Mo Jupp at CCC London


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Paola Paronetto at Maison & Objet

    Maison & Objet –Paris,January 24/28,

Paola Paronetto and other ceramics
                                             

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Body & Soul, New York


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Ceramics in America

Mark Alberghina, Saint Sebastien
Today I read an article on how clay is entering the Art (capital A) market. It is an interesting reading, and gives a good insight on the state of American Ceramics.
 http://www.artnews.com/
It is true, and not only in the States, that there is growing attention to artists working with ceramics, probably driven by the need to satisfy the physical need of a piece of art. Clay is an incredible material that requires knowledge, artistry, a good idea and a spoonful of magic.
These new artists are succeding in infusing a simple bag of greyish dough with pure spirit.
It is very exciting !
Here some good stuff to look at:

Ann Agee














Arlene Shechet













Kathy Butterly


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Santo Alligo, Torino


Santo Alligo
Terrecotte Galleria Terre d’Arte, Via Maria Vittoria 20/A, 10123 Torino

Periodo: 16 gennaio - 13 febbraio 2014

Inaugurazione: giovedì 16 gennaio 2014 - ore 18,00
Galleria Terre d’Arte – tel/fax +3901119503453

www.terredarte.net
info@terredarte.net

Santo Alligo nasce nel 1948 a Roccalumera in provincia di Messina. Emigrato a Torino nel 1953 dopo aver fatto gavetta in tipografie, zincografie e dopo aver svolto svariate occupazioni, frequenta la Civica Scuola d'Arte Ceramica.

Successivamente entra nell'atelier della ceramista Anna Maria Carusi con la quale farà pratica sbozzando le grandi opere di creta destinate alla cottura. Lavora presso questo atelier dai
dodici ai diciotto anni d'età. È solo un ragazzo ma già manipola con abilità l’argilla. Entra quindi nel celebre Studio Testa nel quale elabora i propri progetti e, partendo dall'idea di Armando Testa, realizza il modello del Pippo, l'ippopotamo della pubblicità. Passa quindi, dopo otto anni trascorsi in quegli uffici, a un seconda agenzia, la Bussolino-Sitcap, nella quale approda come art director, nel 1972, e dove lavora tuttora come consulente. Sono anni intensi durante i quali continua parallelamente la sua eclettica attività di scultore e durante i quali i suoi lavori entrano in alcune collezioni private. Alligo impersona un nostrano esempio di self made man che completa e approfondisce le proprie conoscenze frequentando mostre e musei, divenendo un avido bibliofilo, collezionando a sua volta le opere di celebri illustratori e scrivendo su prestigiose testate tra le quali: "Il Sole 24 Ore", "Charta" e "Tuttolibri". Lavora tuttora alacremente alle sue sculture continuando a tessere un discorso artistico mai interrotto.

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Incontrinterra, Deruta

dal 18 gennaio al 2 febbraio 2014
inaugurazione sabato 18 gennaio ore 17.00
freemocco’s house | Deruta 
INCONTRINTERRA
a cura di Marinella Caputo
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Ceramic Art Competitions, Biennales, Festivals and Fairs in 2014

This is a re-post from Ceramics Now
I find it extremely useful I hope you will find it too

International contemporary ceramics competitions, biennales, contests, ceramic festivals and fairs recommended by Ceramics Now in 2014:(ordered by date)

CompetitionsV International Ceramics Biennale of Marratxi
February 28 - March 30, 2014
Marratxi, SPAIN
Clay? V Contemporary Ceramics Biennial
March 21 - May 17, 2014
Deadline: January 17, 2014
Kirkland, Washington, US
Open to Art
1st International Competition for Art Ceramics and Design
April 2 - July 10, 2014
Milan, ITALY
Ceramic Art London 2014
The Leading Fair for Contemporary Ceramics
April 4-6, 2014
London, UK
COLLECT 2014
The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects
May 9-12, 2014
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
The 38th Alice Prize 2014
National Contemporary Art Award
May 10 - June 9, 2014
Deadline: January 31, 2014 (Australia only)
Alice Springs, AUSTRALIA
5th Contemporary Clay Biennial 2014
May 16 – June 21, 2014
Deadline: January 17, 2014 (America only)
Western Colorado, US
2014 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale
May - October, 2014
New Taipei City, Yingge Ceramics Museum, TAIWAN
The Contemporary Craft Festival
June 6-8, 2014
Bovey Tracey, Devon, UK
Terralha 2014, 30th edition
The European Festival of Ceramic Art
July 11-14, 2014
Deadline: January 15, 2014
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
XXIIIrd International Biennial of Vallauris
Contemporary Creation and Ceramic
July – November 2014
Vallauris Golfe-Juan, FRANCE
31st International Ceramics Fair Oldenburg
August 2-3, 2014Deadline: January 11, 2014
Oldenburg, GERMANY

