Any Means Necessary: Building Composite Forms In Porcelain

Gwendolyn Yoppolo is currently a spring resident artist at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She recently completed a two-year residency at the Archie Bray Foundation. Prior to that, she worked as a kiln technician at Alfred University, and as Assistant Professor of Art at Juniata College. She holds an MFA from Penn State University, an MA from Teachers College Columbia University, and a BA from Haverford College. She creates sensuous kitchen and tablewares that use the physical experience of hunger and satiation to allude to larger issues of human desire and consumption.

www.gwendolynyoppolo.com

Bring your recurrent themes and formal obsessions to this workshop, where techniques evolve out of your visionary designs for contemporary food-related vessels and utensils. Starting from lived experience, each student develops a unique language of process and form to articulate ideas that are thoughtful and relevant to the food cultures we exist within. We interrogate the role of ceramics in the kitchen, on the table, in the hand, at the market, and on the go. Historical and contemporary ceramic practices are discussed as relevant to issues of design, aesthetics, and meaning.

For all workshop details and many other workshop opportunities please visit The Anderson Ranch Arts Center Website.

Early Bird deadline is fast approaching. Don’t miss out!

Ceramic Conference 2011

Unbound: The International Studio PracticeRed Deer College Website
May 6 – 8, 2011 In the 21st century we find ourselves increasingly globalized through the food we eat, the clothes we wear, goods we purchase and the images we consume through TV and the Internet. In this conference we will look at the internationalizing of the ceramics studio practice and the effect that it has on us as makers. We’re excited to announce the following presenters for this event: Elaine Henry of Ceramics Art & Perception Magazine – Keynote Speaker Paul Scott (UK) – lecture and demo Ginny Marsh (USA) – lecture and demo Ian Johnson (CAN) – lecture and demo Jeremy Hatch (CAN) – lecture and demo Carole Epp (CAN) – lecture and demo Robin Lambert (CAN) – lecture Koi Neng Liew (Singapore) – lecture and demo Registration Details and Fees: Student Rate: $99 + GST (Course # 1300)
Late registrations (after April 1): $120 + GST (Course # 1301) Regular Rate: $225 + GST (Course # 1303)
Late registrations (after April 1): $270 + GST (Course # 1302) Register early and save! Registration fee includes all demos and lectures for the duration of the conference, as well as social events and meals throughout the weekend. Accommodation: Limited accommodation will be available in our Student Residences, and can be booked when you register for the conference. Additional accommodation is available at the Sandman Hotel and can be reserved by calling 1 800 SANDMAN.
The Vitrified Print – Post-Conference Workshops and Demonstrations by Paul Scott Paul Scott is well known for his research into the graphic nature of ceramic surfaces – through his work, exhibitions, books (Ceramics and Print and Painted Clay) and workshops held around the world. Vitrified Print courses have formed an important part of the developing knowledge in the field, and are well known for being hugely informative and enjoyable. These workshops and demonstrations examine the potential of print processes in ceramics. Vitrified Print 1 – Relief, mono-print and lithography, the principles of transfer technologies:
The course uses drawing, painting, stamps, photocopy and toner resist to explore the principles and possibilities of some of the following: mono-printing, lithography and low-tech ceramic transfers. During workshops participants can produce relatively complex and rich graphic ceramic surfaces by layering, and building on interlinking skills and processes. The possibilities of transferring these techniques to glass can also be explored if there is interest. Materials include paper, laserprint/photocopy, tissue, and plaster as transfer materials with a variety of easily available print media.
May 9 – 13 | $395 + GST | Course # 1553 Vitrified Print 2 – Screen printing – direct and transfer printing:
A second, additional workshop is also offered on screen-printing and ceramics. This examines artwork preparation for screens, principles of ceramic decal making, as well as flexible, waterbased transfer methodologies.
May 16 – 20 | $395 + GST | Course #1554 Workshops will run Monday to Friday from 9 am – 4 pm. All courses include a number of illustrated presentations variously examining practice in the field – involving technical, historical and critical issues.

Post-Conference Workshops
Vitrified Print (Post Conf)
Vitrified Print 2 (Post Conf)

Taiwan Ceramics Biennale – call for entries

Closing date: 15 April 2011

Applications are now open for the 2012 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale. International entries are invited from ceramic artists and works must consist of one – half or more of clay and no single side of the work must exceed 150cm and height after installation may not exceed 250cm.

For full competition details please visit their website.