by Carole Epp | Aug 21, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Artist in Residence Program
Description
The Artist in Residence program was created to give up and
coming artists an opportunity to set up a studio in exchange for 8 hours of
studio technician support each week at the London Clay Art Centre. This residency program allows ceramic
artists to pursue their artistic endeavors while working in a state of the art
ceramic studio and contributing to the community of fellow ceramic
artists.
What the London Clay
Art Centre Provides
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Private studio space, 7 feet by 10 feet, electric
wheel, electrical hook-up, standard shelving
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24 Hour access to the studio
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Access to all equipment, (3 electric kilns, two
slab rollers, well stocked glaze kitchen, two extruders)
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Opportunities for sale of work in the retail
store and Annual Fall and Spring Sales
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Paid teaching and workshop opportunities
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Exit Show/exhibition
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Opportunities to be featured artist in the
gallery space
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Website visibility
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Participation in bi-monthly critiques
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Free attendance at workshops presented at the
LCAC, in exchange for setup and tech work during workshop (above and beyond the
8 hours scheduled work each week)
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10 Kilograms of reclaim clay a week provided
What the Artist In
Resident Contributes
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Commit to one 8 hour shift or two 4 hour shifts
each week of technical work.
Shifts will be coordinated in conjunction with the Studio Technician and
may include tasks such as helping maintain a clean studio, loading and
unloading of kilns, maintaining glazes, slips, and clay reclaim.
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Spend a minimum of 10 hours within the studio
each week dedicated to personal work
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Process all personal work (ie. load and unload
kilns with personal work in them)
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Maintain a personal blog or website that the
LCAC can link to from its website
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Contribute one piece to the LCAC permanent
collection at the end of term
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Resident Artists are responsible for their own
housing
Please visit their website for full details.
London Potters Guild
C/O London Clay Art Centre
664 Dundas Street
London, ON. N5W 2Y8
Tel: 519-434-1664
www.londonpottersguild.org by Carole Epp | Aug 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
The
Nevica Project would like to take this opportunity to feature some of
the beautiful work made by artist Kirk Mangus. Kirk was a leader and
mentor in the field of ceramics, serving as head of the ceramics program
at the Kent State University School of Art from 1985 until his death in
2013. Collected nationally and internationally, he was the recipient of
two National Endowment for the Arts grants, four Ohio Arts Council
fellowships, a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts fellowship, and a
McKnight fellowship residency at the Northern Clay Center in
Minneapolis.
We would like to give a special thanks to Eva Kwong, his widow, that helped make this exhibition possible. A portion of all the
proceeds will be donated to the Kirk Mangus Ceramics Scholarship Fund at
Kent State University. If you would like to make a donation, please do
so by sending a check to: Eva Kwong c/o School of Art, Kent State
Univ., 400 Janik Dr., Kent,OH. 44242. It is a 501c3 account- all
donations are fully tax-deductible for the donor and it would benefit so
many students..
http://www.thenevicaproject.com/remembering-kirk-mangus/
© The Nevica Project 2014
tel 1.406.360.0164
3717 N. Ravenswood Unit 115W | Chicago, Il 60613
by Carole Epp | Aug 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
I have innumerable
influences — as a kind of “natural curator” — I am constantly looking
at massive amounts of work across all media. I find both whole lines of
work/aesthetics from various artists usually drive my attention, but I
also am in a constant state of gleaning bits and pieces from a variety
of sources, textiles, wood, design, architecture.
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| Gertrud Vasegaard |
Gertrud Vasegaard — this bowl is one that is always in my memory — one of my all time favourite pieces.
Clifford Still – Richard Diebenkorn – Helen Frankenthaler –
they are all enormously influential to me – certainly separately, but as a representative range of abstract expressionists – I think of them often.
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| Clifford Still |
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| Richard Diebenkorn |
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| Richard Diebenkorn |
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| Helen Frankenthaler |
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| Helen Frankenthaler |
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| George Nakashima |
George Nakashima — he married old and new in a modern elegant beautiful way — another mid-century giant. He was also ahead of his time in how he used materials to achieve a balance between the constructed and the natural “edge”.
