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March 05, 2010
ArtistsRegister Monthly - March 2010
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Featured Events
California, Colorado, Illinois, New York and Oregon
Artist Opportunities
Visual Arts Opportnities Nationwide
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of March are:
Craig Cheply of Tempe, Arizona
Ann Weber of Canyon, California
Craig Robb of Englewood, Colorado
Trine Bumiller of Denver, Colorado
Craig Cheply will be included in the BWAC Juried Exhibit, a group exhibition in Brooklyn, New York.
Ann Weber will be exhibiting large sculptures at Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, Oregon.
Craig Robb will be featured in Double Entendre, a two-person exhibition at Ironton Studios in Denver, Colorado.
New paintings by Trine Bumiller will be exhibited at Zg Gallery in Chicago, Illinois.
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March Events
CALIFORNIA
La Quinta Arts Festival
March 11-14, 2010. ArtistsRegister.com member Laurel Peterson Gregory will be included the La Quinta Arts Festival in La Quinta, California. For more information about the festival, go to: www.lqaf.com/la-quinta-arts-festival.
COLORADO
Double Entendre
Exhibition continues through April 3, 2010. A new collection of works by two Denver artists, ArtistsRegister.com member Craig Robb and Marie Gibbons. These are two different artists with visually diverse styles and yet there is a strong thematic connection between their works. Opening reception: February 26th from 6:00-9:00pm. Ironton Studios, 3636 Chestnut Pl, Denver, CO 80216. www.irontonstudios.com
ILLINOIS
Liminal: New Paintings
March 5-April 10, 2010. Liminal: New Paintings by ArtistsRegister.com member Trine Bumiller. Zg Gallery, 300 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60654. www.zggallery.com
NEW YORK
Craig Cheply at BWAC Juried Exhibit
March 13-28, 2010. ArtistseRegister.com member Craig Cheply will be exhibiting at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC)'s Open Juried Group Exhibit. Craig Cheply's accepted piece was "Blind Assumptions," a 8"-2" x 12"-6" acrylic on canvas. Jurors for the exhibition were Anne Strauss: Associate Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nicholas Baume: Director/Chief Curator of the Public Art Fund NYC, Mark Hughes: Director of Galeria LeLong NYC, Bill Murphy: Artist, Associate Professor - Gallery director-Wagner College, NYC. The gallery is open on weekends from 1:00-6:00pm March 13-14/20-21/27-28. BWAC Gallery is located at 499 Van Brunt St., Redhook, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Please Google Craig Cheply for more information.
OREGON
Infinite Possibilities
Exhibition continues through through July 2, 2010. Infinite Possibilities features the work of ArtistsRegister.com member Ann Weber. Weber will lead an informal discussion of her artwork at the opening reception of Infinite Possibilities on Friday, March 26 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Chehalem Cultural Center. The reception is free and open to the public. Weber will be on hand at the Center's Grand Opening on Saturday, March 27, with a presentation of her artwork at 12:30pm. Chehalem Cultural Center is located at 410 E. Sheridan St. in Newberg, Oregon. For more information, visit www.chehalemculturalcenter.org or call 503.487.6883.
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Artist Opportunities
Urban Trees 7
The Port of San Diego has issued a Call to Artists (Request for Proposals) for a seventh Urban Trees sculptural artwork exhibit for the North Embarcadero area of San Diego's downtown waterfront. The new exhibit is to be called Urban Trees 7. Up to 30 artists (or artist teams) will be selected to create original sculptural artworks for display along North Harbor Drive between the "B" Street Cruise Ship Terminal and Hawthorn Street. Please download the Call for Artists brochure (in PDF format) for detailed information regarding the exhibit and submittal requirements. If you have specific application questions, please call 619.686.7246. Submittals must be received by the Port's Public Art Department no later than 5:00pm (PDT) on Monday, May 3, 2010. The call for artists can also be downloaded from the Port of San Diego web site: www.portofsandiego.org/public-art/browse-calls-for-artists.html.
Call for Resident Artists
Recess Activities Inc. is currently accepting applications for residencies beginning in September 2010 and January 2011. Recess' mission is to support the creative process of the contemporary artist by providing a space for productive activity and a platform for a partnership with the public. By offering artists flexible work/exhibition residencies, artists are given agency to determine distinctions between their process and production, controlling the visibility of their work and the parameters of its presentation. Free of charge and open to the public for half of the artist's work time, Recess facilitates every-day interactions between artists and the public in order to promote the productive space of the working artist as a site of valuable visual and intellectual interactions. Because the space is open to the public and free of charge, artists may engage with their audience in a manner specific to their creative goals, using Recess as a studio, stage, and/or experimental platform. Artists will be provided with a small materials stipend and will have access to their space for the full duration of their residency. Artists are expected to work on a daily basis or the equivalent of at least twenty hours per week. Application deadline: March 15, 2010. For more information and to download an application packet please visit www.recessart.org/play/apply. Recess Inc., 41 Grand St, New York, NY 10013.
