MASTER CLASS IN ART &TECHNOLOGY
LED BY CRAIG DONGOSKI
MAY 13th- JUNE 9th 2018
Category Archives: Residencies
SOUND AND SPACE RESEARCH:RESOUND KEFALONIA 2018
MASTER CLASS LED BY SANDRA VOLNY &JACOB KIRKEGAART
MAY 15th-MAY 21th 2018
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE LANDSCAPE /MASTER CLASS
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE LANDSCAPE
MASTER CLASS LED BY EMMA PAPADOPOULOS
JULY 25th -31st ,2017
https://emmapapadopoulos.wordpress.com/
MIGRATION & SEAS/SEAWORLD -BUILDING PEACE THROUGH THE OCEANS/SALMA ZULFIQAR
MIGRATION & SEAS/SEAWORLD -BUILDING PEACE THROUGH THE OCEANS
WORKSHOP LED BY SALMA ZULFIQAR , http://www.salmazulfiqar.com/
The project is part of the SEA(S)FORUM /GRANTS 2017 , http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/
‘’The Seas are vehicles for building understanding and peace between communities around the World. The Seas are a vehicle for transporting and connecting people and cultures. They allow people to experience and immerse themselves in different cultures so that we can learn from one another and learn to live with one another in peace,’’ Salma Zulfiqar
WORKSHOP <<SEAWORLD -BUILDING PEACE THROUGH THE OCEANS>>
OVERVIEW
British artist and international humanitarian communications specialist, Salma Zulfiqar, will hold an exploratory creative workshop on the relationship between Migration and the SEAS.
Artists will identify strands they would like to document through art and will be invited to create artwork in the form of paintings, films, videos or photography on the issue of Migration and the Seas.
Participants will brainstorm and discuss current issues related to Migration and the SEAS . What Migration means to all artists taking part and how this can be interpreted into different forms of artwork through a creative storyboarding process. The creative sessions will also explore the impact art can have in raising awareness of an issue such as migration and also how art as a whole can help build prosperous & tolerant societies around the world.
TIME : full Spring , May 3th to 9th 2017
VENUE : Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture
LOCATION : Greek Island Kefalonia
ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists & activists , all disciplines with focus to Film, Photography, Painting
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS April 20th(deadline extended)
The program is part of the SEA(S)FORUM 2017 http://seas.ionionartscenter.gr/
PROGRAM
Day 1. The workshop will begin with an introduction and debate of how artwork has been used to discuss the issue of migration. The Participants will lay the foundations to create their own works and learn more about how art can be used to promote progress in countries .
Days 2- 3- Exploration of the island by the participants .The participants will lay the foundations to create their own works and learn more about how art can be used to promote progress in countries . The exploration of the Island will give the inspiration to continue working on the artwork and the SEA(S).
Days 4-5-6 The artists are invited to create and present artworks, past or created in the island, in the form of paintings , film or photography on the issue of Migration and the Seas.
Exhibition & presentation of works will take place in the end of the workshop.
Artists are invited to bring their own materials.
OUTCOME
The workshop will invite artists to explore with each other the importance of the relationship between the SEAS and the creation of peaceful and prosperous societies around the world.
Salma Zulfiqar
INFO: http://www.salmazulfiqar.com/
Biography
Salma Zulfiqar’s work has been influenced by her travels around the world to countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Kenya, Cameroon, Chad, Cuba, Brazil and Barcelona. She has explored the theme of nature and climate change thorough an abstract form. Her artwork has been exhibited in London, Birmingham, Paris, Dubai and Kabul.
Salma Zulfiqar is also an advisor for communications for the United Nations
ΑPPLICATION- TERMS – CONDITIONS-FEES
Web application: http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
Email application: info@ionionartscenter.gr
ALEX P. NORDEN/SEA, EARTH, FIRE, LEADING MASTER CLASS ON CERAMICS
SEA, EARTH, FIRE
LEADING MASTER CLASS ON CERAMICS
led by ALEX P. NORDEN. Info: airbgr.com
VENUE : Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture, Greek Island Kefalonia
DATES : SESSION 1 : August 22nd –August 27th 2017
SESSION 2 : August 29th – September 4th 2017
ELIGIBILITY : Open to every interested world wide . (subject to early enrolment & formality of the process)
Overview
The Attendants of the master class will gain necessary skills for creating decorative ceramics with self-made glazes in a self-made kiln, gas or wood fired, budget and environmentally friendly. Draw inspiration from the rich Greek ceramic heritage.
At the end of the course, students will have skills to make decorative ceramics on their own, with locally sourced materials, adapted for wherever they live. The basis of using local materials and drawing inspiration from the surrounding environment provides ample means of self-expression and self-reliance.
Schedule and flexibility
The course takes 7 days to 14 days, depending on student interest.
If the participants would like to combine the ceramic course with other activities, they can participate 3 days total, spread over 1 or 2 weeks.
Embracing the local Greek ceramic artists
Class activities are planned so that local Greek attendants can attend only the glaze making and firing part of the courses ( half-day instruction in the evening, 2 day weekend glaze and firing ).
