Matthew Hyleck Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 (edited) Baltimore Clayworks Gallery “isms: Narratives, Issues and Difficult Topics of Our Time” Juried by Kyle and Kelly Phelps Application Deadline: Friday, May 31 @ 11:59pm Exhibition: September 7 – October 26, 2024 This national juried exhibition will showcase ceramic artists that use the human form as a vehicle to communicate and bring awareness to the often-difficult topics and issues of our time. The ideologies of "isms" are vast and can include, but not limited to socio-political, environmental and cultural issues, racism, religious freedom, war, sexism, gender identity, classism, poverty, substance abuse, gun violence, etc. __ All the artists who explore such topics through any figurative form of sculptural or functional objects as well as installation are strongly encouraged to submit. Clay must be the primary medium, and each entry must be accompanied with the description of subject matter. Application Deadline: Friday, May 31 11:59pm Notification of Acceptance: by Friday, June 28 Work Due in the Gallery: Friday August 30 __ Artist Bio: Identical twin brothers Kelly and Kyle Phelps are Professors at private Catholic universities in Ohio. Kelly Phelps is a Professor at Xavier University (Cincinnati) and Kyle is a Professor at University of Dayton (Dayton) where they head the sculpture and ceramic departments. Before entering the world of academia and becoming professors, the twins experienced firsthand what the struggles of the working class was really about! The twins grew up in a blue-collar/factory environment in a “company town” in Indiana where they were inspired by family members and friends who worked and lived in various manufacturing plants, steel mills, foundries, coal mines, and railroads of the American mid-west, rustbelt, and Appalachian regions of the United States. These everyday people became working class heroes that have inspired nearly three decades of working-class and art and social activism that continues to this very day. Much of the twins' ceramic relief-based work is about the blue collar working-class, race relations, and the everyday struggles of the common man and woman. Ceramic figurative reliefs are used as the primary vehicle of communication to help narrate difficult topics such as racism/race relations, police brutality, gun violence, poverty, homelessness, and the plight of the blue-collar working class. Each figurative narrative relief created by the twins becomes an “altar” or “shrine” when finished. The twins are dedicated to the day-to-day challenges of everyday people…those everyday people who often struggle to make ends meet, face discrimination, harassment, marginalization, or are flat out overlooked (invisible) in society’s eyes. The twins continue to work collaboratively to create their artwork and share a studio in Centerville (OH). The twins share numerous grants, regional, national, international exhibitions, and commissions. Their work is also included in many permanent museum collections across the United States. The twins’ work has been featured in numerous publications and major reviews in the world acclaimed Ceramics Monthly, Sculpture Magazine, and American Craft Magazine. Baltimore Clayworks 5707 Smith Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209 410.578.1919 x210 https://baltimoreclayworks.org/exhibitions/calls-for-entry/ Edited May 24 by Matthew Hyleck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Hyleck Posted May 23 Author Report Share Posted May 23 Baltimore Clayworks Gallery “Garden Reverie” Juried by Leigh Taylor Mickelson Application Deadline: Friday, September 27, 2024 by 11:59pm January 11 – March 8, 2025 “Brute force crushes many plants. Yet the plants rise again. The Pyramids will not last a moment compared with the daisy.” ~ D.H. Lawrence Throughout art history, gardens have been depicted as settings for mythological narratives, allegorical representations, and introspective meditations on the human condition. A symbol of growth, renewal, and the passage of time, gardens express the strong will of nature as well as the human compulsion to contain it. A place for contemplation, introspection, and escapism, the garden often offers an escape from the chaos of the outside world. This national juried exhibition will showcase ceramic artists who draw inspiration from the ubiquitous garden. Wild and tame, exotic and sweet, foreign and familiar, resilient and vulnerable, the garden is a sacred space of botanical dreams, natural beauty, and the cycle of life, producing abundant metaphors for all kinds of thoughts, feelings, and narratives, human or otherwise. For this exhibition we welcome sculpture, wall work, utilitarian works, and installations that explore all that is, in, and around the garden. Application Deadline: Friday, September 27 by 11:59pm Notification of Acceptance: Friday, October 25 Work Due in the Gallery: Friday, December 13 __ Juror: Leigh Taylor Mickelson Leigh Taylor Mickelson, a resident of Ossining, NY, is an artist and independent consultant with 24 years of experience in nonprofit arts management and program development. Her ceramic sculpture is inspired by forms from nature, especially ones found in plant life, as a means of expressing narratives about life. Being full of dichotomy, the elements of natural forms act as a metaphor for the spiritual, emotional and physical extremes that exist within ourselves, our love relationships and our family units. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and English Literature from Hamilton College, and received her MFA in Ceramic Sculpture from Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts. Mickelson has had several articles published in various publications and catalogs, has taught ceramics and workshops across the east coast and exhibits her own work widely across the nation. She started her consulting business LTM Arts Consulting in 2019 after 22 years of experience in program development and nonprofit arts management with two arts nonprofits. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to bring her perspective and skills to other arts businesses and nonprofits who are looking to increase their impact and vibrancy in the community. Baltimore Clayworks 5707 Smith Ave. Baltimore, MD 21209 https://baltimoreclayworks.org/exhibitions/calls-for-entry/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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