by Carole Epp | Oct 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
JOSEPH HAVEL: OCT. 13- 14, 2012
Registration
is now open for The Thinking Sculptor: A Critical Inquiry with Joseph
Havel. This not-to-be-missed workshop and critique opportunity takes
place Oct. 13- 14, 2012 at the Glassell Studio School Ceramics Studio
in Houston, TX. Proceeds from registration fees benefit NCECA. Click here to download registration form and additional information.
Joe Havel’s early artistic training included deep investigation with
ceramic art at Penn State University (BFA) and the University of
Minnesota (MFA) where he studied with legendary potter Warren
Mackenzie. Havel is also recognized for his leadership of the Glassell
School and the internationally renowned Core Fellowship. Havel has
exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe including solo
museum exhibitions at The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
U.K., The Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, The Museum Of Fine Arts,
Houston, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, The Center for Contemporary Art, Kiev,
The Huntington Beach Art Center, California, The Center for Curatorial
Studies, Bard, New York, and The Dallas Contemporary. He has had
recent solo gallery exhibitions at Yvon Lambert, New York, Hiram Butler
Gallery, Houston, Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie, Paris, Talley Dunn
Gallery, Dallas, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans and William
Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis.
His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions including the
2000 Whitney Biennial of American Art. His work is in public
collections in the U.S. and abroad including The Whitney Museum, New
York, The Modern Museum of Fort Worth, The Pompidou Center, Paris,
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst,
Ghent, Belgium, The Ministry of Culture, Paris, The Laumeier Sculpture
Park, St. Louis, The Menil Collection, Houston, Fundacion Rouge,
Paris, The Portland Museum of Art, The Dallas Museum of Art and The
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has been at the Glassell School of
Art directing the Core Program since 1991. He was appointed Glassell
School Director in 1993. He lives and works in Houston, Texas.
Register now!
by Carole Epp | Sep 25, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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:
- 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.
- Resume (two page maximum) in .doc or .pdf format (file size must be under 1mb)
- Artist Statement describing your work and work process. (250 word maximum, paste or type)
- 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)
- 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
by Carole Epp | Sep 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
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.
by Carole Epp | Jun 9, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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.
by Carole Epp | May 1, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
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.
