STUDY TOUR TO CHINA 2017

by | Dec 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

Lead by professionals, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will be of
interest to practitioners and academics alike. Visit the Great Wall of
China, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Terracotta Warriors, Yang Tomb
of the Han, Yu Yuan Garden, The Bund, and the Shanghai Museum’s
world-famous ceramics collection. Spend a week of hands-on exploration
at The Pottery Workshop’s Education
Centre in Jingdezhen, the historic home of porcelain. With the focus on
doing, you will experience the materials and methods of Chinese
porcelain production.

Try your hand at Qinghua blue & white
painting, Fencai overglaze enamelling, Song dynasty relief carving,
underglaze transfer and overglaze decal application. Local trips will
include the Ancient Kiln Museum, glaze shop, brush-maker’s shop, the
Ancient Reproduction Factory, and the Big Tile– and Big Pot Factories.
Attend the PWS Saturday Morning Creative Market and visit the galleries
of local artisans. Of special interest will be a day-long pilgrimage to
the scenic village of Yaoli, the 64m long Tianbao dragon kiln, the
Dongbu Kaolin Museum, and Gaoling (Kaolin) Mountain.

All in-country
transportation, meals and four-star accommodation, local guides and
entry fees are included. $5,500.00 per person, double occupancy (single
occupancy available).

For more information and to register your expression of interest for this tour please contact Paul Leathers at
+1 (403) 358-5348 or [email protected]

Call for entry: International Contemporary Horse Teapot Exhibition

by | Jun 6, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Time of
Exhibition:  around April, 2014
Venues:  Noble Seafood Restaurants
        3883 North Hongmei Road, Shanghai, China
        66 North Shanxi Road,
Shanghai, China
        1 North Chaoyangmen
Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Organizer:
 Noble Seafood Restaurant   www.shnoble.com
Title of
Exhibition:  Horse Teapot
Conditions of
Participation:
1.    
Each participant can exhibit 2 horse style
teapots at most, regardless of whether they are functional, semi-functional, or
non-functional.
2.    
Size of teapot should be no more than 40 cm. in
height, width or depth.
3.    
Participants can sell their teapots as well.  The commission is 50% of the retail
prices.
4.    
We prefer different style teapot, not only a
style with different colors.
5.    
The teapots must be ceramic.  The use of lava, cement or any other
material is not acceptable.
6.    
Collective teapots presented by two or more
creators (ceramists or designers) are acceptable.
7.    
The organizer agrees to undertake the following:
‧   all
expenses inherent to the exhibition and the promotion thereof
‧   insurance
of the exhibited works for the duration of the exhibition
‧   Chinese
customs’ formalities
‧   expenses
incurred in returning works (not including transport insurance)
‧   printing
of an illustrated invitation, catalogue, etc.
8.    
Invited artists must undertake:
‧   expenses
related to shipping the works to Shanghai (address & addressee will be designated at a later date)
‧   insurance
for the works during their transport to Shanghai
‧   all
expenses due to customs in their country of origin
‧   allow
photographs of his or her work may be reproduced, free of all rights, and used
for the exhibition or for the promotion
9.    
The organizer/exhibition center can not be held
responsible for any work that would be damaged or destroyed in transit.  If a work arrives damaged, the
organizer will have it restored as well as possible to allow for exhibition but
will not be available for sale.
Timetable:
1.    
Please email me the following materials by 30 October, 2013,
if you want to participate in this exhibition.
‧   your resume
‧   2 digital images of your personal photos/2
photos of you (2 MG JPG file at least, good quality for publication)
‧   personal brief introduction (200~300
words, use the-third narrative, please see the following format)
Peter Lange (New Zealand)
Peter Lange, creator of the world first brick
boat and a leading figure in the craft/object art sector, has been awarded by
Creative New Zealand Craft/Object Art Fellowship this year.
Peter Lange has worked in ceramics for more
than 30 years and has been director of Auckland Studio Potters Center since
1997.  He changes his approach to
clay all the time.  Thirty years
ago he started working in the “Leach” tradition throwing high-fired
domestic-ware, but has at times embraced earthenware, slip-casting,
salt-glazing, brick sculpture, and experimental kiln-firings.  He enjoys illusion, irony and the
unexpected?
Peter Lange has worked, taught and exhibited
in New Zealand and throughout the world. 
Highlights in recent years include being an official demonstrator at the
2002 Aomori Wood-fire Festival in Japan, and being selected to take part in a
terracotta and brick symposium in Eskisehir, Turkey in 2003.  In 1997, he taught at the Dubai Art Center
in the United Arab Emirates.
Peter Lange has twice received the Merit Award
at the Fletcher Challenge Art Award in 1985 and 1986.  His work features in a number of collections, including in
the Auckland Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery, the Beehive, Suzhou School of
Art and Zhengzhou Art School in China, and the Aberystwyth Arts Center in
Wales.
＊   If
you have given me the above materials before, and there have been no recent
changes, you can just inform me and I will use your former materials.
2.    
Please email me 1 or 2 digital images (more are
better) of your each horse teapot by 30 January, 2014 (2 MG JPG file at least, good
quality for publication as well).
3.    
A jury committee will select the horse teapots.  If your teapot is selected, the
shipping points will be provided at a later date.
4.    
E-mail address:  [email protected]     Contact: Hwang
Jeng-daw

