call for entry: The 9th Cheongju International Craft Competition

by | Jun 16, 2015 | Uncategorized

The Future of Craft
A competition in tune with world craft and design

From 79 countries and around 10,000 craftsmen, Artists and
designers have applied for Cheongju International Craft Competition
since 1999.

Throughout the theme, “Hands+: Coexistence & Expansion”, the 9Th
Cheongju International Craft Competition would be a platform which
enlarges the concept of contemporary craft with fresh interpretations
and challenging works.

First Deadline is 

July 5th, 2015

Find all the details and download the entry forms here.

call for entry: Clay in the Garden

by | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized

CLAY  IN  THE GARDEN   
2015    international    juried    exhibition

The Silver City CLAY Festival’s International Juried Exhibition, CLAY in the Garden,
requires that each entry demonstrates the artist’s personal
interpretation of “CLAY in the Garden,” whether that be in the form of a
ceramic vessel, tile, sculpture or garden ornament. Entries will be
juried based on creativity and artistic merit.

2015  JUROR

Sheila A. Menzies is the Executive Director and
co-founder of the Tile Heritage Foundation, which was formed in 1987 for
the preservation of ceramic surfaces in America. The Foundation is a
repository of collections and archives about tile making both past and
present. Sheila is a craftswoman and a mixed media artist, which
includes her ‘hands in clay.’ Over the years she has coordinated
educational events for Tile Heritage and other institutions including
symposiums, regional and national exhibitions, tile making and mosaic
workshops nationwide. Currently she is the primary designer of Tile
Heritage’s web presence online and print publications.

CALENDAR    FOR    ENTRANTS

  • June 15              Postmark Deadline for entries
  • July 1                  Notification of accepted/denied entries
  • July 20                Last day to receive accepted entries by CLAY
  • July 30                Exhibition Opening & Artists’ Reception
  • July 31 – Aug 2   Exhibition open to the public
  • August  31         Clayworks shipped for return

Cup: The Intimate Object X call for submissions

by | Jun 15, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday


In the fall, the Charlie Cummings Gallery will be hosting Cup: The Intimate Object X, the tenth installment of our iconic annual cup show. This
year the exhibition will once again be an invitational and juried
exhibition showing five cups from each participant. We are pleased to
invite artists to submit cups for consideration for this exhibition
celebrating the most intimate and beloved of functional ceramic
objects. To submit your cups for consideration for this exhibition,
please email the following to [email protected] by July 18th, 2014:

  • Attachments:

    • – 5 medium resolution images of the 5 actual cups you would like to
    send for the exhibition. Named using the following format-
    LastnameFirstname_01.jpg, LastnameFirstname_02.jpg… Please note
    capitalization. No detail shots please.
    – Your resume or CV in PDF format.

  • In the body of the email include:

    • – Your full contact information including email, telephone, and website address.
    – A guide to the images you submit with title, type of clay, type of
    firing, forming process, and retail price. Please identify the entries
    using the naming format listed above.

There is no jury fee associated with this call for submissions.
Please read carefully, incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be
considered.

Exhibition calendar and details:

July 18 -Submission deadline.
Aug 1 -Notifications sent.
Aug 22 -Cups shipping deadline
Aug 29 -Cup arrival deadline -No late cups will be accepted.
Oct 4 -Exhibition opens online
Oct 31 -Exhibition closes
Mid-January 2015 -Cups returned.

Artist pays shipping and insurance for shipment to and from the gallery.
Gallery insures cups while on the premises.
CCG takes a 50% commission on all sales.

Send questions to [email protected], or call Charlie at 352-359-2015.

 
Cup: The Intimate Object X confirmed participating artists:
Linda Arbuckle, JoAnn Axford, Posey Bacopoulos, Noel Bailey, Marian
Baker, Mariana Baquero, Nolan Baumgartner, Peter Beasecker, Catherine
Boswell, Brooks Bouwkamp, Jessica A Brandl, Mariko Brown, Jason Burnett,
Jeff Campana, Benjamin Carter, Pattie Chalmers, Cheyenne Chapman
Rudolph, Steven Cheek, Fong Choo, Linda Christianson, Mark Chuck, Naomi
Cleary, Blair Clemo, Julie Covington, Carolanne Currier, Megan Daloz,
Chandra DeBuse , Harris Deller, Susan Dewsnap, James Diem, Maria
Dondero, Paul Donnelly, Scott Dooley, David Eichelberger, Adrienne
Eliades, Sanam Emami, Heather Mae Erickson, Linda Fahey, Adam Field,
Marty Fielding, Susan Filley, Brett Freund, Julia Galloway, Ernest
Gentry, Bruce Gholson, Andrew Gilliatt, John Glick, Rebecca Grant, Seth
Green, Mel Griffin, Martha Grover, Bianka Groves, Julie Guyot, Perry
Haas, Amy Halko, Steve Hansen, Jeni Hansen Gard, Chad Hartwig, Gary
Hatcher, Samantha Henneke, Autumn Higgins, Steven Hill, David Hiltner,
Barbara Hoffman, Noelle Horsfield, Meredith Host, Walter Hyleck,
Matthew Hyleck, Sarah Jaeger, Tom Jaszczak, Lydia Johnson, Lauren
Karle, Peter Karner, Brett Kern, Kelly King, Amy Kline, Michael Kline,
Barbara Knutson, Rob Kolhouse, Karin Kraemer, Justin Lambert, Martina
Lantin, Glynnis Lessing, Brenda Lichman, Becky and Steve Lloyd, Lorna
Meaden, Christopher Melia, Melissa Mencini, Catie Miller, Joe Molinaro,
Steve Murphy, Mark Nafziger, Ted Neal, CJ Niehaus, Brooke Noble, Shawn
O’Connor, Lindsay Oesterritter, Deb Oliva, Gillian Parke, Ronan
Peterson, Chris Pickett, Brenda Quinn, Jeremy Randall, Beau Raymond,
Dow Redcorn, John Reinking, Daphne Roehr Hatcher, Andy Romero, Audrey
Rosulek, Nigel Rudolph, Max Schauder, Matthew Schiemann, Melissa
Schooley, Brad Schwieger, Sam Scott, Yoko Sekino-Bove, Kate Shakeshaft
Murray, Leland Shaw, Grace Sheese, Luke Sheets, McKenzie Smith, Gay
Smith, Amy Smith, Andrew Steingass, Kyla Strid, Michelle Summers, John
Tilton, Anne Tilton, James Tingey, Sandra Torres, Jack Troy, Sara
Truman, Mikey Walsh, Julia Walther, Julie Wiggins, Philip Wiggs, Tara
Wilson, Lana Wilson, Suzanne Wolfe, May Wong, Crisha Yantis, &
Future Retrieval.

