Downtown Business on Vegas Perspective
THE TILE SHOW - MORE THAN MOSAIC
Sunday, February 3, 2013
THE TILE SHOW --- MORE THAN MOSAICS, and some video abouts about CAV
Downtown Business on Vegas Perspective
Friday, January 25, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Ikebane workshop
Etymology
"Ikebana" is from the Japanese ikeru (生ける, "keep alive, arrange flowers, living") and hana (花, "flower"). Possible translations include "giving life to flowers" and "arranging flowers".[1]Approach
More than simply putting flowers in a container, ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together. Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of particolored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, form. Though ikebana is a creative expression, it has certain rules governing its form. The artist's intention behind each arrangement is shown through a piece's color combinations, natural shapes, graceful lines, and the usually implied meaning of the arrangement.Another aspect present in ikebana is its employment of minimalism. That is, an arrangement may consist of only a minimal number of blooms interspersed among stalks and leaves. The structure of a Japanese flower arrangement is based on a scalene triangle delineated by three main points, usually twigs, considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, earth, and man and in others sun, moon, and earth. The container is a key element of the composition, and various styles of pottery may be used in their construction.
Spiritual aspects
The spiritual aspect of ikebana is considered very important to its practitioners. Silence is a must during practices of ikebana. It is a time to appreciate things in nature that people often overlook because of their busy lives. One becomes more patient and tolerant of differences, not only in nature, but also in general. Ikebana can inspire one to identify with beauty in all art forms. This is also the time when one feels closeness to nature which provides relaxation for the mind, body, and soul.(Thank you Wikipedia)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Weaving a glocal net of collaboration
JELLYWEEK 2013 IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATIONS
It’s exciting and a new beginning. You can register to the next WORLDWIDE JELLYWEEK, which takes place from 14th to 20th January 2013 all over the world. Everybody, who likes to explore collaboration with his local community and who wishes to connect with collaborative people from all over the world is invited to join the adventure.
In the last WORLDWIDE JELLYWEEK in January 2012 there were 223 jellies hosted in 35 countries in 6 continents including Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Columbia, Egypt, Kenia, Singapore, Kasachstan, USA and most of the European countries. It was a breathtaking experience to build up more personal connections on a global level, to inspire old and new local communities, to explore together the sense and obstacles of worldwide collaboration and to connect other sectors and movements with the worldwide coworking infrastructure. It was all about creating new synergies, a huge win-win-situation for all participants and a rich field of open innovation for networks worldwide.
ARE THE QUESTIONS OF JELLYWEEK 2012 ALREADY ANSWERED?
“Which important needs can be fulfilled by coworking? For which local and global problems coworking can be a part of the solution? How can coworkers use the global coworking infrastructure to foster their businesses and projects? Which people and networks aren’t yet connected to the idea of coworking and should be involved? How can business-oriented networks and NGOs use the coworking infrastructure for their global community building and actions? How can we communicate during the #JELLYWEEK from jelly space to jelly space, from continent to continent with each other? Can we send voyagers from one place or continent to another place or continent in january? What kind of technical, organizational, social and cultural prototypes can we develop during the #JELLYWEEK for the enrichment of a global coworking culture?”
We are on the path. So let’s continue to collaborate and to explore the deeper sense of global coworking in the upcoming WORLDWIDE JELLYWEEK 2013. The world is waiting for you.
So let’s go the next steps:
SIMPLY REGISTER & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IDEA OF JELLYWEEK.
PLAN A JELLY WITH YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
CONNECT AND COCREATE WITH COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE.LET’S GLOCALIZE AND WEAVE A BIG NET OF COLLABORATION, THAT REACHES OUT ALL OVER THE PLANET.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Las Vegas Weekly -- One Million Bones
Clay Arts Vegas acknowledges genocide tragedy with One Million Bones contribution
Kristen PetersonThe oft-used saying one death a tragedy, a million a statistic plays on perception. In reality, a million deaths, particularly when unjust, equate to a million tragedies. But given the layer of separation in the comfort of our communities, cultures and homes, tragedy doesn’t fully sink in until a more tactile experience comes along—the shoes of Holocaust survivors or, in the case of the One Million Bones project, human bones rendered from clay. On First Friday last week, Clay Arts Vegas on Main Street displayed 8,000 bones—toes, ribs, femurs, vertebrae, jaws and fingers spread out carefully in a parking lot—all of which will be sent to Washington, D.C., for the One Million Bones project, designed to acknowledge the millions of lives lost to genocide and crises in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and Burma. Every bone equals $1 designated (up to $500,000) for CARE, a humanitarian organization fighting poverty in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Every bone made for the project equals $1 designated (up to $500,000) for CARE.
