Residency Opportunity – Craft Studio Incubator Program

by | Jan 17, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

ENERGYXCHANGE, BURNSVILLE NC, USA

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The Craft Studio Incubator Program is an opportunity for artists to develop their craft business. They learn how to expand the love of their craft into a livelihood. The clay studio space is 30×50 and is shared with three other artists, each given a quarter of the studio. There are two electric kilns for bisque firing, a methane (landfill gas) kiln for high firing, and the new wood pallet-fired kiln. Each artist is given office space, desk, computer with wireless internet, and we share the copier, fax, and credit card machine. Business classes are arranged through Mayland Community College to address topics such as setting up your business, bookkeeping, and tax reporting. Handmade in America provides artist-in-the-studio focused classes.
For more information visit the Energyexchange website.

EXHIBITION: Greg Payce: Illusions

by | Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized


February 2 – May 6, 2012

Greg Payce is recognized internationally for his unique ceramic works combining vase forms with precisely articulated profiles. When properly aligned, illusionary images, most often of human figures, appear in the negative spaces between the vases.

Starting in 2007, the artist began to create large-scale lenticular photographs of major pieces, opening new possibilities for seeing and experiencing the original works. Lenticular photographs incorporate digitally re-mastered images and lenses to create startling three-dimensional illusions. He also began to work with video projected on to moving works, creating mesmerizing sequences that relate decorative motifs found around the globe to contemporary ceramics practice.

In this exhibition, important early works indicating the artist’s growing fascination with image, decoration, history and technology will be displayed in the Focus Gallery amidst the Museum’s rich collection of historical ceramics. Major new works from the last five years will be exhibited in the George R. Gardiner Gallery including original ceramic artworks, lenticular photographs created from these artworks and large-scale video projections. Visitors will experience the work in a variety of arrangements, formats and scales.

This exhibition showcases one of Canada’s most innovative and productive ceramic artists, demonstrating his ongoing commitment to expanding the expressive and conceptual range of ceramic art.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/exhibitions/greg-payce-illusions

Call for entry – Photographic competition!

by | Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized

Announcing our newest challenge for the photographers amongst us! … or for a photographer you may know. shoot_the_potter.jpg It could be a famous potter, the local potter around the corner or perhaps someone more personal … like you. Your interpretation can be as broad as your mind will stretch. The Prize: publication of your image (full page) in Issue 51/1 of The Journal of Australian Ceramics (JAC), books to the value of $200 from our online shop or 2 years membership of The Australian Ceramics Association. The choice will be yours. Conditions of Entry:

  • One entry per photographer
  • A selection of the best images will be featured in the 50th Anniversary issue of The JAC, Issue 51/1, to be published on 1 April 2012.
  • Image format: 300 dpi jpg file, minimum size 1MB, maximum size 4MB. DO NOT email tiff files.
  • Portrait and landscape formats are acceptable, although portrait images (24.5cm X 17cm suit JAC’s format the best).
  • All photos must be accompanied by the following information: photographers name, potters name, location and date of image.
  • Photos must have been taken in 2011 or 2012.
  • There should be no digital manipulation of the image.
  • By entering the competition, you give The Australian Ceramics Association license to publish the photograph in The JAC and on our website, www.australianceramics.com.
  • Deadline for images: 30 January 2012.

Images can be emailed to: mail at australianceramics.com with the subject heading SHOOT THE POTTER, or mailed on a disc to SHOOT THE POTTER, PO Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024