Call for Entry: NCECA 2011 Exhibition

Description of Show:
Cafecito, a Juried Exhibition of Espresso Cups. The juror, McKenzie Smith, is an artist native to Florida and currently residing in the Tampa Bay area. This show is a toast to the historical Cuban influences in Tampa that are steeped with the Cuban coffee traditions of cafecito (café cubano) and café con leche. Cafecito represents contemporary interpretations of espresso and demitasse cups.

Calendar:
Exhibition Dates: March 27th- April 22nd.
Application Deadline: February 15th, 2011 by Midnight Pacific Time
Email Notification Begins: March 1st, 2011
Accepted Works due: By March 18th 2011
Exhibition: February 21st – March 18th, 2011
Juror:
McKenzie Smith is a potter working in Florida. McKenzie worked as a Core Student at the Penland School of Crafts. He received his BFA from the University of South Florida and his MFA from the University of Florida. Residencies include the Archie Bray Foundation, Banff Center For The Arts, Baltimore Clayworks, and the University of Miami. Smith has exhibited widely and taught numerous workshops.
Gallery: Café Hey
1540 N. Franklin Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
Reception Date and Time: Wednesday March 30th 5:00-7:00pm
Curators:
Trevor Dunn and LC McGee

Exhibition Contact: Trevor Dunn
Phone:
435.881.7150
Entry Fee:
$25 for up to 3 entries. Please pay online using the Secure PayPal link
Eligibility:
Is open to all artists eighteen years and older. Artworks must be original and completed within the last two years. Any interpretation of demitasse/espresso cups will be considered for the exhibition. All works must not exceed 5 inches in any dimension. All artwork must be primarily ceramic.

Entry Fee:
$25 for up to 3 entries. Please pay online using the Secure PayPal link
Delivery and Return of Artwork:
The artist is responsible for delivering or shipping the artwork to and from the Cafecito/CafeHey. A bar-coded shipping label from UPS / FedEx or a check to cover costs of return shipping must be included with all shipped work. The artist is responsible for insuring the artwork while it is in transit.
Entry Procedures:
Step 1 Go to http://www.cafecito2011.com and fill out the entry form.
Step 2 Send images to: [email protected]
Step 3 Pay the entry fee using the secure Paypal link.
Image Details:
All images must be in JPEG format and submitted via email. File size should be approximately 5″ x 7″ at 300 dpi.
Please name image files with the first initial and last name of the artist and the entry number i.e. jharris_entry1.jpg

Cafecito
will retain the submitted images of accepted artwork and reserves the right to use the images in publications and publicity for the Exhibition and for Cafe Hey advertising.
Please note: Entries will be considered when all three steps are complete.
Deadline for entry:
All three steps must be completed by midnight Pacific Time February 15, 2011
Email notification of results: March 1, 2011
Shipped works must be received by: March 18, 2011
Cafecito is in conjunction with the 2011 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference.

Call for participation – FOREVER A Collaborative Exibition

You are invited to join FOREVER, a Tampa NECEA exhibition that
connects the archival nature of clay to the poetic and preposterous
nature of a FOREVER* postage stamp. Ceramic material provides us with
some of our oldest records of history. The FOREVER stamp offers the
possibility of imagining an equally distant future.

Please send us just a bit of wet clay. The journey through the postal
system will leave its impression on the material. These marks become
a tale. We will fire your impressions of the journey, archiving the
process. Your bit of clay will join others and the collection will
form the FOREVER exhibition at The Train Station and the Morean Arts
Center for Clay during the National Council on Education for Ceramic
Arts conference in March.

Post by December 15, 2010.
* The US Post Office offers FOREVER stamps, good as First Class
postage FOREVER regardless of price hikes or other unforeseeable
futures.

Entry Fee: One Postage stamp
Jury acceptance rate: 100%

To participate:
1. Measure ONE ounce of wet clay, slightly smaller than a walnut.
2. Prepare it in any way you wish and wrap in plastic.
3. Place in an envelope with one FOREVER stamp (or other appropriate
amount if you are from outside the US).
4. Mail to: FOREVER
c/o The Train Station and The Morean Arts Center for Clay
420 22nd Street South, St Petersburg FL, 33712
5. Note type of clay and/or cone temperature on envelope.
6. Post.

If you are an educator, please consider spreading the word to your
class/students/fellow instructors/etc. For more information contact
Robin Lambert at [email protected] or Amber Ginsburg at
[email protected].

Amber Ginsburg and Robin Lambert

REMINDER – NCECA Emerging Artists

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Applicant MUST be a current NCECA Member at the time of application. NCECA Membership fees are not included in any event registration. Membership is a stand alone annual fee. If you are unsure of your Membership status please contact [email protected] 2011 Emerging Artists – Details and Online submittal form Contact NCECA email: [email protected] phone: 866-266-2322 web: http://www.nceca.net

NCECA upcoming deadline reminder

2011 BIENNIAL Exhibition –
Call for Entry

The NCECA 2011 Biennial is the premier juried exhibition open to all current members of NCECA (both national and international) and to all ceramic artists, 18 years and older, residing in the U.S. Please note: artists from outside the U.S. (including Canada) must be NCECA members to enter. Entered works must have been completed within the last 2 years. Jurors are Glen R. Brown, Julia Galloway, and Arthur Gonzalez. The Tampa Museum of Art will host the 2011 NCECA Biennial from January 29, 2011 to April 24, 2011.
Deadline August 30, 2010.

Member and Non-Member pricing offered…if you do not know your current NCECA Membership status, please contact [email protected]

2011 Biennial Entry Details

2011 NCECA BIENNIAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 30, 2010
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts“Tidal Forces: The Next Wave”
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL

Held in odd-numbered years, the NCECA Biennial is the premier juried exhibition open to all current members of NCECA (both national and international) and to all ceramic artists, 18 years and older, residing in the U.S. Please note: artists from outside the U.S. (including Canada) must be NCECA members to enter. Entered works must have been completed within the last 2 years. The exhibition is juried from digital images by three prominent professionals in the field. Entry fee is $20 for members and $40 for non-members. Merit and purchase awards totaling approximately $7,000 are determined by the jurors. NCECA produces a color catalog featuring work by all participating artists.
The Tampa Museum of Art will host the 2011 NCECA Biennial from January 29, 2011 to April 24, 2011. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the 45th annual NCECA Conference in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, March 30 – April 2, 2011.

JURORS: Glen R. Brown Julia Galloway Arthur GonzalezVisit their website for more info.