April 24, 2009 entry deadline
Ohio, Cincinnati
“5th Annual Magnitude Seven” is open to work no larger than 7 in. in any dimension. Juried from digital.
Fee: $30.
Contact Terra Firma,
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center,
PO Box 6218, Cincinnati,
OH 45206;
[email protected];
www.manifestgallery.org
American Craft Council Show
Apr. 27 — Apr. 27 2009
San Francisco, California
http://www.craftcouncil.org
The American Craft Council is now accepting AltCraft applications for show in San Francisco!
Show dates are August 14-16.
The deadline for applications is Monday, April 27.
Sixteen makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain national exposure at a well-established show.
Located at Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, this show features 250 artists and serves a well-established audience of over 10,000 Bay Area craft enthusiasts.
The average booth is valued at $1,000 but as part of the Council’s commitment to indie crafters, the cost of participation is just $350, which includes a 10-ft skirted table, electricity and lighting trusses in a shared loft space. Plus, there’s no application fee!
Applicants are eligible only if they have NOT shown in an American Craft Council show previously. Embellished commercially-bought objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.) are not eligible.
Please submit:
(3) low-resolution images of your work
A brief description of your work (materials, dimensions, techniques)
Your contact information (mailing and email addresses)
Send submissions and inquiries to Erika at [email protected].
Finalists will be announced in May.
A.I.R Vallauris France
Applications for residencies are accepted throughout the year.
There are four submission deadlines.
* January 15th
* April 15th
* July 15th
* October 15th
Applications are reviewed and scheduled and confirmed shortly after these deadlines.
We recommend you submit your application as early as possible as your submission date may be taken into consideration for time-slot selection priority.
To request an application form, please email us at :
[email protected]
And check out the website for more info about residency dates, etc.
July 1, 2009, Entry Deadline
A National Juried Exhibition
Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Exhition Dates: October 1 – November 8, 2009
This juried exhibition will showcase the best work in fine craft including ceramics, glass, textiles, fibers, metalwork, jewelry, woodwork and printmaking. The exhibition is held in conjunction with Art of Fine Craft conference, October 1-2, 2009, a biennial conference produced by Lux Center for the Arts and Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Entry fee is $30 for 3 entries. Work will be judged from digital images.
Entries must be postmarked by July 1, 2009.
The jurors are Jason Briggs, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Jess Starkel and Sonya Clark.
Awards will include a $500 best of show and three $150 juror’s choice awards. Prospectus is available at www.luxcenter.org. Please contact Regina O’Rear at [email protected] for more information.
May 31, 2009 entry deadline
Exhibition runs July 7–21 and is open to work not exceeding 15cm in any direction.
For more info Contact: A.I.R Vallauris,
Place Lisnard,
1 Boulevard des Deux Vallons,
Vallauris, 06220 France
E: [email protected]
W: www.air-vallauris.com
P: 33 0 493 64 65 50.
Deadline July 31 by 5:00 pm
The Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics is a national award for ceramic artists and potters. Thanks to the ongoing partnership with Mrs. Winifred Shantz and the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, the award is presented to a practicing early career artist who has been working professionally for between 5 to 10 years. The Award is intended to allow the artist to undertake a period of independent research or other activities with the capacity to advance their artistic and professional practice at a key moment in the artist’s career. The winner of the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics receives $10,000. The selection panel is comprised of experienced contemporary ceramic artists, potters and curators. This jury will choose one winner and the results will be announced at a gala event on September 17, 2009. This award will be presented and announced at the same time as the winner for the RBC Award for Glass.
All of the Winifred Shantz Award winners to date have represented the remarkable practices that make up contemporary ceramic art. Previous winners include: Kasia Piech (2008), Rory MacDonald (2007), Ying-Yueh Chuang (2006), Kate Hyde (2005), Joan Bruneau (2004), Marc Vincent Egan (2003), Laurent Craste (2002), Susan Collett (2001)
To download a full copy of the call for entry visit www.canadianclayandglass.ca.
AWARD GALA: September 17, 2009
SEND TO: Robert Achtemichuk, Director Winifred Shantz Award Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery 25 Caroline Street North Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5 519.746.1882, ext. 231
