Ian Johnston and Jasna Sokolovic nominated!

by | Aug 24, 2009 | Uncategorized

Ian Johnston

The Canadian Clay and Glass Museum has just announced this year’s shortlist for the WINIFRED SHANTZ AWARD FOR CERAMICS and RBC AWARD FOR GLASS. Ian Johnston from Nelson, British Columbia and Jasna Sokolovic from Vancouver, British Columbia are the finalists for the WINIFRED SHANTZ AWARD FOR CERAMICS. THE RBC AWARD FOR GLASS will be decided between Cali Balles and Catherine Vamvakas Lay, both artists are from Toronto.

Jasna Sokolovic

Both of these awards mark significant milestones in a recipient’s career. The WINIFRED SHANTZ AWARD provides $10,000 and RBC Award provides $7,000 toward professional development. These awards recognize significant artistic achievements and are an investment in the future, designed to allow the recipient time away from the studio, to travel for career development, link with mentors, visit other studios, study museum collections, or liaise with industry, performing research that will further their studio production.

Congrats to everyone for their accomplishment!

The winners will be announced Sept 17, 2009

The 21st Century Glaze Project

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Uncategorized

Glazing without a Ph.D. in Chemistry

The 21st Century Glaze Project is a project for and by the international ceramic community. We invite you to become a member, use the site and participate in the Project.

Benefits of Membership:

  • First, it’s Free
  • 545 Free glaze recipes (growing to a thousand)
  • Each recipe will be tested by Glaze21
  • Links to color samples from major glaze manufacturers
  • Recipes include color test tiles on dark and light clay
  • The recipe print has a batch size calculator
  • Pages on residencies, classes and a page on cool tools.
  • The Project is a community effort by almost 4,000 artists and schools.
  • There are numerous articles covering many ceramic areas.
  • Access to the site is FREE to Schools, Teachers and Artists
  • …and a lot more

Check it out at glaze21.org

Workshops and Residency program in Bali

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Uncategorized

The following is a list of upcoming workshop hosted by GAYA Ceramic and Design in Bali. A quick look through their website and I’m quite convinced I need to not only attend a workshop, but maybe do a residency as well. The facilities seem amazing and that’s not even mentioning the villas and spa…yup, I said spa. Anyone out there want to foot the bill to send me? Anyone?

WESTERN RAKU AND SMOKE
Instructors: Marcello Massoni and Hillary Kane
Course level: beginning throwing skills recommended
Dates: NOVEMBER 1-14, 2009

FINDING CENTER : Introduction to Wheel-throwing
Instructor: Hillary Kane
Course level: no prior experience necessary
Dates: NOVEMBER 22-DECEMBER 5, 2009

ALTERED FORMS : Throwing Beyond Round
Instructors: Hillary Kane
Course Level: minimum beginning throwing skills recommended
Dates: JANUARY 17-30, 2010

SCULPTURAL OBJECT/FUNCTIONAL ART : Hand-building
Instructors: TBA
Course Level: all levels
Dates: MARCH 21- APRIL 3, 2010

A THOUSAND SURFACES
Instructors: Hillary Kane and Michela Massoni
Course Level: minimum beginning throwing skills recommended
Dates: MAY 9-22, 2010

SPONTANEOUS GLAZING : Soda and wood-firing
Instructors: TBA
Course Level: minimum beginning throwing/hand-building skills recommended
Dates: JULY 18-31, 2010

CULINARY CLAY : Food and Design
Instructors: Hillary Kane and extraordinary international guest chef.
Course Level: minimum beginning throwing/hand-building skills recommended
Dates: AUGUST 15-28, 2010

You can find all the info on their website here.

Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud
Bali, Indonesia 80571
Phone: +62 (0)361 7451413 / 976220
Fax: +62 (0)361 976220
Email: [email protected]

21st Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Ar

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Uncategorized

April 30 – May 2, 2010

Contact: Nancy Resler, 530.756.3938
John Natsoulas Gallery
521 First Street, Davis, CA 95616 The annual Ceramics Festival, hosted by the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts enters into its 21st year and continues to bring the leading national and international ceramic artists to Northern California for a weekend of creative instruction and collaboration. This year the conference showcases internationally known sculptors Jack Earl and Richard Notkin. Also, Judith Schwartz, distinguished writer, curator and professor at NYU will be among the presenters. Lectures and hands-on demonstrations will feature Bill Abright, Clayton Bailey, Kelly Connole, Margaret Dodd, David Kuraoka, Michael Lucero, Louis Marak, Kevin Nierman, Justin Novak, John Toki and more! Kevin Nierman, artist, teacher, and founder of the Kids’n Clay Pottery Studio in Berkeley, will also present free hands-on workshops for kids, allowing children of all ages to experiment and interact with clay. Kids’n Clay workshops are scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd, from 12 noon to 3:00 pm. In addition, there will be special workshops for those of all ages sponsored by the Art Science Fusion Program at UC Davis, which features a hands-on interactive workshop integrating clay and science, which will take place at the Davis Commons, Saturday afternoon May 2nd (time tba) Supplementing the ceramics-packed weekend, free exhibitions of burgeoning student art from over 40 colleges and universities will be on display throughout downtown Davis. Local ceramic artists’ work will also be on exhibit at ten other Davis locations. The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts will hold its annual gallery-wide 30 Ceramics Sculptors exhibition in concurrence with the conference. The exhibition will run from April 30 – May 2, 2010. This show was first conceived in 1986, a collaboration between the late Robert Arneson and John Natsoulas, and continues the ceramic traditions made famous by instructors and students of the University of California, Davis Art Department and the University of California at Berkeley. For more up-to-date information, schedules, and conference registration, please visit http://www.natsoulas.com/html/ccaca/index.html.

London Design Festival

by | Aug 12, 2009 | Uncategorized

When: 19-27 September 2009 Where: London Design Festival
60 Frith Street
London, W1D 3JJ
020 7734 6444
Visit London Design Festival’s website for all the details and event listings.
Now in its seventh year, the Festival will bring the city to life with a broad variety of design events providing designers, manufacturers, students, consumers, businesses and enthusiasts with an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and celebrate the diversity of world-class design talent that London offers.
This year’s Festival – supported by the London Development Agency – promises a unique blend of up to 200 events and activities taking place in the capital. The varied programme will include international exhibitions, trade events, local showcases, installations, talks and seminars, product launches, receptions, private views and parties – all reflecting London’s place at the heart of the international design community.