CALL TO ARTISTS: HEAD FIRST, MANIFEST GALLERY

by | Jul 25, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 25, 2010
International Exhibit Featuring the Human Head
Full-color catalog produced. Head First, Manifest Gallery, Call to artists

We consciously and unconsciously categorize identity based on the human head. It is, for most people, their social thumbprint, the ‘I’ in first person statements. Technology exacerbates people’s retreat into the upper limb of their body, encouraging portraiture on a mass scale in the form of social networks such as Facebook, facial recognition tools which help sort photos of friends and family based on images of their face, and video conference calling. Some say even the soul has migrated from the central chest cavity all the way up to the head, as if altitude were really divine. While the body is still not expendable (yet), the center of humanity has nevertheless coalesced into the mind, behind the face. When we think of each other, we usually start with the head first. So to launch Manifest’s seventh season we offer this call to artists for works that address the human head in some way. While portraiture is certainly welcome, this is not intended to be a show exclusively about that genre, nor just the front of the head. All manner of interpretations, explorations, and machinations involving the human head are welcome. For details on how to submit visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/headfirst

2011 NCECA BIENNIAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

by | Jul 24, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 30, 2010
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts“Tidal Forces: The Next Wave”
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
Held in odd-numbered years, the NCECA Biennial is the premier juried exhibition open to all current members of NCECA (both national and international) and to all ceramic artists, 18 years and older, residing in the U.S. Please note: artists from outside the U.S. (including Canada) must be NCECA members to enter. Entered works must have been completed within the last 2 years. The exhibition is juried from digital images by three prominent professionals in the field. Entry fee is $20 for members and $40 for non-members. Merit and purchase awards totaling approximately $7,000 are determined by the jurors. NCECA produces a color catalog featuring work by all participating artists.
The Tampa Museum of Art will host the 2011 NCECA Biennial from January 29, 2011 to April 24, 2011. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the 45th annual NCECA Conference in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, March 30 – April 2, 2011.

JURORS: Glen R. Brown Julia Galloway Arthur GonzalezVisit their website for more info.

WEST VIRGINIA CHINA CERAMICS PROGRAM

by | Jul 24, 2010 | Uncategorized

West Virginia University has a unique linkage with the famed Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute. They have teamed to offer a study and travel program in the Peoples Republic of China where students will have the opportunity to study with some of China’s most prominent teachers and ceramic artists. China’s roots in ceramic art history are strong and deep. For thousands of years, Chinese artisans have developed and mastered techniques and artistry that has set the standard of excellence in ceramics throughout the world. High fired porcelains, underglaze and overglaze techniques, celadons, copper reds, temmoku, yaoware carving, ash glazes and tri-colored lead glazes are just a few of the contributions made by Chinese artisans over the centuries.

WVU- JCI China Studio Website
WVU Office of International ProgramsFor more info visit their website here.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ART OF GIVING

by | Jul 21, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 31, 2010
Official Website Art of Giving are launching the National Art Competition this year with the aim to encourage both established and aspiring artists to take part in an open art competition. The finalists will be given the fantastic opportunity to exhibit their work at one of the world’s most renowned Galleries, the Saatchi Gallery. Artists are invited to submit up to five works of art. Work will be selected by a top judging panel and the submission deadline for the 2010 competition is 31 August 2010. The Art of Giving exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery will be taking place on 7-9 October 2010 and the nominated final shortlist of ten from each category will exhibit their work at this exhibition – both winners of each category and the overall winner will be chosen at the event’s private preview on 7 October 2010, with the winners receiving a cash award, internet exposure and publicity. Art of Giving will be donating a minimum of 10% of the proceeds from the competition entry fees to the Red Cross Disaster Fund. NOTE: Finalists will be exhibiting their work at the Saatchi Gallery event on 7-9 October 2010, and must be available to attend the Art of Giving Exhibition Private Preview at the Saatchi Gallery on 7 October 2010.