by Carole Epp | Feb 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Mythology Meets Archetype is
curated by Heather Nameth Bren, NCC exhibition committee member,
professor, and ceramic artist. It will feature the artworks of Christie
Brown (London, UK), Philip Eglin (London, UK), Michelle Erickson
(Yorktown, VA), Bonnie Marie Smith (Kingston, NY), and Vipoo Srivilasa
(Melbourne, AU). The works in the exhibition will respond to personal,
cultural, and religious myths that have grown out of the desire to know
(or the posture to know) the unknowable. Symbols of the god figure, the
mother figure, the self, and the demon have been used to describe
ancient and contemporary narratives. This archetypal cast of characters
is employed as agents of one’s personal or cultural identity, spiritual
devotion, and even power to control the masses.
Vipoo Srivilasa will be in residence at Northern Clay Center prior to
the exhibition working with community members on a collaborative
project. Stay tuned for more information!
www.northernclaycenter.org
2424 Franklin Avenue East, Minneapolis, MN, 55406
by Carole Epp | Aug 31, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
| Reports To: |
Sales Gallery Manager and Education and Studio Program Head |
| Hours: |
26 – 32 hours per week on average, part-time on an occasionally flexible schedule |
| Preferred Start Date: |
September 18, 2013 |
Applications accepted immediately.
This is a part-time, hourly position that provides retail and NCC
course registration assistance in Northern Clay Center’s Sales Gallery.
When working in the Sales Gallery, this person serves as the primary
receptionist for the Center, including responding to questions about NCC
programs and registering students. The position reports directly to
the Sales Gallery Manager, and supports other work of the Manager and
the Education and Studio Program Head, including various special events
planning. The schedule for the position will include Tuesday through
Saturday shifts and occasional weekends, with other times as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Customer Service/Front Desk at Northern Clay Center
- Greet the public, orient them to NCC, direct their inquiries to the correct program staff;
- Serve as primary receptionist and registrar, provide general information;
- Maintain the order and communications of front desk (NCC publications, promotions, SGA binder, member lists, etc).
Retail Gallery Duties
- Serve as primary sales clerk and provide customer assistance to shop visitors;
- Manage staging of monthly Featured Artist inventory and other gallery artists in response to shifts and changes in inventory;
- Maintain artist biography cards; annually audit artist bio information;
- Order and maintain shop supplies: stickers, ribbon, bags, tissue,
boxes, magazines, etc.; track spending and report to Manager support
annual budgets;
- Maintaining the physical gallery through cleaning, staging, and various preparatory work;
- Manage Inventory: regularly conduct physical inventories,
anticipate and communicate needs to Manager, check work out of
inventory, track inventory with artists;
- Pack and ship online orders, support Manager in developing online gallery presence;
- Track trends in ceramics (view artist websites, peer galleries, events online and local, magazines, etc.
Education Program Support
- Serve as primary registrar. Process class and workshop
registrations, maintain online class listings, create class rosters,
process refunds and cancelations, initiate new memberships, and enforce
NCC registration policies in conjunction with the Education and Studio
Program Head;
- Track inventory and order tools to coincide with classes.
Special Event Support
- Support Gallery Manager in directing gallery volunteers and interns;
- Participate in annual selection of American Pottery Festival artists.
Exhibitions Support
- Work with Exhibitions and Gallery Managers to manage various
exhibition tasks, including price lists, inventory of work, and
assistance with install and de-install as necessary;
- Provide information on current and upcoming exhibitions to visitors;
- Provide customer assistance; sell work from the current exhibition;
- Support front desk during exhibition openings (6 – 8 times/year).
Other tasks as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicant Must:
- have a college degree, preferably a BFA or MFA in ceramics;
- have at least two years of demonstrated successful experience and skills in retail;
- have excellent oral communication skills and be comfortable
responding to and working with a variety of individuals with diverse
abilities and interests;
- have strong writing skills;
- be able to carry out assigned projects to their completion;
- be able to anticipate and initiate;
- demonstrate great attention to detail, tracking, and follow up;
- be proficient on Mac platform and have a working knowledge of Word, Excel, and web-based applications;
- be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
Experience in and/or knowledge of ceramics is required.
TO APPLY
Please send a cover letter describing interests and experience, a
résumé, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three
professional references to:
Karen McPherson, Sales Gallery and Special Events Manager
[email protected]
Northern Clay Center is an equal opportunity employer.
by Carole Epp | Apr 9, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Fogelberg Studio Fellowship Program is designed to provide emerging
ceramic artists an opportunity to be in residence for one year at the
Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work, as well as
exchange ideas and knowledge with other ceramic artists.
Two studio fellowships will be awarded in 2013, valued at $3,000 each.
