UPCOMING NCECA OPPORTUNITY DEADLINES 

by Carole Epp | Sep 25, 2020 | call for entry

2021 ANNUAL EXHIBITION

Deadline, October 7, 2020
The 2021 NCECA Annual will run from February 5- March 28, 2021 at the Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. Exhibition Curator Shannon Rae Stratton shares that according to physician’s Vivek H. Murthy and Alice Chen, the corona virus could cause what is being called a “social recession.” They speak about how the longer we go without personal contact, the more social bonds fray and unravel, leading to harmful effects on mood, health, our ability to learn and work, and our overall sense of community. Many artists working in craft value the field for its history of peer-to-peer exchange, mentorship, functionality and proximity to the body. It’s a field that identifies itself with connection and touch, with craft objects – whether functional design or conceptual art – often serving social functions. This call invites artists to consider the tension between together and apart, interdependence, belonging, hospitality and modes of support that allow people to extend themselves with mindfulness and compassion towards each other and to the non-human world. We encourage submissions that deal with collective grief and mourning, rage, empowerment, joy, care and compassion – but all through work grounded in connection, interdependence and the social. Visit https://nceca.net/2021-nceca-annual-social-recession/ to learn more and submit your work.

2021 NCECA JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION

Deadline, October 7, 2020
The 2021 NCECA Juried Student Exhibition will take place from January 24-March 20, 2021 at DAAP Galleries of the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at University of Cincinnati. Ceramic artists Jessika Edgar and Malcolm Mobutu Smith will select works for the exhibition. The exhibition is open to students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs based in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. (Applicants must be working towards a degree or be a post-baccalaureate at the time of submission.) Visit https://nceca.net/2021-nceca-juried-student-exhibition/ to learn more and apply.

September 30, 2020 – 2021 Venue Generated Exhibitions- Cincinnati https://nceca.net/2021-venue-originated-exhibitions/

October 14, 2020

• 2021 Emerging Artists Fellowship – Jurors: Louise Cort and Brandan Tang https://nceca.net/nceca-calls-and-exhibitions/emerging-artists/

• Helene Zucker Seeman Fellowships for Women https://nceca.net/nceca-helene-zucker-seeman-curatorial-research-critical-writing-fellowship-for-women/

• Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowships https://nceca.net/nceca-calls-and-exhibitions/regina-brown-undergraduate-student-fellowship/

• NCECA Graduate Student Fellowships https://nceca.net/nceca-calls-and-exhibitions/nceca-graduate-student-fellowship/

• Multicultural Fellowships https://nceca.net/nceca-calls-and-exhibitions/multicultural-fellowships/

• Award Nominations- Honors, Fellows, Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Achievement https://nceca.net/nceca-calls-and-exhibitions/awards-and-honors/

October 28, 2020

• Board nominations- Director at Large and Student Director at Large, Governance, Advocacy, and Policy Director; and Collaboration and Engagement Director https://nceca.net/nceca-calls-and-exhibitions/board-nominations/