upcoming symposia: Restating Clay

by | Aug 30, 2019 | emerging artist, workshops

The ‘Ceramic Communities’ symposium will explore how sharing skills and ideas can lead to more supported and sustained artistic practice. There will be:

– Interactive workshops

– Film premiers of innovative arts practices

– An exhibition of interactive ceramic works

– Panel discussions in the Cardiff School of Art & Design Ceramics Archive

– Presentations exploring a diversity of models of collaborative practice, from conventional residencies/studio co-operatives to new innovations, with Haptic/Tacit, Collective Matter, Clayground Collective and Whitegold

– Posters illustrating the ‘About’, ‘Goals’ and ‘Methods’ of a diversity of creative practice.

Wed, 25 September 2019

National Centre for Ceramics Study, Wales

Wales Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus Western Avenue Cardiff CF5 2YB United Kingdom

Full conference details HERE.

 

 

call for artists: NCECA Emerging Artists

by | Aug 23, 2019 | call for entry, emerging artist

MULTIVALENT: Clay, Mindfulness and Memory
54th Annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Richmond, Virginia March 25-28, 2020

NCECA’s 54th annual conference in Richmond will explore ways that ceramic artists are charting new pathways from the complex meanings of our interwoven histories. NCECA is particularly interested in presenting programming that enriches the theme of this conference, MULTIVALENT: Clay, Mindfulness and Memory. Ceramic art’s diversity of expression and continuous invention generates affinities that extend human imagination. NCECA’s 54th annual conference will explore ways that ceramic artists are charting new pathways from the complex meanings of our interwoven histories.

2020 NCECA EMERGING ARTISTS DEADLINE: October 2, 2019 (11:59PM EDT)

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NCECA’s Emerging Artists program seeks to identify under-recognized artists doing extraordinary work in ceramic art and highlight them to an international audience during NCECA’s Annual Conference. Curator Sequoia Miller and artist Kevin Snipes will join NCECA Director at Large Julia Galloway as the panel to select Emerging Artists through a review of statements, images, and support documents submitted for consideration. Emerging Artists will receive a $3,300 honorarium, provide articles to be published in the NCECA Journal, exhibit their work, and make presentations during the 2020 NCECA conference in Richmond. Additional opportunities for promotion may occur through NCECA’s blog and other special programming. Exposure during the conference also includes participation in informal talks and special events.

NCECA believes that those creating work offering new/exciting/thoughtful perspectives on the ceramic medium, expanding upon genres of creative production and inquiry are qualified as candidates for its Emerging Artist awards.  An Emerging Artist may be at the early stages of receiving recognition for his/her work but is currently underrepresented through exhibitions or publications that might otherwise bring the work to wide attention. The intent of the award is to recognize, cultivate and amplify vital, new voices of creative endeavor in ceramics. The award enables these artists to reach broader national and international audiences and impact discourse in the field.

Because the concept of emergence in the arts does not invariably correlate with a specific age, or other quantifiable terms, NCECA requires applicants to briefly describe why they perceive themselves to be at an emergent point in their careers and how they anticipate the award will impact the trajectory of their endeavors. The review committee, at their discretion, may eliminate candidates that are considered to be beyond “emerging.”

Contact Julia Galloway, NCECA Director at Large,
[email protected] for questions about the Emerging Artists program and exhibition

MORE INFO AND SUBMISSION DETAILS HERE.

call for entry: Beyond the Brickyard

by | Aug 20, 2019 | call for entry

We are pleased to be holding our 12th annual international call for entries, Beyond the Brickyard.
The selected works will be exhibited at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT, in early 2020.

This year’s exhibition will be juried by Chis Staley.

Specifications

  1. The competition is open internationally to ceramic artists 18 years of age or older.
  2. Current residents of the Bray may not apply.
  3. Artists may submit up to 3 works for consideration, and up to 2 images of each piece (one complete photo plus one detail or alternate angle).
  4. All artwork must be for sale and available during the time of exhibition.
  5. The artwork exhibited must be the same piece(s) submitted for consideration.
  6. Submitted artwork must not exceed 24” in any direction or weigh more than 35 lbs.
  7. The artwork entered should be prepared for professional display and not so fragile as to be potentially dangerous to the work or others when shipped/displayed/handled with reasonable care.
  8. Artists are responsible for cost of shipping selected work(s) to the Archie Bray Foundation (ABF). Artists are responsible for their own insurance for shipping to ABF and during the time that artwork resides here. ABF will assume cost and shipping insurance for the return of any unsold work.
  9. For good image quality and a fast upload, your image files should be sized at and no larger than
    1800 x 1800 pixels at 72 dpi (approximately 6″ x 6″ at 300 dpi)

Applying
Submissions to Beyond the Brickyard will only be accepted online. By clicking on the link at the bottom of the page you will be taken to Slideroom.com which will allow you to register and upload your images.

Submissions can be edited and are not officially submitted until you choose the “Complete Submission” tab and enter your payment method.

Submissions must be received online by midnight  MDT, September 15, 2019.

Entry Fee
The cost of entering Beyond the Brickyard is $35 USD for up to 3 works.
All major credit cards are accepted.

Awards
From the successful entrants, three awards will be selected:
Juror’s Choice Award: $400
Director’s Choice Award: $400
People’s Choice Award: $100

Sales Commission
Artists will receive 50% commission of their work sold during exhibition, while ABF will retain 50%.

Exhibition Schedule
All applicants agree to the following schedule if selected to exhibit:

Applications due September 15, 2019
Entrants notified of jury results by email no later than October 31, 2019
Work to be received by Archie Bray Foundation by November 18, 2019
Work exhibited in Beyond the Brickyard,  January–March 2020

Questions about your application?
     For technical support please contact [email protected]
For questions about submission information please contact [email protected]

Your completed application must be received on or before September 15, 2019.

APPLY NOW

archiebray.org/gallery_exhibitions/BTB_call_for_entries.html