call for entry: Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist

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DEADLINE: Feb. 17, 2015
All ceramic artists, both US and international, who have been actively pursuing a career
in ceramics for less than ten years, are eligible to apply as to our
Emerging Artist competition, featured in our May 2015 issue. Submissions
arriving after the deadline will not be considered. Emailed submissions
and submissions containing more than five images will not be
considered. Please do not submit materials in binders or folders.
Submitted materials will not be returned. Due to the volume of entries,
we cannot acknowledge submissions. No phone calls please. To be
considered, please submit the following:
• Up to five high-resolution (300 ppi) digital
images on a CD
• Full-size color print of each image, printed on US Letter or A-4 paper
• Complete caption information for each image, including materials, processes used, dimensions, and date completed
• Contact information including email
• Artist statement and résumé
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Emerging2015_full_web.pdf

call for artists/curators: International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) (for Saskatchewan residents)

by | Dec 22, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP)

Visual Arts Residency | Brooklyn, New York

Pilot Project officially launched by Creative Saskatchewan
in partnership with the MacKenzie Art Gallery will send a visual arts
professional to New York for an international residency.

PROGRAM DETAILS
Grant Amount: $12,500 (CAD)
Application Deadline: January 12, 2015 at 8:30 AM
Notification Date: January 23, 2015
Residency Period: April 1 – June 30, 2015
Learn more and download an application package here.

Creative Saskatchewan
and the MacKenzie Art Gallery are pleased to announce an exciting new
initiative to support the professional development of Saskatchewan
cultural producers working in the visual arts. This pilot project will
sponsor one Saskatchewan artist or independent curator to participate
in a fully funded three-month residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, New York, in the spring of 2015. 

The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP)
is located in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the former factory of
the Sackett & Wilhelms Lithography Company, an 18,000 square foot
building constructed in 1901. The building has 35 studios for artists
and curators, an exhibition gallery, and a project space. ISCP’s
mission is to introduce New York audiences to exceptional international
artistic practices, as well as to engage communities in Brooklyn and
Greater New York City through public programs. Each year more than 100
artists and curators are in residence at ISCP. Saskatchewan’s
successful applicant will take part in the programming and professional
development offered by ISCP while enjoying 24-hour access to all
facilities. Programs include significant opportunities to engage with
other international artists, curators, visiting critics, and art
dealers while experiencing the cultural amenities available in New York
City. 

Founded in 1994, ISCP has hosted
over 1,900 artists and curators from more than 62 countries. Creative
Saskatchewan and the MacKenzie will join other international galleries
and cultural centers who have sponsored artists to attend the ISCP as
well as Canadian funding bodies including the Manitoba Arts Council,
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Ontario Arts Council, and
the Canada Council for the Arts.

For a full Media Release, please click here.

An Artist Residency Aboard a Cargo Ship

by | Dec 19, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

An image from Maayan Strass’s 2011 series ‘Freight’ (image courtesy of the artist)

Fantasizing about an artist residency? It’s unlikely that vision includes a cargo ship. The enormous container carriers supply 90% of everything — from the food you eat to the clothes you buy — but they aren’t exactly, well, dreamboats.

Israeli photographer Maayan Strauss sees potential, though. She is launching Container,
an artist residency that will invite 12 creatives to travel along
existing shipping routes for a month. “Artists require solitude, beauty,
the natural sublime and global travel,” the website explains. “They
crave extended stretches of time, free of any interruption, in order to
create new work. All of this can be found on a container ship.” While
aboard, each will create his or her own body of work, which will be
shown later in a group exhibition.

“The program is also a part of my artistic practice,” Strauss told
Hyperallergic. “It’s a different type of artistic fulfillment from
making photographs or objects — creating something that is not
representational, rather a new situation and exchange in the world.”