Photo:
Christopher DeVargas
Members of the "Music for Life Drum Circle" perform outside of Clay Arts Vegas. To help raise awareness of the ongoing conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and the Congo regions, Clay Arts Vegas exhibited 8,000 hand-made clay bones outside of their building in the arts district on Main Street, during the First Friday Festival, Nov. 2, 2012. by Christopher DeVargas
Members of "Ballet Mink" perform at Clay Art Vegas. To help raise awareness of the ongoing conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and the Congo regions, Clay Arts Vegas exhibited 8,000 hand-made clay bones and held live performances outside of their building in the arts district on Main Street, during the First Friday Festival, Nov. 2, 2012. by Christopher DeVargas
Members of the "Music for Life Drum Circle" perform while "Nabtry African" dance interpreters dance. To help raise awareness of the ongoing conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and the Congo regions, Clay Arts Vegas exhibited 8,000 hand-made clay bones and held live performances outside of their building in the arts district on Main Street, during the First Friday Festival, Nov. 2, 2012. by Christopher DeVargas
Clay Arts Vegas will send its 8,000 clay bones to the One Million Bones project in Washington, D.C. by Christopher DeVargas
Check out the amazing photos by Christopher Devargas
LAS VEGAS WEEKLY
Saturday, October 27, 2012
We
just wanted to share with your members two exciting opportunities here
at Clay Arts Vegas. First we are able to offer "Claycations" if you
sigh up for a classes at the studio while you come to Vegas on vacation
we are able to offer great rates at the Stratosphere resort just 2
blocks from the studio. Classes that include firing are just $16 a
day. We are able to offer a hotel rate of $35 Monday thur Thursday and
$85 on the weekends. This does not include resort fees and taxes and is
based on availability
Thursday, October 11, 2012
RAISE A CUP OF CHEER
PROSPECTUS
Clay Arts Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada is pleased to host "RAISE A CUP OF CHEER" a national juried art exhibition, January 4 -January 28, 2013 at Clay Arts Vegas' Victor F. Keen Gallery in Las Vegas, Nevada. “RAISE A CUP OF CHEER” will showcase ceramic drinking vessels by contemporary artists from around the United States. The
focus of the exhibit is on the variety of ways artists create vessels
for “everyday” use, in functional, sculptural, traditional, and
non-traditional forms.
Entry Guidelines
Work
shall have been completed within the last two years. Mixed media works
will be permitted if clay is the primary component. Selections will be
conducted from images of works. Artists may submit up to three entries
with two images (including one detail) of each, not to exceed six
images.
Accepted art work must be available for the entire exhibition, and for sale.
Jurors come from Clay Arts Vegas Staff with invited guest
John Gregg (Clay Arts Vegas wheel and hand building instructor, Alternative firing and kiln tech) John
took pottery classes at Arcadia high school in Phoenix. The major
influence behind his art was his mother, Corrine Mathisen Gregg who was a
prolific artist. After her passing, John returned to pottery in her
memory. Having grown up in Arizona his work is heavily influenced by the
desert south west color and texture. John’s love and understanding of
traditional south west pottery has led him to specializes in alternative
firings. He has studied with Tome Coleman, Don Ellis, and Randy Brodnax
to name a few.
Peter Jakubowski (Clay Arts Vegas Gallery Supervisor, Education Advisor and Design Expert)
Peter comes to fine art and sculpture through an extensive theatre back
round having received his BA in theatre from SUNY Buffalo and an MFA in
design from Temple University. He currently heads the only design for
dance program in the United States at the University of Nevada Las Vegas
and has over 20 years of experience as a professional lighting and
scenic designer. He works in a variety of art mediums and enjoys
sculpture, lapidary, and silver-smithing. His love of clay developed
from the study and collecting of traditional South East folk pottery.
Guest Juror: TBD
Awards
There will be no awards for this show
Entry Requirements and Procedures
An artist may enter up to 3 works, up to 2 images per work.
