Job Opportunity: Part-Time Clay Studio Coordinator, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s (NL)

by | Jun 4, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador requires a part-time Clay Studio Coordinator for the overall operation of its Clay Studio in St. John’s.

Deadline:
June 7, 2010 by 5pm

Energy, enthusiasm for Clay Arts and excellent time management skills are essential for this position. Under direction of the Craft Council Clay Committee, the Clay Studio Coordinators’ duties shall include:

* Technical clay studio operations including: kiln and glaze kitchen operation, equipment maintenance and responsibility for performing/organizing studio cleaning.
* Coordinating open studio sessions; workshops and classes
* Marketing these and other promotional activities to the broader craft community and the general public under the direction of the Clay Committee.
* Other duties as required.

The Craft Council clay studio operation is assisted by a diverse group of volunteers whom the Coordinator will work alongside. The ability to interact positively within a teamwork environment is paramount to success in our organization.

Salary is $15.53 per hour for 24 per week.

Please forward resume and cover letter by June 7, 2010, 5pm to:
Chairman – Clay Committee
Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
59 Duckworth Street, St. John’s, NL, A1C 1E6

VERMONT STUDIO CENTER RESIDENCY PROGRAM

by | Jun 3, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2010 (RECEIVE)

Residency Program
Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, Vermont

Founded by artists in 1984, the Vermont Studio Center is the largest international artists’ and writers’ Residency Program in the United States, hosting 50 visual artists and writers each month from across the country and around the world. The Studio Center provides 4-12 week studio residencies on an historic 30-building campus along the Gihon River in Johnson, Vermont, a village in the heart of the northern Green Mountains.

The Vermont Studio Center accepts applications on a rolling basis. However, applications are reviewed and considered for VSC Full Fellowships only four times a year. These deadlines are April 1 (only for select international applicants), June 15, October 1, February 15.

If you would like to be considered for a VSC Full Fellowship at any of these deadlines, your application must be received in our office by the application deadline. It is best to apply at least six months in advance of your preferred start date, though we will consider applications received as late as 8 weeks in advance of the month(s) for which one is applying.

Available Fellowships: www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships
Application: www.vermontstudiocenter.org/application

CALL TO ARTISTS: NOXIOUS SECTOR ARTS COLLECTIVE

by | Jun 2, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER
Noxious Sector Arts Collective at Richmond Art Gallery, BC. Canada
Deadline June 11, 2010 Noxious Sector Arts Collective invites submissions for MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER, a curated group exhibition scheduled to be presented at the Richmond Art Gallery (Richmond, BC, Canada) from November 26, 2010 to January 23, 2011. The project is conceived as an exploration of imaginary solutions to questions of improbability, inviting artists to engage with notions of impossibility, uncertainty and the imaginary. MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER invites artists from around the world to engage with notions of impossibility, uncertainty and the imaginary. Situated on the impossible side of probability, the project invites renderings of improbability, of disregarded possibilities, phantom conjectures, plausible insanities of one sort or another, all of which challenge standardized formulations of what is allowed, acceptable, logical or feasible. More information on the call
http://www.noxioussector.net/calls/MOTALOTN.pdf Noxious Sector Arts Collective
http://www.noxioussector.net/motalotn.html

Call for Entries: “Dining In III: An Artful Experience”

by | Jun 1, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

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]