OPEN CALL FOR THE CURATOR OF NARRACJE FESTIVAL

OPEN CALL FOR THE CURATOR OF NARRACJE FESTIVAL | GDANSK, POLAND

Application deadline: February 21, 2012

Gdansk 2016 and Gdansk City Gallery are looking for an international curator of the fourth edition of “NARRACJE-Installations and Interventions in Public Space” Festival scheduled for November 2012 in Gdansk, Poland.

“Narracje–Interventions and Installations in Public Space” Festival is a presentation of large scale projections on buildings and all kinds of creative, innovative and unusual artistic activities taking place in public space within the Festival map. In 2012 the Festival will explore the area of the real Old Town adjacent to the Main Town, with its separated historical parts: Osiek and Zamczysko, located between the Main Town and the Gdańsk Shipyard, as well as the area of the Shipyard itself.

The requirements towards the candidates and competition Rules and Regulations are available on the Organizer’s website: www.gdansk2016.eu/konkurs

Entries will be accepted by February 21, 2012 via e-mail to: konkurs@narracje.gdansk2016.eu or regular mail to the Organizer’s address: Gdańsk 2016, Długi Targ 39/40, 80-830 Gdańsk, Poland.

Additional information about the open call, in particular maps, photo documentation, information regarding the location of the 4th edition of the Festival and estimated budget can be obtained by e-mail: konkurs@narracje.gdansk2016.eu. You can also enquire by phone: Natalia Cyrzan, tel.: +48.502028653

Call to Artists - Lubeznik Center for the Arts

Lubeznik Center for the Arts
presents:  

 
Lakefront Art Festival

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Lubeznik Center for the Arts Lakefront Art Festival

WHERE: lakefront Washington Park, Michigan City, Indiana

        

WHEN:  August 18 & 19, 2017

            Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. & Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

           

NOTEWORTHY:

 

*Limited to 120 juried artists in 5 media categories 

 

*$3000 in cash prizes awarded 

 

*Promotion of the event to the art-buying public in newspapers, radio, television, direct mail, press releases, billboards, social media and a 12 page newspaper insert including festival map and full listing of artists. 

 

*Jury/Booth fees are $30/$150 for a single booth, with corner, island, and double 2,3,and 4 available 

 

*Artist amenities include booth sitting, cold water and snacks, complimentary breakfasts, welcome bags and box lunch upon arrival
  

*Gorgeous beachfront setting, with onsite food court for shoppers, convenient parking and free shuttle service;

              

* Free art activities for children and art demonstrations throughout the day

Organized by arts professionals, this not-for-profit juried art festival brings the very best of art and fine craft to Michigan City's lakefront Washington Park each year, attracting over 5000 shoppers from 3 states including Chicago and Michigan's "Harbor Country" communities. A major fundraiser for Lubeznik Center for the Arts, proceeds benefit LCA exhibits, outreach, and education programs.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:  

Deadline:  February 20, 2012

Notification:  March 9, 2012

Booth fee due:  May 4, 2012

Apply at www.lubeznikcenter.org/Special_Events/entrythingy.html

For more information please visit www.lubeznikcenter.org

Email questions to artinfo@lubeznikcenter.org

Or call 219.874.4900

Call to Artists - Great Lakes Art Fair

Great Lakes Art Fair
Spring, 2012  

 
Call to Artists

What:  The Spring 2012 Great Lakes Art Fair

Where:  Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, MI

When:  April 13-15, 2012
                  Fri - 1pm - 8pm
                  Sat - 10am - 6pm
                  Sun - 11am - 5pm

Noteworthy:

*Beautifully landscaped Indoor Venue - weather-free!

*Easy move in/move out - drive right up to your booth at scheduled times.  Free, convenient parking.

*Promotion of the event to the art-buying public in TV, newspapers, radio, direct mail, press releases, billboards and social media, including postcards, tickets and coupons provided to the artists for their use.

*Total prizes for artists $900, plus free booth fees for next show.

*Jury/booth fees are $30/$400 for single booth, with corner and multiple booth packages available.  All booths have electricity, 5' of storage and a back drape included in fee.

*Named as one of the most Artist-Friendly shows in the country.  Artist amenities include booth sitting, drinks and snacks from the roving snack cart, friendly on-site staff, artist reception, and an artist rate at our host hotel, Extended Stay America - Novi.

