Call to Artists - Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs

   

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen

presents:

Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fairs
Call to Artists

What: Fine Craft Fairs    

When: May 11, 12 & 13, 2012 (Philadelphia) 

          August 4 & 5, 2012 (Wilmington, DE)
          October 20 & 21, 2012 (Blue Bell)
          November 10 & 11, 2012 (Lancaster)

Where: Various locations 

          

Noteworthy: 

 

*Extensive advertising and promotion 

 

*Experienced and respectful art fair staff 

 

*Special rates for artists in nearby hotels and motels 

 

*Professional, overnight security 

 

*up to 100 free promotional postcards 

 

*Application Fee - $25 

 

*Apply at: www.pacrafts.org/apply 

For 65 years, the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen has served the crafts community through educational opportunities, marketing events, information services, encouragement and fellowship. The Guild's marketing arm, The Pennsylvania Designer Craftsmen, organizes and promotes four premier fine craft fairs annually: 

• Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia:  http://pacrafts.org/may 
• Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, DE:  http://pacrafts.org/august 
• Montgomery County Community College in Blue, PA:  http://pacrafts.org/october 
• Lancaster Convention Center in Lancaster, PA: http://pacrafts.org/november 

No matter what show format you find Guild members, it's an opportunity for collectors and makers to hold lively conversations about design, technique, style, imagination, and creative inspiration.  
 

Important Show Information:    

Please review our application, rules and regulations and deadlines at  www.pacrafts.org/apply.  If you have any questions, please contact Nick Mohler at 717-431-8706 or nick@pacrafts.org.

Booth Fees:

$375-450     10' x 10' booth fee                

$660            10' x 15' booth fee                

$870            10' x 20' booth fee
 

$330             5' x 10'' booth fee      

$50-100        Corner fee


Application Deadline - January 20, 2012
Notification Date - February 16, 2012

Apply -  www.pacrafts.org/apply

For questions please contact:

Nick Mohler, Program Director

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
nick@pacrafts.org
717-431-8706   

Galerie Kashya Hildebrand

Call to Artists - Marion Arts Festival

Marion Arts Festival

Call to Artists

WHAT:  One of the nation's top one-day fine arts and fine crafts festivals

WHERE: Marion, Iowa (Cedar Rapids Metro)

WHEN: Saturday
           May 19, 2012
           9 a.m. -  5 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:

*20th Annual Event.

*Limited to 50 artists.

*Estimated attendance: 18,000.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($25/$225).

*Consistently highly rated by Art Fair Source Book.

*Cash awards totaling $2,500.

*Friday set-up.

*Artist amenities include: artist's reception; convenient, free parking; overnight security; booth sitters and "energetic volunteers".

*Extensive event marketing, including posters, billboards, newspaper, TV, radio and full-color program distributed to 80,000 area households.
Marion, Iowa, is a "vintage uptown" type of community, and a part of the Cedar Rapids metro area.  Our show is regional, one-day, intimate and purposeful, with the mission to be an event through which you will thrive. (Here, we're obligated to insert that we're volunteer-driven, admittedly hokey and maybe a more than a little mom-and-pop).  There are no bands, there is no beer...our fesival is about the art (we do, however, cop to felafel).

We're one of the most artist-profitable festivals in he country!  The 2011 Art Fair Source Book ranks the Marion Arts Festival: #1 in the country among one-day events featuring 100 or fewer artists; #51 overall in fine art; #59 overall in fine craft.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
January 16, 2012
Application through www.zapplication.org

Notification:
February 20, 2012, via email

For more details, please visit: www.marionartsfestival.com

Email inquiries to:
MAFDirector@marioncc.org

You may also contact by telephone:
319-377-8316

ELVIS! ELVIS! ELVIS! - Win A Vegas Trip!

happy birthday ELVIS! ELVIS! ELVIS! -----------------------  Featuring the Artist Stephen Fishwick! Offically Licensed Artist - Elvis Presley Enterprises - Win A Vegas Trip Courtesy of vegasVIPinsiders.com - @ Alexander Salazar Fine Art!  - Jan 7th in San Diego 6 pm Free and Open to the Public

