by Carole Epp | Jan 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
NCECA/crafthaus Conference Scholarship 2014
NCECA Conference
March 19-22, 2014 Milwaukee, WI
Material World
How to apply:
Copy/paste submission form into a word.doc, fill out form and e-mail to:
[email protected] with the reference “NCECA Conference
Scholarship 2014.”
Deadline for email application: Feb. 7, 2014
Notification Date: Week of February 10, 2014.
NO SUBMISSION FEE.
Jurors:
Cindy Bracker, NCECA Communications Director
nceca.net/static/about_board_cindy.php
Sam Chung, NCECA Director-at-Large
Assistant Professor – Ceramics, School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University
www.samchungceramics.com
Judging Criteria:
– Applicants must be currently enrolled with both NCECA and crafthaus!
– Cindy Bracker and Sam Chung will select one scholarship recipient
based on a review of images posted on the applicants’ crafthaus page and
brief responses to a short questionnaire (see application form for
details).
Scholarship Details:
Complimentary pass to the 48th Annual NCECA Conference taking place March 19-22, 2014 in Milwaukee, WI.
* Shuttle tour ticket, enabling the Blogger to get to the conference exhibitions. (Longer excursion routes are excluded).
* One-year additional NCECA membership once the current membership expires.
* One-year additional crafthaus membership once the current membership expires.
* Prominent blogspace on crafthaus for one year. NCECA provides reciprocal blogspace on blog.NCECA.net.
* NCECA will work with the winning candidate to include him/her in
events and meetings with NCECA, staff board and conference presenters.
Blog
The recipient will receive prominent blog space on crafthaus and the
NCECA website geared towards the recipient’s field of expertise.
Crafthaus and NCECA expect the recipient to blog at least twice monthly
for a duration of 3 months miminum.
Suggested Blogging topics and timeline:
* Prior to conference: Introduction to audience, overview of own work,
preparations for conference, introduction to conference theme, speakers,
and exhibitions.
* During Conference: Updates on conference experience, such as
exhibition review, speakers etc. Note: These blog updates will be brief
to enable the scholarship recipient to fully concentrate on the
conference itself.
* After conference: Periodic updates starting with continued, further
in-depth conference coverage, then moving on to topic of Blogger’s
choosing as described in application. Overall continuation of blog for 3
months minimum.
Find the form here: http://crafthaus.ning.com/page/nceca-crafthaus-conference-scholarship-submission-form
by Carole Epp | Jan 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Published on Jan 13, 2014
Take a peek at the exciting stories
coming up in the February-March issue of American Craft magazine,
including gorgeous tabletop ceramics, flameproof cookware, the best of
Baltimore Crafts, and an provocative essay about what craft can learn
from the local food movement.
http://craftcouncil.org/magazine
by Carole Epp | Jan 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The 2014 Indigenous Ceramic Art Award
(ICAA) applications are now open and Indigenous ceramic artists
from across Australia are encouraged to apply.
The ICAA encourages and stimulates excellence in this sphere,
providing cultural exchange opportunities for Indigenous artists
from around Australia and regional Victoria. This biennial award
exhibition surveys current Indigenous ceramic art practise,
demonstrating current developments in the field, including
contemporary and traditional works. Established under the patronage
of acclaimed artist Dr Gloria Thanakupi Fletcher, this Award
celebrates and supports the rich and diverse use of the ceramic
medium by Indigenous artists and acknowledges the special industry
of ceramic art.
SAM is a regional Art Museum with a unique focus. It
collects Australian ceramics from the 19th and 20th century and its
ceramic collection is one of the best in Australia. SAM’s
collection of Australian and International ceramics now spans over
3000 works. Due to the Indigenous Ceramic Art Award, SAM now
has a growing collection of contemporary Aboriginal ceramics.
An exciting public program of cultural activities also
accompanies the exhibition and typically includes: ceramic
workshops with artists, exhibition floor talks, ceramic workshops
for children, and ceramic workshops for Indigenous men and
women.
The prizes for the 2014 Indigenous Ceramic Art Award
are:
First Prize $20,000 Acquisitive
Second Prize $10,000 Acquisitive
Encouragement Award (for a Victorian artist) $3,000
Acquisitive
Please note below the following important dates;
APPLICATIONS CLOSE Friday 7th March
2014
ARTISTS ADVISED OF SELECTION Friday 28th
March 2014
DUE DATE FOR DELIVERY OF ART WORKS 5.00pm
Friday 25th April 2014
ANNOUNCEMENT AND OFFICIAL OPENING
Saturday 24th May 2014
CULTURAL PROGRAM WEEKEND Saturday 24th –
Sunday 25th May 2014
EXHIBITION DATES Friday 16th May – Sunday
10th August 2014
ARTWORKS DISPATCHED FOR RETURN TO ARTISTS
From Friday 29th August 2014
The Indigenous Ceramic Art Award is proudly supported by major
partners; Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Foundation, Margaret Lawrence
Bequest and Mr Allan Myers AO QC, and sponsor S & J Rothfield
Family Fund. Shepparton Art Museum is proudly provided by Greater
Shepparton City Council.
by Carole Epp | Jan 14, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Here’s a challenge!
Enter our CERAMIC SHOTS photographic competition for the April 2014 issue of The Journal of Australian Ceramics.
The best entries will be published, with the winner receiving a prize to the value of $200.
To participate in the #clayselfie competition:
1. Snap a selfie with one of your ceramic works, then post it to Instagram tagged #clayselfie.
2. Email the image to [email protected]; subject: #clayselfie;
attach the largest file you have of the same image along with your full
contact details, the photographer’s name (your name if it’s a true
selfie!), where and when the photo was taken.
… then wait and see if you win!
Entry deadline: Monday 17 February 2014
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Calling “emerging” potters, ceramic artists, writers and photographers …
The July issue of The Journal of Australian Ceramics (issue 53/2) has
as its focus: EMERGING ARTISTS, WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS (of ceramics
of course!).
I would love to hear from you if you would like to be
involved. Be as creative as you wish your ideas then email me
([email protected]).
Now is YOUR time to be featured in The JAC!
Cheers,
Vicki Grima
Editor, The Journal of Australian Ceramics
T: 1300 720 124
www.australianceramics.com
http://australianceramics.wordpress.com
E: [email protected]
by Carole Epp | Jan 13, 2014 | 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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Show RCA 2012 – installation at the Henry Moore Gallery
Photo by ©Sylvain Deleu |
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Show RCA 2012 – installation at the Henry Moore Gallery
Photo by ©Sylvain Deleu |
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Throwing clay on the wall, 2012
300*200 cm |
