Located in Charlotte, NC, Clayworks is the fourth largest non-profit ceramic teaching facility in the United States, and is dedicated to the promotion of ceramic arts, advancement of artists and students, and enrichment of the communities it serves.
Clayworks seeks applicants for Cups in Common, an exhibition celebrating the ceramic mug. The exhibition will run October 12 – November 11, 2017. All works will be for sale and the exhibition will close with Clayworks’ annual fundraiser, a single night drawing hundreds of visitors from Charlotte and surrounding areas. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to exhibit in Clayworks Gallery alongside a small group of nationally-recognized artists invited to participate by Clayworks.
The exhibition juror is Artaxis member, Linda Arbuckle, well-known majolica artist, and Professor Emeritus of ceramics at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Clay Art Center is pleased to present Lineage: The Art of Mentorship,
curated by artist and educator Gail Kendall, this exhibition showcases
artist-educators and their chosen protégés, exhibiting the importance
and impact of the tutelage of the artists of our future. Lineage: The
Art of Mentorship highlights work by Artists from both in and out of
academia as both have had a profound impact on clay culture.
Mentorship,
while similar to teaching, is a closer relationship than that of the
classic student/ teacher connection. The protégé is more than a student;
the mentor is more than a teacher. Mentors experience value or,
MUTUALITY, when they interact with their partners. The relationship
demands boundary crossings, thus: counselor, coach, leader, and friend.
*check out our website to find out more about these accomplished artists and their mentor/protégé relationship
Selected
Artists were chosen because of their mastery in the field of ceramics-
not only in objects and ideas, but in the generation of other artists.
Each artist in turn invited an artist with whom they feel this strong
connection.
In conjunction with the exhibition Lineage: The Art of Mentorship, Clay Art Center would like for you to tell us about your mentorship relationships. We will post video, audio and written submissions on our blog. Selected submissions can also be viewed in our gallery in an evolving compilation.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Clay Art Center wants to know:
• 1) Who is your mentor?
• 2) What did you learn from you mentor?
• 3) How did you take it into your future?
• 4) How was this significant to you?
• 5) Are you a mentor now?
Submit:
• Instagram: short videos and images. Tag clayartcenter and use hashtags #lineagetheartofmentorship #clayartcenter, #lineage
• Facebook: comment on Clay Art Center’s page with images and text using hashtags #lineagetheartofmentorship #clayartcenter #lineage
• Blog: leave comments here
• Email: [email protected]
• In person in the Gallery: in writing or using our iPad to record video
Lineage: The Art of Mentorship opens in Clay Art Center’s Gallery on September 27 and runs through November 15, 2014.
All the works incorporate Iron
and manganese recovered from acid mine drainage in south west Pennsylvania. The
Non-profit recovering the materials is www.cleancreek.org
.
The exhibition features works by:
The Clean Creek Potters who are: Shelly Cubarney, Pamela Esch, Robert E. Isenberg, and Amanda Wolf
Concord Ceramic Instructors: Norma Acord and Jamey Biggs
Invited Artists: Linda Arbuckle (Florida), William Brouillard (Ohio), Susan Filley (North Carolina), and Matt Long (Mississippi)
The glaze recipes
using the recovered metals are published in the catalog.
I’m trapped in the studio today doing some painting and decorating of my own for my LAST (oh I hope) firing before my holiday sales. So you sit back and relax and watch a pro decorate while I go and stress and hopefully don’t make too big of a mess : )
