by Carole Epp | Dec 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Date:
Saturday, March 4, 2017, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
Ceramics Program, 224 Western Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
Presented by: Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Workshop Description:
Sculptor Kyungmin Park
will demonstrate the construction of her figurative sculptures in
porcelain in this one-day workshop. Park will demonstrate how to achieve
crisp lines and clean, tight surfaces with simple tools. She will also
explore conceptual ideas and talk about the importance of facial
expression and symbology within her work. From Park, “A child’s untamed
imagination can create a new and exciting owrld out of a single object.
The combination of an uncorrupted point of view, a strong imagination,
overflowing curiosity, and the desire to push boundaries creates a very
special mindset particular to children. The adult world, by contrast,
restrains the formally infinite imagination by imposing responsibilities
and practical concerns. Society puts limits on the way we, as
individuals, can perceive things, and as an artist I an interested in
expanding these confines.”
The cost for this one-day workshop with Kyungmin Park: Free for Harvard Undergraduate students; $50 for Harvard Graduate
students; $75 for adults enrolled in a course; $125 for adults not
enrolled in a course. To register, download our registration form here or email Shawn Panepinto at [email protected].
Questions? Email Kathy King at [email protected].
This workshop will feature a one-hour pot luck lunch break for those participating.
Artist Biography:
Kyungmin Park is
an Assistant Professor of 3D Studio Art at Endicott College in Beverly,
MA. Originally from South Korea, she earned her Master of Fine Arts
degree from the University of Georgia in 2012 and her Bachelor of Fine
Arts from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in
2006. Kyungmin was a 2014-2016 long-term resident artist at the Archie
Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. She was also awarded a 2014-2015
Matsutani Fellowship, 2015-2016 Windgate Fellowship and 2014 Windgate
Summer scholarship by the Archie Bray Foundation. In 2016, Kyungmin
received an Emerging Artist Award from Ceramics Monthly magazine. In
2016, she was also honored to be recognized as an Emerging Artist by the
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference
in Kansas City, MO.
Her work has been featured in many national
and international exhibitions including the Aqua Art Miami Basel,
Galerie Aqui Siam Ben in Vallaruris, France, Morean Art Center,
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Museum of Arts and
Science in GA, The Clay Studio in PA, Arrowmont School of Arts and
Crafts, Eutectic Gallery, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Lillstreet Art Center,
Signature Gallery, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center,
Duane Reed Gallery and the Holter Museum of Art.
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/event/visiting-artist-workshop-kyungmin-park
by Carole Epp | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
About the Artist in Residence Program
Application Deadline: April 15, 2016
Notification of Residency: May 9, 2016
Residency Dates: September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017
The Artist in Residence Program through the Ceramics Program, Office
for the Arts at Harvard, offers dedicated artists the opportunity to
involve themselves in research and growth, pushing their art in new
directions in a dynamic, urban studio connected to the Harvard
community. Individuals will have the opportunity to build relevant
skills in research, professional development, technical ability,
creative problem solving, teaching and community involvement through our
Artist in Residence Program.
The Artist in Residence Program offers
- Personal studio space (60 sq. ft.) in addition to use of common studio space
- 7 day studio access
- Free access to materials – clay, glaze and use of kilns (electric, saggar, wood fire, soda and gas) up to excess
- Opportunities to take classes and firing workshops within the program
- Paid teaching opportunities within the program
- Solo exhibition in Gallery 224 of work completed during residency
- Attend visiting artist workshops and symposium offered within the program
- Exhibition/sales opportunities in two annual Show and Sales
- Access to studio equipment including slab roller, extruder, spray booth, plaster mold-making room and glaze mixing area
- Access to studio lighting and background material for documenting work
- Website visibility
- Access to Harvard University Library and Museums with provided ID.
Expectations of Artist in Residence
- One year commitment
- Must spend 20 hours/week of time dedicated to personal work
- Must spend 5 hours/week dedicated to work within the program
- One public workshop presentation
- Provide presentations to classes
- Participation in program events and special projects with the Harvard Community
- Artist is asked to leave one work for the permanent collection
- Responsible for own housing
Application Process
Application can be submitted via hardcopy or provide us with a
link to an on-line, downloadable, file-storage site (i.e. Dropbox):
- Resume with personal contact information
- Artist statement
- Personal statement that reflects your reason for applying to the residency program
- 10 digital images, plus one optional detail per image. Files in jpeg
format at 300 dpi, with images’ longest dimensions exactly 7
inches/2100 pixels. Each image should be labeled with the following
format:
image number_first initial_last name (example: 1_j_smith.jpg, 2_j_smith.jpg, etc.). Images will be used for promotional purposes upon acceptance to the program.
