call for entry: FUNCTION: LUNCHEON

by | Feb 6, 2020 | call for entry

We’re serving up an exhibition of small plates, not larger than 8 inches.
Juror: Kip O’Krongly
Invited Artists: Julia Galloway and Courtney Martin

  • Open to residents of the US and Canada.
  • $30 application fee for up to 2 individual plate entries
  • Deadline to Apply: 2/20/20
  • $200 Juror’s Choice Award!
  • Acceptance Notification by early March
  • Show will be online as well as in gallery April 1-30, 2020
  • Plate shipped to gallery must be the same plate accepted from the application
  • Artist is responsible for cost of shipping to and from the gallery
  • Gallery will retain 40% commission for plates sold

Find more info HERE.

workshop: Pattern and Print: An Exploration of the Ceramic Surface

by | Feb 5, 2020 | workshops

This two-week workshop will focus on the multiple ways to enhance thrown and hand built ceramic forms through colour and pattern. The workshop is open to advanced students. Applicants must submit a resume of experience and six (6) images of their work. Applications must be received by April 17, 2020, and notice of acceptance will be issued by April 24, 2020.

Demonstrations will focus on monoprint, paper resist, and toner-resist transfer methods.  In addition to these wet processes, glaze application strategies will be addressed. Other surface techniques will be introduced as time allows.  Demonstrations on altering the thrown form will serve as building blocks for innovative pots that are truly one of a kind.  Emphasis will be on pouring pots and lidded forms.

Alongside daily demonstrations, the course will include informative and inspiring presentations by NSCAD University Professor Emeritus, Walter Ostrom, CM, looking at pots from cultures and contexts from the past to the present. Development of individual studio work will be punctuated by energetic conversations that integrate growing technical skill and a love of the history of ceramic objects.

Date & Time:
Jun 29 – Jul 10, 2020
9am – 4pm

Fee:
$895

Level:
Advanced

Please register online and send applications items to [email protected], subject line: Pattern and Print Application.

About Walter Ostrom and Martina Lantin:

 

 

 

Walter Ostrom, CM, Professor Emeritus, Ceramics, NSCAD

In 1997, he was awarded an Honorary Professorship at the Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute in Jingdezhen, Jianxi Province, People’s Republic of China. On February 5, 2007 he was invested into the Order of Canada in recognition of his teaching and creativity in ceramics. In November 2008 he was given the Portia White Award in recognition of his leading contribution to the arts in Nova Scotia. In 2014 he was appointed a Regis Master at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN. Ostrom was appointed a ’Life Fellow’ in ceramics by NSCAD University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at it’s spring 2017 convocation. An outstanding educator, he is committed to Craft practice and theory.

Walter is regarded internationally and in Canada as a technical and academic expert in low-fire maiolica, an ancient ceramic technique that he has personally tailored through innovations and decorative methods to reflect the geography of the places where he has lived, whether in Nova Scotia or the Far East. His body of work has developed across many aspects of ceramics in the span of a nearly 50-year career, from experiments in high conceptualism in the 1970s to a contemporary focus on the exploration of the vast history, hybridization and social foundation of ceramics.

He has extensively exhibited and lectured internationally. His work has appeared in numerous books and periodicals. His work has been collected by many public collections, including the Museum of Civilization, Ottawa; the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Halifax, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. We are fortunate to have Walter teaching for his forth Summer at our School.

Congratulations are in order for Walter on two fronts: he has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 NCECA ‘Excellence in Teaching Award’, which will be presented to him at NCECA’s 54th annual conference on Friday, March 27, 2020; and, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is mounting a retrospective exhibition entitled “Good Earth: The Pots and Passion of Walter Ostrom” to be officially opened on April 24, 2020, including a companion catalogue and film.

Martina Lantin, Associate Professor, Ceramics, Alberta University of the Arts (formerly “ACAD”)

Born in Montreal, Canada, Martina Lantin received her Bachelor of Art (1996), from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, and her Master of Fine Arts (2009) from NSCAD University. She has completed residencies in the United States and China and taught workshops throughout North America. Martina is an Associate Professor at AUArts in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Lantin’s work has been recognized in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions internationally. Committed to the joys of working in earthenware, Martina explores the history and boundaries of functional ceramics through objects and mixed media installation.

Find out more on the Lunenburg School of The Arts Website

movie day: How Montana Became World Renown for Ceramic Art – Steven Lee

by | Jan 29, 2020 | movie day

A brief history of the Archie Bray Foundations for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana. Steven Young Lee has been the resident artist director of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana since 2006. In 2004-05, he lectured and taught at numerous universities throughout China as part of a one-year cultural and educational exchange in Jingdezhen, Shanghai, and Beijing. In 2005-06 he was a visiting professor at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C. In March 2013 he participated on a panel, “Americans in the Porcelain City,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In 2013, he was one of several international artists invited to participate in “New Blue and White,” an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston that featured contemporary artists working in the blue-and-white tradition of ceramic production. In the Fall of 2016, his work was featured as part of the Renwick Invitational at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. Steve received his BFA and MFA in Ceramics from Alfred University. www.archiebray.org This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Two Positions for inagural exhibition in The Clay Studio’s new building: Making Place Matter  

by | Jan 14, 2020 | job posting

Project Overview:

Making Place Matter will be an ambitious and experimental exhibition, symposium and publication that will inaugurate The Clay Studio’s (TCS) newly built home in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, set to open in Spring 2021. As TCS begins this new chapter in its own history, the idea of ‘place’ takes on critical importance as we seek to understand and grow into our new home. Building a resonant conversation between clay, artists and audiences in our new gallery, Making Place Matter will be organized around the complex meanings of place in our contemporary social conversation.

