Hi ! ~ quite a few items to read through this month....
- A major piece of news - "Playing with Fire"...... details below of the big enamel event for 2008 to be held in partnership with Devon Guild and UWE Bristol.
Also listed are:
- Courses at the Cass & UWE Bristol
- A Symposium in Stafford
- A Conference in Manchester
“Playing With Fire” 2008
Exhibition of Contemporary Enamel to be held at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen’s Jubilee Gallery
The British Society of Enamellers and the Devon Guild of Craftsmen are proud to announce a major juried exhibition of contemporary UK enamelling to take place at the Devon Guild in September 2008. The exhibition will travel to other important venues nationally and possibly internationally.
‘Playing With Fire’ will be a fantastic opportunity for enamellers across the United Kingdom to show off the wealth and diversity of enamelling talent and practice throughout the country.
The aim of this exhibition is to raise the appreciation of enamelling and show the work of the best contemporary enamellers in the UK. A wide range of enamelling will be represented, showing a variety of techniques, both historical and experimental, and work which emphasizes the role played by the intentions of the artists.
All enamellers working in the UK are invited to make a submission to be included in this exhibition. A panel of selectors will choose the successful candidates. Work submitted will be judged on its merits, from those pieces that are classically enamelled through to those whose strength lies in concept, originality, and investigations into new ways of enamelling.
Each selected artist will be asked to provide a collection of pieces, so that their work can be fully appreciated.
Major prizes will be offered to encourage freshness and innovation.
These will include:
The opportunity to use the large kiln at UWE for a young maker.
An award from the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
A kiln for a new maker from The British Society of Enamellers.
Submissions
Initial applications should be submitted to the jury for selection by the 15th September 2007.
The application should include:
Images of current work, with written support detailing ideas, themes, technical information, and an up to date CV.
And where possible, images or designs of new pieces, to be made for the exhibition, accompanied by written support outlining aims and objectives for the work.
Ideally all submissions should be digital: either on disc or emailed. Please ensure that any images provided are of the highest quality, in a jpg format with a minimum of 300dpi.
The DGC will be in touch with the successful candidates shortly after this selection to discuss the maker’s ideas and to give an idea of the volume of work needed.
Send the images and statements by 15th September 2007 to:
Playing With Fire
The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF
For further information contact:
Devon Guild TEL: 01626 832223
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- COURSES @ THE CASS ...News from Ruth Rushby....
There are still some places left on the summer courses, so book now while the iron's hot!
Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design London Metropolitan University, Whitechapel High Street, London
Contemporary Enamel Beads And All That: 9 - 13th July 2007 with Joan Mackarell and Penny Davis. During this 5 day course Joan and Penny will cover fabrication of metal beads, catch construction, enamelling techniques including sifting, liquid enamels, etching and wire work; stringing and threading. Fee - £400
Working Enamel Panels Add and Subtract - Creative and Experimental Surface in Enamel: 9-13 July 2007 with Elizabeth Turrell. On this 5 day course Elizabeth will focus on line and surface enrichment and explore non-traditional approaches to vitreous enamel on copper and pre-enamelled steel. Fee - £400
For further information please contact Alan Craxford E-mail a.craxford@londonmet.ac.uk
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- Continuing Profession Development in Applied Arts @ UWE Bristol
Design On The Edge - Master Class with Robert Ebendorf
Dates 6th-10th August 2007 - 9.30-4.30pm each day.
Price £300 (Lunch provided each day)
This week long master class will be an investigation of creative design thinking, using mixed media, paper collage and found materials to create a series of work relevant to the practitioners own work, this could lead to an artist’s book or a series of collages or artefact's. There will be design projects which will enrich the participants working vocabulary and group discussions related to the workshop. The master class will include a mentoring session on personal work and future development. Limited to 10 participants
Large-scale Vitreous Enamel on Metal Master Class
Led by Elizabeth Turrell and Ed Silverton Dates
Tuesday 4th March 2008, 9.30am-4.30pm orWednesday 5th March 2008, 9.30am-4.30pm
Price £80 (includes lunch)
This one day master class is aimed at established artists, print-makers, painters, illustrators, textile and ceramic artists who wish to gain experience by working with vitreous enamel on a larger-scale. It will provide an introduction to basic industrial and studio practices using the Centre for Fine Print Research large purpose built kiln and enamel research centre studio. The participants will explore the innovative potential of enamel on metal through drawing, painting and printmaking techniques. The aim will be to gain enough experience and understanding of the process, so that the artists can consider translating their own work into vitreous enamel. The session will include expert advice and information on applying for public arts commissions.
For more information :
http://amd.uwe.ac.uk/index.asp?pageid=1113
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There are other enamel courses on main web site!
check them out here www.enamellers.org/courses.html
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- STAFFORD UNIVERSITY ARE HOSTING
"PUSHING BOUNDARIES - A Symposium On National and International Crafts Practice"
Saturday 16th June 2007 Price £30 inc lunch.
The event aims to provide an ideal networking day for makers and other professionals within the Craft Sector......
Staffordshire University are partnering the event with Craftspace
http://www.craftspace-touring.co.uk/mitm6symposium.htm
and Designer Maker West Midlands .
If your interested contact Lennie Ashwell l.ashwell@staffs.ac.uk @ the Faculty of Arts Media and Design.
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- ARTSORNTA
And finally ! click here for information about a Contemporary Jewellery Conference in Manchester http://www.arsornata.org/programme a varied and interesting list of events, if you fancy hitting the North West in July !
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Thanks for viewing !
Keep me posted if you hear of any events or have some enamelling news ! bsoe@designden.plus.com
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