Small Works Juried Exhibtion
Washington Printmakers Gallery is pleased to announce the 13th annual call for entries for its National Small Works Juried Exhibtion. This call is open to artists nationwide, ages 18 and over, creating hand-pulled prints (digital and photographic work not eligible). First prize is a solo show at Washington Printmakers Gallery in August 2011. Additional prizes awarded. Juror: Christopher With. Deadline: May 15, 2010. Full prospectus and entry directions can be seen at: washingtonprintmakers.com/exhibitions/2010/call-for-entries-national-small-works-2010. Washington Printmakers Gallery, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Public Art Opportunity - Albuquerque, NM
The Balloon Museum Art Selection Committee with New Mexico Arts, Art in Public Places program seeks a permanent artwork situated within the yet to be developed overall site plan for the outdoor area connecting the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum and the Balloon Fiesta Field. The final artwork will serve as an access point into the Balloon Museum, Balloon Fiesta Park and into Land Arts, an unprecedented genre in the City of Albuquerque Public Art Collection. This project is open to artist/artist teams residing in the United States. $128,000 is available to commission a constructed and installed work of art for the Balloon Land Arts Project. Deadline: April 30, 2010 at 5:00pm mountain standard time. Please visit www.cabq.gov/publicart to download the complete prospectus.
RapidRide Soundscape Project - King County, WA
Open now - a great opportunity for an artist with experience and continued interest in creating audio work, and for self-selecting inter-disciplinary teams including literary artists, spoken word artists, sound artists, musicians and more to collaborate with one another and with community members to reflect varied interests and expertise in a layered, audio-exploration of place! 4Culture & King County Metro Transit have released a Request for Qualifications for an artist to create audio work that will explore and enhance the experience along a new rapid transit bus corridor. The selected artist/artist team will survey the first route of King County's new rapid transit service, the RapidRide A Line which will span Pacific Highway South from Tukwila to Federal Way, and create a route-specific soundscape. Intended to create a sonic sightseeing experience that will daylight stories of place, the artist-created soundscape may include route-source and route-inspired words, found sounds, and/or digitally created sound and music. A variety of approaches are possible; anchoring in place will be central. The soundscape will be accessible as downloadable audio files through the 4Culture website - while onboard WiFi-enabled RapidRide buses and through broad internet access - and through Listen4Culture, our audio cell phone program. Open to professional artists and artist teams with a primary member living in WA, OR & BC. Deadline: March 22, 2010. Click HERE to access the call.
Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
Agora Gallery of New York City is pleased to announce the 25th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition 2010. All media is accepted with the exception of video art, film, performance art, jewelry and crafts. All visual artists above the age of 18 are eligible to participate. There is a $35 entry fee for up to 5 images; $5 for each additional image. As part of Agora Gallery's ongoing commitment to giving back to its community, it donates 25% of its proceeds from the sale of artwork from the art competition exhibition to the non-profit organization Art Start (www.art-start.org). Through its innovative programs, Art Start brings together art, artists and children in need throughout the New York Metropolitan Area. Deadline: March 14, 2010. For more information, click HERE.
Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center - Raleigh, NC
The City of Raleigh invites artists who are United States citizens to submit qualifications to provide site-specific public art for Raleigh's new Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center. The project budget is $70,000 inclusive of all expenses. Qualifications must be submitted via CaFE by 5:00pm (EDT) on Friday, April 9, 2010. There is no fee to submit qualifications. To view this RFQ, go to www.callforentry.org, register a username and password, select Apply to Calls, and search the list for City of Raleigh - Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center. The RFQ and relevant plans are also available at www.raleighnc.gov/arts; under PICTURE select Public Art. For more information contact Jerry Bolas, public art coordinator for the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, at 919.831.2414 or email at gerald.bolas@ci.raleigh.nc.us.
