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CALL for ENTRIES: 2012 Niche Awards

Posted on by R.L. Gibson

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Twenty years ago, niche market foods were thought to exist in ethic grocery stores.  These days you can make shopping for food a full time job.  You can buy almost every food product from a specialty store–from bacon to nuts, coffee to herbs.  The advantage to niche markets is, of course, artisan farming and culinary creation.  These same applies to artisan crafts, from jewelry to pottery.  This next Call could provide the perfect boost for your craftwork…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 2012 Niche Awards sponsored by NICHE magazine!  Winners receive a spread in NICHE magazine, trophy and press as well as an opportunity to display their work in a special exhibit at the February 2012 Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.  Take a look…

Learn more about the 2012 Niche Awards!CALL for ENTRIES:
2012 Niche Awards

 

Sponsored by NICHE [“neesh”] magazine, the annual NICHE Awards competition celebrates excellence and innovation in American and Canadian craft.

ELIGIBILITY:  The competition is open to any professional craft artist residing in the U.S. or Canada, over the age of 21, who is actively involved in the design and production of craftwork supplied to galleries and craft stores.

MEDIA:  Artisan Crafts

DEADLINE:  Friday, September 30, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  December 2011. Winners will be announced at the NICHE Awards ceremony during the February 2012 Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft.

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3 entries

Learn about past Niche Award winners!JUROR: Each image entry is judged individually. The judges’ scores are not cumulative per application, but reflect their decisions per individual image entry. Decisions of the judges will be final. Images are judged on the following:

• Technical excellence, design and form
• Market viability
• Unique, original and creative thought

AWARDS:
Finalists receive:
• Award certificate from NICHE magazine
• Listing in Winter 2011 issue of NICHE
• Listing in February 2012 Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC) Buyers Guide
• Listing on www.NICHEAwards.com
• Press materials tailored to local and trade media
• An opportunity to display their work in a special exhibit at the February 2012 Buyers Market of American Craft (February 18-21, 2012, in Philadelphia, Pa.). [Drop-off and pick-up of items is required. Further details concerning the special display are provided in the finalist’s packet.]

Winners receive:
• Award certificate and trophy
• Press materials tailored to local and trade media
* Prominent listing in Spring 2012 issue of NICHE Magazine

For complete details, download the Application!

Learn more about the 2012 Niche Awards!

CALL for ENTRIES: National Cup Show 2011

Posted on by R.L. Gibson

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I feel left out of the coffee revolution.  I love coffee cake and coffee ice cream, just not the cup o’ joe.  I’m not crazy about the smell of coffee in my house in the morning though.  Clearly, it isn’t genetic.  My mother drinks coffee from sunrise to sunset.  And, she’s always in search of the perfect coffee cup.  She wants one big enough that constant refills aren’t necessary but not so big that the coffee gets cold before you can drink it.  This next Call must be a mecca for the perfect coffee cup, even if it isn’t functional.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY for the National Cup Show.  Enter up to 3 pieces for $30.  This is a great space and a cool competition…

Learn more about the Barrett Art Center!CALL for ENTRIES:
National Cup Show 2011

 

The National Cup Show is an exhibit that highlights the many diverse interpretations of the cup. Both functional and sculptural, this utilitarian object has been part of daily life for centuries.  This event helps to promote contemporary ceramic artists and to celebrate the creativity and endless interpretations of the simple form: a cup.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all U.S. ceramic artists, age 18 and over.  Work completed within the last 2 years is eligible.  No student projects or work completed in class will be accepted.

MEDIA:  All works submitted should be 90% clay.  Both functional and non-functional pieces are welcome.

Check out the 2010 Winners of the National Cup Show!DEADLINE:  Friday, August 12, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

NOTIFICATION:  Friday, August 26, 2011

ENTRY FEE:  $30 for the first 3 images; $6 for each additional image. Please note that if you are paying by credit card, you must add 3% to cover our bank fees.  i.e. 30% of $30 = 90 cents ▪ 30% of $6 = 18 cents

JUROR:  Adam Welch became the director of Greenwich House Pottery in March of 2011.  Born in Fairfax, Virginia, he received his BFA from Northern Arizona University in 2000 and his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003.

AWARDS:  Recipients of cash awards will be determined by the juror and announced at the opening reception.  Artists need not to be present to win.

For complete details, download the Prospectus!

