by Carole Epp | Apr 17, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Red Lodge Clay Center’s Juried National extends our mission, showcasing
the most relevant and diverse practices in the field of ceramics.
Opening Reception September 4, 2015, 5-7 PM Exhibition
ONLINE September 7, 2015, by 10 AM Mountain Time
ELIGIBILITY Open to all ceramic artists, 18 years and older. 50 lb.
limit on all submissions. Work must be completed within the last two
years.
MEDIA: Ceramics. Mixed media will be accepted if clay is the dominant
material, final determinations will be made by the juror.
Juror’s Choice Award $500
Director’s Choice Award $300
Curatorial Choice Award $200
2015 Juror: Gail Kendall
JUROR: Gail Kendall creates ceramic works influenced by European
earthenware pottery and porcelain traditions from the 13th through the
18th centuries. Both “peasant” and “palace” pots inspire her. From
1987-2011 she was the Hixson-Lied Professor of Art at University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. She has been a resident artist at Spode Fine China
Works in Stoke-On-Trent, England; the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena,
Montana; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine; and
Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana. In 2003 Kendall was a
participant in the Attingham Trust Summer School for the Study of
Historic Houses in England. Her work has been shown in countless
exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad and is the subject of articles in
periodicals.
Apply online at Slideroom at https://redlodgeclaycenter.slideroom.com/#/Login
Submissions open on January 1, 2015
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by Carole Epp | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Summer Professional Development Residency
Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2015
The Centre for Craft and Design is accepting applications for our
Summer Professional Development Residency in the Ceramics, Wood, Glass,
Metal and Weaving/Textile Studios.
The residency is open to advanced students and recent graduates. It
is designed to suit pre-professional and self-directed artists who need
time and space to develop a body of work while exploring individual
style and technique. At the end of the Residency, there will be a group
exhibition of the Resident’s work held at the Mary E. Black Gallery for three weeks.
For more information please contact the Studio Coordinator at 492-2524 or [email protected]
www.craft-design.ns.ca/studios/residency
by Carole Epp | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
CLAY IN THE GARDEN
2015 international juried exhibition
The Silver City CLAY Festival’s International Juried Exhibition, CLAY in the Garden,
requires that each entry demonstrates the artist’s personal
interpretation of “CLAY in the Garden,” whether that be in the form of a
ceramic vessel, tile, sculpture or garden ornament. Entries will be
juried based on creativity and artistic merit.
2015 JUROR
Sheila A. Menzies is the Executive Director and
co-founder of the Tile Heritage Foundation, which was formed in 1987 for
the preservation of ceramic surfaces in America. The Foundation is a
repository of collections and archives about tile making both past and
present. Sheila is a craftswoman and a mixed media artist, which
includes her ‘hands in clay.’ Over the years she has coordinated
educational events for Tile Heritage and other institutions including
symposiums, regional and national exhibitions, tile making and mosaic
workshops nationwide. Currently she is the primary designer of Tile
Heritage’s web presence online and print publications.
CALENDAR FOR ENTRANTS
- June 15 Postmark Deadline for entries
- July 1 Notification of accepted/denied entries
- July 20 Last day to receive accepted entries by CLAY
- July 30 Exhibition Opening & Artists’ Reception
- July 31 – Aug 2 Exhibition open to the public
- August 31 Clayworks shipped for return