Exhibition
Exhibition of the created ceramics will take place in the end of the class
Activities during the class:
Research
Greek heritage, Greek Art and the Sea, and Kefalonian heritage of ceramics. The activities can be done with guidance from the Instructor, or under self-study, depending on student schedule and interest.
The Sea
Sami : Visit the ancient acropolis of Sami, with it’s ample ceramic tile shards, and the famous Antisamos Beach, observing ceramic remains spread on the beach.
Skala : observe the amphoras during snorkeling via boat or beach, depending on student interest ( extra activity or self-guided )
Ancient Cemeteries and castle: Visiting the ancient burial sites and reviewing the rich ceramic heritage and importance of ceramics for archaeology.
Self-study :Visit the local museums and observe the traditional farming exhibit and the ceramic items on display. Review suggested reading list at the Argostoli library.
Creation
A presentation with a brief overview of Greek ceramics is given during the first day of the class, while students are working with clay.
Students make clay items during the first 2 days of the course for firing during last 2 days of the course
Specifics of making ceramics for rapid firing and high-stress ( clay selection, shamotte )
Glazes – making your own glazes from scratch. Iron, Ash, clays and fluxes.
Firing
Students get to:
make their own tongs for taking work out of the fire
participate in making a ceramic fiber raku ceramic kiln
learn about different methods for firing decorative ceramics – gas, wood, and open fire ( pit fire )
Fire their own items and observe different techniques for post-firing
Using locally available “trash” like fallen leaves, seaweed and wood for sustainable decoration
Ionion inspiration – Local materials
– Collecting salt infused driftwood and seaweed by the sea to affect glazes during firing
– Local clay for some of the glazes
– Making own experimental chamotte
– Mixing clays for testing and what to look for in pre-made clays
About the Instructor Alex P. Norden
Website: airbgr.com
Taught through a traditional apprenticeship with Hiro Sato, Alex is a potter working globally, with a ceramic workshop in Sweden and ample years of instruction experience.
Exhibited worldwide, his work is represented internationally, including the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( USA ).
Alex is winner of the SEA(S)ARTS ,INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2016 grant.
Preliminary Schedule
Mandatory
1 to 2 days self- study before start of course. Suggested reading list, PDF course material.
Day 1 – making ceramics, material overview
Day 2 – making glazes and kiln, firing technique theory
Day 3 – Kiln firing
4 days, Optional Art, material and technique research and ceramics creation spanning 4 days.
ΑPPLICATION- TERMS – CONDITIONS
Web application: http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
Email application: info@ionionartscenter.gr
In all cases is required the follow information in word document :full name of the applicant , postal address, phone, country , email address, web site(if available), profession, discipline , short statement of the applicant no longer than 200 words , short cv no longer than 200 words. In case of group /collective project( group -school- organization) is required title of the group -school- organization, full name of the person representing OR leading the group , postal address, phone, country , email address, web site(if available) of the group -school- organization , short statement no longer than 200 words , short cv of every group member no longer than 200 words.
Every submission requires an application/entry fee of euro 30, non refundable.
Each Application toward been considered must be completed including the follow:
-Short submission notice -3 lines- in word document addressed via email to the address info@ionionartscenter.gr
– The transfer confirm of the entry fee payment, Euro 30 for every separate application.
– CV/Biography of the participant or CV/Biography for each of the group members in case of group project(text in word document non exceeding the 200 words)
– A short statement (text in word document not exceeding the 200 words, short description of the expectations of the participant).
FEES (master class fees) &PAYMENT METHODS
Fees including tuition fees, 7 days full housing accommodation and personal support are based on the Ionion Center master classes pricing list 2017 , taxes added on the official invoices . For details please email to : info@ionionartscenter.gr
NOTICE
-All the submissions/ completed participations on the program are eligible for the year Grants 2017 of the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture as follow:
- Grants connected to the residency of the year program : Starting from 1000 up to 30.000euro.
- Grants connected to the SEA(S) FORUM: Starting from 2000 up to 50.000euro per year(in case of formal participation in the SEA(S)2017).
- All the participations will be followed by Certificate
For additional information & personal support please email : ionionartscenter@gmail.com
TRIANGULAR PROJECT EXPERIMENTAL MODELS EXPLORING SPATIAL AWARENESS
EXPERIMENTAL MODELS FOR
EXPLORING SPATIAL AWARENESS
JUNE 26th – JULY 2nd, 2017
A 7 days Master Class exploring experimental models enhancing the awareness of space.
Led by TRIANGULAR PROJECT
Sandra Volny: www.sandravolny.com
Florine Leoni: www.florineleoni.net
Macarena Ruiz-Tagle: www.macarenaruiztagle.com
LOCATION : The Greek Island Kefalonia.
TIME : June 26th –July 2nd 2017
OPENING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS : December 1st 2016
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION : March 30th, 2017
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
- “Working on site, TRIANGULAR will develop a series of workshops together with the participants in order to enhance spatial awareness (consciousness of the limits of our body and senses in space with the possibility of working, researching and creating at sites on the Kefalonian Island environment.)
