call for entry: CLUJ INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS BIENNALE (CICB 2013)

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1st edition, October 9 – November 3, 2013
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cluj International Ceramics Biennale is the first contemporary
ceramics biennale organized in Romania, and is aiming to become an
international meeting place for ceramic artists.

Expressing artistic sensibilities using the means of ceramic art is
on a growing scale amongst artists all over the world, and in the last
years the contemporary ceramics field started to be seen as a
contribution to the major arts. The first edition of the biennale has
the potential to change old mentalities, focusing on the contemporary
context and presenting the diversity of concepts and techniques in the
innovative field of contemporary ceramics.

Cluj International Ceramics Biennale (CICB 2013) is organized by
Ceramart Foundation and Ceramics Now Association, in partnership with
Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, the University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca,
and The Romanian Fine Artists Union. The ceramics biennale will be held
in several locations in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, during October
9 – November 3, 2013.

Artists
from all over the world are invited to apply and participate at the
biennale with their ceramic works. Apply now (Deadline: May 30, 2013).

The CICB’s goal is to act as a contemporary meeting point for ceramic
artists from all over the world. This artistic event will introduce the
Romanian public to contemporary ceramic artists, practices and new
concepts in the field. The biennale will also get round national and
international institutions to work together with the aim of creating a
living environment for ceramics in the city of Cluj-Napoca.

The profound changes in the world today, whether socio-economic,
political or techno-scientific, have strongly influenced the artists’
search for new ways of expression, and engendered a change in how the
creative act is viewed, both in terms of means of expression and in
terms of message. Sensitive to the slightest changes of artistic canon in the global
Agora of contemporary arts, ceramic art evolves toward an
interdisciplinary and integrative strategy. The new concepts that are
gaining ground in the field attest to an aesthetic simbiosis with forms
of expressivity specific to other artistic fields, while at the same
time, retaining and accentuating – an experimental development specific
to the field. The outcome could form an ingenious and resourceful
alchemy.

Find out all you need to know here: www.ceramicsbiennale.com

Call for Entry: the American Craft Exposition

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One of the country’s premier fine craft shows, the American
Craft Exposition, presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University
HealthSystem at Evanston and Glenbrook Hospitals, brings together 164
superior artisans exhibiting one-of-a-kind, museum quality work.

This important art event is also a major fundraiser supporting critical breast and ovarian cancer research and care
at NorthShore University HealthSystem. Artists support ACE’s funding
goal by participating in the voluntary Craft for a Cure program and
donating a percentage of a designated sale.

A highly competitive juried show, ACE features hand-crafted work in
12 media—baskets, ceramics, fiber decorative, fiber wearable, furniture,
glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper and wood.

 2013 Application Information
The 29th annual American Craft Exposition (ACE),
a juried exhibition and sale presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore
University HealthSystem (NorthShore) at Evanston and Glenbrook
Hospitals, will be held at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion on
Northwestern University’s campus in Evanston, Illinois. The jury will
accept approximately 150 craft artists.
Preview Party: August 22, 2013
Show: August 23 through August 25, 2013
Proceeds from ACE will support ovarian cancer research at NorthShore.
Deadline for Applications
Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2013
Deadline for Late Applications: March 15, 2013

APPLICATIONS AND FEES
When submitting credit card payment please click pay only one time and wait 24 hours. Then check “manage applications” to see if payment posted.
Applicants must
use the electronic application system to submit their information and
five (5) digital images. A nonrefundable fee of $50 for applying
electronically is payable online by American Express, Discover,
MasterCard or VISA from December 1, 2012 through March 1, 2013. The fee
will increase to $75 for applications submitted March 2 through March 15, 2013.                                
Emerging Artists
To encourage the participation of craftsmen who are beginning their
careers, an Emerging Artist category is available. This option is open
only to those who have been practicing
their craft for less than six years and who have never exhibited at
ACE. If you choose to apply as an emerging artist, you must do so
exclusively. The application procedure and fees are the same as for
other applicants. However, those who check the emerging artist category
will be juried separately from the other applicants. Those who are
accepted will share a large booth space with other emerging artists, thereby reducing their booth expenses.

Apply here for ACE 2013

Find out more: http://americancraftexpo.org