Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Worldwide Crowd Funding Campaign by Fousse


Worldwide crowd funding campaign by Fousse

Dutch furniture brand Fousse, winner of the ICFF Studio Award, is launching a campaign this november together with American crowdsourcing platform IndieGoGo, to bring one their products to the U.S. market and beyond.

Fousse? is on a mission to make the world prettier by creating playful furniture. To that end, Fousse? produces a rocking loungechair named the ZzZen, made entirely in the Netherlands. This chair was launched a year ago, and has since then traveled to seven acclaimed fairs on three continents. Consumers and press alike loved the ZzZen, resulting in sales all over the globe and over fifty publications all over the world.

EVERYONE IS A DESIGNER

This month, Fousse? is running a campaign on IndieGoGo named ?Everyone is a designer!?. Ordinarily, the ZzZen is for sale in anthracite and white, with ten colors for the cushions. During this campaign however, everyone worldwide can order a ZzZen in any color they can dream up. These custom-built chairs will be delivered to any address worldwide within 6 weeks of the campaign?s end, at a lower price than they would have via the traditional saleschannels: ? 325 or USD 395, including shipping.

WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN
Fousse? will not only campaign in the U.S., but everywhere in the world simultaneously. Go to www.fousse.nl to find out all about the campaign, check out the video and order your very own custom-made ZzZen.

I Am Haiti Art Scarves

 
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A miraculous story of children painting their dreams and having them come true


I Am Haiti Art Scarves

Opening Reception:  When: Friday, Dec 9, 6-10pm

Drop by anytime Saturday and Sunday (10 & 12, 12-8pm.)
 
Where:
Franca Gallery
526 West 26th Street, #417
Chelsea, New York  


 
After the earthquake FilmsOnArtists went to Haiti and brought suitcases of canvasses and paint supplies for the children of the Maranatha School and Orphanage in Port-Au-Prince to create their first images.

The children painted what they wanted to occur in their lives - a home for their family, trees, clothes to wear, a car to drive to town in.   We exhibited their paintings in Chelsea New York and rebuilt their school.

Now Franca Arts and Fashion have brought the children's art into the fashion world by creating a line of the finest cashmere scarves featuring the children's images which will be launched this holiday season.  With the proceeds we will create a sustainable community with trade schools, health facilities and agriculture so the children will step into the world they envisioned and expressed in those first images.  The scarves sell for $100.  $50, which represents all profits above the manufacturing cost, go to the school.

A perfect gift for the holidays!


This will be the first time the scarves are available for sale in the US.




Monday, December 5, 2011

Hearts & Arts Event to Benefit the Children of Baja

 
ALEXANDER SALAZAR ART GALLERY 
IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO TO
HOST

CORAZON DE VIDA'S
 
"HEARTS & ARTS" EVENT TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN OF BAJA



DECEMBER 9, 2011
6:30 PM TO 9:30 PM

IRVINE, Calif. - Corazon de Vida is pleased to announce "Hearts & Arts" a benefit for the children of Baja on Friday, December 9, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM.  Staged at the prestigious Alexander Salazar Art Gallery in San Diego, the Hearts & Arts evening will include delicious food, tequila and wine tasting and cigar rolling exhibit.  Corazon de Vida founder Hilda Pacheco-Taylor will present an overview of the organization and their work in Baja to help orphaned and abandoned children. 

Corazon de Vida, or "Heart of Life", was founded to address child homelessness and the lack of support to orphanages in the state of Baja California, Mexico.  "CDV coordinates corporate, community and volunteer support to provide funds, volunteer help, and a caring hand to the children of Baja. Funds raised pay for food, utilities and the other basic necessities of life. We seek to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by providing not only food and shelter, but improving quality of life and fostering education." said Pacheco-Taylor. Corazon de Vida now provides support for 16 Baja orphanages that care for more than 800 children total.

 
There will be an outstanding silent auction for everyone's enjoyment and live music performance by Manny Cepeda, bringing his collection of Salsa/Merengue music from his native Puerto Rico.  Space is limited for this special evening and tickets, priced at $30.00, are expected to sell quickly. Please visit
http://dec9sd.eventbrite.com/for purchase information.

More information is available at www.corazondevida.org.

About Corazon de Vida
Founded in 1994, Corazón de Vida is the foremost US-based nonprofit organization supporting Baja orphanages.  It provides children in dire need with shelter, food, clothing, education, and healthcare - as well as hope, compassion and love. CDV not only financially supports orphanages in Baja, but also provides assistance through frequent cross-border visits by board members, staff, and volunteers.  Founder Hilda Pacheco-Taylor grew up in Puerta de Fe orphanage in La Mision, Baja.  The Corazon de Vida Foundation was born out of Hilda's sense of gratitude and her desire to give back.  For more information, please visit www.corazondevida.org.