- Corresponding image list. List should address each image by number
in terms of: title, year, size of work, medium/techniques used.
- Work should be current and completed within the last 2 years
- List of 3 references – please provide, name, title, mailing and email address and telephone.
- No discs will be returned if sending hardcopy
- THERE IS NO FEE FOR APPLICATION
- Notification will be made via email
Send invitation to online, downloadable file storage site:
Kathy King, Director of Education, at [email protected]
If sending hardcopy, mail to the following address:
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Attn: Artist in Residence Program
224 Western Avenue
Allston, MA 02134
Important Dates
April 15, 2016 – Application materials must be submitted
April 25 – April 29, 2016
– Finalists will be notified to arrange a phone/Skype interview with
Co-Directors Kathy King, Director of Education and Shawn Panepinto,
Director of Operations.
May 9, 2016 – Notification will be made via email.
May 30, 2016 – Selected artist must accept or decline the residency.
All interested individuals are welcome to visit the Ceramics Program
prior to application and or acceptance. To arrange a visit and receive
more information, contact Kathy King, Director of Education at kking@fas or Shawn Panepinto, Director of Studio Operations and Outreach at panepint@fas or call 617-495-8680.
by Carole Epp | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Now accepting applications
We offer two opportunities for ceramic artists with application deadlines this month:
2014 Artist in Residence
Application Deadline: June 23, 2014
Notification of Residency: July 7, 2014
Residency Dates: September 1, 2014 – August 31, 2015
The Artist in Residence Program through the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
offers one dedicated artist the opportunity to involve themselves in
research and growth, pushing their art in new directions in a dynamic,
urban studio connected to the Harvard community. Individuals will have
the opportunity to build relevant skills in research, professional
development, technical ability, creative problem solving, teaching and
community involvement through our Artist in Residence Program.
Our Artist in Residence Program offers:
- Personal studio space (60 sq. ft.) in addition to use of common studio space
- 24/7 studio access
- Free access to materials – clay, glaze and use of kilns (electric, saggar, wood fire, soda and gas) up to excess
- Opportunities to take classes and firing workshops within the program
- Paid teaching opportunities within the program
- Solo exhibition in Gallery 224 of work completed during residency
- Attend visiting artist workshops and symposium offered within the program
- Exhibition/sales opportunities in two annual Show and Sales
- Access to studio equipment including slab roller, extruder, spray booth, plaster mold-making room and glaze mixing area
- Access to studio lighting and background material for documenting work
- Website visibility
For more information and instructions on how to apply for our Artist In Residence Program, go here.
Mima Weissmann Memorial Fund for the Study of Ceramic Art
2014 Application Deadline: July 15
Applicants will be notified by: July 30
The Mima Weissmann Memorial Fund for the Study of Ceramics Arts will award tuition to one individual for a year of study at the Ceramics Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard.
The annual cycle runs from the Fall term through the following Spring
and/or Summer terms. Ideally, an applicant would be able to use the
studio all 3 terms, but individuals may apply for fewer terms of
tuition. In loving memory of Mima Weissmann, friends and family have
contributed to a scholarship fund that has been established by her
husband, Dewey Fraser, for the Ceramics Program of the Office for the
Arts at Harvard. The generous donations will enable recipients to study
in the educational environment and community that Mima helped to shape
during her many years as a valued staff member, teacher, and
artist-in-residence.
Applicants must have been working in ceramics for at least one year.
For more information on how to apply for the Mima Weissman Memorial Fund award, go here.
For more information about these and other opportunities for artists
at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, please see our
website.
by Carole Epp | Feb 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Location: Ceramics Studio, 219 Western Ave, Allston
How to get tickets:
Thursday 2/28 10:00 AM
Performance Detail:
Download the workshop registration form here.
Thursday, February 28th
Workshop: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Slide Presentation: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Internationally recognized for her mastery and reinterpretation of historical ceramic technique, Michelle Erickson
joins us for a day of demonstration and slide presentation of her work.
Her contemporary work makes use of arcane ceramic techniques to create
historical narratives about political, social and environmental issues –
both past and present. Regardless of time frame, Erickson’s works are
distinguished by insightful commentary on the universal character of the
human spirit. Recently returned from a three-month, artist residency
at The Victoria and Albert Museum, Erickson will share her experience in working amongst 5000 years of clay traditions represented as documented in her
blog.
