by Carole Epp | Apr 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Figurative Association:
The Human Form in Clay Symposium
October 27–30, 2010
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts With a focus on figurative ceramic sculpture, this 3-day Symposium provides exhibitions, dialogue, and exchange of technical and conceptual ideas among established and emerging artists, educators, students and collectors. The Symposium exhibitions, studios, auditorium, housing and dining facilities are in close proximity and provide an intimate setting for engaging dialogue. Limited to only 200 attendees.
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The Symposium will feature 8 international / nationally known ceramic and mixed media artists who will each present a series of demonstrations and topic related discussions. The 3-day Symposium begins on Wednesday evening, October 27 with two exhibition openings, followed by the Symposium opening introductions and keynote. The following three days include a variety of rotating technical demonstrations and presentations by the Artists/Presenters, two panel topical discussions, two lectures by guest speakers and a round table conversation. Topics and speakers will be announced. The featured main exhibitions include works by the Symposium Presenters and the Invited Emerging Artists Exhibition, which includes works by 10 emerging artists selected by the Symposium Presenters. Select works from the Arrowmont Permanent Collection will also be featured. Friday evening’s BBQ, live bluegrass & dancing under the stars provides a relaxing and fun event celebrating Smoky Mountain style food and music. A more detailed Symposium agenda listing specific information, speaker/demonstration topics and titles will be sent after registration confirmation. Please continue to view the Symposium website for updated information. A portion of
Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay has been underwritten by a bequest from the estate of Martha Harrison and through a grant from the Ayco Charitable Foundation.See the website
here for all the details and registration information.
by Carole Epp | Feb 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
All of this NCECA news floating around is reminding me how much fun NCECA is and how sad I am to not be going this year. It’s been forever since I made it down, Portland was my last one…sigh…next year hopefully. For all of you lucky ducks going here’s more preconference stuff to check out:
Preconference for NCECA 2010, Philadelphia
March 29 and 30, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Co-hosted by Michael Connelly and Alleghany Meadows Conference qualifies towards
ACT 48 Hours. This inaugural conference at Montgomery County Community College will focus on contemporary issues in utilitarian pottery, including sustainability, creativity, content, form, marketing, idea generating and social outreach. Demonstrators will also give slide lectures about their work. There will be a keynote address by the editor of Studio Potter Magazine, a panel discussion about Living Through Making, and a panel discussion on Sustainability in Ceramics. Presenters, Speakers and Panelists include Mary Barringer, Christa Assad, Andy Brayman, Ron Meyers, Ellen Shankin, Ayumi Horie, Julia Galloway, Alleghany Meadows, Steven Lee and Michael Connelly. The conference will also feature Artstream Nomadic Gallery. A part of the conferences focus will follow Montgomery County Community College’s commitment to integrating sustainability into the curriculum to better serve students, professionals and the greater community. Integration of “green” components across the curriculum for students in a wide variety of programs, from physical sciences to allied health, social sciences, and the humanities will have the greatest impact in the long-term reduction of the carbon footprint of our community. In addition, this conference will have a focus on “Green Kilns” and technologies for ceramic artists, which Dr. Stephen Grieco and Michael Connelly are currently seeking funding for a future kiln project at MCCC. It is, to the best of our knowledge, that the Montgomery County Community College’s “Green Kiln” will be the first at any college or university in the country. The demonstrators and presenters will be among the artists represented by the Artstream during its 2010 Spring Tour. Venues for the tour will include the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; Wabounsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL; Illinois State University, Bloomington/Normal, IL; NCECA Preconference, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA; NCECA 2010, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA; New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY, and other venues TBA.
Directions from Pennsylvania Convention Center Go to: Market Street East Station (12th and Filbert Streets) Take: R5 Region Rail to Lansdale/Doylestown to Penllyn Station (40 minute train ride—Bus stops at Penllyn Station) Take: Rte. 94 Bus to the College (5 minute ride)
Septa Schedule by Carole Epp | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Prototype” will be co-convened by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, and will explore the radical and multiple ways that creative people are experimenting with ideas. The symposium looks to excite the mind and nurture unusual conversations by presenting a diverse range of perspectives concerned with innovation and ingenuity.