- Through various methodological models: actions/situations, spontaneous drawings, field recordings and ethnographic camera exploration; the aim is to concentrate on the impact of territory from an emotional , aural and mental state perspective.”
ELIGIBILITY
- Visual/sound artists, designers, photographers, architects, performers interested in experimenting various situations and methodological models exploring the impact and possibilities of aural, visual and mental (emotional/psychological) spatial awareness.
OBJECTIVES
- Working on site, TRIANGULAR will develop a series of workshops together with the participants in order to enhance spatial awareness (consciousness of the limits of our body and senses in space).
- Through various methodological models: actions/situations, spontaneous drawings, field recordings and ethnographic camera exploration; the aim is to concentrate on the impact of territory from an emotional , aural and mental state perspective.
- Applicants working in the fields of visual arts, design, photography, architecture, performance, theater, psychology and anyone who is interested to experiment space through subjectivity and the main fields of TRIANGULAR : auditory spatial awareness, psychological/mental space, optical/perceptual space, are welcome to participate.
- The learning process will include presentations by the artists of the conceptual frame as well as technical workshops in order to provide the participants with tools to explore their own practice.
- Participants will be encouraged to develop their own project out of these experiments: collecting, developing and selecting one specific experiment on site.
- At the end of the master-class, the participants will be invited to present a gesture, a photography, a sound recording, a small installation, a video, a performance, an action or experimental act in a collective set up responding to TRIANGULAR’s original exhibition. The artistic experiments will then resonate and further the inquiries about spatial awareness.
- Note: Participants are responsible to bring their personal laptop, software, digital camera and/ or microphone depending on the project they wish to develop during the master class.
PUBLIC OUTCOME
- Class members will develop various methodologies to explore spatial awareness.
- Participants will have the chance to exhibit their own work at the end of the workshop.
- They will gain insight in a selection of works by international artists working the field of spatial awareness and will be exposed to a broad spectrum of ideas.
- The workshop gives the participants the chance to meet and interact with other artists and potential collaborators from all over the world.
- The participants will present and reflect on each other’s practice.
- The workshop offers the opportunity to learn various practical as well as theoretical
techniques.
- The workshop offers time to dedicate to an experimentation project.
A 7 DAYS MASTERCLASS PROGRAM
- Daily action practice-based exploring spatial awareness.
- Conceptual/ theoretical lectures related to contemporary art practices led by each artist from the collective Triangular in its field of interest (auditory spatial awareness,optical/perceptual space, mental/emotional space).
- Specific methodologies and process experimentations related to Triangular artistic practice.
- Practical workshops applied to conceptual and performative process including audio-visual field recording and editing. For example using field recording sound devices and microphones, filming with different cameras, gaining insight in different filmicapproaches such as camera ethnography, the participatory and/or observing camera.
- Create a color study of daylight on site. Identify the specific colors in order to make a collection and elaborate a feasible map of the island´s tones. Make connections between the students and the locals color perception of their environment.
- Triangular’s artist talk presenting the exhibition at the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture.
- Development by the participants of a personal project with support and inputs byTriangular’s instructors .
- Preparation of a final presentation by the participants.
- Exhibition by the participants of their personal project at the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture with a final discussion of individual or collective produced works.
Certificate of participation will be available.
- Note: Participants are responsible to bring their personal laptop, softwares, digital camera and/ or microphone depending on the project they wish to develop during the master class.
- ΑPPLICATION- TERMS – CONDITIONS – FEES
Application is required through web application form at the address :
http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
Email application is also acceptable to the email -address : info@ionionartscenter.gr
In all cases is required the follow information in word document :full name of the applicant , postal address, phone, country , email address, web site(if available), profession, discipline , short statement of the applicant no longer than 200 words , short cv no longer than 200 words. In case of group /collective project( group -school- organization) is required title of the group -school- organization, full name of the person representing OR leading the group , postal address, phone, country , email address, web site(if available) of the group -school- organization , short statement no longer than 200 words , short cv of every group member no longer than 200 words.
Every submission requires an application/entry fee of euro 30, non refundable.
Each Application toward been considered must be completed including the follow:
Short submission notice -3 lines- in word document addressed via email to the address info@ionionartscenter.gr
- The transfer confirm of the entry fee payment, Euro 30 for every separate application.
- CV/Biography of the participant or CV/Biography for each of the group members in case of group project(text in word document non exceeding the 200 words)
- A short statement (text in word document not exceeding the 200 words, short description of the expectations of the participant).
PARTICIPATION FEES/ INFO: info@ionionartscenter.gr
GRANTS ELIGIBILITY
All the completed participations on the program are eligible for the year Grants 2017 of the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture
- Grants connected to the residency of the year program : Starting from 1000 up to 30.000euro.
- Grants connected to the SEA(S) FORUM: Starting from 2000 up to 50.000euro per year(in case of participation in the SEA(S)2017).
For detailed info about APPLICATIONS,TERMS, CONDITIONS, FEES , PAYMENTS METHODS &
PERSONAL SUPPORT : info@ionionartscenter.gr
APPLICATIONS : http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
APPLICATIONS BY EMAIL :info@ionionartscenter.gr
