by Carole Epp | Apr 3, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The 3rd ICMEA Conference, 2010
International Ceramic Magazine Editors Association
The 3rd ICMEA Conference, 2010
November 8-15, 2010
Fuping/Jingdezhen, China
Theme: Interpretation of Ceramics
(A catalog and proceedings of the conference will be printed)
I. Call for Speakers: Deadline: July 31, 2010
Speeches should address topics such as critical writing, marketing, education, gallery/museum direction or other related topics. These talks should be maximum 20 minutes in length. All these should relate to the theme of this conference: Interpretation of Ceramics.
Speakers are requested to prepare the following information in WORD format and send by email to Dr. I Chi Hsu before Deadline July 31, 2010. (E-mail address: [email protected] )
1. an abstract of the talk
2. the title of the talk,
3. a short biography,
4. an image of yourself (300 dpi, 1 MB)
ICMEA will select speakers before the end of August, 2010, and we will notify all applicants.
The speaker should send the full text to Dr. Hsu for translation and publication before Deadline September 30, 2010.
Note: The selected speakers are invited to the conference in Fuping. Fuping will provide free accommodation and meals during the convention period; Fuping and ICMEA will not pay speakers fees or traveling costs (international and domestic). There is no conference fee for participants.
II. Call for Emerging Ceramic Artist Competition: Deadline: June 30, 2010
Definition of Emerging Artists: Ceramic artists who have not been practicing longer than eight years after finishing their training/studies and have never won a major competition.
To Enter:
1. Each artist may enter only one art work;
2. Four images from different angles of the piece to be submitted (in JPG format, 300 dpi and at least 1 MB in size);
3. The title, size and description of the work including materials, techniques, etc.
4. CV (no more than one page) and a short artist’s statement ( to be in English in WORD format.
All the above information should be sent to the following e-mail address: [email protected] before Deadline June 30, 2010.
First Round Judging Procedures and Conditions:
1. All received entries will be selected initially by:
Janet Mansfield (Australia), Bernd Pfannkucke (Germany), Elaine O. Henry (USA),
I Chi Hsu (China), Tina Byrne (Ireland), and Giovanni Mirulla (Italy).
2. A total of 60-100 applicants will be selected for the final competition. ICMEA will notify all artists before Deadline August 31, 2010.
3. All selected applicants should send their art work to ICMEA office in Fuping at artists’ cost.
Postal address:
Mr. XU Guoliang Fuping Pottery Art Village
1 Qiaoshan Road Fuping, Shaanxi, China
(postal code 700710)
phone: +86-138-9259-1969
Deadline for receiving the art work is September 30, 2010.
Final Jurying Procedures and Conditions:
1. All selected works will be exhibited at 2010 ICMEA Conference in Fuping. Ceramic magazine editors present will choose 10 Award winners on Nov. 7, 2010.
2. Entry to the competition is free. If the applicant is selected for final competition, he or she is invited to come to Fuping for the conference. Fuping will cover the artist’s lodging and meals during the conference period but not any traveling costs. Artists should notify Fuping by September 30, 2010 if they intend to be present.
3. Winners will be announced during the opening ceremony of the ICMEA Conference in Fuping, November 8, 2010.
Awards: The FuLe Prize will be given to 10 emerging artists for a free one month residency program in Fuping Pottery Art Village during 2011-2012.
In addition, three cash prizes will be given to the top three of the ten emerging artists:
Gold Prize: US$ 2000;
Silver Prize: US$ 1500;
Bronze Prize: US$ 1000.
Award winning art works will be retained by ICMEA for permanent exhibition.
The residency award does not include traveling money but covers all the room/meals/studio facilities and reasonable working materials in the one month period. Artists will donate to FLICAM half of their finished work made during their residency. The other half of the work belongs to the artists. Artists can ship them back at their own expense or find a local gallery to sell the art work for them or donate to FLICAM.
by Carole Epp | Apr 3, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Online Applications January 18 to April 18, 2010
http://www.futuregenerationartprize.org/ The Future Generation Art Prize established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation is a worldwide contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and provide long-term support to a future generation of artists. Artists around the world, without restriction of gender, nationality, race or artistic medium may enter the competition through online application. 20 shortlisted artists will be selected to show their work in an exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre (Kiev). These artists will be judged by an international Jury who will award one main prize and up to five special prizes. The first prize will receive $100,000. The biennial Prize is distinguished by:
- its global dimension;
- its focus on a young generation of artists;
- its open and democratic Internet application process;
- the long-term commitment of leading artists of our time;
- a distinguished Board, Jury and Selection Committee;
- an exhibition of shortlisted artists at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kiev, one of the largest and most active new contemporary art institutions in Europe;
- and an award of 100,000 USD, to be conferred by a respected international jury.
