Call to Artists - Cottonwood Art Festival

Cottonwood Art Festival There's An Art to Having Fun!    Call to Artists    What: Fine Arts Festival Where: Richardson, Texas When:  Saturday and Sunday             May 5-6, 2012             Saturday: 10 am - 8 pm; Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm     NOTEWORTHY:  *Bi-annual event in May and October *Ranked among the nation's top art festivals every year *240 participating artists *Jury/Booth Fees - $30/$425 *Free Parking *Night security and uniformed police officers during the show *Friday Night Artist Party *Boothsitters *Boy Scouts on site to help unload and load *Thursday night load in for local artists *Strong community support Cottonwood Art Festival takes place in Richardson, Texas, an affluent suburb just seconds from Dallas.  This event is held in a beautiful, shady park setting. It's professionally run by very attentive staff/volunteers who pay attention to artists' needs and treat the artists with southern hospitality. Strong community support, loyal patrons, educated collectors and acquisitive art lovers make for large crowds and one of the finest art festivals in the country.  Now Accepting Applications: Deadline: January 13, 2012 Notification: January 27, 2012 Booth Fee Due: February 10, 2012 Must apply at www.zapplication.org For more Information: www.cottonwoodartfestival.com   You may also contact: Serri Ayers Festival Director 972-744-4582 serri.ayers@cor.gov

Opening Exhibitions at the Art League's Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery

Double Vision:

Two Related Exhibitions

Opening at the Art League's Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery December 10



Left to right:  "Breakfast" by Joel Spector, Sculpture: "Wiatr" (The Wind) by Thom Janusz

"Selected Works by the Art League Faculty" will be on view in the lower level of the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, while "Sculptors from the Stone and Wood Carving Programs of Thom Janusz" will occupy the upper level in a joint exhibition titled Double Vision, opening Saturday, December 10, and continuing through the holiday season to January 8, 2012.

Maidstone in East Hampton

The Armory Show Piers 92 & 94

December 2011 Newsletter
The Armory Show is honored to be partnering with the following cultural institutions:

• Americas Society
• Asia Society
• Bronx Museum
• Brooklyn Museum
• The Children's Museum of the Arts
• Creative Time
• Dia Art Foundation
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• International Center of Photography
• The Jewish Museum
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• The Morgan Library
• El Museo del Barrio
• Museum for African Art
• Museum of Arts and Design
• MoMA
• MoMA PS1
• New Museum
• The Noguchi Museum
• Public Art Fund
• SculptureCenter
• The Studio Museum in Harlem
• The Whitney Museum of American Art

The Armory Show, a leading international contemporary and modern art fair and one of the most important annual art events in New York, takes place every March on Piers 92 & 94 in Manhattan. Now celebrating its fourteenth year, the Armory Show is re-establishing itself as the most adventurous and dynamic contemporary art fair in New York City. The 2012 edition will feature an international roster of exciting, leading galleries, the acclaimed Armory Show VIP program, a lively opening night party at MoMA, the eclectic and engaging Open Forum program with major art- world figures, Armory Film, a series featuring an international selection of leading contemporary video and experimental films curated by Moving Image, and Armory Arts Week in partnership with New York's top cultural institutions. This year's Armory Show will feature the work of the 2012 Commissioned Artist Theaster Gates and the vibrant art of the Nordic Countries in Armory Focus. The Armory Show has engaged award-winning, New York-based architectural firm Bade Stageberg Cox to redesign The Armory Show, creating a more comfortable, luxurious experience, including a new "farm-to-table" restaurant and cafe by Great Performances.

2012 Fair Show Dates and Times:
Professional Preview: March 7
Public Days: March 8-11
Piers 92 & 94
Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street
New York City

header image: Theaster Gates, Untitled (Plates), cement, cardboard, porcelain, wood, debris, 2011
12 x 13 x 12 in., 30.5 x 33 x 20.5 cm. Courtesy of Kavi Gupta, Chicago/Berlin

