Call for entry: Bi-Annual Juried National – Red Lodge Clay Center

by | Nov 9, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Submission Deadline: January 28, 2011
Exhibition: May 6-May 29, 2011

Red Lodge Clay Center is celebrating five years of success with the introduction of a Bi-Annual Juried National. It is our mission to provide a place for professionally minded ceramic artists to create new work and share the collective importance of art in our everyday lives. The Center hopes to extend our mission by showcasing the most current and thoughtful innovations and practices in the field of ceramics today.

MERIT AWARDS:
Juror’s Choice Award $500
Director’s Choice Award $300
Curatorial Choice Award $200

Click link for Prospectus: http://www.redlodgeclaycenter.com/pdf/National-Juried-Prospectus.pdf

www.redlodgeclaycenter.com

Sakuraba Gallery: International Artist Competition and Exhibition

by | Nov 7, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Sakuraba Gallery, located in Sendai, Japan, announces their international art competition to recognize the best artists from outside of Japan. The artists that are selected to exhibit will be brought to Japan from their home country to attend the opening reception. Airfare, cost of hotel stay for up to ten days, and a small group tour of Sendai are included. Meals and spending money are not provided. The competition is open to artists 18 years of age or older world-wide. However;
-Artists must not currently reside in Japan or have resided in the past for longer than two years.
-Artists cannot be Japanese citizens or hold duel citizenship with Japan and another country.
-Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists.
-All works submitted must be original in design and concept. Artwork must not be copied, in part or wholly, from any published or copyrighted work. Artwork based upon a copy-written work for the sake of parody or critic is acceptable on a case by case basis. Eligible media: Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art, wearable art, jewelry, and mixed media.
Media not accepted: Video/film and live performance pieces. All entries must be received by January 1, 2011. 12:01pm JST. For link to online entries and more information: http://www.sakurabagallery.info/international-art-competition.php

A site 2 see friday – The Watershed 2010 Fall Online Auction

by | Nov 5, 2010 | Uncategorized

The Watershed 2010 Fall Online Auction is now open. The auction will run from November 1, 2010 to November 16, 2010, and supports the efforts Watershed has made for more than 20 years – serving artists by providing time and space to work in clay!

Artists from across the globe are donating artwork, books and services, for your bidding pleasure, as well as to support the important place that Watershed holds in the world of ceramic art. As you browse the auction items, remember that when you begin placing your bid today, you are not only bidding on an extrodinary piece of art, you are supporting future opportunities for artists at Watershed! A small shipping fee will be added to each winning bid, and to the Buy Now price of those taking advantage of the “Buy Now” feature. Shipping ranges from $15 for small items to $50 for large/heavy items. Please contact Watershed if you have questions regarding shipping costs.Visit the auction here.

Workshop – Image Transfer On Clay

by | Oct 31, 2010 | Uncategorized

Workshop by Paul Andrew Wandless

November 6 & 7, 2010 (Sat./Sun)
10am -3pm

This Workshop will be an introduction to various images transfer techniques for clay. Monoprinting, screening, stenciling, embossing and relief printing onto plaster and clay slabs will be the techniques covered. How to create custom images in screens, linoleum and stencils will be demonstrated as well so participants will be able to make their own printing tools.
Images and designs will be used as a means of personal expression to create the compositions during the workshop. The surfaces will be used as a canvasses for exploration of printed imagery, design, pattern, color and text. The hand building technique used will be soft slab and slump molds to create a variety of forms for imags and designs. Multiple layers of color and images will be created using AMACO underglazes. Discussions on color theory, perspective and principles of design will also be a part of the workshop to aid in the creation of well executed compositions and designs. All levels of experience welcomed.

Wayne Art Center

413 Maplewood Ave
Wayne, PA 19087
610-688-3553
www.wayneart.org