« November 2008 | Main | January 2009 »
December 05, 2008
ArtistsRegister Monthly - December 2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, Louisiana, and New York
Artist Opportunities
Visual Arts Opportnities Nationwide
______________________________________________________
Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of December are:
Ginger Bowen of Paradise Valley, Arizona
Anthony Lazorko of Mesilla, New Mexico
Sally Elliott of Boulder, Colorado
Lilian Engel of Long Island City, New York
Ginger Bowen will be featured in the American Women Artists Member Show in Pasadena, California.
Anthony Lazorko will be participating in a group exhibition at LA ArtCore in Los Angeles, California.
Sally Elliott will be included in the Spark Gallery Holiday Show and Sale in Denver, Colorado.
Lilian Engel will be exhibiting at a Long Island City Artists' exhibition in Long Island City, New York
__________________________________________________
Marketing Update
For the month of December, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised online at Google AdWords.
__________________________________________________
December Events
ARIZONA
American Women Artists Member Show
Exhibition continues through December 27, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Ginger Bowen will be participating in the AWA Member Show. Galerie Gabrie, 597 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA. www.galeriegabrie.com
CALIFORNIA
Telegraph Ave Holiday Street Fair
ArtistsRegister.com member Marisa Atha will be participating in the Telegraph Ave Street Fair. Sunday, December 21st, 2008 from 11:00am to 6:00pm. Telegraph Ave. between Dwight and Bancroft, Berkeley, California. www.telegraphfair.com
A Stone's Throw
Exhibition continues through December 28, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Anthony Lazorko will be exhibiting in A Stone's Throw, an invitational exchange show with Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop at LA ArtCore, 650 A South Avenue 21, Los Angeles, CA 90031. laartcore.org/brewery-annex
COLORADO
Spark Gallery Holiday Show and Sale
December 12-21, 2008. Spark Gallery Holiday Show and Sale, featuring ArtistsRegister.com members Patricia Aaron, Sally Elliott, Michael Gadlin, Lisa Michot, Elaine Ricklin, Susan Rubin, Sue Simon, and Rob Watt. Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204. www.sparkgallery.com
Michael Gadlin: Demo and Dialogue
December 13, 2008, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Demo and Dialogue featuring ArtistsRegister.com member Michael Gadlin, a graduate of the Pratt Institute, whose abstract paintings have shown in the William Havu, MacLeran Markowitz and Mackey galleries, among others. Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203.
LOUISIANA
River Road Show
Exhibition continues through December 14, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Elayne Kuehler will be participating in the 39th Annual River Road Show. Louisiana State Archives Building, 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA.
NEW YORK
Celebrate!
December 5, 2008-January 30, 2009. ArtistsRegister.com member Lilian Engel will be participating in Celebrate!, a Long Island City Artists (LICA) members exhibition and holiday celebration. Long Island City Artists, 5-46 50th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101.
To view more upcoming events, click on www.artistsregister.com/events.phtml
______________________________________________________
Artist Opportunities
Lange-Taylor Prize
The Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize is an annual $20,000 award from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University that promotes the collaboration between a writer and a photographer in the formative or fieldwork stages of a documentary project. Collaborative submissions on any subject are welcome. Deadline: January 31, 2009. To learn more, go to cds.aas.duke.edu/l-t or send an SASE to Lange-Taylor Prize, Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 W Pettigrew St., Durham, NC 27705.
Fire Station No. 9 - Columbia, MO
The City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) invites artists residing in Missouri to apply for a public art project for the city's Fire Station No. 9. The art budget for the Fire Station project is $14,500. Fire Station No. 9 will be located on the northwest corner of North Providence Road and Blueridge road in Columbia. Once completed, Fire Station No. 9 will be designated as the city's HAZMAT station and will include a Columbia Police Department Sub-Station. The station will feature drive-thru bays for safer movement of trucks and more room for reserve and specialty equipment as well as living quarters for the fire department employees who will staff the station 24 hours a day. Artists should submit qualifications only, not design proposals, a hallmark of the city's Percent for Art program since it allows the artist, once selected, to propose a work or works after they are under contract and have been able to learn the specifics of the overall construction site and project. A prospectus, including guidelines for applying, is available at www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts (select the "artist opportunity" link at the top of the page) or by contacting the OCA for a printed copy. To be considered, complete applications must be postmarked by December 12, 2008. The Fire Station No. 9 project is a component of Columbia’s Percent for Art program, established in 1997, which requires that one percent of total construction costs for eligible new and renovation projects be set aside for site-specific public art. For more information, contact the OCA at 573.874.7512 or oca@GoColumbiaMo.com.
