by Carole Epp | Nov 24, 2017 | call for entry
December 1, 2017 entry deadline
(January 19–March 3, 2018) open to all artists and artists working in pottery. Original work, no previous works, size limited to doorway, and must be for sale. By Hand is an international biennial fine craft competition. Handcrafted items include everything from furniture, elegant vases and jewelry boxes to wall hangings, pottery and sculpture made by hand from glass, clay, wood, metal and fiber.
Work selected by December 19th.
Fee: 40 for three entries.
Juror: Brigitte Martin. Contact Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon St. #100, Roseville, California; [email protected]; 916-783-4117.
by Carole Epp | Nov 13, 2017 | call for entry
Organized by the National Museum of Slovenia
17th May – 30th September 2018
The National Museum of Slovenia is setting up IV. International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2018. The emphasis is on popularization as well as presentation of contemporary ceramics as an independent area in the field of artistic creation. Triennial is a connection between international and Slovene area and it gives a fresh insight into artistic ceramics. Its intention is searching for elementary artistic research in connection to contemporary thought. We are looking for new concepts, technologies and innovative research in the field of ceramic art that are connected to contemporary life.
IV. International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2018 contains competitive part and accompanying events and exhibitions all over Slovenia. The National Museum of Slovenia will host the competitive part of the Triennial as well as the international exhibition of ceramics of students from Art Schools and Academies chosen by the invited mentors. All the addresses of locations, where exhibitions and events will take place, and all the timetables will be announced at our web site (www.unicum.si).
Regulations
Call for application is international and public. Any individual artist or group of artists working in the field of ceramic art may participate in the IV. International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2018. Ceramic artworks may include other materials which must not predominate. Each participant is allowed to submit up to two artworks or two projects consisting of several ceramic elements. Due to the limitations of the exhibition space one object must not exceed the dimensions 1.5x1x1 m, one project must not exceed the dimensions 2x2x2 m, two-dimensional artworks (suitable for hanging on the wall) must not exceed the dimensions 4×3 m. By applying, the artist assures that each ceramic artwork was created within the last three years. Members of the organizing committee, international jury are not allowed to take part in the competitive part of the Triennial. The works selected for the exhibition will be chosen by the international jury on the basis of the received documentation. The costs of sending and returning the artworks must be covered by the author.
Full application detail can be found here: www.unicum.si/application2018.htm
by Carole Epp | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Steven Heinemann: Culture and Nature
On now till Jan 21, 2018
Curated by Rachel Gotlieb
From the Gardiner Museum Site:
For the past thirty-five years, acclaimed Canadian artist Steven Heinemann has transformed the medium of ceramics in Canada. Working in varying scale, Heinemann explores the paradoxes between culture and nature, deliberation and chance, interior and exterior surfaces.
This first major retrospective examines Heinemann’s fascinating and evolving process to reveal how he uses form, texture, pigment, and imagery to achieve his wondrously tactile bowls, pods, and other universal shapes that embody the polarities between life and nature.
Heinemann’s process can stretch over months or even years, firing a piece multiple times, and reworking the surface by sandblasting, scratching, polishing, and stenciling to evoke glyph-like imagery. His studio is evoked in the gallery through an installation of sketchbooks and source material, including original photographs and a wall of ceramic test tiles. A time-lapse video shot by the artist documents a treated clay surface as it dries, warps, and cracks according to chance and calculation.
Click here to see Steven Heinemann in his studio discussing one of the works in the exhibition.
Wednesday November 8, 6:30 – 8 pm
Artist Lecture: Steven Heinemann
Steven Heinemann reflects on his career as a Canadian contemporary ceramist and how philosophies of ecology, cosmology, and ancient artifacts have inspired his work.
$15 General / $10 Gardiner Friends
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Saturday November 11, 2 – 4 pm
Steven Heinemann: Culture and Nature Exhibition Walk-Through
Join Steven Heinemann and contemporary ceramics collector Raphael Yu for a walk-through of Culture and Nature.
$30 General / $25 Gardiner Friends
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Saturday November 18, 10 am – 4 pm
Master Potter at Work: Steven Heinemann
Steven Heinemann leads an intimate observation-based workshop in our Community Clay Studio for emerging, established, and curious ceramic makers, exploring key elements of his artistic process.
$30 General / $25 Gardiner Friends
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www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/event/steven-heinemann-culture-nature/
Read more about Steven Heinemann in the Globe and Mail this week.
by Carole Epp | Oct 23, 2017 | monday morning eye candy
From the Arts Underground website:
“Sandra’s statement: My practice usually keeps me solitary. Conversations go on internally and choices are made without external input. The Doll Show as we began to call it was a completely different adventure. Taking on the role of mentor, choosing to work towards a joint exhibition and making dolls? Stepping out of my comfort zone has never been so rewarding. The technical challenges of using a variety of materials and how to connect them has both informed and delighted me. Sharing my love of clay with a talented and dedicated emerging artist has deepened my understanding of the medium as well as instilling the confidence to explore pushing the boundaries of my own creativity in ways I would not have thought of before. As for dolls? Well, playing with dolls is just plain fun.
Margriet’s statement: By way of my wonderful career with Aasman Brand Communications, I know how much better I can be as a creative individual through teamwork. Missing colleagues, and needing help to master a brand new medium, I looked for a mentor. I have been so blessed to find one here in the Yukon, in the person of Sandra Storey. This show is about our special relationship, breaking down barriers to learning the technical skills, problem solving creative solutions, and stepping out of our comfort zone to push creative concepts. Developing our show based on dolls, from our personal experiences and perceptions to creative projections, has been so much fun! Although I love what was created, it is really about the process and a daily focus on living a purposely creative life.
Bios:
Sandra is a clay sculptor who was born and raised in Whitehorse Yukon. She graduated with distinction from Emily Carr School of Art in Vancouver. Sandra spent many years traveling by sailboat and lived for twelve years in New Zealand where she became a teacher of art and opened Burning Issues glass and ceramic gallery in Whangarei. In 2006 she returned to the Yukon and settled at Tagish Lake. Sandra is a full time sculptor who draws her inspiration from the boreal forest, it’s animals and the mythology that surrounds them.
Margriet has been a Yukoner for almost 40 years. She has worked for much of that time as graphic designer, creative director and brand strategist in the agency she founded with her husband Al. Three years ago she chose to invest her creative energies in non-commercial work. This freed her to follow her passion for sketching, painting and three-dimensional artwork. Ultimately, she focused her attention on the discipline that has always been near to her heart, clay sculpture. Even so, her family, including eight beautiful grandkids, all living in the Yukon, remains the most important focus in her life.”
Exhibition on until October 28, 2017
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