by Carole Epp | Feb 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
CBC News
Individuals gave about $101 million to arts and culture organizations in 2007, but these donors represent a very small percentage of Canadians who make charitable donations, according to a new report. A study by Hill Strategies Research found that of the Canadians who give, only 3.3 per cent give to the arts. The report is based on figures from 2007, when the recession had not yet hurt donation practices.
| Donations to non-profits |
|
| Religious organizations |
$4.6 billion |
| Health organizations |
$1.5 billion |
| Social service organizations |
$915 million |
| Law, advocacy and politics |
$130 million |
| Arts and culture |
$101 million |
| Source: Hill Strategies Research |
|
“Some cultural attendees and participants may not realize that a large portion of the revenues of arts and culture organizations is not covered by admission fees, other earned revenues or government funding,” the report said. There were an estimated 759,000 cultural donors, but they were relatively generous — with an average donation of $132 each. Canadians over age 45 and with university education are more likely to give than younger Canadians or those with just a high school education. The report estimates there are roughly 14,000 arts and culture organizations in Canada, but they get less from government than other non-profit groups — about 28 per cent of their revenue, compared with 49 per cent for other non-profits. Arts groups raised an average of half their revenue through ticket sales. There is a lot of competition for donations by Canadians, and arts groups were often given low priority in charitable giving, behind religious and health organizations. Residents of B.C. and Ontario are the most generous with arts groups, followed by the Prairies and Quebec. Individual Donors to Arts and Culture Organizations in Canada in 2007 is based on Statistics Canada figures and surveys analyzed by Hamilton, Ont.-based Hill Strategies Research.Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2010/02/25/arts-donations.html#ixzz0gfOBBLYs
***Okay am I the only one creeped out by the fact that religious donations was at the top above health and social services?
by Carole Epp | Feb 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
The following was left in the comments section of a post regarding NCECA. I thought I’d share it here for those that don’t read the comments regularly.
George Penalosa would appreciate another artist to possiblily host him for the 2010 NCECA Conference, could anyone give George a contact. He is one of the Emerging artists this year. he is short on cash but has a load of talent and wants to attend this conference along with his work.
Please contact me, a friend helping George a very talented man.
contact me at: [email protected]
thx
by Carole Epp | Feb 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
February 25 | 6 pm
Ceramics Studio
Artist’s Talk
Xanthe Isbister’s visit is sponsored by the Ceramics Club.
There is no cost to attend the lecture – everyone is welcome. Xanthe Isbister will be presenting a lecture on her large scale ceramic sculpture and installations. Her current work explores the psychological significance and impact the natural environment has on human identity. “Much of the human search for a coherent and fulfilling existence is intimately dependent upon our relationship to nature”. The wilderness landscape has had a profound effect on her creative work and detachment from the wilderness has created a need for her to make work in response to this separation. Xanthe Isbister received her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008, and her BFA Honors at the University of Manitoba in 2004. In 2005 Isbister was awarded the Lila Acheson Wallace Readers Digest Scholarship from the University of Manitoba, and was a Hixson-Lied Fellow at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Other awards include two summer residencies at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, in New Castle, Maine. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently at the 2009 NCECA conference in Phoenix, AZ.
February 25 | 6 pm
Ceramics Studio
Artist’s Talk
Koi Neng Liew
Koi Neng Liew will be presenting a lecture on his figurative ceramic
sculpture. The concepts of his characters are derived from the examination of
fascinating individuals he has met in recent years. He transforms each character by distilling prominent aspects of their personality; exaggerated proportions, obscure objects and gestures personify each characters disposition. One of Liews reoccurring characters, Rabbit Man, was conceived as an alter ego of Liew, who was born in the year of the rabbit, based on the Chinese
Koi Neng Liew is originally from Singapore. He received his MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his BFA from Alfred University. Liew
was the Taunt Fellowship recipient at the Archie Bray Foundation in 2005,
and most recently was a 2008-2009 grant recipient at the Roswell Artist In
Residence Program in New Mexico.
He has been exhibiting both nationally and internationally since 1999, and was recently a featured artist in the Clay In Art International Yearbook, published by Kostas Tarkasis in Athens, Greece
Koi Neng Liew’s visit is sponsored by the Ceramics Club.
There is no cost to attend the lecture – everyone is welcome.
ALSO **** NEW MFA PROGRAM IN CERAMICS!
