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May 01, 2009
ArtistsRegister Monthly - May 2009
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri and New York
Artist Opportunities
Visual Arts Opportnities Nationwide
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of May are:
Aryana Londir of Cave Creek, Arizona
June Yokell of San Rafael, California
Robert Bell of Denver, Colorado
Carol Fleming of Saint Louis, Missouri
Aryana Londir will be participating in the Studio Art Quilts Associates Exhibit in Phoenix, Arizona.
June Yokell will be featured in a one person show at Levy Art and Architecture in San Francisco, California.
Work by Robert Bell will be included in the Structure, Chaos and Text exhibit at Square 101 Gallery in Denver, Colorado.
Carol Fleming will be featured in a two-person exhibition at Leopold Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri
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Marketing Update
For the month of May, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised in Google AdWords.
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May Events
ARIZONA
Re-Visions: Recycled Art
May 21-Aug 23, 2009. ArtistsRegister.com member Barbara Brandel will be exhibiting in Re-Visions: Recycled Art at Tohono Chul Park Exhibit House, 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ.
Aryana Londir ar Shemer Art Center
May 12-June 16, 2009. Aryana Londir will be participating in the Studio Art Quilts Associates Exhibit at the Shemer Art Center, 5005 East Camelback Road, Phoenix Arizona 85018, Phoenix, AZ.
CALIFORNIA
June Yokell at Levy Art and Architecture
May 11-June 30, 2009. ArtistsRegister.com member June Yokell will be featured in a one person show at Levy Art and Architecture, 1286 Sanchez Street, San Francisco, CA 94114.
COLORADO
Structure, Chaos and Text
May 2-31, 2009. ArtistsRegister.com member Robert Bell will be participating in the Structure, Chaos and Text exhibit at Square 101 Gallery, 3309 Blake Street, Suite 101, Denver, CO. www.square101.com
MISSOURI
Carol Fleming at Leopold Gallery
May 8, 2009. ArtistsRegister.com member Carol Fleming will be featured in a two-person exhibition with Jerry Moon at Leopold Gallery, 324 West 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64113. www.leopoldgallery.com
NEW YORK
The Color of Hope
May 6-June 14, 2009. ArtistsRegister.com member Susan Bowen will be participating in the Color of Hope, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition's 17th Annual Spring Pier Show. BWAC, 499 Van Brunt St., Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY.
To view more upcoming events, click on www.artistsregister.com/events.phtml
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Artist Opportunities
Wish You Were Here: Fiber Art Postcards
Tohono Chul Park is seeking submissions for Wish You Were Here: Fiber Art Postcards, its second non-juried exhibit of artist-made postcards open to artists working with fiber-based media. In a similar manner as tourist postcards, fiber art postcards in Wish You Were Here will document real or imagined places, trips, experiences or events in the state of Arizona. Postcards may be constructed using any of a variety of fiber art and surface design techniques such as quilting, weaving, embroidery, and handmade paper. Postcards will be exhibited in Tohono Chul Park's Gallery from September 10-November 16, 2009. Artists living anywhere in the world may participate by creating a postcard and mailing it to the gallery without an envelope. Postcard submissions must be postmarked from July 1 to July 31, 2009. Completed Entry Form with SASE and $5 entry fee are to be sent separately. See Entry Form for detailed instructions. Entry Form in pdf format is available on Tohono Chul Park's website: www.tohonochulpark.org/upcoming.html. Or send a SASE to Peggy Hazard, Assistant Exhibit Curator, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704. For more information, contact Peggy Hazard at 520.742.6455 x217 or peggyhazard@tohonochulpark.org
River Market Regional
River Market Regional Exhibition 2009 is an annual juried competition. Anthony Huberman, Chief Curator at The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Missouri will serve as juror. The competition is unrestricted media and subject matter and open to artists living in Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. At least $2,000 in prizes will be awarded and an illustrated catalog will be published. The Kansas City Artists Coalition is the region's largest and oldest artist centered organization. We take pride in promoting contemporary visual arts in Kansas City and the surrounding region. Deadline: May 20, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.callforentry.org
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site - Philadelphia, PA
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.
Cornerstone Park - Littleton, CO
Proposals are requested from artists interested in creating a site specific public artwork for the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District (SSPRD) Public Art Committee (SSPAC). The SSPRD Public Art Committee is seeking proposals for an art piece to be placed at Cornerstone Park, a 50-acre multi-use recreational park containing a miniature golf course, multi-purpose sports fields, shelters for games and picnics and a skate board ramp. It is heavily used during warm months for sports and large community events such as July 4th fireworks displays. There is a beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains to the west. Deadline: June 5, 2009. This proposal may also be accessed at www.sspr.org. Once on the home page, click the tab Contact Us located at the top right side of the page. Next, click on Committees and Councils which is on the left-hand column. Click on the second Committee (SSPAC). Information about SSPAC and the RFP link will appear on the right-hand column.