As a new member of a culturally rich neighborhood that is experiencing the challenges of rapid growth, The Clay Studio must work to demonstrate our commitment to being a positive force within this changing environment. We are responsible to our existing community, and to the local, national, and international art spheres as a place to experience the best of ceramic art. With this project we have the opportunity to thoughtfully advance our methodological approach to reflect the founding principle of The Clay Studio: collaboration and creative expression.

Engaging community members in the planning and implementation of Making Place Matter (and future exhibitions), is integral to forming a robust long-term relationship. As such, we will develop an Exhibition Council for Making Place Matter, bringing together the voices of many constituent groups. This widely encompassing Council will design and create programming for a Visitor Engagement Gallery adjacent to the main gallery. Visitors will have the opportunity to respond through art making activities designed to connect their own ideas of place to the exhibition, and interact with Kukuli Hatch, Ibrahim Said, and Kukuli Velarde during each artist’s short residency in the Visitor Engagement Gallery.

– Exhibition Project Coordinator

Job Summary:

  • Work with the Curator of Artistic Programs and Consulting Curator to manage planning and production of major inaugural exhibition, Making Place Matter.
  • The exhibition constituents are: 3 Lead Artists, Community Advisory Committee, Community Partner, including Tiny WPA, and the Exhibition team: TCS Curator, TCS COO, Consulting Curator, Project Coordinator, Community Organizer
  • Coordinate studio visits, meetings, and registrarial paperwork for 3 Lead Artists
  • Assist Curator to keep project on schedule and within budget
  • Assist in assembling images, didactics, and other materials for publication as well as web module, social media, press release, exhibition wall text, etc.
  • Support all facets of organizing exhibition, publication, events, track expenses and related record keeping
  • Provide general administrative support including note-taking, filing, scheduling meetings, preparing presentations, and other tasks as needed
  • Research related projects and compile filing system for research and working documents
  • Assist with grant reporting writings and paperwork
  • Assist with planning, attend and provide support at events, with some evening and weekend hours

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Bachelors or Masters (preferred) in art history, museum education, community arts, social practice art, or related field
  • Experience with research, audience engagement, exhibition planning (at least one)
  • Ability to assess, prioritize, and manage multiple aspects of the project
  • Exceptional organizational skills, advance planning capabilities, and attention to detail
  • Ability to work collaboratively is essential
  • Spanish Language Skills
  • Strong writing and editing skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Schedule – March 2020-November 2021                Average 15 hours/week (variable 10-20)                     Compensation:$23/hour

To Apply:

  • Please send cover letter, resume, and 2 references to Jennifer Zwilling, Curator of Artistic Programs at [email protected]
  • Write in the subject line: MPM Exhibition Project Coordinator

– Project Community Organizer

Job Summary:

  • Act as an ambassador for The Clay Studio to the neighbors and community members of South Kensington. Cultivate members of The Clay Studio Community Advisory Committee
  • Present engagement opportunities to community members, provide follow up, and encouragement for participation
  • Logistical planning and implementation of 8 meetings over 20 months, and 4 special events, including:
    • Communication with participants from the following groups: TCS staff, advisory groups, teaching artists, neighbors in South Kensington, current Clay Studio constituents, SK neighborhood organizations.
    • Assist with marketing the events to neighborhood constituents
    • Scheduling location and on-site needs
    • Arranging for Hospitality and Childcare
  • Spanish language skills required
  • Work hours for planning will be M-F, 9-5, events will occur on evenings and weekends

Desired Skills and Experience:

  • 3 years of experience in a relevant field (which can include undergrad/grad studies) ie art education, community organizing, community/public art coordinator, arts administration, museum education
  • Ability to work collaboratively is essential
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively via oral and written communications
  • Experience working in an environment with multiple stakeholders and interests, managing multiple projects simultaneously with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
  • Experience in group facilitation and making public presentations.
  • Proficiency with Instagram, Facebook, email, Google Docs, Word, and Excel required

Schedule: March 2020-November 2021                  Average 8 hours/week (variable 8-12)                  Compensation: $18/hour

To Apply:

  • Please send cover letter, resume, and 2 references to Jennifer Zwilling, Curator of Artistic Programs at [email protected]
  • Write in the subject line: MPM Community Organizer

Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately with deadline of Monday, February 17.

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