by Carole Epp | Jun 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Objects of Desire
an international ceramic symposium with masters
5th – 26th July, 2012
During
the three week syposium, workshop participants will create new works, share
information and learn new techniques through the formal and informal
sessions, discuss the advances and developments in this expanding field of ceramics through a series of presentations
and lectures from all the participants. The workshop
will culminate in an exhibition of the work created during the symposium
in the Museum of the International Ceramics Studio.
Featured Masters:
Paul Mathieu (Canada)
His work in ceramics uses function and decoration as concepts
to explore the specificity of ceramics within art and culture.
Altogether art, design, media and crafts, the works contest and subvert
these categories to show their irrelevancy, ultimately.
Márta Nagy (Hungary)
Márta Nagy works within themes, and her
symbolically-charged art is characterized by a diversity in form and
decoration. Márta Nagy uses snow-white Hungarian porcelain and
red-firing chamotte clay. Almost always she combines the two. She
handbuilds her sculptures. The techniques she uses to colour her works
are various: metal oxide, coloured clay, lustre glaze, gold and silver
leaf. The combination of hese exceptional colourings are Nagy’s
signature; combined with the unpredictable forms they present a very
personal and unique work.
How to participate
At the International Ceramics Studio we have
comfortable ceramic studios and on site accommodation in single bedrooms
(provided with bedding, pillows, blankets, towels etc.). The
accommodation is self catering and we have large modern kitchens for
preparing meals and lounges for socialising. Artists have full 24 hour
access to their studios.
Cost of participating in the symposium is
210,000 HUF and includes, accommodation in single room, studio space,use
of all equipment etc. Extra costs will be for the materials and firings
you use.
International Ceramics Studio
H-6000 Kecskemét
Kápolna u.11
Hungary
Telephone and Fax: +36 76 486867
by Carole Epp | Apr 28, 2012 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Distinguished Ceramists,
Sincere
greetings from Changchun, the sculpture capital of China﹗
In order to vigorously flourish the world ceramics art
and promote the development of urban ceramics construction, Changchun Municipal
People’s Government has successfully held the 1st Changchun International Ceramics
symposium in 2011, and 12 noted ceramists from 10 countries were accepted and
invited to participate in it and created excellent ceramic works for the city
Changchun, a well-known cultural city in northeast China.
From next late July to mid-August, 2012, Changchun Municipal
People’s Government will hold the 2nd China Changchun International Ceramics
Symposium, with the theme of “Eternal and classic—traveling across history and future”, for further promoting
international cultural exchanges, improving the cultural taste of the city as
well as increasing the city’s international influence and popularity. About 20
ceramists will be accepted to participate in this event.
We sincerely invite you to submit proposals to the 2nd
China Changchun International Ceramics Symposium. We’d like you to:
1. Deliver at
least 3 or more ceramic proposals based on the Symposium’s theme, which are
requested to reflect the theme and the distinctive ethical and regional characteristics
of your country or region. Two of the ceramic proposals should be no less than
80cm (in length) ×80cm(in width) ×80cm (in height) in order to achieve the exhibition effect of the ceramics
symposium.
2.
Specify the materials’ dimensions and colors of the proposed works. Please
deliver A4 size colored design drafts or photographs of maquettes of your
proposals and their digital files in JPEG, BMP or TIF format. The digital photo
should be no less than 1 megabytes.
3.
Fill in the attached registration form and enclose your passport photo, your recent
daily photo and your resume. The digital photo is no less than 1 megabytes. Your
ceramics portfolio is also appreciated.
4.
Send proposals by express mail or e-mail before May 30th, 2012 to:
The Culture Section
Changchun Municipal
Foreign Affairs Office
No. 2626 Renmin Street, Jilin Province, P. R. China
Postcode: 130041
All the proposals will be carefully reviewed by the
Organizing Committee, extensively evaluated by the public and finally appraised
by celebrated masters.