Krasl Art Fair - Call to Artists

Krasl Art Center  presents:   51st Anniversary Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff    Call to Artists WHAT:  One of the nation's top fine art festivals (Sunshine Artist Magazine #24, 2010) WHERE: Beautiful downtown St. Joseph, MI WHEN: Saturday and Sunday            July 14-15, 2012 NOTEWORTHY: *Over one-half century of artistic and sales excellence. *Limited to 220 artists. *Average sales (2011): $4,704 (post-show artist survey). *Jury/Booth Fees ($30/$275 or $300, depending on space size: 15x15 and 20x20); many with exposure on two sides. *Estimated attendance: 75,000, drawn from all over the Midwest. *Friday set-up; drive to space for load-in and load-out. *Artist-in-Residence program; residents host artists in their homes. *Excellent artist amenities, including artist-only parking, Saturday gourmet breakfast, booth sitters, electricity available to many booths, artists' hospitality room and much more. *Friday night kick-off party with gourmet food, wine tasting and live music--free to artists. *Round table artists' discussion with committee and staff. *Jury session open to artists and public to observe. *For more details about the show, click HERE The Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff celebrates 51 years of artistic excellence at Lake Bluff Park in 2012, overlooking Lake Michigan. The festival draws crowds from Chicago, northern Indiana, Grand Rapids and other nearby cities. Heavy community support brings repeat customers to artists.  Great organization with the nation's top show management and volunteers.  Large buying crowds make this their annual "must attend" Midwest summer event.  NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Deadline: January 12, 2012 Application through www.zapplication.org Jury Date: February 3, 2012 (artists and public invited to observe) Notification: February 24, 2012 Booth Fee Due: April 6, 2012 For more details and artist's prospectus, visit: www.krasl.org/af_artist_info.aspx Email inquiries to: Sara Shambarger, Director sshambarger@krasl.org You may also contact by telephone: 269-983-0271

Residency Opportunity for Artists!

NEW Residency Opportunity

Beisinghoff Printmaking 

Residency in Germany

Postmark Deadline April 1

Notification Date May 1

 

Work in a beautiful printmaking studio in Diemelstadt-Rhoden for up to four weeks. Two artists will be awarded this residency located at Atelierhaus Beisinghoff, less than an hour away from Kassel, Germany. The residency will take place during dOCUMENTA 13 which takes place in Kassel June 9th - Sept 16th, 2012.  Images, thoughts and words from different viewpoints come together when artists from different continents converge to use the facilities at Atelierhouse.

  

Atelierhaus Beisinghoff offers studio space and access to:

Letter Press Studio with Korrex flatbed press and Garamond, Helvetica,  Futura,  and some Bodoni Antiqua and Wallau typefaces

Intaglio printing studio with Plankenhorn etching press for papersize up to 132 x 180 cm

Accomodation is free of charge and provides a shared apartment with a shared bath, library, kitchen, living room, garden, and a sewing and ironing room, Travel costs, food, paper and special colours are paid by the artist in residence. Artists prepare lunch together. Local press is invited for a presentation during the residency.

 

You will find information about the rural Rhoden landscape in the blogs:

atelierhausbeisinghoff.blogspot.com 

womensstudioworkshopdiemelstadt.blogspot.com

Visit our website for application info  or visit our Flickr Site to see more images of Atelierhaus Beisinghoff.

Greater St. Louis Art Association - Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park

Greater St. Louis Art Association presents:        The Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park  Call to Artists What: 36th Annual Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park  Where: Queeny Park in West St. Louis County When: Friday, March 30, 2012, 6-9 p.m.           Saturday, March 31, 2012, 10AM - 6PM           Sunday, April 1, 2012, 11AM - 4PM NOTEWORTHY: *Our 36th Annual Spring Art fair.             *Limited to approximately 130 artists.           *An air-conditioned indoor art fair. You don't need to worry about the weather, tents or security.             *Jury/Booth Fees ($25/$200); free electricity available for every booth at no additional charge.           *Cash awards totaling $4,500.             *Booth sitters, 24-hour security.             *Excellent marketing campaign, including newspaper, magazine and radio advertising, internet and e-mail promotion. *Promotional postcards, business cards and coupons provided free to exhibiting artists. *Live music throughout the art fair. *Wine Tasting Friday and Saturday Evenings. *Interactive art program on Sunday afternoon to encourage families with youngsters to meet the artists. For more than thirty five years the Greater St. Louis Art Association (www.gslaa.org) has been providing opportunities for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists who create them. Every year we produce two juried art shows (Spring and Labor Day Weekend).  Artists in all media are encouraged to apply. These shows feature juried local, regional and national artists' original work. From the pool of artists applying, about 110 artists from all over the US and Canada are invited to exhibit. These artists are selected by a professional jury process in eleven distinct media categories. Both shows are presented in the indoor, air-conditioned setting of the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in west St. Louis County. Food and refreshments are available on site, parking for the public and artists is free.  Live music playing during wine tasting and peek attendance.  During Sunday afternoon, an interactive children's art education program encourages families with youngsters to meet and talk with artists and learn about their work. Important dates: Artist's entry deadline: January 16, 2012 (postmarked) Notification date: February 3, 2012 Booth Fee Due: February 23, 2012 For detailed information and to apply, click HERE. You may also contact: Vic Barr, GSLAA President 314 997-1181 vicbarr@sbcglobal.net