Charlie Cummings Gallery portfolio submission guidelines. We welcome portfolio submissions from artists working in clay and printmaking.

Please include the following in your portfolio packet:
-Cover letter with contact information: address, phone, email, etc.
-10 to 15 digital images or a link to your website with up to date work.
-Digital copies of your resume and artist statement in word or PDF format.

Email submissions to: [email protected]

An update from Medalta and a reminder to get going making those spoons!

by | Jun 11, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Medalta’s studios are buzzing at this time of year. Our yearlong artists in residence are preparing for their final solo shows in the gallery and a fresh group of six artists are here for the month of June, including KyoungHwa Oh, Medalta’s International Cup Show Winner of a one month residency.

“What a great opportunity, thank you so much for inviting me to the Medalta International Artist in Residence through the Medalta cup show. I have only been here one week, and it has been so great. Not only am I enjoying the studio space and beautiful facilities, but I am getting to meet everyone from the Medalta community who have made me feel very welcome.” – Kyounghwa Oh

 
We’ll keep you posted on what Kyounghwa is up to in the Medalta studios on … /Medalta’s facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Medalta & in the meantime don’t forget to apply to Medalta’s SPOON ME show to have a chance at a June 2015 residency!
SPOON ME! @Medalta 
Medalta’s International Spoon Competition 
Deadline for online submissions June 30th, 2014. 
Last year was Medalta’s international cup show and we exhibited 150 interpretations of the cup from artists around the world. This year we thought we’d switch things up… we were noticing spoons making a serious comeback and thought we’d focus on this object that has gone in and out of fashion… Spoons are the New Cup!
So this year send us your SPOONS, your ladles, your scoops and your servers. If a spoon is the feature of an object such as a soup tureen or a larger set, send us your soup tureens and sets too. We want to see what you come up with. Not working in ceramics? No problem – this year we are opening it up to our friends in other craft mediums too … clay, metal, glass, wood & fibre.

We are very happy to be working again with the talented Musing About Mud blogger and Canadian ceramic artist Carole Epp. She will have the hard task of Juror, narrowing down the entries and selecting the prize winners.

Speaking of Prizes! Last year we partnered up with Medicine Hat College, and together we gave away a free month long residency at Medalta with accommodation to the Grand Prize winner KyoungHwa Oh. She is in the Medalta studios this June and we are excited to see her creating … she makes some pretty great spoons too.

We’re cooking up even more prizes this year, we’ll update you here as soon as they’re cemented.. but we’re definitely offering a June 2015 residency at Medalta as our GRAND PRIZE! We will also have purchases prizes for the Medalta contemporary collection and several selected artists will be featured on the Musing About Mud blog. For last years featured artists & Carole’s fabulous coverage of the cup show from last year click here.

Check out the complete set of guidelines and fill out an entry form online at www.medalta.org/spoonme.

Questions? email Jenna Stanton, Medalta’s Curator of Exhibitions and Collections [email protected]


call for artists:2014 Craft Awards Program

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Uncategorized


BRINGING YOU THE CONTEMPORARY EDGE ON CRAFT PRACTICE

Craft Ontario is pleased to announce that the 2014 Craft Awards Program is open for applications and nominations! Deadline June 20, 2014.

The annual selection of Craft Award recipients presents accomplished and
dedicated practitioners in the field of craft and design. From makers
that create innovative and exceptional work to curators, administrators,
writers and volunteers who support the craft community, each award
recipient is recognized as an important contributor to contemporary
craft practice.

This year’s program has over $26,000 in awards and scholarships that
recognize excellence in craft. In addition to a total of twenty-one
available awards, we are pleased to announce the inaugural Pattie Walker Memorial Award in Architectural Glass for $1,000.  The submission deadline for the program is Friday, June 20, 2014, and to find out more about how to apply or nominate, please visit us at:

www.craftontario.com/membership-programs/craft-awards.

We are also looking forward to hosting the Craft Awards Ceremony
on Thursday, October 9, at the Artscape Wychwood Bards at 601 Christie
St, Toronto. Don’t forget to save the date and plan to join us in
celebrating excellence!