call for submissions: NCECA Prospectus For 2018 Concurrent Exhibition Proposals

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DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (EST)

52st ANNUAL NCECA CONFERENCE: CrossCurrents: Clay and Culture
Wednesday March 14 – Saturday, March 17, 2018
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overview
The exhibition and expansion of
contemporary ceramic practice will include diverse approaches to ideas
and senses of materiality involving clay and process. NCECA’s annual
conference is enriched by the innovation and vision that emerges from
our community to present ceramic art of the highest caliber in the form
of Concurrent Exhibitions (CEs). These exhibitions make ceramic art
visible and accessible to communities in which the conference is based.
Concurrent Exhibitions also provide a platform for participating artists
to engage with the global audience of ceramic enthusiasts to expand,
challenge, and celebrate critical and aesthetic horizons of art made
with clay. NCECA promotes Concurrent Exhibitions through the print
conference guide, app, website, Blog and social media. While NCECA makes
efforts to cluster the shows within art/ cultural districts to maximize
viewer attendance, it is not able to guarantee that all exhibition
venues will be included on tour routes.

2018 Exhibitions Focus
NCECA seeks exhibition proposals
that incorporate clay as the principal medium of expression and have
conceptual resonance with the theme of its 52nd annual conference, CrossCurrents: Clay and Culture.
The conference will take place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in March
2018. Cross-currents within Pittsburgh’s three rivers are traversed by
446 bridges. These natural and cultural features are vibrant metaphors
for the intersectionality, significance, and experience of different
cultural constructs. Traditions and innovations coexist throughout the
ceramic medium’s history. Our creative work with ceramic art in the 21st
century can be a catalyst to generate dialog and empathy. When art
grapples with change through underrepresented ideas, new models of
creating, teaching, and learning, it has the capacity to crystalize
experiences of diversity and notions of community. Through these
exhibitions, NCECA hopes to share and promote innovative approaches to
ceramic art that explore and highlight the experiences of diverse
cultures within a dynamic society. 

full details here: nceca.net/concurrent-exhibition-proposals/

call for entry: Last Call II

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LAST CALL II
Handmade Ceramics for Storing, Pouring, & Sipping Fine Libations
2017 Juror: Jen Allen
Last Call is open to flasks,
flights, growlers, bottles, decanters, amphora, cups, steins, goblets,
martinis, shots, sake sets, tumblers, caddies, and any other designs in
keeping with the spirit of the show. Collaborations and sets are also
welcome. We will be printing a full color catalog and the entire
exhibition will be available for sale online.
The Exhibition will be held at Companion Gallery 3638 East Mitchell Street, Humboldt, TN, as well as ONLINE at companiongallery.com.
A FULL COLOR print catalog will accompany the exhibition.
Participating artists will receive a complimentary print copy.

  • Entry Deadline: January 20th, 2017 12 Midnight CST
  • Open to US and CANADIAN residents 18 and up. 
  • $30.00 for 3 Entries. Canadian Friends, please use code TIPSYCANUCKS when paying your application fee to make up for the exchange rate. Just a little love from your neighbors to the South;)
  • Digital Images should be labeled with the artists last name,
    underscore, first letter of first name, and the entry #. (Example:
    Skippy McGrueber would be
    mcgrueber_s1.jpg, mcgrueber_s2.jpg, mcgrueber_s3.jpg, etc)
  • Images must be print ready,
    well lit, in focus, 300 DPI  cropped into a square sized to 1000 x
    1000. Because we are printing a catalog, photography will be an essentia
    part of the jurying process.
  • one detail of each entry is welcome and should be labeled as 1B, 2B, and 3B. See above.

Email 3-6 images to Eric Botbyl at [email protected] with the subject line: LAST CALL II
This email IS your application.

Each Application needs to include

  • Artist’s Name:
  • Email address:
  • website:
  • mailing address:
  • cell phone number:
  • a description of each image including title, type of clay, cone, kiln atmosphere, dimensions, and price.

Example:
Entry #1. Flask. Porcelain with Celadon Glaze. Soda fired to Cone 10.
5h x 3.5w x 1.5.

All work submitted should be
fully functional. Pitchers should pour, corks should seal, and all
glazes must be food safe. Our customers and collectors expect and
deserve the highest level of craftsmanship. Be sure that feet are
polished smooth and work is free of any sharp burs. 
The Companion Gallery celebrates
ALL forms of expression. However, because of the number of children that
frequent the gallery we will not be accepting any work considered to be
profane or vulgar.
Basically, there’s kids around- be cool.
Application Fees are payable online. Visit the website to find the link to pay.
We look forward to seeing your entries! Cheers!
Deadline for Entries: Friday January 20th, 12 Midnight CST

CALL FOR PAPERS: Canadian Craft Biennial Conference Can Craft? Craft Can!

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September 15 and 16, 2017
Burlington and Toronto

The
Art Gallery of Burlington in collaboration with Craft Ontario is
organizing the first Canadian Craft Biennial Conference to be held
September 15 and 16, 2017 in Burlington and Toronto, Ontario.

There
are eleven sessions covering a variety of themes and approaches. To
submit a proposal to a session, please send an abstract (250 words) with
your contact information, a short biography (100 words) to the convener
of the session you would like to join by 30 November 2016. The full description for each session can be found at canadiancraftbiennial.ca

Regular
sessions will include four (4) presentations of twenty (20) minutes
each followed by a question period. Number of Pecha Kucha presentations
in session five is at the discretion of the conveners. All sessions are 1
hour 45 minutes in length.

1. Indigenous Craft Today: Tradition, Innovation, Action
Convener: Elizabeth Kalbfleisch, Independent Scholar
Email: [email protected]

2. Craft and Wilderness: Combatting Territorial Amnesia
Convener: Amanda Shore
Email: [email protected]

3. Somewhere Between Folklore, Modernity and Utopia: Expo’67 and the development of Fine Crafts and Métiers d’art in Canada
Convener: Bruno Andrus
Email: [email protected]

Note: Bilingual Session; Propositions in French and English are welcome.

4. Decolonizing Craft: contemporary craft, race, and decolonial practice in Canada
Conveners: Anthea Black, OCAD University & Nicole Burisch, Independent critic/curator
Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

5. The Openness of Craft: Complexity in Current Practices
Convener: Ruth Chambers, University of Regina
Email: [email protected]

6. Identity, Craft / Métiers d’art and Marketing
Convener: Susan Surette, PhD, NSCAD University and Concordia University
Email: [email protected]

Note: Bilingual Session; Propositions in French and English are welcome.

7. Round-Table Session Title: Making Sense: Exploring Creative Methodologies
Convener: Julie Hollenbach PhD Candidate, Department of Art (Art History), Queen’s University.
Email: [email protected]

8. Craft and Public Art
Conveners:
Kathy Kranias, PhD Student, Humanities Department, York University, and
Lera Kotsyuba, Research Assistant Intern, Ontario Heritage Trust
Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

9. Making Education: The Changing Nature of Teaching Craft
Convener: Dorie Millerson, Assistant Professor, Chair, Material Art & Design, OCAD University
Email: [email protected]

10. Craft’s Collaborations
Convener: Mireille Perron, Alberta College of Art + Design
Email: [email protected]

11. The digital ties that bind: Practice-lead research in craft
Convener: Stephen Bottomley, Senior lecturer, Edinburgh College of Art/ University of Edinburgh
Email: [email protected]

The full description for each session can be found at canadiancraftbiennial.ca