by Carole Epp | Mar 21, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Clunes Ceramic Award is an initiative of
Creative Clunes Inc. and is in partnership with the Art Gallery of
Ballarat and the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum.
The winning artist’s work will attract the total prize money of $5,000.
The winning work of art will be acquired in alternate years, by the
Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical
Museum for their Permanent Collections.
In 2013, the work will be acquired by the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum.
A People’s Choice Award to the value of $1,500 will be awarded and announced close to the conclusion of the exhibition.
Recognition Awards will be presented at the discretion of the judging panel and announced at the exhibition opening.
The Clunes Ceramic Award is a biennial event and was first held in
2009. The success of the first, and following, Award has ensured that
The Clunes Ceramic Award will continue to develop as a respected and
highly prized Regional Arts Event in the
Australian state of Victoria.
This project is part of the State Government’s Advancing Country
Towns program to develop Clunes as a cultural and tourism destination.
Key Dates for 2013
Closing dates for entries
Electronic image, entry form and payment to arrive by Friday 26 July 2013
Shortlist of finalists announced
Saturday 10 August 2013
Final judging
Completed by Sunday 15 September 2013
Exhibition preview
Locals and Collectors event Friday 20 September 2013
Official Exhibition opening & announcement of winners
Saturday 21 September 2013
Exhibition Close
Sunday 13 October 2013
Find all the details here.
by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Established Gold Coast ceramicist Megan
Puls has captured attention with her distinctive work for nearly three
decades. After four solo exhibitions on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane
she is now joining forces with emerging ceramic artist Kathryn Mitchell
to exhibit a new body of work in an exhibition titled Ebb Tide at Clay
Art Benowa opening on Saturday 2 March 2013.
The exhibition will explore the movement
of water, connections and journeys through Megan and Kathryn’s distinct
ceramic styles. Both artists have a deep affinity to water; Megan is
fascinated with the Australian and New Zealand coastlines after
extensive travels, whilst Kathryn grew up on the Isle of Man, a small
British island with the sea less than an hour’s drive in any direction
and criss-crossed by rivers and lakes. Their visions are translated
through delicate porcelain ceramic pieces; Megan painstakingly drills
hundreds of holes into each vessel and Kathryn meticulously hand paints
her illustrations.
“Ebb Tide is in the middle, a balance,
yin and yang. To me, that is how we live. Creating is how I live in all
forms,” says Megan.
With an understanding of the vision in
Megan’s mind, Kathryn took to hand her mentor’s musings and found a
connection that bonds the Ebb Tide exhibition together.
“I could see links between our work and
the concepts I had been experimenting with. This exhibition was an
opportunity to pursue those ideas and bring them to life. Inspiration
ranges from lyrics by Florence and the Machine, to Frida Kahlo paintings
and my fascination with the connections we form with the people in our
lives, be them fleeting or enduring,” says Kathryn.
Only three years into her art practice,
Kathryn is excited by the opportunity to share exhibition space with
such an established artist as Megan.
“It’s a privilege for young artists to
exhibit alongside their role models – I’m honoured that Megan invited me
to join her in launching her new work. Receiving this kind of support
and encouragement is invaluable to my fledging career,” says Kathryn.
And Megan couldn’t be happier helping out an enthusiastic and dedicated emerging ceramicist as Kathryn.
“My nature is: what you give out is what
you get back. I believe Kathryn is giving back two-fold. I love
enthusiasm, energy and passion,” she says.
Clay Art Benowa is a quaint cottage
gallery situated on Ashmore Road, Benowa, near Pindara Hospital. At
nearly 100 years old, the traditional building offers a unique space for
Megan and Kathryn’s ceramic art.
www.meganpuls.com
www.kathrynmitchellceramics.com
Image details:
Kathryn Mitchell, ‘Follow your heart lines’, Wheel thrown + hand painted porcelain, 10.5 h x 6 w cm, photo: Mark Bermingham
Megan Puls, ‘Bloom’, Southern Ice Porcelain and reclaimed wood, 80 h x 30 w cm, photo: Peter Hamilton
