emerging artist (hot mud edition): Maaike Charron

by | Sep 29, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

“Books Acquired January 1 to June 30 2013” 2013 photo by Amanda Larner.

“Cup 326: City of God, by Saint Augustine”

“Cup 204: The Wild Road, by Gabriel King”

Cup 76: Come, Thou Tortoise, by Jessica Grant”

“Cup 61: Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett”

 

A Library of Teacups Artist Statement

A Library of Teacups was an exhibit of handmade ceramic teacups, shown at the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Gallery from October 13th to November 10th 2012.

Books and tea are two of my great loves in life, and they go together swimmingly. I made a one-of-a-kind teacup inspired by each book I own–just over 450. The idea was to fill the room with a towering, borderline overwhelming display of pottery. I wanted it to feel like walking into a library—books don’t talk, but they have presence and personality, and they will tell you stories if you listen.

Why teacups? Because (much like books) they lend themselves to individuality, to standing as one in a herd of many. There is a cultural expectation of uniformity for household food vessels. Plates and bowls must match. Glasses must be identical to one another. Even single items like serving platters or salad bowls are often chosen for how well they complement other dishes, or even the rest of the kitchen. Students and other fledgling adults may scrape and scramble for a few years with the family hand-me-downs and a few odds and ends picked up from Value Village, but once settled away into careers and respectability—once settled in a Real Kitchen—the motley dinnerware is replaced with the standard, regimented vessels.

But mugs and teacups have largely escaped the dictates of décor. What kitchen does not have a riotous cupboard or two of chipped, mismatched and utterly beloved mugs? Who doesn’t know the cracks in the bottom of their favourite coffee cup better than the lines on their face? The deeply personal and individual act of cradling a cup of tea is best carried out, it appears, with the assistance of a personal and individual teacup. And the enjoyment of a good book is best enhanced by a cup of tea.

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REMINDER – Call for entry – Sixth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function

by | Sep 18, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Sixth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function

Deadline September 20th!
Gulf
Coast State College, Amelia Center Gallery is hosting a juried
exhibition that explores the idea of the drinking vessel. The exhibition
will focus on the function and concept of the drinking vessel,
including its relation to history, politics, craft, technology, utility,
and narrative. The goal is to offer a survey of the wide array of
approaches to contemporary ceramics through the lens of the most
intimate and accessible vessel, the cup.
Juror
Ben
Carter is a studio potter, educator, curator, and an avid podcaster. He
received his BFA from Appalachian State University, and MFA for the
University of Florida. Over the years he has been a resident artist at
The Odyssey Center for Ceramic Art, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, the
Archie Bray Foundation, and the Danish Ceramic Research Center at
Guldagergaard. He has worked as a production potter at Black Mountain
Studios, Asheville, NC, and most recently as Educational Director at
Pottery Workshop Shanghai, Shanghai, China. In 2004 Ben opened Carter
Pottery and has since been exhibiting widely across the US and abroad.
As an educator Ben has taught at a number of institutions around the
world including the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia,
Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, P.R.C. Jacksonville
University, Jacksonville, Fl, and Georgia Southern University,
Statesboro, GA. In 2012 Ben started his podcast Tales of The Red Clay
Rambler Podcast, which features insightful conversations about art,
studio practice, and culture with artists around the world.
Eligibility
The
exhibition is open to both functional and sculptural work that
addresses the idea of “the cup”. Please submit only original work that
has been completed in the last three (3) years. Amelia Center Gallery
reserves the right to reject any work that is not suitably prepared for
exhibition or that differs from the original submission.
Entries and Fees
Please submit your entries online at www.onlinejuriedshows.com.
Each artist may submit up to three (3) entries. All images must be of
high quality saved in the JPEG format, at 72dpi. Files must be 1920
pixels on the longest side, and file size must not exceed 4 MB. The
files should be titled with the artist’s first and last name and entry
number (example: Steve_Smith_1.jpg). File numbers must correspond to the
entry numbers on your entry form. Please do not submit any other
materials (CV, resume, statement, etc.). For tips on how to shoot,
resize and submit images see the Help link online at www.onlinejuriedshows.com.
Entry Fee. 
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25. Fees must be paid through www.onlinejuriedshows.com. Payments may be made through PayPal or by any major credit card.
Notification
Email notification will begin on September 26, 2013.
Shipment of Work
All
artwork must arrive at the Amelia Center Gallery no later than October
10, 2013. All shipping and insurance fees to the exhibition will be the
responsibility of the artist. Please pack cups in a well-secured package
(double boxed), with any special handling/packaging instructions
clearly visible. Packaging will be reused for return shipment. The
Amelia Center Gallery will pay for return shipping and insurance of all
unsold work. Our mailing address is Gulf Coast State College, Visual and
Performing Arts, Attn: Pavel Amromin, 5230 West U.S. Hwy 98, Panama
City, FL 32401-1041
Commission
Amelia Center Gallery will receive commission of 30% on all sales.
Photography
Amelia
Center Gallery reserves the right to photograph works, and use
submitted photo materials of accepted pieces for the purposes of
documentation, education, publicity, promotion and future grant
proposals.
Liability
Every
precaution will be taken in handling the work. The gallery reserves the
right not to exhibit work that is deemed too fragile or not suitably
prepared for presentation. Amelia Center Gallery will insure all works
for the duration of the show, and return shipping. Artists will be
responsible for insuring work in transit to the galley. Submission of
work to this exhibition shall constitute an agreement to conditions set
forth in this prospectus and permission to reproduce work for the
purposes of documentation, education, publicity and promotion.
Calendar
Application Due September 20, 2013
Notification Begins September 26, 2013
Accepted Work Due October 10, 2013
Opening Reception October 18, 2013
Show Closes November 7, 2013
Unsold Work Shipped November 14, 2013

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