by Carole Epp | Mar 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Deadline for receipt of nominations is March 31, 2010. To coincide with our national conference being held in Banff, Alberta, Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) seeks to honour a professional artist from Alberta, who has made a significant contribution as an advocate for the Canadian visual arts community. This contribution may be national or regional in scope, and is a wonderful opportunity for a local arts advocate to gain national recognition and thanks for their work. This year, the National Visual Arts Advocate Award will be presented during our national conference for visual artists, to be held May 13th to 15th at Banff Centre. The winner will receive a craft-based artwork, made by an Alberta artist. The inaugural award was presented to Kim Ondaatje and Tony Urquhart in 2008, in celebration of CARFAC’s 40th anniversary. The award was presented to two of CARFAC’s founding members, who diligently worked towards the creation of an organization that represents and protects the professional interests of visual artists across Canada. A new era of arts activism was born under their leadership, and through this award, we pay tribute to further achievements made by artists in the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of visual artists, and the overall well-being of the visual arts community. Marlene Creates of Portugal Cove, Newfoundland was our winner in 2009. ELIGIBILITY All professional visual artists who are permanent Canadian residents are eligible*, and any member of the public can nominate an artist for the award. Professional Visual Artists, as defined by the International Association of Art and adopted by CARFAC, must fit at least one of the following criteria. A “professional artist” is one who:
- earns a living through art making;
- possesses a diploma in an area considered to be within the domain of the fine arts;
- teaches art in a school of art or applied art;
- whose work is often seen by the public or is frequently or regularly exhibited;
- is recognized as an artist by consensus of opinion among professional artists.
* Current CARFAC National board members and staff are not eligible for nomination. NOMINATIONS Anyone can nominate a visual artist(s) for this award by completing the nomination form and forwarding it to CARFAC National: [email protected]. Please put “CARFAC National Visual Arts Advocate Award nomination” in the subject heading. All nominations are kept confidential. All nominations must include:
- a 1 page support letter
- the artist’s current CV or biography
- a completed nomination form which is supported by at least two nominators
For further information about these awards, or to submit a nomination: Visual Arts Advocate Award Committee, c/o CARFAC National
Toll-free: (86) 344-6161 | Phone: (613) 233-6161
Fax: (613) 233-6162 | Email: [email protected]
by Carole Epp | Mar 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
LONDON, UK | April 7 to 9, 2010
http://www.sculpture.org 
The International Sculpture Center (ISC) will hold it’s 22nd International Sculpture Conference – What is Sculpture in the 21st Century? in London, UK next month from April 7-9, 2010. Bringing sculptors from all over the globe together, this year’s event will focus on the evolution of the definition of sculpture and what this term means today. This two and a half day event is expected bring together ISC members and non-members including artists, arts administrators, curators, patrons, museum directors, educators, and students for panels, dialogue and networking. The ISC, which began hosting sculpture conferences over 50 years ago, selected London as the location for it’s first conference outside of North America, because of it’s outstanding and vibrant setting for members of the international sculpture community to meet, network, and converse on what sculpture is during this inaugural international event. Registration is open and available to ISC members and non-members. The registration deadline is March 16, 2010 or when capacity is reached. More details about the conference and all ISC events are available on the ISC website http://www.sculpture.org or by contacting [email protected].
by Carole Epp | Mar 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
DEADLINE: ONGOING (runs all year)
LA MACINA DI SAN CRESCI ARTIST RESIDENCY, Chianti, Italy
Disciplines: VISUAL ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, LITERATURE The artist residency program provides the ideal combination of living and working in a setting of truly inspirational beauty. Applications are open to artists of all proficiencies-beginners to more advanced artists. Artist residency consist of sojourning from 7 to 90 days, with a possible time extension subject to availability. This period covers a program based on the personal project proposal presented. The artists are expected to pursue work independently or together with other creative people from other countries, developing and interchanging concise ideas on contemporary art and culture. The artist has open access to the space and equipment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will provide promotion through exibition, publication and/or exposure. Applicants are invited based upon resume, compatibility and stated artistic intentions. Admissions Timetable – There are no application deadlines. Decision dates are on the 15th of every month, and responses will go out within 15 days. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Residency fee: 1 week € 400, each next week € 300. Is requested a deposit of € 200 when the applicant receives acceptation of the candidature.
