Call for artists: But My Roots Are on Both Sides of the Sea

by | Jan 23, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

But My Roots Are on Both Sides of the Sea is a juried art exhibition presenting 30 Jewish artists from all over the world, dealing with the questions: Who am I? Israeli? Jewish? Where do I belong?

The artists will deal with how they see themselves and their Israeli and/or Jewish identity. The exhibition is open to artists 18 and older who are Jewish. Original 2-dimensional works including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics, wood, paper, textile, fiber, enamels, glass, metalsmithing, collage, and mixed media, completed since January 2009. Crafts, video, kit work, and reproductions are not accepted. Artwork maximun size can be up to 70cm/~27.56inches (if artwork is framed, frame included). Juror is Steven Schwartz, owner and curator of Engine Gallery at the Historic Distillery District in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Juror’s Choice Award will be presented during the Grand Opening. The winner of the Juror’s Choice Award will receive a solo show at the Engine Gallery (subject to the gallery’s schedule and availability). Submission deadline: February 28th, 2011, 5pm (EST) Entry fees and participation fees, if accepted, apply. See the PDF for full details, contact information for more information and entry form: ILartTO Call for artists – But My Roots Art On Both Sides Of The Sea Website: http://ilartto.com/call-for-artists/via SJSU’s Art Blog

Job Posting – University of Arkansas

by | Jan 22, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

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  • MFA degree with demonstrated professional achievement in the field of Ceramics
  • College teaching experience
  • Broad knowledge of historical and contemporary aspects of ceramics, art, and theory
  • Experience in most ceramic techniques including wheel, hand building, and mold making/slip casting
  • Experience in three dimensional design techniques including woodshop and mixed media building processes
  • Knowledge of low to high-fire materials and firing of electric, gas, and atmospheric kilns
  • Commitment to community outreach and student mentoring

Job Duties: Teach two classes per-semester, supervise graduate students and adjunct faculty teaching three-dimensional design courses, work with graduate students and advanced ceramics students, manage ceramics studio and equipment, including supervising graduate assistants, and maintain an active research record. Where To Apply? Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, artist’s statement, statement of teaching philosophy, list of 5 professional references w/address, phone, email, 20 images of professional work, 20 images of students’ work (all images should be a maximum of 1024 X 768 pixels, RGB, 72 dpi, jpeg), image identification list indicating each image’s description and/or title, dimensions, medium, and date in corresponding numbering to presentation. (Any digital video work should be submitted as QuickTime files.) All materials should be submitted on a CD or DVD and formatted for Macintosh. Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish the materials to be returned. Deadline: March 1, 2011 or until position is filled. Materials should be sent to: Jeannie Hulen, Chair, Department of Art 116 FNAR Center University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants are subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.

7th International Biennale of Ceramics, Inside Out, presented by the City of Kapfenberg, Austria

by | Jan 10, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Open to all artistic forms of expression concerning the use of ceramics – with the exclusion of china, serially manufactured objects and ceramic design. A maximum of three works are allowed to be entered to the competition. The works must not exceed the age limit of two years and they have to correspond to the motto of the Biennale of Ceramics 2011. Only works that have never been entered to take part at any other competition are accepted. The dimensions of the objects entered have to be of reasonable size, height and weight. In other words, an exhibition at the gallery of the Cultural Center should not take extraordinary efforts for the should not take extraordinary efforts for the organizers. Digital photographs of the works are required. Please take the pictures in front of neutral background. The photographs have to be sent via CD ROM, DVD or USB Stick. A resolution of at least 300dpi is required. Please take the pictures of each work from at least two different angles and name it with the exact title. To enter the competition/exhibition of the 7th Biennale of Ceramics the Cultural Center of Kapfenberg requires a package of the following data:

  • The filled out application form.
  • The list of works entered.
  • The digital photographs of the works entered.

Please write the password “Keramikbiennale” (Biennale of Ceramics) on your package and send it to the following address: KUlturZentrum Kapfenberg
Mürzgasse 3,
A – 8605 Kapfenberg All entries have to reach the Cultural Center before June 15th, 2011. The data/documents entered will remain with the organizer and will hence not be returned. Artists will be responsible for shipping. For more information: http://www.keramik-biennale-kapfenberg.at/en/anmeldung_ausschreibung.htm# Prospectus: invitation