by Carole Epp | Aug 6, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
Artist Statement:
My current body of work entitled Seven-Sevenfold, focuses on the rocky relationship I’ve built with religion as a means of identity. In constructing a narrative of my life in the Catholic Church as a bleak landscape, I have situated isolated ceramic pieces with desolate ink drawings. My use of clay references the convention of creation myths, such as God creating man from dirt in Genesis 2:7. In this way I act as creator to my own abominations.
My whole life has revolved around storytelling. My favorite stories were alwaysthe ones that were about society and the leaders of society. Stories that have a utopian society broken by a character revealing it as dystopia: such as Ayn Rand’s Anthem and Lois Lowry’s The Giver, even The Bible. I look to these books with a critical eye and place them in the context of my own life to inspire my art, my aesthetics, and my morality. Through these books I’ve learned what it means to find the idea of ‘self’, what it means to experience, and what it means to love.
In the same way storytelling is rooted in folk tradition, I approach my artwork as an adaptation of traditional folk ceramics. I create figures in a gestural way, leaving the mark of my hand and using a loose-hand built method of construction. When thinking of a composition I pull influence from the Muromachi period of Japanese Suibokuga. The loose and gestural scroll drawings provide a much-needed harmony to the rough material and surfaces of the ceramic pieces.
For guidance in the creation of Seven-Sevenfold, I investigated the number seven and its prominence in The Bible. This body of work features seven landscapes to represent a dystopian viewing of the utopia given to the Israelites after the 40 years of wandering mentioned in Deuteronomy; mirrored in this relationship between the abominations and the alien desert landscapes that I created.
Through the lens of the Catholic Church I am that abomination; set out on my journey through the desert to find my utopia, whether or not it exists.
by Carole Epp | Jul 30, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
Las
Vegas Nevada’s Clay Arts Vegas is pleased to host “WHAT GOES BUMP IN
THE NIGHT 2016” a national juried art exhibition, June 30 – August 28, 2016
in the Victor F. Keen Gallery, at Clay Arts Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“WHAT GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT 2016” will feature works created from
mostly (80%) ceramic. Work should focus on the scary, bizarre, creepy,
eerie, dark, unexplained and frightening; Work can be sculptural or
functional.
Application Deadline: August 26, 2016
. Participation is open to all artists 18 years of age or older living
in the United States and Canada. Work submitted must be original, must
use clay as the primary material, must specify firing technique(s) and
size, and must have been completed within the last 2 years.
Jurors:
Robert Lawarre III
First Prize $300
Second Prize $100
Prospectus:
The
cup maybe the most intimate of ceramic objects. We caress it in our
hands, raise it to our delicate lips and imbibe the fluid of life. Be
part of our first juried show of 2017 and have your cup seen in Las
Vegas. Tall, small,tea bowl or handle each cup is a work of art created
to entice the soul of the drinker. Guest Juror is Nolan Baumgartner with
CAV’s Peter Jakubowski. Entries need to be received by 12/16/2016. Best of show cash award $200. Show runs February 2 till 26 2017. entry Fee $35 for up to 3 entries $10 additional entries up to five total
www.clayartsvegas.com for prospectus application and payment
Juror Nolan Baumgartner
First Prize $200
CLAY ARTS VEGAS, LLC
CLASSES | GALLERY | CERAMIC SUPPLIES
1511 S Main Street | Las Vegas | NV | 89104
by Carole Epp | Jul 27, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
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by Carole Epp | Jul 24, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
October 1, 2016 – November 20, 2016
Presented by the Shaped Clay Society at Syracuse University and Gandee Gallery in Fabius, NY.
The Shaped Clay Society is the student run clay club at Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. It provides professional development through local, national and international experiences in the field of ceramic arts. Shaped Clay is committed to giving its members the necessary tools and experiences to successfully take their art into the communities of the world.
The Gandee Gallery specializes in handmade objects and fine art, with a particular focus on sculptural and utilitarian ceramics. The gallery exhibits regionally and nationally established artists, as well as many emerging talents. The Gandee Gallery is owned and operated by Jen Gandee, an actively exhibiting ceramic artist and educator.
We are proud to announce this years juror is David MacDonald!
David
MacDonald received his degree in Art Education from Hampton University.
After receiving his MFA from University of Michigan, he joined the
faculty of the School of Art and Design at Syracuse University, where he
taught for 37 years till his retirement in 2008. He is now a Professor
Emeritus. He continues to live and work in Syracuse, NY.
Eligibility
Open to all residents of the United States of America.
Entries
$25 for up to 5 entries.
Cups must be made primarily of clay. The idea of cup may be interpreted freely.
Work may not exceed 12 inches in any direction.
Work may not exceed 20 pounds.
All exhibited work must be for sale.
A 50% commission will be taken on all sales.
Selected pieces must be available for the duration of the exhibition.
Substitutions for accepted work will not be allowed.
Shipping and Insurance
The artist is responsible for the shipping and insurance of the work to the gallery. Gandee Gallery will be responsible for insurance during the exhibition and return shipping of unsold works.
Documentation
Gandee Gallery reserves the right to photograph all works displayed in the exhibition. These images may be used for documentation, sales, promotion and publicity.
Awards
CLAYSCAPES Pottery in Syracuse, NY along with the Shaped Clay Society will be sponsoring awards of up to $500.
Important Dates
May 26: Online application available on Slideroom
August 19: Online application closes
August 30: Notification begins via e-mail
September 15: Work due to Gandee Gallery
October 1: Show opens at Gandee Gallery and Online.
November 20: Show Closes.
Contact Information:
Jen Gandee
Gandee Gallery
[email protected]
315-416-6339
or
Maria Spiess
Shaped Clay Society
[email protected]
