April 21 - June 25, 2006
The San Angelo National Ceramic Competition is a biennial event in which over 1,000 entries submitted by ceramic artists across North America compete to be selected for an exhibit of just over 100 pieces representing a diverse cross-section of work. From intricate installations and sculptures to traditional vessels and tile pieces, an array of styles and techniques fill the galleries with such a broad collection that any visitor can find a favorite piece.
This year's competition was juried by Ann Lancaster who is the former executive director and cofounder of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and is currently a project consultant for the Texas Commission on the Arts Craft Initiative.
For each National Ceramic Competition the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts invites an artist well known in the national ceramic community to exhibit current work and lead a day long workshop at the Old Chicken Farm Art Center demonstrating the techniques they employ. This year the invited artist is David Furman whose work was recently featured on the cover of the October, 2005 issue of the Ceramics Monthly magazine.
Click here for a list of the accepted artists
Click here for snapshots from the 3 day Ceramic Weekend Opening
FIRST PRIZE
Kin Kwok, San Francisco, California
Men With Guns, High Fired Ceramic
SECOND PRIZE
Kevin Turner, Gautier, Mississippi
Solenopsis Cluster 2
Grolleg Porcelain, Handbuilt, Slip-cast
THIRD PRIZE
Chris Archer, Manchester, New Hampshire
For Whom It Spoke
Cone 10 Reduction Fired Stoneware
MERIT AWARD
John and Robin Gumaelius, Hoquiam, Washington
Dreaming of Larger Spaces
Ceramic, Metal, Feathers, Beads
MERIT AWARD
Brooke Evans, Monroe, New York
Bottle I
Wood-fired Porcelain
MERIT AWARD
Maria Teresa Rodriguez, Veracruz, Mexico
Educacion, Handbuilt with High Temperature
Clay and Glaze, Cone 9, Iron Oxide
MERIT AWARD
Nuala Creed, Petaluma, California
Fledgling
Ceramic
MERIT AWARD
Claudia Tarantino, San Anselmo, California
Tea Pod, Porcelain with Under and Overglaze
MERIT AWARD
Susan Rooke, Boise, Idaho
The Story That Got Away
Clay, Underglazes, Handbuilt, Cone 5
MERIT
AWARD
Jayson K. Taylor, Hays, Kansas
Elements of My Father: Elements of Myself
Handbuilt, Molded Objects of Clay,
Terra Sigillata, Mixed Media
TILE HERITAGE PRIX PRIMO
Bob Smith, Idledale, Colorado
Arid Torrent
Raku fired tiles with ferric chloride
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Linda Nowell, Pampa, Texas
Winter's Sting
Stoneware, Wheel-thrown, Carved, Fired, Glazed, Stained, Fired
The competition is made possible by the generous sponsorship
of
Trinity Ceramic Supply, Inc. of Dallas
San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council
San Angelo Museum
of Fine Arts
One Love Street
San Angelo, Texas 76903
Fax: (325) 658 - 6800
Phone: (325) 653 -
3333
e-mail:
museum@samfa.org