Applications must arrive by March 15, 2012.
Media Accepted: Wood, Glass, Metal, Fiber, Clay, Mixed Media
· Access to wide variety of professional opportunities and resources
· 3, 6, 9 or 12-month residencies
· Monthly stipend
· Quarterly living/materials bonus
· Free studio space
Interested artists should send a completed application form and supporting materials to:
Artist-in-Residence Program
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
For more information, call 713-529-4848 x112, or to download an application visit www.crafthouston.org. Applications are under the Artist-in-Residence tab.
Entry Deadline: March 15, 2012
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft announces its call for entry for “CraftTexas 2012”, the seventh in a series of juried exhibitions showcasing the best in Texas-made contemporary craft.
This unique show provides Texas artists the opportunity to be considered for inclusion in major national museum and private collections. The exhibition is open to artists currently residing in Texas who work in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and found/recycled materials. The exhibition also serves as a starting place for the general public to appreciate the depth and breadth of art being made in our own communities and across the state.
“CraftTexas 2012” will be juried by Jean W. McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Penland School of Crafts in Bakersville, NC; Rachelle Thiewes, internationally acclaimed metal and jewelry artist from El Paso, TX; and Jade Walker, Director of the Visual Arts Center and the Creative Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin.
The entry fee for “CraftTexas 2012” is $35, and applications must be must be completed and submitted online via the CaFÉTM system at www.callforentry.org by March 15.
For full details, visit www.crafthouston.org or www.callforentry.org. Questions may be emailed to crafttexas@crafthouston.org.
The exhibition will be on view next year from Sept. 29 – Dec. 30, at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Three Award of Merit prizes of $1000 each will be awarded by the jurors at the opening reception.
Cedars Open Studios Nov. 19, 12 – 6 p.m. is your opportunity to learn about the neighborhood and the numerous professional artists and craftsmen residing in the Cedars. The artist studios are open year around by appointment, but once a year, they open on the same day, giving visitors a chance to really experience a creative, evolving neighborhood.
Come meet the artists, see where they work and what they create. Search and find the perfect piece to take home with you. If you’ve never been to the Cedars, now is a great chance to learn about the neighborhood.
The Cedars is located just south of downtown Dallas; south of I-30, north of Grand Ave., east of Industrial Blvd., and west of Good-Latimer.
For more information visit http://2011.cedarsopenstudios.com/
Entry Deadline: December 1, 2011
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
The Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show attracts works by
contemporary artists across the country and is judged by a guest juror of
national stature. Resulting Purchase Awards have built an impressive
Permanent Collection at Del Mar College.The exhibition is open to all* U.S. artists.
This year’s 46th show runs February 17, 2012 opening reception 6-8 p.m.,
and closes May 4, 2012. Accepted artwork is displayed in the distinctive
Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Richard Ash III is the Museum Director at Midwestern State University.
“From 1980 to the present, my focus has been on the screen printing
process, interrupted by bursts of enthusiasm for other print processes
including monotypes, and a strong taste for the relief and intaglio
processes. My first memorable art experience as a freshman in art school
revolved around seeing an etching being printed. e plate and paper
appeared as one thing on the left side of the press, and something else on
the right…magic! Nothing else mattered. After that moment, I was hooked.
My current body of prints, begun in 1999, represent a renewed interest in
the collaging and layering of imagery. e series is associated with many
themes, New Orleans cemeteries, germination, the last patented eggbeater,
the drug culture, comic characters, issues of memory, and the beginning
and the end of life.”
AWARDS
• Sculpture Purchase Award: 2 @ $2,000 each
• Drawing Purchase Award: 1 @ $800
For more information download the prospectus at: http://www.delmar.edu/art/prospectus.pdf
Take a workshop, watch a demo or just buy some really great beads at the Interweave Texas Bead Fest held at the Arlington Convention Center located at 2300 Ballpark Way. For more information visit http://www.beadfest.com/beadfest/texas.cfm