Futzie Nutzle: The Missions

Futzie Nutzle: The Missions

Gene Oliver Gallery is pleased to announce a solo show dedicated to California artist Futzie Nutzle. “Futzie Nutzle: The Missions” feature a collection of oil and pastels evocative of the long history of the twenty one Californian missions built along historic El Camino Real from 1769 to 1823.

Futzie Nutzle is better known for his minimalist black inked drawings published in every issue of Rolling Stone from 1975 to 1980-a real job after exhibits in New York City in the early 70s-, in Tokyo’s Japan Times from 1985 to the late 90s, in Bay Guardian and Metro Santa Cruz, among many others.

 

In 1989, the elusive Nutzle tiptoed away from the social and famed scene he enjoyed for roughly thirty years in Santa Cruz, preferring now seclusion and privacy in San Juan Bautista, half an hour away from the coast. 
Since his last exhibit at the Cabrillo College Gallery in the spring of 2011, his name is associated with the series of vases evolving into cornucopia that he took to somewhat provocative social, cultural and political levels. 
His series of pastels and oil paintings representing the California Missions take anyone used to his former artwork by surprise. And yet, don’t they reflect the Ohio native’s emotional relationship with California, the state he considers home since 1965 when he left Cleveland for Santa Cruz? “I’m moving,” Nutzle says, “from statement or cleverness to the purity of painting and spontaneity.”


 

Four major colors evoke California: the blue of the sky and of the Pacific Ocean, the gold of the vegetation during dry season, turning green during rain season, and the earthy adobe of the early California architecture. 
These four colors are intricately woven in each of Nutzle’s missions, and yet each canvas and pastel keeps a distinct uniqueness from one another. Painted at different times of the day, in different seasons, the missions are shown under California’s extraordinary light which varies so dramatically and yet so subtly over the course of a day. The whitish color of the adobe missions, that distinguishes them from any other religious building in the nation, appears bland in the work of most artists. Nutzle manages to show texture to the plain material and each mission becomes the main protagonist of its unique story. Movement defines California as much as color. Nutzle’s skilled brush and pastel chalk strokes render a gentle breeze dancing through the grass or a gust of wind blowing through the olive pepper trees. 
The San Andrea Fault digs its way near the artist’s studio, and runs along the base of the hill below the mission’s cemetery.

 

In 1906, a violent earthquake shook Central California, destroying the sidewalls of the mission. They were restored in 1976 as well as the original chapel and the well. Nutzle employs the new additions of architecture in a style that represents these vintage views. 
Nutzle spent three to five years drawing and painting the missions. His many pastels and oil paintings of the missions showcase them at different periods of time, under different angles allowing the viewer to appreciate the history behind the missions of California. And of course, the talent of a man who is pursuing his solitary artistic journey, following his heart more than a trend.

Works from Nutzle have been or are currently shown at:
The Modern Museum of Art (New York City NY), Fresno Art Museum  (Fresno CA), Cabrillo College Gallery (Santa Cruz CA), Santa Cruz Art Museum (Santa Cruz CA), Whitney Museum (New York City NY)

Gene Oliver Gallery is located in the heart of historic San Juan Bautista; the gallery occupies a small space in the Plaza Market building. All Drawings and Paintings sold by the gallery are original European and American works from the 19th and 20th centuries, with a particular emphasis on Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism artists. Evelyne and Gene, long time art collectors, also occasionally open their gallery space to a few contemporary artists.

