by Carole Epp | Dec 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Prospectus For 2018 Concurrent Exhibition Proposals
DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (EST)
52st ANNUAL NCECA CONFERENCE: CrossCurrents: Clay and Culture
Wednesday March 14 – Saturday, March 17, 2018
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overview
The exhibition and expansion of
contemporary ceramic practice will include diverse approaches to ideas
and senses of materiality involving clay and process. NCECA’s annual
conference is enriched by the innovation and vision that emerges from
our community to present ceramic art of the highest caliber in the form
of Concurrent Exhibitions (CEs). These exhibitions make ceramic art
visible and accessible to communities in which the conference is based.
Concurrent Exhibitions also provide a platform for participating artists
to engage with the global audience of ceramic enthusiasts to expand,
challenge, and celebrate critical and aesthetic horizons of art made
with clay. NCECA promotes Concurrent Exhibitions through the print
conference guide, app, website, Blog and social media. While NCECA makes
efforts to cluster the shows within art/ cultural districts to maximize
viewer attendance, it is not able to guarantee that all exhibition
venues will be included on tour routes.
2018 Exhibitions Focus
NCECA seeks exhibition proposals
that incorporate clay as the principal medium of expression and have
conceptual resonance with the theme of its 52nd annual conference, CrossCurrents: Clay and Culture.
The conference will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in March
2018. Cross-currents within Pittsburgh’s three rivers are traversed by
446 bridges. These natural and cultural features are vibrant metaphors
for the intersectionality, significance, and experience of different
cultural constructs. Traditions and innovations coexist throughout the
ceramic medium’s history. Our creative work with ceramic art in the 21st
century can be a catalyst to generate dialog and empathy. When art
grapples with change through underrepresented ideas, new models of
creating, teaching, and learning, it has the capacity to crystalize
experiences of diversity and notions of community. Through these
exhibitions, NCECA hopes to share and promote innovative approaches to
ceramic art that explore and highlight the experiences of diverse
cultures within a dynamic society.
http://nceca.net/concurrent-exhibition-proposals/
by Carole Epp | Dec 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Watershed’s summer sessions provide time and space for
small groups of up to 15 artists to step away from their daily routines,
immerse themselves in their work, and make new connections within the
clay community. During a residency, artists work independently in our
large communal studio. Most of the summer sessions are organized by
artists—who propose a theme related to clay and recruit four to eight
other artists to join them. The balance of participants in a session
(seven to ten more artists) register here on our website, drawn by a
shared interest in the session theme. Once in residence, all of the
session’s artists work side-by-side in the Watershed studios.
During a summer session, you will have unlimited time to work and
dialog in the studio alongside other artists-in-residence, along with 3
delicious meals a day, and comfortable accommodations in shared or
private housing. When reviewing session options, consider choosing a
theme that resonates with you, whether you want to delve more deeply
into that focus or follow your own path of inquiry once you are here.
Watershed residencies are filled on a first-come, first served
basis. Simply fill out the registration form and submit your deposit.
Visit our housing and fees page
to review the costs of attending a residency. Please note that all
artists are required to live on campus during a session. For those
interested in applying for merit-based or need-based financial aid, the yearly application deadline is February 15 with awards announced in mid-March.
View details on their website on each of our 2017 summer sessions and register early to reserve your spot.
www.watershedceramics.org/residencies/summer-residency
by Carole Epp | Dec 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Date:
Saturday, March 4, 2017, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
Ceramics Program, 224 Western Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
Presented by: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Workshop Description:
Sculptor Kyungmin Park
will demonstrate the construction of her figurative sculptures in
porcelain in this one-day workshop. Park will demonstrate how to achieve
crisp lines and clean, tight surfaces with simple tools. She will also
explore conceptual ideas and talk about the importance of facial
expression and symbology within her work. From Park, “A child’s untamed
imagination can create a new and exciting owrld out of a single object.
The combination of an uncorrupted point of view, a strong imagination,
overflowing curiosity, and the desire to push boundaries creates a very
special mindset particular to children. The adult world, by contrast,
restrains the formally infinite imagination by imposing responsibilities
and practical concerns. Society puts limits on the way we, as
individuals, can perceive things, and as an artist I an interested in
expanding these confines.”
The cost for this one-day workshop with Kyungmin Park: Free for Harvard Undergraduate students; $50 for Harvard Graduate
students; $75 for adults enrolled in a course; $125 for adults not
enrolled in a course. To register, download our registration form here or email Shawn Panepinto at [email protected].
Questions? Email Kathy King at [email protected].
This workshop will feature a one-hour pot luck lunch break for those participating.
Artist Biography:
Kyungmin Park is
an Assistant Professor of 3D Studio Art at Endicott College in Beverly,
MA. Originally from South Korea, she earned her Master of Fine Arts
degree from the University of Georgia in 2012 and her Bachelor of Fine
Arts from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in
2006. Kyungmin was a 2014-2016 long-term resident artist at the Archie
Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. She was also awarded a 2014-2015
Matsutani Fellowship, 2015-2016 Windgate Fellowship and 2014 Windgate
Summer scholarship by the Archie Bray Foundation. In 2016, Kyungmin
received an Emerging Artist Award from Ceramics Monthly magazine. In
2016, she was also honored to be recognized as an Emerging Artist by the
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference
in Kansas City, MO.
Her work has been featured in many national
and international exhibitions including the Aqua Art Miami Basel,
Galerie Aqui Siam Ben in Vallaruris, France, Morean Art Center,
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Museum of Arts and
Science in GA, The Clay Studio in PA, Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts, Eutectic Gallery, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Lillstreet Art Center,
Signature Gallery, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center,
Duane Reed Gallery and the Holter Museum of Art.
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/event/visiting-artist-workshop-kyungmin-park
by Carole Epp | Dec 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Registrations are open for the 2016/2017 Winter Cycle of THE
HEAD IN CLAY! There are 30 spaces available and the school will stay
open through February 28, 2017 or until enrollment is full.The course
will re-open in summer 2017.
In this course you will learn key techniques to develop and finish a
clay head suitable for firing. We will cover sourcing reference
materials, the best tools, hollow construction techniques and how to
develop and finish features for a strong composition.
cristinacordova.teachable.com/p/the-head-in-clay
by Carole Epp | Dec 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Featuring
Eva Kwong || Lisa Clague || Bar Shacterman
Kenjiro Kitade || John Balistreri || Dirk Staschke
CCACA 2017 brings the ultimate ceramic sculpture event to Davis, CA. In
an intimate setting, you can interact with top artists in a way not
possible at other venues. UC Davis, home to the late sculptor Robert
Arneson, was instrumental in defining a new direction for ceramic art.
Enjoy delightful downtown Davis and be inspired by nationally recognized
ceramic art talents.
Demonstrations, lectures, shows—no other event delivers more inspired
knowledge of ceramic sculpture for a better price. Meet face-to-face
with distinguished ceramic sculptors you might only read about; see and
hear from the artists what makes them top in their field.
Local gallery exhibitions and over 40 college shows bring the best work of the year within easy reach.
- John Natsoulas Gallery’s annual 30 Ceramic Sculptors
- The Artery’s California Clay Competition
- The Davis Arts Center
- The Pence Gallery
- and more!
These shows run concurrent with CCACA 2017. See all this and over 40
amazing student shows within a short walk. This is a chance to surround
yourself with the top ceramic art of today and the ideas of the artists
of tomorrow.
Full details here: http://natsoulas.com/ccaca-2017