Site-specific Installation - Kutztown, PA
The Sharadin Art Gallery at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania requests proposals from artists, craftspersons, and designers for the production of an original, temporary, site-pecific installation for its exhibition space. The artwork will remain on view from January 28-March 4, 2011. The selected artist (or artist team) will be awarded $10,000. The award must cover all material and labor costs associated with the production of the work, all travel expense to and from the site, all incidental costs, meals, and all artist fees and honoraria. The university will provide housing one block from the gallery (Main Street Inn) for one artist -- all remaining housing costs for additional artists and/or support personnel must be covered from the $10,000 award. A group of Kutztown University students will be available to assist with the physical production of the selected proposal. Deadline: June 11, 2010. For complete information, please visit: www.kutztown.edu/acad/artgallery/x_residency.html
Crozet Arts & Crafts Fall Festival
Deep in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia lies the little town of Crozet. Steeped in history and surrounded by breathtaking scenery, Crozet is a supportive, growing community close to Charlottesville. Monticello, Ashlawn, Montpelier, the University of Virginia, Skyline Drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the nearby Shenandoah Valley make central Virginia a place of interest to visitors from all of the world. The Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival is now entering its 30th year and has become a tradition for many artists, patrons, volunteers and entertainers alike. It has a strong reputation locally and the demographics of the area provide support year after year. Due to its central location in the Commonwealth and its convenient access to many major roadways, including I-81 and I-64, the Charlottesville area makes a great show stop between major cities. Deadline: April 1, 2010. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org.
Appalachia!
Appalachia! is a national juried photography exhibition that welcomes artistic, personal, and documentary images of Appalachia. This exhibition serves to promote photographers from across the nation, amateur and professional, and will feature new work that provides the viewer with an appreciation of the spirit and rich culture of Appalachia, a region that spans 13 states and diverse landscapes. Work that incorporates any photographic process is eligible for submission. Participating photographers do not need to reside in any of the 420 counties in the 13 Appalachian states, but the subject matter must be of the region. New work is defined as photographic work that has never been published nor exhibited. Submitted work must be of a minimum print size of 11x11 with no restrictions on maximum size. Deadline: May, 15, 2010. Monetary awards will include, but are not limited to Best of Show and people's choice Award(s). Dairy Barn Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, OH. For more information, go to: dairybarn.org.
West Seattle and Maple Leaf Reservoir Art Projects
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation and Seattle Public Utilities, seeks two artists for public art projects at Maple Leaf Reservoir Park and West Seattle Reservoir at Westcrest Park. Two artists will be selected from the same pool of applicants and each will be assigned to one of the two parks projects. In each case, the artist will work closely with design consultants and city staff to develop an artist-designed environment or installation for either the Maple Leaf or West Seattle park. Projects that frame an experience, promote discovery and/or define a space or activity within the park are desired. The artist will create an engaging area that is integrated into the park design and enhances the experience of using the park. Professional artists residing in the United States are eligible to apply. The total project budget for each of the two projects separately is $150,000, all-inclusive of taxes, travel and other project costs. The application deadline is 11 p.m., Thursday, March 11, 2010 (Pacific Standard Time). For more information or to apply, go to: www.callforentry.org
Elemental Spring
Caladan Gallery presents a juried exhibition entitled Elemental Spring. In anticipation of spring and metamorphosis, Caladan Gallery invites artists to submit works that reveal the presence of light and air. The light changes, the air becomes sweet - a breeze works its way through growth and the shoots of plants - the sun's rays dance on the water and weave through shadow; All is an interplay of elemental celebration. Caladan Gallery is looking for the visual representation of this transformation. All media except video are eligible. Deadline: March 15, 2010. Please go to: www.caladangallery.com to download prospectus (click on "enter your artwork") or write to: Caladan Gallery, Box 391939, Cambridge, MA 02139 or call 617.838.8929 for more information.
American Artisan Festival 2010
The 40th annual American Artisan Festival is held on Father's Day weekend: Friday, Saturday and Sunday - June 18, 19 & 20, 2010. The permanent home of the fair is Centennial Park - also home of the Parthenon - Nashville's unrivaled tourist attraction. Since the fair comes at the height of the tourist season, this is the prize location for what is reputed to be Nashville's best craft exhibition. The fair, always free to the public, is co-sponsored by the Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation. The American Artisan Festival represents handcrafts of the highest quality from every section of the country. Limiting exhibitors to 170 keeps the fair small and select and offers a definite advantage to the craftsmen and the public alike. In addition to seeing American crafts at their best, fair goers will enjoy live music by some of Nashville's most talented musicians and will be able to picnic casually on delicious foods. Deadline: April 9, 2010. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org.
