by Carole Epp | Jul 20, 2021 | call for entry
Open to Coffee Mugs, Cups, Goblets, Tumblers and other drinking vessels which use UNDERGLAZE.
2021 Juror: Michelle Ettrick
“I was a non-English speaking 13-year old when I arrived in the United States in 1982. Life in Brooklyn, New York was a stark contrast to my early memories of Panama and the simple joys of climbing trees and playing with my friends while my mom was nearby hanging clothes on the line. As an Afro-Latina, I struggled to find a community that would accept me and where I felt I belonged. My own identity was regularly challenged by others who judged me by the texture of my hair or the fact that I spoke Spanish fluently and struggled to communicate in English. When judged by adults and my peers, my hair was “too good” to be considered black and the color of my skin was too dark to be speaking Spanish. In addition to the hardships, I have many fond memories of my time in New York. Brooklyn is where I learned about double dutch and cooling off from the New York summer heat in the open fire hydrants.
I love being a maker and clay is my medium of choice. Clay is a very personal material to me. When I put my hands in the clay and my fingers get lost in the mixture, for the moment, we become one. I stretch pull, pinch and form shapes where I leave evidence of my having been there. I follow up by drawing on my work where I embrace my natural curly hair, heritage, womanhood and at times current worldly struggles. My artwork is a record of my experiences as an Afro-Latina American.”
-Michelle Ettrick
Material Mugs is our annual material based cups show and this year we will again be featuring underglazes! Our hope is to exhibit cups which express the full range of surface possibilities- underglazes that are trailed, painted, sprayed, transferred, washed, globbed on, inlayed etc.
Now in its sixth year, Material Mugs is one of the most anticipated juried ceramics exhibitions by makers and collectors alike. This will be the 3rd juried exhibition at our new location.
The exhibition is open to cups using every type of clay, temperature, and atmosphere, just as long as underglazes are used in the process.
Companion Gallery will be printing custom t-shirts designed by Michelle Ettrick and the entire exhibition will be available for sale online.
The exhibition opening will be held at our new location on Friday September 10th
Companion Gallery 3600 East Mitchell Street, Humboldt, TN, as well as ONLINE at companiongallery.com.
Participating artists will each receive a complimentary t-shirt designed by 2021 juror Michelle Ettrick.
companiongallery.com/call-for-entries/
by Carole Epp | Jul 18, 2021 | call for entry
Exhibit dates: February 4-25, 2022. Entries due by November 12, 2021
The Clay Studio of Missoula’s International Cup 2022 is an exhibition showcasing ceramic work that explores the infinite possibilities of the idea of a cup.
Applications must be submitted no later than November 12, 2021.
Learn about exhibition parameters and enter online starting July 1, 2021 on our submittable call for entry site:
https://theclaystudioofmissoula.submittable.com/submit
by Carole Epp | Jul 18, 2021 | call for entry
CraftForms 2021” (December 3, 2021–January 29, 2022) open to all artists 18 years of age and older. Work must be original. Accepting various mediums, including ceramics. All work must be for sale and cannot have previously been on exhibit at Wayne Art Center. Selected works will be on display in the Davenport Gallery of the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Fee: $45.
Juried from digital. Juror: Carol Sauvion.
Contact Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne, PA 19087; [email protected]; 610-688-3553; www.wayneart.org.
by Carole Epp | Jun 19, 2021 | call for entry
All ceramic artists, both US and international, making functional, sculptural, installation, performance, and social practice-based work are invited to apply to Ceramics Monthly‘s annual readership-wide contest! This year’s theme is “(Im)Balance.” Whether you employ one or both of these concepts in your forms and surfaces or in the way a final piece is used, we can’t wait to see your work!
Selected artists will have their work published in the September 2021 issue of the magazine.
To be considered for the “(Im)Balance” competition, please submit the following materials and a $10 processing fee via Submittable by June 22, 2021:
Up to five high-resolution (300 ppi) digital images that are at least 2500 pixels in the largest dimension (or at least 5×7 inches in print size at 300 dpi resolution). The images can show five different works, or they can be a combination of overall and detail shots of fewer than 5 works.
Complete caption information for each image including materials, processes used, firing temperature, dimensions, and date completed
Contact information (including email)
Current artist statement and résumé saved as a PDF, Word, or .txt document.
ceramics.submittable.com/submit/194592/ceramics-monthly-2021-september-issue-contest
by Carole Epp | Jun 11, 2021 | call for entry
Seeking Nominations for New Lois Moran Award for Craft Writing
$3,000 Juried Award | Nominations Due June 30, 2021
The longest-serving editor of American Craft magazine and a monumental figure in the history of the American Craft Council, Lois Moran was a tireless proponent of the field of American craft. She had a mission to elevate the importance of craft for a broad audience. The ACC is now seeking nominations for an award in her name recognizing the work of writers committed to moving the craft conversation forward.
The jurors for this award, which will be given in Fall 2021, are Glenn Adamson, Indira Allegra, and Rachael Arauz. Read more about our jurors below.
READ THE FULL GUIDELINES AND NOMINATE HERE
The deadline for nominations and submissions is June 30, 2021
by Carole Epp | Jun 9, 2021 | call for entry
We are accepting submissions for Cup: The Intimate Object XVII, which we will host this fall. Each year this international exhibition brings together some of the most exciting handmade cups in contemporary ceramics. We welcome submissions by national and international artists in all stages of their careers, from current students and artists who are just emerging on the scene to those who are well established.
We require submissions to include exactly five outstanding cups that are the same ones you would send for the show if accepted. You can review all submission requirements and details under Gallery Submissions on our website. As usual it is free to submit cups for consideration for this exhibition.
View submission details and important show dates
here.
We look forward to seeing your cups!
Artists from Cup: The Intimate Object XVI pictured above (L to R): Avesha DeWolfe, Helle Bovbjerg, GretaMichelle Joachim, Louise Lovelace, Rom Marinkovich, Adriana Christianson, Jana Evans, Allee Etheridge, Annemiek Hamelink, and Maureen Marcotte
