by Carole Epp | Sep 7, 2018 | job posting
The UCLA Department of Art, in the School of the Arts and Architecture, invites applications for a tenure/ tenure-track (assistant/associate/full) position in Ceramics. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate art majors in the area of Ceramics, with an emphasis on contemporary studio practices. They are seeking candidates who will actively contribute to creating a community of students, staff, and faculty in the Department and University that is richly diverse in cultural backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints.
Qualifications:
A BA or BFA is required and an MFA is preferred. They are seeking an artist working primarily in ceramics who is developing or has established a strong and active exhibition record. The candidate is required to have expertise in the history, discourses, and practices of contemporary art as well as contemporary ceramics. The candidate is also required to have technical expertise in digital fabrication and a range of ceramics methods.
The candidate will be expected to teach beginning and advanced level undergraduate studio courses in Ceramics as well as graduate studio, critique, and seminar courses. This is an open rank search with particular interest in successful Assistant or Associate level candidates. The level of appointment will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience. Anticipated start date is July 1, 2019.
The successful candidate will be the Area Head for Ceramics. The Ceramics Area Head is responsible for scheduling all Ceramics courses, recruiting adjunct faculty, and has a pivotal role in Ceramics graduate admissions recruiting and decisions, TA selection and scheduling, and advocacy for scholarships and awards for Ceramics students, especially Ceramics graduate students.
Evidence of successful mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students is particularly desired.
Successful candidate will be responsible for supervising and advising the full-time Ceramics Laboratory Supervisor, advising and making decisions about spending priorities, equipment purchase choices, and overall budget considerations in consultation with the Senate faculty. The Ceramics Area Head also is responsible for basic decisions about scheduling and staffing open studio periods in the undergraduate Ceramics Lab outside of scheduled classes, monitoring supplies and inventory in Ceramics, and the maintenance and repair of all equipment in the Ceramics studios, which includes gas and electric kilns, clay mixers, potters’ wheels and other equipment.
Applications must include the following:
- Cover Letter including brief narrative bio.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Statement of Teaching – including approach and experience mentoring/advising of under- represented student groups.
- Teaching evaluations (if available).
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement – contribution to the department’s diversity (research/teaching/service). E.g., how will you contribute to this community and what role will you play to enrich the campus culture valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion?
- 20 images of the applicant’s work. Please upload each image separately.
- Names and contact information (mailing address, email address and phone number) of three professional references. (Letters of recommendation are not requested at this time).
The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture is committed to building a more diverse faculty, staff, and student body in response to the changing population and educational needs of City of Los Angeles, State of California, and the nation. The Department of Art values intellectual, cultural, and creative inquiry. Personal qualities such as originality and initiative are important assets that will contribute to a successful application. We are seeking applicants who would make meaningful and unique contributions to the intellectual and social interchanges within the field of art.
UCLA welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. The department is seeking outstanding candidates with the potential for exceptional research, and excellence in teaching, and also a clear commitment to enhancing the diversity of the faculty, graduate student population, and of the majors in the School of Arts and Architecture.
by Carole Epp | Aug 30, 2018 | call for entry
Deadline: November 15 annually
The Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery presents solo, two-person, and group exhibitions reflecting craft history, contemporary practice, and innovation. The SCC Gallery policy prioritizes showing Saskatchewan artists and curators, but aims to include at least one touring or out-of-province exhibition each year.
For each of the six exhibitions accepted to the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery annual schedule, the SCC will provide installation assistance; insurance; promotion; documentation; administrative labour; and artist fees to be paid to the artist(s). To assist the SCC with the cost of the aforementioned labour and staffing, a 40% commission will be retained on any sales resulting from an exhibition.
The SCC encourages applications from self-identified members of under-served communities. We encourage submissions from Indigenous artists, artists with disabilities, new Canadians as well as people from visible and invisible minorities.
Criteria
The SCC Gallery is committed to showcasing fine craft artists; other forms of visual art may be considered in addition to an exhibition that has a primary focus on craft.
Please ensure your application is complete. Applicants who submit incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading information may be deemed ineligible for consideration.
Each applicant must fulfill the requirements of the Exhibition Application Package.
Download the introduction and a helpful checklist here: SCC Exhibition Application Introduction and Checklist
Download the Application form here: SCC Exhibition Application Package
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Process
The Exhibitions & Education Coordinators along with the SCC Curatorial Committee assess all applications annually. Information from each applicant is sent to members of the Curatorial Committee prior to the annual review meeting, where proposals are considered along with their support material. The Curatorial Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Exhibitions Coordinators. Applicants will be informed of the Curatorial Committee and Exhibitions Department’s decisions following the curatorial meeting in late December – mid January of each year. Additional Curatorial Committee meetings may be scheduled as decided by the Exhibitions and Education Coordinators.
