Handmade Tile Association Newsletter

June

2015

Our 16th Year

Below are several great tile show opportunities that are available. Get your work shown while winning prize money and awards all over the country!

In This Issue

Best Use of Local Artisan Materials Competition.

Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics

INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION!.

Slab rollers, Tile Press, Extruders oh My

Become a Sponsor

Welcome New and Returning Members.

Become a member

Encore Post of the Month

2015 Directory

Best Use of Local
Artisan Materials Competition

NKBA 2015 Design Competition

New Category H

"Best Use of Local Artisan Materials" /pdf

"Local Artisan Materials" is defined as any one-of-a-kind product or material in a kitchen or bath design that was handcrafted, designed or sourced with materials and/or crafts from the state of Minnesota. This could include: handmade tile or other ceramics, custom glass work, custom metal work, custom cabinetry or other woodwork/materials made from local materials/artisans.

Deadline is June 19th.

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Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics

The 2015 Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics' best-of-show award will be $20,000. An additional $10,000 in prizes will be awarded to other successful competitors.
This event is the second part
of a competition for the Zanesville Prize that will afterward be held every two years beginning in 2017.

The deadline for submission is July 15, 2015.
For the call for entries, go to zanesvilleprize.org.

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INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION!

The Silver City CLAY Festival's International Juried Exhibition, CLAY in the Garden, requires that each entry demonstrates the artist's personal interpretation of "CLAY in the Garden," whether that be in the form of a ceramic vessel, tile, sculpture or garden ornament. Entries will be juried based on creativity and artistic merit.
Deadline for entry: JUNE 15, 2015.
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Clay Festival Market

Be a part of the 2015 juried CLAYfest Market at the Silver City Clay Festival. Last year's festival attracted close to 2,000 people. They hope to increase attendance via widespread marketing efforts throughout the southwest region with a focus on the Silver City drive markets.

Silver City Festival invites artists and entrepreneurs to offer decorative and utilitarian ceramics and other clay-related items for sale Saturday and Sunday of the CLAY Festival weekend, August 1-2, 2015.
The CLAYfest Market will be located in the Murray Hotel Ballroom (200 W Broadway St, Silver City, NM 88061).

Deadline: July 15.

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Slab Rollers, Tile Presses, Extruders, Oh My!

An extruder

We are looking for artists to send us articles on the tools we all use to continue this series of "how to" pieces.

This month we are requesting stories about using slab rollers, tile presses or extruders. If you work with one of these tools, consider sharing your experience, including how to keep your tiles from cracking, how to make a die, or the best practices you observe.

Send your article to the HTA and we will post the info either on the HTA Facebook page or on the Articles page of the HTA website.

Become a Sponsor

The Handmade Tile Association has many services and products to offer its members. We have developed a sponsorship list of opportunities for you to financially support specific programs we produce.

Sponsorship levels:

Artist Sponsor: $400 Sponsors multiple artists.

Newsletter Sponsor: $500

Spotlight on Artist: $500

Handmade Tile Association Website Sponsor: $1000

Directory Sponsor: $1000

Social Media Sponsor: $300

Click here to read the all the specifics . Sponsorship is a great way to give back and to help emerging artists get started. Become a patron of the arts today!