Job posting – Visiting Assistant Professor of Art – Ceramics (Sabbatical Replacement)

Teach classes ranging from beginning to advanced ceramics as well as foundation classes including Foundations of Visual Literacy.

The primary teaching responsibilities include classes ranging from beginning to advanced ceramics as well as foundation classes including Foundations of Visual Literacy. Eastern Oregon University seeks applicants with a commitment to teaching and evidence of a strong studio practice.

An MFA degree from a regionally accredited institution or foreign equivalent is required. One year of college teaching experience.

For full details visit the Eastern Oregon University website.

Call for artists: Third Annual: Ceramics Annual of America – September 14 – 16, 2012

Ft. Mason Festival Pavilion – San Francisco, CA The Ceramics Annual of America is a gallery format exhibition featuring the work of an impressive group of ceramic artists. This is your opportunity to be included in the largest exhibition of ceramic fine art in the United States. Last year’s exhibition attracted over 7,000 collectors, art enthusiasts, educators and students. Entry Guidelines: Open to all artists 18 years and older working in clay 1. All works must be one of a kind, non-production work, made primarily of clay. 2. Digital entries submitted for jury must be representative of the artwork that will be shown in the exhibition. 3. Artists will be responsible for installing their own work in a preassigned space, not a booth, which will accommodate 4 – 6 life size pieces or 6 – 8 smaller pieces of artwork. This is a gallery exhibition, not a vendor booth setup. Free standing I-beam and T-shape areas are available for wall displays. Lighting and background walls will be provided by CAA. Artists will provide their own pedestals, painted a specified white color. 4. Artists must be present during the exhibition. 5. Sales will be handled by CAA staff with a 30% commission going to the CAA. 6. If your application is accepted, the fee to participate in the exhibition is $1,000. payable in 2 installments – $500 due June 1 and $500 due August 10. CAA, managed by the California Ceramics Cooperative, is a not-for-profit organization of regional ceramic artists. All revenue from fees, commissions and sales covers the costs of the exhibition. Calendar Entry submittal deadline: May 15 Acceptance notification: May 25 1st payment due June 1 Final payment due August 10 Delivery of work and installation Thursday, September 13 Opening reception Friday, September 14 Show ends and move out Sunday, September 16Find more info here,or
Contact: Nancy Resler
Telephone: 1.877.459.9CAA
Email: [email protected]

Botanical: An International Exhibit Exploring the Theme of Plant Life

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking works which explore the theme of plant life (using formal or conceptual methods) for an upcoming exhibit, April 20 – May 18, 2012.

These may be in ways that are quite straightforward, or which are abstract, conceptual or in other ways surprising or inventive. Manifest is eager to see just how artists make work of any media or genre (painting, drawing, collage, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, video, and non-traditional art, etc.) using plant life as a source of inspiration and exploration.

Open to all artists. Students and professionals are equally encouraged to enter. Each exhibiting artist will receive one copy of the full-color exhibit catalog. $10 per work submitted.

Deadline: March 7, 2012.
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Questions? Contact Jason Franz at [email protected] or 513-861-3638.

Beers.Lambert Annual Group Exhibition – Open Call

Artists working in all disciplines from all parts of the world may apply.

Beers.Lambert is a contemporary art gallery in London UK specializing in emerging, progressive contemporary art. Do you have a unique perspective that deserves a chance at international exposure? Beers.Lambert is looking for progessive, cutting-edge art that continues to define and defy the rules of contemporary art.

This is your opportunity to exhibit your work in a curated group exhibition, July 6 – August 5, 2012, at Beers.Lambert in London, England.

Deadline: March 5, 2012.

There is a processing fee of £10 to submit.
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Questions? Contact Tina McQueen at [email protected]

Call for entry: JURIED TILE SHOW, SILVER CITY CLAY FESTIVAL, NEW MEXICO, USA

CLICK here for the Juried Art Tile Show Prospectus!

ELIGIBILITY
• The Silver City Clay Festival’s Juried Art Tile Show is open to all artists residing in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
• All submitted work must be original, must be executed since January 1, 2011, and must not have been previously submitted for other shows.
• Tiles must not be larger than 12” by 12” and must be prepared for hanging.
• Tiles can be mono- or poly-chromatically glazed, high or low relief, cuenca, cuerda seca, majolica, sgraffito, china painted or a mosaic composite.
• Each tile submitted must be entered into one of the following categories:
A. Animals/Whimsy
B. Abstract
C. Faces/Portraits
D. Historic Native American
E. Touching on the Sacred
• Tiles must be entered for jurying as digital images on CD and all digital images will be viewed anonymously.
• A maximum of three (3) tiles may be entered.
• Accepted tiles that differ greatly from the submitted images will be disqualified.
• Accepted tiles must be available for sale.
• Accepted tiles may not be withdrawn or sold outside the show prior to the end of the show.

Mail CD, Entry Fee
Payment, and Entry Form no later than march 30, 2012 to:
Silver City Clay Festival
c/o Syzygy Tileworks
106 N. Bullard Street
Silver City, NM 88061