by Carole Epp | Jan 19, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
February 2, 2010, Call for Entry
Exhibition Dates: April 16 – June 20, 2010
Location: San Angelo, Texas
The Eighteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition highlights a broad range of attitudes in the medium of clay from functional to sculptural work. The show is hosted and organized by the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in close cooperation with Angelo State University. This competition is open to all artists who are residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All work, both functional and sculptural, must have been completed within the last two years. Works previously accepted into this competition are ineligible. Work may be entered by either digital images or 35 mm slides. Awards for the show are First place 2000.00, Second Place 1500.00, Third Place 1000.00 and 750.00 going to the Tile Prix Primo which is a special prize awarded by the Tile Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. This award goes to the tile maker whose tile in the juror’s estimation best reflects the ceramic traditions of America. Exhibition dates for the show are April 16 – June 20, 2010. An Invited Artist will also have an exhibition of work and will lead a workshop.
In conjunction with the exhibition, several activities are planned. There will be a panel discussion concerning contemporary ceramics held at Angelo State University on April 16th at 1:30 p.m. The panel will include the Museum Director, the Invited Artist and the Juror. The Invited Artist, will lead a workshop at The Old Chicken Farm Art Center on Saturday, April 17th. Numerous other events of interest to artists will occur. For more information on this event and to download the prospectus, click here 18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition.
by Carole Epp | Jan 19, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Submissions must be POSTMARKED by June 1, 2010
Exhibition idea? No space? The Clay Studio is now accepting proposals for group or thematic Exhibitions. The premise for this program is to provide an individual or individuals the opportunity to develop a show idea from conception to fruition, with the support of the Gallery staff of The Clay Studio. The Clay Studio will provide:
- gallery space (either 365 sq. ft. or 560 sq. ft.)
- an invitation, mailing, and press coverage
- an opening reception
- costs for the return shipment of exhibited work.
A $500.00 honorarium will also be provided to the curator or curators of the exhibition.
Submission Process
No slides accepted for review, ONLY DIGITAL IMAGES.
- a 1-page curator’s statement detailing the premise of the exhibition and its pertinence to contemporary ceramics in hard copy
- the curators resume in hard copy
- a disc with 2 images of each artist represented within the exhibition. Images must be .jpeg files at 72 dpi, with the image’s longest dimension not exceeding 700 pixels. Each image should be labeled as follows: imagenumberyourfirstinitiallastname.jpeg, Example: 1jdoe.jpeg, 2jdoe.jpeg, etc.
- A corresponding image list with artist name, title, medium, size and year created in hard copy
NO DISCS WILL BE RETURNED AND NOTIFICATION WILL BE MADE VIA EMAIL. Individuals may submit only one proposal for consideration. Return Application to:
Curator
The Clay Studio
139 North Second Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Selection Process
The selection process will be based on the originality and quality of the submission and will be chosen by the Exhibitions Committee of The Clay Studio. The selected proposal will be programmed during the 2011 – 2012 exhibition season. The curator or curators selected will be notified by September 1, 2010. Please call Artistic Director Jeff Guido at 215.925.3453 x18 or email [email protected] if you have any further questions.
by Carole Epp | Jan 15, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Saskatchewan Craft Council, the Manitoba Crafts Council and the Alberta Craft Council are joining together to organize a major touring exhibition of craft from Canada’s three Prairie Provinces. 12 Craft Artists from each Province will have work selected for the exhibition. Prairie Excellence will tour across the Prairies and Canada and into the United States for a three year period. Exhibition fees will be paid, and work is underway to secure corporate sponsorship for major prizes. The entry deadline is noon, May 31, 2010. The attached brochure provides detailed information on this exciting opportunity.
by Carole Epp | Jan 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
FILM – Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000
Friday January 15, 2010 from 6pm
Free with admission
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2000, in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name. 50 minutes Color and Fire explores the evolution of 20th century ceramics in interviews with many of the leading figures in the field, including Ruth Duckworth, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Otto Natzler, Richard Shaw, and Betty Woodman. Featuring discussions about Abstract Expressionism, Funk, sculpture, vessels, and the role of ceramics in world art, these interviews provide fascinating glimpses in to the studios, lives, and work of an inspirational group of artists.
Lectures
Engaging talks by artists, authors, critics, professors and more. 
Cynthia Hathaway: Dutch Ceramics and Design
Sunday January 24 at 4 pm
Goldring Lecture Hall
Free
Cynthia Hathaway, a designer with the Dutch collective Droog Design who often uses the strategies of copying and sampling in her work, will discuss how design practice has resurrected ceramics in the Netherlands. Yael Novak: Lecture
Wednesday February 3 at 4 pm
$10 public, $8.50 members, seniors, students (includes admission)
Artist Yael Novak of the Ceramic Artists Association of Israel (CAAI) talks about the artists and themes of the exhibition From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel. Yael Novak: Tour
Sunday February 7 at 11 am
$10 public, $8.50 members, seniors, students (includes admission)
Join Yael Novak as she leads a tour of the special exhibition From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel which also includes her work. Susan Collett
Friday April 9 at 6:30 pm
$10 public, $8.50 members, seniors, students (includes admission)
Known for her clay sculptures and extraordinarily rich surfaced pieces, Toronto artist Susan Collett speaks about her work and her master workshop experience in Israel. She will also explore the architecture of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Petra, Jordan and the stratified desert landscape of the Dead Sea.See their website for more info.
Gardiner Museum
111 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C7
Tel +1 416.586.8080
Fax +1 416.586.8085
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Jan 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
bi – 1. a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words: bifacial; bifarious. Functional: having or serving a utilitarian purpose; capable of serving the purpose for which it was designed: functional architecture; a chair that is functional as well as decorative. The Saskatchewan Craft Council and Traditions Handcraft Gallery are challenging the imagination and creativity of craft people with a bi-functional craft contest and exhibition. We are looking for innovative pieces of craft that serve at least two separate and distinct functions. Cheating is not allowed. For example:
- One function cannot simply be decorative or aesthetic appeal – it is just assumed that the craft object will look good.
- The functions must be distinct – a mug does not serve two functions because it can hold both coffee and tea.
Entries should be delivered to the Traditions Handcraft Gallery (2714 – 13th Avenue, Regina) or the SCC Gallery(813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon) by Friday, March 12, 2010. Entries or digital images of entries that arrive before the deadline may receive extra publicity as part of a “build-up” for the completion. Collaborative entries are welcomed. All entries that meet the bi-functional criteria (or tri-function, etc) will be displayed in Traditions for a two week period, with a “people’s choice” ballot for the best piece. The winner of this people’s choice vote will win a prize of $500 cash, plus a one-day shopping spree at Traditions Handcraft Gallery for up to $500 worth of Saskatchewan’s best Fine Craft. It is desirable (but not mandatory) that entries be “for sale” while the contest is running. A commission of 40% on any sales will be charged by Traditions. For more information contact Amanda at 306.569.0199 ([email protected]) or Mark at 306.653.3616 ext. 27 ([email protected]).