Read more at http://www.ceramicsnow.org/calendar2014#M2I2f5z66tPPKRBe.99

The 38th Alice Prize 2014
National Contemporary Art Award
May 10 - June 9, 2014
Deadline: January 31, 2014 (Australia only)
Alice Springs, AUSTRALIA
5th Contemporary Clay Biennial 2014
May 16 – June 21, 2014
Deadline: January 17, 2014 (America only)
Western Colorado, US
2014 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale
May - October, 2014
New Taipei City, Yingge Ceramics Museum, TAIWAN
The Contemporary Craft Festival
June 6-8, 2014
Bovey Tracey, Devon, UK
Terralha 2014, 30th edition
The European Festival of Ceramic Art
July 11-14, 2014
Deadline: January 15, 2014
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
XXIIIrd International Biennial of Vallauris
Contemporary Creation and Ceramic
July – November 2014
Vallauris Golfe-Juan, FRANCE
31st International Ceramics Fair Oldenburg
August 2-3, 2014Deadline: January 11, 2014
Oldenburg, GERMANY

4th International Silicate Arts Triennial
NEW ENERGY
August 2014
Deadline: March 31, 2014
Kecskemét, HUNGARY
Keramikpanorama 2014
September 6-7, 2014
Deadline: March 31, 2014
Murten, Switzerland
International Academy of Ceramics 46th General Assembly
Moving Objects from Geographic Pasts to Virtual Presence
September 8-12, 2014
Deadline: February 2014 (IAC members only)
Dublin, IRELAND
10th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Japan
International Ceramics Festival ‘14 Mino Japan
September 12 - October 19, 2014
Deadline: January 10, 2014
Tajimi-shi, Gifu, JAPAN
European Ceramic Context 2014
Bornholm Biennials for Contemporary European Glass and Ceramics
September 13 - November 29, 2014
Bornholm, DENMARK
3rd Jakarta Contemporary Ceramics Biennale
September - October 2014
Jakarta, INDONESIA
100% Design
September 17-20, 2014
Earls Court, London, UK
13th Westerwald Prize 2014
September 26, 2013 - February 1, 2015
Deadline: January 19, 2014
Höhr-Grenzhausen, GERMANY
SOFA Art & Design
Sculpture Objects, Functional Art and Design
October 31 - November 2, 2014
New York, US

Read more at http://www.ceramicsnow.org/calendar2014#M2I2f5z66tPPKRBe.99

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Wonderland



Milton Keynes Arts Centre
Our Wonderland exhibition brings together the work of 18 local, national and international practitioners ranging from sculptural ceramics, pottery, printmaking, jewellery and fashion. Offering a wide selection of works at affordable prices, this is the perfect exhibition to find that all important Christmas present.

Sofie Boons | Jane Charles | Georgina Fowler | Eluned Glyn | Miia Godwin | Katy Jennings | Andrew Macdermott | Isobel Morris | Megumi Naitoh | Di Oliver | Consuelo Radclyffe | Malene Hartmann Rasmussen | Phiona Richards | Vicky Saragouda | Ester Svensson | Sophie Symes | Barbara Webster | Rosemary Wright

Wonderland runs until Tuesday 24th December on our regular business hours. We are open Monday to Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm. Holidays hours begin December 25, 2013. Please contact us should you require any additional information at edith@miltonkeynesartscentre.org or call us on 01908 608 108.

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IN CRYPTA


IN CRYPTA
Simbologia Sacra nella Scultura Contemporanea

dal 15 dicembre 2013 al 7 gennaio 2014
inaugurazione domenica 15 dicembre ore 10.00

Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio all'Aventino
ROMA | Piazza Sant'Alessio n.23


OPERE IN CERAMICA DI
Yvonne Ekman, Evandro Gabrieli, Antonio Grieco, Rita Miranda, Riccardo Monachesi, Jasmine Pignatelli, Mara Van Wees.

A CURA DI Daniela Gallavotti Cavallero

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Annalisa Guerri CV's 6


CV: 5 Parole che descrivano le tue opere
AG: trasparenza, leggerezza, fragilità, corrosione, trasformazione.

CV: Che aspetto della tua personalità ti è più utile nel tuo lavoro?
AG: Il saper osservare.

CV: Qual'è il tuo pezzo in ceramica preferito?
AG: Il primo pezzo che ho creato, avevo 15 anni. E' una semplice mattonella con un pesce in rilievo ma la considero il simbolo della strada che ho scelto di percorrere.
 
