Residency opportunity – A.I.R. VALLAURIS

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The upcoming application submission deadline is:
AUGUST 1, 2012

We are accepting applications for the 2013 program.

We recommend you submit your application as early as possible as your submission date may be taken into consideration for time-slot selection priority.

The applications can be submitted by email.

To receive an application form please email us at :
[email protected]

Job posting: Crafts Technician (Full time, twelve-month position)

by | Jul 25, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Reports to: Chair Crafts Department

Position Summary:

Crafts Technician is responsible for maintaining all Crafts
facilities; including Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Art Furniture, and
Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design. The Crafts Technician will cooperate
with faculty, staff and administration in facility development and
planning.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Oversee Materials and equipment purchases;
  • Establish a maintenance schedule for all Crafts capital equipment;
  • Supervise work study students;
  • Monitor charging and firing cycles in the glass studio;
  • Monitor and operate kilns;
  • Monitor computer and temperature controls in glass and ceramic studios;
  • Ability to demonstrate and assist in the safe and proper use of equipment to students;
  • Service the needs of the students regarding the use of the facilities;
  • Perform additional duties as requested by Department Chair;
  • Work with faculty, staff and administration in facility and project planning;

Qualifications:

Must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively
with faculty, staff, and students. Organized, self-motivated, and
problem solving abilities are required. Undergraduate degree in Crafts
or Industrial Arts preferred. Mechanical and fabrication skill desired.
Ability to weld and an understanding of mechanical systems is a plus.
Must be flexible to work days, evenings, and weekend hours as required.

Submit letter of interest and resume, including three letters of recommendation (employment and education if possible) to:

College for Creative Studies
Office of Human Resources
201 E. Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202-4034
[email protected]

The College for Creative Studies
subscribes to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment,
admissions and educational practices and strives to provide an
educational environment and workplace free from unlawful harassment or
discrimination. Discrimination, including harassment, because of age,
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital
status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law is
strictly prohibited.

2012.07

Call for submissions: HANDS AS TOOLS

by | Jul 5, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

JAC’s new PHOTOGRAPHIC competition for Issue 51/3, Nov 2012, The Journal of Australian Ceramics
 
pinch, press, pull, pug, print … show how hands can be used as tools.

The Prize: publication of your image (full page) in Issue 51/3 of The
Journal of Australian Ceramics (JAC), books to the value of $200 from
our online shop or 2 years membership of The Australian Ceramics
Association. The choice will be yours.

Conditions of Entry:
One entry per person.
A selection of the best images will be featured in The JAC, Issue 51/3, to be published on 20 November 2012.
Image format: 300 dpi jpg file, minimum size 1MB, maximum size 4MB. DO NOT email tiff files.
Portrait and landscape formats are acceptable, although portrait images (24.5cm X 17cm suit JAC’s format best).
All photos must be accompanied by the following information: photographers name, location and date of image.
Photos must have been taken in 2012.
There should be no digital manipulation of the image.
By entering the competition, you give The Australian Ceramics
Association license to publish your photograph in The JAC (paper and
digital) and on our website (via Flickr), www.australianceramics.com.

Deadline for images: Friday 14 September 2012

Images can be emailed to: [email protected] with the subject
heading “HANDS AS TOOLS”, or mailed on a disc to HANDS AS TOOLS, PO Box
274 Waverley NSW 2024.

Regards,

Vicki Grima
Editor, The Journal of Australian Ceramics
E.O., The Australian Ceramics Association
P.O. Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024
AUSTRALIA
T: 1300 720 124
F: 61 (0)2 9369 3742
www.australianceramics.com/
http://australianceramics.wordpress.com/
E: [email protected]
Issue 51/2 out 16 July 2012