Points of View: River of Light Show

Hey, remember that tile project?  Or for those of you in the design fundamentals class, the barrel project?  It's up and on display at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre in the Marjorie Wood Gallery!  Neato!  We put together an exhibition consisting of the tiles, the barrels, photos of the maquettes of barrel sculptures, as well as a powerpoint given to us by the Creatmosphere Team documenting the progression of the River of Light project.

It's on now until July 6th.  There will be a closing ceremony on July 5th from 6:00-8:00PM.  There will be some attendees from the Centennial Committee, and there will be refreshments served.  It will be a really good event.  It is also a great chance to see your work in a professional show.  This really is an opening for the Ceramics and Design classes, so it would be great to see all of the artists out for the evening.

We will be packing up the tiles and pieces on the 7th, and bringing them back to the college.  If you need to collect them immediately, email me at carlene(dot)larue(at)gmail(dot)com.  I can try to help arrange a pick-up.  Otherwise I think that we can store them at the college until classes start up in September.

Hope to see you all there!

The Works Festival in Edmonton

I'm terrible at updating this thing, my sincere apologies.  So this week, and right up until July 4th, the Works Festival is happening in Edmonton in the downtown/Churchill Square area.  It's a great place to visit, lots of good art, okay art, and um.... shopping carts?  (You'll have to visit to see that piece).  But this year is really special as Mia helped the Ceramics Club team up with VASA (the University of Alberta's Visual Art Society) to create a show for this year's Works festival, entitled 'Human Energy: A Capacity for Fellowship'.  If you are interested in seeing some amazing ceramic pieces from a few of this year's grads, and, um... me, then check it out in the Stanley A. Milner Library, Site #5, in the Edmonton Room.  If you head down the stairs on the right-hand side once you come in the main doors and turn left at the bottom, you should see it.

Our Red Deer College students participating include, Mia Riley, K.T. Furness, Kaleb Romano, and Carlene La Rue.  Above I've attached a picture of Kaleb's piece.

The Works is one of MANY festivals that happen in Edmonton over the summer.  It's a great chance to attend and support the arts community, gather some ideas and inspiration, and absolutely support collaborations between our College and other post-secondary institutions.

Off Centre Show

If you are interested in attending for free, there are some new opportunities of working a few hours towards publicizing the event around town and earning your admission.  For more information about the symposium and being about to get in for free, please contact me through this blog at rdcceramicsclub@gmail.com.

Medalta

So... short notice, but if you are interested in doing a residency at Medalta... now is your chance!  The application process is pretty simple, and will need to have your submission postmarked by April 15th (Monday!).  You can find out more about the residency and opportunities on Medalta's website.  Here is some information from Aaron Nelson:

APPLY! Spring is here, the snow is gone and our residency deadline is days away.  April 15th is the deadline to apply for the Medalta International Artists in Residence Program. There are so many things happening in the studio in the upcoming year that you will not want to miss out.

We have already confirmed visiting artists coming from the US, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Scotland, and Australia. These artists will supplement our core group of full year and permanent artists in residence.

2013 RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE 
There are four opportunities that are available. Click on the links below for more information.
Full Year Residencies  
June @ Medalta
July/August @ Medalta
Flex Residency 

If you're ready to apply, fill out the application form.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Aaron Nelson
 
Artistic Director
Medalta International Artists in Residence Program
aaron@medalta.org
403.529.1070 

Aaron NelsonArtistic Director
Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District
713 Medalta Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada T1A 3K9
p. 403.529.1070                e. aaron@medalta.org                 f. 403.580.5868

Art in the Garden

Phew... there is a lot going on this week.  So the last event is the Art in the Garden Show and Sale happening this Saturday, April the 13th, at Parkland Garden Centre.  Some more information from Suzanne Le Beau:

Art in The Garden 
Spring Show and Sale
9am-5pm
Located at
Parkland Garden Centre
(3 miles East of 30th Ave. on Hwy 11, Red Deer)

Enjoy shopping amongst the sights and smells of Spring, come see the Artisan's captivating paintings, ceramics, photography, jewelry and more. While listening to the rhythmic sounds of musicians.

For more information contact:
Suzanne Le Beau at 403-342-6344
or Email "Spirit of Art Group" at artgroup@hotmail.ca

Typecast @ the MAG

Please come out to the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery tomorrow night (April 11th), at 7:00, for the opening of this year's Visual Art Show!  It looks pretty fantastic, (I did labels... so if they are crooked.... um...) and there is a lot of strong work in the show this year.  The new space was slightly smaller than that of previous years, but it has been well used and the show is very cohesive.  And there is food!  It's being catered by Red Deer College students in the culinary arts program.  There is also a new exhibition for Red Deer's Centennial, which will be opening on Sunday, April 14th at 2:00.  The opening evening is always a great time, and it's a fantastic chance to come out and support all of the hard work that has been put in by students over this past year.  Many students are continuing on to other institutions, so this may be your last opportunity to see some of these gifted artists.

Ceramics Courses at the University of Manitoba

Here is another update about some great courses going on at the University of Manitoba.  These classes are non-credit and will be taught by Robin Dupont (who is a crazy-good thrower and wood-firer).   The classes go throughout May and have a class limit of eight.  This would be an amazing experience, and with the small class sizes, you would have a lot of time to work with the instructor.  You can get more information on the courses through email fine art@cc.umanitoba.ca, or by calling 204-474-9367.