The exhibit “The Missions” will run from 12/2/2011 to 02/29/2012


Opening Reception on 12/10/2011 from 2 :00pm to 5:00pm

 

Gene Oliver Gallery,
 31 Washington St.  San Juan Bautista CA 95045

The Gallery is open on Fridays and Saturdays.

National Call for Entries

Amdur Productions announces:     National Call for Entries Chicagoland's Most Prestigious Juried Art Festivals Plus Two NEW Festivals in Milwaukee, WI and New Buffalo, MI     WHAT:  17 Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Festivals WHERE: Chicago, IL and Surrounding Suburbs, Milwaukee, WI and New Buffalo, MI     WHEN:  May through December, 2012                NOTE: Deadline for Applications: January 3, 2012    INDIVIDUAL SHOW DATES AND LOCATIONS: Barrington Art Festival   *Barrington, IL   *May 26 - May 27   *140 artists!     Eastside Millennium Art Festival   *Chicago, IL   *June 1 - June 3     *130 artists!    NEW FESTIVAL - GREAT location one hour outside of Chicago!  New Buffalo Artigras!    *New Buffalo, Michigan    *June 16 - June17    *130 artists!     NEW FESTIVAL - Amdur Productions directs this well-established, 15 year old festival!   The Art Center's Festival of Fine Craft   *Highland Park, IL   *June 23 - June 24   *130 artists!    Promenade of Art Arlington Heights  *Arlington Heights, IL    *June 23 - June 24    *150 artists!  Lincolnshire Art Festival    *Lincolnshire, IL    *June 30 - July 1    *120 artists!  Chicago Botanic Garden Art Festival  *Glencoe, IL *July 6 - July 8  *80 artists!  Gold Coast Art Fair  *Chicago, IL  *July 14 - July 15  *350 artists! Buffalo Grove Invitational Fine Art Festival   *Buffalo Grove, IL     *July 21 - July 22  *160 artists! North Shore Festival of Art Old Orchard - Now opening on Friday!  *Skokie, IL  *July 27 - July 29  *140 artists!  Glencoe Festival of Art   *Glencoe, IL  *August 4 - August 5  *120 artists!      Art at the Glen Town Center  *Glenview, IL  *August 11 - August 12  *200 artists!      Port Clinton Art Festival  *Highland Park, IL  *August 25 - August 26  *260 artists!    NEW FESTIVAL - Situated in the heart of Milwaukee's fashion and art district!  Third Ward Art Festival   *Milwaukee, Wisconsin   *September 1 - September 2   *150 artists!  Downtown Downers Grove Art Festival   *Downers Grove, IL   *September 8 - September 9   *120 artists!  Highwood Last Call Art Fair    *Highwood, IL   *September 15 - September 16  *120 artists!    Winter Art Festival   *Highland Park, IL  *December 7 - 9   *40 artists!     For more information or to apply to the festivals, please visit http://www.amdurproductions.com. For nearly three decades, Amdur Productions, a nationally acclaimed art festival production company, has organized many of the Chicago areas' most prestigious and successful juried art festivals.  This year, the company offers new opportunities for artists with the addition of three new festivals across the Midwest: New Buffalo Artigras! in New Buffalo, Michigan; The Art Center's Festival of Fine Craft in Highland Park, Illinois; and the Third Ward Art Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Artists can visit www.amdurproductions.com and click "APPLY NOW," then follow the prompts to submit their work electronically through Juried Art Services (JAS).  All applications must be received before midnight on January 3, 2012 for consideration in this season's extraordinary line-up.    For more information call 847-926-4300 or email info@amdurproductions.com

