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Worldwide Calls for Entry
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American Juried Art SalonArtjury.com (open to artists worldwide) deadline May 28, 2012 Art Brownie Rainbow Toronto, Ontario, Canada Miniature works on wooden block (provided) (open to artists worldwide) deadline April 30, 2012. Art Comes Alive 2012Art Design Consultants, Inc. (open to artists worldwide) deadline April 20, 2012 Art Kudos 2012artkudos.com (open to artists worldwide) deadline May 31, 2012 Cancer Council Victoria Arts AwardsVictoria, Australia (open to artists worldwide) deadline April 27, 2012 Canning Art AwardSponsored by the City of Canning, Western Australia (open to artists worldwide) deadline May 11, 2012 CraftTexas 2012Houston, Texas, USA (open to Texas artists only) deadline March 15, 2012 Direct Art Annual CompetitionDirect Art Magazine (open to artists worldwide) deadline March 31, 2012 Electric Summer Showcase"Essie Awards"Gallore Gallery (open to artists worldwide) deadline June 15, 2012 JourneysSponsored by the Northbrook Public Library Northbrook, Illinois, USA (open to artists worldwide) dealine May 31, 2012
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Volume 6, Issue 3
March 2012
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Synergy3 Request For Seminar & Talk Proposals
|  Synergy has become known as the principal and keynote conference in the Polymer Clay world.
We would like to invite artists to submit proposals for seminars and talks that have 'Seeking Higher Ground' at their heart. The talks will be to all of the attendees and should be one hour long. The seminars with smaller groups should be of sufficient weight and character to last 60 or 90 minutes with questions and discussion. As well as polymer clay specialists we will be pleased to receive submissions from artists who work in other media, and those whose background will enable the ethos of 'Seeking Higher Ground' to be expanded - perhaps writers, museum curators or gallery owners. We ask that proposals have a direction that will stimulate thoughts and energy with particular relevance to 'design' or 'business' or 'technique'. Click on the Synergy3 logo above or click here to read more...
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Worldwide Classes & Workshops
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 March 16 - 18, 2012Cotswold Conference Center Broadway, United Kingdom Polymer Pamper Play IIInstructors: Ana Belchi, Eva Ehmeier, Melanie Muir Find more information HERE.  March 31, 2012Creative Journey Studios Buford, Georgia, USA Art Nouveau Leaves With A New Mokume Gane TechniqueInstructor: Carol Simmons Find more information HERE April 2-8, 2012Center For New Beginnings Dahlonega, Georgia, USA 6-day Intricate Kaleidoscope Cane Pendant IntensivesInstructor: Carol Simmons Find more information HERE April 14 & 15, 2012FSGNW Studio Tallahassee, Florida, USA Adventures in Faux Bone, Two-Day WorkshopInstructor: Robert Dancik Find more information HERE May 5 & 6, 2012Southern Cultural Heritage Center Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA Mica In ActionInstructor: Judy Belcher Find more information HERE May 11 - 13, 2012Bad Homburg, Germany Steampunk and Captured CuriositiesInstructor: Christi Friesen Find more information HEREChristi will also be in Arluno, Italy for two more workshops.  May 12, 2012Sue Heaser's Workshop Studio Suffolk, England Pietre Dure WorkshopInstructor: Sue Heaser Find more information HERE  May 24 - 28, 2012 Semeli Hotel Nicosia, Cyprus Instructors: Sue Heaser, Alison Gallant, Judy Belcher, Julie Picarello, Natalia Garcias, & Maria Alexandrou Find more information HEREGET FREE ADVERTISING FOR YOUR EVENT:Does your polymer clay guild have a Guest Teacher bringing a workshop this summer? Are you an instructor who has ongoing classes around the world? The IPCA invites you to submit your class or workshop information to the IPCA calender, and to write a news article for the website.  Writing a news article for the IPCA has even greater potential to reach your target audience: it automatically gets fed to to the IPCA's Twitter and Facebook accounts. (Please note, you must be a member of the IPCA to post an an article or event.) For more information, click HERE to post a news article, and click HERE to post an event to the calendar.
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Synergy3 International Conference
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UPDATE: the Synergy3 Website is up and running!
Visit the site to see not only the information on the Synergy3 conference set for next year.
Synergy3:
"Seeking Higher Ground"
March 13-16, 2013
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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How To Rejuvenate Your Muse
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Else Meek was awarded a scholarship to attend the IPCA retreat last summer. Her enthusiasm will captivate you as you read her experiences.
 Else writes, "You know those moments in life when it feels like your life's just changed? That's how it felt the day I received the email telling me I'd won the scholarship to attend last year's IPCA retreat in Chicago! And it only got better from there! "
Read more about Else's retreat experience HERE
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Building A Website: Get A Dot Com
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| In this second installment of the Members-Only series on building a business website, you will learn how to obtain a domain name -- in other words, how to get "yoursite.com".
 You will learn the fast and easy way to get your domain name in less than 5 minutes. But you'll also learn about expanding your website to a webhost, where you can activate the full potential of your website.
(Please note, you must be an IPCA member to access this article.)
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Guild Spotlight
|  The Chicago Area Polymer Clay Guild just had Christi Friesen over for a weekend of 4 wonderful workshops (Dragons, Blooms, Pegasus and Stained Glass).
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Polymer in Print: What's New
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New Books
Books Coming Soon
Magazines
- Polymer Cafe, April 2012: "Lynne Ann Schwartzenberg: Bead Dreams Do Come True" by Trina Williams; "Gorgeous Ginkgo Cane" by Lynne Ann Schwartzenberg; "Bambooya Beads" by Carole Monahan-Kampfe; "Beads-on-a-Stick: Interactive Sculpture" by Maureen Carlson;
"The Little Bookmark" byDonna Hiatt;
"A Lion in Winter" by Dotty McMillan;
"Glowing Mushroom Mood Light" by Kellie Mowat "Phyllis Phylakes Millefiori Stained Glass" by Phyllis Stafford; Just Jewelry Challenge Results
- The Polymer Arts, Spring 2011:
Cool Space: A Peek Into 4 Artists' Studios
Create With Space: Design Beyond Form
Control Your Space: Organizing The Studio
Community Space: Grateful For Guilds
The Plentiful Possibilities Of Tactile Texture
Technique Tutorial: Chopped Translucent Polymer
Surprising Tool & Materials Source: Handmade Cosmetic Supplies
In the Galleries: An exclusive with Jon Anderson, Laura Timmin's newest work and more ...
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