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Brooklyn Potters gathers members into a community to enhance shared aesthetic and technical interests in the clay arts. Interaction and exchange is facilitated between clay artists as well as with the general public of Metropolitan New York through exhibitions, lectures, discussions, workshops, publications, conferences, studio visits and art making activities as well as regularly scheduled membership meetings.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Susan Handwerker is in a Show this Weekend!

WAH Celebrates Volunteers
Co-Curated by Susan Jacobs and Larry Scaturro
Saturday, September 16th - Sunday, October 8th, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 16th 4-6pm
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Thursday, July 13, 2017

Materials Matter Show Submission Deadline Extended!

From Susan Handwerker:

I just wanted to let you know that the deadline for submission to the juried Materials Matter: Innovations in Clay, Glass, Wood and Metal show sponsored by BWAC has been extended to July 23rd. Go to BWAC.org and click on Materials Matter for full prospectus
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Friday, June 23, 2017

Brooklyn Studio Sublet

I have a summer sublet (could be longer!) in my studio, while a renter goes on maternity leave. 

I am in the Old American Can Factory, at 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn (F/G/R trains, B63, B61, B103). 
The space is 14' x 9'; 3 sets of shelves. Access to 2 electric kilns, slab roller. (If you need a wheel, you need to bring one in, or make arrangements to use mine.) Wedging tables for both porcelain/white clays and dark clays. Separate glaze mixing area. 24 hr access. $300.00 plus firing.

If you are interested, please email Lynn Goodman at lgoodman@earthlink.net

This is a link to the craigslist ad, which has images of the space:

https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/ats/6189783726.html
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

BROOKLYN CLAY TOUR!!!

Hello Brooklyn Clay People!

There is a Brooklyn Clay Tour being organized for early September. Founding members are Demetria Chappo and Nicholas Newcomb. Many of you already know and are participating. This note is to catch all who may not know yet. We are in the planning stages so there is still time to join!

This is the website.
Go ahead, click!

https://www.brooklynclaytour.com/


There you will find a descriptionof what this event will be and howto get yourself involved!


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National Juried Show - Deadline June 25

MATERIAL MATTERS
bwacmm@gmail.com.
Innovations in Clay, Glass, Wood & Metal National Juried Exhibition
September 23 – October 15, 2017
What is art and what is design? Where is the line? Is there a line? When did the concept of functionality become antithetical to fine art? What is the role of design in art and art in design? Must we still refer way back to Plato, who identifies only music and poetry as fine arts, relegating the work of the hand as lowly materiality? Surely, nearly a quarter into the 21st century, we must re-assess our thoughts about where boundaries exist now. While we create new definitions for community, and new paradigms for communication, where do the visual arts fit in? We are surely bound by our materiality. Ours are the “too, too solid flesh” of the arts -- actual, not virtual, art in three dimensions. We may be the last bastion of brilliance in designing the material world, and isn't this the right time to celebrate that?
This year’s national juried exhibition, Material Matters, is seeking work that explores ideas about form over function in work using clay, glass, wood or metal alone or in combination. If your work inhabits these boundaries, we are looking for you!
Our juror, Lilian Tone, Assistant Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA, will be looking for artists’ work that illuminates their vision and scope. This presents the possibility of selected artists having more than one artwork juried into the show.
Eligibility:
This is a national juried exhibition for artists 18 years of age or older working in clay, glass, wood or metal alone or in combination. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. All work must be handcrafted by the artist. Mass production work and commercially manufactured pieces will not be accepted.
Only original works may be submitted.
ALL WORK MUST BE FOR SALE.
Juror:
Lilian Tone is Assistant Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art. At MoMA, she organized the exhibitions Wolfgang Laib: Pollen from Hazelnut (2015), A Taste For Modernism: The William S. Paley Collection (2012); Focus: Paul Klee (2006); Strangely Familiar (2003); Cai-Guo Qiang: Transient Rainbow (2002); Actual Size (2000); and White Spectrum (2000), in addition to Projects exhibitions
with General Idea, William Kentridge, Karin Davie, Fred Tomaselli, Udomsak Krisanamis, John Armleder, and Piotr Uklanski. She also curated William Kentridge: Fortuna (traveling exhibition in seven institutions in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, 2012-2015), Fred Sandback: in between the lines (Instituto Moreira Sales, Rio de Janeiro, 2010) and Bruce Nauman: Closed Circuit (2005). Her published work includes articles, interviews and essays in exhibition catalogues and other publications.
$850 in Cash Awards:
Gold -- $500 cash prize Silver -- $250 cash prize Bronze -- $100 cash prize
Five (5) Certificates of Merit will also be awarded.
All award selections will be made by the juror. Awards will be presented at the Opening Reception, Saturday,