Gatescapes Public Art - New York
Artists at any stage in their careers are invited to consider submitting their work for consideration for a temporary public art project for New York streetscapes - The Street Gallery: Gatescapes Public Art. The newest venture of Mediacy Inc., the Soho-based advertising company, "gatescapes" are large-format, billboard-sized sheets of vinyl placed on roll-down security gates -- initially in New York, and in Los Angeles by mid-year. Woven into this advertising program, Mediacy is offering the sites to artists, in four-week time frames between ad displays, for the installation of temporary public artworks. These storefront "windows" may be used singly, or in combination - triptychs, corner wrap-arounds, or even in a series along a whole block – in locations such as 14th Street at 7th Avenue, Saint Marks between 2nd and 3rd, or the corner of 8th Avenue and 51st Street, and over 150 more to choose from. The Street Gallery review panel, which includes public art administrator Kendal Henry, curator Jane Panetta, public artist Janet Zweig, and Julia Lazarus, is especially interested in artwork that responds to the site, the streetscape or neighborhood, the public audience or public nature of the space, or to nighttime viewing conditions. Details are available at www.thestreetgallery.org. Submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing, rolling basis. Contact Julia Lazarus with any questions, or if you would like a copy of the full project overview and RFQ in PDF format. Julia Lazarus, The Street Gallery. Email: gatescapes@gmail.com. Phone: 917.523.6228.
Discovery Musem - Fort Collins, CO
The City of Fort Collins, Colorado, Art in Public Places Program is seeking an artist(s) to collaborate with the Project Team on the vision for the project and site-specific artwork(s) for the new Fort Collins Discovery Museum. The selected artist(s) will help to identify and design artistic experiences that educate and engage the community. The artist will also work with the Project Team, including Water Utility staff, to develop an iconic art piece which promotes an educational water theme. Apply using CaFE, a web-based online application service. All text and images must be submitted digitally via the CaFE online system. There is no application fee to apply or to use the CaFE online application system. To view the application, go to www.callforentry.org, register a username and password, navigate to "Apply to calls," and search for "Fort Collins Discovery Museum Project." Deadline: March 9, 2010. All submissions must be received as a complete application in CaFE.
Residency Program - Luminary Center for the Arts
The Luminary's Residency Program is a part of its extensive interaction with the landscape of contemporary art. The Residency Program forms an integral element of its role as an originator of new works as well as providing unparalleled opportunities for artists to engage with the local community. The Luminary Center for the Arts seeks to promote and support exceptional emerging artists by providing a creative environment in which to work, well-equipped studios, an individually structured professional development program, and dedicated financial support. Each resident gains access to resources as diverse as an art and literature library, basic woodworking shop, digital editing equipment, video filming and production equipment, studio lighting, and exhibition space. Offering residencies for three, six and twelve months, with a special interim program designed for graduating students that runs for two months in the summer. The Luminary Center for the Arts, 4900 Reber Place, Saint Louis, MO 63139. For more information, go to: theluminaryarts.com
Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts
The Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts takes its name from the Sweet Pea Carnivals held in Bozeman during the early 1900s. Events include art shows, a parade, theatre, music and dance performances, children's activities and the arts and crafts sale. The festival typically attracts approximately 16,000 people. The Sweet Pea Arts and Craft Sale is juried. Sweet Pea encourages all craftspeople and artists, both amateur and professional, to apply for booth space. Only handcrafted original work by the selling artist is acceptable. Kits, commercially produced work or food items will not be allowed. Deadline: April 2, 2010. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org
Celebrate The Healing Power of Art
Manhattan Arts International presents: Celebrate The Healing Power of Art. An online exhibition featuring more than 50 artists, May 10-August 10, 2010. This year's theme is "Positive Art That Uplifts The Spirit". Promotion on www.ManhattanArts.com and www.healingpowerofart.org, with extensive promotion on blogs and social media. Open to all artists, all media except film/video. Jurors: Joanie San Chirico, artist, independent curator and Director of pFAn and Renee Phillips, Director, Manhattan Arts International, curator and author. Entry deadline: April 20, 2010. Fee: 1-2 entries: $25. Entry form: www.manhattanarts.com/Gallery/HealingPowerofArt_2010/index.htm
AuthentiCity - Revealing Purity and Authenticity in Urban Life
illy issimo (Ilko Coffee International) and the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) are pleased to announce AuthentiCity - Revealing Purity and Authenticity in Urban Life - a photography contest for SVA's photography students and alumni. This exciting contest aims to find talented emerging photographers whose unique vision documents the dynamic nature of contemporary urban life. This contest is only open to SVA photography students and alumni from MFA Photography, Video and Related Media, BFA Photography and MPS Photography. Deadline: March 19, 2010. For more information or to apply, go to: www.callforentry.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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