Pacific Avenue Sculptures - Bremerton, WA
The City of Bremerton's Arts Commission is proposing a series of seven metal sculptures to be installed along the length of Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, Washington, between the southernmost entrance of Evergreen Park (near Sheldon Boulevard) and 4th Street. The sculptures are to be of pedestrian scale and not exceed the total budget of $50,000.00, including taxes, installation, insurance, materials, and/or any other expenses incurred by the artist(s). The commission will select one to seven individual artists or art partnerships to complete this project. The proof of residency request is for any location, artists will not be excluded based on geographic location. Deadline: December 31, 2008. For more information, go to: www.ci.bremerton.wa.us/display.php?id=951
A Pinch and a Dash
The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for A Pinch and a Dash, an exhibition celebrating Women's History Month March 28- April 19, 2009 at the Mills Pond House Gallery. The exhibition seeks to examine the American woman's changing role in the kitchen, from rural times when a woman s biscuits defined her reputation, to twentieth century ready-made preparation. A Pinch and a Dash calls for works that exemplify women's role in the kitchen or reveal how that role has changed to meet new challenges in American society, from providing sustenance for the family, to maintaining ethnic traditions, to natural and organic awareness. Juror: Connie Koppelman, PhD, independent curator and speaker on subjects in women s art. Open to all media. Entry deadline: February 13, 2009 and must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only. For prospectus send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit www.stacarts.org.
Historic Phoenix Landmark Photography Project
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture's Public Art Program is seeking a photographer to create a portfolio depicting historic Phoenix landmarks. As Phoenix continues to develop and expand, this portfolio of images will become a valuable resource for residents, planners and scholars interested in seeing the finest examples of the City's historic structures and spaces. A selection of the images will be framed and included in the City's permanent collection. In addition to being exhibited in city buildings, the photographs will be used online and in educational publications to create awareness of the Office of Historic Preservation’s programs. The completed portfolio should demonstrate the photographer’s vision and document some of the city's more notable historic landmarks. The landmarks will be selected from the Phoenix Historic Property Register in consultation with the City's Historic Preservation Office. The number of landmarks will be determined through discussions with the artist, the Phoenix Office of Historic Preservation and the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. Photographers working with analog and/or digital methods are encouraged to apply. Materials used to produce final portfolio images must be archival to ensure long-term storage and exhibition potential. The final portfolio must be either 16" x 20" or 20" x 24" for exhibition. The selected photographer will be asked to submit a digital copy of the portfolio in addition to a hard copy, for future publication purposes. This project is open to professional artists residing in Arizona. Priority may be given to artists who have not yet received a commission with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture. City of Phoenix employees, selection panelists and panelists' immediate family members, are excluded from participation on these projects.The postmark deadline for this project is Friday, December 12, 2008. Applications not received in person by 5:00pm local time or postmarked by this date will be returned unopened and will not be considered. Mail or deliver applications to: Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Public Art Program ATTN: HP Landmarks, 200 W. Washington St., 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. For more information, go to: phoenix.gov/ARTS/calltoa.html
KHN Center for the Arts - Residency Program
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Nebraska offers 2- to 8-week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists, and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 50 residencies are awarded per year. Two deadlines each year: postmarked March 1 for the following July through December 15; postmarked September 1 for the following January through June 15. Application fee: $25. See website for complete information, guidelines and application: www.KHNCenterfortheArts.org. The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410. Phone: 402.874.9600. Email: info@KHNCenterfortheArts.org. Visual artists work in one of three studios, two of which are approximately 425 square feet and one that is 258 square feet. www.khncenterforthearts.org
Courthouse - Glendale, AZ
The City of Glendale announces a public art opportunity for a qualified artist or artist team to design, fabricate and install artwork for the new Courthouse which will open in downtown Glendale in 2010. The City Court and the Glendale Arts Commission support this public art project cooperatively. This project is a national call to artists and is open to all professional artists who are residents of the United States. Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2009. For more information, go to: www.glendaleaz.com/arts/ArtistOpportunities.cfm
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
The Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2010 tour season and beyond. There are two funding categories: Exhibition, approval providing a budget of up to $7,500 and approval to exhibit at the historic site; and Exhibition Development, providing up to $2,500 with no guarantee of exhibition. Full details are available at www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php. Deadline: June 16, 2009. The Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cell blocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world's first true penitentiary, a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America s most notorious criminals, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone. Tours today include the cell blocks, solitary punishment cells, Al Capone's Cell, and Death Row. A critically-acclaimed series of artists installations is free with admission. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130.
