Announcing the D.I.Y. Clay Tools Video Contest!

by | Jun 14, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

As you’ve seen over the years on Ceramic Arts Daily, ceramic artists are some of the most creative people out there when it comes to the tools they use. (in fact, Meira Mathison shared a great one on Friday). If a tool doesn’t exist to get a particular job done, no problem. A clay person will probably just make what they need. A bunch of MacGyvers, we are.

So, for our next contest, we thought it would be fun to ask our clever readers to submit videos showcasing the tools they’ve made or repurposed for a particular ceramics task.

There are so many cool homemade or repurposed tools out there that Ceramic Arts Daily has an entire section devoted to the subject. The “Making Clay Tools” section of the site contains loads of great examples of homemade tools. But wouldn’t it be great if there were more videos there?

That’s where you come in, readers! Enter the D.I.Y. Clay Tools Video Contest for a chance to share your great ideas with the world! You might even win the grand prize from our sponsor Euclid’s Kilns, Elements, and Tools: a $500 gift card to use on Euclids.com. – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.

VIA Ceramic Arts Daily

Find out more about the contest here!

Call for entry – Last Call

by | Jun 11, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Entry Deadline: July 2, 2010
Florida, St. Petersburg

Last Call – A juried exhibition that honors the social nature of drinking and the care that can be taken into honoring flavor.

Jurors: Adam Yungbluth & Matt Schiemann.

July 2, 2010 – Postmark deadline for CDs, fee & entry form.
July 16, 2010 – Email notification of accepted entries.
Aug. 3, 2010 – Deadline for receipt of accepted work.
Sept. 3, 2010 – Last Call Opening Reception.
Sept. 30, 2010 – Last Call Closes.
Oct. 8, 2010 – Return of unsold work.

Last Call is open to national and international ceramic artists. Clay must be the primary material used, sculptural interpretations are welcome. the entries much have been completed in the past two years. Entries form St. Peterburg Clay Company members and A.I.R.s will not be considered.

>> Download Prospectus / Entry Form

Call for expression of interst: Eveleigh Artisans Market Ceramics Showcase

by | Jun 6, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

On the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am – 3pm, Eveleigh Market hosts an Artisansʼ Market showcasing the best in Australian independent design, art and crafts under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop. The EAM is ideally situated opposite Carriageworks, the bold new art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts. The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) has booked 10 stalls on Sunday 7 November 2010; 10am – 3pm. Expressions of interest welcome. Sunday 7 November 2010; 10am – 3pm 243 Wilson St, Darlington, NSW (adjacent to Carriageworks) www.eveleighmarket.com.au
The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) has booked 10 stalls at Eveleigh Artisans Market (EAM) for 7 November 2010. Each stall has 3 tables and can cater for 3 people to display their work. TACA has also been asked to run demonstrations throughout the day. In return for giving a one hour demonstration, TACA is happy to give five demonstrators a free space on a stall. Demonstrators will need to bring all their own demonstrating equipment. We are aiming to display the work of 30 potters – 3 potters per stall (1 stall = 3 tables), 10 stalls.
Cost to participate: $30 per person, payable to TACA (do not send payment until notified)
Participation is open to members of TACA who hold Public and Product Liability Insurance. All participants must hold a current Public Liability Insurance Policy (preferably with TACA) to take part in the market. A Certificate of Currency must be supplied to TACA for every participant, at the time of payment for your space. About EAM: On the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am – 3pm, Eveleigh Market hosts an Artisansʼ Market showcasing the best in Australian independent design, art and crafts under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop. The EAM is ideally situated opposite Carriageworks, the bold new art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts. EAMʼs commitment to fostering sustainability and authenticity is attracting stallholders who design using recycled materials and those inspired by the natural materials. The undercover venue provides the ideal showroom for designers and is destined to grow in popularity based on the success of the weekly Eveleigh Farmersʼ Market.
Interested? Please submit your EXPRESSION OF INTEREST by Friday 30 July. Your EOI will include your name, contact details, a few lines about your work along with an image (jpg file, less than 1 MB) of the work you will display at EAM. Please also indicate if you would like to give a demonstration. Send your EOI to: n [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , marked “EAM EOI” in the subject line. Successful applicants will be advised by 30 August.
Questions? Call Judy Boydell (EAM Ceramics Showcase co-ordinator) on 0429 310 493 or Vicki Grima on 1300 720 124 The Australian Ceramics Association P.O. Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024
T: 1300 720 124; F: 02 9369 3742 E: n [email protected]

CALL TO ARTISTS: NOXIOUS SECTOR ARTS COLLECTIVE

by | Jun 2, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER
Noxious Sector Arts Collective at Richmond Art Gallery, BC. Canada
Deadline June 11, 2010 Noxious Sector Arts Collective invites submissions for MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER, a curated group exhibition scheduled to be presented at the Richmond Art Gallery (Richmond, BC, Canada) from November 26, 2010 to January 23, 2011. The project is conceived as an exploration of imaginary solutions to questions of improbability, inviting artists to engage with notions of impossibility, uncertainty and the imaginary. MORE OFTEN THAN ALWAYS, LESS OFTEN THAN NEVER invites artists from around the world to engage with notions of impossibility, uncertainty and the imaginary. Situated on the impossible side of probability, the project invites renderings of improbability, of disregarded possibilities, phantom conjectures, plausible insanities of one sort or another, all of which challenge standardized formulations of what is allowed, acceptable, logical or feasible. More information on the call
http://www.noxioussector.net/calls/MOTALOTN.pdf Noxious Sector Arts Collective
http://www.noxioussector.net/motalotn.html