Break new ground with the ACC! Applications are now open for our 2013 show season.
Our show artists range from seasoned makers to emerging artists and
represent the finest quality craft in the country. We encourage you to
apply if you produce original and handmade work in any of the following
categories: basketry, ceramics, clothing & accessories, decorative
fiber, furniture & lighting, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed
media, paper, stone, toys & puzzles, or wood.
Applications are available through Juried Art Services. For questions with your applications, please contact Juried Art Services by emailing [email protected] or calling (561) 832-0480. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. For help with image preparation please visit Berman Graphics.
The Society for Contemporary Craft has launched an exciting new
apprenticeship program for a recent B.A. or M.F.A. graduate who works in a craft medium. The apprentice will work full-time for SCC’s education department and enjoy access to our studio facilities. This opportunity is ideal for emerging artists looking to gain professional experience in an educational setting while building their own body of work over the course of one year. The apprentice will receive a monthly stipend of $1,000 plus a $300 housing allowance each month. Responsibilities include:
Acquire real-world experience in the day-to-day operations of an educational studio facility.
Teach introductory studio courses and enhance personal teaching skills.
Be mentored by, and assist nationally and internationally known visiting artist instructors.
Learn about marketing, pricing, merchandising and how to sell work through retail galleries.
Create new work while having free access to SCC’s studios and equipment (the apprentice is expected to make work outside of business hours as well as document progress through postings on SCC’s blog).
Work 40 hours per week in The Studio, with one half day set aside weekly to work on personal projects during SCC’s open hours.
Monitor classes, and maintain studio facilities and equipment.
Work with the public to engage visitors in the creative process through artist demonstrations.
Exhibit new works in SCC’s Studio Gallery.
Click here
to download more information and an application for the Studio
Apprenticeship Program. Please share the information with artists who
may be interested in this opportunity.
Visiting artist workshop with Matt Nolen, who is based in New York City.
East Carolina University Professor and distinguished artist Robert
Ebendorf works one-on-one with a student in The Studio at SCC.
Craft Victoria Inc Present John Ferguson
John is reknown for his tactile black sawdust sagger fired ceramics and his fascination with the thrown self-contained form.
26 and 27 May; 9.30am (for 10am start) to 3.30pm
Morning and Afternoon Tea catered for – please bring you lunch and a mug.
Cost: $70 [non-members]; $60 [members]; $45 [students] Click here for further information, location map and booking form.
Are you a regional artist looking for an opportunity to showcase your work?
The Gordon Gallery is now seeking applications for this annual exhibition.
THE GEELONG REGIONAL ARTISTS EXHIBITION
is an annual event on The Gordon Gallery Calendar. Now in its tenth
year, this exhibition is designed to celebrate and promote the
extraordinary artistic talent of the region. It provides local artists
with the opportunity to further develop and professionalise their
artistic practise.
Criteria:
The Gordon Gallery will accept
contemporary works in any medium such as painting, printmaking,
photography, sculpture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewellery,
performance art or new media.
Applicants must either have been born,
currently live, or have resided within the boundaries of the City of
Greater Geelong, the Borough of Queenscliff, Surf Coast, or Golden
Plains Shires for a period of at least six months.
Application form and further information click here
Cowan’s is pleased to offer the Cowan’s | Clark | Del Vecchio semi-annual auction on June 1, 2012.
This sale will feature a group of rare, early pieces by Michele Oka
Doner as well as a fine selection of works by the late Ralph Bacerra.
Additionally, the sale will offer important pieces by Georges Jeanclos,
Michael Lucero, David Regan, and Akio Takamori.