Important Dates, Fees and Entry Information:
Submissions
Early Bird submissions – June 2nd - June 12th – deadline is 11:59pm, June 12th. Fee is $45 for submission of up to 8 images (inclusive of additional images for details). Additional images may be submitted at a cost of $5 each.
On Time submissions – June 13th – June 25th – deadline is 11:59pm June 25th. Fee is $55 for submission of up to 8 images (inclusive of additional images for details). Additional images may be submitted at a cost of $5 each.
Late submissions – June 26th – July 9th – deadline is 11:50pm July 9th. Fee is $65 for submission of up to 8 images (inclusive of additional images for details). Additional images may be submitted at a cost of $5 each.
Directions for Online Submission
1. Browse to https://client.smarterentry.com/bwac ‐
All entry fees are non-refundable. All images must be in .jpg file format only.
Judging:
All judging will be on‐line. Entries that differ significantly from their digital images may be rejected. Decision of the judges is final.
September 23rd, 2017.
Follow the directions on the Site Login Page to create a new profile. You will need to create a new profile unless you applied to BWAC’s 2013 juried shows or to another competition that licensed the Smarter Entry system after August 27, 2012 you then can just login. Your username is your email address.
  1. Click on Material Matters to register. (It’s under the heading AVAILABLE COMPETITIONS). You will be taken to a secure site where you can pay your application fee.
  2. Once you have paid your application fee you can upload your images. Submit your images in JPG format only. The longest side should be no greater than 1,280 pixels. Your files can be up to 4MB.
Click on the Choose File button to browse for the file you want to upload. The actual file name is the image file title you see in a directory / folder.
File names cannot have special characters as they present security risks or are not compatible with programming. When you browse your folder to select your file to insert into the SmarterEntry system, you may see something like this: c:\my_harddrive%5\filename.jpg. The c:\my_harddrive%5\ is the computer’s path to the file. It can/will have special characters, and that is ok. It is only the filename.jpg part that cannot have special characters.
4. Upload your image as directed. Please note that all fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. Selling price and year created will not be a factor in the juror’s selection. However, “medium” and “dimensions” must be filled out for a piece to be considered. Use the Additional Notes box for information you would like the juror to consider. These notes may be used as part of the exhibition.
Click Add Image to upload it to the show. While the image is uploading do not press the back button or otherwise interfere with the upload process. When the image appears below, it has been submitted to the competition. You may have to scroll down to see all the images.

Repeat this process for all your images. You can click Return to Account on the left hand bar at any time, then return later to submit more images.
You can delete and resubmit a new image at no additional cost. You can edit the information submitted up to the deadline. Please write down and keep for your files the sizes and prices of the submitted work. Once the final deadline has passed, you will no longer have access to this information.
Notification
Aug. 14th -- Artists will be notified of acceptance into the show.
Delivery
Artwork must be hand delivered by the artist or artist’s representative on one of the following dates –
> Sunday, Sept. 10th, 11:00am to 3:30pm > Thursday, Sept. 14th, 4:00pm to 7:30pm > Saturday, Sept. 16th, 11:00am to 3:30pm
Sales and Commissions:
BWAC will retain a 25% commission on all exhibition sales. The price represented on the artist entry form will be
the sale price. No changes will be allowed. Sold works will remain until the end of the exhibition.
Removal:
Artwork must be removed by the artist, or artist’s agent at the end of the show. Any work not removed during the specified time (to be provided) is subject to a storage charge of $50/per week or part thereof, and will be disposed of at BWAC’s discretion if not removed within six months.
Liability:
Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but BWAC assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, needs to provide their own insurance.
Use of Images:
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.
Contact/Questions:
Please direct all questions prior to receiving your Notification Letter to bwacmm@gmail.com. If accepted, your
Acceptance Letter will direct you to contact BWAC’s Curator in charge of installation for further information.
Entry Agreement:
With the submission of artwork into the “Material Matters” BWAC Show, the artist agrees to all the terms and conditions set forth in this prospectus. 
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Used Skutts for Sale!