(So amazing to see especially when so many craft programs are under threat)
It is with great pleasure that we announcing that the School of Art at the University of Manitoba is accepting applications for graduate study commencing in the 2010-2011 school year! Please note that we are relaxing the March 1 application deadline for this year, and will review materials throughout the summer. We will be looking for one or two students for the first year of this two-year program. We do not have a particular kind of artist in mind, but are more interested in finding students who are talented, hard-working, and interested in finding their unique voice as ceramic artists. We stress hard work, production, craft, and a high level of critical analysis and the importance of contextualizing one’s work in light of current discourse. Students here produce functional pots, vessels, and sculpture, alongside works of a more experimental nature such as installation, serialism, mixed media, and performative and temporal works. We also make forays into the realm of architectural ceramics and ornament. Our undergraduates have a record of getting into top graduate programs and of exhibiting actively both in school and after graduation. We hold similar expectations for our graduate students. The ceramics area at U of M is a lively and dynamic work environment in a 13,000 square foot, purpose-built facility. Students have 24 hour studio access and the campus is in a secure, suburban location in South Winnipeg. We have a long-standing and active record of hosting nationally and internationally-known artists, including hosting the 1000 Miles Apart conference every four years, and our Summer Studio Residency. We also host a monthly lecture series in the department wherein topical presentations are given by artists and scholars. The facility is very well equipped, and we have been actively rebuilding kilns and purchasing new equipment to keep everything up to date. Last year, we rebuilt one of our gas car-kilns, and are starting the construction of a new indoor soda kiln right away. In the spring, we will rebuild our wood kiln, which is fired three to four times per term. We have six electric kilns ranging from very small up to twelve cubic feet, and are replacing three of those this winter, including the purchase of a front loading Bailey electric kiln! The kiln room was recently fitted with a new exhaust system with forced fresh air heating. Other facility highlights include a well stocked materials room, and a ventilated clay mixing room with two Soldner mixers, a raw material crusher, and a blunger. New for this spring will be two Lehman slip mixing tanks and a second pugmill. There is a dedicated plaster mold-making room and a well stocked glaze lab as well. All of this is kept running and well stocked by our excellent full time technician, Terry Hildebrand. Along with teaching and keeping on top of all the great extra curricular programming, we have both been very busy with exhibitions and studio production. Grace recently spent time in China and Australia, and is exhibiting in Korea and was invited to the NCECA Biennial in Philadelphia. Steve just returned to teaching after a research leave and exhibited in Phoenix for the NCECA conference in 2009, and will also show at the 2011 conference in Tampa, along with recent showings in Chicago, Massachusetts, and New York. Please feel free to send this letter to any current or former students who you think would be a good candidate for graduate study at U of M. Also, do not hesitate to call or email us with any questions. Thank You, Steve and Grace Professor Stephen Grimmer, Area Head of Ceramics 203 FitzGerald Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (204) 474-9560 [email protected] http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/blogs/grimmer Grace Nickel, Instructor in Ceramics University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (204)474-8318 [email protected] http://gracenickel.ca/ School of Art Web Page: http://www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/index.php (Look under Future Students tab for application materials.)
by Carole Epp | Feb 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
ALTERED POTS WITH SEQUIOA MILLER
Saturday/Sunday, April 17 & 18, 2010 | 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Fee: $190 non-members, $180 LAC members Join us as we welcome Sequoia Miller to the Lee Arts Center to conduct a fast-paced workshop that will show how he makes many of his signature wheel-thrown and altered pottery forms. Sequoia will make four-footed bowls, altered vases, lids for jars taken off-round, and complex assembled pouring forms like teapots and pitchers. Sequoia will also show approaches to glazing and decorative surfaces that can enhance and redefine forms, as well as discuss ideas for keeping studio work dynamic and lively so that each pot is a continued exploration. A slide lecture will complement the studio demonstrations. Sequoia Miller was raised in Maine and New York City, and is now a studio potter based in Olympia, WA. He holds a BA from Brandeis University in Russian History and Art History. His pottery has been featured in numerous publications including Craft in America, Ceramics Monthly, The Studio Potter, Clay Times and the cover of Clay Times. Sequoia teaches occasionally at a local community college and at craft centers nationally, including Arrowmont School of Craft, Penland School of Craft, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Sequoia’s work is featured frequently in craft stores, galleries and kitchen cabinets around the country. He will be showing his work at the Smithsonian Craft show this April 2010 in Washington, DC.
More information on the artist and his work.
INTRODUCTION TO PRECIOUS METAL CLAYS: BRONZE CLAY WITH ALFREDO RATINOFF
Thursdays, May 13 & 20, 2010; 6:30 – 9:30pm
Fee: $ 95.00 non-members, $ 85.00 LAC members 
Bronze has been used since ancient times in all different cultures to create everyday objects as well as fine artwork; this wonderful and almost ever lasting material was discovered thousands of years ago and used in almost every culture since early times to present day. Artists and sculptors used bronze because of it’s timeless beauty, but it often required a complicated process to fabricate a finished piece. Recently a new material called ‘Bronze clay’ was introduced to the market; it consists of fine bronze particles held together with an organic binder and after firing in a kiln becomes solid bronze.
Learn about this new material as Alfredo Ratinoff discusses the technical aspects of bronze clay; how to work with it, firing techniques and metal finishing like polishing, burnishing and coloring with acid patinas and paint. Participants will create a small piece with bronze clay; discuss concepts of design and learn a variety of techniques to create visual texture and interest. This is a great class for clay artists, potters, jewelers or anyone interested in exploring a new type of clay that can be used as an alternative media by itself or as an additional element to enhance once fired clay, plaster or any other art medium.
Alfredo Ratinoff was born in Buenos Aries, Argentina. He studied at the National School of Ceramics in Buenos Aires, and then in Madrid, Barcelona and Florence. He specializes in large scale ceramic mural installations and recently has expanded into other art mediums as in printmaking and precious metal clay. His work has been shown both nationally and abroad and he has done numerous commissions for both private and corporate collections. Alfredo is currently an artist-in-residence in the ceramics studio at the Lee Arts Center.
More information on Alfredo Ratinoff.
More info and registration.