Aesthetica Creative Works Competition
Aesthetica is a UK-based arts magazine looking for American entries to the 2009 International Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. The 2008 Competition was a successful springboard for artists' careers around the globe. Burgeoning Californian talent, Jacquelyn Noelle Unpinco, headlined the artwork category of last year's Creative Works Annual and received prize money of £500. The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition seeks entries of Artwork, Photography & Sculpture, and Creative Writing. Three winners will be awarded £500 each. All finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual, in stores December 2009. Entry to the 2009 Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is £10, This allows you to submit up to 5 images. Closing date to receive Creative Works is August 31, 2009. For further details on the successes of artists and writers from the 2008 Aesthetica Creative Works Competition please visit aestheticamagazine.blogspot.com.
For competition guidelines and to enter the competition please visit www.aestheticamagazine.com
In Full Bloom
The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for In Full Bloom, July 18-August 14, 2009. Seeking original artwork (realistic or representational) in any two-dimensional medium that reflects the beauty and uniqueness of flowers, such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, botanical illustration, colored pencil or pastel. (Sorry, no photography or computer generated art). Entry Deadline is June 10, 2009, and must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only. Visit www.stacarts.org for prospectus or send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780.
Burr Ridge Art on the Green
Approximately 100 artists will exhibit at the 2009 Burr Ridge Art on the Green, to be held September 12-13, 2009, along the streets of the new Burr Ridge Village Center. Show hours are 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to the unique visual arts exhibition, the festival will feature live performing art ensembles on stage. This inaugural show is designed to be an upscale weekend that creates a tradition in the rapidly growing Burr Ridge community and throughout the Chicago suburbs. Deadline: July 15, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org
Keim Hall - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The UNL Keim Hall Project: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Arts Council announce the latest 1% for Art project for the Keim Hall building, located on the UNL East Campus. The UNL Keim Hall Project committee is seeking artist RFQ applications for this Nebraska public art project. The selection committee is interested in commissioned work or direct purchase of artwork for the site. Interested artists may apply for either one or both of these options. Details on how to apply are included in the prospectus. There is no specified theme for this project, however both the building construction (LEED-certified) and the academic programs to be held within the facility are concerned with green, sustainable concepts. The selection committee encourages artists to explore these ideas in the construction and theme of their work. RFQ Application deadline: May 18, 2009. Budget: $117,900. View and download an application form and view other information for this project from the Nebraska Arts Council website homepage. See the clickable link on the bottom left hand side of the homepage at www.nebraskaartscouncil.org. Please contact J.D. Hutton, NAC Artist Services and Communications Manager, if you have any questions at jayne.hutton@nebraska.gov; 402.595.2142 (office); or 1.800.341.4067 (main line).
Zingology
Zingology is now accepting submissions for its next issue in poetry, fiction, art, and photography. Submissions for Summer 2009 Issue are due May 15, 2009. The theme is Building Bridges and Zingology seeks your interpretation. Winners will be featured in the Spring/Summer 2009 issue of the zine and will will also receive a paperback volume of this issue which will sold on the website and on Amazon.com. Apply through the website. $15 submission fee. To submit, go to: www.zingology.com/submissions.html
Ruby Plaza in Lakefront Park - Kissimmee, FL
The City of Kissimmee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) seeks to hire an artist/artist team to design and create an entrance/water feature for Ruby Plaza in Lakefront Park, a twenty-five acre park on Lake Tohopekaliga in the City of Kissimmee. Ruby Plaza will be the focal point of a proposed $25 million park renovation project. The public art should create a compelling entrance to the park that "connects" the City's historic waterfront to its downtown. There is opportunity within this site to weave together Kissimmee's past, present and future. The public art goals for Ruby Plaza: Be highly visible from downtown and throughout the park; Celebrate Kissimmee's rich history and culture; Acknowledge the historic relationship between the City and its waterfront; Attract visitors to the park; Create an exciting, comfortable and enjoyable place to sit, walk, people-watch, eat and socialize; and Durability with as minimal maintenance requirements as possible. Deadline: May 21, 2009. The complete call to artists can be found at www.lakefrontpark.org
Call for Themed Artwork: Veterans Coming Home from War
The Odysseus Project is seeking artwork on the theme of veterans returning home from war. This exhibition will coincide with the 21st Annual Writers Workshop sponsored by the Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences. Exhibition dates: June 12-27, 2009. Exhibition location: Fort Point Gallery, 12 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA. Exhibition events: opening reception and artist talk, workshops, a night of readings by Joiner Center fellows and faculty. Submission deadline: May 15, 2009. Submission form and guidelines are available at: www.nervegarden.com/odysseusproject/submissions.html. Contact project.odysseus@gmail.com with questions.
aLIVe: a Low-Impact Vehicle exhibition
aLIVe: A Low-Impact Vehicle Exhibition seeks artists, architects, landscape architects, engineers, inventors and designers of all types to create visions for the future. Areas of exploration include vehicles designed around the human body; streets designed for people; and communities built around the need for trees and unpaved spaces, clean air and clean water. The purpose of aLIVe is to present new ideas in various formats such as prototypes, designs, works in progress and to also present metaphorical art to stimulate a conversation that will help us change our culture, one mind at a time. aLIVe will take place on August 22, 2009 in Seattle, Washington. aLIVe is being hosted by Great City. Deadline: August 7, 2009. For more information, go to: www.greatcity.org or contact Cheryl dos Remedios at cheryldosremedios@gmail.com.
