Call for expression of interst: Eveleigh Artisans Market Ceramics Showcase

by | Jun 6, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

On the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am – 3pm, Eveleigh Market hosts an Artisansʼ Market showcasing the best in Australian independent design, art and crafts under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop. The EAM is ideally situated opposite Carriageworks, the bold new art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts. The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) has booked 10 stalls on Sunday 7 November 2010; 10am – 3pm. Expressions of interest welcome. Sunday 7 November 2010; 10am – 3pm 243 Wilson St, Darlington, NSW (adjacent to Carriageworks) www.eveleighmarket.com.au
The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) has booked 10 stalls at Eveleigh Artisans Market (EAM) for 7 November 2010. Each stall has 3 tables and can cater for 3 people to display their work. TACA has also been asked to run demonstrations throughout the day. In return for giving a one hour demonstration, TACA is happy to give five demonstrators a free space on a stall. Demonstrators will need to bring all their own demonstrating equipment. We are aiming to display the work of 30 potters – 3 potters per stall (1 stall = 3 tables), 10 stalls.
Cost to participate: $30 per person, payable to TACA (do not send payment until notified)
Participation is open to members of TACA who hold Public and Product Liability Insurance. All participants must hold a current Public Liability Insurance Policy (preferably with TACA) to take part in the market. A Certificate of Currency must be supplied to TACA for every participant, at the time of payment for your space. About EAM: On the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am – 3pm, Eveleigh Market hosts an Artisansʼ Market showcasing the best in Australian independent design, art and crafts under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop. The EAM is ideally situated opposite Carriageworks, the bold new art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts. EAMʼs commitment to fostering sustainability and authenticity is attracting stallholders who design using recycled materials and those inspired by the natural materials. The undercover venue provides the ideal showroom for designers and is destined to grow in popularity based on the success of the weekly Eveleigh Farmersʼ Market.
Interested? Please submit your EXPRESSION OF INTEREST by Friday 30 July. Your EOI will include your name, contact details, a few lines about your work along with an image (jpg file, less than 1 MB) of the work you will display at EAM. Please also indicate if you would like to give a demonstration. Send your EOI to: n [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , marked “EAM EOI” in the subject line. Successful applicants will be advised by 30 August.
Questions? Call Judy Boydell (EAM Ceramics Showcase co-ordinator) on 0429 310 493 or Vicki Grima on 1300 720 124 The Australian Ceramics Association P.O. Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024
T: 1300 720 124; F: 02 9369 3742 E: n [email protected]

Job Opportunity: Part-Time Clay Studio Coordinator, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s (NL)

by | Jun 4, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador requires a part-time Clay Studio Coordinator for the overall operation of its Clay Studio in St. John’s.

Deadline:
June 7, 2010 by 5pm

Energy, enthusiasm for Clay Arts and excellent time management skills are essential for this position. Under direction of the Craft Council Clay Committee, the Clay Studio Coordinators’ duties shall include:

* Technical clay studio operations including: kiln and glaze kitchen operation, equipment maintenance and responsibility for performing/organizing studio cleaning.
* Coordinating open studio sessions; workshops and classes
* Marketing these and other promotional activities to the broader craft community and the general public under the direction of the Clay Committee.
* Other duties as required.

The Craft Council clay studio operation is assisted by a diverse group of volunteers whom the Coordinator will work alongside. The ability to interact positively within a teamwork environment is paramount to success in our organization.

Salary is $15.53 per hour for 24 per week.

Please forward resume and cover letter by June 7, 2010, 5pm to:
Chairman – Clay Committee
Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
59 Duckworth Street, St. John’s, NL, A1C 1E6

VERMONT STUDIO CENTER RESIDENCY PROGRAM

by | Jun 3, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2010 (RECEIVE)

Residency Program
Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, Vermont

Founded by artists in 1984, the Vermont Studio Center is the largest international artists’ and writers’ Residency Program in the United States, hosting 50 visual artists and writers each month from across the country and around the world. The Studio Center provides 4-12 week studio residencies on an historic 30-building campus along the Gihon River in Johnson, Vermont, a village in the heart of the northern Green Mountains.

The Vermont Studio Center accepts applications on a rolling basis. However, applications are reviewed and considered for VSC Full Fellowships only four times a year. These deadlines are April 1 (only for select international applicants), June 15, October 1, February 15.

If you would like to be considered for a VSC Full Fellowship at any of these deadlines, your application must be received in our office by the application deadline. It is best to apply at least six months in advance of your preferred start date, though we will consider applications received as late as 8 weeks in advance of the month(s) for which one is applying.

Available Fellowships: www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships
Application: www.vermontstudiocenter.org/application

CALL TO ARTISTS: NOXIOUS SECTOR ARTS COLLECTIVE

by | Jun 2, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER
Noxious Sector Arts Collective at Richmond Art Gallery, BC. Canada
Deadline June 11, 2010 Noxious Sector Arts Collective invites submissions for MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER, a curated group exhibition scheduled to be presented at the Richmond Art Gallery (Richmond, BC, Canada) from November 26, 2010 to January 23, 2011. The project is conceived as an exploration of imaginary solutions to questions of improbability, inviting artists to engage with notions of impossibility, uncertainty and the imaginary. MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER invites artists from around the world to engage with notions of impossibility, uncertainty and the imaginary. Situated on the impossible side of probability, the project invites renderings of improbability, of disregarded possibilities, phantom conjectures, plausible insanities of one sort or another, all of which challenge standardized formulations of what is allowed, acceptable, logical or feasible. More information on the call
http://www.noxioussector.net/calls/MOTALOTN.pdf Noxious Sector Arts Collective
http://www.noxioussector.net/motalotn.html