Art Dubai - 21-24 March 2011

Flavio Favelli - Planisfero, 2011 Courtesy of the artist and Cardi Black Box gallery The sixth edition of Art Dubai takes place March 21-24, 2012, at Madinat Jumeirah, UAE, featuring a selected roster of 74 galleries from 31 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and Africa. read more Wimo Ambala Bayang - Sleeping Elephant in the axis of Jogja: Sultan Square, 2011 Courtesy Ark Gallerie (participating in Marker) Marker, the curated section of concept stands, turns its focus in 2012 to the Indonesian arts scene. Commissioned curator Alia Swastika has invited five Indonesian galleries to participate at Art Dubai 2012; they are now working with artists to produce new work for the fair. read more	Copyright Robeya Williams Walt Congratulations to artists Hadeyah Badri, Faycal Baghriche, Zeinab Al Hashimi, Nasir Nasrallah, Magdi Mostafa, Deniz Uster and to curator Alexandra MacGilp, selected for a new programme of residencies based in Bastakiya, Dubai January-April 2012. read more Applications for artists and curators are being accepted from December 2011 - March 2012 for the fifth edition of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize, 2013. abraajcapitalartprize.com We are delighted to launch a new look for the fair, overseen by Kemistry's Hani Charaf, in collaboration with photographer Mohamed Somji. artdubai.ae

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Artists for Artists - Loring Park Art Festival

Artists for Artists
presents:

Loring Park Art Festival
Call to Artists

WHAT: Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival

WHERE: Minneapolis, MN

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           August 4 & 5, 2012
           Saturday: 10 a.m to 6 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:

*13th Annual highly rated festival.

*Limited to 140 artists.

*Jury/Booth Fees: $30/$230 (double spaces available at $460).

*Estimated attendance: 25,000.

*Drive-up load-in and load-out at booth space.

*Friday setup.


High quality festival held in beautiful Loring Park near downtown Minneapolis, MN.  Wildflowers and formal gardens create an idyllic setting for art, food and music.  Booths circle a large pond, with ample spaces for display.  The festival is coordinated by Artists for Artists, a partnership of experienced artists, whose goal is to provide an opportunity to exhibit and sell work in an atmosphere designed with the artist in mind.  Highly rated by the Art Fair Source Book and Sunshine Artist Magazine. Many artists reapply annually due to consistent sales potential, loyal community support, repeat buyers.

  

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  March 15, 2012

Notification: April 1, 2012

For more details, downloadable artist's prospectus, and application, visit:

www.loringparkfestival.com

Email inquiries to:
info@loringparkfestival.com

You may also contact:
Pat Parnow, Director
612-203-9911
 

It's LIQUID - International Contest

Call for Artists: It’s LIQUID International Contest - First Edition

Submission Deadline: January 19, 2012

It’s LIQUID Group, in collaboration with International ArtExpo, is proud to present “It’s LIQUID International Contest - First Edition 2012”.

The contest is born with the goal of promoting contemporary art, photography and design through all the divulgating tools that the communication platform It’s LIQUID has used for years (press release, mailing list with more than 60,000 subscribers, international contemporary art and design events realization).

Who can apply?
The contest is open to solo artists and designers as well as groups from all over the world without any limit of age and nationality.

Categories
The contest have five main categories:
– painting and drawing
– sculpture and installation
– photography
– videoart
– product design

Awards- Prize of the value of 15.000,00 euro consisting in one year of interviews, publications and specials about winner artists of all categories on the It’s LIQUID Platform, and one year of email announcements sent to the mailing list dedicated (more than 60.000 subscribers).

- A collective exhibition about winner artists of all categories at the Rearte Gallery, Wien (Austria).

- The realization of a site-specific artwork set in the context of the city of Venice, for winner artists of sculpture and installation, videoart, product design categories. The prize is offered by Contaminante, an interactive project between planners, artists and territory which carries out site specific shows that become in the end integral part of the heritage of the city.

- Prize of the value of 5.000,00 euro consisting in one year of participation to the International Videoart Festivals organized by International ArtExpo Group.

- A special about winner artist of videoart category on one of the most important videoart platforms (videoartworld.com).

- The participation to International Videoart exhibitions organized by the group “The Palestinian Social Cinema Arts Association”, for the winner artist of videoart category.



How much is the entry fee?
There is a 30 euro entry fee to submit up to 2 artworks.

How many artworks can I enter?
A maximum of 20 artworks may be submitted, per person. You can submit to one or all of the categories, not exceeding a total of 20 works.

When will the winners be announced?
The names of the winners, one for each category, will be notified on the official website of the contest through a press release on March 08, 2012.

The winners will be selected following the criteria of quality of the work, originality, uniqueness. The jury reserves the right to nominate a maximum of n.3 honorable mentions for each category that will be communicated through the same press release.

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