by Carole Epp | Jun 26, 2017 | call for entry
Join us for a national ceramic outreach project!
NCW Open Studios is inspired by a similar event started by the Australian Ceramics Association. It has been very successful across the continent, continuing to grow each year. The ACOS (Australian Ceramics Open Studios) provides the umbrella of a national event for studios, reaching out to local and national politicians to make them aware of who their ceramic artists are, and inviting their politicians, their neighbors, and their communities, into their studios to learn more, view demonstrations, and perhaps take home a handmade item. ACOS provides letter and press release templates and a logo each year, a central website and most powerfully a common date, creating unity among the ceramic community.
National Clay Week Open Studios seeks to echo this model. You can sign up here on the NCW website, and we will send you a packet containing sample press releases, letters to send to local politicians, local schools, chambers of commerce. You can personalize these letters to your own open studio event and get your community involved. NCW encourages you to host any clay-related event you’d like on the second weekend in October to get people excited about clay. Let’s make this accessible, a national event to open our studios, whether in your home or in an art center, and invite those in who may not otherwise realize the intrinsic value of ceramics.
For more on NCW Open Studios, check out the most recent episode of Ben Carter’s Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast #181 with Vicki Grima of ACOS and Stephen Creech of NCW
Join the NCW Open Studio Event here!
via: What is Open Studios
by Carole Epp | Jun 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Mike Cinelli – Juror’s award winner 2016
Deadline: August 18, 2017
The Gandee Gallery and the Shaped Clay Society at Syracuse University invite ceramic artists to apply to participate in the upcoming show, The Almighty Cup 2017, a national juried and invitational exhibition. Click here for the link to the Slideroom application. The show is a fundraiser for the Shaped Clay Society and the entry fees will help support Syracuse University student scholarships, activities, and NCECA Conference attendance. The entry fee is $25 for up to 5 entries and the idea of ‘cup’ may be interpreted freely. All entries must be primarily made of clay and be for sale.
The show will present an eclectic mix of styles of drinking and sculptural vessels made by ceramic artists from all over the country. It will be on view at the Gandee Gallery September 29 through November 19. There will be a reception on Saturday, September 29, from 6:00-8:00 PM and it’s free and open to the public. This year’s juror, Liz Lurie, is a studio potter who resides in Cazenovia, NY. Local business, Clayscapes, is sponsoring the prizes for the exhibition.
www.gandeegallery.com
by Carole Epp | Jun 15, 2017 | residency opportunity
The New Harmony Clay Project Residency Program fosters an environment that supports the investigation of new ideas and work of ceramic artists. Our goal is to encourage emerging and professional visual artists/educators in ceramics by giving them space and the time to develop a new body of work. The program offers a unique and stimulating experience that will challenge individuals to integrate new discoveries into their expressions.
The program is offered from September-April of each year. Residents have the opportunity to select a flexible residency time frame that accommodates their schedules-from one up to six month periods. We provide studio space for up to four artists at a time and reasonable materials commonly used when working with clay. We also help offset costs incurred by the artist(s) with a monthly stipend and provide housing with a private room and shared bathroom for the duration of the residency period. There are rolling deadlines and no application fee, so apply today!
Website: https://nhclayproject.org/
