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OCTOBER
2010 E-News |
October
22, 2010 |
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From the Desk of the
President
Hello
NCECA members,
It has been a very busy year for NCECA, and much is going to
happen soon for our benefit.
We are within days of signing a contract with our new Executive
Director. He comes with tremendous experience with ceramics and
NCECA, and both the Board and the staff are excited to have him
fill this role for us. I will be introducing him as our new ED in
Santa Fe next week during the opening of the Critical Santa Fe
Symposium. For those of you unable to attend the symposium you'll
just have to wait for the press release once he starts in early
November.
You all know about next year's conference in Tampa/St. Pete. Like
all conferences it will have its own special character, but I
wanted to highlight one new development. Our co-liaisons have
invested a great deal of time and energy into bringing K-12
teachers and students into the mix. Many of the local school
districts are involved in special ceramics programming surrounding
the conference, but also we have been promoting attendance for
teachers and students at an unprecedented rate. The level of
excitement and support reported to me are very high!
Our Fall Board Meeting is in Seattle, WA this year. The Board
always meets in upcoming locations to help lay the groundwork for
successful conferences. Since we have never been in Seattle and we
have such good connections there with our Co-liaisons the
preliminary plans are really engaging and provocative. I think
great things are ahead for our upcoming conferences.
I find that as I write these letters I feel like a bit of a
cheerleader. I'm reminded of my sister-in-law who doesn't like
newsy holiday letters because they only write about the good stuff.
Well, let me say this. When I started my presidency I told the
staff and the Board that my mantra was "Low Drama". NCECA has had
its share of drama since April, but it has all been low. When we've
gone to put out fires, they've generally been small and there have
been many willing to help in the work.
I want to thank the Board and staff for being such a big part of
our progress this year.
Keith J. Williams
NCECA President
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CRITICAL
Santa Fe - October 27-30, 2010
Interested
in art criticism? Check out this unique symposium opportunity
offered by NCECA!!
See the link below for the most up-to-date schedule!
There are a few spaces still available...contact office@nceca.net
CRITICAL Santa Fe
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2011
Exhibitor Packet - NOW available!!!
Deadline
for 1st round of Space assignments - November 15,
2010
The
2011 Exhibitor packet has been posted on the NCECA website!!!!!
Look for updated Membership benefits, Exhibit Hall details, and the
2011 Space Request Form.
If you have any questions, please contact kate@nceca.net
Link to 2011 Exhibitor
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Student-led
Programming Opportunity
Call
for Proposals - Deadline November 17,
2010
NCECA
is pleased to announce the creation of a room dedicated to
programming by, for and about students. This is YOUR
chance to make a difference, address issues that concern students
and present at a national conference. Students at all levels,
including undergraduate, graduate and post-baccs are encouraged to
apply!
The Student-led Programming Thread has been created in response to
numerous requests for more programming that addresses the concerns
of students on a wide variety of topics including, but not limited
to:
Career building for students; how to price your work; how to
develop a professional-quality resume; how to approach a gallery;
how to build a customer base; how to choose and enter juried
shows...
Proposals related to the Conference Theme of "Tidal Forces: The
Next Wave" will receive preference. Proposal descriptions should be
300-400 words.
2011
Student-led Programming details and Online Submittal
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2011
TOPICAL DISCUSSIONS/NCECA CONNECTIONS
Call
for Proposals - Deadline November 17,
2010
NCECA
2011 - Tidal Forces: The Next Wave will examine and expose the
unbroken arc spanning our deepest traditions and the most
contemporary emerging work. A tidal wave can work to teardown walls
between old and new, while unearthing what is hidden beneath the
surface. We intend to help artists look beyond what is conventional
while remembering the roots of this powerful and multi-faceted art
form. The 2011 conference will both celebrate the new works being
created while also examining the power of traditional art."
NCECA is seeking a diverse group of leaders from its membership
that will appeal to our conference attendees. Students
(Undergraduate, Post-Bac, Graduate), Studio Artists, Educators
(K-12, Community College, University), Gallerists, Curators, etc.
are all encouraged to apply!
Topical
Discussions/NCECA Connections details and Online
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2011
Project Space: MIGRATION
Call
for Proposals - Deadline December 7,
2010
NCECA'S
Projects Space: Migration presents the opportunity for ten
invited or selected artists to create a site specific installation
or performance related work in a 10x20 foot space in the EXPO Hall
at the 45th Annual Conference in Tampa, FL.
Artists are asked to interpret the theme "migration," broadly
posed as the movement of things - and bodies - not just of people,
but of water, and earth, like the water that moves clay from its
primary source to its secondary source, or their piece can be
specifically related to the NEA grant NCECA received to consider
how, for the people of Tampa Bay, migration often refers to the
microcosm of immigrant experience they have come to embody and
symbolize, and although the world today is nothing less than a
global village Tampa is special in its experience with a certain
type of immigration common to American culture, but very specific
to this location.
Artists will have Tuesday, March 29 to install their materials and
begin their piece and will be the featured guests at a reception
that evening. The projects will be ongoing throughout the
conference ending at 5:00 pm on Friday afternoon. Artists will
de-install and clean their spaces from 5:00 - 9:00 pm on Friday
evening.
Submission requirements are available now... Start your Project
Space proposal now!
The ONLINE Submittal form is scheduled to be "live" November
1.
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2012
CONCURRENT, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITIONS
Call
for Proposals - Deadline November 30,
2010
THE
THEME: ON THE EDGE
Seattle, as well as the entire Puget Sound region, is located in a
unique geographical position; on the EDGE of the country and on the
EDGE of the Pacific Rim. From this location ON THE EDGE,
quite naturally, we have a broad perspective on objects, places and
issues, and see great distances. We thrive on the intersection of
old and new worlds. And we respect distant and historic cultures;
Asian, Pacific, and all of our neighbors in North America. Most of
all we appreciate how they have influenced our contemporary ceramic
practices.
Through creative stretching, we also visit the EDGE of our
imagination and appreciate the artistic use of clay in dynamic new
ways. Even EDGY ways - often on the EDGE - sometimes with rough
EDGES.
We invite NCECA members to make proposals for exhibitions that
interact with our EDGES and your EDGES. Collaborative energy,
inspirational concepts, splendid objects, elegant ideas and
especially new work will provide that extra EDGE as we review the
proposals.
Deadline November 30, 2010
2012
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NCECA
2016 - 50th Anniversary!!!
Member
feedback requested by December 20, 2010
NCECA's
50th presents a unique opportunity to investigate the present,
reflect on the past and anticipate the future of ceramic art. This
golden anniversary offers a moment in time to reflect on enduring
accomplishments, investigate the meaning of the present, and
imagine the challenges and possibilities of the future of ceramic
art and education. Our goal is to identify a location that
maximizes our organizational assets and rallies current and
potential membership to participate in and contribute to a
conference and surrounding events, programs and exhibitions that
explore and expose creative and educational practice, research,
innovation and achievement in ceramics.
Your ideas may help expand our thinking about the important
decision of selecting a conference site as NCECA celebrates its
past and looks forward to a future of inspiration and discovery.
Please share your thoughts on where you'd like to see the NCECA
conference held in 2016 by sending an email to anniversary@nceca.net by December 20,
2010.
50th Anniversary Feedback
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NCECA
Website Highlights
Did
you know...???
...our
website has 2011 Conference Fees, Member Event postings, 2010 Invitational -Earth Matters- and 2010 NSJE
catalogs ONLINE...
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