Fellowship recipients will share a large, private, fully furnished
studio space (measuring 16’ x 11’) from September 1, 2013 through August
31, 2014. In addition to the work space, each fellowship includes a
modest materials and a firing stipend, as well as participation (at no
charge for most) in NCC workshops and lectures. Recipients’ work will
also be included in a group exhibition featuring several artists, which
will take place in January of 2015. Artists are required to create 100
to 150 vessels for Soup It Up, an annual fundraiser that
supports a variety of educational and youth programs throughout the Twin
Cities, including this particular program.
NEW TO 2013: recipients will also receive professional
development in the form of teacher training; the awardees will end their
fellowship year by co-teaching a school residency.
Eligibility
- Eligibility is restricted to clay artists who have completed
all formal academic training by the start of the grant period (September
1, 2013), who are not currently enrolled full or part-time in a
degree-granting institution (including BA, MFA, or a teaching
certification program), and who are not employed full-time as a ceramics
teacher at the college level.
- You CAN APPLY for all, but CANNOT RECEIVE any combination, of
the Fogelberg Fellowship, the Anonymous Potter Studio Fellowship, the
Materials Technician/Resident Artist position, and the Building
Maintenance/Resident Artist position.
- Current Fogelberg Fellows cannot apply again until three year
after the date of their award. (A 2012 fellowship recipient cannot
apply again until the 2015 grant cycle.)
Application Process
The following materials must be submitted. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
- A completed application form
- A disc with 10 digital images and a printed copy of a
corresponding image list. (Discs will not be returned.) The image list
must include artist name, date of work, dimensions of work, medium, and
image orientation. Please see Submitting Digital Images
for additional information. Digital images should be saved in JPEG
format at 96 ppi with the image’s longest dimension not exceeding 1024
pixels. Image files should be labeled with last name, first initial, and
numbers, indicating your preferred viewing order (example: doej1.jpg).
Do not include any other information in the file name.
- A current resume (maximum of three 8-1/2″ x 11″ pages) with artist’s name at the top of each page
- An artist statement (maximum of two 8-1/2″ x 11″ pages) with artist’s name at the top of each page
Schedule
The application deadline will be 5:00 pm on April 19, 2013. Completed application forms and materials must be received at Northern Clay Center in hard copy by this date and time. THIS IS NOT A POSTMARK DEADLINE. No faxed, e-mailed, or late applications will be accepted.
Application materials will be reviewed by a three-member panel, who will
select the grant recipients on the basis of merit. Applicants will be
notified of the outcome of the selection process by mid-May 2013.
Download the 2013 Fogelberg Studio Fellowship Application Form (pdf)
www.northernclaycenter.org/create/fogelberg_fellowship.php
by Carole Epp | Oct 6, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Northern Clay Center
periodically solicits for guest curatorial opportunities and exhibition
proposals. These exhibitions require artwork made either partially or
completely of ceramic materials. There will be at least one exhibition
opportunity each year. The Galusha Gallery will be made available for these
opportunities. The gallery space measures 31′ x 19′ with a wall height of 11′.
There are two windows on the south wall of the space. The maximum size for an
object is 9.5′ x 5.5′. A gallery map is available upon request.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal for an exhibition, please
provide the following information:
- A cover letter describing the purpose or curatorial intent of the
exhibition.
- A resumé.
- A price list including NCC’s 50% gallery commission, if the work
is to be for sale.
- A maximum of 20 slides representing the type of work to be
included in the exhibition. Each slide must be labeled with the artist’s
name, title of work, medium, date, size (H x W x D), photo credit, and a
dot in the lower left corner to indicate orientation.
- Northern Clay Center is now accepting digital images submitted on
a CD. Images must be in JPEG format at 300 dpi. Please be certain to
identify all images on the CD with the following information: artist’s
name, title of work, medium, date, size (H x W x D), photo credit.
- A corresponding image list that includes the same information as
the slide labels if submitting slides, or image information on the CD if
submitting digital images.
- A self-addressed stamped envelope for return of submitted materials.
If postage is not included, materials will not be returned.
NCC’s jurors will make every effort to review and
respond to submissions in a timely manner. They plan to meet again in
January 2013 for opportunities in 2014. Please expect the process to take
at least 2 – 3 months. Because we do not maintain a slide registry or artist
file, all materials will be returned to you (in the SASE provided) unless your
proposal is under consideration.
Proposals should be mailed to:
Exhibitions
Northern Clay Center
2424 Franklin Ave. East
Minneapolis, MN 55406
NCC will require that artists or guest curators deliver work to be included in
the exhibition to the Clay Center and assist with both installation and
de-installation. NCC will provide promotion for the exhibition and a reception
for the public.
If your proposal is accepted, you will receive detailed information about
schedules and terms.
Please contact the exhibition manager with any questions or concerns at
612.339.8007 x 304 or [email protected].
