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]

monday morning eye candy: Mickey Walsh and Ayumi Horie

by | Jun 29, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Today’s eye candy is a collaboration between two amazing artists: Mickey Walsh and Ayumi Horie.
I was too slow sadly this morning to get my hands on one during Ayumi’s online sale. But we can at least enjoy them in pictures.

I love seeing great collaborations come together! Do you have any suggestions of artists who you’ve seen make great work together?

ayumihorie.com
www.artaxis.org/ceramics/walsh_mikey/mikey_walsh.html#1

job posting: Gallery and Exhibitions Manager @ The Archie Bray

by | Jun 24, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Summary of Position:
The Gallery and Exhibitions Manager provides
leadership for the gallery and exhibitions program by working to meet
its financial goals and encouraging growth; overseeing the management of
the Bray’s Sales Gallery, Historic Pottery Gallery, Warehouse Gallery
and Online Gallery; organizing seven on-site and three off-site
exhibitions including NCECA; managing the inventory and sales for the
Mother’s Day Pots and Plants Sale and the Holiday Sale; and manages the
annual Bray Benefit Auction. In addition, this position oversees the
cataloguing, storage and display of the Bray’s permanent collection. The
Gallery and Exhibitions Manager oversees staff and volunteers and
reports to the Director of Operations.

To Apply:
Please email a cover letter, résumé/cv and 3 references to Brad Robinson by July 20, 2015. Position open until filled. (click here to get email address)

Click here to download a full description of the Gallery and Exhibitions Manager position.