The jury will select one main Prize winner, who will receive a total of 100,000 USD (60,000 USD as a cash award, and 40,000 USD toward the production of new work). An additional 20,000 USD will be allotted to fund artist-in-residency programs for up to five other special prize winners. Images of works by all the shortlisted artists will be posted on the PAC website, and members of the public will be invited to vote via the Internet for People’s Choice Prize. To encourage the assistance of one generation of artists to the next, a group of renowned Mentor Artists has committed its long-term participation in the Prize and will provide in-person counsel and support to the Prize winners. The Mentor Artists are Andreas Gursky, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami.
by Carole Epp | Apr 2, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Expressions of Interest exhibition proposals
Closing date: 26 April 2010
Craft ACT Canberra
craft ACT is calling for exhibition proposals to exhibit in the 2011 program. For more information contact Diana Hare, Curator/Exhibitions Manager on 02 6262 9333 or email eval(unescape(‘%76%61%72%20%61%64%64%72%20%3d%20%27%25%36%34%25%36%39%25%36%31%25%36%65%25%36%31%25%32%65%25%36%38%25%36%31%25%37%32%25%36%35%25%34%30%25%36%33%25%37%32%25%36%31%25%36%36%25%37%34%25%36%31%25%36%33%25%37%34%25%32%65%25%36%66%25%37%32%25%36%37%25%32%65%25%36%31%25%37%35%27%3b%76%61%72%20%73%74%72%69%6e%67%20%3d%20%27%25%34%34%25%36%39%25%36%31%25%36%65%25%36%31%25%32%30%25%34%38%25%36%31%25%37%32%25%36%35%27%3b%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%27%20%2b%20%75%6e%65%73%63%61%70%65%28%61%64%64%72%29%20%2b%20%27%22%3e%27%20%2b%20%75%6e%65%73%63%61%70%65%28%73%74%72%69%6e%67%29%20%2b%20%27%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b’));Diana Hare
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by Carole Epp | Mar 30, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Bowl Me Over The Third Lillstreet International 
The Lillstreet International is a juried exhibition that is designed to address contemporary issues in and and the ever-changing scope of ceramic art. The exhibition is open to all artists working in clay. Each year the show will take on a different theme. This year the focus is bowls, versatile and functional forms that offer many opportunities for experimentation and diversity in form as well as surface, glaze and firing. Juror: Steven Young Lee, Resident Artist Director, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana. Prizes: First: $500 and a solo exhibition in the Lillstreet gallery Runners-up (2): $100 Dates: Application Deadline: July 1, 2010 Notification: Begins July 19, 2010 Work Due: August 13, 2010 Exhibition Dates: August 20 – September 15, 2010 Reception: TBA Entry Fee: $35 for 3 entries (nonrefundable). Payment may be made by check or credit card. Image Requirements: Submit one digital image per piece, saved as a Jpeg at 300 dpi or higher, each image labeled with your name and entry letter (e.g., smithA, smithB, smithC). Images may be submitted electronically or on CD (will not be returned, label the CD with your full name). Slides are not accepted. Rules: Open to functional, ceramic bowls made in the last two years. Any clay type or firing method is allowed. Size may not exceed 18 inches in any dimension. All exhibited work must be for sale. Works will be disqualified if not the same piece in the accepted image. Work showing poor craftsmanship will be disqualified. Commission structure is 50% artist, 50% LSAC. LSAC is responsible for insurance during the exhibition. Artists are responsible for shipping to/from LSAC. Submissions: Fill out the entry form and send it with payment and the CD of images to : Lillstreet International Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N Ravenswood Ave Chicago, Il 60640 To submit your application electronically, please include the information as requested on the entry form in an email, attach the images, and send to [email protected]. Credit card details must be included.
by Carole Epp | Mar 29, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Entry Deadline Tuesday May 25th 2010.
Exhibition dates: July 2nd- August 3rd 2010.This international juried exhibition will focus on all types of clay work that incorporates digital technology in any part of the process from concept to design to surface design. Clay should be the primary medium. Artwork under $500.00 preferred. All work must have been completed within the past two years. Click here for more information or to download a prospectus
