call for entry: Clunes Ceramic Award 2015

by | Jul 8, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The winner of the 2013 Clunes Ceramic Award
Autumn Frost II, 2013Dean Smith

The Clunes Ceramic Award is an initiative of Creative Clunes Inc.
and is in partnership with the Art Gallery of Ballarat and the
Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum.

The winning artist’s work will attract the total prize money of $10,000
This is an acquisitive prize.  In 2015, the work will be acquired by the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
The winning work of art will be acquired in alternate years, by the
Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical
Museum for their Permanent Collections.
A People’s Choice Award to the value of $2,000 will be awarded and announced close to the conclusion of the exhibition.

Recognition Awards will be presented at the discretion of the judging panel and announced at the exhibition opening.

The Clunes Ceramic Award is a biennial event and
was first held in 2009. The success of the first, and following,
Award has ensured that The Clunes Ceramic Award will continue to develop
as a respected and highly prized Regional Arts Event in the Australian
state of Victoria.

DEADLINE IS JULY 27th
www.clunesceramicaward.com.au

movie day: CRAFTED

by | Jul 8, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The documentary CRAFTED was created to explore the mindset of today’s
artisan and determine how artisanship has evolved along with—or, at
times, in spite of—new technologies that allow instantaneous sharing of
knowledge and sourcing of ingredients. Brave creators are breaking from
the norm and returning to their roots to master age-old art forms that
are more relevant than ever in today’s world. To learn more, including a
behind-the-scenes look, visit http://www.CraftedLikeNoOther.com.

Learn about our artisans:

Bloodroot Blades: http://www.bloodrootblades.com

Donabe Japanese Earthenware: http://toirokitchen.com

Bar Tartine Restaurant: http://www.bartartine.com

residency opportunity: Fieldwork @ Eyelevel gallery

by | Jul 8, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Eyelevel Gallery invites proposals from visiting artists, for our new residency program, Fieldwork, to take place from August to November 2015. 


Deadline: 7 August 2015
 
Fieldwork
is a platform for artists to conduct and present research as it relates
to their practice in a setting outside of an exhibitionary complex.
The nature of this residency allows for a variety of publics to engage
with all parts of the artistic process and lays the groundwork for the
artist/s to engage with individuals outside of their discipline. There
is much opportunity
for collaboration with other institutions, particularly drawing on a
non-art audience through partnerships. Artistic results from the
residencies may come in the form of performances, screenings,
workshops, roundtables, texts, and more. Our intention is to support the
artist in presenting their work as a process, rather than a final
product.

Though
this is research driven, artists are encouraged to give a presentation
during the course of their residency. This may take any shape or form
the resident deems most suited to their research, in consultation with
Eyelevel Gallery. Please suggest presentation strategies in your
proposal—traditional artist’s talk, workshop, podcast, walking tour,
community roundtable, blog or zine, etc.
1-2
artists will be selected for residencies between 4 and 8 weeks
duration. Start date is as early as the beginning of August and end date
as late as the end of November. Eyelevel will provide administrative
support in the form of budget management, and publicity. Workspace may
be arranged depending on the project. This project hinges on the
artist’s research taking place outside of a traditional artist-run
centre gallery context.
Artist will receive | artist recevra:
  • Artist’s fee | frais d’artist $3000
  • Presentation fee| frais de présentation $281
  • Material assistance up to | assistance
    matérielle j’usqu’à $500
  • Travel up to $800, to be negotiated | Voyage jusqu’à $800, à négocier
  • Accommodations to be negotiated | logements à négocier

 Full details here.

CALL FOR ENTRIES | Materials: Hard & Soft National Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition

by | Jul 3, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The Greater Denton Arts Council announces the opening of its 2016 Call for Entries for the 29th annual
Materials: Hard & Soft National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. 
Recognized as one of the premier craft exhibitions in the country,
Materials: Hard & Soft
began in 1987 and was originally initiated by area artist Georgia Leach
Gough. The exhibition celebrates the evolving field of contemporary
craft and the remarkable creativity
and innovation of artists who push the boundaries of their chosen
media. Drawing hundreds of applications from across the United States
each year, approximately 70 works will be selected for exhibition by our
2016 Juror, Elizabeth Kozlowski. As the curator
of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Kozlowki has over 12
years of curatorial and gallery experience with a specialty in
contemporary ceramics. Of the works selected, Juror Awards in the
amounts of $1,000, $750, $500 and $250 will be presented.

NEW! Online submissions and prospectus available at
dentonarts.com/materials-hard-and-soft

SUBMISSION DEADLINE | September 4, 2015 by 5:00 p.m.
2016 EXHIBITION | February 5 – April 1, 2016 at the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts in Denton, Texas. 

Inquires may be directed to the Arts Council at (940) 382-2787 or
[email protected]