by Carole Epp | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
As their website states:
“New Craft – Future Voices is an international conference and exhibition organised to encourage debate surrounding the future of craft. It seeks to expose and articulate craft issues currently being investigated via doctoral research, post-doctoral research and craft practitioners, and to document new ways of questioning and disseminating the dialogue of craft practice.
New Craft – Future Voices will explore the relation between skills, intellect and culture within the individual vision of crafts practitioners.”
I’m lucky to be participating in the conference’s exhibition and it’s worth checking out their website at www.newcraftfuturevoices.com as they had an interesting submissions process wherein you had to post your submission to their website and undergo a very public review process. While it was a bit unsettling, it was a great experience to participate in as you were able to read the other submissions and gain valuable insight into the range of theorectical research being undertaken internationally. Should be a great conference as a result.
The conference will be held July 4th to 6th, 2007 at the University of Dundee in Scotland. There is also a related blog site – www.craftresearch.blogspot.com worth a read.
by Carole Epp | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
The Saskatchewan Craft Council is currently hosting an exhibition of work from Saskterra, which is a Saskatchewan based Ceramics collective. The exhibition showcases work from members of the organization over the last 10 years. The exhibition can be viewed online at www.saskcraftcouncil.org
Here’s some pics of my work from the exhibition.
by Carole Epp | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Cahiers métiers d’art * Craft Journal is a non-profit organisation that encourages and publishes critical, historical and technical research on local and international craft.
They are looking for essays, reviews and artist profiles. The first issue to be out in July 2007. Their site details all the submission info and how to sign up to receive the online mag.
craftjournal.ca
by Carole Epp | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
NeoCraft Conference is going to be held at NSCAD in Nova Scotia next November.
An International Conference on the Crafts and Modernity.
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University is pleased to be hosting the NeoCraft conference, 23 – 25 November, 2007, as part of the Canadian Crafts Federation’s Craft Year 2007/Année des métiers d’art.
The NeoCraft conference has been designed with the objective of further developing critical thinking, theory and history in relation to the crafts. It is the intention of NeoCraft to not only acknowledge the vital role the crafts play in our culture and economy, but to challenge the position of craft by creating a forum for lively exchange and debate.
Check out their site at neocraft.ca to see a full list of speakers and papers to be presented.
by Carole Epp | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Well I guess that’s what you get for trying to set up a blog site right in the midst of a move to a new home and studio, i’ve neglected the site already for about a month, sigh, but things will change as the dust settles and boxes get unpacked and I need to procrastinate and avoid all the renovations that still need to be done. A few things have come up in the last little bit so I thought i’d post some upcoming events and sites to check out.
Come to the Invisible/Visible Crafts Conference
June 10-12!
Alberta College of Art+ Design
This event gives craftspeople unprecedented exposure to exhibitions,
demonstrations and presentations in different media, to meaningful
professional information for crafts practice. Superb speakers and
information of note. This symposium enlarges and enhances the Calgary public’s awareness and appreciation for Craft Practice, objects and Making.
The keynote speech by Peter Powning, the 30th Bronfman Award winner will be free and open to the public, as will the opening of exhibitions that evening. The city will have several national exhibitions and numerous smaller exhibitions for the symposium including the National Glass Exhibition at the Illingworth Kerr gallery along with a regional ceramics exhibition,
a furniture retrospective of the work of Henry Schlosser and the National Metal Arts exhibition (MAG). “All About Alberta” will be at the Nickel Arts Museum, fresh from its Washington DC and Edmonton success.
The Metalphoric Group will exhibit at ACAD, a Print exhibition and student exhibition ‘Base Elements’ with other works exhibited at ACAD and in window showcases. The exhibitions will be free and open to the public and can be viewed for several weeks. Many private galleries across the city are hosting craft relevant exhibitions to coincide with the events.
Information: http://www.acad.ab.ca/iv.html or
http://acadsa.ca/invisible.html
by Carole Epp | Apr 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
So at the same time that I began working on the porcelain functional work I was also beginning a new body of figurative sculptural work. In the past I had worked primarily in ceramic installation, creating pieces that were composed of numerous components, some mixed media, mostly clay. But this new work was a drastic re-thinking of scale and approach to sculpture. Obviously strickingly different than the functional work, I’ve often been told that it seems like 2 seperate people made the works, but in my mind they both originated from a similar place. As an artist what I wanted to do was have a conversation with the audience about things that were going on in the world, dialogues of a political and social nature. The sculptural work presents the content of the work in a more obvious manner, while the functional work is a bit more subtle.