Prototyping is done in many industries – from cars to ceramics, medical equipment to publishing, architects to chefs – but the process, development and understanding for each is different. What can one discipline teach another about prototyping? What place does prototyping hold for scientists, artists, politicians, athletes or business managers? How can prototyping lead these and other disciplines to imagine and re-imagine the future?
This event aims to reduce barriers by generating trans-disciplinary conversations, thus setting the scene for the forging of new partnerships and fresh understandings for contemporary and future craftspeople. We hope to bring together representatives from academia, public and corporate sectors to discuss the history, theory and practice of prototyping, thereby creating a sustainable network of like-minded individuals and organisations that will continue to develop prototyping as a tool for change.
Invited speakers include:
• Michael Schrage, Business Innovator, MIT
• Elizabeth Sanders, Participatory Designer, MakeTools
• Stuart Brown, Biomedical Engineer, University of Dundee
• Norman Klein, Novelist & Cultural Critic, California Institute of the Arts
• Simon Starling, Conceptual Artist
• Pieter Jan Stappers, Design Theorist and Innovator, University of Delft
• Hazel White, Interactive Jeweller, University of Dundee
• Leonardo Bonanni, Architect, Designer, Artist, MIT Media Lab
• Frederic Schwartz, Architectural Historian, University College London
• Constance Adams, Space Travel Architect, Synthesis International
• Rosan Chow, Designer, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
• Chicks on Speed, Musicians, Artists, Innovators
Prototype – Craft in the Future Tense will be acting as the central focus for Craft Festival Scotland, an ambitious series of nationwide events happening throughout the summer of 2010. “Future Craft”, the theme for Dundee’s contribution to the Festival, will portray the different faces of craft and the different voices it has as a creative practice. It will focus on reviving the way people see craft by initiating a range of public events comprising several major exhibitions, films and workshops which are set to challenge perceptions and profile debates around craft.
The University of Dundee has, for the past two years, been at the forefront of the V&A at Dundee Steering Group, with support from Abertay University, Dundee City Council, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish government. The project, which aims to establish a presence for the Victoria & Albert Museum at the heart of the city’s waterfront, took a massive step forward in August when Michael Russell MSP, Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution, announced the Scottish Government’s significant commitment of support. An international architecture competition was launched in January of this year for the £47m centre, financial support for which is expected to come from the Scottish government, philanthropic and corporate sponsors via a charitable trust. As the first V&A base outside of London, V&A at Dundee would aim to provide space in which to showcase Scottish applied arts and design in an international context, act as a focus for debate and dialogue for the creative economy, enhance the creative environment for the benefit of the general public and creative education, and create a platform for partnership working in the cultural sector in Scotland.
We hope you will be able to join us for Prototype – Craft in the Future Tense, and Crafts Festival Scotland, in Dundee this June. Online registration is now open, and more information may be found on the event website, http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/prototyping. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you feel would be interested in taking part.
For more info:
— Catherine Brown
Prototype: Craft in the Future Tense Symposium Co-ordinator (10-11 June 2010: Registration NOW OPEN!)
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
University of Dundee
Dundee
DD1 4HT
t: +44 (0) 1382 388829
f: +44 (0) 1382 385363
w: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/djcad/prototyping/
by Carole Epp | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
The students and faculty at WVU would like to invite you to the West
Virginia University Ceramics 2010 “Un-official” Free NCECA Pre-Conference
Workshop.
This event is ABSOLUTELY FREE (Just show up! Come before NCECA Philly or
instead of Philly!)
Events will include demos, lecture, reception, and potluck.
Visiting Artists:
Sarah Jaeger, Helena MT
Steve Godfrey, Anchorage AK
Von Venhuizen, Lubbock TX
Tom Bartel, Athens OH
When: Sunday, March 28 & Monday, March 29
Demos: 9:00am – 3:00pm (Sunday & Monday)
Artist Lectures: 3:30pm – 5:00pm (Sun & Mon)
Reception: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Sun)
Potluck: 6:00pm – ?
Where: WVU Ceramics Studio, Creative Arts Center
Morgantown, WV
For more info: [email protected]
Website:http://artanddesign.wvu.edu/
Invited Emerging Artists
