Call for Entries Indigenous Ceramic Art Award

by | Sep 16, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Closing date: 12 November 2010
Shepparton Art Gallery Shepparton

The next ICCA is scheduled for 2011 and is held biennale. The Indigenous Ceramic Art Award was developed by Shepparton Art Gallery to support Indigenous ceramic artists and acknowledge the special industry of ceramic art practice. The awards encourage and stimulate excellence in this sphere, providing cultural exchange opportunities for Indigenous artists from around Australia and regional Victoria. This biennale award exhibition surveys current Indigenous ceramic art practise, demonstrates current developments in the field including contemporary and traditional works. An exciting public program of cultural activities also accompanies the exhibition and typically includes: ceramic workshops with artists, exhibition floor talks, ceramic workshops for children, and ceramic workshops for Indigenous men and women. Shepparton Art Gallery is a regional gallery with a unique focus. It collects Australian ceramics from the 19th and 20th century and its ceramic collection is one of the best in Australia. Shepparton Art Gallery’s collection of Australian and International ceramics now spans over 3000 works. Due to the Indigenous Ceramic Art Award the gallery now has a growing collection of contemporary Aboriginal ceramics. The Indigenous Ceramic Art Award is made possible with the generous support of The Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Foundation, Margaret Lawrence Bequest, FRRR and the Sarah and Ballieu Myer Foundation.

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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.