Riva 1920


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December 05, 2011



RIVA 1920
We have been working for years on this project: creating furniture that challenges time and respects nature.
Riva 1920 has been producing furniture for three generations. Anna, Maurizio and Davide Riva are currently leading the company, started off by granfather Nino Romano in 1920 and carried on by their father Mario Riva. In the past 20 years, the company was committed to producing furniture with only and exclusively natural materials and complements, guaranteeing low environmental impact.
While thinking of the future and young generations, Riva 1920 inaugurates in 2001 the Museum of Wood, to hand over and not forget that wood is a renewable resource, but it is not infinite: only an aware use and a correct integration policy of the arboreal heritage can guarantee a balanced ecosystem in the future.
Culture, design and social sensitivity have become key features of Riva 1920’s activities. The collaboration with design masters strengthened a philosophy characterized by a merging of functionality and aestetics, without ever forgetting the importance of healthy living and eco-sustainability. Special Projects were born out of this marriage between woodwork and geniality, such as the project aimed at re-utilizing Venetian Briccole, the millennial New Zealand Kauri wood, and the project Ground Zero, to remember the history of 9/11 through design masters.

Jung-Yeon Min - Nomad

Saturday, December 3, 2011

New York Women in Film & Television

 Reminder: Women In ... Reality Television
A Look Behind The Scenes


Monday, December 5th
Women In.. Reality Television: A Look Behind The Scenes

Panelists:
DMA [Donna Michelle Anderson] (CBS, Bravo, BET, A&E, TLC)
Heather Austin Teta (Wife Swap, In The Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman, I Do Over)
Catherine Pappas (Undercover Boss, Running Russell Simmons, Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?)
Wendy Roth (Ice-T's Rap School, All About Aubrey, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?)

Moderated by Emmy award winning broadcast journalist/TV producer Christina Brown.

Click here for detailed information and to RSVP

Don't forget to buy your tickets to the Muse Awards luncheon, on December 7th, honoring Martha Stewart, Claire Danes, Christine Baranski, Marcie Bloom (co-founder Sony Pictures Classics) and Nadine Schramm, (President, Budd Enterprises). 

Purchase Muse Award Tickets Now!

And don't forget the Muse Raffle—you don't have to be there to win—thousands a of dollars in prizes!

Click here to purchase raffle tickets

Casting Memories

Friday, December 2, 2011

SunFest


SunFest  

   
 Sunfest PIX for CTA 2011


Call to Artists

WHAT:  SunFest Juried Fine Art & Craft Show 2012

WHEN: May 4-6, 2012        


WHERE: West Palm Beach, FL 
         
NOTEWORTHY:

Founded in 1982, SunFest, Florida's largest waterfront music and art festival invites you to apply to be an exhibitor.  Held annually in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida the first weekend in May, SunFest attracts more than 275,000 guests.  The festival and the patrons that it attracts have a very positive impact on the community. 

Deadlines:

Monday, February 27, 2012
Application Deadline 

Monday, March 12, 2012
Artists notified by E-mail of Selection and Reserve List

Monday March 26, 2012
Deadline for Acceptance of SunFest Invitation and Payment of $300 Booth Fee. Checks payable to SunFest.

Friday April 6, 2012
Last day to cancel and receive a refund of 80% of the booth fee.  After this date, no refunds will be processed

Application Process:

Each exhibiting artist must complete an online application with only one artist per entry.   Artists may apply for more than one category, but a separate online application must be filled out for each category. Each application must include a jury fee and its own set of images.

An artist may be accepted in more than one category. Multiple online applications must represent either work in different media categories or distinctly different work within the media category.

Prize Money & Awards:

Overall Best of Show                   $2,000
Best of Show 2-D                        $1,500
Best of Show 3-D                        $1,500
Awards of Distinction (6)              $750
Awards of Merit (6)                      $500
SunFest Purchase Award              $1,000

Fees:

Jury Fee: $30
Booth Fee: $300

Visit us at www.sunfest.com

Applications to our show can be found at www.zapplication.org

SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc. maintains the rights to use submitted images for publicity and affirmation purposes before, during and after the event.

Contact: 

Mitch Guirard, Event Coordinator
mguirard@sunfest.com
561.837.8072

Fountain Art Fair Miami 2011


Fountain Art Fair Miami 2011


Photo: Sarah Trouche, Action for China, Photography of Performances; China, August, 2011
December 1–4, 2011
2505 North Miami Avenue (at the corner of 25th St) | Miami, FL 33137
General Hours: 12pm–7pm daily
Tickets: $10 daily / $15 weekend pass. All tickets sold at door.

Special Events:
Thursday, December 1, 12pm–5pm - VIP & Press Preview
Friday, December 2, 7pm–12am - Artlog Presents Opening Night Reception: Fab 5 Freddy, Ninjasonik, NSR
Saturday, December 3, 7pm–12am - Miami New Times Presents:
VHS or BetaLaura of MiamiEntresol
Applications for New York 2012 are now being accepted!
(New York, NY – November 30, 2011):  Fountain Art Fair has returned with its signature spunk and grit to the 25th St / North Miami warehouse for its 6th consecutive year.  Fountain opens the doors to its compellingly rambunctious platform of innovative galleries, artist projects, performance artists and musical guests this Thursday at noon for a VIP/Press Preview. Come see for yourself < span style="font-size:12px;">the alternative and unpredictable art fair experience Fountain has to offer.
Fountain is pleased to announce it will screen FRAME, a moving image art series curated by Vimeo, leading video sharing site, and Culture Shock, a NY-based media agency for creative industry. The FRAME program features 18 videos by artists on Vimeo that will be projected 30 ft above the main Fountain stage on the outdoor lawn.

