Kathy Butterly, Ling Chun, Future Retrieval, Valerie Hegarty, Cody Hoyt, Heidi Lau, Rebecca Morgan, Joakim Ojanen, Elise Siegel, Anthony Sonnenberg, Guðmundur Thoroddsen, Cristina Tufiño
June 22 - August 11, 2017
September 29th Deadline.
About the exhibition:
The Greater Denton Arts Council proudly presents the 31st Annual Materials: Hard + Soft National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Recognized as one of the premier craft exhibitions in the country, Materials: Hard + Soft began in 1987 and was originally initiated by area artist Georgia Leach Gough. The exhibition celebrates the evolving field of contemporary craft and the remarkable creativity and innovation of artists who push the boundaries of their chosen media. Approximately 70 works will be selected by an esteemed juror for exhibition at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center in Denton, Texas.
LOTS of upcoming NCECA deadlines:
Venue Originated Exhibition Proposals—DEADLINE: June 7
NCECA Annual, "Visual Voices"—DEADLINE: June 14
Gallery Expo—DEADLINE: June 21
Projects Space—DEADLINE: June 28
Student Interests—DEADLINE: September 6
Emerging Artists—DEADLINE: September 6
National Student Juried Exhibition—DEADLINE: September 27
Hey recent grads—looking for that next opportunity to keep you working in clay? You might check out The Clay Studio's Work Exchange Program.
"The Work Exchange Program is a 1-2 year self-directed, independent study, educational program that provides its participants with unlimited access to a shared studio, as well as, affordable materials, firings, critiques and development opportunities to help them achieve their objectives as an artist. In exchange each individual provides 40 hours a month of support and is responsible for various tasks needed to maintain a functioning ceramics studio. Tasks are varied but some examples include studio maintenance, customer service, assisting special events, glaze preparation, kiln operation, teaching, community outreach, gallery experience and sales."
More info here: http://www.theclaystudio.org/apply/workexchange.php
Each semester, we present an exhibition of works from all students enrolled in ceramics courses, from intro-level undergraduates to grad students. It's a great way to cap off the semester, and also gives us an opportunity to invite the public into the studio and share what we have been up to. Here's a sample of this year's exhibition:
In Brooklyn? Check out Linda Lopez's paperweight in the inaugural exhibition at Fisher Parrish!
April 14th, 2017 – June 4th, 2017
Fisher Parrish Gallery is pleased to present our inaugural exhibition The Paperweight Show - an exhibition of original small works by over 100 contemporary artists and designers. The paperweight is a small weighty sculpture to which we have ascribed one very simple function (a somewhat obsolete function today). From clearly 'designed' and functional works, to more conceptual explorations of a specific function, The Paperweight Show aims to engage both established and emerging artists and designers in an important dialogue - pushing your own disciplinary boundaries and allowing for a deeper understanding of the object.
The J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Fine Arts Faculty Showcase continues with a highlight of Department of Art faculty member Adam Posnak, who will present "Pottery Does the Things of Vodun (Voodoo)" at 4 p.m. Friday, April 21, in 319 Old Main.
Posnak will discuss his personal ceramic work, collaborations with African-Atlantic religious communities and his current research in West Africa. The event is free and open to the public.
Posnak earned his B.A. at Macalester College and his M.F.A. at Lousiana State University. He has exhibited his work in multiple venues across the United States, including showings in Philadelphia, Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis.
Posnak also won an Arkansas Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship and held a residency at Tainan National University of the Arts in Taiwan.
His current work explores the making and ritual use of Vodun pottery in western Ghana. He traveled there in summer of 2016 and presented an invited lecture at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
We're super-excited to announce that Laura Polaski will be included in Kent State's National Ceramics Invitational. She will be showing alongside Max Seinfeld and Emily Duke. The exhibition runs March 2 – April 15, 2017.
For more info: https://www.kent.edu/galleries/event/kent-state-national-ceramics-invitational
The Ceramics Program at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, is pleased to announce an open call for a Resident Artist for the 2017-2018 academic year. The program has an exceptional list of past residents that includes David East, Adam Shiverdecker, Kensuke Yamada, Andrea Marquis, Mallory Wetherell, Roberta Massuch, Michael Ashley, Drew Ippoliti, Julie Malen, Jessica Brandl, and Dennis Ritter. The resident artist serves an important role as a mentor to both the undergraduate and graduate programs, and compliments two full time faculty, a full time ceramics technician, adjunct faulty, and 4-6 MFA students. The resident artist will teach 1-2 courses each semester, and is provided with a 150 square foot studio space, materials, and kiln access.
