Starbrick Clay National Cup Show 2011

Call for Entries
August 6th, 2011 entry deadline

The Starbrick Clay National Cup Show will be held September 25 –October 25, 2011. Juror is Kristen Kieffer. Open to cups, mugs, goblets, tea bowls, teacups and tumblers. Juried from digital. Fee: $20 for three entries; $30 for five entries. Contact Starbrick Gallery, 21 W. Columbus St., Nelsonville, Ohio 45764; [email protected]; (740) 753-1011 for prospectus or download it now. >> Get more information

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Canada Prizes for the Arts still on hold: Moore

“A $25-million promise to Canada’s arts community continues to be delayed, according to Heritage Minister James Moore. The Canada Prizes for the Arts and Creativity was part of the 2009 Conservative budget but not a single prize or a single penny has been handed out.”

Read the full article here.

Vitrify Alcorso Ceramic Award 2011


The Vitrify Alcorso Award is a newly established $10,000 annual prize for ceramics. Open to artists nationally, the award is non-acquisitive. Four artists were selected from the applications received to develop work for a group exhibition of ceramic art opening April 15 2011 at the Colville Gallery, Salamanca Place, Hobart Tasmania. The finalists for 2011 are:

  • Kim-Anh Nguyen
  • Ben Richardson
  • Prue Venables
  • Belinda Winkler

Visit their website for images of the finalist’s work.