by Carole Epp | Jan 16, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
We are now accepting applications for the Artist-in-Residence programme.
The deadline is Friday, March 14, 2014 @ 5pm Toronto local time.
Please direct any questions about the Artists-in-Residence programme to
[email protected].
MORE INFORMATION and downloadable PDF
Craft at Harbourfront Centre is a dynamic axis point for contemporary
craft in Canada and an integral part of the country’s largest public
multi-disciplinary arts complex. We inspire people to engage with the
ideas being expressed by today’s craft artists and designers.
Founded in 1974 The Craft Department is a unique Canadian institution
that assists recent graduates to establish professional careers in
Textiles, Hot Glass, Ceramics, and Metal/Jewellery. Harbourfront
Centre’s Craft Department is the only post-graduate national training
facility for craftspeople, recognized by Canadian Heritage.
by Carole Epp | Jan 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
NCECA/crafthaus Conference Scholarship 2014
NCECA Conference
March 19-22, 2014 Milwaukee, WI
Material World
How to apply:
Copy/paste submission form into a word.doc, fill out form and e-mail to:
[email protected] with the reference “NCECA Conference
Scholarship 2014.”
Deadline for email application: Feb. 7, 2014
Notification Date: Week of February 10, 2014.
NO SUBMISSION FEE.
Jurors:
Cindy Bracker, NCECA Communications Director
nceca.net/static/about_board_cindy.php
Sam Chung, NCECA Director-at-Large
Assistant Professor – Ceramics, School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University
www.samchungceramics.com
Judging Criteria:
– Applicants must be currently enrolled with both NCECA and crafthaus!
– Cindy Bracker and Sam Chung will select one scholarship recipient
based on a review of images posted on the applicants’ crafthaus page and
brief responses to a short questionnaire (see application form for
details).
Scholarship Details:
Complimentary pass to the 48th Annual NCECA Conference taking place March 19-22, 2014 in Milwaukee, WI.
* Shuttle tour ticket, enabling the Blogger to get to the conference exhibitions. (Longer excursion routes are excluded).
* One-year additional NCECA membership once the current membership expires.
* One-year additional crafthaus membership once the current membership expires.
* Prominent blogspace on crafthaus for one year. NCECA provides reciprocal blogspace on blog.NCECA.net.
* NCECA will work with the winning candidate to include him/her in
events and meetings with NCECA, staff board and conference presenters.
Blog
The recipient will receive prominent blog space on crafthaus and the
NCECA website geared towards the recipient’s field of expertise.
Crafthaus and NCECA expect the recipient to blog at least twice monthly
for a duration of 3 months miminum.
Suggested Blogging topics and timeline:
* Prior to conference: Introduction to audience, overview of own work,
preparations for conference, introduction to conference theme, speakers,
and exhibitions.
* During Conference: Updates on conference experience, such as
exhibition review, speakers etc. Note: These blog updates will be brief
to enable the scholarship recipient to fully concentrate on the
conference itself.
* After conference: Periodic updates starting with continued, further
in-depth conference coverage, then moving on to topic of Blogger’s
choosing as described in application. Overall continuation of blog for 3
months minimum.
Find the form here: http://crafthaus.ning.com/page/nceca-crafthaus-conference-scholarship-submission-form
by Carole Epp | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
MFA in Craft – MFA in Craft]http://www.ocac.edu/programs-study/mfa-craft]MFA in Craft
Application Deadline: March 1st for priority funding. Positions open until filled.
Oregon
College of Art and Craft (OCAC) has a long tradition of educating
entrepreneurial, critical thinkers and creative makers who innovate
through engagement with materials. The MFA is an advanced Craft studies
program which emphasizes problem solving through the manipulation of
materials and the vigorous exchange across disciplines and media. With
an expansive and versatile approach, the MFA is an intellectual
investigation of process, purpose, and communication distinguished by
its methodology as much as its outcome. The 60 credit program combines
courses in studio creative practice, cross media studies, theoretical
seminars, and electives. The program has been designed as a full-time
immersion, with two full academic years (fall and spring) and one
mid-sequence summer term of study.
Key Areas of Studies
Creative Practice – 30 credits
Self-directed
studio work comprises half of the student’s required MFA credits, and
it is expected to be an ongoing practice throughout their course of
study, including the summer. Each graduate student will meet regularly
with a committee to discuss and evaluate their progress. The committee
consists of three members with at least one being an OCAC faculty
member. Fall and spring semesters require enrollment in a minimum of six
credits, and the summer session requires enrollment in a minimum of
three credits.
Integrated Practice (critique seminar) – 12 credits, 4 classes
Each
semester a distinguished MFA Instructor-in-Residence will lead a
seminar-based critique course focused on assisting graduate students in
understanding and articulating the substance of their work. This course
provides the structure for understanding the critical issues of craft
within the context of the student’s studio practice. The course is
augmented with discussions prompted by various outside academic and
professional guests, assigned readings, as well as trips off-campus to
area resources and exhibitions.
Critical Inquiry (Chair’s seminar) – 12 credits, 4 classes
Facilitated
by the MFA Chair, this course explores the contemporary, cultural,
critical, methodological and economic aspects of making art. OCAC
faculty, guest artists, writers, curators, and other relevant
professionals will assist in providing diverse competencies and
perspectives. The course will also address professional development
issues such as internships, grant writing, and pedagogical strategies.
This course is open to all first – and second-year MFA students and is
offered during the fall and spring terms only. Four semesters enrollment
in this three credit offering is required.
Exploratory Focus (electives) – 6 credits, 2 classes
The
curriculum provides 6 credits for graduate students to engage in
studies that investigate topics, techniques, or materials that are
specific to an individual student’s interest. In consultation with their
advisor, students may select elective offerings in the areas of
academic studies, book arts, ceramics, drawing and painting, fibers,
metals, photography and wood, as well as internships and independent
studies.
by Carole Epp | Dec 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
DEADLINE: March 1 annually Grant Amount: $20,000
The Canada Council for the Arts Fine Craft: Grants to Artists and
Curators program supports studio-based artistic practices and curatorial
research in contemporary fine crafts. Grants cover artists’ subsistence
costs as well as the direct expenses for a period of independent
research, creation, production of artworks for public exhibitions or development of prototypes.
You must meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional artist.
CONTACT: José Niaison Program Officer, Visual Arts Section, Canada
Council for the Arts, 350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa, ON K1P
5V8. 1-800-263-5588.
http://canadacouncil.ca/en/council/grants-and– prizes/find-grants-and-prizes/grants/fine- craft-grants-to-artists-and-curators