Study with Walter Ostrom in China this Fall!

by | Feb 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

West Virginia
University (WVU) China Ceramics announces Walter Ostrom as one of our
Fall Semester China Ceramics Program Visiting Artists!

More Info: http://art.ccarts.wvu.edu/international_programs/china_program

Join Walter and WVU at the Pottery Workshop this Fall Semester in Jingdezhen!

Walter
Ostrom is an influential ceramic artist who has revived and modernized
the making of low-fired tin-glazed pottery in Canada. He was born in
Binghamton NY and is a graduate of Ohio University. Walter recently
retired as the Professor of Ceramics at Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design (NSCAD). His work has been featured in collections and
exhibitions worldwide, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization and
the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Walter was one of the first
western artist/educators to begin traveling to Jingdezhen, to study,
teach, and research Chinese Ceramics.  Announcements for additional
Visiting Artists will be made in the near future.

Through a
unique linkage, West Virginia University and Pottery Workshop have
teamed to offer a comprehensive study and travel opportunity for
students and the serious advanced or professional ceramic
artist/potter.  Join us for a once in a lifetime experience and join us
in the Imperial Porcelain Capital of Jingdezhen.  Participants will have
the opportunity to study with some of China’s most prominent teachers
and ceramic artists.  For those who interested in undergraduate or
graduate credits, the WVU China Ceramics Program will enable you to earn
accredited WVU credits for the programs. 

Imperial Blue
& White Porcelain Capital of Jingdezhen, Qin’s Terra Cotta Army,
Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the hustle and bustle of
Shanghai. Join us for a experience of a lifetime!

Fall Semester 2013
September 7 – December 14
(Dates and prices may vary slightly)
12 Credit Hours: Graduate or Undergraduate
Cost: 12 Credits/Tuition and fees $10,900*
6-Credits Studio Ceramics
3-Credits Chinese Ceramic Art History
3-Credits Basic Language and Culture
Participants
will be expected to pay for tools not supplied by the program, brushes,
personal acquisitions, and local travel outside of the program. 
Students may also be expected to purchase their own meals during the
Xian and Beijing travel components.

This fee covers the entire
cost of International airfare, in-country travel, all program fees,
insurance, living accommodations and 12 transferable credits from West
Virginia University.

If you or anyone you know may be interested in either of the 2 programs, more information and applications are available at:

http://art.ccarts.wvu.edu/international_programs/china_program

If you have any questions feel free to contact us.  Hope to see all of you in Jingdezhen, China!

Shoji Satake
Assistant Professor of Art
West Virginia University
College of Creative Arts
School of Art and Design
Creative Arts Center
PO Box 6111
Morgantown, WV 26506
304-293-3512
[email protected]