If any of your proposals gets approved by the Organizing
Committee, you will receive an official invitation to Changchun for creating it
on site from late July to the mid-August, 2012. We will provide you with round-trip
economic flight tickets (only from your residential city to Changchun), an
allowance of 8000 yuan (RMB), free accommodation in Changchun, common
processing tools, assistants and interpreters, as well as honor diplomas. Besides,
some seminars on ceramists’ creation concept and some tours around the city
will be arranged. All the completed ceramics works will be permanently owned
and collected by the institution of Changchun Municipal People’s Government.
The organizing committee will provide ceramists with worksite and following equipments
and materials:
A. Three gas shuttle kilns (1m³/ 0.5m³/ 0.15m³), two electrical kilns (0.35m³/ 0.1m³), and one wood-burning kiln.
B. Potter’s wheels, slab roller,
stoving chest, pugmill.
C. Jilin crock clay, Zibo
earthware clay, Zibo porcelain clay.
D. More than thirty types of
slips, twenty types of glaze and ten types of chemical reagent.
The Organizing Committee is responsible for interpretation of the content
above.
We highly appreciate your submitting ceramics
proposals.
Contact
us:
Miss Liu Shuang, Liaison of the 2nd Ceramics Symposium
Changchun Municipal Foreign Affairs Office
Tel: +86-431-88776734 15948333800
The 2nd China Changchun International Ceramics Symposium
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by Carole Epp | Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Save the date for The Bunting Biennial Ceramics Symposium, Clay Embodied: Ceramics and the Human Form, scheduled for February 22-23, 2013 at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The Symposium will be held in conjunction with the 28th Annual Alabama Clay Conference. Confirmed speakers include:
- Magdalene Odundo, Kenyan ceramic artist
- Garth Clark, internationally recognized scholar, author, and collector of modern and contemporary ceramic art
- Jeannine O’Grody, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Birmingham Museum of Art
Please check back for a full schedule and registration information.http://www.artsbma.org/events/the-bunting-biennial-ceramics-symposium
by Carole Epp | Mar 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dans un espace de 1200m², le festival propose de découvrir le travail d’une trentaine de céramistes invités ainsi que diverse formes artistiques en relation avec la terre comme : le cinéma, la peinture, la musique…
Vendredi 30, samedi 31 mars et
dimanche 1er avril 2012
de 10h à 19h
Salle Olympe-de-Gouges
15 rue Merlin – 75011 Paris
www.festivaldeceramique.com
by Carole Epp | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
From the site:”The Biennale de la Céramique is a cultural event in Andenne taking place on Sunday and Whit Monday of each even year. The event, was created in 1988 and acquired over time a national and an international recognition. The event wants to revitalize the industrial ceramic history of the city and builds bridges between people and contemporary artists. During the event, and it’s extensions, all the city lives to the rhythm and colors of the ceramic : exhibition of contemporary ceramics in many places, international market of potters & ceramists, artist residency program, lectures, artists demonstrations, master classes, visits of schools, activities for children… all this find it’s proper place in the program. Concentrated around three events and a dozen places in the city, the event organized since 2006 by the Cultural Centre, has strengthened its aspect as a link between the creation and access to art including actions related to ceramics, in conjunction with the Biennale, taking place throughout the year : ceramics courses for children and adults, themed exhibitions, master classes and lectures for professionals are now also on the agenda, reinforcing the Biennale event and giving the city a true character of Ceramics City. The exhibition of contemporary ceramics shows the current trends in contemporary ceramics; the international market of potters and ceramists located on the Chapitre Square, at the foot of Ste Begge’s church, is a real moment for the visibility of the richness and originality of the ceramics of common utility; while the exhibition about the traditional and ethnic ceramics is a focus on the intercultural aspects generated by the practices of ceramics. To ensure and preserve the high artistic level of the works presented and also the novelty, a selection committee choose the participants. So nearly 50 ceramists are selected for the contemporary contemporary exhibition, with a European country often in the spotlight, and nearly 80 participants to the market. The Selection Committee is a guarantee of the variety and diversity of creation considering contemporary aspects, aesthetic, technical and originality of works. The event is also intended as a show place for students of Academies and Art schools of the country, offering to them a special exhibition space, allowing students to present their ceramic creations. There is no doubt that the Biennale de la Céramique is a reference for the professionals and an attraction for ceramics lovers from many countries.”