In preparing your application, please consult the SCC’s archive of previous exhibitions, as well as the SCC gallery floorplan.
You can also refer to this blog post for more information or tips for submitting your proposal!
Questions can be directed to:
Stephanie Canning or Maia Stark
Exhibitions and Education Coordinators
[email protected]
306-653-3616 ext 2
saskcraftcouncil.org
by Carole Epp | Aug 29, 2018 | movie day
‘Surfaces are scarred with marks or mono-printed with slip, then the application of warm matte or glossy glazes complement and contrast with unglazed areas of fired clay.’
In this video, Annette Welch discusses how she makes her large thrown dishes, decorated with mono-printed designs.
Learn how Annette makes her work in the full step-by-step masterclass inside Ceramic Review issue 293. You can order current and back issues of the magazine from ceramicreview.com/subscribe.
Film by Layton Thompson for Ceramic Review
by Carole Epp | Aug 28, 2018 | workshops
October 5th – October 7th, 2018
Join us for an Intimate Conference with a Midwestern Feel.
The Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is pleased to host the fourth bi-annual Iowa Clay Conference. This conference brings together potters, ceramic artists and educators from the around the state, as well as contiguous states, to share information and explore areas of common interest. Local potters and educators will be among the participants – ranging from those new to ceramics to the professional potter at this three-day event.
The Iowa Clay Conference aims to bring together the often-disparate groups of amateur potters, professional ceramic artist/potters and the ceramic educational community (teachers and students) together, to network and to learn from one-another.
This year’s Conference will feature demonstrations, presentations of the working processes of Matt Kelleher and Janis Wunderlich with guest presentor Zachary Wollert.
2018 Demonstrators and Presenters:
Matt Kelleher, was raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He attended UNI, where he received an MA in printmaking. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the internationally recognized Ceramics Department at Alfred University in New York with over ten years of experience as a studio potter. Matt then received his MFA in 1999 from University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied with Gail Kendall, Peter Pinnell, and Eddie Dominguez. He was a resident at Penland School of Crafts, the Archie Bray Foundation and Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Shigaraki, Japan. Matt received his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute under Ken Ferguson and Victor Babu from 1993-1995. We are excited to welcome Matt back to Iowa for the Iowa Clay Conference!
Artist Statement: “Pottery is a continuous curiosity; how it’s made, how it feels, its shape, its surface, how it exists in a home as an object, or a tool, or maybe an image. . . I create my surfaces for contemplation. Moods are suggested with warmth, fluidity, and translucency…Pouring and layering slip, I respond intuitively to the qualities of liquid.”
Janis Mars Wunderlich is a contemporary ceramic master. She was born in Akron, Ohio and received her BFA from Brigham Young University and an MFA from The Ohio State University. She was profiled in a documentary Who Does She Think She Is? Janis has been the recipient of several awards and grants, including multiple fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. She teaches Ceramics and Design at Ashland University, and is an assistant professor of art history, ceramics, and art foundations at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois.
Zachary Wollert received his MFA from Kent State University. Zachary has completed residencies at both Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project Cobb and Firebug Pottery in Elkton, Oregon. He also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Ceramics and Assistant/Curator to the Director of Galleries, for Kent State University in Ohio. Zach is currently head of the Ceramics Department at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids Iowa where he teaches ceramics and sculpture.
Juried Exhibition ‘River to River’:
In conjunction with the Iowa Clay Conference is the Juried Exhibition “River to River”. This exhibition is in conjunction with Coe College and is juried by Clary Illian and Mitchell Spain– both accomplished ceramic artists creating and working in Iowa. They had the difficult task of narrowing down all of the entries to 65 works for the show, and then to further chose one best-of-show and 3 honorable mentions.
This exhibit will highlight the richness and diversity of ceramic art within Iowa and across the Midwest. Participation is open to all artists 18 years of age or older in Iowa and states directly adjacent to Iowa. This exhibition will open on September 7th and close on October 6th. There will be a closing reception on October 6th from 5-7pm.
Cost:
Early Registration – $65.00 until September 15th
Registration – $85.00 after September 15th
*Student Pricing Available Upon Request (must be a enrolled High School or College Student) Please email [email protected] for more information on registration for students.
Full details here: www.iowaceramicscenter.org/abouttheconference/
