by Carole Epp | Jun 15, 2026 | call for entry
Open Call for Artists Working in Clay for an Upcoming Exhibition.
🔗 To apply, visit this link and complete the submission form. (Please note: no DM or email submissions.)
This exhibition will present contemporary ceramic works created within the last two years, celebrating the breadth, innovation, and vitality of clay practices today. Bringing together artists across generations, geographies, and identities, the exhibition aims to highlight the evolving language of contemporary clay and the expanding possibilities of the medium.
We welcome submissions from artists whose practices engage clay through sculpture, vessel-based forms, conceptual approaches, abstraction, or experimental processes.
The exhibition seeks to reflect the richness and diversity of contemporary ceramic practice while foregrounding artists who continue to challenge and redefine the material.
🗓️ Exhibition Dates: November–December 2026
Submission Deadline: July 6, 2026
*Exhibition title to be announced*
Selected artists will be notified in late July 2026. Additional details regarding installation, shipping, and exhibition dates will be provided upon acceptance.
by Carole Epp | Jun 4, 2026 | call for entry, Uncategorized
Expressions of Interest are now open for exhibitions scheduled between January and June 2027. Montsalvat welcomes proposals from solo artists, collectives, independent curators, and community groups working across a wide range of practices.
KEY DATES:
EOI Opens: 25 May 2026
EOI Closes: 1 July 2026
We are a heritage arts precinct where exhibitions sit within an active cultural environment of making, education, public programming, seasonal visitor activity, and site-wide engagement.
To Apply: montsalvat.com.au/our-venues/apply-to-exhibit/
by Carole Epp | Jun 4, 2026 | call for entry
Entries are open for the $10,000 national, acquisitive Clunes Ceramic Award 2026 exhibition, showcasing outstanding contemporary ceramic practice, in partnership with the @artgalleryofballarat and @castlemaineartmuseum, supported by the Hugh D. T Williamson Foundation.
Commendation Awards also presented alongside the major $10,000 prize at the opening event.
The successful Award is celebrated for its creativity and innovation, attracting ceramicists from across Australia.
▪️Entries Close: 9 Aug
▪️Finalists announced by: 21 Aug
▪️Exhibition opening: 3 Oct
▪️Exhibition: 4 Oct – 1 Nov
Exhibition: Esmond Gallery, The Warehouse, Clunes, Victoria.
Further information and terms & conditions 👉 clunesceramicaward.org.au
Images from left to right –
▪ Mahala Hill, 𝘔𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘐, Winner Clunes Ceramic Award 2022, Collection: Castlemaine Art Museum
▪ Vanessa Lucas, 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘨𝘴, Winner Clunes Ceramic Award 2017, Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat
▪ Dean Smith, 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘐, Winner Clunes Ceramic Award 2013, Collection: Castlemaine Art Museum
▪ Andrea Barker, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, Winner Clunes Ceramic Award 2019, Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat
by Carole Epp | Jun 2, 2026 | residency opportunity
Soroche de los Andes is a multidisciplinary studio–home in the Ecuadorian Andes where craft, nature, daily life, and artistic practice coexist as part of the same ecosystem.
We invite artists, makers, designers, researchers, and creatives interested in developing independent projects within a space for reflection, experimentation, and shared learning.
Residents have access to ceramics, printmaking, and woodworking workshops, private accommodation, gardens and orchards, and the possibility of organizing workshops or a final exhibition during their stay.
Ceramics · Printmaking · Woodworking · Sound• Nature
Applications now open for Summer / Fall ’26
🔗 For guidelines and info
www.sorochedelosandes.com
How to apply: Portfolio + short introduction letter:
[email protected]
CONVOCATORIA ABIERTA — Residencia CASA–TALLER
Los Andes, Ecuador
Soroche de los Andes es una casa–taller multidisciplinaria ubicada en los Andes ecuatorianos, donde el oficio, la naturaleza, la vida cotidiana y la práctica artística conviven como parte de un mismo ecosistema.
Invitamos a artistas, artesanxs, diseñadorxs, investigadorxs y creativxs interesadxs en desarrollar proyectos independientes dentro de un espacio de reflexión, experimentación y aprendizaje compartido.
Las personas residentes tienen acceso a talleres de cerámica, grabado y carpintería, alojamiento privado, jardines y huertos, así como la posibilidad de organizar talleres o realizar una exhibición final durante su estadía.
Cerámica · Grabado · Carpintería · Sonido · Naturaleza
Convocatoria abierta para Verano / Otoño 2026
🔗 Bases e información
www.sorochedelosandes.com
Cómo aplicar:
Portafolio + carta breve de presentación
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Jun 2, 2026 | residency opportunity
The application deadline for the “2027 Taiwan Ceramics Residency Program” is fast approaching. We warmly invite independent artists with at least two years of experience in ceramic creation and basic communication skills in either English or Chinese to seize this opportunity. Join us in sparking a dynamic dialogue between tradition and modernity, local identity and international perspectives.
👀 Past Visiting Artists ▸
https://reurl.cc/OYaOY3
★ Deadline ▸
June 30, 2026 (Tuesday), 11:59 PM (GMT+8)
★ Program Guidelines ▸
https://reurl.cc/r0GE9r