Download the 3rd Annual National Cup prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Verge Art Miami Beach

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I love Cuban food.  The first time I ate Cuban food was in a strip mall in Goose Creek, SC just outside Charleston …no kidding.  With a strong military influence in the area before the shut down of the military base and the naval yard, international influence on food was pretty common.  The best Cuban food I ever tasted was in Miami and is responsible for my love affair with plaintains.  This next Call offers you an opportunity to sample some of the best food in the world during your time at this opening…

Check out this Call for Entries for the Tomorrow Stars exhibit and The Drawing Show exhibit at Verge Art Miami Beach.  This fair runs concurrent with Art Basel Miami and takes only 25% commission.  Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Verge Art Miami Beach

Learn more about Verge Art Miami Beach!VERGE emerging art fair will soon announce an extraordinary list of programs for its third year Miami Beach fair, December 2-5, coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach, including the Tomorrow Stars Exhibit and The Drawing Show Exhibit. VERGE is THE source for emerging art during ABMB Week, located two short blocks from ABMB and the newly-relocated Design / Miami.

*Editor’s Note:  My information has come from Michael Workman of Workman Steinhauer Productions, the production company behind the verge art fairs; however, I know many of you would like duplicate online verification.  Please note, you have to register to get the information.  Registration does not mean you must enter, but the information is not readily available on their site unles you register.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

Learn more about Verge Art Miami Beach!MEDIA CATEGORIES: Photography, Painting, Drawing, Video, Mixed-Media, Sculpture, Textiles/Fiber, New Media, Prints, Ceramics, Glass, Performance, Installation and other.  *Editor’s Note: Clearly, to be considered for The Drawing Show, you must limit your media to Drawing; however, the Tomorrow Stars show seems to be open to all media.

DEADLINE: September 15, 2011

NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be announced after October 17, 2011.

ENTRY FEE: $60 for up to 4 entries. *Editor’s note:  This is about twice the cost of most of the entry fees we publish; however, for some of you, Miami is a whole new market.

JUROR:  To ensure a fair jurying process, jurors will remain anonymous until after the jury selections are announced.  Separate juries will judge the Drawing Show and Tomorrow Stars at Verge: Miami Beach 2011.

SALES: Art Brooklyn will reserve a 25% fee on all sales.

For additional details, visit the Verge website!

 Enter the Verge Art Miami Beach today!

CALL for ENTRIES: Visions in Clay 2011

Posted on by R.L. Gibson

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I have an unnatural love of olives.  Stuff them with jalepenos, blue cheese or even the lowly pimento… I don’t care.  I love olives so much I have a beautiful little dish I bought from a ceramics show specifically for olives shaped like a lovely little trough that prevents my having to chase olives all over my plate.  One problem… the dish is no longer big enough.  If you make it to the opening for this next Call, please find a new olive solution for me while you’re perusing the BEST in clay work, function or not.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the LH Horton Jr Gallery found on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College (California) for Visions in Clay 2011. Enter your clay work for $30 by June 6th with UNLIMITED detail images!

CALL for ENTRIES:  Visions in Clay 2011

 

Learn more about Visions in Clay 2011!The LH Horton Jr Gallery is a non-profit art gallery located on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. The Gallery provides excellent exhibition opportunities, with over 2000 square feet of exhibition space, an extended 22 ft. ceiling with mounts, and over 1200 visitors to each exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists residing in the US.

MEDIA:  Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation will be accepted for entry.  Clay must be the primary medium, and works may be functional, decorative or sculptural. Assembled works may not exceed 4ft. in any direction, and 50lbs in weight.

DEADLINE:  June 6, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  July 1, 2011

Learn more about the LH Horton Jr Gallery!ENTRY FEE:  $30 for 3 work entries.  Additional images of work and/or detail images may be purchased for $5 per image, limited to 3 additional work entries, for a total of 6 work entries and unlimited detail images.

JUROR:  Judith S. Schwartz, Ph.D., has identified an international movement of artists who use clay confrontationally within the context of what might be called: art activism.  This research culminated in the book, Confrontational Ceramics.  She lectures internationally to bring ideas and artists together in the service of clay.  Her current community service is spent for Watershed, a residency in Maine that supports serious artists to work in clay and the K-12 Foundation for early childhood education in the ceramic arts.

Learn more about Confrontational Ceramics by Juror Judith Schwartz!Schwartz has been a professor for 30 years (Director of Sculpture in Craft Media at New York University) helping young artists reach their potential.  She started a Museum for Ceramic Art to open in NYC, and curates numerous exhibitions, some of which have received critical acclaim.  She teaches studio courses in ceramic sculpture for undergrad and graduate students.  She has received many awards, including the JD Rockefeller III grant in Art Education, the Everson Museum’s award for service and excellence in the field of ceramic education, Honors Award from the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts, the Distinguished Service Award from The Clay Art Center in Port Chester, NY, and, most recently, a Fullbright (senior specialist category).

AWARDS:  Best of Show: $1000, 2nd Place: $600, and 3rd Place: $350.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Learn more about the LH Horton Jr Gallery!