The Virginia A. Groot Foundation established the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant in 1988 so that a ceramic sculpture or sculpture artist may have the opportunity to devote a substantial period of time to the development of his or her work.
Eligibility: Each year the Virginia A. Groot Foundation offers grants to artists who have exceptional talent and demonstrated ability in ceramic sculpture or sculpture. Artists may be at any stage of career development, from emerging through mature. Applicants must be 21 years or older at the time of the application deadline. We welcome and encourage international applicants.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2022
AWARD INFO: Three grants (up to $50,000, $20,000, $10,000))
FEE: $5
WHO: Artists working in ceramic sculpture or sculpture. Artists may be at any stage of career development, from emerging through mature. Applicants must be 21 years or older at the time of the application deadline and not currently enrolled as a student.
Westobou is now accepting submissions for LUSH, a juried planter & vase exhibition. This exhibition is meant to explore how sculpture and flora intersect, asking the artists to imagine a fantasy ecosystem that not only houses the organic element, but commemorates the beauty and history of it through composition, proximity, and relationship. All ceramic and mixed material artworks, functional and sculptural, are eligible if they can house a live plant and exist in a greenhouse for the duration of the exhibition. We will consider form, concept, and function. We are looking for planters of any kind that push the aesthetic boundaries of the typical planter or vase form. With Westobou’s support, juror’s Sydney Ewerth and Paul Maloney will curate an exhibition of planters to be displayed in a greenhouse at Bedford Greenhouses in Augusta, GA. Bedford Greenhouses will supply the flora that best pairs with each piece accepted into the exhibition.
November 25th-29th 2021 we invite you to join a global community of ceramics artists, collectors, educators and organizations for The Ceramics Congress.
As well as having 72-hours of amazing-jam-packed-mind-blowing workshops from world-famous ceramic artists (which are all in English or with subtitles)…
We will also be organizing an online 3D exhibition to focus on Japan and Japanese artists! We will be having Japanese workshops and live Q&A’s (With English translators), studio tours, cooking classes, and some fun challenges too! You won’t want to miss this!
The best part is that pre-sale tickets start at just $10USD. Yup you read that right, 5 days straight of ceramic and community-focused events all for $10.
