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Artists Invited to Participate in Clay Competition and Exhibition: Totems, Plates & Teapots at the Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA.
ROSEVILLE, CA, February 4, 2012— Sacramento artist,Tony Natsoulas, once again invites artist to participate and compete in works of clay of Totems, Plates & Teapots, the second annual event, sponsored by the Placer Community Foundation and Alpha Fired Arts, certain to gain national recognition.
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The event includes an invitational selected by Tony Natsoulas and a competition juried by the Director of the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Christy Johnson. This year, several exciting additions have been added to increase the caliber of the show. The grand prize winner will receive a full color announcement in Ceramics Monthly featuring their prized piece, selected by juror, Christy Johnson-Executive Director of the American Museum of Ceramic Art .
"Blue Line is an amazing space for clay artists, collectors and educators to participate, view and enjoy the work of highly collectible and exciting emerging work from clay artists around the world," quotes Roseville Arts - Blue Line Gallery, Chief Executive Officer, Julie Hirota. "It's so important to give artists the opportunity to share the work with the community."
Artists are encouraged to submit their work for consideration through the Roseville Arts website.
http://www.rosevillearts.org/clay.htm
Exhibition dates: Apr 20 - June 2nd
Totems & Plates has featured work by Steven Allen, Jennifer Brazelton, Mike Dickay, Kurt Fishback, Susanne Kubler, French, Ray Gonzalez, Don Hall, Evan Hoburt, Ellen Huls, Olivis Huls, Lanny Frank Kilchrist, Joseph Kowalczyk, Malia Landis, Alexis Moyer, Heidi Murray, Jeff Nebeker, Helen Plenert, Leslie Ann Rice, Bonnie L. Rollin, Sandra Simon & Robert Brady, Alfred P.Spivak, MD, Camille Vanden Berge, Peter Vaden Berge, Cindy Wilson and Wesley Wright.
Important Dates:
Deadline to Submit Entry for consideration: March 24, 2012
Exclusive VIP Reception (tickets available): April 19, 2012
Exhibition Dates: April 21 – June 2, 2012
WHAT: Totems, Plates & Teapots Ceramic Exhibition and Competition
WHEN: April 20 - June 2, 2012
WHERE: Blue Line Gallery, 405 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678
WHY: To share fine ceramic work, benefiting the artist community and educational arts efforts
About Tony Natsoulas:Natsoulas brings years of experience and named by the Smithsonian as one of the top 100 craft artists in the United States, he has worked with and shown alongside some of the finest contemporary American artists of our time. The Northern California native is known internationally for his unconventional ceramics, especially for his large-scale, often whimsical figurative work.
"This show presents traditional forms in non-traditional ways," says Sacramento artist Tony Natsoulas, curator for the exhibit. "Plates are presented as paintings, totems as contemporary sculpture and teapots as conversation and conventional use."
About Blue Line Gallery – Roseville Arts!
is a non-profit community center for the arts.
405 Vernon St, Ste. 100, Roseville, CA 95678
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-3 Closed Sun & Mon
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