Ferrin Gallery Call for entry – Teapots

Ferrin Gallery is sending out a call for submissions for the upcoming survey of contemporary teapots and artwork featuring the iconic form.

TEAPOTS: Interpretations
Group Show of Objects, Still Lifes and Studio Pottery

Dates: July 11th – September 5th
Reception and Gallery Talk : Saturday, July 11th from 4-6pm
Leslie Ferrin, Author of Teapots Transformed: Object to Subject

To submit artwork for this show please email to [email protected], up to three 72 dpi images of existing work and/or an idea for what you’d like to submit. Include title, size, materials, price and attach a resume and/or statement by May 23.

RBSA Open Ceramics Call for Submission

Deadline Friday May 15th

The RBSA is holding an Open Ceramics exhibition this August and inviting entries from designer makers and artists from all over the UK who work in clay. This will be a first for the RBSA and a special event for ceramics, certainly in the West Midlands. It will be an opportunity for makers of all styles and techniques to showcase their work, covering all aspects of the contemporary ceramic scene – studio ceramics, sculptural forms or experimental pieces – be they established or emerging makers. All work must be fired. Each maker will be asked to submit 3 photos of their style of work, and 1 photo demonstrating the size and scale of their work, for selection. Those selected will then be asked to submit up to 6 pieces for the exhibition.

Download PDF for all of the details and regulations.

Call for entry – Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize

Now in its ninth year, the prestigious acquisitive Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is calling for artists to enter their work offering a chance to win a total of $13,000 AUD in prize money.
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is the only Australian national prize for free standing sculptures of smaller dimensions (up to 80cm) and annually attracts over 450 entries. The judges of the 2009 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize are Geoffrey Cassidy, Director of Artbank and Diane and Neil Balnaves of The Balnaves Foundation.

Entries for the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize close for pre-selection on Friday 14 August and finalists will be selected for the free public exhibition to take place at Council’s Redleaf building between 24 October and 1 November.

For entry forms and additional information:
http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/,
email [email protected] or call (02) 9391 7135.

Design Competition


It’s Aperitivo Time
From the Designboom website:
“One of Italy’s most established and iconic brands, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, in collaboration with Alessi, are collaborating with designboom to organize the Peroni Nastro Azzurro Blue Ribbon Design Awards 2009 in the UK. Peroni Nastro Azzurro has created these awards to offer you the chance to design pieces for the aperitivo occasion, which are influenced and inspired by the Peroni Nastro Azzurro brand. Aperitivo is an authentic Italian tradition that combines delicious small plate of food with refreshing alcoholic drinks during the early evening hours as a relaxing prelude to dinner. Aperitivo is recognised as a reason for social gathering, and is a stylish and elaborate affair.

The designers of 2 winning entries will win a cash prize of : EURO 5000 each The winning entries and other selected finalists will be shown in a Peroni Nastro Azzurro exhibition in London, which will then be rolled out to the Design Museum’s UK regional partners, and a host of top-end UK style bars. There is also the opportunity for finalist / winning designs to be developed into items for the Alessi catalogue, working together the Alessi design management structure, as well as the potential for the winning designs to be used in iconic Peroni Nastro Azzurro advertising.”For all the info check out the Designboom website for all the details.

USA call for entry – Strictly Functional Pottery National

June 10, 2009 entry deadline

Exhibition runs September 26–October 25
Open to work not exceeding 30 inches or 20 pounds.
Juried from digital or slides.
Fee: $30 for three entries.
Juror: Pete Pinnell.
Contact Phil Haralam,
Strictly Functional Pottery National,
The Market House Craft Center,
PO Box 204,
East Petersburg, PA 17520-0204
W: www.strictlyfunctionalpotterynational.net
P: (717) 560-8816

Call for Entry – Korea

June 22, 2009 entry deadline

Cheongju International Craft Biennial 2009
September 23–November 1
Fee: $50 per entry, $85 for non members.
Contact: Kang Sun Kyoung,
Cheongju International Craft Biennial Committee,
329 Heungdeok-Ro,
Heungdeok-Gu, Cheongju-Si,
361-828 Republic of Korea
E: [email protected]
W: www.okcj.org
P: 82 43 277 2501-3