The Oregon College of Art and Craft: Artist/Instructor-in-Residence in Book Arts

Deadline: October 3, 2014 {RECEIVE}


Artist/Instructor-in-Residence in Book Arts
The Oregon College of Art and Craft
Portland, Oregon
January 18 – May 20, 2015



Artist/Instructor-in-Residence in Book Arts in Spring Semester of 2015 is a 16 week-long fellowship program intended to present the participants as role models for the OCAC community, to advance the careers of the practicing artists, and to strengthen the public’s awareness of the significant role that making has in a contemporary art context. By promoting an understanding of the creative process, the Artist-in-Residence Program expands OCAC’s mission as a public resource center for the exchange
and exploration of ideas relevant to our cultural and social environment, particularly for engagement in the discourse surrounding contemporary craft and critical making.

Who Can Apply

The Artist/Instructor-in-Residence in Book Arts is open to visual artists who:
• are working primarily with artist book or paper-making materials and processes;
• are able to provide evidence through appropriate documentation of 5 or more years of active professional studio practice;
• hold an MFA in Visual Arts with an emphasis in printmaking, paper-making, artist books or equivalent;
• have two or more years teaching experience in a degree program beyond a graduate teaching assistantship;
• display a comprehensive grasp of the history of print, paper-making, or book arts and contemporary theory;
• are interested in the integration of artist book or paper-making practice with a wide variety of other media;

The resident must be an artist with significant exhibition records and professional achievement, strong communication skills, sustained studio practice, and desire to engage in collaborative experiences at OCAC. A resident artist is expected to pursue a clearly articulated body of work or project, to teach one 3-credit BFA course in Paper-making and to integrate his or her practice into the academic programming and activities of the larger OCAC community. To this end, the resident’s specific involvement may include teaching a 3-credit BFA course in Book Art Department, guest lecturing in a class, giving public talks, providing mentorship to students, participating in open studios, and/or collaborating with faculty or students.

The robust and productive OCAC learning environment is comprised of a diverse mix of students, faculty and visiting artists, all of whom work in a variety of materials. To better engage with the community, residents may audit one studio school continuing education class/workshop tuition-free as space is available during their residency.

Benefits

• $6,000 stipend;
• use of state-of-the-art studios;
• on-campus housing, if needed;
• one Studio School continuing education class or workshop;
• focused time for Studio engagement; and
• supportive interaction with fellow artists and students.


Downloads:

Application

Program Information


Full details available on website:


Oregon College of Art and Craft
8245 SW Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225

503.297.5544
800.390.0632
503.297.9651 fax

Ohio Designer Craftsmen: Art Studio Clearance Sale 2015

Deadline: October 3, 2014 {ONLINE} or {RECEIVE}


Art Studio Clearance Sale 2015
Ohio Designer Craftsmen
Lausche Building
Ohio Expo Center
Columbus, Ohio
Jan. 24-25, 2015



Art Studio Clearance Sale 2015 IS NOT a “starving artist” sale! 150 Ohio Designer Craftsmen artists, including some Winterfair favorites, offering new work, discontinued designs, overstock and slightly imperfect items at reduced prices.

Ohio Designer Craftsmen is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting fine craft for 50 years. The goals of its fairs, exhibitions, education programs and publications are to establish a standard of excellence in craft, encourage creative growth, provide professional support to craftspeople, and build public awareness, appreciation and collection of fine craft.

Artist Eligibility/Show Policies

• Artist must be present on each day of the show.
• Work must be of original concept, design and execution; no kits, commercial molds, or buy-resell.
• Work must be handmade by the exhibitor him/herself. Absolutely no buy/sell will be accepted. An on-site juror will monitor compliance.
• Only work of individual or collaborating artists may be shown and sold. Collaborating artists may show only their joint work.
• Images submitted for jurying must be representative of the majority of work to be exhibited and sold in terms of both quality and price range. Jurors use booth images to judge overall appearance and make-up of your display.

Studios where the applicant artist designs the work and creates it along with assistants qualify if:
• The studio has no more than six full-time (or equivalent part-time) assistants (not including non-artist employees such as office help).
• The studio adheres to the above outlined stipulations regarding actual production of work.


Media:

° Clay, predominantly functional
° Clay, predominantly decorative
° Drawing & Pastels
° Fiber (non-wearable)
° Furniture
° Glass
° Jewelry, fine metal
° Jewelry, other
° Leather
° Metal
° Oil & Acrylics
° Photography
° Printmaking
° Sculpture
° Watercolor
° Wearable Art
° Wood
° 2-D mixed media
° 3-D mixed media
° Digital (non-photography)
° Other

The application fee is $25 per fair, per medium entered. Anyone may apply to ODC shows; however, members receive a 2 point bonus on jury scores and only members may actually exhibit.

Annual membership is $35 for an individual, $45 for joint, and may be paid after acceptance, along with booth fee.

*Artists who participate in both the Greater Cincinnati and the Columbus Winterfair will receive a $35 booth fee rebate.


To Apply

Create an account to apply online

or

Download PDF paper application for Winterfairs 2014


Awards

Cash awards will be conferred at the Winterfair shows by an on-site juror. Awards will be chosen based on artistic merit and craftsmanship. An additional award will be presented for the Best Booth Design. Award winners receive an invitation to next year’s show, bypassing the jury.


Visit website for full details: http://ohiocraft.org/craft-fairs/


Questions?
Call John Barr at (614) 486-7119 or email jbarr@ohiocraft.org