Please join us for the Great Lakes Art Fair! The Great Lakes Art Fair offers fine artists and their patrons an expansive marketplace that brings fresh energy to the regional artistic community. The juried component of the fair will feature 200 local, regional, and national artists. The Great Lakes Art Fair will also feature select educational demonstrations, art based entertainment, and community outreach efforts. Support from the regional art community has already exceeded expectations, setting the stage for the GLAF to become the biannual destination event for fine artists from all mediums and their patrons. Lauded as one of the most Artist Friendly shows in the country, we take pride in making sure that our artists are happy. 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Application Deadline - February 6, 2012

Notifications Sent - February 20, 2012

Booth Fees/Commitments Due - March 5, 2012    

Apply at www.GreatLakesArtFair.com/artistapply.html 

For more information, please visit www.GreatLakesArtFair.com 

Email questions to info@greatlakesartfair.com or call 248-348-5600 x236 and speak with Kristina Jones, Event Manager.

Call to Artists - Art Rapids

Art Rapids!

 Call to Artists

WHAT:  Juried Fine Arts Fair

WHERE: Veterans' Memorial Park, Elk Rapids, Michigan     

WHEN:  Saturday, June 30, 2012 10 am - 5 pm.

           

NOTEWORTHY:

7th annual fair

*75 participating artists

*Application fee $15, Booth fee $125 (double spaces available)

              

*Over $1900 in artist awards

             

*Friday night - reception for artists and patrons

              

*Application available online - click here! 

              

*Application deadline - April 1, 2012

             

*Notifications sent by May 1, 2012

             

*More information is available on our website, www.artrapids.org 

             

*Assistance provided for loading and unloading 

*Booth sitters available for short breaks during the fair

Celebrating our 7th year, the Art Rapids! fair has grown into one of the summer highlights in our beautiful harbor town.  On the shores of Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan, near galleries, restaurants, and shops, the fair attracts approximately 4000 art-loving visitors.  Live music and a children's art tent complete the scene.  The Art Rapids! organization supports the arts in the community through grants, scholarships, concerts and classes.

Questions? 

Contact Lisa Cooley  

coolie740@gmail.com or 231-264-9170  

www.artrapids.org

Nall - Bouquets and Local Color

Nall

"Bouquets and Local Color"  

6PM to 8PM at the Eastern Shore Art Center at

401 Oak Street in Fairhope, Alabama, USA 

through February 25th.  

And don't miss Nall's presentation at the Art Center at 4pm on February 15th. 

1-251-455 0132   

nall@nallart.com

Call to Artists - Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival

City Dock Productions

 presents:

 Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts and Crafts Festival

WHERE: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           June 9 -10, 2012

Noteworthy:

*3^nd Annual Festival limited to 200 booths of fine arts and fine crafts.

*Attendance in 2011, 6000+ paid admission.

*Application/booth fees ($25/$275 aisle - $300 corner).

*Extensive advertising and publicity campaign in all media-print, broadcast and on line.

*Friday setup.  Drive up to your space to load and unload.

*Night security.

*Ample free parking.

*Booth sitters.

The Annapolis Arts and Crafts Festival is ideally located near the heart of the charming, historic setting of Annapolis, Maryland, the wealthiest state in the country.  Convenient to the affluent Maryland and Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, the festival features wine tastings, entertainment, food and close proximity to all the shops, restaurants, attractions and amenities of colonial  downtown Annapolis.

Now accepting applications:

Deadline:  March 30 

Notification:  April 15 

Booth fess due: On acceptance 

For more details, artist's prospectus and to apply, visit:    www.annapolisartsandcraftsfestival.com

Email inquiries to:

Jim Barthold

General Manager

info@annapolisartsandcraftsfestival.com 

or by phone:

410-263-4012

Fountain Art Fair NY Announces Exhibitors

FOUNTAIN NY AT 69TH AROMRY ANNOUNCES EXHIBITORS,
FAB 5 FREDDY TO PERFORM

Sarah Trouche, installation in progress. Fountain Miami 2011. Photo: Kendra Heisler.

Fountain Art Fair New York at the 69th Regiment Armory

68 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street
March 9–11, 2012

New York, NY—On March 9-11, Fountain Art Fair will open its doors at the 69th Regiment Armory for its seventh annual New York edition. An exhibition known for its vibrant energy, focus on daring emerging art, and disregard for convention, Fountain is committed to representing today’s most cutting-edge artists and galleries in its new home at the 69th Armory, a historical city landmark and site of the original 1913 Armory Show.

