job posting: SIU Edwardsville is accepting applications for a Visiting Scholar/Faculty in Ceramics.

by | Mar 18, 2020 | job posting

Position:

Full-time, nine month, non-tenure-track faculty position, beginning August 16, 2020.

SIU Edwardsville Ceramics

Learn more about SIUE Ceramics

Job Description/Responsibilities:

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, located 25 minutes east of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, seeks dynamic applicants for a Visiting Scholar/Faculty position for Ceramics in the Department of Art and Design. This is a 3/3 teaching load with an additional studio support role in ceramics. Primary responsibilities include supervision/instruction within the graduate and undergraduate Ceramics programs, mentorship of BFA/MFA students, and management of the studio facilities in the newly expanded art and design building. In addition, applicants will be required to pursue an active research and exhibition practice.

Salary:

Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and expertise.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • MFA in Ceramics or related media, received before position begins (August 2020).
  • Broad knowledge in both traditional and contemporary ceramic techniques, including beginning to advanced hand building, wheel throwing, mold-making, clay and glaze chemistry, kiln operation and maintenance, and mixed media.
  • Must demonstrate an understanding of contemporary trends and concepts in the field of ceramics and must have an active exhibition record.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Teaching experience in ceramics at the university level (beyond graduate school).
  • Digital fabrication experience: 3-D printing/rendering software.
  • Experience in non-ceramic materials: wood, metal, plaster, mixed media.

Application Materials/Process:

  • Letter of application, curriculum vitae, artist statement, statement of teaching philosophy, contact information for three references (address, phone, and email), unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official transcripts required at time of hire) as a single PDF, 1MB max.
  • Portfolio of 20 images of personal work with image list as a single PDF, 10MB max.
  • Portfolio of 20 images of student work with image list (if available) as a single PDF, 10MB max.
  • Send all documents in a single email with the subject: “Visiting Scholar/Faculty in Ceramics” to [email protected]

Application Deadline:

Review of applications will begin on April 10, 2020, and continue until the position is filled.

For Inquiries, Please Contact:

Joe Page ([email protected])
Associate Professor of Ceramics
Department of Art and Design
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

50 Women: A Celebration of Women

by | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized

“This week on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I have an interview with Alex Kraft and Tony Merino. Both are established ceramic artists and co-curators of the exhibition 50 Women: A Celebration of Women in Ceramics. The exhibition will open in 2016 at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, MO and will be one of the major exhibitions featured during this year’s 50th NCECA conference. In the interview we talk about gender, dismantling hierarchies, and the challenges of curating a large scale exhibition. For more information please visit their Facebook page or YouTube Channel.”

Don’t forget to vote for NCECA Board of Directors

by | Mar 15, 2020 | Uncategorized

2020 Board Candidates

NCECA is pleased to introduce 2020 candidates for two positions on its Board of Directors: Director at Large and Student Director at Large. Elections will open early March and will be conducted via SurveyMonkey. All current members prior to March 1 will receive an email invitation to vote. If you joined membership after this date, please notify [email protected] or [email protected] to receive your evite. All votes must be cast by 4pm ET, Friday, March 27, 2020.

To learn more about each candidate head over to the NCECA website for info and videos!

Director at Large:

Student Director at Large:

‘Nature/Nurture’: Female ceramicists reflect on experiences that shaped them

by | Mar 14, 2020 | events

“Women ceramicists, she said, struggled for recognition, not only because they were female artists, but also because their chosen medium wasn’t as accepted [as fine art] as it is today.

The struggles of women ceramicists over the last four decades, she said, have opened up opportunities — unavailable to/for women in the past — for a new, rising group of female and female-identifying artists.”

Read the full article by Jennifer Huberdeau of the The Berkshire Eagle and find out more about the exhibition and upcoming symposium on Women in the Visual Arts HERE.