Under the Surface – creativity and mark making

by | Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized

A two-day workshop with Shannon Garson
www.shannongarson.com

Saturday 4 + Sunday 5 August 2012
 Maleny Arts & Crafts Group
38 Maple St, Maleny QLD 4552
TACA is offering a winter workshop with Shannon Garson in her beautiful hometown of Maleny on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Participants will use drawing and surface techniques to explore ceramics as a form of self expression.

$290 per person ($270 members of TACA)
Fee includes a delicious lunch at Shannon’s home
Payment for workshop:
• Cheque (made out to The Australian Ceramics Association)
• Direct deposit (Account: The Australian Ceramics Association; BSB 032298; AC no. 760550)
• Credit card (Visa, Mastercard) – phone /mail / fax
• Money Order (made out to The Australian Ceramics Association)

NOTE RE. CANCELLATIONS:
• Payment is required to ensure a place in the workshop.
• Payment is refunded in full if TACA cancels the workshop.
• 90% of your payment is refunded if you cancel up to 2 weeks before the workshop date.
• * There is no refund if you cancel within 2 weeks of the workshop, unless we can fill your place from a waiting list and then 90% of your payment is refunded.

Please contact The Australian Ceramics Association if you have any questions.
The Australian Ceramics Association, P O Box 274, Waverley NSW 2024
E: [email protected]; T: 1300 720 124; F: 02 9369 3742
via australianceramics.com

Call for entry – Sunshine Coast Art Prize

by | Jan 19, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday


The Noosa Regional Gallery , Sunshine Coast Art Prize 3D (SCAP 3D) is presented by the Friends Noosa Regional Gallery Inc. The non- acquisitive Art Prize includes $15,000 + a four-weeks arts residency on the Sunshine Coast valued at $5,000. A non-acquisitive Highly Commended Prize of $2,500 will also be announced at the launch. A non-acquisitive People’s Choice Prize to the value of $2,500 will be announced 1 week prior conclusion of the exhibition. Artists will be selected from entries submitted to the Pre-selection Panel. Works will be selected from photographs submitted with the entry. Any Australian Citizen working in Australia in any 3D medium may enter. The Pre-selection Panel will invite up to 40 artists to exhibit one work in the SCAP 3D exhibition. The Judge will select the winner and highly commended artist from the 40 finalists.Applications need to be received by 31 March 2012.
Mail applications to: Noosa Regional Gallery, Sunshine Coast Art Prize 3D, Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre QLD 4560
Please visit their website for all the details.
If further information is required please: Contact
Noosa Regional Gallery, SCAP 3D [email protected] Exhibition Officer
Nicole Maggs
Ph: 07 5449 5376
e-mail: [email protected] Exhibitions Manager
Nina Shadforth
Ph: 07 5449 5397
e-mail: [email protected]

Call for artists: Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award

by | Dec 21, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday


Closing date: 1 February 2012

Entries for the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) can only be submitted online via our Online Entry Form. With $55,000 in prize money, the SMFACA cements its place as the premier Australian / International acquisitive ceramic art award. Three artists will be shortlisted in each category; Australian, International and Emerging Australian. One recipient artist will be chosen from the shortlisted artists in each category and receive a significant stipend to produce a body of work for exhibition on the understanding that the gallery will select part of the work for its collection. There will be six months between the announcement of award recipients and the delivery of works to the gallery.

Find all the details here.