That’s right folks, you read it right…I’m heading back to my home away from home Australia this May. I can barely wait to visit old friends, make new ones, see and experience the amazing Australian Ceramics scene again! Join me for a one day workshop in Sydney!
Narrative & Controversy A one-day workshop with Carole Epp www.caroleepp.com Saturday 7 May 2016, 10am – 4pm Square 1 Studios 32 Bowden St Alexandria NSW 2015
Cost: $85 per person ($75 TACA members)
Carole is a Canadian ceramic artist living and working in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. She received her Masters Degree in Ceramics from the
Australian National University in 2005 and has maintained a full time
studio practice since. Her ceramics branch off into two distinct bodies
of work – sculptural and functional.
Outline: Come and join Carole for a raucous day of
story telling about her ceramics. She’ll divulge her handbuilding and
throwing secrets and discuss her glazed surface treatments.
Demonstrations about how she brings narrative into functional and
sculptural work – from politics and social commentary, to humour and
whimsy – will be discussed. Participants will learn how to combine
narrative concerns alongside design and aesthetic concerns in their
work. There will be lots of demos and also some chat about social media.
You may already know Carole from her famous blog: http://musingaboutmud.blogspot.com.au.
Note: This is not a hands-on workshop.
Seminar Fee: $85 per person ($75 TACA members)
This fee covers the tutors and morning and afternoon tea.
Please note: Full payment is required to ensure a place.
Minimum number in the workshop: 8 Maximum number in the workshop: 15
Participants need to bring a notepad and pen, lunch and a mug for coffee and tea. The workshop fee covers morning tea and afternoon tea.
Parking: Enter via Harvey Norman car park at the
dead-end of McCauley St. Drive in and find a park. Walk along keeping
the canal on your left and look for the red square on the outside of the
warehouse. That’s the entrance to Square 1 Studios. Come upstairs to
Level 1.
Please arrive by 9.45am as we will start promptly at 10am.
Payment for the seminar:
Cheque (made out to The Australian Ceramics Association) & post to PO Box 677 Alexandria NSW 1435
Direct deposit (Account name: The Australian Ceramics Association;
BSB 032000; account no. 911118). PLEASE IDENTIFY YOUR DEPOSIT WITH YOUR SURNAME, then please send an email to [email protected] giving details of your payment.
Credit card (Visa, MasterCard) – phone / mail / fax
Payment is required to ensure a place in the workshop.
Payment is refunded in full if TACA cancels the workshop.
90% of your payment is refunded if you cancel up to 2 weeks before the workshop date.
PLEASE NOTE: There is no refund if
you cancel within 2 weeks of the workshop, unless we can fill your
place from a waiting list and then 90% of your payment is refunded.
BOOK ONLINE HERE, or contact TACA to book and pay over the phone.
Application Deadline: April 15, 2016 Notification of Residency: May 9, 2016 Residency Dates: September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017
The Artist in Residence Program through the Ceramics Program, Office
for the Arts at Harvard, offers dedicated artists the opportunity to
involve themselves in research and growth, pushing their art in new
directions in a dynamic, urban studio connected to the Harvard
community. Individuals will have the opportunity to build relevant
skills in research, professional development, technical ability,
creative problem solving, teaching and community involvement through our
Artist in Residence Program.
The Artist in Residence Program offers
Personal studio space (60 sq. ft.) in addition to use of common studio space
7 day studio access
Free access to materials – clay, glaze and use of kilns (electric, saggar, wood fire, soda and gas) up to excess
Opportunities to take classes and firing workshops within the program
Paid teaching opportunities within the program
Solo exhibition in Gallery 224 of work completed during residency
Attend visiting artist workshops and symposium offered within the program
Exhibition/sales opportunities in two annual Show and Sales
Access to studio equipment including slab roller, extruder, spray booth, plaster mold-making room and glaze mixing area
Access to studio lighting and background material for documenting work
Website visibility
Access to Harvard University Library and Museums with provided ID.
Expectations of Artist in Residence
One year commitment
Must spend 20 hours/week of time dedicated to personal work
Must spend 5 hours/week dedicated to work within the program
One public workshop presentation
Provide presentations to classes
Participation in program events and special projects with the Harvard Community
Artist is asked to leave one work for the permanent collection
Responsible for own housing
Application Process
Application can be submitted via hardcopy or provide us with a
link to an on-line, downloadable, file-storage site (i.e. Dropbox):
Resume with personal contact information
Artist statement
Personal statement that reflects your reason for applying to the residency program
10 digital images, plus one optional detail per image. Files in jpeg
format at 300 dpi, with images’ longest dimensions exactly 7
inches/2100 pixels. Each image should be labeled with the following
format: image number_first initial_last name (example: 1_j_smith.jpg, 2_j_smith.jpg, etc.). Images will be used for promotional purposes upon acceptance to the program.
Corresponding image list. List should address each image by number
in terms of: title, year, size of work, medium/techniques used.
Work should be current and completed within the last 2 years
List of 3 references – please provide, name, title, mailing and email address and telephone.
No discs will be returned if sending hardcopy
THERE IS NO FEE FOR APPLICATION
Notification will be made via email
Send invitation to online, downloadable file storage site: Kathy King, Director of Education, at [email protected]
If sending hardcopy, mail to the following address:
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard Attn: Artist in Residence Program 224 Western Avenue Allston, MA 02134
Important Dates
April 15, 2016 – Application materials must be submitted April 25 – April 29, 2016
– Finalists will be notified to arrange a phone/Skype interview with
Co-Directors Kathy King, Director of Education and Shawn Panepinto,
Director of Operations. May 9, 2016 – Notification will be made via email. May 30, 2016 – Selected artist must accept or decline the residency.
All interested individuals are welcome to visit the Ceramics Program
prior to application and or acceptance. To arrange a visit and receive
more information, contact Kathy King, Director of Education at kking@fas or Shawn Panepinto, Director of Studio Operations and Outreach at panepint@fas or call 617-495-8680.
Zak Helenske puts to use similar languages to create a thread across different bodies of work. He makes functional pots, installations, and cast iron sculptures. At first glance, these various works and different media may not seem related to one another. However, his different works carry corresponding elements that quietly remind the viewer of his thread of inspirations including architecture, industrial aesthetics, and pattern.
Helenske describes part of his inspiration saying, “I am charmed by the anti-monumental, and challenged by the spatial balance between pottery, architecture, and community.” Within his pottery, Helenske uses simple, varied cylindrical forms and lightly treated surfaces with remnants of pattern and other line work. The decoration references structures and are reminiscent of blueprints or bridge support cables. By using an atmospheric soda firing method, Helenske sacrifices some control over the outcome of his pottery. This process, though, ties his work together as the soda acts to the porcelain like nature and elements do to architecture.
Helenske speaks of the importance of pottery, “Pots are a part of our domestic infrastructure, facilitating rituals of beauty, nourishment, and gathering.”
Helenske received his BFA from North Dakota State University and his MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts with a concentration in ceramics and ceramic sculpture. He has been an artist in residence in foundries, casting workshops, and ceramics studios, including Pottery Northwest in Seattle, Washington where he now lives and works.
