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| ⚫ | The '''Orton Cone Box Show''' was a biennial [[ceramic art]] exhibition for small work that started in [[Indiana]], United States and is now held in [[Kansas]], United States. It was open to submissions from across the world. The show's title was taken from the constraint on submissions, which must fit within the box in which Orton's [[pyrometric cone]]s are shipped, 3" x 3" x 6" (approx. 75 mm x 75 mm x 150 mm.) |
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==Dates & locations== |
==Dates & locations== |
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1975, [[Purdue University]]<br /> |
1975, [[Purdue University]]<br /> |
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1977, [[ |
1977, [[University of Kansas]]<br /> |
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1979, |
1979, University of Kansas<ref>Bracker, William and Nabors, James J. "Third National Cone Box Show: Proceedings" 1980, {{ISBN|0-8403-2181-3}}</ref><br /> |
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1994, [[Baker University]]<br /> |
1994, [[Baker University]]<br /> |
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1996, Baker University<br /> |
1996, Baker University<br /> |
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2008, Baker University<ref>[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/mar/30/bakers_cone_box_show_makes_big_impact/] J-W Staff Reports "Baker’s cone box show makes big impact" March 30, 2008</ref><br /> |
2008, Baker University<ref>[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/mar/30/bakers_cone_box_show_makes_big_impact/] J-W Staff Reports "Baker’s cone box show makes big impact" March 30, 2008</ref><br /> |
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2010, [[Lawrence Arts Center]]<ref>[http://www.lawrenceartscenter.org/Exhibitions/2010/index.html] Lawrence Arts Center "Past Exhibitions, 2010"</ref><br /> |
2010, [[Lawrence Arts Center]]<ref>[http://www.lawrenceartscenter.org/Exhibitions/2010/index.html] Lawrence Arts Center "Past Exhibitions, 2010"</ref><br /> |
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2012, Lawrence Arts Center |
2012, Lawrence Arts Center<br /> |
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2016, Hilliard Gallery, [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]], Missouri<ref name="ICBShx">{{cite web |title=History |website=International Cone Box Show |url=https://theconeboxshow.com/history/ |accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref><br /> |
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2018, Bracker's Good Earth Clays, [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], Kansas <ref name="ICBShx" /><br /> |
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2020, Bracker's Good Earth Clays, [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], Kansas <ref name="ICBShx" /> (final one) |
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== Shows from the 1990s == |
== Shows from the 1990s == |
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The show experienced a period of inactivity following the departure of Bill Bracker from Kansas University shortly after the third show. In 1993 Inge Balch, Professor of Art at Baker University, Kansas, asked Bracker for his blessing to revive the show. |
The show experienced a period of inactivity following the departure of Bill Bracker from Kansas University shortly after the third show. In 1993 Inge Balch, Professor of Art at Baker University, Kansas, asked Bracker for his blessing to revive the show. |
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With the support of both Orton and the |
With the support of both Orton and the university the fourth show opened in 1994 at the Holt-Russell Gallery at [[Baker University]]. Work from potters from several countries have been exhibited. Subsequently, the Cone Box Show became a biennial event. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.coneboxshow.com Cone Box Show] |
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[[Category:Art biennials]] |
[[Category:Art biennials]] |
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The Orton Cone Box Show was a biennial ceramic art exhibition for small work that started in Indiana, United States and is now held in Kansas, United States. It was open to submissions from across the world. The show's title was taken from the constraint on submissions, which must fit within the box in which Orton's pyrometric cones are shipped, 3" x 3" x 6" (approx. 75 mm x 75 mm x 150 mm.)
Submissions were adjudicated by up to four members of the ceramics art community in the United States, and exhibited during following year's the conference of the US National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Dates & locations
[edit]1975, Purdue University
1977, University of Kansas
1979, University of Kansas[1]
1994, Baker University
1996, Baker University
1998, Baker University[2]
2000, Baker University
2002, Baker University[3]
2004, Baker University[4]
2006, Baker University[5]
2008, Baker University[6]
2010, Lawrence Arts Center[7]
2012, Lawrence Arts Center
2016, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri[8]
2018, Bracker's Good Earth Clays, Lawrence, Kansas [8]
2020, Bracker's Good Earth Clays, Lawrence, Kansas [8] (final one)
Shows from the 1990s
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The show experienced a period of inactivity following the departure of Bill Bracker from Kansas University shortly after the third show. In 1993 Inge Balch, Professor of Art at Baker University, Kansas, asked Bracker for his blessing to revive the show.
With the support of both Orton and the university the fourth show opened in 1994 at the Holt-Russell Gallery at Baker University. Work from potters from several countries have been exhibited. Subsequently, the Cone Box Show became a biennial event.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Bracker, William and Nabors, James J. "Third National Cone Box Show: Proceedings" 1980, ISBN 0-8403-2181-3
- ^ [1] Biles, Jan "S Competition" March 5, 1998
- ^ [2]"Sculptures in international ceramics show designed to fit inside small containers" March 17, 2002
- ^ [3] Paget, Mindie "Ceramics show proves good things fit in small packages" March 28, 2004
- ^ [4] Rombeck, Terry and Lattin, Patrick "For these ceramic artists, it’s a small world after all" March 19, 2006
- ^ [5] J-W Staff Reports "Baker’s cone box show makes big impact" March 30, 2008
- ^ [6] Lawrence Arts Center "Past Exhibitions, 2010"
- ^ a b c "History". International Cone Box Show. Retrieved 30 April 2020.