GENERAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR PROPOSALS FICC
GENERAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR
PROPOSALS FICC
Introduction
Since FICC began in October 2015, we have been developing clear and firm criteria
for the assessment of proposals with the aim of ensuring that every time a FICC
event takes place it contributes to the identification, preservation,
protection, promotion, evaluation and communication of the most prominent
values possessed by the area of knowledge of ceramics, whether these values be
human, social, educational, or technical.
Of these strategies (the same ones that are used for the work of expert consultants, attainment of a
specialized bibliography, data-base revisión), it is worth mentioning the
following:
1. International Council for
Education in Ceramics-ICEC, will
bring together three professionals in the arts with an international track
record in ceramics, namely: Graciela
Olio, Zandra Miranda and Mayra Lucía Carrillo.
2. Creation of Activity-based Assessment Formats, which after months in the
making will allow: a. Use of clear
and precise language to foment debate around each of the works, personalities
and/or processes in question. b.Performance of assiduous analysis of the
proposals and c.Facilitation of delivery of results of the assessment process
to participants and in this way foster a permanent process of qualification of
the products and processes in the world of ceramics.
Below are listed the assessment criteria in operation as of April 5th 2018.
General
recognition of outstanding personalities and proposals
FICC will use three kinds of visual distinction in its programming to
acknowledge both a lifetime’s dedication to fomenting social, cultural and
educational values via ceramic culture, and the most important works in ceramic.
Due to this there are distinctions for people, and for artworks, products, and projects.
These are as follows:
Distinctions for
people
- Laurel breastplate: Known as the tree of fire, this
plant is linked to the god Apollo, protector of art, music, poetry and wisdom.
It represents victory, glory and personal achievement. The breastplate will be printed in the FICC photos
of each recipient.
- Coloured circle with gold five-pointed star and laurel: The circle is the
symbol of perfection. The star is associated with happiness, greatness, light
and truth and the five-pointed star evokes humanity and alludes to a person who
is able to control or dominate the four elements. These symbols together with
the Laurel breastplate and the colours that the kiln passes through as it heats
to 1100 degrees celcius, are the distintions that will be used in FICC 2018.
They are in recognition of time dedicated to training in and practising the
ceramic craft or other well-loved professión linked to ceramic culture.
The scale of craft or dedication takes into consideration the following time periods, titles
and colour codingr:
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Between-0 and 3-years: Enthusiast – Rose-Red
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Between-4 and 9-years: Apprentice – Bright Red Circle
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Between-10 and 19-years: Journeyman- Orange Circle.
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Between-20 and 29-years: Master – Yellow Circle
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More than-30 years: Grand Master
– Whiteish Circle
Proponents enrolled in FICC will
receive their distinction from the CIEC, a verification of their participation
in the process that will be carried out with them during May. If they wish,
ther distinction will be superimposed onto the chest of their FICC profile
image, in the appropriate color, thus:
Persons of any nationality NO
enrolled in FICC may request a review of their curriculum vitae or ask for
information about the CIEC established conditions for this by writing to the
following email address: cieceramica@gmail.
As of the third versión of FICC,
promotions and other relevant changes will be announced (new apprentices,
journeymen, masters and grand masters), but each applicant must make a formal
request for promotion and fulfill the requirements set by the CIEC.
Distinction for outstanding artworks or products
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Stars: Bearing in mind the symbolic classifications mentioned,
FICC will employ two variants: Violet-Blue Star and Gold Star.
Violet-Blue (a colour that inspires intuition, mystery, magic
and enchantment) will be assigned to works whose qualities draw attention in an
appropriate and significant way to the fundamental values of ceramic culture. (techniques,
materials, communities, history, locality, etc…).
Gold (associated with grand ideals, wisdom and depth of
knowledge) will only be awarded to works or productions that as well as
fulfilling the requirements for the Blue-Violet star, have also been created by
masters or grand masters in ceramic culture.
CIEC is responsible for awarding distinctions and
participants will be informed via the assessment form they receive. The
distinctions will accomany the maker or the work, as the case may be, in all
graphic or identifying material produced by FICC to include them in the the
festival program.
Basis of criteria per activity
ACADEMIC ENCOUNTER - EA: In FICC the following will be evaluated:
Academic articles, didactic texts, book-albums, journalistic articles, and
texts written by ceramicists, according to the formats created for this reason
making use of specialist knowledge in the topics and the individual qualities
of each
For each edition of FICC, evaluators will choose the author or authors
with most written or creative production in their CV, who will receive the
title of guest Author and as such will be awarded the laurel chestpiece.
They will also be given additional time during the Academic Encounter during
which the may launch, or re-launch previous texts, if they so wish.
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCES - CI: In FICC proposals
will be evaluated bearing in mind both the contribution that the topic may make
towards reflection and communication of all aspects of ceramic culture, and the
applicant’s professional trajectory.
