Call for artists: FUSION Mentorship Workshops 2012/2013 – OTTAWA

by | May 22, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Mentor: Leta Cormier

is
proud to announce the launch of the Ottawa Region Mentorship – “the Ten
Month Workshop.” These workshops are intended to be significant
learning experiences that are transformative for the participating
artists. A maximum of ten participants per workshop will be asked to
take creative risks. The workshop will begin with a session during which
participants will present their work and their goals for the workshop.
Each participant will then be asked to set learning goals and objectives
for the duration of the workshop. The group will meet over the next ten
months to review their progress, participate in group critiques, and
revise objectives as necessary. The workshop will culminate in an
exhibition.

TO QUALIFY

You should be actively involved in an artistic practice, producing work, exhibiting, and should:

•
have completed three years of study or the equivalent. Self educated
artists with no formal training but plenty of experience are encouraged
to apply.

• be willing to make a ten month commitment.

•
through discussions with the mentor and others in the group, be
prepared to set yourself learning goals and be willing to take risks
with your work and accept criticism in a constructive manner.

• meet the criteria established by the mentor described above.

• be a member of FUSION.

TO APPLY

Submission Deadline: All applications MUST be received by the FUSION Office by 5 pm, Friday, June 29, 2012.

 
Find full details here.  

Just around the corner…Fusion 2012 Conference

by | May 18, 2012 | Uncategorized

FUSION Conference 2012

May 25 – 27th, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario

FUSION
2012 TORONTO CONFERENCE has invited two experienced workshop leaders,
Deborah Schwartzkopf and Fong Choo, to share their design experience and
personal narratives with members.

Don’t miss out on this pre-conference workshops as well:

Lettering & Decorating with Slips

with Beth Turnbull Morrish 

Pit Firing with Anne Armstrong

Imagery on Clay with Chris Hierlihy

Glazing and Decorating with Cone 6 Maiolica with Richard Mund

The Fine Line with Andrea Vuletin

It’s not too late!
For all the details and to register last minute visit the Fusion website.

This weekend (sorry for the short notice) Saanich West Studio Tour 2012

by | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

Meira Mathison

11:00am to 4:00pm

Spend time in the country with Art and Beauty.
This tour focuses largely on ceramics, and many locations are hosting more than one artist.

Look for the yellow studio tour signs. Brochures/maps will be available at each stop.

For more information please contact any participant.

*(Prospect, Elk & Beaver Lake, West of the Pat Bay Highway and
around Camosun College/Interurban Campus/Wilkinson/Helmcken to
W.Burnside Rd.)

Participating Members:

Please click on the member name to get more information.

2 Meira Mathison
1443 Hastings Street, Victoria, BC
3 Cedar Grove Gallery, Sandra Dolph
1443 Hastings Street, Victoria, BC
4 Heidi Roemer
1717 Woodsend Dr., Victoria, BC
7 Aspen House Productions Ltd., JOY FINLAY
270 Trevlac Place, Victoria, BC
8 Alexander Pottery, Nancy Alexander
270 Trevlac Place, Victoria, BC
12 eartharts, Louise Parsons
270 Trevlac Place, Victoria, BC
13 Lomalinda Clayworks, Pamela Truscott-White
270 Trevlac Place, Victoria, BC
16 Dirty Girl Clayworks, Faro Annie Sullivan
5321 Old West Saanich Rd, Victoria, BC
17 Black Bird Studios, Paige Coull
5321 Old West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC
18 STONE ANGEL, Audrey Van Eerden
5635 Forest Hill Rd, Victoria, BC
Click on Saanich West Studio Tour 2012 – Booklet to print this tour as a PDF file. (Adobe Acrobat reader is required to print this file)

Contact Info:

Contact Name Faro Sullivan
Phone 250-413-6782
Email [email protected]

Robin Dupont @ The Alberta Craft Council

by | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized

Confluence
May
12 – June 16, 2012
Opening
Reception:
Saturday, May 12, from 2-4pm 

Clay artist, Robin DuPont, experiments with flame manipulation in his soda and wood fired pottery.

Robin DuPont’s education in the field of ceramics has been wide-ranging and includes educational training from four institutions, in three different countries. Robin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alberta College of Art + Design in Calgary, and has also studied at Kootenay School of the Arts, in Nelson, BC, at the Australian National University in Canberra, and has recently completed the Master of Fine Arts graduate program at Utah State University in Logan.

A three-year apprenticeship with a studio potter; a research trip and several work-studies in Canada, U.S.A, Australia and Korea; residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Red Deer College; as well as the building and firing of many different wood kilns contribute to the depth of Robin’s experience in the field. His employment experience has been as an adjunct faculty member teaching introductory clay at the post-secondary level as well has six years of experience as a ceramics technician. Robin has spent four years building and maintaining a studio practice out of his home in Nelson, BC and is currently teaching at Alberta College of Art + Design as the 2011-2012 Visiting Artist in the Ceramics department.

Robin’s current body of work evolves from the intensive research into soda and wood firing techniques and skills that he has developed over the past 15 years, but in particular drawing from recent research he experimented with while in graduate school at Utah State University.

Robin’s exhibition illustrates his research into atmospheric firing: manipulation of the flame in the firing process so that it becomes a tool in and of itself. Manipulating and adjusting forms and the spaces between the forms Robin recorded the critical turning points and variables during the firing process in relation to surface effects. Gaining the knowledge of how the flame moves he is able to achieve desired surface effects in the kiln. The resulting surfaces record not only the firing process, but also how the flame was manipulated. Applying these findings or this ‘painting with fire’ Robin creates extraordinary and unique surface palettes on his sensual forms.

Robin DuPont was awarded project funding by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance and the Columbia Basin Trust to develop his artistic and professional practice for this upcoming exhibition and work. 

Alberta Craft Council Gallery and Shop
10186-106 St. Edmonton, AB
Tel: 780-488-6611 | Toll free in AB: 1-800-362-7238 | Fax: 1-780-488-8855


Gallery and Shop Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm