Exhibition Opportunities -International-

Here are some international exhibition opprotunities:

1.) Mural Artists

2.) Student Show

3.) Spring Fling 2010 Public Art

Call for Mural Artist: 2010 International Mural Fest
Deadline: Friday 4th December 2009, Sheffield Tasmania

The 2010 Wilderness Gallery International Mural Fest Prize is now open for entries.

Artists are invited to submit miniatures of their proposed murals in response to the 2010 poem 'Home'.

The poem, entry forms and more information about the competition is now available on the Mural Fest website: www.muralfest.com.au

Found at: http://www.artsconnect.com.au/callforartists/index.htm#at

Student Show Call For Submissions - Catalyst Arts Belfast
Annual Student Show - Catalyst Arts Belfast
Deadline: 6th November

Catalyst Arts Belfast is calling for submissions for the Annual Student Show, December 2009.

Catalyst Arts believes in supporting artists at all stages in their careers, and the student show is our main showcase for newly emerging visual artists, providing gallery support and fresh networking opportunities.

We are interested in presenting a broad range of innovative, exciting new work in any and all mediums.

This call is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those who have graduated during 2009..

Those wishing their work to be considered for exhibition should submit a written proposal with artist statement and no more than 5 images of work to: studentshowcatalyst@gmail.com

Closing date for submissions is Friday 6th November no later than 4pm.

http://www.catalystarts.org.uk/

Found At:http://re-title.typepad.com/opportunities/

Spring Fling 2010 Public Art Commission, Scotland
Spring Fling 2010 Public Art Commission, Scotland
Deadline: Monday 23 November 2009

Fee: £4,500

Spring Fling, Scotland's premier open studios event, will take place across Dumfries and Galloway from 29 to 31 May 2010.

As part of the event, the organisers are looking to commission a one-off public art work at Craigieburn, a Nepalese-themed garden outside Moffat.

Ideally this will involve sound and/ or light.


Further details are available on the website www.spring-fling.co.uk.

To register interest, or request a copy of the brief, contact Colin Tennant, Visual Arts Officer for Dumfries & Galloway
(01387 262084, colin.tennant@dumgal.gov.uk)

Found at: http://re-title.typepad.com/opportunities/

Exhibition Opportunities -U.S.-

Here are some Nationally based exhibitions I found interesting:

1.) NCECA

2.) Visual Overture magazine

3.) Blue Sky Project

4.) The Figure Now

5.) Subject to Change, NOT THIS ARTIST

NCECA

Student Juried Exhibition will become NATIONAL in 2010! Held annually, this exhibition showcases undergraduate and graduate student work. The online Prospectus and Form will be sent to schools, and to teacher and student NCECA members at the start of the fall semester. Two prestigious and well-respected ceramic experts are chosen to jury the images and select the best of our emerging student talent. Merit and Purchase awards are given to works selected by the jury. This is a great exhibition opportunity for undergraduate and graduate ceramic students – Give your career a boost! Get your work seen! Represent your school's ceramics program!

Found at:

http://nceca.net/static/exhibitions_home.php
Subsequent info : http://nceca.net/static/NSJE_Prospectus.php

Emerging Artists Wanted

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Posted by: Visual Overture Magazine
Deadline: 01/01/10

Visual Overture Magazine is seeking submissions for the Spring 2010 edition. International emerging artists of any field are encouraged to apply. Juror selects 7 artists for feature in publication. Selected artists are presented on two pages of magazine and receive 3 complimentary copies of issue in which they are featured. This is an excellent opportunity for under-represented artists to connect with galleries, curators, and collectors!

Enter online: www.visualoverture.webs.com/artists.htm

found at: http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/listing/3971/

This is an interesting way of displaying your work. Perhaps allowing for more people to view your work, sparking an interest in those who would not have been able to physically attend a gallery show!

Blue Sky Project - Call for Proposals
Involvement Advocacy
(Dayton OH)
BLUE SKY PROJECT OF DAYTON, OHIO SEEKS ARTIST’S PROPOSALS FOR 2010 SUMMER RESIDENCY.

CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS: VISUAL ARTISTS, ARTIST/ACTIVISTS, FILMMAKERS, WRITERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, THEATER PERFORMERS, AND PEOPLE WORKING IN OTHER CREATIVE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

As a Blue Sky Project Artist-In-Residence, you will cross-pollinate with other practicing artists, collaborate with teens, expand your ideas and add artistic breadth and depth to the Dayton community.

Relocated in 2009 to Ohio from our original location in Illinois, artists gather for eight weeks from mid-June to mid August at the University of Dayton, located 2 miles from downtown Dayton. Monday - Thursday, from 10-3:30 are devoted to intensive collaborations between each individual artist and a small group of six to eight local teen participants, culminating in a final exhibition. Artists-in-Residence invent the remaining structure, working together or individually on projects. Our hope is that the projects will seep out, intervene, enhance and impact the community.

Your recent studio practice and new ideas should provide the foundation for your activities. Because of the collaborative nature of Blue Sky Project, your project must have an open-ended structure. Your project must be achievable in eight weeks, within a $1,000 budget (excluding final exhibition expenses) and must engage others in its articulation and production. The rest is up to you. Previous projects have included: sculptural sound installation, video installation, performance, musical composition, dance installation, 2D visual-art and photography, self-published magazines, and site-specific interventions.

Application deadline is January 23, 2010. To learn more about Blue Sky Project, see previous work and backgrounds of past resident artists, and to download our Call for Proposals, please visit http://www.blueskydayton.org
Website: http://www.blueskydayton.org

found at:

http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Opportunity&id=95&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=26949

With my personal intentions of becoming an art therapist, I am particularly attracted to public works art

The Figure Now Exhibition 2010
Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery
(St Louis MO)
THE FIGURE NOW Exhibition 2010
An International Juried Exhibition which reconsiders traditional and contemporary approaches to the figure.

Eligibility
Open to emerging as well as established artists residing in the United States and Canada.

Jurors
Sophie Jodoin http://www.sophiejodoin.com/
Alex Kanevsky http://www.somepaintings.net/Alex.html
Nicholas Uribe http://www.uribearts.com/

Important Dates
January 6th: Deadline for submissions
January 12th: Notification of acceptance (via e-mail)
January 29th: Arrival deadline for accepted works
February 5th − February 26th Exhibition
March 7th − March 10th: All hand delivered artwork to be picked up
March 31st: All work must be returned by March 31st

Media
Drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and photography

Submission Criteria
• All accepted work must be original and created within the last three years. All entries must portray the human figure.
• Work must fit through standard door.
• Each artist may enter up to three works.
• JPEG format on a CD, sized to 300 dpi, file proportions minimum 5” x 7” and labeled as follows: Lastname_Firstname_ 1.jpg. Numbers should match entry form. (No CD’s of work will be returned).
• Label CD with your name, phone number, number of pieces and e-mail address.
• Shipping and return shipping are at the artist’s expense, must include pre-paid label and customs form.
• The gallery assumes no responsibility for the return of work that arrives without return postage.
• Selected work must be clearly labeled with the artist’s name, title, date, and medium.
Entry Fee
• $35 for up to three entries
• This fee is non-refundable and must be received prior to the submission deadline, January 6th.
Send Submissions to
• Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery, 6800 Wydown Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105
• Include entry form with CD and check or money order payable to Fontbonne Fine Arts Gallery.

Insurance
Work will be insured only while on the gallery premises in accordance with Fontbonne University policy.

Sale of Work
All work, unless indicated that it is not for sale (NFS) will be available for purchase during the exhibit. Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery will retain a commission of 35% on all artwork sold during the exhibition.

Awards
First Place Juried Award $1,000
Second Place Juried Award $ 500
Third Place Juried Award $ 250

Registration Form
Please print neatly
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY STATE/PROVINCE
COUNTRY POSTAL CODE
E-MAIL
TELEPHONE
ENTRY 1
TITLE
DATE DIMENSIONS
MEDIUM
SALE PRICE INSURANCE VALUE (IF NFS)
ENTRY 2
TITLE
DATE DIMENSIONS
MEDIUM
SALE PRICE INSURANCE VALUE (IF NFS)
ENTRY 3
TITLE
DATE DIMENSIONS
MEDIUM
SALE PRICE INSURANCE VALUE (IF NFS)

For more information please contact:
Ellen Gochnour, Director: Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery phone: (314) 719-3580
e-mail: egochnour@fontbonne.edu
Website: http://www.fontbonne.edu/gallery

Nicely Organized!

Subject to Change, NOT THIS Artist Collective
Ox Gallery
(Philadelphia PA)
Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

NOT THIS Artist Collective is seeking artists, both emerging and established, to submit pieces for an exhibition concerning “unfinished” work. This show, “Subject to Change,” aims to re-evaluate how and when work is exhibited, and investigate the chronology of the creative process. The exhibition will take place on December 4th, 2009, at Ox, a new DIY gallery space in Philadelphia.

In selecting and or creating your work, we encourage you to consider the following:

-When is a work complete?

-What does it mean to submit an “unfinished” work, and does the act of submission lend the work finality?

-If you’re submitting art to a show themed “unfinished,” will you work on it again?



As a student artist collective, we are evaluating our role as “finished/unfinished” artists. We are examining how the hierarchy of artist roles, i.e. the student/professional artist, function in the art context. NOT THIS is challenging you as artists to re-evaluate your process, the way a work of art is viewed, our conception of a show, and aim to receive a wide variety of submissions. All media is encouraged!

To submit: Email at least three images of your work, as well as an artist statement, to NotThisArtistCollective@gmail.com by November 11th. Please indicate whether you are interested in submitting the work you send or creating original pieces for the gallery (if so, please include a description or proposal).

Found at: http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Opportunity&id=95&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=26920

As a ceramist, where process is so important - a true part of the work - this is very intriguing. The freedom!

Exhibition Opportunities -NY-

Here are some Ny based Exhibition opportunities I found interesting:

1.) Exhibition Proposal

2.) Emerging Artists 2010

3.) Large Scale Works

Exhibition Proposals, LOUIS V. E.S.P., Brooklyn
Exhibition Proposals, LOUIS V. E.S.P., Brooklyn
Deadline: November 26, 2009

New exhibition space in Brooklyn seeking exhibition proposals. Located in Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Recent host to Apartment Show and several small exhibitions we are now expanding the space to longer and more involved projects. Video and sound equipment available for use. Please send concise descriptions of show concept, any supplementary writing, research etc, list of some proposed artists and samples/links to their work. The space is most conducive to shorter run shows (2 weeks or less) but we are willing to entertain interesting proposals for longer runs.

Please see link to blog for pics of space: http://www.louisvesp.blogspot.com

For samples of work produced in our studio ZENITH FOUNDATION EAST: www.zenithland.com

Found at: http://re-title.typepad.com/opportunities/proposal/

Emerging Artists 2010

SlowArt Productions
(Hudson NY)
EMERGING ARTISTS 2010
This is the eighteenth annual competition for gallery exhibition and awards. Devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of emerging artists, this exhibition will be held in March 2010 at the Limner Gallery and is open to all artists working in any media. There will be a $1000 cash award and $2400 in publication awards. Deadline for submissions November 30. For prospectus e-mail slowart@aol.com, print from the website at
http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/ea2010.htm
or mail SASE to SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534

Website: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/ea2010.htm

Found at:

http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp type=Opportunity&id=95&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=26297

Call for Proposals: Large Scale Works

Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC)
(Brooklyn NY)
Deadline: November 6

Brooklyn Arts Council, in partnership with JMH Development, seeks proposals for large scale, two-dimensional or three-dimensional wall hung artworks for a series of installations on the lobby wall of a newly renovated waterfront residential property in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Works submitted should have strong visual impact, capturing viewers' interest from far range as well as close up. They are not limited to but might consider the aesthetic of the space or the history of the building and its surrounding community. Visual artists working in photography, painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media are encouraged to apply. Video works will not be considered for this project.

MORE INFO:

Website: http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1263

Found at:

http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Opportunity&id=95&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=26830

Time Flies

Mid-week already! I wish there were more hours I could remain concious and functioning in a day!

I have two new personal projects underway. I am creating two press molds, two different forms, for two completely different purposses. The first of the molds will be incorporated into my first commisioned piece! I will be creating an original plate and cup set designed to represent a lake on which my client vacations. The second mold will be used to create a translucent porcelain lighting fixture - hopefully many - ahh the beauty of molds. I am handbuilding each of the objects and I will cast each with plaster. When dry and ready I will press in slabs no thicker than 1/4inch (thinner for the porcelain body) and get moving.

I am also working on Rhino [blogging while I break :)] to create three dimensional sketches of yet another project. The object I am drawing is too big to actually print for financial reasons, but that is not a worry because the object I wish to cast is readily available as a found object.

