by Carole Epp | Jan 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
May 14th & 15th, 2010
Banff, Alberta Come meet your fellow artists in the mountains and discuss the issues that are important to you such as marketing, artists’ fees, the Resale Right, and public funding. Networking, panels, workshops, and more! Register early at
[email protected].
CARFAC National2 Daly Ave., Suite 250, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6E2
tel: (613) 233-6161 | fax: (613) 233-6162
toll-free: 866-344-6161
www.carfac.ca [email protected]
by Carole Epp | Jan 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Through a unique linkage, the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, and West
Virginia University have teamed to offer a comprehensive study opportunity
for the serious advanced or professional ceramic artist/potter. The
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute is considered to be China’s finest ceramics art
and design school. In fact West Virginia University is the only western
university with a campus in China. We have teamed to offer a study and
travel program in the Peoples Republic of China where students will have the
opportunity to study with some of China’s most prominent teachers and
ceramic artists.
China’s roots in ceramic art history are strong and deep. For thousands of
years, Chinese artisans have developed and mastered techniques and artistry
that has set the standard of excellence in ceramics throughout the world.
We have 4 exciting programs in place for 2010. In addition to the world
famous artist from China you will be in contact with we have dynamic
visiting artists from the U.S. that will be working side by side in the
studio this summer and fall. Our 2010 Visiting Artist include; Paul
Dresang, Steve Hilton, Dan Murphy, Jason Walker, and Dan Murphy.
Summer Semester I – 2010
May 24 – June 30
(Dates may vary slightly)
6 Credits
Cost: 6-Credits/Tuition and fees: $5800
(this cost includes additional fees required by West Virginia University)
This fee covers International airfare, in-country travel, all lodging, food
(an exception being during the Beijing travel portion of the program),
materials, and 6 graduate or undergraduate transferable credits from West
Virginia University.
Summer Semester II – 2010 (For K-12 Educators and University/College
Students on Quarter System)
June 15- July 15
6 Credits (3 Credits Ceramic Studio & 3 Credits Art History)
Cost: 6-Credits/Tuition and fees: $4800
(this cost includes additional fees required by West Virginia University)
This fee covers International airfare, in-country travel, all lodging, food
(an exception being during the Shanghai travel portion of the program),
materials, and 6 graduate or undergraduate transferable credits from West
Virginia University.
Fall Semester 2010
September 7 – December 14
(Dates may vary slightly)
12 Credit Hours: Graduate or Undergraduate
Cost: 12 Credits/Tuition and fees $9,900 (Scholarships Available!!!)
6-Credits Studio Ceramics
3-Credits Chinese Ceramic Art History
3-Credits Basic Language and Culture
Participants will be expected to pay for tools not supplied by the program,
brushes, personal acquisitions, and local travel outside of the program.
Students may also be expected to purchase their own meal accommodations
during the Beijing visit. This fee covers the entire cost of International
airfare, in-country travel, all program fees, insurance, living
accommodations and 12 transferable credits from West Virginia University.
2010 Spring Semester Ceramics Residency Program in China
April-May* (select your own dates!)
Costs: Vary by length of stay, airfare not included
Fee include: Room, board, studio, scheduled field trips and most materials.
If you or anyone you may be interested in any of the 4 programs, more
information and applications are available at:
http://art.ccarts.wvu.edu/international_programs/china_program
If you have any questions feel free to contact us. Hope to see all of you
in Jingdezhen, China!
Robert Anderson
Professor of Art
Director, WVU-JCI International Ceramic Studios
West Virginia University
College of Creative Arts
Division of Art + Design
Creative Arts Center
PO Box 6111
Morgantown, WV 26506
email: [email protected]
tel: 304-692-0777
Shoji Satake
Assistant Professor of Art
West Virginia University
Robert “Boomer” Moore
Assistant Professor of Art
West Virginia University
Jennifer Allen
Lecturer
West Virginia University
by Carole Epp | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s not very often that I get to post about an awesome exhibition of ceramic work that i’ll actually get to see, but today is an exception. Come one, come all to the Mendel art gallery this Friday night for the opening reception of Brendan Tang‘s show Sugar Bombs. Curator and artist talk at 7pm, opening at 8pm. Hope to see you there!
by Carole Epp | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Eden Revisted: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser
Friday, February 12, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Join us for this unique evening with Kurt Weiser! For this talk, the artist shares his process and how the role of drawing evolved in his work from formal design to narrative form. The talk will begin at 5:30, followed by a reception with the artist at 6:30. This special event is $10 at the door, $5 for students and SCC members.
2100 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
www.contemporarycraft.org
p: 412.216.7003 f: 412.261.1941
Open: Mon–Sat 10–5 pm
by Carole Epp | Jan 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
A Conference for Wood Fired Pottery, Kilns and Woodfire Glazes
Dates: Feb. 11, 12, 13, 2010
Featuring: JOHN BRITT, NC Potter, Professor, Author, and BILL CLOVER, PJC Art Professor and other ceramic artists
The first annual clay Gulf Coast conference will have demonstrations, a slide show, a talk on glazes, a handle workshop and a vendor hall with products for clay arts and demonstrations of many of the products. John Britt will visit and demonstrate and talk on glazes; he will present a slideshow Thursday evening. His demonstrations will continue on Friday.
Noted PJC art professor and clay artist Bill Clover will host a workshop entitled “Can you handle it?” Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM. Gulf Coast area artists Patrick Bodine, Steve Dark, Anne Webb and Jason Stokes will demonstrate all day Friday.
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by Carole Epp | Jan 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Exhibition runs: January 17, 2010 – March 21, 2010
From the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery Website:
“Introspective Expeditions: Journeys to the Self Winter welcomes exhibitions by three ceramic sculptors whose explorations about change and transformation are as much about three voyages of ongoing self-discovery. While these introspective exhibitions approach various archetypal models from deeply personal perspectives, the questions are universal and accordingly, each one invites us into a dialogue about our own connections to these mysteries.
Jane Adeney offers us TRANSUBSTANTIATION. Known for her installations and ceramic sculptures, Adeney’s works are about controlled states of transformation and of alchemical metamorphosis. Her fascination with the clay’s various stages of being, (malleability, firing, and smoking) mirrors her examination of various stages of personal passage, renewal, and the cycle of transformation. Her work is about human existence and the symbolic purification of fire while it reaches into the depth of our inner selves, touching internal worlds of desires, and possibly, fears.
In the 21st century, politics, technology, and economic globalization have resulted in the merging of people from many nationalities and cultures. Sin-ying Ho’s ONE WORLD/MANY PEOPLES describes the path of such an encounter between colliding cultures and eras. Fragments of various Eastern and Western forms and imagery are juxtaposed to comment on contemporary postcolonial theory, which critiques Imperial Europe by examining such issues as slavery, migration, race, gender, and place.
Throughout the ages, there has been a legacy of representing women and motherhood as an iconographic image of “Women as Vessel.” Usually symbolizing such ‘ideals’ as fertility, purity, and the nurturing caregiver, these representations were positioned as eternal yet lacked any human experiential dimension. In BROKEN … BUT STILL STANDING, the sculptures by Louise Pentz take us into a world of contradictions where mothering is a deeply personal journey full of on-going learning, teaching, and transformation. Here, women are the vessels of personal identity and experience and our mothers’ legacies of strength, endurance, and faith continue to inspire and guide. “
For more info and images visit the Website.