There is a non-refundable jury fee of $10 per work entered, payable by credit card or check.
Images
must be JPEG, at 300 dpi (suggested minimums: 800 pixels in either
direction, with maximum file size of 1.0 MB). Each JPEG image must be
titled with the artist’s last name, first name, entry number, and “detail” if you are including a detail image.
If you are submitting a CD, please label with artist’s full name and email address.
Applications must be received by December 8, 2012.
Send entry materials, fee and completed form to:
CLAY ARTS VEGAS
Attn: Juried Show CUP
1511 South Main Street
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Checks should be made payable to: Clay Arts Vegas
To apply online, go to: http://www.clayartsvegas.com/cup.htm
1) fill out the application form via the link button
2) E-Mail digital images of the work to:
“RAISE A CUP” in the subject line of the E-Mail.
Important Dates
Exhibit Dates: January 3 – January 28, 2013
Entry Deadline: December 8, 2012
Juror Results: January 3, 2013
Accepted Art Work to be Delivered to CAV by: December 20, 2012
Hand Delivered Work to The Clay Arts Vegas: December 27 – December 30, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, January 4, 2013
Pick Up Art Work: February 4, 2013 10-5pm @ CAV
Delivery and Return of Work
All artists who have a work accepted into the exhibit will be E-Mailed instructions for
shipping, dropping off, return shipping, and pick-up of artworks.
Shipping costs are a sole responsibility of the artist both to and from the gallery.
Exhibit Policies
Total
weight of an individual piece should not exceed 75 lbs. All work must
be properly prepared for display. CAV will not be held responsible for
work submitted to the exhibit which is improperly packaged for handling.
No accepted entries may be withdrawn prior to the close of the
exhibition. CAV will keep images of all accepted work and may make the
images available to the public for publicity, documentation, and
educational purposes before, during, and after the scheduled exhibit.
Please note and record the number of parts or pieces per entry. Please
make sure each work is identified with the following information:
artist name, title, media, price, and phone number.
Insurance and Liability
All work must have a declared insurance value that must not exceed the selling price if the work is for sale.
CAV
will insure responsibility for the piece during the exhibition (between
delivery and pick up dates), but will not be responsible for any work
delivered in damaged condition. You will be notified if work arrives
damaged. Artists will be responsible for insurance during shipping both
to and from the exhibition.
Sales
A
40% commission is retained by CLAY ARTS VEGAS on each work sold during
the exhibition. For every piece sold, a check will be issued by CLAY
ARTS VEGAS and mailed to the artist within one month of the end of the
show. Work not for sale must be marked NFS, but a value must be stated
for insurance purposes.
Artist Agreement
All
artists will be notified of the jurors’ decision via e-mail. All
accepted work will remain as placed by the installation team and may not
be withdrawn before the close of the exhibit. If the piece is of a
delicate nature or easily damaged, the artist may be asked to assist the
exhibition staff in the installation of that work. The jurors may
exercise the right to reject any work not accurately represented by the
image submitted or work that fails to meet eligibility requirements.
Rights and Reproductions
CAV
reserves the right to use submitted images or to photograph and
reproduce, in color, black and white, or video, all entries accepted to
the exhibition regardless of copyright. Photographs and/or reproductions
may be used for educational and/or publicity purposes only.
Full Name (as you want it to appear): _________________________________________
Address:_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
City:____________________________________ State:_____________ Zip:__________
Home/Cell Phone:____________________ E-Mail:______________________________
Signature: ________________________________________ Date:______/______/ 2012
Signature /date above indicate that you have read and understand the Exhibit Policies.
Entry 1: Title of Work:________________________________________________
Material/Firing:______________________________________________
Dimensions (HxWxD):_________________________________________
Price (if NFS indicate insurance value):____________________________
Entry 2: Title of Work:________________________________________________
Material/Firing:______________________________________________
Dimensions (HxWxD):_________________________________________
Price (if NFS indicate insurance value):____________________________
Entry 3: Title of Work:________________________________________________
Material/Firing:______________________________________________
Dimensions (HxWxD):_________________________________________
Price (if NFS indicate insurance value):____________________________
By
submitting this application, the applicant agrees to all provisions of
entry to this exhibition, including the use and reproduction of any
images
of their work by Clay Arts Vegas
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