Get Down Art's featured Artist Stephen Fishwick, who has been officially licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc., has teamed up with Alexander Salazar Fine Art Gallery to have the ULTIMATE Elvis Birthday Celebration on Saturday January 7th, 2012 in San Diego, CA. We are pleased to be a participant of this winning combination of ART - ENTERTIANMENT - AND ELVIS PRESLEY.     Alexander Salazar Fine Art is proud to announce a fun-filled art exposition featuring world famous artist Stephen Fishwick and his "Icons" Collection featuring Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Fishwick will marvel the crowd with his "Paint in Motion" show where he paints giant original portraits in less than seven minutes on stage. During the fun-filled evening of festivities, Fishwick will paint GIANT original Elvis paintings as the crowd rocks with him. Along with the performance, Fishwick will be available to meet collectors, take photographs, and dedicate any Fishwick artwork purchases. To see Fishwick's "Paint in Motion" video performance, visit: http://www.getdownart.com/stephen_fishwick_videos.html The Fishwick art brand continues to astonish the world. His business experience includes nearly two decades of producing artwork for corporate America, with professional clients that include The National Football League, Microsoft, Apple, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Honda, Anheuser-Busch, Disney, Busch Gardens Florida, San Diego Padres and National Geographic to name a few. Fishwick's worldwide schedule has millions of eyes on his artwork annually. At the exposition, Fishwick will unveil new original Elvis Presley artwork and a collection of limited-edition artwork priced from $150 and up. Artwork is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact the gallery for your chance to win a VIP Vegas trip valued at $2,000 that will given away at the show, package provided by vegasVIPinsiders.com, a San Diego-based company that offers clients a full-suite of Las Vegas VIP services at discounted prices. To Reserve your artwork and RSVP for this historic event contact 619- 531-8996. CONTACT INFORMATION: Alexander Salazar Fine Art 619-531-8996 AS@alexandersalazarfineart.com Alexander Fine Art, 1040 7th Avenue San Diego, CA,

Call to Artists - Two Great Events!

Announcing: Two Great Events from Integrity Shows!

Battle Creek Art From the Heart Show

Chelsea Fine Art and Craft Fair

Artwork ©Susan Hamady

Call to Artists 

Art From The Heart:

WHAT:    A new show focusing on romantic art gifts for Valentines Day

WHERE: Kellogg Arena, Battle Creek, Michigan

WHEN:   February 4-5  Saturday 10-8, Sunday 11-5

NOTEWORTHY:

*40 Artists.

*Next to the Battle Creek Live Green Home Show.

*One week prior to Valentines Day.

*Extensive marketing: Radio; TV and Print.

*Deadline January 15.

There are two times each year when men become the biggest art customers: Christmas and Valentines Day.  This year Integrity Shows is adding Art From the Heart, alongside the Live Green Home Show to give men and women a chance to purchase more romantic gifts of art.  While most of our events are aimed at the fine art audience, this show will be skew somewhere between a mid level craft fair and a fine art show.  Fabric, paintings, prints, and sculpture along with jewelry, gourmet foods and other hand made items will be featured.

   

For more info: www.MichiganArtShow.com

You may also contact:  

Mary Strope  Mary@integrityshows.com

 

Chelsea Fine Art & Craft Fair:

WHAT: Mid end and up arts and crafts.

WHERE: Chelsea Fairgrounds, Chelsea, Michigan

WHEN: May 19-20,  Saturday 10-8, Sunday 11-5

NOTEWORTHY:

*Wealthy Ann Arbor Suburb

*Next to the Chelsea Live Green Home Show.

*Skews traditional.

*Free Admission, Free Parking.

*Extensive marketing: Radio, TV and Print.

*Deadline January 15.

Last year our Chelsea show started with a bang.  Those with higher quality craft and art did well.  We place this show in two buildings at the fairgrounds, alongside the Live Green Home Show to assure a large turnout.  Art leans towards the traditional and varies from fine art to mid level craft.  

 

For more info: www.MichiganArtShow.com

You may also contact:

Mary Strope  Mary@integrityshows.com

24 Hour 5 Pieces Gallery Sale!

It’s our first birthday and we’re celebrating in a big way!