On friday I will be loading three personalized family crest platters into an 04 eletric glaze firing, and fire it off in 8 hours or so.

Tomorrow, acting as a teachers assistant, I will introduce the fourth project and aid in demonstrations for Ceramic Handbuilding. I may have to mix up some casting slip this weekend due to a lack of Extrusion Dials - but may not because our handy Technician made new ones! It is interesting how we were able to have a back up plan that would fit well with the assignment... ceramics can be flexible!

We start woodfiring this weekend!!!!!!!! I will provide you all with pictures so you can join in the romance. SUNY New Paltz has an Anagama Kiln, which was built by a few of our former students, and which we are very lucky to have! I will be working the 12am to 6am shifts all weekend.

Lots to come!

Out of the Studio

I spent nearly the entire week out of the studio due to illness. Of course it was the worst week to miss - being midterms and all. I was mostly upset to miss out on the annual chili bowl sale that the ceramics department runs each fall. I am a member of the ceramic department's fundraising committee, and therefor am involved in all the planning and execution stages of such an event. Normally I am there to set up, work shifts, and take down the sale - this year I spent the day worrying about our progress in bed!! There was no need for my worrying, the sale was very successful and our whole department contributed their work and time. I returned Thursday evening to prepare an installation for midterm critiques on Friday, which I would not allow myself to miss.

After some tea and good rest I am back to normal, and ready to get muddy!

Kilns and Casting

I have spent the remainder of the school week learning the process of firing gas kilns. There is a total of four gas Kilns at New Paltz, two indoor and two outdoor kilns. Currently only three of the four are up and running. In fact there is a working kiln shortage at the moment. With a total of eight electric kilns, there are only three that are in working order. This is quite a serious issue for the studio, especially for BFA and MFA students who typically are expected to fire their own work, and are now subjected to group firings. This shortage will have the greatest effect on the four BFA students who will be graduating this fall.

Although the kiln shortage is unfortunate, it can not stifle my excitement for learning how to fire. Firings can take up to 15 hours, but are typically closer to 8-10 hours. The temperature of the kiln (as read by the pyrometer) must be checked and recorded every half hour. The cones that are placed in front of the spy holes are a more accurate reading of the temperature. Two cone packs are placed in the kiln, one on the top and one on the bottom. This helps asses wether the kiln is firing evenly. Firing a gas kiln requires more interaction in terms of tinkering and adjusting to achieve temperature and the desired atmosphere, than does an electric kiln, which you can basically set to a program and leave it be (although it should always be monitored!).

Apart from firing kilns I have been slip casting modular units. In clay, I built four pieces that are meant to connect post firing as weeping willow whisps. I designed each branch so that they are interchangeable, allowing the curve of each branch to travel from right to left and left to right. The third and fourth components are willow leaves.

This is the first time I have used slip casting to create a sculpture. This particular sculpture will be displayed as a wall piece, a cascade of weeping willow whisps.

This weekend will be spent loading, firing, and unloading kilns. This includes two bisques and one mid range glaze firing. In conjunction with the firings I will be slip casting and creating a press mold for a commissioned work.

A recipe for a busy weekend!

Introduction

This is my first blog! Encouraged by the SUNY New Paltz 'Artist Survival Course' with Professor Emily Puthoff, I have created this blog to document my experiences studying as a Ceramic BFA major, and working in clay. My blog will discuss my day-to-day activities, findings, successes and failures - giving me the opportunity to reflect upon it all!

I will back track in order to provide some background on how I ended up in the world of Ceramic Art.

I got my first taste of working in clay in high school art classes. While I was consumed by it - spending my free periods and lunches working in the ceramic studio, and eventually doing an independent study - I never thought I could apply ceramics to my further education, and more importantly a successful career. I spent the first two years of my college education at SUNY Albany, where they offered limited art courses, and no ceramic courses. Feeling a void in my life I began researching professions involved in the arts and became very familiar with Art Therapy. Realizing that working in clay is therapy for me, I thought "I can share that with others"!

I transfered to SUNY New Paltz in the fall semester of 2007 as a first semester junior, and started a new major, visual arts with a concentration in ceramics. I also began working to complete a minor in psychology. Two years later I am still working to complete my degree and should achieve this goal within two semesters.

There is a great amount of work, time and true commitment to this learning experience, but I do it with a smile - For the Love of Clay!

Below is a slideshow of my work since 2007