Exhibition Proposals - Sumter County Gallery of Art
The Sumter County Gallery of Art (SCGA) is now accepting exhibition proposals for its 2010 exhibition schedule. SCGA is an innovative non-profit art institution that features leading-edge exhibitions and public programs showcasing new perspectives in traditional and contemporary art that pushes boundaries in its treatment of materials and subject matter. Located in stunning galleries within Sumter's landmark Cultural Center, in a newly renovated state of the art facility adjacent to Patriot Hall, SCGA presents work in a range of media by influential national and international artists as well as local and emerging artists. The gallery will accept proposals from emerging and established artists residing in the continental United States for group and solo exhibitions. All media will be considered. No entry fee is required. Deadline: December 30, 2009. Please submit a proposal that includes 10-20 jpg images numbered on a CD/DVD. Please include a hard copy of the numbered image checklist (Include: title, media, dimensions, and date), artist statement, bio, resume/cv, and cover letter that describes proposed exhibit and scheduling information to: Frank McCauley, Curator, SCGA, PO Box 1316, Sumter, SC 29151. Please include a SASE for notification and return of materials.
Fine Art Photography Show - Documentary
The Center for Fine Art Photography announces Documentary, a fine art photography show in its main gallery. Documentary photography has the power to tell stories untold, create social change, awaken emotions, and show the intimate and unseen. This exhibition will feature the artistic viewpoint of the documentary photographer. The exhibition is open to photographers world wide, both amateur and professional. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Deadline: May 12, 2009. Juror: Ed Kashi, a photojournalist dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. His images have appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, Time, MediaStorm, GEO, Newsweek, and many other domestic and international publications. Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 North College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524. www.c4fap.org
Changing Landscapes: A Dialogue Between Art and the Environment
A Studio in the Woods Announces Changing Landscapes: A Dialogue Between Art and the Environment, Four Funded 6-Week Artist Residencies. These environmental residencies are based on the premise that Southern Louisiana can be seen as a microcosm of the global environment, manifesting both the challenges and possibilities inherent in human interaction with the natural world. Artists are asked to describe in detail how the region will affect their work, to propose a public component to their residency and to suggest ways in which they will engage with the local community. The call is open to artists of all disciplines who have demonstrated an established dialogue with environmental issues and a commitment to seeking and plowing new ground. Four six-week residencies which include a $3000 stipend and $1000 supply budget are to be offered between September 2009 and April 2010. Submissions must be postmarked by June 19, 2009. A copy of the application can be downloaded from our website at astudiointhewoods.org. For more information, please email applications@astudiointhewoods.org.
Art Jewelry Forum Emerging Artist Award 2009
The purpose of the Art Jewelry Forum's (AJF) Emerging Artist Award (EAA) is to acknowledge promise, innovation, and individuality in the work of emerging jewelry artists and to advance the career of a promising artist. The $5,000 award consists of a $4,000 award and $1,000 for travel to attend SOFA Chicago (International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art), where the award presentation will be made November 6-8, 2009. Additional informaton about the Art Jewelry Forum and this award may be found on the AJF website: www.artjewelryforum.org. Deadline: June, 14, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to www.callforentry.org
Outdoor Artwork - Bainbridge Island, WA
The Bainbridge Island Public Art Program seeks a Washington artist to create outdoor artwork as part of the 2010 Winslow Way Street Improvements Project. The commission amount is $49,500. Submit resume, letter of intent, and digital work samples on or before May 21, 2009 at 4:00pm. Project orientation and site walk May 9. Full details and prospectus www.artshum.org. Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council, 221 Winslow Way West, Suite 201, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
Yorkfest Arts Festival 2009
YorkFest Arts Festival takes place in downtown York, Pennsylvania on August 29-30, 2009 along the Heritage Rail Trail County Park. Participation is limited to 100 exhibitors chosen by an independent panel of talented, high quality 2-D and 3-D artists. All 2009 participants will be chosen by jury with the exception of exempted members from the festival's past two shows. All work must be of original design and produced under the supervision of the creator within the past two years. Artists may show work only in categories approved by slide jury. Decisions of jurors are final. Fine art work and fine craft work in the following media are acceptable: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, clay, glass, fiber, wood, metal, paper, and jewelry. Show dates: August 29-30, 2009. Deadline: June 12, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org
This is only a small sampling of what is available! Many more are posted daily at: www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml
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