call for entry: Touchstone 2017
Submission of 6 images, CV and artist statement by email. Emailed to: [email protected]
Juried by Sam Chung
January 7-March 4, 2017
Click here to apply
Calendar:
September 22nd, 2017: Application deadline
October 20th, 2017: Notification on Website
December 18th, 2017: Work due at Gallery by this date
January 6th, 2017, 6-8: Opening Reception
March 4th, 2017: Exhibition Closes
Exhibition Requirements and Application Process
EXHIBITION
ELIGIBILITY
APPLICATION
Juror’s Statement:
The teapot is one of the most recognizable and iconic
pottery forms throughout the world. It’s a form that has evolved
throughout history in many cultures, yet its function remains constant,
to deliver tea. Not many ceramic forms point at such a specific
ritual as the teapot does. The handle extends an offer to the user’s
hand, the lid invites the user to insert tea and hot water, and the
spout delivers the reward. It’s a magical object that mediates a
series of actions for a specific beverage.
There is probably no other pottery form that is as complex
as the teapot. What other form demands so much attention to so many
things? Form, design, function, ergonomics, pouring, scale, and history
are among many of the factors that one can address. It is also has the
most sculptural potential within the vernacular of pottery and
continues to be one of the most broadly interpreted forms in ceramics.
From strictly functional, to cube-shaped, to figurative, to organic,
the teapot has taken on so many variations. It has been one of the
most creatively interpreted forms in historical and contemporary
ceramics.
Gulf Coast State College Amelia Center Gallery is hosting its annual juried exhibition
that explores the idea of the drinking vessel. The focus of the exhibit is on the
function and concept of the drinking vessel, including its relation to history, politics,
craft, technology, utility, and narrative. It is a survey of the wide variety of approaches
to contemporary ceramics through the lens of the most intimate and accessible vessel,
the cup. This year the exhibit is part of the National Clay Week http://www.nationalclayweek.org/ and will have an “interactive” component, which will take place on October 11.
Juror : Carole Epp : )
The Sustainable Arts Foundation is offering awards of up to
US$6000 to writers and artists with children. The money can be used for
costs such as child care, workspaces, new equipment, research and
travel.
The Sustainable Arts Foundation was founded in 2010 with the aim of
encouraging parents to continue pursuing their creative passion, and to
rekindle it in those who may have let it slide.
There are two funding rounds each year and typically a total of ten
grants are made in each round: five Sustainable Arts Foundation Awards
valued at $6000 each and five Sustainable Arts Foundation Promise Awards
valued at $2000.
To be eligible to apply for a grant you must have at least one child
under the age of 18. Applicants can be based anywhere in the world and
there are no citizenship restrictions.
Writers may apply in one of the following categories:
Visual artists are also eligible able to apply.
Applicants are advised that for the upcoming funding round the
organisers are committed to offering half of its awards to applicants of
colour. Further information about this initiative is available on the
Foundation’s website.
Applications for the Fall 2016 round close on Friday 2 September. For further information visit the Sustainable Arts Foundation website.
Deadline: October 15, 2016
This call for proposals is open to professional artists/craftspersons
from the province of Quebec, from Canada and from abroad, whose
practice is tied to fine crafts through the techniques or material they
use. Their works must emerge from significant research and go beyond the
traditional functions of the objects. Materia also invites exhibition
curators and organisations to submit innovating projects devoted to the
advancement of fine crafts.
Content of the proposal for Artists/Craftspersons
Content of the proposal for Exhibition curators/Organisations
General Information
Clearly identify the category in which you belong: emerging artist,
mid-career artist, established artist, exhibition curator or
organisation.
Send your proposal by email no later than October 15, 2016, 11:59 p.m., at [email protected].
You will receive an email confirming that your proposal has been
successfully submitted. Incomplete proposals or submissions after the
deadline will be discarded.
Virtual tour of the exhibition space
Plan of the exhibition space
Selection criteria
Information: Ève Préfontaine, Coordinator, 418 524-0354 ext. 249