CV: Da cosa trai ispirazione?
AN: La mia ispirazione viene principalmente dalle forme della natura ma anche dall'osservazione degli ambienti urbani e degli oggetti che mi circondano e dalla loro trasformazione nel tempo.
 
CV: Se potessi scegliere dove vivere/lavorare nel mondo, dove andresti?
AN: Ho scelto di vivere a Sulmona, una cittadina circondata dal Parco Nazionale della Majella, un posto incantevole, fonte inesauribile di ispirazione! Mi piace però poter essere libera di viaggiare e lavorare in diversi posti.
Per questo quando posso partecipo ai progetti "Artist in Residency" attivi in diversi centri internazionali.
Sono già stata in Danimarca, al Guldagergaard, International Ceramic Research Center e sarò a New Taipei City al Yingge Ceramic Art Museum a febbraio 2014.
Spero negli anni a venire di avere la possibilità di continuare a viaggiare e conoscere altri paesi e culture; credo questo sia il miglior modo per continuare a crescere in questo lavoro.

CV: Il tuo migliore e peggiore momento ceramico?
AG: Il migliore è quando, dopo aver passato settimane a sperimentare qualche nuova tecnica, finalmente ottengo un pezzo proprio come me lo ero immaginato.
Il peggiore è ogni volta che non ottengo quel risultato sperato; oppure quando accendo il forno e a metà cottura mi rendo conto di aver lasciato fuori il pezzo più importante!
http://www.annalisaguerri.com/ceramics/home.html


 


CV: Five words that describe your work
AG: Transparency, lightness, fragility, corrosion, transformation

CV: What aspect of your personality is more useful in your practise?
AG: The ability to observe

CV: What is your favourite ceramic piece of all times ?

AG: The first piece that I created when I was 15 yrs old. It is a simple tile with a fish relief, but I regard it as a symbol of the road I chose to travel

CV: Where do you get your inspiration from?
AG: My inspiration comes mostly from the shapes of nature but as also from urban landscape and objects that surround me and their transformation in time

CV: If you could choose where to live/work in the world, where would you go?
AN: I chose to live in Sulmona, a village surrounded by the Majella National Park, an enchanting place, an endless source of inspiration! I like to be free to travel and work in different places.
For that reason whenever I can I apply to residencies in different international centres.
I've been in Denmark at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center and I am going to New Taipei City at Yingge Ceramic Art Museum in february 2014.
I hope in the future to still have the possibility to continue travelling and to know new places and cultures, I believe this is the best way to continue growing in this job

CV: Your best and worst ceramic moment
AG: The best is when after weeks of experimenting new techninques I finally obtain what I had imagined. The worst, every time I do not obtain that wished result, or when I turn on the kiln and half way through I realise that I left out the most important piece.!


http://www.annalisaguerri.com/ceramics/home.html

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Contemporary Ceramics Centre


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Christmas is Here ! The Perfect Present

Thinking about the perfect present ? This is as good as it gets

Porcelain Jewelry workshop in Bali Indonesia !!!!
 
AUGUST 10 - 23, 2014 PORCELAIN JEWELRY
with Olivia Monti

Fuel your imagination and create unique ceramic jewelery in a setting of unsurpassed tropical beauty, amid artisans of world-renowned skill. Porcelain sculpture and jewelry artist, Olivia Monti Arduini, will guide participants in experimenting with a myriad of different techniques. From use of molds, pigments, paper-clay, slipcasting, inlay, neriage, burnishing, glazes, Olivia will demonstrate infusing clay with one's personal touch to create a wearable work of art.
Participants will be ushered through all the steps of making porcelain jewelry component parts.  The conclusion of the workshop will be in the assemblage: stringing, wiring, or otherwise combining pieces to create finished jewels.
And then, of course, the fashion show…
Open to any level of experience.

Tuition: US$ 1,900
*Tuition includes: general studio materials, firings, transport during workshop hours, excursions around Bali, Welcome dinner, and lunches at the studio.
**NOT included accommodation.
***Jewelry tool kit additional (separate) fee

 

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Arte Ceramica in Italia, Villa Necchi