Today it’s twelve whole months since we sat down to hatch a plan to support emerging artists and make art accessible to everybody! Since then we have built up a fast growing clientele with more than 2000 daily visitors and 12’000 fans on facebook! We love those big numbers, so we want to celebrate by turning the traditional birthday celebration on its head and offer you 10% off on everything for the next 24 hours, code: birthday1! http://www.5piecesgallery.com/ Many thanks to all friends, clients, critics, art professionals and artists who support us! We’re just happy to be a year old, and we’re looking forward to the next years! Respectfully, Dennis Sebastian Ammann & staff

Bouquets and Local Color: Artwork by Nall

"Bouquets and Local Color: Artwork by Nall" opens Friday, January 6th at the Eastern Shore Art Center  

during First Friday Artwalk.

1-251-455-0132

nall@nallart.com
The Nall Foundation & Studio
414 Equality Avenue ∙ Fairhope, Alabama, USA 36542 

Artists Wanted - Year in Review

Artists Wanted: Year In Review is a juried, international all-medium-encompassing open call for art. You are invited to take part in a mission to present a range of technique, style and narrative that captures the best emerging artists of 2011.

 

Participate at:
http://www.artistswanted.org/yearinreview/?f=awyrliq1

 

Submissions received by December 31, 2011 11:59pm EST will be considered for the $1,000 Early Entry Award in addition to the Grand Prize and Category Awards.

 

The Mission:
Let 2012 be the Year the World Sees Your Art. The second of an annual series, Artists Wanted: Year In Review is an international open call for Painting, Sculpture & Installation, Photography, Design & Illustration, Motion & Sound, and more, with a mission to present one selected visionary at SCOPE Art Show, the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and one of the most influential presences in the expanding global art market. Our goal is simple – to find amazing talents and expose them to the world in the most potent way possible.

 

More info:
http://www.artistswanted.org/yearinreview/?f=awyrliq1

 

The Prizes:

 

The Grand Prize Package
One artist, determined by the Grand Prize jury, will be selected to receive:

 

* An exclusive booth at SCOPE New York 2012, next to the top figures in the global art scene
* $15,000 cash grant, including $10,000 to spend however you want and $5,000 toward production of the booth
* A printed feature in a limited edition Year in Review book
* Printed inclusion in the SCOPE New York 2012 catalog distributed at the fair
* A publicity campaign in New York City promoting you and your work

 

The People’s Choice AwardThe public will cast their vote and the artist with the most viewed and highest voted portfolio will receive:

 

* 1 Month in a New York City Luxury Apartment this Summer 2012
* $2,500 cash grant
* International exposure via a feature published by Artists Wanted

 

The Category AwardsThe jury panel will select six artists who will each receive inclusion in a Group Exhibition at SCOPE NY 2012, a $500 grant, an online feature published by Artists Wanted, a printed inclusion in the SCOPE New York 2012 catalog distributed at the fair and a printed feature in a limited edition Year in Review book. These six artists will be chosen in the following categories:

 

* Painting
* Sculpture & Installation
* Works on Paper
* Photography
* Design & Illustration
* Motion & Sound

 

The Early Entry AwardThe jury panel will select one artist to receive a $1,000 grant, an online feature published by Artists Wanted, a printed inclusion in the SCOPE New York 2012 catalog distributed at the fair and a printed feature in a limited edition Year in Review book.

 

All artists who enter their work by Saturday December 31, 2011 11:59pm EST will be considered for the Early Entry Award.

 

PLUS: Selected artists will be printed in a limited edition Year in Review book!

 

Learn more:
http://www.artistswanted.org/yearinreview/?f=awyrliq1

 

Get your work reviewed by leaders in the industry. Entries will be reviewed in consideration for the Grand Prize, Category and Early Entry Awards by an esteemed panel of jurors:

 

* Alexis Hubshman, Founder of SCOPE Art Show
* Mollie White, Show Director of SCOPE Art Show
* James Jenkin, Executive Director of Printed Matter
* Jayme McLellan, Director and Founder of Civilian Art Projects
* Michael Royce, Executive Director of New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
* Fran Wu Giarratano, Exhibitions Manager of Independent Curators International (ICI)
* Eve Schillo, Curatorial Assistant at Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA)
* Nadja Sayej, Host & producer of ArtStars*
* Eva Kaczor, Publisher & Editor of ARTberlin.de
* Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (MCA)
* Sam Barzilay, Director & Founding Member of New York Photo Festival

 

Join at:
http://www.artistswanted.org/yearinreview/?f=awyrliq1

 

Submit by December 31, 2011 11:59pm EST to be eligible for the $1,000 Early Entry Award in addition to the Grand Prize and Category Awards.

