by Carole Epp | Apr 15, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The
Ceramic Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is pleased to host the second
bi-annual Iowa Clay Conference. In conjunction with the conference –
this show – “River to River” will highlight the richness and diversity
of ceramic art within Iowa and across the Midwest. Participation is open
to all artists 18 years of age or older living in Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota. Work submitted must be original,
must use clay as the primary material, and must have been completed
within the last 2 years.
Jurors
Clary Illian, Matt Rude, Dolores Fortuna
Awards
There will be a $300 prize for Best in Show, as well as three $100 Merit Awards.
Entry Requirements and Procedures
An artist may enter up to 3 works, up to 2 images per work.
There is a non-refundable jury fee of $35.
Applications must be received by July 21, 2013.
Important Dates
Exhibit Dates: September 5th to September 22nd
Entry Deadline: July 21st
Juror Results: August 9th
Accepted Art Work to be Delivered to CSPS by: August 23rd
Hand Delivered Work to The Ceramics Center: August 27th-30th
Award Notification via E-Mail: will be notified by September 21st
Opening Reception: Friday, September 6th
Conference Reception and Awards Presentation: Friday, September 20th
Iowa Clay Conference: September 20-22
Pick Up Art Work: September 22nd @ CSPS
by Carole Epp | Apr 14, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
RDC has a
state of the art ceramics facility where the tech is provided with an
office/studio space. The well equipped Ceramics studio has high-fire
electric kilns, two Bailey gas kilns, a Bourry box wood kiln and a
wood-fired salt kiln.
This is a great opportunity to work within the creative and stimulating environment and
state of the art facilities of the Red Deer College Visual Art program. As the Ceramics
Technician, you will support both the Credit and Continuing Education Visual Art programs.
You will provide full technical support for students and instructors in ceramics. Duties
include preparation for, and assistance with, classes; monitoring supplies; and ensuring
safety standards are met. You will achieve results through effective utilization of strong
technical and communication skills. You will consistently exhibit the ability to multi-task and
prioritize large workload demands from all areas of the department. In the credit program,you will oversee studio processes as well as the capital and operational inventory of the
Ceramics Studio. For Continuing Education, you will provide occasional technical and
materials support for non-credit programming.
You can go to the Red Deer College website: www.rdc.ab.ca and click on Employment, then non-instructional to see the posting and apply on-line.
Or use this url:employment.rdc.ab.ca/applicants/Central?quickFind=51676
The applications close on April 22 at NOON.
by Carole Epp | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’re like me and would love to have more time to read up on the world of ceramics but filtering through all of the posts, events, musings, etc every month is too time consuming – then check out Pottery Making Blog as once a month they do a Clay Blog Review and post a wrap up of some of the wonderful things over the last month you should make sure not to miss.
So handy and helpful!
: )
www.potterymakinginfo.com
by Carole Epp | Apr 9, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Short Term Residency Application Deadline: May 1, 2013
The Short-Term Residency (any time between September 1 – May 31) is ideal for the ceramic artist who is working to complete a special project requiring two to eight weeks’ time. Accepted short-term residents are provided with studio space and 24 hour access to the studio. Housing is available for $450.00 per month or a prorated basis congruent with the scheduled residency. Short-term residents will be responsible for personal living expenses, as well as all material and firing expenses. The application deadline is May 1st annually.
Application Fee: $40
The Red Lodge Clay Center welcomes applications from ceramic artists who will thrive working as a team, in a community minded atmosphere.
Apply Online at Slideroom: https://redlodgeclaycenter.slideroom.com/#/Login
For more information:
406-446-3993
Email Us
[email protected]
www.redlodgeclaycenter.com
