by Carole Epp | Jan 28, 2021 | call for entry, emerging artist, residency opportunity, workshops
McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists
The McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists recognizes and supports outstanding mid-career ceramic artists living and working in Minnesota. Applicants should demonstrate a sustained level of accomplishment, commitment, and artistic excellence and may be working in any mode—functional, sculptural, relational, performative, etc.
Two $25,000 grants are awarded annually. Fellowship support may be used for: experimenting with new techniques and materials; purchasing materials and equipment; collaborating with other artists; and pursuing education, exhibition, or travel opportunities. McKnight Fellowship recipients will be featured in a workshop and an exhibition with a corresponding catalogue at the end of their grant year.
Applications are due Friday, May 21, 2021, by 5 pm CT.
>McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists
The McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists program provides exceptional mid-career ceramic artists with an opportunity to be in residence for three months at Northern Clay Center. Up to three, 3-month residencies are awarded each year.
Each resident artist will receive a $6,000 award, studio space provided at no cost, and a glaze and firing allowance. Artists also present a public lecture, and are featured in a catalogue and group exhibition at Northern Clay Center.
Applications are due Friday, May 21, 2021, by 5 pm CT.
>Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award
The WMAA provides an opportunity for students, apprentices, and recent graduates to continue their ceramic research and education for a period of up to twelve consecutive months within the grant year, further expanding their professional development.
One or two cash awards, up to $3,000 each, are made annually for travel, education, or research.
During the grant year, the recipients can research a new technique or process, study with a mentor or in an apprenticeship setting, travel to other ceramic art centers or institutions for classes and workshops, collaborate with artists of another media, and travel. Proposals to fund large capital equipment purchases will not be accepted.
Projects must take place between May 1, 2021, and April 30, 2022. Recipients contribute project updates to NCC’s social media and are required to give a public presentation at their school or other institution. See updates from past recipients at northernclaycenter.blogspot.com.
Applications are due Friday, April 9, 2021, by 5 pm CT.”
>Emerging Artist Residency
The Emerging Artist Residency (EAR) program encompasses two unique Fellowships, designed to provide up to three ceramic artists with an opportunity to be in residence for one year at Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work, as well as exchange ideas and knowledge with other ceramic artists. The residency culminates in an exhibition in NCC’s galleries the January following the residency.
Applications are due Friday, April 9, 2021, by 5 pm CT.
>Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education
Now entering its seventh year, MN NICE is a rigorous program developed in collaboration with Program Head Ursula Hargens. MN NICE provides personalized professional development for artists who are serious about taking the next step in their ceramic evolution. The program is designed to respond to the changing needs of emerging makers with high-level training and mentorship in ceramic materials, history and theory, and professional practice. Through innovative instruction and individual mentorship, artists build skills, knowledge, and insight.
Priority deadline to apply is June 1, 2021.
Learn more about grants programs at Northern Clay Center here: https://northernclaycenter.org/artist-services/
by Carole Epp | Sep 26, 2020 | call for entry
The Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize is funded by Mud Australia, the iconic Australian ceramic design company founded by Shelley Simpson.
For Shelley Simpson, creating this Prize is about nurturing the next generation of Australian artists and encouraging innovation within the craft of Ceramics:
“The visual arts are an integral part of our culture and overall social wellbeing. The sector has long been under-valued and poorly funded. With no change in sight it’s up to individuals and businesses with the foresight and capital to step up and do what they can to reverse the decline.
This generation of ceramicists is really inspiring. Their work touches all the right areas: environmental, social, visual and useful! After personally watching my daughter financially struggle with her investment in her final year of fine art studies, despite our support, I realised others may not be so lucky. It is my hope that this award will nurture and support some of our brightest ceramicists in the years to come.”
What’s it about?
The mission of the Shelley Simpson Ceramics Prize is to support the next generation of Australian ceramicists. These emerging artists may be working across functional, small scale, fine art, handcrafted or more complex commercial pursuits with ceramics.
The winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize to support their studies. This money may be used for tuition fees or however the student sees fit to complete their studies successfully.
This annual Prize is open to all Australian students studying Ceramics as an elective or major. Students studying alternative disciplines as their major may still apply.
Prizes
First Prize
$10,000
Second Prize
$2,000
Third Prize
$1,000
All prize winners will be offered a 3 month paid internship with Mud Australia’s Production to complete in 2021.
History of Mud
Established in 1994, Mud Australia is a highly-considered range of porcelain tableware and lighting designed by Shelley Simpson.
Mud is known for producing collections that neatly intersect a minimalist aesthetic with an artisan finish, in a refined colour palette.
All Mud collections are ethically handmade in their Sydney studio with the intention of bringing an organic joy to built spaces.
Loved by many in the design and food worlds, including Nigella Lawson who describes Mud as:
“Mud is the most beautiful contemporary ceramic crockery anywhere in the world. Design, feel, colour, mood: everything is exquisite—and practical with it.”
Mud Australia’s flagship stores are located in Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles, New York City and London.
Mud Australia can also be purchased online at mudaustralia.com
The SSCP is open to students studying ceramics as an elective or major in Australia. Mud Australia is committed to achieving a diverse community and strongly encourages applications from First Australian peoples.
by Carole Epp | Sep 26, 2020 | call for entry
The Journal of Australian Ceramics is keen to develop new voices in ceramic writing, and in our issue focus for The JAC April 2021, CERAMICS IS POLITICAL, we are open to pieces from a variety of perspectives – covering anything from environmental concerns, recording history, speaking the truth, alternatives to the dominant discourse to working towards positive change. We encourage First Nations writers, writers with a disability, writers of colour, and culturally and linguistically diverse writers to submit work for this opportunity.
Submission deadline for this EMERGING WRITERS project is 30 November 2020.
A fee will be offered to all successful applicants.
If you would like to discuss a proposal idea before submission, or if you need any assistance, please contact Bridie Moran, [email protected], ahead of our submission deadline.
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
October 28, 2020