 

Call to Artists - Crown Valley Winery

Crown Valley Winery
is proud to present:  

Crown Valley Art Fair

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Inaugural Art and Craft Festival

WHERE: Crown Valley Winery, Coffman, MO

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           June 16-17, 2012
           11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:

*World Class Art Event at a World Class Winery in Missouri's beautiful wine country.

*Limited to approximately 75 juried fine artists and craft persons.

*No jury fee; $150 booth fee.

*Separate art and craft booth areas.

*Expected attendance: 5,000 (source: Crown Valley Winery weekend attendance).

*Extensive marketing campaign in St. Louis, Southern Missouri and Illinois media markets, including billboards, newspaper, radio, websites, public relations.

*Outstanding artist amenities: continental breakfasts, free box lunches, Friday night wine reception.

*On-site discounted lodging at the winery's Tradition Inn.

*Friday Setup, noon to 6 p.m.; drive up to booth space for load-in and load-out.

*For more details about the show, click HERE
Crown Valley Winery, Missouri's premier winery, inaugurates  the Crown Valley Art Fair with outstanding artist services, high-profile marketing to the public and selective emphasis on offering quality artwork to a discriminating public.  The winery is visited by between 5,000 and 7,000 area residents each weekend, many from the affluent suburbs and communities in St. Louis, seventy-five miles north. 

Organized and operated by noted show director Larry Weinles, whose Historic Shaw Art Fair is a perennial favorite of artists nationwide, the Crown Valley event promises to take its place among the Midwest's premier events.  

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
June 14, 2012

Notification:
Upon Acceptance

Booth Fee Due:
June 14, 2012

For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.crownvalleyartfair.com
Email inquiries to: CrownVlyArtFair@aol.com

You may also contact by telephone:
Larry Weinles
314-406-9112

Call to Artists - Saratoga Rotary Art Show

55th Annual

 Saratoga Rotary Art Show

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Juried Art Show
WHERE: West Valley College, Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA       

WHEN: May 6, 2012 Sunday 9 am to 5 pm

           

NOTEWORTHY:

*Extensive advertising and promotion

*Rotarians provide hospitality

*Rotarians provide booth sitters

*Anticipated attendance 20,000+

*Application fee: $ 25

*Booth fees:
    Early registration: $175 (must be received by February 27, 2012)
    Standard: $225 (after February 27)
    Outside USA: Fee waived (must be received by February 27, 2012 )

*A limited number of double booths are available.

This is one of the largest one-day, juried art shows in the Western United States. The event has a strong buyer profile Saratoga and the surrounding Los Gatos area ranking in the top 100 wealthiest US zip codes. Artist hospitality includes breakfast, lunch and snacks. Saratoga Rotary Art Show has long tradition as wonderful community event and to raise funds for non-profit organizations. Over the years the Show has grown in size and stature. We are proud that the Saratoga Rotary Art Show has returned over $ 2 million to non-profit and charitable organizations through the Saratoga Rotary Charitable Foundation and its grant process.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Application deadline: January 23, 2012

Apply online at: www.saratogarotary.org/artshow

For more information contact Festival Productions, Artists@SaratogaRotary.org or 408-725-2434

Call to Artists - Marin Art Festival 2012

Marin Art Festival 2012  

  

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Marin Art Festival 2012

WHERE: By the Lagoon at the Marin Center Fairgrounds in San Rafael, CA    

WHEN:  Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17 from 10am to 6pm.

           

NOTEWORTHY:

*"The Most Beautiful Art Festival in America" Event takes place by the lake in the Marin Civic Center Complex designed by Frank Lloyd -gorgeous vistas in every direction.

*The event is promoted to Marin residents who have taste and means.

*Extensive print, radio, TV and social media promotional campaign.

*Attendance is up towards 15,000.

*Major food experience with sit-down dining and student waiters. Includes the Great Marin Oyster Fest.

*Limited to 250 Juried artists. From as far away as New York, Louisiana, Texas Norway and Niger, Africa.

*Attendees given free raffle to win "ART BUCKS",  Every hour $100 is given to one winner to be spend on art at the festival.

*Space Fee includes the white tent canopy, Artists spaces are 10x10 and are grouped four to a tent and every space is a corner.

