Are you an emerging or early career ceramic artist with plans to complete an overseas residency, mentorship or other professional development opportunity? Then you might be eligible for a Cultural Trust grant.
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust offers grants of up to $10,000 to assist talented early career artists to gain experience, develop networks and learn skills from leaders in their field.
The Cultural Trust provides support for structured professional development and networking opportunities overseas such as:
• Residencies
• Mentorships
• Study tours which have a clear skills development focus
• Private lessons
• Internships
• Workshops
• Conferences and festivals
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, go HERE.
Applications close: 15 January 2019
Please note, the current funding round only applies to projects or travel after 3 May 2019.
Photo: Amy Kennedy, Untitled, 2014, artist-blend glaze material, h.12.5cm, w.41cm, d.35cm; Christopher Sanders Photography
Amy Kennedy received a Cultural Trust grant in 2011 to travel to the US and complete a 10-week artist residency at the Anderson Ranch Arts Centre, present at a ceramics conference and visit art museums, galleries and artists’ studios to complete research.
“The potters of Mata Ortiz often incorporate Mimbres designs shared by the Southwest, Native American cultures while also re-creating ancestral symbols to conceive a unique artistic language on their own pots.”
Read the full article to learn about these exquisite surfaces are achieved on Ceramic Arts Network.
CC is currently seeking artists whose work reflects an interest in topics related to food justice, public policy advocacy, farming and gardening, race and class awareness, access, and nutrition education.
Food security is among the most basic of human needs, but contemporary issues preventing equitable access to food are extremely complex. Economic inequality and structural racism, corporate agricultural practices, food waste, climate change, and domestic and geopolitics are among the many factors that contribute to the growing disparity in the distribution of food resources across the US and around the globe. 521,750 Pennsylvania children and nearly 1 in 7 of our neighbors in Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County are “food insecure,” lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community through Art, and related interpretive programming, will convey personal stories and experiences to demonstrate the local and world-wide impact food justice has on individuals and society, and how the arts can guide thoughtful conversation on the topic.
If you have additional questions, please contact Kate Lydon at [email protected]
This clip was excerpted from Unifying Form and Surface: How to Complement Your Pots with Pattern, Color, and Design with Sean O’Connell, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop. https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/shop/u… You can view all Ceramic Arts Network full-length videos on CLAYflicks https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/magazi…