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| Linda Fahey |
My work is almost entirely hand built. I enjoy so much the construct of
building pieces up in sections. I work with porcelain and black
mountain clays. I’m an illustrator by training, so much of my work is
about working out the relationship of decoration/form and how they marry
well.
yondershop.com
@yonderlindafahey
by Carole Epp | Aug 11, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The following via his website:
Rochefort’s sculptures are provisioned by the artist as ‘Gloops’. They
are interpretive, mis-formed, and flawlessly amassed hollow ceramic.
Each piece profiles an affective relationship to the emasculated
characterization of infantile attachment to object. Typically, a teddy
bear, robust at core, falls short of true charity with arms truncated
and squat. In these sculptures, Rochefort’s idea pairs the masculine
iconography of automotive paint with the symbolic gifting of toy for
love.
Brian Rochefort is a Los Angeles based mixed media sculptor working in
ceramic and automotive paint. Born and raised in Rhode Island he
attended the Rhode Island School of Design, receiving a BFA in Ceramics.
He was the recipient of the Lillian Fellowship as an artist in
residence at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic arts from
2007-2009.
For more information regarding CV and/or artist statement
contact:
Brian Rochefort
[email protected]
www.brianrochefort.net
oh and he makes these drool worth cups too!
by Carole Epp | Aug 8, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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Curator, Contemporary Art
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
25 Caroline Street North
Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5
www.theclayandglass.ca
Date Posted: July 8, 2014
Status: Regular Full-Time
Reports To: Executive Director
The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is seeking an experienced artistic leader to bring a dynamic vision to the role of Curator.
A
regional museum with a national mandate, the Canadian Clay and Glass
Gallery celebrates contemporary ceramic and glass artists who push
boundaries both materially and conceptually. We present exhibitions that
challenge ideas and perceptions of the definitions of art, craft and
design. Many artists who exhibit at our Gallery employ an experimental
and contemporary approach. They often incorporate contemporary materials
and processes such as photography, digital media and installation. With
an emphasis on Canadian artists, our exhibitions also include
international artists.
The
Curator will be responsible for the conceptualization, development and
realization of exhibition programming including original solo and
theme-based group exhibitions, exhibitions generated from the Gallery’s
permanent collection as well as touring and collaborative exhibitions.
The Curator will research and write exhibition catalogues and other
exhibition-related didactic and promotional materials. The Curator will
be integrally involved in responsibilities related to the annual
Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics and the RBC Award for Glass. S/he
will develop a position of prominence as an artistic leader in the
local, regional, provincial, national and international arts
communities. The Curator will be responsible for the care and
development of the Gallery’s permanent collection of ceramic, glass and
enamel artworks, which covers the period from the 1960s to the present.
The Curator will be expected to help build and maintain relationships
with collectors and other potential supporters of the Gallery.
The
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery has multi-year funding commitments from
the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the City
of Waterloo. It also enjoys a broad base of community support and has an
exceptional fine craft Gallery Shop. The organization has achieved an
operating surplus in three of the past four years.
In
addition to an advanced degree in the field and a published body of
academic work, it is expected that the Curator will have a minimum of
five years of curatorial or related experience and a broad knowledge of
contemporary museum practice. Candidates will have excellent
communication, administrative, interpersonal and organizational skills,
and the ability to work efficiently with a small staff in a
collaborative workplace. The Curator is one of five members of senior
staff reporting to the Executive Director. The Curator will be expected
to support the education, development and marketing functions by
contributing ideas, expertise and appropriate information.
This
position will be posted until filled. Interviews will be scheduled for
September with a proposed start date of mid-November 2014. This position
offers a salary of $43,000 to $50,000 per annum and a benefits package.
Canadians, permanent residents, and/or foreign nationals with a valid
work permit will be given priority consideration.
Please submit a single PDF including a one-page cover letter, résumé and three references to:
William D. Poole
Executive Director
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
[email protected]
