by Carole Epp | Mar 27, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
This year we thought we’d switch things up. It all started in September 2013 with our SExSE invitational residency (South East Alberta by South East Asia) and the talented Vipoo Srivilasa.
Vipoo challenged all of our residents to a spoon competition and we
were all hooked. The spoons created during this competition travelled
with Vipoo’s work to the Ceramic Top 40 exhibition at Red Star Studios
and are now off to Boston with his project OBJECT:SPOON.
As all this was happening we started seeing spoons everywhere. With
this object – that has gone in and out of fashion – making a serious
comeback in studio ceramics, we decided to extend the challenge to our
international invitational exhibition. Spoons are the New Cup!
DETAILS & IMPORTANT DATES
- Application Deadline: Monday, June 30, 2014
- Exhibition: September 1 – November 29, 2014
- Email Notification Begins July 15th, 2014
- Accepted Work Due August 15th, 2014
- Up to five entries accepted
- Submission Fee: $20.00 (CAD)
- All artists payments & sold/unsold work will be shipped in December 2014
- Opening reception TBA
So this year send us your SPOONS, your ladles, your scoops and your
servers. If a spoon is the feature of an object such as a soup tureen or
a larger set, send us your soup tureens and sets too. We want to see
what you come up with.
Not working in ceramics? No problem – this year we are opening it up
to our friends in other craft mediums too … clay, metal, glass, wood
& fibre.
We are very happy to be working again with the talented Musing About Mud
blogger and Canadian ceramic rockstar, Carole Epp. She will have the
hard task of Juror, narrowing down the entries and selecting the prize
winners.
Speaking of Prizes! Last year we partnered up with Medicine Hat
College, and together we gave away a free month long residency at
Medalta with accommodation to the Grand Prize winner KyoungHwa Oh. We can’t wait to have her in the studios this June … she makes some pretty great spoons too.
This year we will have purchases prizes for the Medalta contemporary
collection and several selected artists will be featured on the Musing
About Mud blog. For last years featured artists & Carole’s fabulous
coverage of the previous years show click here.
We’re cooking up even more prizes this year, we’ll update you here as
soon as they’re cemented.. but we’re definitely offering a June 2015
residency at Medalta as our grand prize!
The entry can be done completely online below by uploading your images and information.
JUROR
Carole Epp is likely best known for her work on Musing About Mud,
(www.musingaboutmud.blogspot.com) an online resource of ceramic related
content. She is a graduate of the Australian National University,
produces two distinct lines of functional and sculptural ceramics,
exhibits internationally, and at the end of the day is a mother to two
charming young boys.
ELIGIBILITY
The exhibition is open to all international artists. Work can be
either functional or sculptural so long as it addresses the idea of “the
spoon”. Please submit only original work that has been completed in the
last two years.
You can submit up to five entries, with the $20 (CAD entry fee).
Entries could include 5 separate spoons, or any of the entries can be a
set. If the entry is to be juried as a set, please put set in one
photo, all sets will be priced as a set and sold together.
Front and back views are not required, but if you feel it’s necessary
to properly convey your piece using a front and back view then using a
side by side shot as one of the entries/uploads is recommended.
Work must not exceed 2 feet in width.
All work must be properly prepared for exhibition, be durable enough
to survive shipping and display, and come with exhibition/assemblage
instructions and hardware if applicable.
Medalta reserves the right to reject any work that is not suitably
prepared for exhibition or that differs from the original submission.
Medalta reserves the right to use images and photographs of accepted
works for the purposes of promotional materials, including postcards,
calendars, local media as well as online promotion.
SHIPMENT OF WORK
All artwork must arrive at Medalta no later than August 15th. Artists
are responsible for all shipping and insurance costs to the gallery.
SALES
- All entries must be for sale, (priced in Canadian Dollars).
- Medalta will receive a commission of 40% on all sales.
- All work will be available online.
AWARDS & PRIZES
GRAND PRIZE! One lucky artist will win one month in Medalta’s June 2015 residency!
We’re cooking up even more prizes this year, we’ll update you here (and Facebook & Twitter) as soon as we have more to report. So check back often!
Purchases Prizes will be awarded for Medalta’s Contemporary Ceramics collection.
Several of the selected artists will be featured on the Musing About Mud blog.
Awards will be determined by the juror and announced at the opening reception. Artists do not need to be present to win.
Visit their website to apply.
medalta.org/spoonme
Any questions regarding this show can be directed to Medalta’s fabulous Exhibitions & Collections Curator …
Jenna Stanton
[email protected]
Curator, Exhibitions & Collections
Medalta
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
by Carole Epp | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
The
Ceramics Center is now accepting submissions for “Playdate”, a juried
show exploring the role of games, toys, and childhood memories as
inspiration in the creative process. Artists working primarily in
clay, glass, or a combination of both are invited to submit work.
