call for entry: CANADIAN CRAFT BIENNIAL EMERGING EXHIBITION: NOTHING IS NEWER THAN TRADITION

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017, 11:59 EST
EXHIBITION DATES: AUGUST 19 – OCTOBER 29, 2017
LOCATION: ART GALLERY OF BURLINGTON ~ 1333 LAKESHORE ROAD, BURLINGTON

The Art Gallery of Burlington, in collaboration with Craft Ontario, is pleased to announce the inaugural Canadian Craft Biennial, August 19 to October 29, 2017. As part of Biennial pro-gramming, Nothing is Newer than Tradition will present the work of emerging Ontario makers that reflect a dedicated engagement with specialized skills and materials. The exhibition will explore how craft materials, tools and processes are creatively reiterated through the hands of a new generation of makers.

As a celebratory year, 2017 is the 150th anniversary of both Canada and Ontario, and
Nothing is Newer than Tradition will present work that opens up an experience of craft history, where the making of objects critically intersects with both our past and present cultural, social and political ways of being in the world. Craft traditions of making are deeply rooted in identities and cultures that extend beyond current national boundaries and con-ventions, and remain critical in presenting work that enriches and reflects our lives today.

Craft Ontario welcomes emerging craftspeople throughout Ontario to submit their work to Nothing is Newer than Tradition. Please see the exhibition information below for more details, and contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

For more information on the Canadian Craft Biennial, please see: canadiancraftbiennial.ca

Call for entry The Crafted Dish – A Canadian Ceramics Cookbook

 

 

 

As part of National Clay Week 2017 we are looking for Canadian makers to share their pottery and favorite recipe to be showcased in a print publication that will be launched this October. Our aim is to highlight not only the wide variety of skills by Canadian Artists but also the wealth of culture and experience that makes Canada unique. Beyond highlighting the ceramic talent that exists across Canada, the proceeds from this cookbook will be donated to food based charities in Canada.

National Clay Week in its second year, is focusing on Community,  and we are aiming to push for a dramatic Canadian presence as part of the event. We are partnering with them to create a publication that will be available for online order in October 2017, and a subsequent website and social media accounts will be established to promote all of the artists involved. Please check out their website for more information and additional ways to get involved.

Jurors:

Julia and Yolande Krueger: Sisters Julia and Yolande Krueger come as a pair. They both attended the Alberta College of Art + Design and have collaboratively published essays on Canadian glass. Their love for baking, sweets and ceramic plates have led them to explore a new recipe on a weekly basis. The baked results are paired with a ceramic work from their collection and subsequently shared with their friends, co-workers and family.

Christopher Reid Flock: Reid is often known for his installation work that draws heavily from his ceramic education in Japan for nine years.  He has exhibited internationally and is the 2014 recipient of the Winifred Shantz Award in Canada. He is also highly active and community minded as seen in his involvement as the Director of the FUSION Clay and Glass Show, the Director of Programs at the Hamilton Potters Guild and Chair of the Art Gallery of Burlington Acquisition Committee. Through a pure love for food, Reid enjoys preparing dishes for others as much as devouring every last plated morsel.

Carole Epp: Epp is known for her long standing blog Musing about Mud. She has exhibited her ceramic art internationally, and has significant experience as a writer, workshop presenter, and is an all around ceramic addict who lives and breathes art to an unhealthy extent. As for a love of good food, well that goes without saying, especially if she doesn’t have to cook it herself.

Deadline to get your images and info in is June 10th at Midnight.

Please fill out the following Application Form. Have all your text and images ready to go when you begin this process to avoid any complications.

Applications will consist of the following:

1 – Artist’s name:

2 – Email address:

3 – Website:

4 – Social media/Instagram account:

5 – Four images:

  1. Image of your work.
  2. Image of your pot in use with recipe.
  3. Image of studio or work in process.
  4. Portrait of the artist – art work or casual.

Title each image with under this format: SmithJohn01.jpg and so forth.

Image quality – Minimum size is 300dpi (6in x 6in). These images must be print quality and thus applications with images that don’t meet this requirement cannot be considered.

6 – Family Recipe with directions (you must have permission to share this recipe).

Please use Imperial measurements (cups, teaspoons, etc.).

7 – Up to 60 words about the family recipe (this might get edited for length).

8 – Up to 60 words about you and your work (inspiration/process etc.).

Images l-r top: Mariko Paterson, Christopher Reid Flock, Carole Epp

Images l-r bottom: Carole Epp, Friederike Rahn

 

Please contact us at [email protected] prior to that deadline with any questions or concerns.

And follow us on instagram @TheCraftedDish

Oh Ceramics and Into the Wild open tonight at the Esplande

Jenn Demke-Lange: The Wild

May 13, 2017 – July 1, 2017

A BFA graduate from the Alberta College of Art + Design with a major in ceramics, Jenn’s visual arts practice focusses on the intersection of traditional ceramics and illustration techniques with the use of new digital technology. In this exhibition of new work, Jenn presents an installation with mural and sculpture animated by a projection, as well as series of ceramic plates whose illustrations explore her identity as both a Canadian and as a mother. She comments: “Recollecting my own personal experiences camping as both a child and in motherhood, this body of work celebrates the experience of wilderness and its ability to de-civilize… While adults easily become tame to civilization, it is the perspective and inherent nature of a child that can re-connect us to the innocence, wonderment and freedom of our child-like wild spirit. The imaginative “How to” illustrations on my plates explore whimsical ways of connecting to the wilderness; reminding us to howl at the moon, roar with laughter and wander with wide eyes.”

Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Jenn Demke-Lange now lives in Medicine Hat with her husband, two children and beagle. Jenn produces handmade ceramic objects from tableware to jewellery (visit her website mikind.ca), in her studio at Medalta, where she also maintains a part-time position as the Residency Programs Studio Coordinator.

Portions of The Wild will travel throughout Alberta in 2017 – 2020 with the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Traveling Exhibition Program, curated by Xanthe Isbister.

 

Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre

Community Development, City of Medicine Hat

401 First St. SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2

www.esplanade.ca

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Fired Up! Gala and Exhibition 2017

 

image of work by 2017 guest artist: Sandy Harquail

Experience and expertise are two key ingredients of the the Fired Up! ceramics collective. This talented and professional group of clay artists celebrate 33 years of annual exhibitions in 2017.

Opening Gala: Friday May 26, 6-9pm

Saturday/Sunday, May 27,28, 10-5pm

Metchosin Community Hall
4401 William Head Rd
Metchosin, BC V9C 3Y6
Phone: 250-590-5744

Over the past 32 years, there have been a total of 23 members of the Fired Up! group. The current core group consists of people who continue to produce and exhibit exciting and innovative work.

Every year the group picks a theme for the show, this years theme is FRACTAL NATURE: Works exploring the Theory of Chaos

Our Core Members

Our Guest Artists for 2017

For more details: www.firedup.ca

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