Clayworks on Columbia has two used Skutt kilns for sale in various conditions. Can be reconditioned with new elements and relays or used as parts for raku kiln. All fire to cone 10 208volts 3phase. One is a 1227 the other is 1027. We also have an L&L J18R-1 208 volt 3phase. There is also a Baily controller box with a cone sitter. Lots of different things to look at. 
Sabina
sabinamagnus@gmail.com
txt: 646-226-3057
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    Friday, June 2, 2017

    Studio Space Available in Brooklyn

    Clayworks on Columbia has a rare studio space available. Located on the Columbia Street Waterfront District of Brooklyn. Zip: 11231  $200 per month - includes a key for 24/7 access, shelving to store your materials and work, use of wheels and hanbuilding tables. We are a creative, vibrant and supportive community of clay artists.

    If you are interested in a tour please contact:

    Sabina
    email: sabinamagnus@gmail.com
    text: 646-226-3057


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    Thursday, May 4, 2017

    COOL WORKSHOP!

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    Friday, April 7, 2017

    MAD Residency Opportunity!

    http://www.madmuseum.org/content/artist-studios-application
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    Sunday, March 26, 2017

    Ceramics Camp Job Upstate

    Hello Clay Works Artists,

    My name is Ken Vallario, head of Arts and Crafts at Camp Scatico in upstate NY. It's a beautiful sleep away camp and we are on the hunt for a CERAMICS counselor and ARTS AND CRAFTS counselor for the upcoming summer. If you know any potters/artists (even recently trained) who would like to teach at a summer camp, and get out of the city and work by a lake for a while, please call, email or share my info. It's a great, fun job.

    Thanks,
    Ken Vallario

    email:  kenvallario@hotmail.com

    www.scatico.com
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    Monday, January 9, 2017

    Call for Entries: National Ceramic Exhibitions

    Call for Entries: National Ceramic Exhibitions
    The MWSU Clay Guild is sponsoring two national ceramic exhibitions.  The deadline for each is January 20, 2017.  Both exhibition will be offering awards of $500-Best of Show, $200-1st Place, and $100-2nd Place.  If you are interested in participating, please review the information about each exhibition below.
    Additionally, if you know of anyone that would be interested in applying to one or both of these exhibitions please feel free to forward this information to them. Your help is greatly appreciated.

    Thanks and best wishes,
    MWSU Clay Guild
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    MWSU Clay Guild - Twin Cups – National Ceramic ExhibitionThe Missouri Western State University Clay Guild is sponsoring a National Ceramic Exhibition titled Twin Cups. The exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older residing in the U.S.  Submitted artworks may be either functional or sculptural representations of a pair of cups, mugs, or drinking vessels, etc.  A $30.00 jury fee entitles each artist to submit a maximum of three entries (each entry consisting of a set of two).  Artworks must have been completed within the last two years.
    Juror:  Ted Neal
    Born and raised in rural upstate New York, Ted has received degrees from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (MFA 1998), Utah State University (BFA 1995), and Brigham Young University Idaho (AAS 1991). After graduate school Ted taught as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He moved back to Logan Utah in 2001 to take the position of technology instructor and studio coordinator for the ceramics area at Utah State University. (2001 – 2006) His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions including: Earth Matters NCECA 2010 Invitational in Philadelphia, PA, Strictly Functional Pottery National in East Petersburg PA, Forms and Shapes: The Useful Teapot  at AKAR Gallery in Iowa City, IA, NCECA Clay National in Columbus, OH, 2013 NCECA Biennial “Earth/Energy” Houston, TX,  Feats of Clay XXIII at Lincoln Arts in Lincoln, CA, Ferrous - Solo Exhibition, Ann Miller Gallery, Wittenberg University, 40th Anniversary Pottery Show and Sale. The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ and Functional Ceramics, Ohio Craft Museum, Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster, OH. Ted is currently a studio artist and has been a Professor of Ceramics in the School of Art at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana since 2006.

