by Carole Epp | Dec 18, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation: 2010 Emerging Artist Awards
Deadline for application: February 15
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation has established a program of awards for emerging artists to support and encourage promising artists, early in their careers, while also serving to raise the profile of the arts in Alberta. The Awards are awarded every second year, beginning in 2008. Each Award consists of $10,000 and a medallion. Up to ten prizes may be awarded in each awards cycle.
Award recipients are selected by an application and adjudication process. Emerging Alberta Artists who meet the eligibility criteria may make application for the Award. Appraisals are required from two established artists who are in a position to provide the Foundation with a candid assessment of the Applicant’s current accomplishments and potential to develop.
Dawn Detarando, with appraisal support from the Alberta Craft Council, was a recipient of an emerging artist award in 2008.
The Application Guidelines, Application Form and Appraisal Form are available from the Foundation’s website at www.artsawards.ca. Deadline for receipt of Applications and accompanying two Appraisals is Feb. 15, 2010.
by Carole Epp | Dec 16, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
January 20, 2010 Entry Deadline
Armory Art Center, Florida, West Palm Beach
Exhibition Dates: March 2–16, 2010
Open to all craft media focusing on the theme of fun, wild ‘n wacky teapots, sugar & creamers, tea cups, sandwich plates, spoons, forks, knives and cake platters. Mad Hatter’s Tea-Party is open to all artists in the United States and its territories. Works must not exceed 36 inches or 90cm in any direction. Artwork entered should not be so fragile that shipment of public display is potentially harmful to the work or viewer. Art must be properly prepared and presented for display.
Accepted artwork which differs greatly from the slides may be disqualified. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. CDs of accepted work will become the property of the Armory Art Center. This is an open jurying and all slides are viewed anonymously. All accepted work must be available for sale.
The Artist will receive 50% of the retail price of all works sold. Proceeds from the Mad Hatter’s Tea-Party will benefit the Artists-in-Residence Program at the Armory Art Center. Participants wishing to donate a greater percentage of their sales are invited to do so. For more information and to download prospectus visit: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
by Carole Epp | Dec 14, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Pete Pinnell
January 18, 2010, Entry Deadline
The Western Colorado Center for the Arts will present a juried/ invitational competition of ceramic artists from across the country.
Exhibition dates are May 14th – June 26th 2010
Deadline for entry is January 18, 2010.
Juror will be Pete Pinnell.
This exhibition is open to all clay artists residing in the U.S.
Artists may enter up to three works, which use clay as the focus material. Works must not exceed 48 inches in any dimension (exceptions will be handled on a case by case basis). Works must have been executed over the last two years and not have been previously exhibited at this location. Artwork entered should not be so fragile that shipment or public display is harmful to the work or the viewer. Accepted work which differs significantly from the submitted images will be disqualified from the exhibition. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the closing date of the exhibition.
This is an open jurying: all images are viewed in an anonymous manner. The Art Center encourages all works to be for sale. Artwork must not be sold prior to shipment to The Art Center unless “NFS” is clearly stated on the entry form.
For more information call 970-243-7337, visit www.gjartcenter.org or email [email protected]
by Carole Epp | Dec 13, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
100 outstanding ceramics artists will be selected by the organizing committee.
High caliber of artists and high quality of art work are selected and screened on the basis of leading fashions and superb quality of creation in market trend. To ensure the uniqueness, the exhibition will adopt the system of initial evaluations and invitation that after the works selection, only the artists with invitations can participate in the Biennial and it aims to ensure both the artistry and originality.
During the Biennial, organizing committee will organize artists can talk about arts and creativity, exchange skills and ideas, which add beauty to the Shanghai 2010 Expo.
I Participation Requirements and Methods
1. The Biennial this year will invite the ceramists from all around the world.
2. The exhibits will be regarded as individual works (Please specify if team works.). It is allowed that every artist/team can have five sets or pieces of art work, two of which will be selected and paid the collection payment after review and appraisal. Please email us the artist’s photo, the pot’s pictures (The photo size is not less than 1024KB, suitable for printing.), personal resume, creativity introduction (for book publication). (The total number of words account of the materials is limited to 300 words.) After the exhibits selection by the organizing committee, the artists who are intended to donate 2 art works and participate the opening cocktail party (with please the attendance number specified and confirmed by individuals or team organization), please fill out the Sign Up Form and Confirmation Feedback with Signature (in scanning) as soon as possible, so that the organizing committee can make the arrangement of unified scheduling for opening ceremony, 4 days and 3 nights of shanghai stay. (Please refer to the following attachments for further details.)During the exhibition all the works will published into a book volume, and to be distributed to the every artists. The exhibits should be the new pieces of work that have not been released or published or exhibited before (it is not limited by form, material or crafts).
3. 2010 2nd biennial is different with previous 2008 1st biennial. For the artist who participated previously in 2008 1st biennial, if you would like to donate one teapot artwork, you will be warmly invited and is entitled to enjoy our 4 days and 3 nights in Shanghai including the opening ceremony, pressing release, one-day tour and so on, free of charge. Like last time, your artwork and your bibliography will be published in our collection book.
4. Referring to the previous amount for teapot collection payment, this 2010 2nd biennial will still follow the high selection with teapot collection payment practice, a specific payment range will be paid to the artist who never been in our 1st biennial, which is determined by top standard with artistic quality of artworks.
