Call for 2013 NCECA PROGRAM PROPOSALS
NCECA 2013 – 47th Annual Conference
March 20-23, 2013
Ceramics and Ceramic Process bring together two essential elements:
EARTH and ENERGY. The theme of NCECA’s 2013 Conference in Houston,
Earth/Energy pays tribute to the places we live and create, the
materials we use, and the ENERGY that drives our process as ceramic
artists, educators and enthusiasts.
The ENERGY of creation and transformation culminates in work
with ENERGIZED forms and surfaces, work that ENERGIZES space and
ultimately this ENERGIZES our imaginations.
New ENERGY sources and innovations may result in work that is
EARTH friendly and, in this global era, we often aim to make work that
is EARTH conscious.
NCECA invites proposals for programming including lectures,
panels and topical discussions that explore the synthesis and
multi-faceted nature Earth/Energy may inspire, as well as proposals that
relate to the region of Houston as relevant to our field.
TOPICS FOR PROPOSALS
For the 47th annual meeting of NCECA in Houston, Texas we call
for proposals of lectures and panel discussions relating to issues of
earth and energy, as well as issues specific to this region and
location. As always, we also welcome proposals on all subjects
relevant to our field. Submissions will be evaluated in regard to
merit, the presenter’s expertise in the area, and a general interest in
providing a balanced and inclusive program for the members. The
general categories for proposals are as follows:
∙ Aesthetics, Critical Theory and Practice,
including presentations about concepts of beauty and value, art
attitudes, art in society, content and interpretation, analysis and
evaluation.
∙ Art History, including presentations about
traditional and non-traditional artists and movements, styles, surveys
of regional, national and international art in clay.
∙ Education, presentations about traditional
and non-traditional curricula, goals, standards, methods and pedagogy
including but not limited to those that advance knowledge and awareness
of environmental concerns.
∙ Professionalism, including presentations
about working standards, goals, methods, and attitudes or, the
professional working relationships of guilds, co-ops and other ceramic
centers.
∙ Technology and Sustainability,
presentations about traditional and non-traditional materials,
processes, kilns, equipment, including but not limited to those that
mitigate adverse environmental impact through innovations in
sustainable systems and practices.
∙ New Work, is a category of proposals for up
to four artists to present a 15-minute visual presentation on the
subject of a body of their own work completed within the last three
years. Artists 30 years and older who have been working professionally
for at least five years since completing their training are eligible to
submit.
For full details visit their website here.
The deadline for your proposal is May 15, 2012, 11:59 pm MST.
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Susan Shantz – Creatures in Translation
Organized by the Dunlop Art Gallery
April 27 to June 14, 2012
Dunlop Art Gallery, Central Library
artist Susan Shantz presents a series of sculptures and prints in this
exhibition entitled, creatures in transition. Her work encompasses a
fascinating process of drawing upon on-line photographic sources to
remake a selection of 20th century Japanese ceramic animal effigy
teapots from the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s permanent collection.
Shantz uses three-dimensional computer clay modeling software
technology and a haptic tool to recreate the selected badger, sparrow
and frog pots in two and three-dimensional forms of varying sizes. Such
an exhibition questions “the ubiquitous manufactured versions of nature
in our culture,” while focusing on how virtual treatment of art
generates a loss of cultural information.
Shantz graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from York University in
1989 and currently teaches sculpture and mixed media in the Department
of Art and Art History, University of Saskatchewan. Her work has been
featured in public and artist-run galleries across Canada including:
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria,
Definitely Superior, Thunder Bay and Galerie Articule, Montreal. Among
the numerous permanent holdings that feature Shantz’s art are:
Saskatchewan Arts Board, Canada Council Art Bank, MacKenzie Art Gallery
and the Burlington Cultural Centre.
Artist Talk and Workshop with Trudy Golley
Not to be missed: Visiting Lecturer Dr. Sandra Alfoldy
May 9 – May 11
The Manitoba Craft Council is pleased to present two lectures
by Dr. Sandra Alfoldy, Professor of Craft History at the Nova Scotia
College of Art and Design University and and Associate Curator of Fine
Craft at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. See below for full event
details and bio.
Dr. Alfoldy will also be serving as one of three jurors for the SLOW
CRAFT exhibition. Application deadline is May 3, 2012, please follow
this link for details on how to apply.
Wednesday, May 9, 7:30 pm
The Allied Arts: Architecture and Craft in Postwar Canada
Lecture and Book Signing
RAW Gallery, 290 McDermot Avenue
Painting, sculpture, architecture, design and craft continue to jockey
for status in the artistic landscape, and one of the most coveted
positions is that of public art. Materials easily classified as craft
when produced on a small scale in a studio setting suddenly appear
sculptural or painterly on a large scale. Since World War Two Canadian
architecture has provided unique occasions to challenge and shape the
field we call contemporary craft. This lecture will explore instances
where Canadian architecture and craft have worked together, and
sometimes at odds with each other, in an effort to demonstrate that even
in the twenty-first century they remain Allied Arts.
Thursday, May 10, 9:30 am – noon
Studio Visits with MCC
Thursday, May 10, 7-9 pm
DIY Will Never Die!
Lecture and reception. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave
The DIY Movement has received much attention as a new driving force
behind craft economics. This lecture will contrast historical craft
pioneers with contemporary crafters to argue that in order to understand
future craft economies as they are connected to the power of
do-it-yourself crafting, it is essential to examine past craft
economies. What ideologies keep repeating, and what are the elements
that keep DIY alive and financially vital across generations?
BIO
Dr. Sandra Alfoldy is Professor of Craft History at
NSCAD University, and Associate Curator of Fine Craft at the Art Gallery
of Nova Scotia. She is the author of The Allied Arts: Architecture and Craft in Postwar Canada (2012) and Crafting Identity: The Development of Professional Fine Craft in Canada (2005), editor of Neocraft: Modernity and the Crafts (2007) and co-editor of Craft, Space and Interior Design, 1855-2005(2008).
She was the Chief Curator of the national Canadian exhibition at the
Cheongju International Craft Biennale (2009) and the 2010 Vancouver
Winter Olympics. She is currently at work on a new book on craft and
popular culture.
Lectures co-sponsored by:
Raw Gallery
MAWA
Gallery 1C03
Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library
University of Manitoba Ceramics Club
Government of Manitoba
Call for papers: Crafting the Future
The organizing committee of the 10th
European Academy of Design Conference – Crafting the Future – is
pleased to invite proposals for papers to the following tracks:
Tracks
1. Designing Future Mobility
2. Design Development of Future Homes for Future Cities
3. Design and Innovation
4. MAKING TOGETHER – Open, Connected, Collaborative
5. The craft of design in design of service
6. Fashion Design for Sustainability
7. Design history as a tool for better design
8. Power to the People: Practices of Empowerment through Craft
9. Design & Craft (Crafting the Education of Design)
Full academic papers
We expect papers of 3000-5000 words.
If you wish to submit a full paper to the conference, please send in a short abstract.
Important Dates
Registration of abstract: Until May 15, 2012
Submission of full paper: September 15, 2012
*Notification of acceptance or revision: November 1, 2012
Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2012
Conference date: April 17-19, 2013
*Full papers are: Accepted / Accepted with revision / Not Accepted
Submission period for full papers, 10th European Academy of Design Conference – Crafting the Future:
Start: May 15, 2012
End: September 15, 2012
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