Cowan Pottery Museum

https://rrpl.org/call-for-artists/ Rocky River Public Library and the Cowan Pottery Museum are seeking a ceramic artist to share their work and discuss how they craft functional objects. The selected artist will prepare and present an hour-long slide presentation on Wednesday August 14, 2024 at 7 pm EST that showcases their art practice and explains their approach to designing an object for use. This event will be presented in person as well as live streamed and will include time at the end for Q&A.  The selected artist will have their work featured in the Library’s Community Case from August 1, 2024-August 31, 2024 and have access to the Community Case during normal operating hours starting on July 29, 2024 for installation. The case is 72” wide, 62” tall, and 19” deep and features moveable glass shelves and upholstered backing.  The selected artist will receive a $300 honorarium for speaking and exhibiting their work. The artists will be selected by members of the RRPL staff and will be notified by February 9, 2024. This call is open to all artists 18 years and older who use clay as a medium.  Submission Deadline: Saturday February 3, 2024 11:59 pm  How to Submit: To be considered, please submit 5 jpeg examples of your work along with a short (250 words or less) artist statement to cowan@rrpl.org with the subject line "Cowan Featured Artist". If you have any questions, please email cowan@rrpl.org.