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Jeremy Brooks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of
this year's Emerging Artists, created "The White Rabbit," shown above.
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April 21, 2008
Rising Ceramics Stars Chosen as Ceramics Monthly's 2008 Emerging Artists. Vote for Your Favorite!
by Jennifer Poellot Harnetty | Read Comments (1)
Before I became the editor of Ceramic Arts Daily, I was associate editor of
Ceramics Monthly
magazine. The May issue of the magazine was always an issue that I
looked forward to because the May issue housed the results of Ceramics
Monthly’s annual Emerging Artist contest. The competition is open to
ceramic artists who have actively been pursuing a career in ceramics
for less than ten years. Each year towards the tail end of winter, the
entries would start rolling in the door for the contest. This was
exciting, not only because it meant that Spring was right around the
corner, but also because it gave us the opportunity to see a large
sampling of what was new and exciting in ceramic arts and often exposed
us to some new faces we hadn’t previously known.
This year was no different (and the CM staff
graciously allowed me to participate in the review of the works
and
put my two cents in on the winners). After it was all said and done,
fifteen artists were chosen and the scope of the work ranged from
compelling installation work, to unsettling figurative sculpture, to
clean, geometric ceramic tile work, to refined functional pottery.
Images from the portfolios of a couple of the winners are pictured
here.
We
thought it would be fun to get some feedback on the emerging artists
from you, the Ceramic Arts Daily community. So we have set up an online
ballot form and we invite you to vote for your favorite emerging
artist. Click the link below to view the winners and cast your vote.
Before voting, we encourage you to click on the images to learn more
about each artist. The voting is open until Friday April 25, and we’ll
let you know next week who gets the title of “Ceramic Arts Daily
People’s Choice Emerging Artist.”
Get
a sneak peak of the
May
issue of Ceramics Monthly, on newsstands now!