by Carole Epp | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
NCECA‘s first monthly eBay Cup Exhibition and Sale opens for bidding tomorrow, Thursday May 21st at 4pm MDT* and closes on May 31st. This inaugural auction is a wonderful opportunity to add to your cup collection or purchase beautiful gifts for those you care about while advancing the field of contemporary ceramic art and learning. Proceeds benefit NCECA’s Fund for Artistic Development which supports creative research and diversity fellowships, international residencies, and student scholarships. Visit this link on and after May 21st to see and bid on cups that are available for purchase at auction. If you are interested in bidding but not yet a user of the eBay platform, you may wish to review this brief instructional video and this page on the auction site.
Each year, NCECA provides more than $50,000 in direct support to artists and students. Beginning tomorrow, new cups will be featured each month on NCECA’s website and NCECA’s eBay Seller Page. Cup makers will retain possession of their works until a winning bid is determined at the close of each month’s auction. NCECA provides makers with a prepaid shipping label to transport the cup to its new owner.
If you missed the deadline to have your cup featured in the first month of auction items, don’t despair. You can still contribute your work through the participation form at this link.
by Carole Epp | May 13, 2020 | call for entry
James Renwick Alliance
Chrysalis Award for Emerging Artists
2020 Focus: Ceramics
The Chrysalis Award was created by the James Renwick Alliance to encourage and assist emerging visual artists. Emerging is defined as someone early in their artistic career, without regard to age, who demonstrates excellence in their work and a commitment to developing in unique and dynamic ways, but without major gallery representation or significant exhibition history.
Our 2020 award will focus on emerging artists working in the CERAMICS field. In future years, we will solicit nominees in other media. The awardee will be selected by an independent panel of jurors. The 2020 Chrysalis Award was generously made possible by JRA member, Rebecca Ravenal.
The awardee receives a $5,000 unrestricted award, a trip to Washington, DC, for a dedicated occasion to give a formal presentation about their work (all expenses paid), and an opportunity to meet with other artists, collectors, and JRA members. Depending on health concerns/realities, these events may be conducted virtually. To further support emerging artists, especially in light of these tough times, we are offering $3,000+ in additional awards, also to emerging artists working in ceramics.
2020 Award Eligibility
The artist must have completed a four-year academic program or self-directed equivalent training within the past 5 years. Residencies, workshops, and/or a dedicated practice qualify as equivalent training. Applicants may not have had a solo commercial exhibition or be exclusively represented by a gallery or commercial entity.
The applicant must be working in the ceramics craft field and show merit, skill, and innovation in their work. Craft is the creation of original objects through the skillful manipulation of ceramic materials. Qualities that contribute to the success of a craft object include the skill of the maker, the use of the material, the refinement of the design, the originality of expression, and/or its cultural significance. The applicant must have residency in the United States. Applicants are asked to supply 3-5 images of work completed in the past five years and answer all application questions.
Application fee: WAIVED FOR 2020
Application deadline: September 8, 2020
Notification of Award: October 5, 2020
Award Presentation: by the end of 2020
Find out more on their website HERE.
by Carole Epp | May 12, 2020 | call for entry
February 2021 – “UNDERCOVER”
An Exhibition of Original Ceramic Butter Dishes
Deadline to Apply: November 1, 2020
Juror: Nikki Mizak
Invited Artists: Sunshine Cobb, Lisa Orr & Charan Sachar
· Open to residents of the Us and Canada
· $35 application fee for up to 3 entries
· $200 Juror’s Choice Award!
· Acceptance notification by late November
· Show will be online as well as in gallery February 2021
· Work shipped to gallery must be the same work accepted from the application
· Artist is responsible for cost of shipping to and from the gallery
· Work must be for sale
· Gallery will retain 40% commission for work sold
www.goodearthpots.com/call-for-entries
by Carole Epp | May 11, 2020 | workshops
Hosted by Simon Levin (NCECA Director at Large) and Jennifer Harnetty (Editor Ceramics Arts Network)
Space is limited in this LIVE event!
