260 FINGERS: TOP CERAMIC ARTISTS CONVERGE FOR EXHIBITION AND SALE

by | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized

Maureen Marcotte
175
Third Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Opening/Vernissage:
Friday, November 11, 6-9pm
Saturday,
November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 10am-5pm
If BBC’s reality TV show The Great Pottery Throwdown, high-profile
art competitions like RBC’s Emerging
Artist Peoples Choice Awards, and numerous prestigious international
ceramics competitions are any indication, clay is now being acknowledged as a valued
contemporary medium that is increasingly popular with artists, audiences and
collectors. Ceramic work has spread its wings and is catching some well-deserved
limelight! The ceramic world has become…well…something akin to sexy!
But this is something that the members of
260 Fingers have known for decades, and celebrating high-calibre ceramic work
is the reason this speacial exhibition and sale was established 12 years ago. This
November 11-13th, the twenty-six ceramic artists and potters of 260
Fingers 2016 will congregate at Ottawa’s Glebe Community Centre for their
annual exhibition and sale of some of the most inspiring and diverse ceramic
work from Ontario and western Quebec. The breadth and caliber of this show is recognized
as unique in the province and features work from functional to sculptural,
wood-fired to electric-fired, from formal, to functional, to highly decorative. 
The event features numerous award-winning
artists with international followings. This past
summer, among the 100 participating artists in the prestigious Biennial of
Ceramics in Taiwan, six were from Canada. Four of these six were our own 260
Fingers artists: Lisa Creskey, Paula Murray, Reid Flock, and Cynthia O’Brien
who travelled to Taiwan for the exhibition. Others have participated in
national and international residencies over the last few years. Still others have
had significant exhibitions locally and internationally. Each of the artists
views 260 Fingers as a welcome opportunity to present their newest and in many
cases, most daring or challenging work.
Each year new guests are invited to
participate to help keep 260 Fingers fresh. 
This year’s guests are Toronto potters Chiho Tokita, Loren Kaplan, Jeannie
Pappas and Heather Smit as well as Quebec artists Don Goddard and Marianne
Chenard.
On Friday, November 11, from 6-9pm, the
gorgeous, domed atrium of the Glebe Community Centre will open its doors to
visitors eager to be among the first to view and purchase this year’s new work.
The vernissage is open to everyone and is truly a festive celebration of
ceramic work complete with music, food, drink and lively conversation.  The show continues Saturday, November 12 and
Sunday, November 13 from 10am – 5pm. Artists will be present all weekend. Tours
of the show are each afternoon at 2pm and offer an opportunity to hear about
each artist’s unique work and processes and to ask any questions you may have
about their work and studio practice.
260 Fingers is a free event. For more
information please email [email protected]
or call Maureen Marcotte at 819-459-3164. 
Website: http://www.260fingers.ca
Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/260Fingers
Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/260Fingers

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/260fingers

BUILDING YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE: a workshop with yours truly : )

by | Sep 23, 2016 | Uncategorized

Wednesdays, October 5 to 26, 10 am –1 pm; Sunday, November 6, 10 am – 4 pm

This
course will survey a variety of online platforms available and proven
successful for artists and other creative professionals. Carole Epp,
founder of Musing About Mud – a blog and Instagram account with over 13k
followers – will cover concepts ranging from marketing and branding to
content production to contextual considerations for dissemination to
practical “how-tos” of online social media platforms. This will not be a
“how to build your website” course, but rather how to use the internet
to grow your business. It is suitable for beginners to those with an
established web presence: Carole will take beginners through the process
of developing an online portfolio – including a website and social
media – introducing and explaining how to use a variety of free online
resources; through this process, she will work with those who are more
experienced to refine each aspect of their online presence so it better
markets them and their work.

Held at Creative Commons YXE, a production space attached to Void Gallery, providing a professional environment and exposure to the workings of a commercial gallery.

WHO IS IT FOR?

The courses are intended for artists
of all skill levels who want to refine their professional practices or
improve their creative business skills. They are suitable for
early-career artists learning new techniques or experienced artists who
would like to receive support and feedback throughout processes they
have been undertaking for years.

Details here: https://www.picatic.com/BuildingOnlinePresenceFall2016

call for entries: Hard + Soft

by | Sep 23, 2016 | Uncategorized

about the exhibition

The Greater Denton Arts Council proudly
presents the 30th annual Materials: Hard + Soft International
Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Recognized as one of the
premier craft exhibitions in the country, Materials: Hard + Soft began
in 1987 and was originally initiated by area artist Georgia Leach Gough.
The exhibition celebrates the evolving field of contemporary craft and
the remarkable creativity and innovation of artists who push the
boundaries of their chosen media. In this anniversary year, we are
thrilled to be partnering with the National Endowment for the Arts to
expand this national exhibition to now include international artists.
Approximately 70 works will be selected by an esteemed juror for
exhibition at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center in Denton, Texas.

Full details here: http://dentonarts.com/materialshardandsoft