by Carole Epp | Aug 23, 2017 | call for entry
Applications due September 15, 2017
We are pleased to announce the international call for entries for the tenth annual Beyond the Brickyard. Juried by Kristen Morgin, 2017 Volkous Visiting Artist, selected works will be exhibited at the Archie Bray Foundation in January 2018.
Specifications and Applying
Application specifications and information are listed on our website. Click here for details >
Only online submissions to Beyond the Brickyard will only be accepted.
Submissions must be received online by September 15, 2017, midnight MDT.
Entry Fee
The entry fee to 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 55% commission of their work sold during exhibition, while Archie Bray Foundation will retain 45%.
Exhibition Schedule
By applying all applicants agree to the following schedule if selected to exhibit:
► Applications due September 15, 2017
► Entrants notified of jury results by email no later than October 31, 2017
► Work to be received by Archie Bray Foundation by November 18, 2017
► Work exhibited in Beyond the Brickyard,
January–March 2018
Questions about your application?
► For technical support please contact [email protected]
► For questions about submission information please contact [email protected]
By clicking on the link below you will be taken to Slideroom.com which will allow you to register and upload your images.
Your completed application must be received on or before September 15, 2017.
by Carole Epp | Aug 3, 2017 | job posting
Montgomery College (Maryland), Rockville Campus, is seeking a full-time Art faculty member to fill an Art Ceramics position beginning Spring 2018. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to our students, and demonstrates the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Teach 3 studio courses in Ceramics per semester, including Ceramics I; Ceramics II; Studio Practicum-Ceramics; Individualized Art Workshop-Ceramics.
- Coordinate and manage the Ceramics studio facility, oversee the supply and equipment budget, order and inventory supplies, and hire and oversee adjunct faculty in the Ceramics area. These responsibilities will include weekend hours during peak kiln firing schedules.
- Design, fabricate, install, maintain, and repair equipment for the Ceramics studio, including 3 kilns.
- Oversee and insure that required studio safety protocols are followed and maintain required records to comply with State and Federal safety guidelines
- Teach 30 semester hours per academic year of courses related to the discipline.
- Teach a varied schedule of courses that may include day, night, early morning, weekend and/or accelerated sections, or possibly be asked to teach on another campus if needed. Opportunities may exist for teaching summer classes.
- Serve on, or lead, department, discipline, campus and college committees, and take an active role in advising students and supporting Art department promotional initiatives.
- Maintain an active program of professional development and participate in professional organizations and activities.
Find out more here: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000378555-01
by Carole Epp | Aug 3, 2017 | call for entry
The American Museum of Ceramic Art is pleased to announce a call for entries for Fahrenheit 2018. The selected works will be exhibited at the AMOCA from March 10 – July 22, 2018
Juror: Patti Warashina
Patti Warashina was born in Spokane, Washington in l940. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in l964. While in college she studied with sculptors Robert Sperry, Harold Myers, Rudy Autio, Shoji and Shinsaku Hamada, and Ruth Penington. Early influences in Warashina’s art include California Funk, Surrealism, and experimental West Coast ceramic sculpture from the 50’s and 60’s. Her work is best known for satire, humor, and dream state figures, expressed through low fire polychrome ceramic material.
Warashina has received several awards for achievement including the Twining Humber Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 granted by Seattle’s Artist Trust, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences in 2003. She received the Governor’s Award of Special Commendation for the Arts in l980, in addition to grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in both l975, and l986. In l978, Warashina was awarded through the World Craft Council Travel Grant, the Japan/U.S. Friendship Committee, and Ford Foundation to participate at the World Craft Conference in Kyoto, Japan, with travels in SE Asia.
Her work is featured in museum collections around the world, including the Museum of Art & Design in New York City, the Seattle Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington DC, the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth, Ichon World Ceramic Center in South Korea, Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art and the American Museum of Ceramic Art in California.
Apply
Submissions to Fahrenheit will only be accepted online. Click here to apply!
Entry Fee
$35 USD for up to 3 works.
Specifications
– The exhibition is open to ceramic artists 18 years of age or older.
– 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).
– Artwork may be available for sale. Artists will receive 50% of the retail price on any sales.
– The artwork exhibited must be the same piece(s) submitted for consideration.
– Submitted artwork must not exceed 36” in any direction.
– The artwork entered should be prepared for exhibition and the artist must provide any necessary mounting fixtures. Pedestals will be provided.
– Artists are responsible for cost of shipping and insurance of selected work(s) to AMOCA.
– AMOCA will pay for return shipping and insurance for the return of any unsold work.
Exhibition Schedule
By applying to Fahrenheit, applicants agree to the following schedule if selected to exhibit:
– Applications due September 30, 2017.
– Entrants notified of jury results by email no later than October 31, 2017.
– Work to be received at AMOCA no later than February 1, 2018.
– Exhibition Dates: March 10 – July 22, 2018
– Artwork will be shipped back no later than September 30, 2018.
www.amoca.org/fahrenheit