You can apply here: https://temple.slideroom.com/#/login/program/35801
We were thrilled to be able to bring Jenni Sorkin to town this past week for an excellent lecture about her text "Live Form" and the exhibition, "Revolution in the Making" she recently co-curated at Hauser, Wirth, and Schimmel in Los Angeles. Jenni also spent time doing individual studio visits with our students and working with our Graduate Ceramics Seminar on their current writing project.
THURSDAY MARCH 9TH, 6-8 PM, LITTLE BREAD COMPANY
Once again, the Ceramics area is holding a soup and bowl sale with Little Bread Co. The sale features hand-crafted bowls filled with homemade Little Bread Co. soup for $15 each. Meet current students and faculty in the ceramics program, support the art community, help the student organization bring in visiting lecture artists, and attend the annual ceramics conference, NCECA, held in Portland, Oregon
The Pottery Technician’s primary responsibility is the facilitation of all technical and physical aspects of artists’ residencies. They directly support artists-in-residence through facility, process, and materials instruction. The Pottery Technician meets with artists-in-residence on a daily basis and guides the technical development of their progress in the studio. The Pottery Technician also engages in other Arts/Industry and John Michael Kohler Arts Center programming.
A Bachelor’s degree is required with an emphasis in ceramics or sculpture, 2–3 years experience with technical requirements, facilities management abilities including equipment maintenance and repair, excellent communication and organizational skills.
Technical requirements include slip-casting, model-making and mold-making skills. Experience with plaster, clay, and glaze technology and formulation, and firing procedures is essential.
Follow the link below for complete details.
Maybe the coolest show I'm in this year... "Infinity Pool" curated by Rebecca Morgan and Stephen Eakin for Spring / Break NY, "examines the artist as primary examiner, critical of both the inward and outward scope of art making and expression and their place in it." Included artists are: Paul Bergeron, Heather Garland, Paul Gagner, Lawrence Mesich, Bryan Rogers, Erik Schoonebeek, Ken Weathersby and Robin F. Williams.
Bryan Rogers, still from "In the Tub"
The ceramics faculty are thrilled to present an exhibition at Belger Crane Yard! If you find yourself in Kansas City, please stop by and take a look.
February 3 - April 15, 2017
Featuring: Benjamin Cirgin, Jeannie Hulen, Linda Lopez, Mathew McConnell, and Adam Posnak
Location: Belger Crane Yard Studios
2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108
Opening Reception Friday, February 3rd, 6-9pm
There’s a spot just at the edge of the field, where the manicured and predictable meets the unruly. Here, things are a little less certain—problems arise more readily, and one misstep could leave you stranded in the woods. The artists in this exhibition, members of the ceramics faculty at University of Arkansas, represent a group of practitioners eager to seek the more difficult terrain.
February 3 - April 15, 2017
Featuring: Benjamin Cirgin, Jeannie Hulen, Linda Lopez, Mathew McConnell, and Adam Posnak
Location: Belger Crane Yard Studios
2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108
Opening Reception Friday, February 3rd, 6-9pm
There’s a spot just at the edge of the field, where the manicured and predictable meets the unruly. Here, things are a little less certain—problems arise more readily, and one misstep could leave you stranded in the woods. The artists in this exhibition, members of the ceramics faculty at University of Arkansas, represent a group of practitioners eager to seek the more difficult terrain.
Through vacillating positions, each artist approaches the eld with their own state of questions, seeking to re-fertilize the soil, providing views into distant windows of uncertainty.
Interested in attending a workshop at Haystack? Of course you are. Here are the details:
We are excited to announce the Call for Applicants for the 2nd annual Artaxis Fellowship. The 2017 Artaxis Fellowship is an award worth up to $2,000 to fund a two-week summer workshop in ceramics at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. This fellowship will cover room, board, and tuition for a two-week workshop, and travel costs up to $500 for travel to and from Haystack in Deer Isle, Maine.
This fellowship is intended to attract outstanding individuals from diverse backgrounds, including racial and ethnic, that are underrepresented in the ceramic field with a goal to increase the visibility of diverse people, cultures, and unique perspectives across the field.
This year’s Artaxis Fellowship Selection Committee, consisting of Linda Arbuckle, Steven Lee, and Linda Lopezwill select the recipient based on artistic merit and financial need. The recipient will be able to attend a two-week workshop of their choice at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in the summer of 2017.
For those of you graduating this semester...
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