by Carole Epp | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Exhibition Dates: June 3 – July 9, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 7 – 9 pm
The Saskatchewan Craft Council is excited to present Scavengers and Outcasts, an exhibition of new sculptural ceramics by Debra Kuzyk and Ray Mackie of Lucky Rabbit Pottery (www.kuzykmackie.com) from
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. This exhibition includes thrown pots with
sculpted lids and underglaze decoration focusing on the down-and-out of
Saskatchewan wildlife.
Although the artists have lived in the Maritimes for most of their
adult lives, both were born and raised in Saskatchewan. They both
discovered pottery at the University of Saskatchewan, and then both attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. Since 1999 — when Lucky Rabbit Pottery settled
in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia — Kuzyk and Mackie have been full time
ceramic artists. Now they’re coming home for an exhibition at the Saskatchewan Craft Council.
“This show is a kind of homecoming for us. We are thrilled to show
here in Saskatoon, and in many ways, the work has brought back strong
memories of Prairie landscapes and the animals which inhabit them,”
writes Mackie.
“Creatures brave enough to enter human habitat are really messengers
from the wild, reminding us that we share this earth with all forms of
life. Those who do not please us suffer greatly. From the beginning of
recorded history, potters have worked with images of animals, and we
follow in this great tradition, only this time we bring to mind those
least loved among us, and elevate them to the top of our pedestals,”
writes Kuzyk.
When the artists began collaborating in 1992, it became clear that
Ray would make pots and Debra would focus on decoration and sculpting.
That division has persisted, while Ray has made forays into mosaics,
sculpting and painting, as well. Fairly early on they began working with
images of plants and animals. Ray’s pots, which are influenced by
classical Chinese forms, have become pedestals for various birds, fish,
and mammals which, in most instances, are sculpted by Debra.
Please join the artists for a Public Exhibition Reception on Friday June 3rd at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery (813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK), from 7 to 9 pm! RSVP to the Facebook event.
www.saskcraftcouncil.org
by Carole Epp | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
For more information about Creative Directions and application guidelines, please CLICK HERE
by Carole Epp | May 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
R:evolution – tradition – technology
Saturday, March 18th, 2017, 9am-5pm
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby, BC
Registration starts June 21, 2016
R:evolution – tradition – technology is a one day ceramics symposium which addresses the ways that contemporary ceramic artists interact with new digital technologies; as a tool for making work, as content addressed in their artistic enquiry, and as a tool for connecting with their peers and the market. At the same time we investigate the relevance of traditional methods and their role in contemporary society.
Ten national and international artists have been invited to share their expertise with students and professionals in the ceramic arts. The topics of presentation cover academic and theoretical topics, as well as providing more practical techniques in areas such as sculpture, hand-building, wheel-throwing, glaze and firing technology and clay bodies. These topics are addressed through numerous simultaneous presentations of images, lectures, demonstrations, critiques, panel discussions and a topical keynote address. Theoretical presentations involve discussions of literature on the medium, including history, contemporary practice and trends in the ceramic arts.
Presenters:
Katrina Chaytor, Sunshine Cobb, Samantha Dickie, Steven Young Lee,
Simon Levin, Aaron Nelson, Ruthanne Tudball, Jason Walker, James
Watkins, Gwendolyn Yoppolo
Special Guests: Brendan Tang, Carol Mayer
www.canadianclaysymposium.com
by Carole Epp | May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
All
US Northeast-based artists (including students studying in the
Northeast or artists from the Northeast) are invited to submit ceramic
sculpture (and mixed media which is primarily ceramic) to the Northeast
Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition between May 1st and July 15th, 2016. Works will be selected by juror and ceramic artist, Anat Shiftan, and an Opening Reception will be held on September 10th, 2016.
Application fee: $30 for 4 images. You
may submit 4 images of 4 separate works, or you can use your extra
spaces for detail images of one work. If you would like to submit more
than 4 images you may apply more than once.
Delivering (or shipping) and insuring artworks
in transit are the sole responsibility of the artist. Adequate
packaging and return postage are required for any shipped works.
Size limitation: No longer than 36 inches in any dimension. Work meant to hang on a wall must be ready to hang.
Works should have been made within the last five years.
Sponsored Awards will be presented at the Opening Reception on September 10th.
A 25% sales commission will go to Art Centro for the sale of any work.
Submission Deadline: 07/15/2016
Notification of acceptance: 08/01/2016
Delivery of Work: 08/30 through 09/07/2016
Exhibit Dates: 09/10 through 10/01/2016
Opening Reception: 09/10/2015 6:00-8:00 pm
Pick up Work: 10/04 through 10/08/2016
Return of Work by Shipping: 10/12/2015
Art
Centro is a community art center in Poughkeepsie, New York, featuring
gallery space, meeting space, 14 private art studios and a ceramics
studio. Art Centro offers ceramics, painting, and drawing classes among
many other workshops and events.
Art Centro
485 Main Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-454-4525
www.artcentro.org
by Carole Epp | May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Carole Epp | May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Opening Thursday June 2nd 7pm
(show runs until June 18th)
Fourteen artists present new works that disturb the boundaries of their
individual practices. Through critical reflection and collaborative
exchange, unexpected themes and forms have emerged over a ten month
mentorship program led by Linda Sormin, and programmed by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association.
Close observations of nature collide with the forms and realities of
urban life. Experimentation with raw materials is unearthing memories,
reshaping personal metaphors and once-familiar landscapes. Through
photography, video, pottery and sculpture, these artists unsettle
established ways of thinking and making.
Are small transgressions the slippery slope to bad behavior?
These conversations offer diverse interpretations of play, threat,
beauty, gesture, sexuality, parenthood, family, community and
environment. In sharing ideas and concerns, examining potential pitfalls
and solutions, this group of makes has in many ways sped up their
artistic research, yet slowed the impulse to cast judgment. Fearlessly,
gently tending to bright wounds of doubt, these artists have created
bodies of work that articulate distinct visions in the contemporary
context.
Linda Sormin
The gallery is pleased to be asked to host this exhibition with works
from the original exhibit plus they had created new works to compliment
using the knowledge they have taken away with them
Please join Jonathon & and I in welcoming Small Transgression II to London
Brian Cooke Curator
258 Dundas Street London, ON
519-434-5443
[email protected]
jonathons.ca
