by Carole Epp | Aug 19, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Cup: An interpreted object is an exhibition featured on the idea of the cup. This term
can be loaded and includes several ideas, can deny function, be sculptural, be
functional…etc. Juror, Dick Lehman, is a renowned potter known best for his utilitarian
ware and has also delved extensively into the possibilities of the cup as a vessel for
conveying messages, as well as beverages.
When sending submissions, please send them via e-mail to [email protected] with
your 2 entries for $20 or 3 entries for $25, your name, title of each piece, medium, and
date created. Payments for your entry may also be sent via PayPal to: [email protected]
Or via mail to: 211 S. 5th St. Goshen, Indiana 46528
All entries sent after September 1 will be rejected.
For any questions or concerns, please e-mail [email protected]
Find the application form here: localgoshen.com/the-cup-show
by Carole Epp | Jun 20, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Exhibition and Art Fair at Civic Center, San Francisco, California
Exhibition Dates: October 18-20 2013
Witness A Unique Experience: Ceramic Sculpture from Around the World
The Ceramics Annual of America (CAA) is an ambitious exhibition and art
fair spotlighting the quality and diversity of contemporary ceramics
from around the world including works from China, Korea, Mexico,
Australia and Italy. It is the only event of its kind in the United
States and the goal is to encourage the education and enrichment of the
public, cultivate a fertile art market, and foster dialog between
collectors and makers of ceramic sculpture.
Part of California’s continuing legacy of excellence and innovation in
ceramics, CAA is the largest exhibition and art fair that is entirely
focused on ceramic art in America and is modeled after the Ceramic
Biennials held in Europe, Korea, Japan and China. It provides a venue
for the top regional and international artists from working in the clay
medium to show their work to a broader audience of collectors.
CAA is organized by the California Ceramics Cooperative, a group of
invested regional ceramic artists, and will feature panel discussions,
lectures, tours as well as daily interactive art demonstrations all day
that will provide a greater understanding of the artistic process for
students and educators alike. Featured artist and instructor Kevin
Nierman, author of “The Kids ‘N’ Clay Ceramics Book,” will provide
“Artistic childcare” on Saturday and Sunday from 11-3.
This year, the city of San Francisco is partnering with CAA. The
exhibition will be held at the San Francisco Civic Center. CAA expects
high attendance with over 25,000 vistiors. This is an exciting time for
CAA, the Civic Center has not been used as an art venue since 1986.
From 1946 until the last years of the Arts Festivals in the mid-1980s,
the Arts Commission used budgeted monies from the City’s general fund to
purchase jury-selected work by contributing local artists. As a result,
the Civic Art Collection contains a number of early works by
influential artists, including Robert Arneson, Bruce Beasley and Viola
Frey. In 1978 an exhibit of Arts Festival acquisitions was held at the
Arts Commission’s gallery, followed in 1986 by a second showing in the
lobby of the TransAmerica Building, after which many of the objects were
incorporated into the Arts Commission’s interdepartmental loan program
for display in City offices. For many of the artworks included in The
Art of a City, this is the first time they have been publicly exhibited
in over twenty years.
Last years event was a huge success with over 10,000 people in
attendance. The museum quality exhibition included educational lectures
by curators such as Peter Selz and Phil Linhares and renowned artists
such as Jim Melchert. “The size and scale of such an exhibition and the
education opportunities, all under one roof, were extraordinary.”—Art
Historian, Peter Selz.
Opening Reception and Preview Party :October 18,2013, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Exhibition Dates:
Friday: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Saturday: 9am-6:30pm
Sunday: 9am-6:30pm
Contact: Nancy Resler
Telephone: (415)558-1688
by Carole Epp | Apr 30, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Deadline: 06/17/13
US Residents. Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation
will be accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary medium. Works may
be functional, decorative or sculptural. Assembled works may not exceed
4ft. in any direction, and 50lbs in weight.
Juror: Peter Held, curator of ceramics at the ASU Art Museum Ceramics
Research Center at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Awards: Best of Show – $1,000, 2nd Place – $600, 3rd Place – $350
LH Horton Jr Gallery Exhibition: August 22 – September 19, 2013
On-Line Exhibition: August 2013 – June 2014
On-Line Entry / Fee $30 for first 3 entries and $3 for each additional
entry, limited to a total of 6 entries. Alternate view images of 3D
entries are unlimited and cost $3 for each image.
