by Carole Epp | Dec 15, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Submissions open to all clay-predicated artwork. Kirkland Arts Center is proud to present the fourth installment of its biennial contemporary ceramics exhibition, Clay? IV.
Juried by University of Washington, School of Art Professors Doug Jeck, Jamie Walker, and Akio Takamori, Clay? IV explores the multifariousness of clay as a medium of expression. Showcasing a range of sizes, scales, subject matter, and techniques, the artwork of this exhibition is both a testament to the enduring legacy of clay and to the future of the field.
No submission fee!
Kirkland Arts Center provides insurance for all artwork while exhibited at the KAC Gallery, but does not cover shipping costs or shipping insurance. Artwork must be distributed to KAC by the artist or through a mail carrier such as FedEx or DHL. All shipping costs are the responsibility of the artist.
Deadline for Entries: Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Website link to entry: http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1122093-kpTQlzQtwg
Calendar: Acceptance emails sent to artists: Last week of January/First week of February 2012
Exhibition Dates: March 26 – May 19, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, March 30, 2012
Installation Dates: March 24 – March 25, 2012
Deinstallation Dates: May 20 – May 21, 2012
Kirkland Arts Center is located in Kirkland, Washington.
by Carole Epp | Dec 12, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Made for Each Other
A show of functional vessels in pairs & sets
February 4 – February 29, 2012
Juried by Adero Kai Willard
Juror’s Biography: An MFA graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Willard’s pottery contains a depth of layers and colors, reminiscent of fabric swatches, tapestries, and nature. She has been a visiting artist at many arts institutions, the most recent being the Chautauqua Institute in NY. After finishing a Salad Days winter residency at the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, where she created over 500 plates for Watershed’s annual summer fundraiser, Willard has gone on to exhibit at Crafts Boston in 2010-11, the Smithsonian Craft Show in DC, and the Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield, MA.
CALENDAR:
December 15, 2011: Application deadline (must ARRIVE by 5pm this day)
December 22, 2011: Notification begins via email
January 16 – 25, 2012: Work arrives at gallery
February 4, 2012 – 6-8 PM: Opening Reception
February 29, 2012: Exhibition closes
ELIGIBILITY:
• Open to residents of the 50 United States and DC.
• Submitted work produced within the last two years.
• Work must be made primarily of clay and size may not exceed 30 inches in any dimension or 15 pounds in weight.
RULES:
• Artists are invited to submit work that creates, challenges, redefines, or emphasizes the relationship between functional vessel forms in pairs or in sets.
• Applicants may enter 3-5 pairs or sets
• All exhibited work MUST BE FOR SALE.
• Retail price must be under $500/pair or set.
• Specific piece(s) accepted MUST be available for entire exhibition. We will exhibit NO substitute pieces.
• Work will be disqualified if it is not the same piece that was accepted or if it displays poor craftsmanship.
• Work must arrive in time for the opening.
ENTRY FEE:
• $30 for three entries, non-refundable check or money order made payable to Studio 550. Please don’t send cash.
• Applicants may submit up to two more entries for $10 each (i.e. 5 entries for $50, 4 entries for $40)
COMMISSION:
A 35% commission will be collected on all sales.
Visit the website to Download the application form.
Studio 550
P.O. Box 3638
Manchester, NH 03105-3638
For additional information or questions, contact: Monica Leap
Gallery Director
603.759.0466
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Nov 30, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
500 Teapots
Lark is seeking images to publish in a juried collection of ceramic teapots publishing in August 2013. The juror for 500 Teapots will be Jim Lawton of Oyster Street Pottery. Pieces may be functional or purely decorative. You may submit up to four entries; there is no entry fee. Artists will receive full acknowledgment within the book, a complimentary copy, and discounts on the purchase of additional books. Artists retain copyright of their work. Download the 500 Teapots call for entries form here. Entries must be postmarked by April 20, 2012. Mail materials to:
Lark Crafts
67 Broadway
Asheville, NC 28801
Attn: Dawn Dillingham
by Carole Epp | Oct 25, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Application Deadline: January 6, 2012
Sponsor: The Ceramics Guild of the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
Location: Lexington, MA
The State of Clay is a juried show open to original, innovative ceramic work made within the last 3 years by current and former residents of Massachusetts. The aim of the show is to broaden public awareness of contemporary ceramic art and to provide a venue for Massachusetts’ clay artists. Juror: Doug CasebeerDoug Casebeer has been most prominent in leading the Anderson Ranch Ceramics and Sculpture Programs in Aspen, Colorado for over twenty-six years. He is actively involved with art projects around the world, from Chile to Jamaica to Nepal. He served as ceramics program consultant to the United Nations. His artwork has been installed at the Yingge Museum of Ceramic Art in Taiwan, and he has been a guest artist at the Chinese Central Academy of Art in Beijing as well as a guest artist at the Shigaraki Ceramics Research Institute. In 2009 Doug had the honor of being inducted into the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information on this exhibit visit: http://www.stateofclay.com/
by Carole Epp | Oct 3, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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Click to Submit Entries Entry Deadline: October 28, 2011
Exhibition Dates: January 25-February 25, 2012
A National Juried/Invitational Ceramic Cup Exhibition at Louisiana State University juried by Kristen Kieffer. Entry is open to all artists living in the United States. Entries from outside the US must agree to pay round-trip shipping to be considered. Entry Fee: $20 for up to 5 images. Sales are required.
