Call for submissions: HANDS AS TOOLS

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

Tactile Desires: The Work of Jack Sures

 
Opening Reception

Date: Sunday, July 15, 2012

Time: 1:00 to 5:00pm, with remarks at 1:30pm

The Clay & Glass is pleased to invite you to the opening reception
for Tactile Desires: The Work of Jack Sures on Sunday, July 15, 2012.
The reception will be held at the Gallery from 1:00 to 5:00pm, with
remarks by Lead Curator Virginia Eichhorn at 1:30pm. For more
information, or visit our website at http://www.theclayandglass.ca/exhibitions/future-exhibitions/jack-sures/

Job Posting: Ceramics Technician Red Deer College

Ceramics Technician (Full-time, Term Certain Position)
Closing Date: 07-11-2012


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 and minor
technical support for students and instructors in printmaking. 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 and provide some classroom, materials and studio management support in the area
of Printmaking. For Continuing Education, you will provide technical and materials support
for non-credit programming.

For further information, contact:
Jason Frizzell, Chairperson
Red Deer College
Phone: (403)342-3328
Email: [email protected]

employment.rdc.ab.ca/applicants/Central?quickFind=51416

Archie Bray Auction – Now online

Steven Godfrey
Cardinal Salt Cellar, 2011
Aaron Nelson
Bowl 1193, 2011
16th annual Bray Benefit Auction
On display June 21–July 28, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 21, 6–8 pm
Bray Warehouse Gallery

Cup and silent auction bidding will begin on Thursday, June 21 at 6 pm and will end on Saturday, July 28.

Click here for information on how to bid. 

Visit their website here to see all the works up for grabs. 

ClayFest 2012

 
June 23 and 24, 12noon-6pm
At the School of Art and Craft,
457 Rt 123, Sharon, NH

A two-day celebration of clay featuring live demos, hands-on activities
for both children and adults, food, music, works for sale by Master
Artisans, and bonfire fun. Learn about the Anagama Kiln Project, how it will benefit the local arts community, and how artists and the public can get involved.

**SPECIAL EVENT**
Sayon Camara Drumming Performance and Dance!
4-6pm on saturday, the 23rd

Free and open to the public.