Fountain is thrilled to announce that space at the 69th Armory is nearly sold out! Only a handful of booths remain, and the deadline for applications is February 4th. Returning participants include Kesting/Ray, Mighty Tanaka, Lambert Fine Arts, Front Room Gallery, Sarah Trouche, and more. Some outstanding new exhibitors include Munch Gallery, creamhotel, Republic Worldwide, and Uprise Art. Fountain opens for a VIP and Press Preview on Friday, March 9 from 1-7pm, followed by a public opening night reception from 7-11pm, complete with a performance by musical legend Fab 5 Freddy for an unforgettable kick-off celebration.

Fountain is proud to be partnering with Art for Progress, a non-profit providing dynamic, creative arts education programming for under-served youth. Art For Progress will be exhibiting a diverse selection of work from its most promising visual artists and a special exhibit featuring student artists from various high school programs in New York City.
 

More details about the carefully-culled program of art, installations, and live performances that make the singularly resonant Fountain art experience will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit FountainArtFair.com or Fountain’s Facebook page for the latest announcements on Fountain New York 2012.

Deadline for Fountain New York 2012 applications is February 4th—space is limited!

New York 2012 Exhibitors:
Albany Center Gallery * Andrew Kennelly * Art For Progress * Big Deal Arts * Broadway Gallery * Cheap & Plastique * creamhotel * Francesca Arcilesi Fine Art * Evo Love * Front Room Gallery * G-Spot * Gallery DEN * Gilf! * iArt-4 Collective * KESTING / RAY * Lambert Fine Arts * Leslie Lyons * Mark Demos * Michael X Rose * Mighty Tanaka * Mind the Art * Munch Gallery * Murder Lounge * Post Nature Art * Republic Worldwide * Sarah Trouche * Solo(s) Project House * Tinca Art * The Marketplace Gallery * Uprise Art * YES Gallery

Fountain Art Fair New York at the 69th Regiment Armory
March 9–11, 2012 | 68 Lexington Avenue at 25th Street
General Hours: 1pm–7pm daily
Tickets: $10 daily / $15 weekend pass

Special Events:
Friday, March 9, 1pm–7pm - VIP & Press Preview
Friday, March 9, 7pm–11pm - Public Opening Night Reception: Fab 5 Freddy

ABOUT FOUNTAIN ART FAIR:
“The artists displaying their multimedia wares here are true avant-garde upstarts.” —NBC
“A breath of fresh air for those tired of the white tents and fancy cocktails.” —Warholian

CONTACT
For sponsorship inquiries, Meghan VanAlstyne | 518.821.0919 | meghan.vanalstyne@gmail.com
FountainArtFair.com | Join us on Facebook and Twitter

Scope Art Show - First View

FIRST VIEW
SIMON BILODEAU Le monde est un zombie Courtesy of Art Mûr, Canada
WEDNESDAY | MARCH 7 | 3PM - 9PM With over a decade of critically acclaimed art fairs and non-profit initiatives that extend beyond the ordinary in contemporary art, SCOPE Art Show returns to New York City for the eleventh year, with an exciting, high-profile location across from The Armory Show. Featuring over 50 international galleries and museum-quality programming, SCOPE Art Show taps into the cultural psyche to present only the most pioneering work across multiple creative disciplines. You can be a part of it. SCOPE New York's VIP First View will take place on March 7, 2012. In the spirit of supporting emerging artists, proceeds from First View will benefit New York-based not-for-profit, chashama. Become a SCOPE VIP and Support Emerging Artists through chashama Foundation. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW				LOCATION SCOPE Pavilion Across from The Armory Show 57th St & 12th Ave (West Side Highway) New York, NY 10019

Vime Festival + Awards Coming Soon!

THE 2012 VIMEO FESTIVAL + AWARDS WILL BE HELD IN NEW YORK CITY JUNE 7-9

vimeo.com/awards

Submissions to the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards are now open.

Celebrating the best in online video, the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards are jam-packed with new judges, new categories, and new monies — $5,000 grants for category winners and one $25,000 grand prize.

Vimeo Festival + Awards Judge: Gabriel Bisset-Smith from Vimeo Festival + Awards on Vimeo.

