movie day and an indiegogo to support – The Hey Julie School of Clay
The Hey Julie School of Clay
Please help us raise $180,000 needed to build a permanent space for this special school!
WHY THIS SCHOOL MATTERS
95% of my students are women.
Genuinely, I connect with and gently challenge every single student.
Even out of workshop hours, everyone knows the kettle is on and my ear is always open.
There has been hardly a day in the past eight years that my studio hasn’t had a student working on their pots, dropping off projects to fire, picking up clay or chatting and sharing creative resources.
When working with our hands our periphery opens, allowing us to discuss and share with vulnerability and abandon. It is pure magic to witness the lasting friendships, community-built and problems solved in my studio.
In my first workshops, many conversations exposed me to the many social and financial gaps in our communities for women needing creativity and companionship.
Rarely do we get to step out of our lives and afford ourselves creativity.
Shoving your hands into clay, plunging them into water… such direct and visceral experiences bring you into your body and out of your “head”.
Realizing that my workshops are a form of therapy, the mandate of my studio has always been:
To create equal and purposeful access to the healing and empowerment that clay offers
For twelve years I have successfully achieved this mandate by creating two studio programs:
Assistant Program
For lower income clay enthusiasts
Two students a year become my assistants under a work/trade set up.
Working next to me, they help me complete the studio’s student work from my workshops (about 4-8 hours a week on their schedule: set up, clean up, glazing, loading and unloading the kiln)
In exchange, they have free non-stop access to the studio, most supplies, equipment and mentorship.
If they so choose, I help them refine a finished body of work through to being retail ready. This includes skill based training, techniques, design competencies, glaze and kiln technology.
I have had over twenty assistants – All of whom are now extended family. Many of them now successfully sell their own work and have the skills to run their own studio practices.
How I choose: The assistant spots are given organically to students that show a desire to grow their skills, a committed attitude and a strong work ethic.
There has never been a problem finding these deserving people…they also always have a way of finding me. *Please see the “Assistant Program Contribution”
Women’s Legacy Program:
I purposefully and anonymously give ten or more workshops per year to women in need of creative time and its therapy. Each spot is worth min $325.
I quietly choose to support cancer fighters, women in grief, exhausted mothers, and women who have experienced violence from our island community.
This is the best part of my job!
Recently I have developed a student program alongside IWAV (Islanders Working Against Violence). With the new space I can extend free anonymous classes to women staying at the IWAV transition house and secondary housing or accessing IWAV counseling and outreach programs. *Please see the “Women’s Legacy Contribution”
These programs have led to many successful, healing stories.
From my hundreds of students to my beloved assistants, it is these creative experiences and connections that have turned this tiny clay studio into a school.
Please help me maintain, support and serve the beautiful community that has organically formed here.
There is so much more info about why you should be supporting this innovative project. Please head over to: www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-hey-julie-school-of-clay#/
call for entry: The Family Portrait
Clay Art Center Call for Entry for “The Family Portrait” Exhibition, guest curated by Kukuli Velarde.
Entry Deadline: May 27th, 2022.
The exhibition will explore the meaning and definition of the family unit as image, as a system, as historical reference, or metaphor for where we are as a contemporary culture and society.
Learn More: https://www.clayartcenter.org/call-for-entry
call for entry: LUSH
Westobou is now accepting submissions for LUSH, a juried planter & vase exhibition. This exhibition is meant to explore how sculpture and flora intersect, asking the artists to imagine a fantasy ecosystem that not only houses the organic element, but commemorates the beauty and history of it through composition, proximity, and relationship. All ceramic and mixed material artworks, functional and sculptural, are eligible if they can house a live plant and exist in a greenhouse for the duration of the exhibition. We will consider form, concept, and function. We are looking for planters of any kind that push the aesthetic boundaries of the typical planter or vase form. With Westobou’s support, juror’s Sydney Ewerth and Paul Maloney will curate an exhibition of planters to be displayed in a greenhouse at Bedford Greenhouses in Augusta, GA. Bedford Greenhouses will supply the flora that best pairs with each piece accepted into the exhibition.
Exhibition Dates: April 11-23, 2022
Application Due: February 11, 2022
monday morning eye candy: Anat Hadar
make and do holiday sale starts tomorrow!
Join us as we celebrate the upcoming holidays with our online sale!
Artists Katy Drijber, Sarah Pike, Naomi Clement, Alexis Templeton, Marney McDiarmid and Carole Epp will all have work available!
job posting: Alfred University
School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
Assistant/Associate Professor, Tenure Track Position: Ceramic Sculpture
The School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University is seeking candidates for a tenure track faculty position in the Division of Ceramic Art at the rank of assistant or associate professor with an emphasis in ceramic sculpture.
The Division of Ceramic Art seeks a dynamic artist who will participate in shaping the future of ceramic art at Alfred. The successful candidate will have an active exhibition record and established recognition in the field; three years teaching experience or equivalent is preferred; salary will be commensurate with experience. We are seeking applicants engaged in ceramic sculpture, sculpture and/or installation, who’s practice may intersect with one or any combination of genres; design, performance, architecture, figuration etc. While the applicant’s relationship to material specificity or plurality may be open and variable, interested candidates should be ambitious makers actively immersed in ceramic methodologies with an ability to speak to contemporary practice across media. A strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate education is expected. We invite applicants from across the globe.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications include an M.F.A. in studio art or design or its equivalent, an active professional creative practice including a record of exhibitions and projects beyond the local and regional level. Three years previous college-level teaching experience or equivalent is preferred.
The Division of Ceramic Art, within the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, has a distinguished history as a premier institution for education in the arts and fosters a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary environment for research and practice. The Division of Ceramic Art is comprised of six full time faculty and three full time technicians; The Robert Chapman Turner Teaching Fellow and the Randall International Chair.The scope of the Division of Ceramic Art is wide-ranging, embracing history and innovation through traditional genres and emerging forms of visual art/craft/design. The material intensive curriculum develops skill and intellect through theory, technological research and creative practice. Undergraduate and graduate programs are strongly intertwined. In our two-year MFA program, graduate students navigate wide-ranging practices in the visual arts. More information about programs can be viewed on instagram: @alfredceramics or https://www.alfred.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ceramic-art.cfm
Alfred University
The School of Art and Design at Alfred University is an accredited member of NASAD, with 35 full-time faculty serving more than 500 students. The School is unique among institutions of higher education with an open curriculum, allowing a robust and diverse experience in studio art, design, and art history courses. Students and faculty alike thrive in an intensive and supportive learning environment. School of Art and Design students are fully integrated into Alfred University’s community of 2,000 students. The New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC) includes the School of Art and Design, the Inamori School of Engineering, and Scholes Library. The NYSCC was established in 1900 to advance research in art, design, and engineering. That intellectual and creative legacy exists in all of the areas of study in the School of Art and Design.
Application Process: Compile as one PDF document: A letter of interest, CV, artist statement, teaching philosophy, two sample syllabi, statement on diversity equity and inclusion, 20 labeled images of personal work and 20 labeled images of student work. Please include contact information for three references (address, phone number and email). Apply Here: https://alfreduniversity.applytojob.com/apply/LefqQnFFKj/AssistantAssociate-Professor-Tenure-Track-Position-Ceramic-Sculpture
For further information about the position, contact Walter McConnell, Chair Division of Ceramic Art, [email protected]. Review of applications begins January 7, 2022 The estimated start date for the position is August 12, 2022. The position remains open until filled.
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