Enter on-line: http://www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/gallery/call.htm
by Carole Epp | Apr 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Apprenticeship
In 2004 we started an apprenticeship program at Mill Creek Pottery
with the idea creating a symbiotic experience. In many ways I designed
the program to offer the experience I would have liked to have had when I
was trying to find my voice in clay. The apprentices play a vital role
in the success of the pottery allowing for more opportunities to
travel, create and learn.
As of 2013 I have had the pleasure to work with 10 apprentices, they are:
Past apprentices have gone on to residencies at the Archie Bray
Foundation, Taos Clay, and Greenwich House Pottery. Some have attended
graduate programs in ceramics, while others have simply continued in the
field. It does not surprise me that the apprentices have remained in
ceramics, as a dedication to the field is a requirement of the program.
In exchange for 15 hours a week of labor, I offer facilities,
materials, opportunity and guidance. Chores you might be doing any
given week include sanding and shipping pottery, moving or splitting
wood, lawn care, inventory, photographing and web store updates, or
giving tours and explaining the process. Apprentices facilitate the
making of my work, but do not make my work.
Facilities:
At Mill Creek Pottery we have three distinctly different wood fired
kilns, and two electrics kilns. We also have the materials for
apprentices to build and fire test kilns. The studio has a kick wheel
and an electric wheel for apprentices to use. I prefer to have two
apprentices at a time, which allows for more firing possibilities and a
small but lively studio community.
Materials:
I order several clay bodies from Continental Clay, some are my own
recipes while others are commercially available. The apprentices usually
use my own clay bodies for their work, but I am open to ordering dry
materials if an apprentice wants to test new clays. In many ways I see
Mill Creek Pottery as a woodfire research institute, so testing clays
and innovations in kiln design interest me. Of late, I have started to
encourage apprentices to publish and I may co-author articles with
future apprentices.
Opportunities:
In addition to the day in out rhythms often studio potter, I travel
and teach workshops, participate in tremendous sales with other potters
from around the country. In 2012 apprentices and I traveled to Montana
to build a kiln for the Archie Bray foundation, future kiln building
opportunities are already in the works. I sell work at Demarest (The
Art School at Old Church) a show curated by Karen Karnes, St. Croix
Pottery Tour which is the most amazing and heartening pottery sale in
the U.S., and at the ArtStream trailer at NCECA. The quality and
breadth and experience of the other potters at those sales becomes a
huge opportunity for networking, critique and conceptual fodder, not to
mention the chance to purchase some of the best pottery in the U.S.
Guidance:
I believe art pottery is different than craft pottery in that it has a
core concept it explores and communicates. My goal is for apprentices
to develop their own voice in clay, I expect them to define and clarify
not only a voice but a message in their work. This is mostly done by
making a lot of work combined with constant critique, suggestions,
conversation, and questions. We do schedule formal critiques after
firing but it is the daily process that seems more effective. I expect
apprentices to be prolific. The second component to the guidance is
career based. An undercurrent of the apprenticeship is to teach
methods to promote establish and sustain the life of the full time
artist.
I expect apprentices to invest themselves in the success of Mill
Creek Pottery, as I am invested in the success of each apprentice. A
sense of ownership and pride of place is an important ingredient to a
successful time here. I look for apprentices who are hard working,
thoughtful and open to learning, eager and respectful. Organizational
skills are appreciated.
Please note that I do not provide housing, nor meals. In the past
apprenticeshave rented inexpensive apartments or a room with a local
family. Some have held part time jobs, or used saved money as an
educational investment to spend more time in the studio. We do host an
apprentice sale and there are some opportunities to sell work, but it
doesn’t amount to a lot of money. People who are interested in an
inexpensive studio space to make a lot of work to sell should not apply.
If you are interested in the apprenticeship you should email me and
begin the conversation. I ask for a year commitment with the option to
extend. Because the studio space is shared and because apprentices
work closely with my family finding a good fit is vital. Living in
rural Wisconsin and wood firing is not for everyone, nor is my teaching
and work style.
To apply please email me [email protected], with a letter of intent, and
5-10 images of your current work
Past Apprentices include:
