2009 CALL FOR PROGRAM PROPOSALS

NCECA 2009 – 43rd Annual Conference
April 8-11, 2009
Phoenix, Arizona

TOPICS FOR PROPOSALS
For the 43rd annual meeting of NCECA in Phoenix, we call for proposals of lectures and panel discussions relating to issues of exploration, discovery, and the relevance of site, location and environment.  As always, we also welcome proposals on all subjects relevant to our field. Submissions will be evaluated in regard to merit, the presenter’s expertise in the area, and a general interest in providing a balanced and inclusive program for the members.  The general categories for proposals are as follows:

Aesthetics and Critical Theory, including presentations about concepts of beauty and value, art attitudes, theory, content, goals, and standards.

Art History, including presentations about traditional and non-traditional artists and movements, styles, surveys of regional, national and international art in clay.

Education, including presentations about traditional and non-traditional curricula, goals, standards, methods, and ideologies.

Professionalism, including presentations about working standards, goals, methods, and attitudes or, the professional working relationships of guilds, co-ops and other ceramic centers.

Technology, including presentations about traditional and non-traditional materials, processes, kilns, equipment, innovations, and theory.

New Work, is a category of proposals for up to 4 artists to present a 15-minute visual presentation on the subject of a new body of their own work, completed within the last three years.  Artists 30 years and older, working professionally at least 5 years since completing their training, are eligible to submit.  Proposals should include 10 - 20 images of new work and 5 of the older work, along with a list of works, a resume, an artist's statement and an explanation of how this work is new within the context of the artist’s overall career. The application deadline for this is May 1, 2008, the same as for all conference proposals.

ELIGIBILITY
Everyone is eligible EXCEPT participants who received an honorarium the previous year (NCECA 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).  Participation is generally limited to only one presentation.

LECTURE AND PANEL FORMATS
Lectures of 15-minute (New Work), 30-minute and 60-minute duration (good for presenting specific information and ideas) and panels of 90-minute duration (good for investigating topics informed by varied perspectives) are scheduled and may include questions and answers from the audience.  Panels are limited to no more than three panelists plus a moderator.

Co-lectures of 60-minutes may also be proposed with two individuals presenting different aspects of the same topic.

HONORARIUM
Panelists, moderators and lecturers whose careers or expertise are in the ceramic arts receive a $300 honorarium, conference registration (2009) and a one-year membership to NCECA (January 1 – December 31, 2009).

APPLICATION PROCESS
***Please note that ALL proposals must be submitted electronically by accessing the NCECA website.

To submit a proposal, complete the required 2009 Call for Program Proposals Online submittal form. Your completed application entry will include: 1) Online Submittal form, 2) a brief summary of your resume (including credentials for proposed topic), 3) for panel proposals: names, addresses, and brief resumes of other panelists.
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If appropriate and necessary, and the inclusion of images will strengthen the proposal; send a CD with 5-10 image of each presenters’ work to the mailing address provided. Other supporting information such as articles or images that shed light on the proposal are welcome, but not required, and should be included on the CD submitted separately from the electronic application form. Your proposal abstract, images and support material will be made available electronically to all NCECA Board Members for review prior to the full Board meeting in May 2008. Proposal selections will be made by the full Board at that meeting. Please make sure that your submittal is complete since incomplete proposals may not be considered. The Programs Director will notify you of the Board’s decision after the May meeting.

*Any person needing help with applying in an electronic format is encouraged to contact the NCECA Programs Director for assistance. Joe Molinaro, by phone at (859) 527-0088; (859) 622-1634, or e-mail to: joe.molinaro at eku.edu

ALL support materials (i.e., CD's with images, etc.) must be received in the NCECA office by May 1, 2008. Early submissions are encouraged.

Send support materials to:
NCECA
2009 Program Proposals
77 Erie Village Square, Suite 280
Erie, CO 80516-6996

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