by Carole Epp | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Koi Neng Liew’s large-scale sculptures have a powerfully physical
presence inhabited by an elusive yet evocative sense of human spirit. In
this new work he presents a meditation on childhood and fatherhood, as
seen through the lens of play with his son.
Liew comments: “My son has a very different childhood than I did. He
has hundreds of toys: cars, planes, guns, action figures, videos
and Lego. I watch him as he imagines he is Megatron or Iron Man; he
creates his own alter ego, embodying the toys we play with. Fatherhood
has created an opportunity to relive my childhood. I play as though I am
a child again, but realize that in my son’s eyes I am just as much a
toy as the ‘play-thing’.”
Koi Neng Liew is originally from Singapore, where he studied at the
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He received a BFA from the New York State
College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2001, and an MFA from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2005. Liew is the recipient of
numerous awards including the Roswell Artist in Residence 2008 grant in
New Mexico, and a 2005 Taunt Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation in
Montana. He is a featured artist in the Clay Art International Yearbook
published in Athens, Greece, and has exhibited in Canada, the United
States and China over the past 10 years. In 2010 Liew undertook the
year-long Artist Residency in the Medalta IAIR program and now is a
faculty instructor at Medicine Hat College in Visual Communications.
Jan 14 – Feb 25
Public Reception with the Artist
FRI Feb 3 | 7 PM
Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre
401 First St SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2
Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM / Sat 12-5PM
Statutory Holidays and Sundays CLOSED
www.esplanade.ca
www.koinengliew.ca
by Carole Epp | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
“To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation,
the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship that
recognizes the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians
who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in
every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts by non-Canadians who
have made the world better by their actions. Membership is accorded to
those who exemplify the order’s Latin motto, desiderantes meliorem patriam, meaning “they desire a better country”, a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16.[2]
The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer, and Member;
specific individuals may be given extraordinary membership and deserving
non-Canadians may receive honorary appointment into each grade.”
For a full list of those added to the Order of Canada visit the
Globe and Mail.
Find out more about the Order of Canada
here.
by Carole Epp | Dec 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Ben Carter and
Molly Hatch
are running a new session of THINK BIG! and Think Big 2 at the same
time! So if you missed out on
the opportunity to take one of these in the past, your opportunity is
here to take the series you missed starting January 5th, 2017!
BOTH SERIES START JANUARY 5th, 2017 AND END FEBRUARY 16th, 2017
All content available through March 30, 2017. Remember, you get to work at your own pace!
How does the E-Series work?
Each week Ben Carter or Molly Hatch host a themed
conversation built around a topic that will help you discover ways to
find new audiences, market your business and sell your work. These
interviews are available at your own pace and will be released once a
week for six consecutive weeks. After all the lectures have been posted,
you will STILL have an additional six weeks to access course
information and bonus materials to continue work AT YOUR OWN PACE!
Participants are encouraged to discuss the videos each
week with a prompted discussion group online. Through the discussion
board you can connect with other members of the series and reflect on
questions and new ideas that come up for you each week. Molly and Ben
will be watching the group discussions and joining in to add our
experience with the topic. The discussions are ongoing and accessible
throughout the entire series, so you can participate at your own pace,
regardless of your time zone.
In addition to the weekly interviews and discussions
downloadable worksheets will help you work through topics each week and
generate task lists for getting your goals achieved! The worksheets are
for you to keep and work through as you engage with the course material.
By the end of the six weeks, you will have gathered new thoughts and
ideas, and you will have a clear direction moving forward in your
creative business–on to BIG THINGS
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
