Call to Artists - The Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park

Greater St. Louis Art Association

presents:

 

The Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park

 Call to Artists

What: 38th Annual Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park 

Where: Queeny Park in West St. Louis County

When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 5 - 7, 2013

          Friday: 6 - 9 p.m.,  

          Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

          Sunday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

NOTEWORTHY:

*Our 38th 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 expanded to television, 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 and Sunday Afternoon.

*Interactive art program on Sunday afternoon to encourage families with youngsters to meet the artists.

For more than thirty-eight 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 15, 2013 (postmarked)

Notification date:

February 1, 2013

Booth Fee Due:

February 8, 2013

For detailed information and to apply, click HERE .

You may also contact:

Vic Barr, GSLAA President

314 997-1181

vicbarr@sbcglobal.net

Norte Maar Benefit Event

"Braving the New World" - Mary Martin Gallery

“BRAVING THE NEW WORLD”

AT MARY MARTIN GALLERY 

 

According to Randall LaGro, intuitive painter and printmaker, our world is definitely in a time of change and transition. LaGro speaks pertinently to the situation in his show, “Braving the New World”, which will be the featured show in April at the Mary Martin Gallery.

Opening reception will be held on the evening of April the 6^st from 5 pm to 8 pm.

 

Honoring the latent strengths and beauties of our human nature and the mystery which surrounds our lives is the theme. “This show is about the quiet glories of the human potential, our fellowship with creation and the conviction that we are bound to all of history and humanity”, states LaGro.

 

Using his signature artistic style, “Intuitive Poetic Realism and Abstraction”, LaGro combines elements of the conscious and the subconscious with the goal to encourage the viewer take on the subject and images as their own, finding their own story and wonderment.

Paintings, "Mystic Journey", "The child shall lead" and " Last of a species" are “poetic invitations to our primordial nature”; according to LaGro: “we are beings on a journey and what shall be the result is the ultimate question”. 

A graduate of the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, LaGro has been living in Taos, New Mexico for more than eighteen years where he paints in the historic Joseph H. Sharp studio.

As well as being nationally acclaimed for his paintings, LaGro is recognized for his special technique that has raised the standard of monotype processing, a widely misunderstood medium. Technically a print in that it involves the transfer of image, monotypes however are one of a kind, singular pieces of artwork, not multiples prints. Several of LaGro’s monochromatic monotypes are part of the show.

LaGro’s symbolic and narrative paintings and monotypes are meant to be reflective and reminders of our human journey and our potential to be fully realized. “I feel a sense of urgency. However, rather than a shout, a rant or some kind of clever art speak, I'm relying on the recognition of the human voice. I paint the paintings intuitively; and I don't like to expound too much on my thoughts, but as an example of my fascination with the power of art” states LaGro.

Randall LaGro is represented in Charleston by the Mary Martin Gallery, 103 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401.  Call 843-723-0303 for more information.

Santa Fe College - Spring Arts Festival

Santa Fe College
Spring Arts Festival 

   

 
Call to Artists

WHAT: 43rd Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival

  

WHERE: Beautiful downtown Gainesville, Florida on NE 1st Street

  

WHEN: April 14 & 15, 2012. Saturday 9am-5:30 pm, Sunday 12pm-5:30pm

  

NOTEWORTHY:

  

*190 juried artists in 12 mediums.

  

*Beautiful outdoor historic neighborhood street

  

*Friday evening set-up, free coffee and light breakfast on Saturday, delicious Saturday evening dinner

  

*Jury fee $20, Booth fee $275; double booths available for $550

  

*Booth sitting available

  

*Two stages with local entertainment, children's Art Jungle

  

*Application at www.zapplication.org 

  

Be part of North Central Florida's favorite springtime arts celebration.   Santa Fe Spring Arts is dedicated to providing the ultimate in service to our artists including over $20,000 in awards and $10,000 in purchase awards.  We have an extensive statewide publicity program to bring art buyers to the show.   Friday evening setup is available as well as 12'x12' booths and a great Saturday evening dinner.   This year, Spring Arts will launch an innovative program "Go Green and Blue" to increase visitors with an evening jazz concert and to decrease environmental impact.   This new initiative will be promoted to bring high end buyers to the festival.  Proceeds from the festival go to provide scholarships to students in Alachua and Bradford Counties.

  

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!  

Application deadline: December 2nd, 2011

Visit our website www.springartsfestival.com for more information or call 352-395-5355 to speak with Kathryn Lehman, Festival Coordinator.