Job Posting: NOVA SCOTIA CENTRE FOR CRAFT AND DESIGN

by | Sep 22, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

NOVA SCOTIA CENTRE FOR CRAFT AND DESIGN
WINTER 2015 Courses and Workshops
(Deadline: October 17th) 
The Centre for Craft invites professional artists to submit teaching proposals for courses or workshops for WINTER 2015 in wood, glass, ceramic, metal, and fiber.
The Winter 2015 term will run from January 19th to March 29th. We
look forward to expanding our craft mandate and therefore also invite
proposals in other mediums or combinations of mixed media.

PLEASE NOTE:
If you are re-submitting a previously taught course then you can
just submit your preferred dates and times and we will do our best to
accommodate you.  New images are always appreciated.  
Your proposal package should include the following information:
1. DESCRIPTION of the proposed course or workshop as you would like it to appear on the course brochure, fun, exciting and to the point! (MAX 75 words).
– Please include preferred dates, times and duration of the course.
– Maximum number of students in the class.
– Materials list or materials cost for students.
2. COURSE OUTLINE including brief descriptions of what is to be covered in each week’s class.
3. Current C.V. as it relates to your art practice.
4. BIO to appear on the Centre for Craft’s web page(MAX 150 words). Also include a link to your website if you have one.
5. DIGITAL IMAGES one
of your most recent works to appear on the Centre for Craft’s web page
and the course brochure. Also include images of process and project
images.
You can send proposals electronically by email to[email protected]
Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
Studio Coordinator
1061 Marginal Road, Suite #140
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4P7
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Meredith Robb Hang,
Studio Coordinator, at 492-2524.  [email protected]

emerging artist: Terry Hildebrand

by | Sep 21, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

 

Bio:
“Originally
from a small town in Manitoba. I currently live  in Minneapolis where I
am in my third year of the MFA program at the University of Minnesota. I
graduated from the School of Fine Art, University of Manitoba in May
2007 with my honours degree in ceramics and a major in painting. From
2008 until 2011 I worked as studio technician in the Ceramics department
at the UofManitoba. I have been part of several group shows at the
Manitoba Crafts Museum, the Gallery of Student Art, Outworks Gallery,
and Ace Art.

         
I
make ceramic work out of porcelain, with a focus on teapots and cups. I
fire the pieces in a soda or a wood kiln to give them a delicate
flashing of reds, oranges, blues and greens. The earthy tones reflect
the earthen qualities of clay. I present my work in groupings, mostly on
wooden trays. Good craftsmanship, ergonomics, and visual balance are
important in my work. The main purpose of my utilitarian ceramic work is
undeniably its function. The ritual of its use becomes a central
experience. I create playful sets that  entice the users to interact
with each other and the tray. The sharing of food, drink, fellowship,
and play lie at the heart of our existence and the conscious ritual and
enjoyment of these are greatly enhanced by the experience of the visual
and tactile senses that the ceramic wares address.”

http://potterry.com/Terry/Terry_Hildebrand.html

Frederick Mulder Foundation donates Picasso ceramics to Remai Modern

by | Sep 19, 2014 | Uncategorized

Media Release: for release Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at 3 p.m. CST

Saskatoon —Philanthropist and European printmaking specialist Frederick Mulder today announced, on behalf of the U.K.-based Frederick Mulder Foundation, the gift of an important collection of ceramics, made by Pablo Picasso, to the Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan.

The 23 works, including ceramic plates, tiles, vessels, vases and sculptures, are valued at $500,000. The pottery collection enhances an already exceptional collection of 406 linocuts by Picasso, assembled by Mulder and subsequently purchased by the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation and donated to the Gallery in 2012.

“We are delighted to receive this important gift and applaud Frederick Mulder for his generosity and belief in the vision for Remai Modern,” said Executive Director & CEO Gregory Burke. “The gift builds on our holdings of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and will enhance our ability to interpret and present significant aspects of Picasso’s artistic practice. The gift is broad in range, while several ceramics are thematically connected to the linocuts. Altogether, they make for a comprehensive collection that will excite visitors, students and researchers when Remai Modern opens.”

Frederick Mulder said: “I am delighted to present these Picasso ceramics to the Remai Modern, and to know that the residents of Saskatoon and well beyond will be able to enjoy these innovative and playful aspects of Picasso’s work. They will serve as a wonderful bridge between the highly important Picasso linocut collection in the Remai Modern, and the tradition of Saskatchewan art ceramics. I loved growing up in Saskatchewan, and I count myself lucky to be able to give something back to the city and the province that gave so much to me.”

The ceramics will be exhibited in a gallery dedicated to Picasso and works of international modernity at Remai Modern, Burke said. The new gallery, under construction at Saskatoon’s River Landing, is scheduled to open in 2016.

About Frederick Mulder
Mulder grew up in Eston, Saskatchewan. He is one of the world’s experts in 19th- and 20th-century European printmaking, including the work of Pablo Picasso. He is Director of Frederick Mulder Ltd., a firm dealing in European printmaking 1470-1970. He chairs the Frederick Mulder Foundation, which supports social change projects and the arts. He is also founder of The Funding Network, a UK-based organization that arranges live, crowd-funding events in aid of social change projects. Winner of the Judges’ Special Beacon Fellowship Prize in 2004, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen in 2012.

For further information and images, contact:
Sheila Robertson, Communications Coordinator
Mendel Art Gallery / Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan
306-975-2242   [email protected]
www.remaimodern.org

call for entry: Seventh Annual Cup Show: Form and Function

by | Sep 19, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Gulf Coast State College Amelia Center Gallery is hosting a juried exhibition that explores the idea of the drinking vessel.

The
exhibition will focus on the function and concept of the drinking
vessel; including its relation to history, politics, craft, technology,
utility, and narrative. The goal is to offer a survey of the wide array
of approaches to contemporary ceramics through the lens of the most
intimate and accessible vessel, the cup.

Juror Chandra
DeBuse is a studio potter and educator in Kansas City, MO.  She
received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and studied ceramics at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln before receiving her MFA from the
University of Florida in 2010. Chandra completed artist residencies at
the Armory Art Center (FL), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (TN) Red
Lodge Clay Center (MT), and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
(ME).  In 2012, Chandra was recognized as an emerging artist through
NCECA and Ceramics Monthly magazine.  She has exhibited her functional
pottery at Northern Clay Center (MN), SOFA-Chicago, AKAR (IA), Blue
Spiral 1 (NC), The Clay Studio (PA), The John Michael Kohler Arts Center
(WI) and The Craft in America Study Center (CA). Chandra has lectured,
taught classes and led workshops at Arrowmont, Baltimore Clayworks (MD),
Red Star Studios (MO), St. Pete Clay Company (FL), and Gulf Coast State
College (FL), including a study abroad course at the Skopelos
Foundation for the Arts, Greece.

Exhibition Dates: November 24 – December18, 2014
Application Deadline: October 23, 2014

Apply online @ https://client.smarterentry.com/acg
For more information, visit: http://www.gulfcoast.edu/arts/art/gallery/requirements.htm or email [email protected]