*Exhibitors are requested to spill out 3-4 feet outside their space to create a bazaar-like environment.

*Exhibitors can rent panels, umbrella tables & chairs and they will be in your space when you arrive.

*Music and dance stages are low-key and do not hinder artist to customer sales talk.

*Jury/Booth Fees; $25/$700.

The Marin Art Festival is our county's lawn party for the arts and "one of the most beautiful out door art festivals in the nation." The event now in its 16th year, features work from over 250 artists from across the globe. The festival will host an artist preview and silent auction as well as continue it popular hourly raffle for "art bucks", $100 towards the purchase of art with participating artists. The festival is full of color and surprise and offers a unique line up of entertainment including whimsical stilt walkers, hands-on art projects for children, and live music featuring some of the best Bay Area bands. As is tradition, Taiko drumming starts off the festival each morning. Back by popular demand will be the Marin Dance Showcase Stage featuring many dance styles from Hula to Hip Hop!  This year's Master Artist is landscape painter Kathleen Lipinski.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  January 31, 2012 

For more information and to apply: www.marinartfestival.com  

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Provincetown Artists Grants Available

The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is pleased to announce the
Lillian Orlowsky and William
Freed Foundation Grant for American painters 45 years or older.

Please help us disseminate this important information to eligible artists
by posting this information in
your publication!

Grants range from $5,000 to $30,000. Please refer to the attached document
PAAM GRANT
GUIDELINES.docx for details. Please contact me with any additional
questions at the address below.


http://www.paam.org/


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212GALLERY

Chris Churchill: Painting By Night

1 December 2011 – 5 January 2012

Opening reception: 16 December, 6-9PM

http://212gallery.com/

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Exhibition and book GERNIKA in the Museum of Euskal Herria Iñaki San Martin, presented at the Museum of Euskal Herria Gernika work photographic Apur batean Soka Dantza. The exhibition was presented on November 9, 2011 until January 15, 2012 at the Museum of Euskal Herria in Gernika (Bizkaia). He used different styles for this exhibition, surrealism, abstract, realism, black and white, color, oil .... Treaty provision aveccette merge photography with painting and dance using a variety of styles in photography as in painting.

www.fotografiasoarte.com

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GETS THE KIDS DANCING & SINGING! 

THE IMAGINARY WORLD OF KIMMY SCHWIMMY PERFORMS LIVE!

SONGS! CHARACTERS! DANCE & MORE

at The First Ever KIDS FOOD FESTIVAL at CITI POND℠ at BRYANT PARK 

Saturday January 21 & Sunday January 22, 2012

Show Time:  11:00am & 1:00pm

Special Event:  $25.00

For Tickets: www.kidsfoodfestival.com  (ticket sales link is forthcoming)

FB KidsFoodFestival

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Marcus Jansen - Junkfood Junky

Original painting 

Oil enamel on canvas
Signed by the artist

Size: 101.6 x 76.2 cm

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Call for Artists: Hidden & Forbidden Identities | Venice (Italy) – February 15-20, 2012

Deadline: January 09, 2012

www.lucacurci.com/artexpo

Mill Basin's Deli The Peach Pit Room Opens

Mill Basin's Deli The Peach Pit Room Opens

The Grand Opening and Tasting Event for the Mill Basin's The Peach Pit was hosted by Mark, Sheila, and Jordan Schachner, featuring the artwork of Chagall, Lichtenstein, Erté, Mucha, Rizzi, Impiglia, and others. Enjoying the festivities and food were Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, Alan N. Maisel, NY State Assemblymen, Helene Weinstein, NY State Assemblywomen, Roberta Sherman, New York  District Leader and Democratic State Committee Woman, and Donald Cramer, Director of the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Mill Basin Deli donated Kinetic Steel Sculptures, by Fredrick Prescott Studios to the Brooklyn's Children's Museum at 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn (Horse & Elephant Sculpture Pictured Below). -- by Jamie Ellin Forbes, assisted by Joan Himmelstein

5823 Avenue T, Brooklyn NY 11234 -- 718.241.4910 -- www.millbasindeli.com

From L to R, Franklin, Alan N. Maisel, Jordan Schachner, Mark Schachner, Marty Markowitz, Helene Weinstein, and Roberta Sherman

Fredrick Prescott

Horse & Elephant Kinetic Steel Sculptures

Slideshow of the Opening

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