Her highly sought creations are in the collections of major museums in
America and England and documented in several volumes of the annual
journal Ceramics In America.
“Endeavoring to rediscover the techniques once used by these potters
during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries has spurred years of
experimentation. In the course of this technological investigation, I
also develop an awareness of the broader historical contexts surrounding
these potting traditions. My approach has always challenged
traditional explanations and conceptions about pre-industrial ceramics
and the methods used to create them. I have sought to find the original
language of the artifact itself to make a tangible connection to the
present. Physically recreating these lost processes reinforces the
irreplaceable significance of the hand even in the technological
landscape of the twenty-first century.”
Related Events
February 20th, 2013 – July 14, 2013
Exhibiting artist at the “New Blue and White” Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Foster Gallery, 158.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Featured speaker at “Two-Point Perspective Gallery Talk” entitled,
Influence and History: Blue and White Chinese Ceramics with Robert D.
Mowry, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art, Division of Asian and
Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums and Melissa A. Moy, Cunningham Assistant Curator of Asian Art, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art, Harvard Art Museums.
Ongoing
Erickson’s work has been represented by the Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA and the Lacoste Gallery in Concord, MA.
Artist’s Bio
Michelle Erickson is a graduate of The College of William and Mary
with a B.F.A. in Fine and Performing Arts. In addition to her
considerable contemporary ceramic work, Erickson has over twenty years
experience in working with 17th and 18th century reproduction pottery.
As owner of Michelle Erickson Pottery, Inc.,
she reproduces ceramics from archeological and acquired collections for
organizations such as Colonial Williamsburg, the National Park Service,
Parks Canada, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Historic Deerfield. She has lectured and
demonstrated her work widely for scholarly groups and institutions.
Examples of her contemporary work are in the collections of the Mint Museum of Craft and Design; The Museum of Art and Design, NY;
The Peabody Essex; The Long Beach Museum of Art;
the Milwaukee Art Museum; The Chipstone Foundation;
The New-York Historical Society; the
Potteries Museums, Stoke on Trent;
Yale University Art Gallery;
The Carnegie Museum of Art; and the
Victoria & Albert Museum, London. She has consulted on and designed ceramics for several major motion pictures such as The Patriot, The Time Machine, The New World and the recent HBO series John Adams.
Also Ms. Erickson has co-authored a series of articles Illustrating her
seminal work in the rediscovery of arcane ceramic techniques in the
prestigious annual journal
Ceramics in America edited by Robert Hunter and published by
The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee WI.
For more information on Michelle Erickson, please visit her website and
blog.
Download the workshop registration form here.
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/cal/details.php?ID=43704
by Carole Epp | Jun 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
July 28, Thursday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
219 Western Ave
Allston, Massachusetts
This workshop will combine traditional printmaking techniques on clay including mono-printing on plaster with slip-cast clay, silk screening, stencils, laser-transfer decals, embossing, and relief printing. Areas to be explored will be creating a vocabulary of imagery, narrative and composition onto both hand-built and wheel-thrown forms. All techniques can be applied to work within any ceramic firing range and will be presented in a way that is easy to replicate in one’s own studio. Historic and contemporary examples of artists who combine printmaking with ceramics will shown.
Fees: Enrolled in Course: $50, not enrolled: $100
Registration form:
http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/courses/reg.php
Email [email protected] completed registration form, or for questions.
Biography: Upon her return from the Penland School of Crafts in Penland, NC, instructor Kathy King is eager to share techniques featured in the course “Print Buffet” that she co-taught with Paul Andrew Wandless, author of Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques (A Lark Ceramics Book). King is currently an active studio artist, instructor and Assistant to the Acting Director of the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. A former Associate Professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA, she has been an instructor at Connecticut College, New London, CT, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA and UMASS – Dartmouth in New Bedford, MA. She has given workshops and lectures at over fifty colleges, schools and art centers through out the USA. Her exhibition record includes solo shows from across the US. She was featured as both an Emerging Artist in 1999 and a Demonstrator in 2002 at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conferences.
Her work has been published in Sexpots by Paul Mathieu, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery by Kevin A. Hulch, Teapots Transformed by Leslie Ferrin, Handbuilt Tableware by Kathy Triplett and The Glaze Handbook by Mark Burleson. Her work can also be found in numerous periodicals including Ceramics: Art and Perception, Studio Potter, Clay Times, Art Papers and Ceramics Monthly. She can be contacted via her website.
For all the details please visit website.
For more images of Kathy’s work please visit her website.
