Emerging Makers Award
Emerging Makers & Visiting Artist Award
In association with The Archie Bray Foundation, USA & Waikato Society of Potters, New Zealand.
Sponsored by Potclays Ltd, Wales Arts International and the Welsh Assembly Government
A visiting artist award will be given to the winners of the New and Emerging Makers Competition. The Archie Bray Foundation Visiting Artist Award will be awarded to a Welsh based maker. The Waikato Society of Potters Visiting Artist Award will be awarded to a UK based maker.
Emerging Makers Competition:
The Emerging Makers Competition began in 2011. It is an opportunity for UK potters and artists working with clay, who have graduated from college within the past five years, to present a Powerpoint slideshow about their work at the 2013 International Ceramics Festival.
Six makers will be selected to make presentations at the festival. The content of these presentations will focus on their current work and how this might develop during an international visiting artist scheme. The presentations will last 15 minutes each (including a Q&A session).
The Application Process: To apply please send the following to the International Ceramics Festival Office:
1) A copy of your 15 minute PowerPoint Presentation with notes
2) One A4 sheet describing a project that you would like to complete during your stay with the international organisation.
You can send this by email to sob@aber.ac.uk or by post to Sophie Bennett, International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DE.
From the six selected, one maker (who is based in Wales) will receive a visiting artist award to take part in the scheme at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana, and one maker (based in the UK) will receive a visiting artist award to take part in the scheme at the Waikato Society of Potters, New Zealand.
The Selection Process: Once all applications for the competition have been received the International Ceramics selection panel will meet to agree on the two award winners. The selection is based on the following criteria:
a) The standard and scope of the applicants work
b) Whether the applicant has taken part in an international residency/visiting arts scheme recently.
c) The work, exhibition and other activities the applicant has been involved in since finishing education.
d) The potential of the applicant to capitalize on future opportunities that may be created by this scheme.
e) Existing interest in the applicant’s work and potential future career developments.
f) The merit of the proposed project the applicant will work on during their stay with the international organisation.
The deadline for the Emerging Makers Competition is the 29th April 2013
The Archie Bray Foundation Visiting Artist Award:
This will be given to a New and Emerging Maker based in Wales. The Visitng Artist Award will take place in November – December 2013 at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana. The Archie Bray Foundation will provide studio space, accommodation and the use of a car during the residency. ICF will cover the cost of the air-flight and provide a small stipend allowance of £20 per day.
The award winner will be expected to work on their proposed project during their stay at the Archie Bray Foundation and will hold an open studio at the end of the two month period to show the work/ideas created during that time frame. They may also be required to give a talk about their work to other artists at the Archie Bray Foundation.
Potclays Ltd, the main festival sponsors, will provide the majority of the materials necessary for this award up to the value of £500 through their international contacts in the USA.
For more information about the Archie Bray Foundation please visit: their website
Evaluation and Report on the Award:
The Ceramics Festival requests that the award winner provides regular progress updates during their stay at the Archie Bray Foundation which will be posted on the ICF and Potclays social media sites to promote the collaboration and visiting artist scheme. The winner is also expected to write a regular online blog about the residency.
After the festival the award winner is requested to write a report about the award providing details of how this helped/influenced their work. A copy of this will be made available (with the award winners agreement) on the ICF website.
The Ceramics Festival also requests that the award winner gives a lecture at the 2015 festival about their stay at the Archie Bray Foundation and how their work has developed since. This will help to promote the scheme to potential applicants in future years. The Ceramics Festival agrees to pay a lecture fee to the award winner for this lecture and provide accommodation and a ticket to the 2015 festival.
The Waikato Society of Potters Visiting Artist Award
The residency will take place between October – December 2014 at the Waikato Society of Potters, Hamilton. This Visiting Artist Award includes the use of a studio, the cost of accommodation and flights plus a small additional allowance and some materials. Potclays Ltd will also provide a materials voucher (for use in the UK). For more information about the Waikato Society of Potters please visit their website
The award winner will be expected to do the following:
• To work on their proposed project during the scheme,
• To give one weekend workshop to students on the Diploma of Ceramic Art course at the Otago Polytechnic and Dunedin School of Art, at their Waikato campus.
• To give a presentation about themselves/their work to the Waikato Society of Potters members.
As part of the scheme the Waikato Society of Potters will:
• Hold an exhibition of the artist’s work (hopefully at the Waikato Museum, 2014) to show the work/ideas created during that time frame.
• Provide some of the materials necessary for the workshop
• Provide the award winner with transport wherever possible to events or locations of interest during the scheme.
The Festival’s main sponsors – Potclays Ltd will also provide the award winner with a materials voucher (to be used within the UK).
Evaluation and Report on the Award
The Ceramics Festival requests that the award winner provides regular progress updates during their stay at the Waikato Society of Potters which will be posted on the ICF and Potlcays social media sites to promote the collaboration and visiting artist scheme. The winner is also expected to write a regular online blog about the residency.
After the festival the award winner is requested to write a report about the award providing details of how this helped/influenced their work. A copy of this will be made available (with the award winners agreement) on the ICF webpage.
The Ceramics Festival also requests that the award winner give a lecture at the 2015 festival about their stay at the Waikato Society of Potters and how their work has developed since this which will help to promote the scheme to potential applicants in future years. The Ceramics Festival agrees to pay a lecture fee of £120 to the award winner for this lecture and provide accommodation and a ticket to the 2015 festival.
The deadline for the Emerging Makers Competiton is the 29th April 2013