by Carole Epp | Aug 27, 2016 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, technical tuesday
Juried by Sam Chung
January 7-March 4, 2017
Click here to apply
Calendar:
September 22nd, 2017: Application deadline
October 20th, 2017: Notification on Website
December 18th, 2017: Work due at Gallery by this date
January 6th, 2017, 6-8: Opening Reception
March 4th, 2017: Exhibition Closes
Exhibition Requirements and Application Process
EXHIBITION
- 100 Teapots VIII will be hosted by Baltimore Clayworks and held in our Main Exhibition Gallery from January 7-March 4, 2017.
- The opening reception will be Friday, January 6, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 pm
- Work must remain in our gallery for the duration of the show.
- Accepted artists are responsible for shipping both to and from Baltimore Clayworks’ Gallery.
- Baltimore Clayworks receives 50% of the retail price of each artwork sold, the artist receives 50%.
ELIGIBILITY
- 100 Teapots VIII is open to ceramic artists who reside in the United States
- Work must have been completed in the past two years
- Clay must be the primary material
- All works must be for sale
- Notification of accepted artists will be posted on our website by October 20th, 2016
- Additional paperwork will be sent to accepted artists after notification
APPLICATION
- All applications must be received by September 22, 2016
- Include a $30 application fee
- No more than 5 images (including details) may be submitted
- Images submitted must be of work available for the exhibition
- Each image must be a JPEG (.jpg) digital file of at least 300dpi at 5×7 inches
- Each file name must be labeled with the artist’s three
initials in this order: Last, First, Middle (use “X” if no middle
initial) and the corresponding number from the Image information page.
- For example- Arthur Clay Potter would be “pac_1.jpg”
Juror’s Statement:
The teapot is one of the most recognizable and iconic
pottery forms throughout the world. It’s a form that has evolved
throughout history in many cultures, yet its function remains constant,
to deliver tea. Not many ceramic forms point at such a specific
ritual as the teapot does. The handle extends an offer to the user’s
hand, the lid invites the user to insert tea and hot water, and the
spout delivers the reward. It’s a magical object that mediates a
series of actions for a specific beverage.
There is probably no other pottery form that is as complex
as the teapot. What other form demands so much attention to so many
things? Form, design, function, ergonomics, pouring, scale, and history
are among many of the factors that one can address. It is also has the
most sculptural potential within the vernacular of pottery and
continues to be one of the most broadly interpreted forms in ceramics.
From strictly functional, to cube-shaped, to figurative, to organic,
the teapot has taken on so many variations. It has been one of the
most creatively interpreted forms in historical and contemporary
ceramics.
Biography:
Sam Chung received his MFA from Arizona State
University and his BA from St. Olaf College. He taught at Northern
Michigan University from 1998-2007 and has been teaching at Arizona
State University since 2007 where he is an Associate Professor of
Ceramics. He has exhibited at Harvey Meadows, Ann Linnemann Gallery,
AKAR, Greenwich House Pottery, Sherry Leedy and Lacoste Gallery. Sam’s
work is included in the collections of The Crocker Art Museum (CA),
Icheon World Ceramic Center (Korea), Guldagergaard (Denmark) and San
Angelo Museum (TX), and American Museum of Ceramic Art (CA).
by Carole Epp | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Exhibition Dates: June 3 – July 9, 2016
Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 7 – 9 pm
The Saskatchewan Craft Council is excited to present Scavengers and Outcasts, an exhibition of new sculptural ceramics by Debra Kuzyk and Ray Mackie of Lucky Rabbit Pottery (www.kuzykmackie.com) from
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. This exhibition includes thrown pots with
sculpted lids and underglaze decoration focusing on the down-and-out of
Saskatchewan wildlife.
Although the artists have lived in the Maritimes for most of their
adult lives, both were born and raised in Saskatchewan. They both
discovered pottery at the University of Saskatchewan, and then both attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. Since 1999 — when Lucky Rabbit Pottery settled
in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia — Kuzyk and Mackie have been full time
ceramic artists. Now they’re coming home for an exhibition at the Saskatchewan Craft Council.
“This show is a kind of homecoming for us. We are thrilled to show
here in Saskatoon, and in many ways, the work has brought back strong
memories of Prairie landscapes and the animals which inhabit them,”
writes Mackie.
“Creatures brave enough to enter human habitat are really messengers
from the wild, reminding us that we share this earth with all forms of
life. Those who do not please us suffer greatly. From the beginning of
recorded history, potters have worked with images of animals, and we
follow in this great tradition, only this time we bring to mind those
least loved among us, and elevate them to the top of our pedestals,”
writes Kuzyk.
When the artists began collaborating in 1992, it became clear that
Ray would make pots and Debra would focus on decoration and sculpting.
That division has persisted, while Ray has made forays into mosaics,
sculpting and painting, as well. Fairly early on they began working with
images of plants and animals. Ray’s pots, which are influenced by
classical Chinese forms, have become pedestals for various birds, fish,
and mammals which, in most instances, are sculpted by Debra.
Please join the artists for a Public Exhibition Reception on Friday June 3rd at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery (813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK), from 7 to 9 pm! RSVP to the Facebook event.
www.saskcraftcouncil.org
by Carole Epp | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
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ROB FROESEUnidentified Objects
May 18 – June 11, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 21, 2-4pm
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Rob
Froese makes clay objects of visual and tactile interest, for use and
contemplation, using a variety of clays and kiln firing methods.
A focus of his utilitarian work has been to explore light and dark
contrasting layers in clay body, slip, and glaze, working with an
immediacy and responding to the flow of actions and decisions that take
place during the many stages of production. His process of making
sculptural objects shares that aspect of ‘chance meeting choice.’
In this exhibition clay objects are presented that evoke nature, time
and contemplation; carrying the feeling of a found object from the
natural environment.
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Rob
Froese is a contemporary ceramic artist working in Canada and Japan.
He earned a B.A at the University of Saskatchewan in 1987 and a B.F.A
Ceramics at the University of Regina in 1994.
His work is included in the Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent
Collection, the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, and private
collections in Japan, Canada and U.S.A.
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