REMINDER: Nceca Emerging Artist deadline is right away!

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ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2012 (midnight MDT)

Overview
NCECA’s Emerging Artists program recognizes exceptional early
career artists through a monetary award, and the opportunity to present
their work to an international audience during NCECA’s Annual
Conference. The monetary awards as well as opportunities for increased
exposure through exhibition and special events are made possible in
part through the generous support of the Windgate Charitable
Foundation.

NCECA defines an Emerging Artist to be one who is beginning to
receive recognition for his/her work but is currently underrepresented,
does not have representation by a nationally prominent gallery, and
is creating work that offers new/exciting/thoughtful perspectives that
expand upon a genre of creative production and inquiry. 

Because the concept of emergence in the arts does not readily
correlate with a specific age, or other easily quantifiable terms,
NCECA requires applicants to briefly describe why they perceive
themselves to be at an emergent point in their careers and how they
anticipate the award will impact the trajectory of their endeavors. The
review committee, at their discretion, may eliminate candidates that
are considered to be beyond “emerging.”  Applicants are also required to
provide letters of support from two figures in the field who
are familiar with their work and drive to create. Letters should
provide the selection committee with a sense of confirmation of the
candidates’ seriousness of commitment and potential for continued
development.

Eligibility
Applications are welcomed from artists working with ceramic
materials/processes as a significant component of their work.
 Applicants may not be students.  A current NCECA Membership, at the
time of application, is a required to be eligible to apply for NCECA’s
Emerging Artists. NCECA Membership fees are not included in event
registration. Membership requires payment of an annual fee. CLICK HERE to apply for or renew your membership.

Selection
NCECA’s 2013 Emerging Artists selection committee will consist
of NCECA Director at Large, Sam Chung and two additional members,
distinguished internationally exhibited artists Denise Pelletier and
Chris Antemann.  The committee will select six (6) Emerging Artists
who will receive complementary registration in NCECA’s 47th Annual
Conference and be awarded an additional year’s membership. Applications
will be due October 1, 2012 and the review committee will reach its decisions before the end of October 2012 after which applicants will be notified.

Awardee Benefits and Requirements
A formal agreement outlining terms and conditions associated with
this honor will be sent to the selected artists soon after jurying is
completed. Selected artists’ images and application materials will be
retained by NCECA and will be held in the NCECA archives. Images may be
used to promote NCECA’s Emerging Artists program and may be posted on
NCECA’s website and contributed to a new NCECA image community being
developed in cooperation with AccessCeramics. Emerging Artists will be
considered conference presenters and will therefore be ineligible for a
presenter role or honorarium in the year following the award.

Artists selected as 2013 Emerging Artists are required to provide a
written summary of their presentation for the NCECA Annual Conference
for publication in the NCECA Journal by December 18, 2012. This summary
must be accompanied by five 300 dpi images appropriate for print
publication. Also required by this date is a 50-word abstract of this
submission to be included in the 2013 NCECA Conference Program Guide. 
The selected artists will be required to attend the 47th Annual NCECA
Conference, participate in special “meet and greet” events with
collectors, prepare remarks and make presentations (approximately 10
minutes in duration) during the Second Members’ Business Meeting on
Saturday, March 23, 2013.  Emerging Artists will receive a $2500 award
that will be presented during the closing ceremonies of NCECA’s 47th
Annual Conference at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston,
TX. Emerging Artists will also be eligible for a shipping reimbursement
to transport work for a featured exhibition at the conference center
from March 19-22, 2013. Artists are required to help install/de-install
their work and be present periodically during the course of the
Emerging Artists Exhibition.  Emerging Artists will also be required
to participate in individual interviews to be posted in the
NCECA/Crafthaus Blog. Emerging Artists will be expected to contribute
periodic postings to blog.nceca.net
during the year following their presentations at the conference.
Images of their work will also be incorporated in a new NCECA image
library that will be developed in cooperation with accessCeramics.org.

Application Submission Checklist

Applications must be submitted completely electronically. Please prepare the following BEFORE starting the ONLINE submittal form as you will need to UPLOAD the following:

  1. Two (2) 1-page Letters of Recommendation from
    professionals in the field of ceramic art. Applicants will be
    required to provide the following contact information for
    Recommenders: First Name, Last Name, Relation to applicant, Phone #, and
    Email address.

    Options to submit letters:
    a. Receive the letters from your recommenders in .doc or .pdf format and upload them to the ONLINE application. OR
    b. If the recommender prefers to send their letter
    directly to NCECA please have them email their letter to NCECA.EA.LETTER @gmail.com stating the NAME OF THE ARTIST in the subject line.  
    If this option is selected    , applicants will need to upload a document in .doc or .pdf format to the Online submittal form stating “Letter of recommendation from (RECOMMENDER NAME) will be e-mailed to
    [email protected].” *** Please note:
    The application will not submit successfully unless a document
    has been uploaded to each Letter of Recommendation box.

  2. Resume (two page maximum) in .doc or .pdf format (file size must be under 1mb)
  3. Artist Statement describing your work and work process. (250 word maximum, paste or type)
  4. Statement articulating why you believe you are at an
    “emerging” point in your career, and how this award will benefit
    your studio practice (150 words maximum, paste or type)
  5. Exactly 10 images-(Image Preparation Guidelines) The following details are required on each
    image: Title, Brief image description, Type of clay, Firing/
    Decoration method, Date, Size, Weight, Insurance value, Retail
    value.

