Dear Members,

I would like to ask your help for my artist friend Judith Schwartz (New York) who made and amazing resource on ceramics world and collected it on it’s website.

Now this site is in a critical situation and need some help.

Here is the website as it looks now and please read the message from Judith bellow

Ceramic%20World%20Destinations%20https://ceramicworlddestinations.org

My dear colleague,

As you might know, the Museum of Ceramic Art- NY (501)(c) (3) web site is up and running and Ceramic World Destinations, a searchable database for ceramic art in on the site which lists over 3800 worldwide galleries, museums, studios etc for ceramic art. It use to live on the IAC site and I fully intended it to be a shared responsibility from our members to keep it alive and active. The Executives ( and office) felt it too much work so rather than see this rich resource die and where I have spent years developing I am wondering it you know some student, retired person or member with some time to give to assist in vetting the destinations.

I need assistance from someone with some familiarity about ceramics to help in vetting the listed sites. The sites have been accumulated over the past 4 years, but URL’s change and sites often move and the list needs updating. This vetting can be done at leisure from home. Vetting means testing the URL provided and omitting those that no longer exist. It is an interesting task as it acquaints the person with first hand knowledge of ceramic sites in the world. I need people from South America, Europe and Middle East.

I would prefer it be someone who would like the experience, as we are a not for profit and not funded at this early stage so it is not a paid task at the moment but a task for a volunteer.

Would you assist me in locating someone who might have interest and time to do this absorbing task. We will do a training session and It can all be done remotely. If you can identify a student, a studio artist,. an interested collector, etc. that would be great. If a student, we will monitor the time and supervise the experience for college internship credit. There are also other interesting positions coming up as we start to write copy and do research for an international newsletter and world events for ceramic art This unique experience would expand scope in the field, competitions and exhibitions and experience with a not for profit virtual museum. We are a unique startup.

Here is the url to look at the current CWD site. We are in the process of making it an all new look.

(the link is above)

Job Title: MoCA/NY Research/Vetting Intern

Location: Remote (10hrs/week)

Compensation: Unpaid, eligible for academic credit

Job Description:

· Vet destinations to ensure they comply with the criteria

· Responsible for research support to MoCA/NY’s Ceramic World Destinations Database (CWD)

· Cross-reference incoming submissions with the existing database

Eligibility Requirements:

· Detail-oriented

· Knowledge of the ceramic art world

· Proficiency in Excel

· Familiarity with AirTable preferred

Qualifications:

· Current sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate students, studio artist, arts administration

· Art history or ceramics major preferred

References:

Please provide name, title, and email contact of a reference that can testify reliability and competence .

About MoCA/NY

The Museum of Ceramic Art – New York (MoCA/NY) was founded to advance the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of ceramics through exhibitions, research, education, and scholarship. MoCA/NY is currently operating as a virtual museum with plans to feature online exhibitions, lectures, educational resources, and interviews with artists and academics.

Our primary focus is
developing and supporting the platform Ceramic World Destinations (CWD). CWD
increases visibility for ceramics, provides professional exposure, and
introduces new populations to the expressive nature of clay.

CONTACT

JUDY SCHWARTZ jss1 @nyu. edu

Would be great if anybody interested, or know someone to introduce

Many thanks in advance,

kind regards from Japan

Agnes