call for submissions: ANNUAL THREE WHEEL STUDIO CERAMIC SHOW

THEME: Teapots

DEADLINE: September 1st, 2015
LOCATION: Three Wheel Studio, 436 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903

EVENT DATES: October 15th, 2015 through November 15th, 2015
OPENING RECEPTION: October 15, 2015

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Teapots: Annual Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Show will be on exhibition at Three Wheel Studio from October 15th – November 15th, 2015.
The Annual
Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Show is a themed, juried competition and
curated exhibition featuring sculptural and functional works that
incorporate clay as the primary material. Participation in the show is
by invitation, as well as artists’ response to an open call for
submission. The initial curatorial
phase will be accomplished through review of works, with artist
submission of work samples by September 1st, 2015. Interested artists
must submit up to three images that best represent their work. The
competition component of the exhibition will be juried by Michael
McCarthy,a studio potter living and working in Western Massachusetts. 

The winner of the Annual Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Studio will receive $500 and the two runners-up will receive$150.

www.threewheelstudio.com/opencall

call for entry: Charlie Cummings Gallery – Cup: The Intimate Object XI

This fall, the Charlie Cummings Gallery will be hosting Cup: The
Intimate Object XI, the eleventh installment of our iconic annual cup
show. This year the exhibition is once again an invitational with a
portion of the show curated from artist submissions.  We are pleased
to invite artists to submit cups for consideration for this exhibition
celebrating the most intimate and beloved of functional ceramic
objects. To submit your cups for consideration for this exhibition,
please email the following to [email protected]  by Noon, July 10th, 2015:

Attachments:
1. Five medium resolution images of the 5 actual cups you would like
to send for the exhibition. Named using the following format-
LastnameFirstname_01.jpg, LastnameFirstname_02.jpg… Please note
capitalization. No detail shots please. No substitutions will be
accepted.
2. Your resume or CV in PDF format.

In the body of the email include:

3. Your full contact information including email, telephone, and website address.
4. A guide to the images you submit with title, type of clay, type of
firing, forming process, and retail price. Please identify the entries
using the naming format listed above.

There is no fee associated with this call for submissions.
Please read carefully, incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be
considered.


Exhibition calendar and details:

July 10 – Submission deadline
July 17-24 -Notifications sent
July 31 -Cups Shipping Deadline
July 31-Aug 14 -Ship cups to arrive between these dates. No late cups will be accepted.
Oct 2 -Reception at Charlie Cummings Gallery, times TBA.
Oct 3 -Exhibition opens online
Oct 23 -Exhibition closes
February 2016 Unsold cups returned

Artist pays shipping and insurance for shipment to and from the gallery.
Gallery insures cups while on the premises.
CCG takes a 50% commission on all sales.

Send questions to [email protected], or call 352-359-2015.

View previous exhibitions online at www.CharlieCummingsGallery.com

Share this link: http://claylink.com/CupTheIntimateObjectXICall.pdf

call for artists: FRESH

Fresh
is a curated survey exhibition of new ceramic work by recent graduates
from UK Higher Education programmes. Organised by the British Ceramics
Biennial BCB and the National Association of Ceramics in Higher
Education (NACHE). 

Graduates (BA, MA) of UK higher education universities and colleges
who graduated in 2014 or 2015 are invited to apply for the BCB FRESH
2015 – a prestigious exhibition that celebrates the emerging talent in
contemporary British ceramics, in the context of its long history in
Stoke-on-Trent.

The acclaimed FRESH show will be one of the main exhibitions at the
fourth British Ceramics Biennial, taking place in the Original Spode
Fatcory site in Stoke-on-Trent, from 26 September to 8 November 2015.

Our aim is for FRESH to:

  • Promote the high quality work of graduates to a professional and
    public audience through a combination of visitors to the show,
    symposium, journal articles and reviews.
     
  • Represent the range of practice of graduates within the field, which
    is anticipated to include work from across the ceramic spectrum: studio
    pottery, tableware and industrial design, figurative and abstract
    sculpture and installation.
     
  • Provide an invaluable launch pad for the exhibitors as they embark on their professional careers.
     
  • Award commendations for three exhibitors demonstrating talent and
    professional potential in the disciplines of craft, design and fine art.

Deadline for applications: Monday 6 July 2015
www.britishceramicsbiennial.com//content/fresh

call for entry: Raku Currents – Clay Fest 2015

Application deadline: June 6, 2015

2015  JUROR Wayne Higby

Wayne Higby is known for his inventive use of Raku earthenware, and
his many contributions to ceramic education. The American Craft Museum
considers him a “visionary of the American Crafts Movement” and
recognized him as one of seven artists who are “genuine living legends
representing the best of American artists in their chosen medium.”

His work is held in the permanent collections of numerous art
museums around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern
Art, Tokyo. He is a professor and the Robert C. Turner Chair of Ceramic
Art at the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University

Calendar

June 6              Postmark Deadline for entries
June 22            Notification of accepted/denied entries
July 8               Last day to receive accepted entries
July 18             Exhibition Opening & Artists’ Reception. Artist talk with Juror
July 11 – Aug 2   Exhibition at Gallery Zeke open to the public
August  4         Clayworks shipped for return

Contact details:
Gallery Zeke Steelville Arts Council
106 Main
[email protected]
www.steelvilleartscouncil.org/art/clayfest
Phone: 573-244-5315

call for entry: RIVER2RIVER: A Regional Juried Exhibition

The
Ceramic Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is pleased to host the third
bi-annual Iowa Clay Conference. In conjunction with the conference –
this show – “River to River” will highlight the richness and diversity
of ceramic art within Iowa and across the Midwest. Participation is open
to all artists 18 years of age or older living in Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota. Work submitted must be original,
must use clay as the primary material, and must have been completed
within the last 2 years.

Jurors

Bede Clarke:

Bede
Clarke has been a Professor of Art at the University of Missouri since
1992.  He received his Master of Fine Arts from The University of Iowa
(1990) and a BFA from Eckerd College (1982).  Bede’s work is found in
public and private collections in the U.S. and abroad.  Bede maintains a studio in Columbia, Missouri where he produces his ceramic art work and continues to exhibit worldwide.  Bede
is currently working with wheel thrown wood-fired stoneware vessels and
with large wall tiles emphasizing abstract drawing and color.  He is
interested in making work, which like a good meal leaves a healthy, full
feeling.

Awards

There will be a $300 prize for Best in Show, as well as two $100 Merit Awards.

Calendar

Entry Deadline: July 31st
Juror Results: August 14th
Accepted Art Work to be Delivered to Coe College by: August 31st
Hand Delivered Work to The Ceramics Center: August 26th-28th
Conference Reception: Saturday, October 3rd, 6-8PM
Iowa Clay Conference: October 2-4
Pick Up Art Work: October 4th @ Coe College after 2PM

Entry Fee

Artists pay a $30 entry fee for up to three images of three submissions.
For entry form, please go online to: http://www.theceramicscenter.org/river2river/
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