Photo+Book
Photographers have been witness to a dizzying array of groundbreaking innovations in recent years. One of those exciting innovations is the emergence of self-published, on demand book printing services. You know...Blurb, Lulu, iPhoto, MyPublisher and all those other proliferating providers as well. These books allow photographers to present their photographs in a high-quality, low-cost and professional-looking book. Let's celebrate these books and the artists behind them. Photo+Book will be juried by Christopher Rauschenberg a photographer who has had 83 solo shows in six countries over the last 35 years. His work is in hundreds of museums, private and corporate collections and he is the co-founder of Blue Sky Gallery and Photolucida. Four artists submitting books will be selected for Best of Show Awards. 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232. Deadline: January 24, 2009. For more information, go to: www.23sandy.com/PhotoBook/callforentries.html.
Elsewhere Artists Collaborative
Elsewhere, an arts production site and experimental museum in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, is seeking artists, curators, writers, musicians, and cultural producers for residencies during its spring, summer, and fall 2009 seasons. Set within a former thrift store housing a 58-year collection of American surplus, thrift, and antiques, Elsewhere invites experimental creators to utilize the immense collection of objects to pursue site-specific material, conceptual, and/or technologically-based projects. Elsewhere s building two storefronts on the ground floor, a 14-room boarding house on the second, and warehouse on the third provides dynamic architectures for the creation and installation of works. Artists live and work within transforming installations; these interactive environments become platforms for re-conceptualizing the theory and practice of art-making as an ongoing process of exchange in community. Within a store where nothing is for sale, Elsewhere offers an unparalleled framework for creative practices, processes and productions outside the traditional gallery, museum, and residency systems. The complete call for artists, application deadlines are available at www.elsewhereelsewhere.org/residencies.html. Creators of all kinds and collaborative groups should email residencies@elsewhereelsewhere.org for an application and brochure. We review applications at the end of each month.
The Sketchbook Project
Art House sends you the sketchbook, you make the art. Then Art House will take all the sketchbooks on a 6 city tour to galleries and museums across the U.S. The goal of the exhibition is to encourage anyone to create artwork and build a collective of sketchbooks made by artists from all over the world. Deadline: February 15, 2009. Sign up at www.thesketchbookproject.com. Art House Gallery, 309 Peters St., Atlanta, GA 30313.
Exhibition Proposals - Gallery at Flashpoint
The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is requesting proposals for the Gallery at Flashpoint's September 2009/August 2010 season. Open to all artists, independent curators and arts organizations presenting contemporary work in any medium. The Request for Proposals can be found at flashpointdc.org. All proposals must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, January 23, 2009. The Gallery at Flashpoint presents cutting-edge contemporary art and provides a springboard for talented artists and curators to enhance their careers. The Gallery seeks to inspire creativity and encourage the creation of new work by emerging and under-represented artists and curators. In addition, the Gallery provides a place for artists and curators to experiment with progressive concepts and participate in an active, multi-disciplinary arts community. The Gallery is a venue for exhibitions that explore new and challenging ideas, free from the traditional constraints of a commercial gallery. CuDC is seeking inventive, original proposals in any media. Please pass this RFP along to anyone who might be interested. Gallery at Flashpoint, 916 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Art on the Streets
The 11th Annual Art on the Streets seeks a wide range of artistic expression and talent for yearlong public art exhibit. $30K in prizes to top three places. Juried by Jan Schall, Ph.D. and Sanders Sosland, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. Opening reception June 26, 2009. Deadline: February 25, 2009. Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, 111 S. Tejon St., Ste. 309, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. www.artonthestreets.com
Tri-State Juried Exhibition
Artists from the tri-state area are invited to submit work for this prestigious exhibition, held every three years at the KMA. Nan Rosenthal is the juror. Retired in July, Rosenthal served as Senior Consultant for Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 15 years, where she organized such landmark exhibitions as Philip Guston; Chuck Close: Prints; Robert Rauschenberg: Combines; and Jasper Johns: Gray. Deadline: January 17, 2008. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY. www.katonahmuseum.org