La Macina di San Cresci offers 10 partial funding in grant based on a combination of merit and need. This assistance reduces Residency fees and may cover up to half the full cost of a minimum three-week residency. This grant assistance is available from October 1 , 2009 to March 31 , 2010 residencies. Applications for these awards are accepted any time.
Visit website for complete details: www.chianticom.com La Macina di San Cresci
Pieve di San Cresci 1
50022 Greve in Chianti (FI) Italy
by Carole Epp | Mar 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sorry guys, sometimes I just don’t get the information on time. You still have a few hours left to get in on this one. There is some absolutely gorgeous work up for auction check it out here.
An Exhibition and Online Auction to honor a man who gave to so many through his friendship, his teaching, and his art. All the work for this event has been donated by artists who in someway have experienced Tom’s presence in their lives.
Money raised by this event will be used to help establish the Tom Rohr Memorial Scholarship Fund. This will be one of several fundraising events this year. Please watch for an auction later this year, which will include Tom’s work.
Auction will run from Feb. 22nd to March 11th.Highest bid placed by 5:00 pm on March 11th will be the winning bid.
by Carole Epp | Mar 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
As I may have mentioned earlier in the year, I’m spending more time focusing on developing a new line of functional tableware. It’s going okay, I guess. Lots of self doubt and wondering if I’m just making the same old boring thing that seems fashionable now a days. There isn’t much of a lineage in this new work from my previous streamlined, wheelthrown, porcelain, clean cut work. This new stuff is dirtier, less refined, more organic (perhaps…i’m not sure, maybe organic is just a nice way of saying sloppy!)
I’ve been trying to focus my energy on the making part of the process, yet the marketing aspect seems to be screaming at me most days…will this sell? whose your target audience? this isn’t gallery standard work so where will you sell it? Does that even matter as you have the sculptural stuff for gallery shows? where is the concept? the research component? can work just be fun to make and not have to have layers of theory and technique to justify it’s existence?
What are you thinking – go back to what you we’re doing before!!! But alas that wasn’t paying the bills either. hmmm. So in the midst of this whole marketing dilemma i spent a day not caring and playing out in the studio making some pots for my kid since it’s time to put the melamine plates and plastic bowls aside for the ‘real” stuff, the clay. As a kid my folks got us each a set of Bunnykins dishware which i still have to this day. So i thought to myself that there must be an audience for ceramic dishware made just for the little ones – although i guess it’s their parents that are the ultimate suckers that dole out the cash for them. Anyway, I’m not sure where I’m going with this thought, but I sure had a ton of fun making them, and you know some days that’s really all that matters, right?
Etsy link to the kids pots.
And here’s a few other examples of those making ceramics for the young ones:
Heath Ceramics
Shenzhen Effort Trading
Tigware
Studiotto
Scott McCarthy
Moorefeild Pottery
Brooklyn Rehab
Pumphouse Studios
Ema Zuma
Silvia Howes
by Carole Epp | Mar 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
examining the origins of today’s
most common / popular design objects
and asking how we can improve them
or how they have been re-interpreted.
from its packaging to the surroundings in which it’s consumed and everything in between. this course gives you a good taste of design in the food sector…
youth and middle age are for fulfilling
desires and duties, when a person is spiritually ready, they allow the young to
replace them, in power positions. it means
the person spends more time in
philosophical pursuits and begin an inward
journey, a cultural practice of moving to greater truth.
lesson list online soon
enrollment for will be available
one month prior to course start date.
For more info check out the website here.