Stoyn Ice Cream has traveled all the way from Russia to share their delicious iconic heads of ice cream with the Miami Beach crowd. Unique contemporary culture tastemaker Nightdrive and enticingly natural sparkling juice IZZE have joined as Fountain sponsors as well.   Don't forget to sign up for the Flavorpill / Fountain Giveaway for a chance to win a cool Lomography camera and original works by Fountain artists.
Fountain’s epic 150 foot street art installation highlights some of the most sought after artists including Sharktoof, Chris Stain, Olek, Hugh Leeman, Chor Boogie, OverUnder, White Cocoa, Army of One, Clown Soldier, Joe Iurato, CAKE, Tip-ToeElle, Ian Ross, Know Hope, Depoe, and Zero Cents.  

Special musical guests on Friday and Saturday will keep you dancing the night away.  ArtlogPresents Friday night’s Opening Reception with cultural legend Fab 5 Freddy, the ultimate punk/hiphop/pop all stars Ninjasonik, and NYC based DJ NSR.  On Saturday night, The Miami New Times and Nightdrive presents experimental dance djs VHS or Beta, dance-off project Entresol, and disco-reviving dj, Laura of Miami.

Fountain welcomes back Brooklyn based gallery Grace Exhibition Space to curate a weekend-long program of palpably visceral and challenging contemporary visual performance featuring eleven surprising and engaging artists from around the world.
Need a way to get to Fountain?  Look for the Welcome to COMPANY mobile gallery and free shuttle at major art events around Miami!

Click here for the new Kollective Mobile Fountain Art Fair iPad app, and visit  FountainArtFair.com or the Fountain Facebook page for the latest updates on particip ating exhibitors, sponsors, and musical guests as December 1st approaches.

Fountain Exhibitors: ArtforProgress, New York * CheapPlastique, New York *GraceExhibitionSpace, Brooklyn * The Feminist Artist Project, Miami * FrancescaArcilesiFineArt, New York * FrontRoomGallery, Brooklyn * Kesting/Ray, New York * LambertFineArts, New York *MarianneNemsGallery, New York * TheMarketplace , Albany, NY * MicroscopeGallery, Brooklyn *MightyTanaka, Brooklyn * Murder Lounge, New York * TincaArt, New York * UntitledArtProjects, Los Angeles/New Orleans * We-Are-Familia, New York *  Working MethodContemporary, Tall
ahassee, FL * YesGallery, Brooklyn

Independent Artist Projects: AleveMeiLoh, Los Angeles *LindsayCarron, Los Angeles *RyanCronin, New York *GILF!, Brooklyn *Solo(sProject

Fountain Miami 2011 is brought to you in part by: Miami New TimesARTLOGBeck'sBrooklyn Street ArtKollective MobileGawker ArtistsHyperallergicLomographyPatron of the Arts,FlavorpillThe Art DossierCOMPANYnightdriveMs. CheeziousIZZEDig In MagazineSFAQ

Art League of Long Island Nominated for "Best Art School"


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For the fifth year in a row the Art League of Long Island has been named as a nominee 
in the category of "Best Art School" in the annual Best of Long Island poll 
conducted by the Long Island Press.
Please cast your vote let Long Island know we are your NUMBER ONE favorite art school!

The voting rules are simple.  Go online and visit the Long Island Press' website. 
(Click here to enter the site's art school page and cast your vote)
You are allowed one vote per email address per day.  
The voting process ends December 15, so as the old saying goes, vote early and often.

Holiday Fine Art and Craft Fair

 
Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair
December 3 & 4
10AM - 5PM 
At the Art League Center in Dix Hills

For the 48th year the Art League's Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair is bringing more than  
50 highly-skilled craftspeople and artists together under one roof for your holiday shopping pleasure. 
Paintings, sculpture, art lamps, woodcraft, ceramics, mosaics, fiber art, 
photography, jewelry, wearable art, and other unique hand-crafted items made by the artist 
will be displayed and available for sale at the Art League's spacious facility.  
Prizes will be awarded to participating artists and craftspeople
with the most innovative designs.

Live demonstrations by Art League faculty members will take place in the art studios, 
food and drink vendors are available on the Art League's grounds.  
Admission to the fair is free.   Click for directions to the Art League.

Last Day to Apply for the Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival!!


Santa Fe College
Spring Arts Festival
 

   
Santa Fe PIX for CTA

 
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.

The Underbelly Project Tonight!


The Underbelly Project announces the release of its limited edition book,
We Own The Night. We will be selling 100 limited edition signed copies of the book that include 9 unreleased photos and packaged in a hand-crafted box engraved with the names of the artists in the project. Each box is an individual edition available for $250 on Friday December 2nd.
artwork
We Own The Night - Book
Please join us
Opening
Friday December 2nd
6 pm
Book Signing 7-9 PM
78 NW 25th Street, Wynwood
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