Magic Dirt National Juried Exhibition

by | Sep 15, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries at Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, announce a call for entry for the Magic Dirt Exhibition. Magic Dirt is the miracle of earth, fire and the human imagination. The exhibition will be juried by Juan Granados and Richard Nickel and is designed to showcase innovative contemporary ceramic sculpture and functional vessels. Size Limitations: Works should be no larger than 36 inches in any direction and with a total weight not to exceed 30 lbs. Magic Dirt is open to all artists in the United States. Work should be made within the past 2 years and a majority of the work should be ceramic. Entry fee is 25.00 for three entries. The exhibition will run January 15 – February 20, 2011 with a reception on Friday January 21, 2011 at Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Additional forms can be downloaded here: http://al.odu.edu/art/gallery/call.shtml
Entry Deadline : November 10th, 2010via SJSU’s Artblog

nervous system: reaction

by | Sep 14, 2010 | Uncategorized


“american design duo nervous system (jessica rosenkrantz and jesse louis-rosenberg) has a new collection of lamps and porcelain pieces entitled ‘reaction’, which combine nature, science and technology, through new 3D printing materials and interactive media.

‘reaction’ is based on a chemical patterning system called ‘reaction-diffusion’ which describes a hypothesized mechanism for the synthesis of the diverse patterning seen on animals ranging from zebra stripes and giraffe spots to the complex coloring of tropical fish. reaction-diffusion models substances that are diffusing , or spreading; these substances also react with each other to create new substances. the collection of pieces employs a computer simulation of this process to generate forms which were at once abstract and organic, reminding us of the patterns we see throughout the natural world. the ‘reaction’ line features slip-cast ceramic housewares and 3D printed lamps.”

via designboom.

Monday Morning eye candy – Sandra Haischberge

by | Sep 13, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday


Today’s eye candy is via decor8 blog. I just couldn’t resist sharing these amazing images of Sandra Haischberge’s gorgeous work and studio/shop with you. Talk about eye candy – this is a dream space for making and selling. Mind you I could never be neat enough in my practice to keep it so remarkably clean!

For the whole post please visit decor8 here.
For more about Sandra Haischberge please visit her website.

CALL FOR PAPERS – The Big Smoke (New Zealand)

by | Sep 12, 2010 | Uncategorized

THE BIG SMOKE

The Big Smoke conference will be held in Auckland from 1st April to 3rd April 2011. The Ceramic Conference is hosted by the New Zealand Society of Potters in conjunction with Auckland Studio Potters (ASP) and Unitec, and will take place at the Mt Albert Campus of Unitec. The conference intends to benefit NZ artists, craftspeople and designers, and aims to promote ceramics in the wider community. There will be demonstrations by international guest artists Michael Doolan, Gustavo Perez, Linda Christianson and Brian Adams, and New Zealand artists Paul Maseyk, Carla Ruka, Mike O’Donnell , Peter Lange, as well as keynote addresses and panel discussions, trade fair and exhibition opportunities during the 3 day-event.
(see website: www.thebigsmoke.unitec.ac.nz). Themes
The themes of The Big Smoke Conference 2011 are centred on Tradition and Identity, and Looking Into the Future. These themes are broad but intrinsic to ceramics and will provide many opportunities to encourage discussion and provoke thought. We would like to invite artists, academics and supporters of the arts to take part by submitting a paper relating to the sub-themes that are listed below.
Traditions and Identity

  • The relevance of tradition and identity to current ceramic practices.
  • Ceramic practice and its acceptance and importance in a range of visual arts.
  • The context in which a national or individual ceramic identity is formed.

Facing the Future

  • Global trends and the role of information technology in studio practice.
  • The impact of new technologies and materials on studio practice.
  • Sustainability and environmental concerns.

Submissions
All submissions will be reviewed by a panel comprised of Unitec and ASP staff. Authors will be notified about acceptance of their abstract by 11th February 2011 and will be invited to submit the full paper and/or Powerpoint presentation by March 2011. Successful applicants will receive complimentary registration to the conference.
Deadlines
Abstract deadline: December 6, 2010
Notification of abstract acceptance: February 11, 2011
Full paper deadline: March 14, 2011 Specifications
Abstracts should be limited to 250 words and should be structured to summarise the background, aims, significance and focus of the question addressed, as well as conclusions.
Papers should be limited to 4500 words (excluding references) and follow the APA 5th referencing style for in-text citation and reference list. All papers should be written in English.
Format: RTF and Word formats are required for both abstracts and papers. Please keep files less than 3MB (including your illustrations).
Copyright: By submitting papers for publication in the conference proceedings, authors are assigning copyright of the submitted paper to the conference host. Authors’ traditional rights will not be jeopardised by assigning copyright in this manner, as they will retain the right to re-use the content of the paper. To submit abstracts and papers email: [email protected] , subject line: “conference paper”.Artists/ Speakers at the conference:
 Brian Adams
Linda Christianson
Michael Doolan
Peter Lange
Paul Maseyk
Mike O’Donnell
Gustavo Pérez
Carla Ruka