For its fifth edition, the International Competition of Pottery of the city of Sarreguemines is organising the theme: "Three Plates for one Meal" (Trois Assiettes pour un repas). Each entrant suggests awhole set of three objects defined in that way:
A waiting plate, whiwh is always on the table during the meal and the aim of which is to take different plates and supports.
A fish plate placed on the waiting plate. The international characteristics of the competition lays down the choice of the meal; fish is being considered as food by most of the cultures.
A dessert support that can be in form of a plate, whether with or without compartments, whether in one or several parts, able to bring a dessert out.
The Committee has kept this declining of an object in order to underline its utility (through the meal plate) and its creation (through the waiting plate and the dessert support).
The waiting plate is generally considered as the object reflecting the sponsor, the restaurateur, or the host receiving it.It can be considered as the ceramists' "production mark". It is not part of a set of table linen; as a consequence it can be an absolute work of creation showing the ceramist's artistic expression. A combination of materials can be found there.
The fish plate shows the ceramist's ability to bring the meal out, respecting the technical constaint at the same time.
Finally, the aim of the support, also called dessert plate is to illustate the originality of the ceramist's approach and his thought, as well as his technical ability
The Prizes :
Three prizes are given : the Grand Prix given by the City (3800 euro); and since 1999 , the Caisse d'Epargne (French saving office) and the Ateliers d'Art de France (Workshop of Arts of France) joined in the project by suggestinng two new prizes: the prize of young creator and the prize of mass production.
The prizes will be given by a professional jury and they reward an utility creation that is realised especially for the theme taht has been laid down.
The jury :
> Pierre Dutertre, potter, representing the Ateliers d’Art de France.
> Carole Andréani, teacher of History of Pottery at the Ecole d’arts appliqués in Vevey (Suisse) ; critic, correspondent for the magazine of ceramics and glass.
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Mr Biache, in charge of the hotel division of the Lycée Professionnel of Sarreguemines.
> Thiébaut Dietrich, Director of the European Institute of Ceramic Arts in Guebwiller.
> Mr Brandolini, in charge of the design division of the Art School in Saarbrücken.
> Mr Katz, Director of the Faïencerie des Récollets in Longwy.
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With the contribution of the International Committee of the Grand Prix of Pottery, the city of Sarreguemines is organising an international competition of pottery given to utility.
It is about a three-yearly competition, which aim is to remember the tradition of producing the city's utility pottery and to incite the visitors to discover the inheritance of the city of pottery.
The finalist works .of the Fifth International Competitionof Pottery, will be exhibited at the Casino des Faïenceries from 26 th June to 28 th August 2005 in a very contemporary pub atmosphere. This scenography is signed by Frank and Stanimira Rafaschieri.
Catalogue available on the spot: 5 euro