by Carole Epp | Jul 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Here’s another posting for you.
From the Design Boom Website:
“‘handled with care’
contemporary ceramic works
‘designersblock, shoreditch high street, east london
september 19 – 23, 2007
as part of the london design festival designboom will
curate an exhibition of contemporary ceramic wares
from established and upcoming international designers.
since their origin ceramic works have expanded the
functional dimension and contemporary production
engenders ornamentation, sculpture and installation.
the exhibition will feature a selection of ceramic objects,
which express subjects and details of everyday life,
their departure from tradition, the current conflict of
ecology and consumerism.
we are currently selecting ceramic pieces for the show,
which should be, either created by the designers
themselves, or under their direct supervision.
if you would like to show your work as part of this
exhibition please send us images of your prototypes
or fully realized design
(we will not accept drawings, renderings or concepts).
please send your application to < [email protected] >
subject line : handled with care application
(emails should be no heavier than 1 MB).”
by Carole Epp | Jul 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
I just heard a rumor that the Ontario College of Art and Design is planning to terminate their Ceramics as a degree-granting program at the college. From the sounds of it they will still offer ceramics classes to interdisciplinary students.
Were have all the ceramicists gone?? Departments are closing down everywhere. And is there an alternative than to simply stand by and watch while this happens?
by Carole Epp | Jul 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
Whilst I will always agree that the internet is largely full of garbage, I love it when it is used efficiently to bring together communities of people through common interests and the sharing of information. As I mentioned in an earlier post I was luckly to have work accepted into the New Craft Future Voices Exhibition at the conference in Scotland at the beginning of the month. Sadly I wasn’t able to attend the event myself, but I did recently receive an email from one of the organizers that the conference proceedings are available to order online. The conference had great speakers such as Paul Greenhalgh (Persistence of Craft), Bruce Metcalf, Joruun Veiteberg (Craft in Transition), Marie O’Mahony (The Soft Machine – Design in the Cyborg Age) and Sandra Alfoldy (Crafting Identity: The
development of professional fine craft in Canada).
Here’s the instructions from the email for anyone interested:
Proceedings are available to buy online at www.lulu.com
In the search tool, type: New Craft Future Voices and the following
information will come up:
Conference Proceedings, New Craft Future Voices – BW Edition
Published by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Proceedings of International Conference held in Dundee, Scotland, July
2007. NB: Black & White Edition.
(502 pages) Paperback: £35.00
Conference Proceedings, New Craft Future Voices: Colour Edition
Published by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Proceedings of International Conference held in Dundee, Scotland, July
2007. Full Colour Edition
(502 pages) Paperback: £75.00
Exhibition Proceedings also available to buy at www.lulu.com
In the search tool, type Future Voices: Celebrating Diversity and the
following information will come up:
Future Voices: Celebrating Diversity
Published by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
An Exhibition Proceedings document for International Craft Research
Conference held in Dundee, Scotland 2007
(148 pages) Paperback: £36.99
Full Colour Edition
I think this is also available through the Future Craft website but my browser doesn’t seem to like the links found there.
by Carole Epp | Jul 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
Closing on the 15 of July at the Ferrin Gallery (one of the galleries at the top of my list of must get to someday)is an exhibition of new works by Sergei Isupov. His work has intrigued me for years now and I sadly missed meeting him when he was an artist in residence at the ANU where I did my MFA. But shortly after his visit there I returned to Australia for a visit and at least got to have a very close “inspection” of his work. I had always been overwhelmed by the detail in his pieces and wondered if they would hold up in reality. They do not disappoint in any way. The intricate detail is in fact a bit mind numbing. Alongside the work of his he left behind for the school’s collection, the National Gallery of Australia also had this piece.
There’s little that can describe the feeling of seeing work in person which is why events such as NCECA in the States are so valuable for bringing the clay community together and exposing us artists personally to great international work. And on that note July 15th is also the extended deadline for the NCECA call for exhibitions for the 2008 conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check out the NCECA website for further details.
by Carole Epp | Jul 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
Ceramics Today has a new posting with a call to enter the 1st Jingzhe international Ceramic Exhibition & World Contemporary Public Ceramic Art Exhibition. As stated on the website the “Display Objective: Recommend new artists, promote original ceramic design, develop the use of ceramics in public spaces, strengthen international ceramic exchange and cooperation.” and the “Display subject is: Ceramics and Environment.”
See Ceramics Today for full details.