    Click here to view the ONLINE FORM

You’re invited to Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics

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Where: Santa Fe Community College School of Art and Design’s Visual Arts Gallery

When: August 29, 2012 – September 20, 2012
 **The reception is Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 5-8PM

Developed and sponsored by NCECA to run concurrently with the general
assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) in Santa Fe
taking place in September 2012. The exhibition was juried by Jane Sauer
and Santa Fe Community College’s James Marshall and Clark Baughan in
cooperation with Linda Ganstrom, NCECA’s Exhibitions Director.

NCECA has designed a print on demand catalog that may be purchased during the exhibition at SFCC or online at LuLu.com.

Click here for additional information.

ECUMENE FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 (midnight EST)
Submit your application now

As the NCECA board is hard at work reviewing proposals and
identifying programming for the 2013 conference in Houston it’s been
remarkable to note the extent to which current issues in ceramic art
are dynamically traversing international borders. Ways of making,
seeing, interpreting and positioning ceramic art in broader social and
cultural contexts are being re-examined in unexpected ways that involve
new technologies and interdisciplinary thinking.

When the International Academy of Ceramics meets in Santa Fe,
NM, in September 2012 will be the first time in many years this
auspicious gathering of makers, collectors, critics, museum and gallery
curators, educational institutions and ceramic centers convenes in the
US. NCECA is proud to be part of this important event by organizing the
juried exhibition Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics.
There are only a few more days to submit your work for this important
opportunity. All selected artists will have work published and receive a
complementary copy of a full-color catalog that will be available for
purchase through print on demand service. Artists will also be eligible
for reimbursement for shipping expenses up to $100.

Submit by June 13 to have your work considered for this important opportunity.

2013 CALL FOR NCECA CONFERENCE DEMONSTRATORS

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NCECA will continue to have call for demonstrators for the 2013
conference in Houston, TX.  A committee, selected from and by the NCECA
Board will act as the jury in selecting the conference demonstrators.

FORMAT
There are typically four demonstrators at each conference with two
potters and two sculptors. As a conference demonstrator your commitment
to NCECA is as follows:
• A three-hour session on both Thursday and Friday
• Arrival on Wednesday, March 30, for image verification and a demonstrator video interview
• A PowerPoint that will be shown simultaneously with your demonstration
• A written contribution to the NCECA Journal as outlined in the following guidelines: Click here to view the Publication Guidelines.

Find all the details here.
The deadline for your proposal is: May 15, 2012, 11:59pm MST.   

Call for 2013 NCECA PROGRAM PROPOSALS

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NCECA 2013 – 47th Annual Conference

Houston, Texas
March 20-23, 2013
THE THEME: Earth/Energy
Ceramics and Ceramic Process bring together two essential elements:
EARTH and ENERGY. The theme of NCECA’s 2013 Conference in Houston,
Earth/Energy pays tribute to the places we live and create, the
materials we use, and the ENERGY that drives our process as ceramic
artists, educators and enthusiasts.

The ENERGY of creation and transformation culminates in work
with ENERGIZED forms and surfaces, work that ENERGIZES space and
ultimately this ENERGIZES our imaginations.
New ENERGY sources and innovations may result in work that is
EARTH friendly and, in this global era, we often aim to make work that
is EARTH conscious. 

NCECA invites proposals for programming including lectures,
panels and topical discussions that explore the synthesis and
multi-faceted nature Earth/Energy may inspire, as well as proposals that
relate to the region of Houston as relevant to our field.

 

TOPICS FOR PROPOSALS

For the 47th annual meeting of NCECA in Houston, Texas we call
for proposals of lectures and panel discussions relating to issues of
earth and energy, as well as issues specific to this region and
location.  As always, we also welcome proposals on all subjects
relevant to our field. Submissions will be evaluated in regard to
merit, the presenter’s expertise in the area, and a general interest in
providing a balanced and inclusive program for the members.  The
general categories for proposals are as follows:

    ∙   Aesthetics, Critical Theory and Practice,
including presentations about concepts of beauty and value, art
attitudes, art in society, content and interpretation, analysis and
evaluation.
    ∙   Art History, including presentations about
traditional and non-traditional artists and movements, styles, surveys
of regional, national and international art in clay.
    ∙   Education, presentations about traditional
and non-traditional curricula, goals, standards, methods and pedagogy
including but not limited to those that advance knowledge and awareness
of environmental concerns.
    ∙   Professionalism, including presentations
about working standards, goals, methods, and attitudes or, the
professional working relationships of guilds, co-ops and other ceramic
centers.
    ∙   Technology and Sustainability,
presentations about traditional and non-traditional materials,
processes, kilns, equipment, including but not limited to those that
mitigate adverse environmental impact through innovations in
sustainable systems and practices.
    ∙   New Work, is a category of proposals for up
to four artists to present a 15-minute visual presentation on the
subject of a body of their own work completed within the last three
years.  Artists 30 years and older who have been working professionally
for at least five years since completing their training are eligible to
submit.

For full details visit their website here.

The deadline for your proposal is May 15, 2012, 11:59 pm MST.