L’esplorazione da parte del FAI dell’artigianato italiano di eccellenza prosegue con “Manualmente Ceramica”, una mostra e mercato di ceramiche che vedrà riuniti a Villa Necchi, sabato 30 novembre e domenica 1 Dicembre, una ventina di espositori accuratamente selezionati.
Per l’occasione, speciale vendita di pezzi unici della collezione di ceramiche ungheresi, prodotte tra gli anni ’50 e gli anni ’80 dei più noti designer dell’Est Europeo che il pittore Sam Havadtoy, creatore della Galleria 56 a Budapest, ha donato al FAI.
Sabato 30 novembre, in concomitanza con “Manualmente ceramica”, aprirà al pubblico la mostra “Arte Ceramica oggi in Italia”, a cura del noto artista e gallerista Jean Blanchaert . Fino a lunedì 6 gennaio 2014 negli spazi di Villa Necchi saranno esposte un centinaio di ceramiche d’autore, caratterizzate da stili, tecniche ed ispirazioni culturali differenti, tutte prodotte con eccezionale maestria, firmate dai più famosi maestri ceramisti, designer e artisti italiani, che si pone l’obiettivo di raccontare l’eccellenza che caratterizza oggi l’arte ceramica in Italia: da Antonia Campi ad Alessandro Mendini, da Bertozzi e Casoni a Franz Staehler e ancora Antonella Ravagli, Alfredo Gioventù, Paolo Anselmo, Bottega Gatti, Ugo La Pietra, Giacomo Alessi e tanti altri. Le opere in mostra saranno in vendita e, grazie alla generosità degli artisti, parte anche di questo ricavato verrà devoluto al FAI.

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Artist in Residence ECC

Artist in Residence

European Ceramic Context 2014 are organizing a series of Artist Residences in cooperation with partners on Bornholm and the rest of Denmark.
Selected artists will be given the time and space to develop a new project or body of work in ceramics. The residency provides four - six weeks access to studio facilities and basic materials. The residencies are offered to professional ceramic artists, who are expected to be proficient in the processes and techniques discussed in their residency application.
The period of the residency is granted to the named resident only, partners and other makers are not allowed to work in the studios during this time.
During the period of the residency it is incumbent on the resident to communicate, aid and assist his or her fellow resident in an open and friendly manner. This interaction and exchange is seen as being one of the benefits and challenges of the residence period.
Chosen residents must be prepared to make a public talk about their work and artistic career.

Residencies are offered at The Royal Danish Academy, School of Design Bornholm, Svanekegaarden, Bright Park Bornholm, Guldagergaard and Engelsholm Højskole.

Application
Applicants must have a bachelor degree or equivalent and min. 4 years of professional experience.
Applications must include:
  • Description of your proposed project, max 1 A4 page, including techniques you plan to use.
  • Current CV or resume
  • Artist statement
  • 10 images and separate image description sheet with dimensions, material, technique, year.
  • 2 letters of recommendation

Application deadline and notification:
Deadline: 1. may 2014 / Notification 15 May 2014

All applications for all residencies must be send to:
European Ceramic Context 2014
Royal Danish Academy, School of Design, Bornholm
Stenbrudsvej 43
3730 Nexø
Denmark
Further information
Susanne Jøker Johnsen
info@europeanceramiccontext.com
tel: +45 4170 1980

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Valeria Nascimiento at Woolff Gallery

Following Valeria Nascimento's hugely successful solo shows in 2009 & 2011, the Woolff Gallery is delighted to present her long awaited third solo exhibition 'Elements'. 
 
'Elements' is another outstanding collection of artworks from Brazilian ceramic artist Valeria Nascimento, we hope that you can join us for the preview at the Woolff Gallery on:
 
Thursday 14th November from 6 to 9pm.  
 The exhibition will run from 15th November 2013 to 4th January 2014.
 
Please click the link below to open a pdf of the catalogue:
 

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Safia Hijos

"The one week only"
 
Lorsqu’un thème commun lie la céramique à la sérigraphie,…
cela donne naissance à une exposition aussi percutante que pertinente.
Entre esthétisme et réflexion intellectuelle la céramiste Safia Hijos vous laisse le choix, ironique ou lyrique?
Entre fantasme et récit la sérigraphiste Alix Le Grouyellec témoigne d'un Japon dévasté.
 
Exposition du 17/12/13 au 24/12/13
Heure d’ouverture du mardi au samedi de 14H00 à 18H00
Vernissage en présence des artistes le 17/12/13 de 18H00 à 20H00
 

 


Les Ateliers galerie de L'Ô  asbl
Rue de L'Eau, 56a _1190 Forest  Belgique  
Tel: +32.495.28.71.74 
Mail: 
info@galeriedelo.be
Site: http://www.galeriedelo.be

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Torgiano Confluenze d'Arte

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Corsi di Annalisa Guerri, Ceramic Courses in Rome

Eccovi alcune informazioni sui corsi della bravissima amica Annalisa Guerri








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Open to Art


 

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Shozo Michikawa



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