CONTAINMENT
October 3 - November 7, 2012
This
Year’s Theme: “Containment”:
We are pleased to present the first Clemson
Ceramics National, a biannual juried
exhibition, which will rotate thematically. Our inaugural exhibition asks
artists to explore “containment” through the
lens of functional ceramics.
“Containment” may be used literally or
conceptually in the works, according to the artist’s individual interpretation. The goal of this year’s
Clemson Ceramics National is
to showcase a diverse collection of ceramic tableware and functional objects, and bring a broad range of contemporary voices
from across the country to the
Upstate.
- Valerie Zimany
Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics
Clemson University
JUROR:
FRANK MARTIN
Frank Martin earned his M.F.A. at Cranbrook
Academy of Art and his B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute. Martin is
currently an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee’s School of
Art. He is a recent recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship through a
Tennessee Arts
Commission Award. Frank’s work has been exhibited
in: The State of the Art 2008: National Biennial Ceramics Invitational at
Parkland Art Gallery Champaign, IL, The Art of Tennessee at the Frist Center
for the Visual Arts in Nashville. His works are in the collections of the
Charles A. Wusum Museum of Fine Arts in Racine Wisconsin and the Schein- Joseph
International Museum of Ceramic Art, New York. His work is in 500 Vases:
Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, 500 Platters & Chargers:
Innovative Expressions of Function and Style, Lark Books, Electric Kiln
Ceramics: A Guide to Clay and Glazes, The Ceramic Design Book, and Make it in
Clay.
ELIGIBILITY: All U.S.
artists at least 18 years old may submit original functional ceramic work
created within the past two years.
DEADLINE: Entry
must be postmarked on or before
Friday, August 17, 2012.
AWARDS:
· 1st Place
$300
· 2nd Place
$200
· 3rd Place
$100
Recipients will be selected by the juror and announced at the
juror’s talk.
ENTRY FEE:
The
fee is $30 for up to three entries. Please make checks payable to the Clemson University Center for Visual
Arts. The entry fee is nonrefundable.
SALES: All works
must be for sale. A 30 % commission will be taken by the Center for Visual Arts upon sale of the work.
REPRODUCTION
RIGHTS: Clemson's Center for Visual Arts reserves the right to use
digital images of accepted works for
publicity purposes.
EXHIBITION
TIMELINE:
• Postmark
deadline for entries: August 17, 2012
• Notification cards mailed to applicants: September 10, 2012
• Deadline for arrival of accepted works: September 27, 2012
• Exhibition in Lee Gallery: October 3 - November 7, 2012
• Gallery talk by juror Frank
Martin and awards presentation followed by a reception: Monday, October 8, 2012
• Return of works: November 19, 2012
For More Information:
Denise Woodward-Detrich
Director of Lee Gallery
864.656.3883
Send email to woodwaw@clemson.edu with a subject line:
“Clemson Ceramics National”
ENTRY: Each
artist may submit up to three images. Entries must be submitted on a CD in jpg
format at 300dpi, 4”x6”. Please name each image file with the artist's last
name, entry number, and artwork title (i.e. Smith_01_Bowl.jpg). Please save all
images with the correct orientation. No slides will be accepted. Any work that
does not match the digital image in quality will be rejected from the
exhibition. No substitutions will be accepted. Please send CD of images, entry
form, stamped notification card and entry fee to Lee Gallery, Clemson
University, G-02A Lee Hall, Box 340510, Clemson, SC 29634-0510. No artwork may
exceed 36” in any dimension.
SHIPPING
GUIDELINES: All accepted entries must be shipped in reusable cardboard
containers. Artists are responsible
for shipping charges to and from the exhibition. Shipping containers must
include a check made payable to the Clemson University Center for Visual Arts
or a prepaid call tag for return shipping.
Center for Visual Arts
Clemson University
G-02A Lee Hall
Box 340510
Clemson, SC 29634-0510
Phone: 864.656.3883
www.clemson.edu/cva
Mon-Thurs, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