Gabriel Bisset-Smith is a writer/director/actor from London. He has had plays produced at the Hampstead Theatre, York Theatre Royal, Theatre 503, Old Vic, and BBC Radio Four. He’s been on attachment at the Soho Theatre and Royal Court, and developed new work at New York’s Public Theatre. He’s been a regular story contributor on Channel Four’s Skins, and has directed music videos for Golden Silvers. His short film “Thrush” won the Tenderpixel Audience Award at Rushes Soho Shorts, the Vimeo Best Narrative Award in New York, and the Disposable Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. He wrote and directed the short film “The Water Cooler” for the BBC, trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and has worked extensively on stage and screen. He was nominated for an Off West End Most Promising Playwright Award and is one half of comedy double act GUILT AND SHAME. His debut feature film is currently in development with Shine Pictures.

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NEW JUDGES FOR 2012 VIMEO FESTIVAL + AWARDS INCLUDE JAMES FRANCO, AZIZ ANSARI, RADIOHEAD’S COLIN GREENWOOD, AND MORE

13 Days Left to Submit to Win Up to $30,000 in Grants

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 – Vimeo®, an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI], today announced its panel of judges for the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards. The panel consists of three judges per category across 13 categories, and includes actor and director James Franco; Parks and Recreation Star Aziz Ansari, 2012 Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker; Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood; Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright; snowboard superstar Travis Rice; Thierry Mugler and UNIQLO creative director Nicola Formichetti; Shelley Page of DreamWorks Animation; Barbara London of The Museum of Modern Art; advertising legend David Droga; and many more.

“The aim of the Vimeo Festival + Awards is to become the gold standard for creative online video,” said Jeremy Boxer, Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. “We designed the program to focus on discovering the best new talent and to give that talent a platform that will catapult their careers to the next level. We are proud to reveal our new panel of esteemed judges.”

Click here for the full list of judges

Art After Dark

YOU are invited...  to the next 

ART AFTER DARK

February 24, 2012

7 - 9PM

                

In the Art League's Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery

  

Live art demonstrations, live

music, snacks and refreshments.

ART AFTER DARK is open to the general public, there is no fee to attend!

 

 Visit www.artafterdark-li.org for more information about upcoming ART AFTER DARK events, 

slideshows of past events plus links to demonstrating and participating artist websites.

Director's Cut 2012 - Coming to the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery

Coming Soon to the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery

director's cut 2012 

February 11 - March 18

"Conjunction", mixed media by Dong Hee Lee (Long Island University, C.W. Post campus)

 "Director's Cut 2012" is back by popular demand with a new group of dynamic young artists.  Get a preview of what art in the new decade may look like as the Art League of Long Island presents a talent showcase chosen by university gallery directors or art department heads to best represent the individual voice in the collective of the art departments of nine colleges and universities on Long Island.

Exhibiting in the Strolling Gallery Through March 5

Exhibiting in the Strolling Gallery

Through March 5

Stan Brodsky's 

Independent Study - Painting Class

"Consequence of Blue", acrylic on canvas by Peter Galasso

  

Next Session begins February 28

Register online

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Call to Artists - Springfield Art Association

Springfield Art Association
presents:   

  

Edwards Place Fine Art Fair

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Art and Fine Craft Fair

WHERE: On the grounds of historic Edwards Place at the Springfield Art Association,   
             Springfield, IL

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           September 15 - 16, 2012
           Saturday: 10 - 5; Sunday: 11 - 4

NOTEWORTHY:

*24rd Annual Event.

*Up to 100 artists will be accepted.

*Long-term, loyal customer basse.

*Jury/Booth Fees: $25/$200, 11x12; End/Corner: $250; Double: $350.

*Cash awards in each media: 2D, Ceramic, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Wood and Other, Pplus Best in Show.

*Complimentary breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings; Saturday night artist dinner and awards presentation.

*Night-time security and daytime boothsitters.

*For more information, click HERE.

                                                                                        

Founded in 1913, the Springfield Art Association promotes and supports the advancement of the visual arts, provides educational opportunities for the greater

Springfield area and preserves the historic Edwards Place House and the collections of the Association.  

 

In 2011, the SAA will host its 23rd Annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair! Annually, the Edwards Place Fine Art Fair provides a park-like venue for talented artists from throughout the United States to display and sell their unique works of art.   

  

Built in 1833, Edwards Place was deeded to the SAA in 1913. Today, the SAA serves more than 100,000 people annually through its School of Art, Gallery of Art, Michael

Victor II Art Library and historic Edwards Place, an Italianate mansion on the National Historic Landmark Register.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
March 30, 2011

Notification:
April 30, 2011

For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.springfieldart.org

 Email inquiries to:
director@springfieldart.org

You may also contact by telephone:
217-523-2631