residency opportunity: Green-Wood Cemetery

by | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

Green-Wood’s new Artist-in-Residence program was created for emerging and mid-career artists to directly engage with the site’s unique art, history, and nature. Since its founding in 1838, the Cemetery has inspired generations of painters, writers, and musicians. The artist selected for this program will continue in that rich tradition of creative expression.

The residency is open to those living in New York City and working in the visual and/or performing arts. Special consideration will be given to those whose final project can engage communities within the surrounding neighborhoods of Green-Wood. The artist will be provided an honorarium and studio space in the Historic Landmark Gatehouse on Fort Hamilton Parkway, as well as access to the Cemetery’s professional staff and archives and historical collections. The 9-month residency will take place January – September 2021.

Read more about this incredibly unique opportunity HERE.

And apply HERE.

2020 Bray Benefit Auction

by | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

Welcome to the 2020 Bray Benefit Auction!

The Live Auction lots will close on Thursday, July 30th, beginning at 8 p.m. (MDT). Each lot will display its individual closing time, as the closing will be staggered. Use the drop down menu to view all auction lots. For better views of the Live Auction works, view the catalog here.

The Cup Auction, Silent Auction, and Auction Experience lots will close at 8 p.m. (MDT) on Friday, July 31st.

Bidding on all lots will begin on Saturday, July 25th at 10am (MDT).

Click here to Register!

Click here to buy a ticket to the Live Feature programming on July 30th from 7-8pm (MDT)

For information about the auction items and delivery, questions, or assistance with registering or placing bids, please contact [email protected] or call (406)443-3502 ext 18.

How To Bid and Donate:

1. Use the top-left menu to view the Live Auction Items, Silent Auction Items, Cup Auction Items, or Experience Auction items. Also use the left hand menu bar to access My Bids or Make a Donation.

2. To bid, select an item, enter your amount and then click ‘Place Bid’. Use the ‘Max Bid’ function and the system will bid for you up to the amount entered. The Live Auction is a sealed bidding system in which you can see the number of bids an item has, but not the other values of the bids.

3. Register your details and then ‘Confirm Your Bid’.

4. Receive outbid text notifications and bid again! Keep an eye on the leaderboard screens during the Live Feature Programming to see if you’re still the winning bidder!

Shipping

Shipping is not included in the buy price of the auction lots. You will be contacted with additional shipping expenses 1-2 weeks after the close of the auction. We do our best to keep these expenses as minimal as possible. Local pick up is also available. Thank you for your understanding.

If you have any questions please refer to the FAQs section or contact us at [email protected] or 406.443.3502 ext 18

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Art of the Pot – Final few days!!!

by | Jul 26, 2020 | Uncategorized

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Like so many spring tours nationwide, Art of the Pot postponed this year’s annual studio tour plans until next year. So for 2020 we decided to shine a spotlight on some of our favorite past guests who are primarily working studio potters. This alternative online offering still fulfills our mission by bringing the newer works of cutting-edge ceramists to our local as well as a national audience.

Support our artists by welcoming into your home, some of the most beautiful functional pottery made today. During this time, our artists depend on online support to keep their wheels spinning and creativity advancing.

www.artofthepot.com

Jyotsna Bhatt: High priestess of fire and clay passes away

by | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

via THE HINDU:

“Simplicity and vividness were the best attributes to describe her art and ceramics. Simplicity, for her, meant silent sophistication. Nature was her leitmotif. She framed forms through her own understanding of nature and human experience.

A ceramic cat or owl was more than just an artwork for her. She glazed her ceramics in such an inimitable way, giving them evocative rugged and rough surfaces.

Jyotsna behen, as she was popularly called, considered Ira Chaudhri as the Guru of the Indian ceramic movement. In India where a lot of ceramic work has echoes of borrowing/imitation, Jyotsna behen’s intrinsic understanding of the relationship between form and the ferment became her signature.

Her sculpted entities around nature, the spontaneity of clay and the marvels of expression speaking through her plant forms, owls and smiling cats.

Born Jyotsna Shroff in 1940 at Mandvi in Kutch, she lost her father early but her uncle saw her aptitude in fine arts and encouraged her to pursue it.

Her journey at the wheel began in the 1960s in Vadodara. A high priestess of the world of minerals and fire and clay, she looked around her garden at Vadodara for stimulus and inspiration.

Married to celebrated artist and Padma Shri, Jyoti Bhatt, she always maintained that her husband was very supportive and her family played an important part in her achievements.

She studied sculpture under Prof. Sankho Chaudhuri at the famed M.S. University at Baroda and later ceramics at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in the U.S. Returning to India she taught at, and later headed the Department of Ceramics at her alma mater until her retirement in 2002.

Her sensitivity and her distinct sensibility was born of a deep understanding of the arts and crafts heritage of Gujarat. Her journey saw the genesis of a silent yet robust modernist potter, who was at home in the contemporary world and comfortable in her own skin, sharing secrets as she went along.”

Read the full article on her life and work HERE.

The People’s Cup Auction is LIVE!

by | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

The People’s Cup Auction is LIVE! Visit our feed @siltstudioltd to view all 47 cups on offer. Each cup closes at a designated time throughout the afternoon and evening of this Friday, July 10th. You can find essential auction details and rules in our IG Highlights. And stay tuned for more auctions to come over the summer as cups continue to roll into the studio for firing!

The People’s Cup is a community art project born out of the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a small business, we needed to find a way to keep our studio fires burning but we also wanted to offer creative respite and give back to the community in these challenging times.

Each cup was hand-thrown by Jay Kimball at SILT Studio, with the surfaces designed and carved by local artists/makers. Even if you didn’t carve a cup, you can be part of this project by purchasing a special piece to enjoy forever. This collection of cups will go out into the world, and each time they’re held in your hands or put to your lips, we hope they’ll remind you of the strength of community. We believe that the objects we choose to surround ourselves with can enhance the meaning of our lives. Beauty with purpose makes a difference.

50% of general auction proceeds will be shared between Carmichael Outreach and the Regina Food Bank. We believe in compensating artists for their labour, so for cups that are part of the Artist Series, 50% of all proceeds go to the artist who carved the design, unless they opted to donate their proceeds to charity which many have generously done.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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