by Carole Epp | May 22, 2026 | call for entry
๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ! ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐?
Entries are open for the $10,000 national, acquisitive Clunes Ceramic Award 2026 exhibition, showcasing outstanding contemporary ceramic practice, in partnership with the @artgalleryofballarat and @castlemaineartmuseum, supported by the Hugh D. T Williamson Foundation.
Commendation Awards also presented alongside the major $10,000 prize at the opening event.
The successful Award is celebrated for its creativity and innovation, attracting ceramicists from across Australia.
โชEntries Close: 9 Aug
โชFinalists announced by: 21 Aug
โชExhibition opening: 3 Oct
โชExhibition: 4 Oct – 1 Nov
Exhibition: Esmond Gallery, The Warehouse, Clunes, Victoria.
Further info. and terms & conditions: clunesceramicaward.org.au
by Carole Epp | May 4, 2026 | residency opportunity
Applications for our Ceramic Artist in Residence are closing soon!
PCA&M offers one 8-9 month artist residency in ceramics per program year. This opportunity runs from fall through spring. Our intention with the Ceramic Artist-in-Residence program is to continue to expose our ceramic community (both internal and the greater Pittsburgh area) to fresh new perspectives in technique and discipline within the ceramic arts, in turn also helping to create greater visibility for the participating artist.
Applications are open through May 11th. To learn more and apply, visit pghartsmedia.org/ceramic-residency-program/
by Carole Epp | May 4, 2026 | job posting
The Opportunityย
The Studio and Program Coordinator (SPC) is a critical role at Greenwich House Pottery (GHP) responsible for coordinating daily studio operations, supporting education programs, and supervising Technician and Program Assistants s TPAs. Reporting to either the Manager of Learning and Student Experience or the Studio Operations Manager (site dependent), this position ensures smooth workflows between education and operations across both GHP locations.
The Studio and Program Coordinator supports faculty, students, and staff by maintaining a safe and organized learning environment, overseeing program logistics, and coordinating internal communication. This is a customer and student facing role, and contributes to student experience, internal messaging, and organic social media efforts to foster a connected and informed GHP community. This position exists at two locations: 16 Jones Street and 80 Eighth Avenue (Chelsea). While both roles share a common core of responsibilities, the scope and emphasis vary based on site.
At the Chelsea studio, the Studio and Program Coordinator serves as the primary full-time staff presence on site, operating with a high degree of autonomy and day-to-day oversight. This role is the main point of contact for approximately five TPAs, as well as for faculty and students. In this smaller, more lightly staffed environment, the role leans more heavily toward technical and studio-based responsibilities alongside administrative coordination.
At the Jones Street studio, a larger and more complex facility, the Studio and Program Coordinator works within a more robust on-site management structure. This role supervises a larger team of approximately ten TPAs across both technical and administrative functions and focuses more heavily on coordination, scheduling, and program administration, with technical responsibilities primarily supported by the Operations Manager.
Full details can be found here.
by Carole Epp | May 4, 2026 | call for entry
A month away! We’re excited to see what you submit this year!
When you’re ready to apply, visit our website: strictlyfunctionalpottery.net
Artist featured in this post: Eunkyung Han
by Carole Epp | Apr 28, 2026 | residency opportunity
Call for Applications Deadline: May 8, 2026.
Three early career artists will be selected for a one week residency at Empire of Dirt during the week of August 8 to 15, 2026.
Whatโs the residency about?
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This residency is for earlier career artists who want to take their final artwork from nearly complete to ready for installation, or who want to learn how to consider the final installation at the beginning of a project.
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Learn techniques for installing your work and troubleshooting those details that really matter at the very end of the creation process.
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Have you been to an exhibition where the way the work attaches to the wall is more visible and glaring than the work itself? Have you made a small sculpture and donโt really want to put it on a plinth, but donโt have other ideas?
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This is a time research, exchange, and reflection in a rural space without the distractions of daily life, so bring ideas for a project you want to start or bring artwork that you need to finish.
What is offered:
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$300 travel stipend
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One week stay at EoD in your own live/work studio
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Four half days of skill sharing workshops with Emily and Marnie
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A quiet exchange with nature
About the Facilitators Emily Neufeld and Marnie Temple
Emily Neufeldโs practice investigates place and the layers of memory and psychic history that accumulate in our material world. She is committed to examining her own Mennonite and Scottish settler colonial histories in understanding her relationship to this place as Indigenous land. She received her BFA from ECUAD in 2013. Emily is the installation technician at Gordon Smith Gallery.
Marnie Templeโs practice explores her lived experiences in relation to the aftermath of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. She is a Black biracial person who grew up in the Prairies before settling in the Kootenays and co-operating EoD with her partner. She recently received her MFA from ECUAD in 2025. Her experience with building materials comes from her work at the residency and the creation of the buildings at EoD.
How to Apply
Please send the following to [email protected] by Friday, May 8, 2026.
1. A Statement of Interest (250 words max). Please describe your practice, state why this residency would be impactful for you, and what you hope to glean by visiting Empire of Dirt.
2. A short (50-100 word) biography describing your relevant background.
3. Portfolio (10 samples of work) compiled in one PDF file, and/or link to a website to show past work or projects.
https://www.empireofdirtresidency.ca/artcraft