Submissions must have been completed in the last two years and reference
or be inspired by toys, games, or childhood memories. Mixed media and
all traditional or innovative clay and glass forming techniques are
welcome, but artwork must be primarily clay and/or glass.
Jurors
“Playdate”
will be juried by the current Resident Artists at The Ceramics Center:
Gratia Brown, Teresa Childers, Tammy Kopecky, Amy Nichols, Will Rimel,
Wendy Thoreson, Lauren Tucchi, and Amythest Warrington, Lindy Ethier
Awards
Best of Show and two Honorable Mentions will be awarded by Coe College Faculty John Beckelman and Jen Rogers.
CASH prizes will be awarded to a “Best of Show” and up to two “Honorable Mentions”
Calendar
April 4th- 2014 – Deadline to apply.
April 25th – Accepted Work Due at The Ceramics Center
May 2nd – June 5th – “Playdate” is exhibited in The Ceramics Center Gallery.
July 15th – All work returned to artists.
Entry Fee
Artists pay a $25 entry fee for up to three images of three submissions.
The Ceramics Center
Located In The Cherry Building
329 10th Ave. SE, Suite 117
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 319.365.9644
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Mar 17, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Workshop is a community based creative initiative
located in Altador. It is a small open space that allows for multipurpose
programming. Ranging from children’s art classes to cultural focused adult
workshops the space attempts to be responsive to the community’s needs.
Although the focus is primary local the Workshop strives to be relevant within
the larger contemporary arts and crafts community. In addition to educational programming the Workshop
has created a ceramic residency program that will allow for an artist to have
studio and facility access. The Workshop is also scheduling regular short term exhibitions.
It will exhibit progressive cultural based material and ideas. Ultimately, the
Workshop is a creative community center that is designed to both reflect and
inform its social context.
Ceramic Residency Program
The workshop is looking for a ceramic artist to fill its first residency program.
The selected artist will have free access to studio space and ceramic facilities.
In exchange for access they will help run the kiln and assist with technical question during certain workshops.
In addition, the artist will have the opportunity to teach workshops and class throughout the duration of the residency.
Interested applicants should submit the following via email:
CV
Statement of interest
Images of work
Link to website
Contact
Phone: 403.401.7890
E-mail: [email protected]
4814 16th Street SW
Calgary AB
by Carole Epp | Mar 8, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The 16th international Chawan expo held in Singapore. As always, the expo will be open for all
ceramists that make good Chawan.
Expo dates 6 to 14 September 2014.
Location: Teochew Building 97 Tank Road Spore 238066
http://www.ngeeann.com.sg/en/home-map/
Participation fee: 150€ – 261SGD- 206USD – 125GBP – 233AUD – 221CAD – 1250CNY –
6200TWD – 21685JPY – 1345SEK -1599HKD – 1120DKK.
If you need the participant fee in your own currency, please kindly check it with an online
money converter.
Payment fee deadline after selection is 30 March 2014.
Application deadline: 21 March 2014.
• Each participant will exhibit 3 Chawan and receive 1 free catalogue.
• Participants will pay for the shipment and reshipments of the works
• Organization will take 30% from the sales prizes
• Works are insured at the expo.
• Local ceramist Steven Low Thia Kwang and Ng Yang Ce, with the help of a number
of local organizations, will organize Singapore expo.
Please submit application information to [email protected] :
• 3 photos of 3 different Chawan – 300dpi.
• A Conceptual Description of Chawan, limitation of 150 words, English Written
Photos and text are for the catalogue of which photos can be changed later on.
Selection of Chawan is highly based on the artwork seen through the photos from
submission. Hence individual resumes or portfolios are unnecessary.
Started in 2005, Chawan Expo has been a very successful international non-profit expo
project, touring for exposition in Europe, America and Asia. Independent from politics and
religion, the exposition is organized to foster well friendship between International Ceramist.
It is meant to be a bridge between Artists and international art world, opening new
possibilities for each artist, exposing their Chawan in places that are beyond their reach.
During the period of Expo, there will be seminars, demonstrations and master classes
arranged to encourage a greater scope of sharing between the International and Local
Artists. Also, forthcoming Artists will be invited to create a few works and scheduled to fire
the Thow Kwang Dragon Kiln together. Following the opening of the kiln, a small
exhibition/showcase would be put up to compliment each and every participant for his or her
contributions. A further elaboration of the event will be given after the selection.
For more information, please visit: www.chawanexpo.com
Or mail to [email protected]
Lou Smedts – Curator Singapore Chawan expo
by Carole Epp | Mar 4, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
OBJECT:SPOON
‘OBJECT’ is a series of projects initiated by
Vipoo Srivilasa to collaborate with online communities and create
opportunities to exhibit innovative objects in various places and times.
The first in the OBJECT series is ‘SPOON’.
Vipoo is seeking innovative spoons for this first project which will be
exhibited as part of the Ceramic Top 40 at the Harvard University,
Boston (in a new gallery in the Ceramics Department).
more detail
www.vipoo.com/spoon
