by Carole Epp | Apr 5, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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.
by Carole Epp | Apr 4, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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.
by Carole Epp | Apr 3, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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
by Carole Epp | Apr 1, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
History in the Making IV: Ceramic Traditions/Contemporary Pots
Deadline: 2 June 2009. The Firehouse Gallery at Genesee Pottery is seeking original work incorporating historically-based design elements, themes, materials, applications, or trends.
Juried by Ron Meyers.
Dates: 18 September – 24 October 2009.
Contact: Kate Whorton, Genesee Pottery, 713 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607.
P:585-271-5183.
E:[email protected].
Website: geneseearts.org.
by Carole Epp | Mar 27, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

“Craft Victoria is pleased to be partnering with the City of Melbourne’s, City Library to hold Craft Hatch – an incubator market that showcases the work of student and emerging designers. Craft Hatch is a rare opportunity for you to purchase the freshest, hand-made products direct from the designer; including homewares, jewellery, clothing, accessories, stationery and more.
Craft Hatch is held one Saturday a month at the City Library, 253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 11.00am – 4.00pm. Upcoming Craft Hatch diary dates are Saturdays 4 April, 9 May, 13 June and 11 July 2009.
Registration for stalls in May, June and July are now open to students and emerging designers looking to build their market confidence in one of Melbourne’s busiest CBD retail precincts. The City Library is the centre for learning and creativity with up to 3000 visitors a day. The registration deadline for these three markets is 30 April. For further information on Craft Hatch click here and to register click here. For even more information, email [email protected].”
by Carole Epp | Mar 20, 2009 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Who: 150 artists & live music all day
What: Affordable, unique, and high quality art and crafts. Free and open to the public.
When: Saturday, May 30th from 11-6pm & Sunday, May 31st from 11-6pm
Where: Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing Great Plaza – on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Market Street
Check out all the info on their website including how to apply.
For more information, or questions, please contact: Megan Brewster or
Erin Waxman, [email protected], 215-238-1557