call for artists: Clay Jewelry

by | Jul 7, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Deadline July 11, 2014

Northern Clay Center is a community-based organization in Minneapolis
with a nationally recognized ceramics sales gallery. NCC will be
expanding the scope of its sales gallery to include a limited inventory
of ceramic jewelry.  We encourage artists who employ clay in their
jewelry to submit applications.

Please submit the following no later than July 11, 2014:

  • 8 – 10 images of work produced within the last two years.  Read NCC’s digital submission guidelines for more details. 
  • Corresponding list of date created, materials used, and prices for submitted images
  • Artist Statement
  • CV
  • List of other venues where your work is available
  • 4 sample pieces.  Mail work to: NCC Jury, 2424 Franklin Ave E.,
    Minneapolis, MN  55406.  Work should arrive no later than July 11.  Work
    mailed to NCC must come with return shipping, preferably via UPS or
    USPS.

Please note:  July 11 is not a postmark deadline.

NCC will review applications and notify artists no later than August
1.  Selected artists will be asked to send in a body of work for our
November 1, 2014 Holiday Exhibition and Sale deadline.

Questions:  Please contact Karen McPherson, Sales Gallery Manager, at [email protected] or at 612.339.8007 x 300.

8 days left to show Ben Carter and The Tales of a Red Clay Rambler some love.

by | Jul 2, 2014 | Uncategorized

I’d heard Ben’s voice for quite a while before getting to meet him in 2013 at Arrowmont. The Tales of  Red Clay Rambler are a constant in my studio. They inspire, challenge me and keep me up to date with current artists and how they are affecting the art world, the market and our lives.

Ben had somehow convinced me to be a guest on the podcast. An honor I wasn’t convinced I was worthy of, but an experience I won’t soon forget.  An insightful and extensively knowledgeable interviewer, Ben is a blessing in our field. His generosity and time and efforts to bring us this amazing podcast should be acknowledged. So if you can please help support Ben through his Kickstarter project to bring us another season of The Tales of a Red Clay Rambler.

Help fund the third season of this thought-provoking podcast exploring the lives of creative people around the world.

Read more about the project and what your financial support can assist with here on Kickstarter.
And find Ben and the podcast here.

movie day: The Potter from Turquoise Mountain

by | Jul 2, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

The Potter from Turquoise Mountain on Vimeo.

Abdul Matin is a potter from the village of
Istalif. Nestled in the foothills of the Hindu Kush, Istalif is home to a
pottery tradition stretching back over 400 years. Using traditional
techniques, materials and designs, Matin is keeping Afghanistan’s
pottery traditions alive. As a teacher at the Turquoise Mountain
Institute in Kabul he passes on his knowledge to Afghanistan’s next
generation of craftsmen, and as a businessman he sells his pottery all
over the world, from London to Dubai. This video tells his extraordinary
story.

Abdul Matin is supported by Turquoise Mountain, a charity
regenerating the Old City of Kabul and reviving the Afghan Crafts
Industry. To check out the work of other Afghan artisans like Matin
visit turquoisemountainarts.org