospectus: prospectus Deadline: December 10th, 2010 http://www.ewu.edu/CALE/Programs/Art/Gallery/Prospectus.xml

Monday Morning eye candy – Nika Stupica







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In her words:
“I was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 22nd of march, 1975. I discovered love for ceramics early in my childhood, as I was digging clay from a stream nearby, making animal figures and then firing them in our heating kiln. Unsuccessfully, of course. I was 7 years old. Then later, after some courses in primary school, drawing in secondary school, real ceramic study started with experimenting in ceramic studio on Academy of educational art in Ljubljana , where finally I graduated from ceramics. Now, I am working mainly with porcelain and stoneware. I make my own plaster moulds and I am slip casting. In my studio in Ljubljana you can find fine porcelain for everyday use, porcelain installations from numerous exhibitions, both Slovene and international, and also beloved jewellery, also made of porcelain and silver. My love for porcelain is because of its whiteness, translucency and seeming fragility, sometimes it does not need any colour or even glaze. Because ceramics is sum of different fields, such as art, design, physics, chemistry and technology, is so complex I can never stop learning about new techniques and materials. We can never say that we are at the end of ceramics.”
Find out more about Nika’s gorgeous work here.

CRAFT/MATERIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT @ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Position Announcement: Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Ceramics
Deadline: January 15, 2011 for full consideration or until filled.
Start date: August 16, 2011

Department and University:
The Department of Craft/Material Studies is one of 15 Departments, within the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. The department specializes in five media areas: Clay, Metal, Wood, Glass and Fiber. We offer both breadth and depth across the media areas and have one of the few departments in the nation to offer all five craft disciplines at the BFA and MFA levels. Our MFA program in Ceramics is currently ranked 12th in the nation by U.S News & World Report. (Fiber is ranked #4, Glass #5, and Metals #10.) We have over 120 undergraduate students, 15 graduate students, 7 full-time faculty members, and several adjunct faculty.

The School of the Arts is comprised of over 3000 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels and 15 nationally recognized programs in design, visual and performing arts. U.S. News & World Report ranks the School of the Arts as the top public university art school in the nation. Virginia Commonwealth University is an urban university with over 27,000 students located in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond is two hours south of Washington, D.C. and is situated between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Virginia/North Carolina coast. Richmond is the state capital and home to numerous historic sites; it functions as a visual arts, design and performing arts center regionally and nationally.

Description:
We are seeking a dynamic teacher, creative colleague, broad thinker, and technically skilled artist/designer who specializes in Ceramics. The successful candidate will teach 5-6 courses per year including instruction of graduate students across all five disciplines; do service on Department, School, and /or University committees; advise students; maintain and build an active exhibition record; help to manage and facilitate the ordering of supplies for the Ceramics studios, and work collaboratively with members of the department and School of Arts to foster a progressive atmosphere for exploring the arts. The faculty member will be required to have an established research agenda and a clear potential for external funding, as appropriate, and potential for scholarship or creative expression to complement and expand existing expertise in the department(s). In addition, the faculty member must have demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
This is a fulltime 9-month position.

Requirements:
• M. F. A. or equivalent in Ceramics or related area.
• Successful college level teaching preferred.
• Familiarity with contemporary art history and art/craft theory.
• Ability to teach beginning and advanced students in contemporary art practices and design applications in Ceramics.
• Proficiency in teaching a wide range of aesthetic, conceptual, and technical aspects within Ceramics
• Evidence of national/international career profile and active exhibition record.

Application: Deadline January 15, 2011 for full consideration or until filled
• Letter of application
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching philosophy and strategies
• 20 images of student work with description of assignment (may be submitted digitally as PowerPoint presentation)
• 20 images of personal work (may be submitted digitally as PowerPoint presentation)
• 3 references names, addresses, phone numbers, email, and titles
• SASE for return of materials
• Send to:
Allan Rosenbaum
Ceramics Search, Chair
Craft/Material Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842522
1000 West Broad Street #239
Richmond, VA 23284-2522
Telephone: 804-828-1477

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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