Madison Valley Stormwater Improvement Project
The selected artist will develop a site-specific artwork for a new above-ground stormwater storage facility in Madison Valley and create artwork for stormwater drainage projects in Washington Park. The call is open to professional artists living in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana or California. The total budget for the two-part project is $170,000-$70,000 to design, fabricate and install artwork at the Madison Valley above-ground stormwater storage facility and $100,000 to serve as a design team artist for a stormwater project at Washington Park and to develop artwork for future drainage projects at the park. Deadline: January 6, 2009. Apply online using CaFE, www.callforentry.org
LACDA 2008 International Juried Competition
The LA Center for Digital Art (LACDA) announces its juried competition for digital art and photography. Our competitions are very open ended in terms of concept and approach, choosing not impose limits on the artists. Rather, we encourage a broad range of technological creativity. Many top level academics, many self-taught "outsiders," some persons of great celebrity, many entirely unknown are exhibited--the LACD is radically inclusive and all are welcome. The only caveat is that the work must involve digital processes of some kind (as this is our focus). That one requirement instantly narrows things down to a very identifiable realm of activity, in which the LACDA has sought expertise and for which it is a formidable advocate. This open approach is informed by its many years of experience in that regard. Entrants submit three jpeg files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. The competition is international, open to all geographic locations. The selected winner recieves 10 prints up to 44x60 inches on canvas or museum quality paper (approximately a $1500-$2000 value) to be shown in a solo exhibition in our main gallery from January 8-31, 2009. The show will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artist. Second place prizes: Five second place winners will receive one print of their work up to 24x36 inches ($150-$200 in value) to be included in upcoming group shows. Second place winners will be scheduled into group shows within 12 months of announcement of winners. Consideration is given to placing these works in shows appropriate to their style, genre and/or content. These shows will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artists. Special consideration will be given to all entrants for inclusion in future shows at LACDA. Many entrants from past competitions have already been included in our exhibits. Deadline: Tuesday, December 15, 2008. Complete Prospectus: lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html
National Juried Competition and Exhibition
Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for its 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15-May 9, 2009. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No giclees or videos accepted. Entry fee: $25 for up to 3 works. Juror: Roy Slade, director emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards. Deadline: Saturday, February 14, 2009. For prospectus and application go to www.kbutlergallery.com or send SASE to Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL 34236.
7th Avenue Streetscape Exhibition - Phonenix, AZ
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is looking for Arizona artists and poets to feature as part of the yearly 7th Avenue Streetscape exhibition. This is open only to Arizona artists and poets who have not received a City of Phoenix public art commission. Two-dimensional artwork from up to three artists will be selected for display in the art panels at 7th Avenue and Glenrosa Street. Poems from up to three Arizona poets will also be selected for display as part of this popular outdoor gallery. The artwork and poems will be on display for approximately one year. Artists should submit images of original artwork for consideration. Selected works will be enlarged and displayed on three double-sided translucent Lexan panels at the 7th Avenue and Glenrosa site. The panels will display artwork on one side and poetry on the other. The panels are approximately 5'6"h x 7'10" w, and back lit for vivid nighttime display. This outdoor gallery has become a highly visible cornerstone of revitalization efforts along 7th Avenue, and a place for the community to gather and see the finest examples of works from Arizona artists. Combining visual art and poetry will turn the gallery into a "street book" worth stopping to read. Deadline: January 8, 2009. More information is available at: phoenix.gov/ARTS/seventhave.html.
Smaller Than a Breadbox - Exhibition Screening
Olive Hyde Art Gallery. Open to all US. Media: Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media. Fee: $20.00 for up to 20 images. Exhibition dates: January 23-February 21, 2009. Deadline: January 5, 2009. For prospectus send SASE to: City of Fremont/Olive Hyde Art Gallery, 3300 Capitol Ave Bldg B, Fremont, CA 94538 or visit Olive Hyde Art Gallery.