Find out more here:  http://hyperallergic.com/167446/an-artist-residency-inside-the-hidden-world-of-a-cargo-ship/

call for artists: Tulsa Artist Fellowship

by | Dec 14, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The Tulsa Artist Fellowship will cultivate Tulsa’s art scene by both supporting local artists and attracting national artists. The Tulsa Artist Fellowship provides an unrestricted stipend, free housing and work-space in Tulsa, Oklahoma to US Resident artists. Given the unique cultural and historical landscape of Tulsa, some fellowship spots will be reserved for Alaska Native, Native American, and Native Hawaiian artists. The Fellows are expected to integrate into the local arts community such as studio and collection visits. These and other activities will introduce the artists to the many treasures at Gilcrease Museum, Philbrook Museum of Art and beyond. The artists will live and work in Tulsa’s Brady Arts District, participating in the local arts community. Fellowships are merit-based, not project grants, with a one-year term with the option to renew for a second year. In the first class, the fellowship will focus on Public and/or Gallery Oriented Visual Arts.

The Tulsa Artist Fellowship provides unrestricted awards between
$15,000 and $40,000 for artists in all stages of their career. In
addition, the TAF will provide free housing and work-space in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. All non-resident fellows will be required to live in the
provided housing.
Types of Fellows & Awards
TAF will award between 5 and 15 fellowships in Year One. The
fellowship seeks to obtain a diverse mix of local and national artists
at different stages in their career. There will be reserved fellowship
spots for Alaska Native, Native American, and Native Hawaiian artists. Awards will differ based on stage of career of the artist.
The fellowship will include free housing and work space. Local Tulsa
artists in the mid-career category are not guaranteed free housing.
The Fellowships will be of two basic types:

  •  Early Career Artists:  Award of a $15,000
    unrestricted stipend with free private housing and work-space in Year
    One.  Year Two is optional and will include a stipend of $7500 plus free
    housing and work-space.  If the Fellow wants to stay in Tulsa, the
    housing and work-space can be retained for a 3rd year for $500/month total.
  •  Mid Career Artists:  Award of a $25,000
    unrestricted stipend with free private housing and work-space in Year
    One.  Year Two is optional and will include a stipend of $15,000 plus
    free housing and work-space.  If the Fellow wants to stay in Tulsa, the
    housing and work-space can be retained for a 3rd year for $500/month total.

Timeline

Release Call for Entries: December 1, 2014
Application Deadline: February 2, 2015
Selections Announced: April 3, 2015
Move into apartments, Fellowship begins: October 1, 2015
 Definitions
  1. Early Career
    1. At least 21 years of age
    2. Artist is less than 5 years from graduation from an arts program OR  has at least 5 years of studio practice
    3. Resume shows some experience with exhibitions
    4. Graduate thesis work should not be included in the application
  2. Mid-Career
    1. Strong exhibition history
    2. At least 10 years of studio practice
    3. Working as a “professional” artist
  3. Alaskan Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian
    1. Definition follows guidelines of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act
    2. Enrolled members of federally-recognized Tribe, Pueblo, Nation, or Alaskan Native Village
    3. Enrolled members of state-recognized Native Community or Political Entity
    4. Designated artisans with a document from their Tribe, Pueblo,
      Nation, or Alaskan Native Village recognizing their heritage and status
      as an artisan representing their community
  4. Local
    1. Artists who have lived in the Tulsa Metropolitan area for more than
      12 months. The Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Tulsa,
      Okmulgee, Pawnee, Creek, Rogers, Osage, and Wagoner counties. Proof of
      residency will be required and may be submitted in the form of a lease,
      utility bill, paycheck or other such document.
  5. National
    1. Artists residing outside of the Tulsa Metropolitan. The Tulsa
      Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Tulsa, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Creek,
      Rogers, Osage, and Wagoner counties. Proof of residency will be required
      and may be submitted in the form of a lease, utility bill, paycheck or
      other such document.

The Panel
The Artist Selection Panel will be comprised artists, curators,
reviewers and experts in the given focus of each year’s fellowship.
 There will be 7 panelists and they will likely serve for only one year.
The panelists will review the applications remotely before meeting in
Tulsa to make the final selections. Artwork submitted for review by the
Panel must be original work completed outside of any education
requirement.  Work must be public or gallery oriented visual art and may
not be a work in progress. The names of the Panel members will be released to the public in the near future.

www.gkff.org/taf/