5. No matter the artist participated our 1st biennial or not, as long as the teapot is really fantastic and outstanding artwork that reaches the requirement of organizing committee, no doubts that we really would like to pay the collection payment appraised on the committee, which is determined by top standard with artistic quality of artworks. If the artist would not able to join our biennial in Shanghai in person, he could deliver his teapots to Shanghai by postal service. ( post fee thus caused will be taken care of by artist own). If the artwork had been selected and accepted, the collection payment is sure to be deposited and wire-transferred to the artist’s personal bank account; the same goes to the collection book and any certificates by postal service. Please leave your detailed address and bank account in your application form.
6. Theoretically, we prefer one artist from one country with two artworks. Hope you could understand it seems a bit competitive but it’s fair because the collection payment for purchasing the artwork is dictate by the artistic and quality of artworks. As long the standard of artworks meets the requirement of organizing committee, the collection payment range could be seriously discussed. The organizing committee pays high attention to the high standard of artwork with artistic quality. All the artists participated in this exhibition will enjoy the Biennial for free. The selected exhibits will be collected by the committee of the China 2010 2nd Shanghai International Modern Pot Art Biennial Exhibition, and conferred and awarded the Acceptance Certificate and Collection Certificate. (If the artists do not intend to donate his or her ceramics, please make a statement in advance. Posting or mailing back the ceramic works is born on the artist’s own expenses or the can bring it back with artist himself.)
7. It is both applicable whether the selected works are to be posted or mailed to organizing committee by the end of February, 2010 (postal costs born on artists themselves); or they are to be brought by artists themselves. Please be sure to take delicate care on its packaging and not to be broken or spoiled it, otherwise it will influence the exhibition effect.
8. The copyright of all the exhibits belong to the committee of the China 2010 2nd Shanghai International Modern Pot Art Biennial Exhibition. The committee has the right of publicizing, dissemination, publication and exchange with international ceramic works.
Itinerary: 4days, 3 nights, food, logistic and accommodation, free of charge
April 27, flight receiving, – unchanged
April 28, exhibition, opening ceremony, press release, cocktail party, etc. – unchanged
April 29, one day tour in Shanghai,
April 30, seeing off.
II Other Matters
1. If the works is considered as a copy which results in the matters of piracy or plagiarism, all the responsibility is taken by the artist himself. The committee does not have to do with it.
2. All the collected pot art work will be exhibited in Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum, and meanwhile the museum will make some dissemination, publicity and promotions.
3. A professional Press will publish the China 2010 2nd Shanghai International Modern Pot Art Biennial Exhibition for the works selected.
4．The committee of the 2010 Second Shanghai International Pot Art Biennial Exhibition holds the explanation right of exhibition participation rules.
III Sponsor:
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Association,
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum,
IIII Co-organizer:
Ceramic teapot of Yixing Sand Culture Research Institute affiliated to China ceramics Culture Research Center,
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Research Institute
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Society
Shanghai Industrial Design Association
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Vocational College
“Shanghai Arts and Crafts” Magazine
V Organizer:
Shanghai SUNTAO Co., Ltd.,
Shanghai Handicraft Zhujiajiao Exhibition Center,
Ge, Jvn website: www.gejun.com.cn
IV Supporting Institution:
Shanghai Fast Quality Translation Office，
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IIV Duration of Exhibition:
From April 28th — May 28th
IIIV Venue of Exhibition:
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum,
IIIIV Date of Deadline Sign Up: By the End of Dec., 2009.
VV Contacts for Exhibition Works & Signing Up:
Institution: Ceramic Teapot of Yixing Sand Culture Research Institute affiliated to China Ceramics Culture Research Center
Contact Person：Anna Zhang, Carrie Chang
Email：[email protected] [email protected]
Msn: [email protected]
Skype：xiaoqian.sh
QQ: 1041412939
Tel: 86 21 6483 9312 / 86 136 0177 6548 / 86 139 1699 3839
www.gejun.com.cn
VVI Contacts for Exhibition Works Postal:
Address: Building No.317, Wuning Rd., (S.), Shanghai, 200042
Contact: Mr. Ge, Jvn
Email：[email protected]
TEL：+86 -21 -5256 2133
FAX：+86 -21 -5256 2511
by Carole Epp | Dec 12, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Entry Deadline: December 16, 2009
Location: LaGrange, Illinois
Exhibition Dates: January 16–February 17, 2010
Sponsored by Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery
Open to working potters and ceramic artists living in the United States, the focus of this exhibit is pouring vessels of all sorts, pitchers, teapots, gravy/sauce boats, flasks, bowls, ewers, etc. A minimum of three purchase awards will be awarded by Juror David Toan, The show will be juried by high quality digital images.
The fee is $25 for a maximum of three entries.
For more information visit http://www.terraincognitostudios.com or go here to download the prospectus.
by Carole Epp | Dec 11, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Exhibition: Central Time Ceramics
Central Time Ceramics is a biennial ceramics competition open to all ceramic artists over the age of 18 living and working in the Central Time Zone. Artwork submitted must have been completed within the last three years and all forms of ceramic expression are encouraged.
Three cash awards, worth over $1,500 will be made to the top artists in the show.
Purchase awards will also be made by the University.
Juror will be Matt Wilt who earned his MFA from Ohio University and his Bachelor’s degree from Penn State University. Matt’s work is exhibited nationally and internationally and he has received numerous awards including a Pennsylvania council of the Arts Fellowship and the Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship. Matt currently teaches ceramics at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.
January 15, 2010 Entry Deadline
Each artist must pay a non-refundable entry fee of $30 for up to three entries or $40 for five entries.
There are two ways to apply: By mail or online.
Download the pdf prospectus here.
To apply online please visit our online entry form page.