Muralists Needed for Global Project
Muralists are invited to participate in a global project, and be part of an historic event in Egypt in 2010 with one of 13 miles (the 13th is the new Muralist Mile) where your work will be digitized as part of the 4th Pyramid Installation Exhibition in Egypt. Master Muralists are also needed and are invited to get their names listed for selection to officiate and facilitate mural events around the world. To become part of the list, please send your name, contact, website, and choice of one of the other 12 themes you would paint or be interested in by December 31, 2008 to be considered . The requirement would be that you would be willing to create an original 5x12 acrylic mural on canvas on one of our twelve themes for exhibition and inclusion. This is a global project and only 440 muralists will be selected from throughout the world. www.artmiles.org. Contact: Joanne Tawfilis at JTawfilis@aol.com.
LAPS 20th National Exhibition
The 20th National is a big event! Since 1973, LAPS has organized national biennial exhibitions that showcase the current state of the art of printmaking to educate and interest a new audience for the printed image. Prints represent a media that is always changing and the National is an overview of the latest work from both the celebrated professional presses of Los Angeles and artists working across the continent. It is one of the largest, longest running print biennials in the nation. This National will have no size restriction for submitted work and challenging, experimental work is encouraged. LAPS will mark 35 years in Los Angeles with a celebration of our past, looking forward to our future. Deadline: February 1, 2009. Complete details available at www.laprintmakers.com.
Hun Gallery International 2009
Hun Gallery International is an annual juried fine art competition and exhibition sponsored by Hun Gallery located in New York City. Through this competition, Hun Gallery is seeking and presenting new emerging artists internationally. This event will be featuring and interchanging dialogues of contemporary art between artists and public. Open to all artists, national and international, over the age of 18. Works must have been created within the last three years. There are no specifications regarding the content of the works. All media are eligible (Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Video, Installation, Audio and Digital, and Computer Art). Entry Form is available as DOC file at Hun Gallery Website: hungallery.org/event.php. Deadline: January 15, 2009. Fee: $30 for up to 3works (If you wish to include more than 3, please include $5.00 for each additional work. No maximum.)
International call for artists - MAXXI 2per100, Rome
MAXXI2percento is an international call for artists for the realization of two works of art for MAXXI, the new national museum of 21st-Century Art, designed by Zaha Hadid for a lot in Via Guido Reni in Rome, which will be inaugurated in 2009. The competition is held by the Provveditorato interregionale per le opere pubbliche per il Lazio, l'Abruzzo e la Sardegna, along with PARC – Direzione generale per la qualita e la tutela del paesaggio, l'architettura e l'atre contemporanee. MAXXI, the first national museum dedicated to contemporary art, calls for the realisation of two works of art: one for the building's main entrance lobby; the other for the exterior grounds. The overall budget for the two works will be 1,130,000 euros. The indoor work will be installed in the main entrance lobby, a vast and prevalently vertical space, and should be suspended at least 3 meters from the floor. The budget for this work is 430,000 euros. The outdoor work will be freely placed in an area that includes both open spaces and areas covered by projecting architectural volumes, with a maximum height of 5.5 meters. The budget for this work is 700,000 euros. The competition is open to artists of every nation, with the option of participating individually or as a group. Entries will be examined by a jury composed of 7 members: Francesco Prosperetti, General Director of PARC; a representative of the aforementioned Provveditorato interregionale for Lazio, Abruzzo and Sardegna; Maria Vittoria Marini Clarelli, Superintendent of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contempornea, Rome; architect Zaha Hadid; artists Alfredo Jaar and Giuseppe Penone; art critic Mario Codognato. The deadline for entries is February 7, 2009. The rules of the competition and the details of the sites designated to host the works of art are available at www.parc.beniculturali.it and www.infrastrutture.gov.it. For further information: www.parc.beniculturali.it/ita/MAXXIduepercento.
Juried Photography Exhibit
The Tercera Gallery Annual Juried Photography Exhibit is opening its doors to all contemporary photographs that tell a story about how you see the world. This show is open to all subjects and all styles of photographic expression. Juried by John Lavine, editor of Black and White Magazine and Mary Field ex-officio for Foto Forum in conjunction with The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. First place winner will receive $500, a solo show at Tercera Gallery and a feature on our website. Second place will receive $250 and website acknowledgement. Third place will receive $100 and website acknowledgment. Two additional awards will be given; Honorable Mention and Gallery's Choice. All works selected will be on display for the entire month of March 2009. Deadline to submit is January 12, 2009. Visit www.terceragallery.com for more information. Tercera Gallery, 534 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
This is only a small sampling of what is available! Many more are posted daily at: www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml
Posted by artistsregister at 10:58 AM | Comments (0)