Grand Valley State University Art & Design Department: THE CAIR (Ceramics Artist In Residency) PROGRAM

Description: The CAIR (Ceramics Artist In Residency) Program, offered during the Fall semester of each academic year, is a self-directed semester-long residency providing time and space for the visiting artist to pursue a proposed body of work in a stimulating academic community. The artist will be expected to interact and collaborate with students, give lectures and demonstrations about his/her work, present his/her work to the public in the form of a solo exhibition, and offer dialogue and information through Art 380 Ceramics Practicum. GVSU  Ceramics program will provide the artist with a studio space and housing, as well as, a gross stipend of $4000 ($1000/month) per semester. All other expenses including food, materials and exhibition costs are the responsibility of the artist.  One artist will be selected for the Fall semester of each academic year and will be contacted by the program coordinator in the end of the Winter semester of the prior academic year.

Qualifications: MFA in Ceramics is required prior to the Fall semester of 2010. US resident only. Ceramic artists utilizing either traditional and/or innovative approaches are encouraged to apply. Application Postmark Deadline: February 15th, 2010

Application Materials & Mailing Address

1.               Letter of Application
2.               CV / Resume
3.               3 Letters of Recommendation & Contact Information of References
4.        Art 380 Ceramics Practicum Proposal & Syllabus: We encourage topics that relate to idea, material, process and concept within either your work and/or contemporary ceramic art. Also encouraged are topics regarding issues that help students enhance their own identity as ceramic artists.
5.      20 Images of Current Work: CD [Mac Format] with an Inventory Sheet
6.                  Published Articles, Reviews, Exhibition Catalogues, Etc. [Optional]  
7.                  Application Fee: US$ 20.00 [Make Check Payable To: Grand Valley State University]
                  8.                   S.A.S.E.

Art 380 Ceramics Practicum

            •            Students pursue creative studies through interaction and collaboration with the ceramics artist-in-residence within his/her proposal. This course offers dialogue & information with the professional artist on how to sustain a studio practice after leaving art school. Offered Fall Semester. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Graded credit/no credit. 1.000 Credit Hour
            •            Levels:  Undergraduate
            •            Schedule Type: Lecture, Discussion & Studio
            •            Art and Design Department
            •            College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
            •            Grand Valley State University

The Ceramics Artist In Residency Program
Art & Design, Grand Valley State University
1422 Calder Art Center
1 Campus Dr., Allendale, MI 49401

For more information about The CAIR Program please visit: www.gvsu.edu/art/ceramics.html and/or contact Hoon Lee, Ceramics Program Coordinator at 616.331.3102 or via e-mail at leeho@gvsu.edu

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