Studio Potter: Grants for Apprenticeships

Applications for the 2020 

Grants for Apprenticeships open on October 1st. 

Five teams of mentors and apprentices will receive $10,000 per team to support a year-long studio pottery apprenticeship.

In this year of momentous events, Studio Potter strongly reaffirms its commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusiveness. The Grants for Apprenticeships Program is committed to supporting the development of BIPOC artists and increasing their presence in studio pottery. Applicants from all races, genders, identities, ethnicities, and religions are encouraged to apply. 

GRANT PROGRAM MISSION

Established in 2019 and funded by an anonymous donor, Studio Potter’s Grants for Apprenticeships Program supports emerging artists who want to become full-time studio potters and mentor-potters who wish to take on apprentices. This grant program honors the mission of Studio Potter and the legacy of its founder, Gerry Williams, by fostering individual careers in studio pottery, contributing to the life and future of ceramics, ensuring the continuity of a centuries-old tradition in non-academic education.

STUDIO APPRENTICESHIP DEFINED

Studio-based apprenticeship is a form of person-to-person training that places work above theory and emphasizes intimacy and immersion. In Western Cultures, people commonly associate the history of apprenticeship with craft and trade practices in Europe during the Middle Ages, but traditions of lineage-learning have endured for centuries around the world. Apprenticeship continues today as a means of passing down knowledge from generation to generation and as a way for aspiring artisans to build professional communities and prepare for careers as studio artists.

WHY APPRENTICESHIPS?

Pedagogy in craft disciplines has changed dramatically in the last century because of technological advances and the rise of a modern education industry. In this context, apprenticeship offers an alternative to academic educational structures through one-on-one relationships in an established studio. An apprentice learns by participating in the daily lives of their mentor, learning their skills, and being exposed to their values. Apprenticeships contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage and the professional advancement of studio potters.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications will be accepted via SlideRoom. Click here to go to the SlideRoom application.

NEW FOR 2020: Studio Potter offers reviews of applications

Reviews of draft applications are available to those interested. Submit your application in SliderRoom by Oct. 10th to receive feedback by Oct. 20th. We will un-submit your application by Oct. 20th, to allow you to make revisions and submit a final application for the Nov. 1st deadline. 

Questions? 

Email apprenticeships@studiopotter.org

 

Craft Collaborations Fundraiser @ Alberta Craft Council

 

 

 

Craft Collaborations

Alberta Craft Council Online Auction Fundraiser

September 10 – 30, 2020

From September 10 to 30, 2020, and coinciding with the provincial Month of the Artist, the Alberta Craft Council is hosting Craft Collaborations, an online auction fundraiser in celebration of the province’s enormous creative talent and the organization’s 40th anniversary.

This year the arts sector was particularly hard hit by having many projects, venues, and sales vanish overnight. In support of our creative community, the Alberta Craft Council came up with a collaborative way to inspire, showcase, create connections, and ultimately create revenue for artists working on a very special project.

Craft Collaborations is a unique fundraising project bringing together artists over 45 artists from across the province and across disciplines to create one-of-a-kind and limited-edition work.

This unique fundraiser ensures that the artists receive 50% of the retail cost of their project. At the same time, funds raised from the auction go to the Alberta Craft Council’s continuation of advocacy and promotion of fine craft in the Alberta.

Members of the public, arts patrons and craft collectors in Alberta and from across Canada are invited to bid on artworks by visiting the Alberta Craft Council auction.

Craft Collaborations can also be seen in-person at the Alberta Craft Gallery-Edmonton and Calgary until September 30, 2020.

 

Clay Flicks Workshop From home with Lora Rust

Save Your Spot! Register for Lora Rust’s
Workshop from Home Webinar!

In an effort to help make up for missed classes and workshops due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are continuing our webinar series focused on techniques! We’re all used to working from home by now, so why not workshop from home?

Our next Workshop from Home webinar features ceramic artist and educator Lora Rust! In this demonstration, we’ll take a deep dive into Lora’s “pushing clay” texture technique, which was featured in the September/October 2020 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated!

Learn to use Lora’s pushing clay technique on a plate, bowl, and a vase
Discover how to make these decisive marks while maintaining the shape of your piece
Use design shortcuts like the grid and the contours of the tool to layout your decoration
Learn the secrets of making the surface pop when finished
and much more!

“I encourage both throwers and hand builders to participate. My work is all about texture and responding to the form. That form can be made with any technique—pinched, coil, slab, or thrown.”
–Lora Rust

It’s just like an in-person workshop, but you are guaranteed a front row seat! Ask questions throughout, or during the Question & Answer Session at the end.

Wednesday, September 30th at 1pm EDT

Registration fee: $35
Registrants can access a recording of the video for 30 days following the event to revisit techniques!
Space is limited—Register today!

Click here to register!

A Passion for Clay @ Blue Rock Gallery

Bluerock Gallery loves ceramics, and has a long history of representing some of Alberta’s most talented ceramic artists!  This open-themed exhibit will showcase the wide variety of interests and complexity of ceramic techniques, employed by our artists, as well as those of a few emerging artists.  With almost 20 participants, there will be much to enjoy!  We invite you to join us in person at our gallery or visit our website, to view and shop a diverse range of high quality Alberta ceramics!  Opening Reception Saturday, September 26 from 4-7pm.  Free & open to the public.

Participating Artists:

Gallery Artists: Mindy Andrews, David Barnes, Katie Borrowman, Louise Brud, Dawn Detarando, Katy Drijber, Debra Durrer, Tanya Everard, Brian McArthur, Lisa McGrath, Neil Liske, Juliana Rempel, Evonne Smulders, Darlene Swan, Annette ten Cate

Guest Artists (Emerging): Lael Chmelyk, Mel Doiron, Emily Stone, Ella Valge-Saar

Find out more HERE.

Citizens of Craft/Canadian Craft Federation/CraftYear2020 https://citizensofcraft.ca/event/a-passion-for-clay-an-exhibition-of-exceptional-alberta-ceramics-1

Gallery Profile: https://citizensofcraft.ca/profile/bluerock-gallery

CKUA https://ckua.com/event/a-passion-for-clay-an-exhibition-of-exceptional-alberta-ceramics/2020-09-26/

 

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