    Awards:      Awards will be selected at the sole discretion of the juror.
    $500 - Best of Show
    $200 - 1st Place
    $100 - 2nd Place
    Twin Cups Prospectus: https://www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/clayguild/TwinCups.html
    MWSU Clay Guild website:  https://www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/clayguild/index.html
    Calendar:
    January 20, 2017    Online Submission Deadline
    January 20, 2017    Postmark for 30.00 Jury Fee
    January 31, 2017     Acceptance Notification
    February 15, 2017    Shipped Artwork Due to Gallery (artwork may be hand-delivered between 10am-4pm)
    February 17, 2017     Installation of Exhibition
    February 24, 2017    Exhibition Opens – Reception: 5 pm -7:30 pm
    March 24, 2017     Exhibition Closes
    March 31, 2017     Return of Shipped Artwork Begins and Pick-Up of Hand-Delivered Artwork between 10am-4pm  


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    Off the Table: Clay for the WallThe Missouri Western State University Clay Guild is sponsoring a National Ceramic Exhibition titled Off the Table: Clay for the Wall. The exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older residing in the U.S.  Artworks must have been completed within the last two years. Works may be either functional or sculptural forms designed to hang on the wall. All entries must be complete with a hanging device capable of securely supporting the work on the wall for the duration of the exhibition. It is preferred that the hanging device not be visible when the piece is displayed.  The $30.00 jury fee entitles each artist to submit a maximum of three entries.
    Juror: Margaret BohlsMargaret Bohls makes hand-built pottery that she shows and sells both locally and nationally. She received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1989, and her MFA from Louisiana State University in 1995. She has been teaching ceramics at the college level for twenty years. She is currently Associate Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She previously taught at the University of Minnesota from 1998 to 2011, and has taught as visiting faculty at Ohio University, Penn State University and NSCAD University in Halifax. She has given lectures at universities across the U.S. and has taught hands-on workshops at art centers such as Greenwich House Pottery in New York, Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado and Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Bohls’ work has been shown in over 100 group and solo exhibitions since 1995 and is included in the permanent collections of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), and in the Sonny and Gloria Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection. She has written articles for the Journal of the National Council for Education on Ceramic Arts and Pottery Making Illustrated, and her ceramic work has been featured in periodicals such as Ceramics Monthly and Studio Potter Magazine. 

    Awards:      Awards will be selected at the sole discretion of the juror.$500 - Best of Show$200 - 1st Place$100 - 2nd Place
    Clay on the Wall: Prospectus: https://www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/clayguild/ClayOnTheWall.html
    MWSU Clay Guild website:  https://www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/clayguild/index.html
    Calendar:
    January 20, 2017    Online Submission Deadline
    January 20, 2017    Postmark for 30.00 Jury Fee
    January 31, 2017     Acceptance Notification
    February 15, 2017    Shipped Artwork Due to Gallery (artwork may be hand-delivered between 10am-4pm)
    February 17, 2017     Installation of Exhibition
    February 24, 2017    Exhibition Opens – Reception: 5 pm -7:30 pm
    March 24, 2017     Exhibition Closes
    March 31, 2017     Return of Shipped Artwork Begins and Pick-Up of Hand-Delivered Artwork between 10am-4pm
     
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