If the applicant is
a master or grand master and their proposal is well structured and the topic of
special significance, they will receive the title of Guest Speaker, and their
image will carry the laurel breastplate.
WORKSHOPS - WK:-As with the Conferences, in FICC
proposals will be evaluated bearing in mind both the contribution that the
topic may make towards reflection and communication of all aspects of ceramic
culture, and the applicant’s professional trajectory.
If the applicant is
a master or grand master and their proposal is well-structured and the topic of
special significance, they will receive the title of Guest facilitator, and
the laurel breastplate.
WORKTABLE - MT: Each
FICC version will have two types of guests, experts in the annual theme and
people over 12.
EXHIBITIONS - EX:-Installation: In FICC proposals
will be evaluated based on their clarity, precisión and strength of their main
content. In exceptional cases, dependiing on the points awarded during
evaluation, the releveant parameters, the originality of the proposal and the
applicant’s c.v., the proposal may be awarded one of the stars.
For the directory: All enrolled participants who have submitted the necessary
documention will be accepted.
AUTHOR’S CUP - TZ: In FICC two new distinctions will
be introduced the BLUE VIOLET and GOLD CUPS recognisable by the corresponding
star which appears next to them in the FICC catalogue.
The cups receiving
the Blue
violet star will fulfill at least two of the following requirements:
1.-Possess a
particularly striking shape-design (when compared with the CIEC visual archive).
2. That the
technique(s) used in its creation be particularly complex, original or out of
the ordinary, and there is harmony in the handling of all elements
3. The values shared
by a human group or community inhabiting a specific geographical region are
exhibited or transmitted and promoted in the techical charateristics of the
cup.
Cups fulfilling the
above requirements and whose author has worked with ceramic for over fifteen
years will recieve the Gold star..
TEACHER´S DEMONSTRATIONS - DM:-In FICC the authors of coherent
and impeccably presented proposals with correct documentation will be singled
out in the programming as GUEST MASTER and the Laurel
chestpiece will be appear on their photo.
ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS - IA:-In-FICC the distinction BLUE VIOLET and GOLD PRESENTATIONS will
be introduced. They will carry the appropriate star in FICC publications.
Presentations fulfilling
at least two of the following requirements wll receive the Blue violet star:
1.- Use the visual
medium in a particularly striking manner (when compared with the CIEC visual
archive).
2.- That the
technique(s) used in its creation be particularly complex, original or out of
the ordinary, and there is good handling of all materials.
3.-QThat the subject of the Artistic presentation
highlights significatn human values , whether of ceramic culture, or of a
particular community of human group belinging to a specific geographical regione.
Presentations
fulfilling the above requirements and whose author has worked with ceramic for
over fifteen years will recieve the Gold star.
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTIONS - PA:-FICC audovisual productions are
assessed according to criteria based on the reflections generated by the Instrumental analysis team of the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona during
their Quality-Comunication” project. This same
group proposed to “attempt to develop
a way to measure social, educational and moral values of audiovisual content
transmitted via televisión and internet”
According to their findings an audiovisual production of quality
“contributes to increasing QUALITY OF LIFE, and as such: foments wellbeing, be
that emotional, in interpersonal relations, in rights, social inclusión or in
the development of the intellectual faculties of its consumers”[1].
The FICC assessment form operates a points system by which an Audiovisual
Production with outstanding qualities may be awarded a Blue violet or Gold star
OPEN WORKSHOPS - TA:-In FICC those who are enrolled and fulfill the requirements
of the call for proposals will be accepted.
POINTS OF SALE: - PV:- In FICC those who
are enrolled and fulfill the requirements of the call for proposals will be
accepted.
Assessment
procedure
Once proposals have been received and seen to comply with the requirements
they will be organised into the assessment forms and undergo a first assessment
by the FICC coordinator. Following this the proposal will be passed to a
CIEC-linked assessor who will hand it back to the FICC team. They will
formulate the result and deliver it to the applicant within the time period
stipulated in the FICC offical agenda.
Appeals
Mechanism: Should the applicant disagree
with the decision of the assesors they may send a letter or email to-cieceramica@gmail.com within four (4) working days of
the receipt of the decsion. In said letter the applicant will Make
their appeal against the decision of the assessors laying out the
reasons or arguments why he or she does not agree with it and will indicate
which ítems, judgements or observacions
they believe must be reconsidered.
Once the appeal has been received, the CIEC will confirm reception of the
message and will take a period of between three and seven days to revise the
decision and resend the format.
Once a third panel has completed the revisión process, the applicant must
accept the decision made by the CIEC and may not under any circumstances appeal
against it.
Important: Appeals submitted outside of the four-(4) day time period
allowed for them will not be accepted by the CIEC.
Texto creado en la cidade de Bogotá - Colombia entre 26 e 31 de
marzo de 2018
Traducido en la ciudad de Bogotá - Colombia en Julio de 2018
por Jane Fairfax
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