CERAMICS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AT SONOMA COMMUNITY CENTER

by | Sep 21, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday

Our Artist in Residence program benefits the artist, the Center, and the local community!

We
believe that our connection to the community is strengthened by
supplying a venue for talented artists to integrate with, and become
members of the Sonoma community. For six months our Artist in Residence
provides community members and visitors with a fresh perspective on the
Sonoma Valley.

One Artist in Residence will be chosen to spend
six months living and working at the Sonoma Community Center. During
this time, the Artist in Residence is able to concentrate on developing a
cohesive body of work that is representative of their time here. While
at Sonoma Community Center, the Artist in Residence is given employment
opportunities to teach classes and workshops to community members. 

Open
to all artists living within the US, the residency provides a
self-directed emerging or established artist a supportive environment to
explore artwork and ideas. The opportunity is designed for artists
dedicated to developing a body of work with a specific purpose of end
goal, culminating in a gallery exhibition at the completion of the
residency.

WORK TRADE: 
As resident
artists are given a number of opportunities, they are expected, in turn,
to provide up to 15 hours a week in work trade. Work trade
responsibilities can include, but are not limited to: studio clean-up
and maintenance; kiln loading, firing and maintenance; mixing glazes;
and other studio-related duties as assigned by management.
FACILITIES: 

    • Alpine updraft gas kiln, 20 cu.ft.
    • Skutt electric kiln, 11.6 cu.ft. programmable, cone 10
    • Skutt electric kiln, 6.4 cu.ft., programmable 
    • Olympic electric kiln, 12 cu.ft., programmable 
    • 11 electric potters wheels
    • Peter Pugger pugger-mixer
    • 30″ Northstar slab roller
    • Northstar extruder
    • Spray booth 40″ x 30″ x 18″
    • Raw materials lab

APPLICATION DEADLINES: 
Winter/Spring Residency: Jan 4 – June 30, 2016
Apply by: November 20, 2015

Summer/Fall Residency: July 7 – Dec 30, 2016Apply by: May 2, 2016

APPLY
PAST ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

CURRENT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
ACCOMMODATIONS: 

http://www.sonomacommunitycenter.org/artist-in-residence-program.html

job posting: Assistant Professor of Ceramics – Georgia State University

by | Sep 18, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday

The Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State
University seeks applicants for a full-time tenure track position in
Ceramics at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2016.
Pending budgetary approval, salary is dependent upon a candidate’s
professional and academic experience and accomplishments. We seek an
exceptional artist and educator who will join our team of vibrant,
creative professionals that includes 30+ full-time faculty in art,
design, and art history serving over 1000 art & design majors across
nine separate disciplines. Screening of applications will begin October
15, 2015 and will continue until position is filled. (Any applications
received after the deadline will only be reviewed in the event there are
no viable candidates in the first round)

Position Summary

We seek a candidate who is an outstanding artist and an enthusiastic
educator, with a strong desire to enhance the program and to foster
excellence in our students. The successful candidate should demonstrate a
commitment to excellence in research, program/curriculum planning and
development, and must value working with diverse student populations and
cultural perspectives in teaching and research.

Necessary Qualifications: MFA in ceramics by the time of appointment;
ability to teach hand building and throwing techniques; professional
work that reflects a high level of technical ability and an
understanding of and interest in contemporary issues in the field of
ceramics and/or the broader field of art; a research and/or exhibition
record reflecting a commitment to professional development appropriate
to a tenure track position.

Preferred Qualifications: evidence of quality teaching at the
university level; ability to fire and maintain gas and electric kilns;
knowledge of glaze technology appropriate for instructing undergraduate
and graduate students; good writing and speaking skills; interest in and
ability to utilize new and emerging digital technologies in the field.

Georgia State University is an EEO/AA employer. Employment is contingent upon background verification.

Application Process: Please email as a single PDF document a letter
of application, current vita, artist statement, teaching philosophy,
sample syllabi, names of three professional references (phone numbers
and e-mail), 20 labeled images of personal work and 20 labeled images of
student work to [email protected] .

For further information about the position, contact Search Chair, Associate Professor Christina West at [email protected].

movie day: 2100° / 451°

by | Sep 16, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday

2100° / 451° is a short film capturing how Etsuko
Ichikawa creates her signature series “Glass Pyrograph”, drawings made
from the fire and smoke of hot, molten glass, in the glass studio.
The title of the film refers to Ichikawa’s working temperature with
molten glass; 2100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the autoignition point of
paper; 451 degrees Fahrenheit.

Featured Artist: Etsuko Ichikawa
Directed by Alistair Banks Griffin
Music by Saunder Jurriaans & Daniel Bensi
Produced by the Anthropologist
2011
4 min 15 sec
Filmed at Wheaton Arts in Millville, NJ
etsukoichikawa.com