Call for artists: Pottery Expo Australia

The Pottery Expo @ concept was launched in February 2001 by Melbourne studio potter Jane Annois. Pottery Expo aims to promote high quality, innovative ceramics by Australian studio ceramic artists.

Pottery Expo@ Warrandyte
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 Feb 2012
Jane Annois
Pottery Expo @ Federation Square
MelbourneSunday 4 Dec 2011
Information for exhibitors  Click here for application information 
Find more info here: potteryexpo.com 
 

Call for entry: 2013 Niche Awards

handbuilt pottery

2012 NICHE Award winner, Ceramics – John Davis

Entries are being accepted now for the 2013 NICHE Awards, a prestigious juried competition recognizing excellence in fine craft design.

Professional and student artists may apply online at www.NICHEAwards.com. The deadline for entries is September 30, 2012.  Contest categories include ceramic, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and jewelry arts.  New categories added this year seek original artist-made holiday ornaments and decorations; objects for the kitchen and for dining; and jewelry made from alternative materials.
Judging of entries is based on three main criteria:
  • technical excellence, both in surface design and form
  • a distinct quality of unique, original and creative thought
  • market viability (professional entries only)

2012 NICHE Award winner Basketry – C. Smathers
The entry fees are $40 for professional craft artists and $18 for students; up to three artworks may be entered per person. The judging will take place in October. Finalists will be invited to display their work in a NICHE Awards exhibit at the Buyers Market of American Craft, a national wholesale tradeshow of American-made products, February 16-18, 2013, in Philadelphia. Winners will be announced at a ceremony during the Buyers Market on February 17, 2013.
handmade cabinet

2012 NICHE Award winner Furniture (Cabinetry) Austin Heitzman
The NICHE Awards are sponsored by NICHE magazine, the quarterly trade publication for U.S. and Canadian retailers of fine craft and artist-made products. NICHE is published by The Rosen Group, a Baltimore-based arts marketing, publishing and advocacy firm.
A complete list of last year’s NICHE Awards winners can be found at www.NICHEAwards.com.  Requests for images can be sent to the contest coordinator, Jean Thompson, at [email protected] or call 800-432-7238, ext. 218. 

a site 2 see friday: Field Guide for Ceramic Artisans

“The “Field Guide for Ceramic Artisans” is a website of information and resources developed to help and support students when they are finishing school.”

Thanks to Julia Galloway you can now find out all the dirt on pre graduation, post graduation, studio, kilns, exhibitions, documentation references, shipping work, and interviews. I wish this had been around when i graduated, heck I can still make use of it now!

Thanks Julia Galloway – we love you!

juliagalloway.com/field-guide/

been busy lately

My apologies if emails have gone without reply, if posts have been late in coming, or I’ve dropped the ball lately here on the blog. I have good reason as we are finally moving to our new home this weekend. It’s an understatement to say that it’s been a hectic few months, but soon all will quiet down again. I thank you for your patience and understanding at times when my life gets in the way : )

If you look really closely you’ll see my kiln amongst the mess of my packed up studio. Everything is packed and ready to go, but I just had to get one last firing in. Silly artists, we never sleep!

xoxo
carole

Call for entry: “Earth”

OLD FORGE — View, an arts center in the
Adirondacks, is seeking entries to “Earth” a juried ceramics exhibition
to be displayed in the Henry Kashiwa Eco Gallery from Oct. 6 to Dec. 12.

Entries will be selected for
the exhibition and juried by Eric Serritella. The last day to submit an
entry is Aug. 25. The winner of Best in Show will be invited to have an
exhibition of their work at View.

For complete entry guidelines visit www.ViewArts.org .

The Juror Eric Serritella, is a nationally exhibiting
ceramic artist specializing in handcarved trompe l’oeil vessels
transformed into birch and weathered logs. Serritella’s one-of-a-kind
ceramic sculptures have been awarded and exhibited in galleries and
museums from coast to coast and in Asia. His work is included in
permanent museum collections, including Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum and
The Everson Museum of Art’s world class ceramics collection in
Syracuse.

This exhibit is open to all living artists working in
ceramics. Work must be original, completed within the past five years
and not have been exhibited previously at View.

Artists may submit up to three different works for
consideration with an entry fee of $40 ($30 for arts center members).
Wall pieces may not exceed 36 inches in any dimension, and may not weigh
more than 30 lbs.

To enter the exhibition visit http://www.viewarts.org/earth_.cfm, email [email protected] for a prospectus, or call View at 315.369.6411 to have a prospectus mailed to you. To learn more about View Programming visit www.ViewArts.org