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Sam Francis: California Zen

	Untitled, from the Pasadena Box, 1964, unique gouache on paper Sam Francis: California Zen featuring the Pasadena Box November 5, 2011 - January 7, 2012 click images to view exhibition LESLIE SACKS FINE ART Brentwood 11640 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90049 (310) 820-9448  director@lesliesacks.com www.lesliesacks.com

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Art on the Square - Call to Artists

Art on the Square
an experience in fine art 

   

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  The Nation's #1 Art Festival in 2011 (The Art Fair Sourcebook)

WHERE: Historic Public Square, Belleville, IL

WHEN: Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday
           May 18 - 20, 2012
           Friday: 5 - 9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:

*Ranked among the nation's top festivals every year.

*Limited to 100 juried fine artists and craft persons in eleven categories.

*Average of over $1,000,000 in artists' sales for last 6 years.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($30/$325-$600 depending on location); a few larger spaces available at extra cost

*$30,000 Cash Awards (2011)

*$460,000+ Advertising Budget (2011)

*Over $100,000 Patron purchase program (2011)

*Friday Setup; drive up to your space for load-in and load-out

*Top Artist Amenities including three meals, artist-only break room and indoor bathrooms.

*For more details about the show, click HERE

Art on the Square's sterling record of artist success since its inception ten years ago has made it the among the most sought-after venues for high quality artwork in the nation. Tremendous support from the community as well as the entire St. Louis metro assures large, art-savvy, buying crowds.  Excellent layout and small number of artists make the public experience enjoyable and sales-friendly.  Independent jurying creates approximately 2/3 turnover each year.  Massive marketing program throughout the Midwest draws visitors from as far away as Chicago and Des Moines.  Legendary artist hospitality and support provided by over 500 volunteers!

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
January 31, 2012

Notification:
February 13, 2012

Booth Fee Due:
March 5, 2012

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

Email inquiries to:
artonthesquarecompetition@gmail.com

You may also contact by telephone:
618-416-3390

2011 MF Toys Show

2011 MF TOYS SHOW

All new hand-made art toys... Just in time for the Holiday Season!!

MF Gallery: 213 Bond St. Brooklyn, NY 11217

Cash & Carry Opening Party: Saturday November 12th, 7-10pm.

Every year, MF Gallery selects the best Art Toys for the annual "MF Toys Show". Because of their love of toys, curators Martina and Frank Russo have been putting together this show since 2003- long before Designer Toys were in the mainstream. 

The MF Toys Show focuses on toys that are 100% hand made by artists, not painted vinyl or customized toys. These toys are made of materials such as cast resin, clay, fabric, animal bones, paper, wood and more. 

Most of the toys are priced between $10 and $100, and are perfectly affordable holiday gifts.... Here's your opportunity to stick it to the big corporations by supporting a local shop and buying cool gifts for your family and friends!

All of the pieces in this show are one-of-a-kind originals, making them very sought after collectibles. Some of the artists are toy makers, others were asked to create a toy especially for this show. Artists include: Drew Maillard, Esther Vershoor, Moses Jaen, Bianca Panzram, Christine Benjamin, Max Reinhart, Jade Perez, Carisa Swenson, John Weisgerber, Sheri Debow, Scott Garrett, Jacqui Gallant, Peggy Wauters, Jaz Harold, Nicole Johnson, Nate Groppe, Junker Jane, Kamila Mlynarcz, Greg Maillard, Sigal Inbar, Heather Gargon, MF Toys and more!

The 2011 MF Toys Show will open on Saturday November 12th. Many of the artists will be attending the opening party from 7 to 10pm. The party will be a "Cash & Carry" event. Buyers will be able to take their toys home with them that very same night!

All of the toys are also available for viewing and purchasing online at: www.mfgallery.net/TS11/TS11.html

The 2011 MF Toys Show will be open by appointment until December 18. Contact Martina or Frank by phone (at: 917-446-8681) or email (at: info@MFgallery.net) to make an appointment to see the show.

MF Gallery is located at 213 Bond Street, between Butler and Baltic Streets in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn, NY. Take the A or G to Hoyt/ Schermerhorn, the F or G to Bergen, or the R to Union.

Mark of Elegance Tours

 MARK OF ELEGANCE TOURS

 

Youth and Beauty: 

Art of the American Twenties

Bus Tour to the Brooklyn Museum

November 10

This exhibition brings together for the first time the work of 68 painters, sculptors, and photographers who explored a new mode of modern realism in the years bounded by the aftermath of the Great War and the onset of the Great Depression.  

140 works by artists including Thomas Hart Benton, Charles Demuth, Edward Hopper, Gaston Lachaise, Georgia O'Keeffe and Edward Weston. 

 A beautiful show not to be missed. 

 Departs 9:30 from the Art League.   

Coffee and bagels en route.  

Return for home at 3:00.

This event is presented in collaboration with Mark of Elegance Bus Transportation.

To register call (631) 462-5400 x222 or click here.

Victoria Palermo

Victoria Palermo
RAUM

On Thursday November 10th, there will be a solo exhibition by Victoria Palermo in the Main Galleries. The Carriage House will be closed for the winter season. The work will be on display through December 4th with a reception for the artist on Saturday November 12th from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.

I am one of those people who occasionally succumbs to "Stendhal's Syndrome" -that is I swoon, literally experience vertigo, in front of a work of art... at times in front of a painting, especially a Rothko. In this work, I try to wedge myself into that abstract paint space, make it three-dimensional, walk around in it, and see through to the other side.

The layers of translucent colors here are recombinant, varying with the viewer's vantage point. That means you, the viewer, may participate in the work, mixing color and determining composition through your position outside the construction. I acknowledge the visual associations with the machined aesthetic and geometrical shapes of the Bauhaus and De Stilj, but form rejects function in my pieces. Their architectonic ambition is compromised by gravity--they are made of rubber, and closer inspection reveals their handmade origins. The works defy practicality--more like miniature Victorian follies in spirit perhaps--inviting a sense of fantasy to imagine dwelling inside.

         Victoria Palermo
         2011


"Victoria Palermo's diminutive architectural structures made of silicone rubber engage the senses and the intellect. Constructions that fuse a modernist appearance and ideology with an aesthetic of play found in their small size, bright colors, and illogical spaces, the work engenders a sense of pure pleasure and fun."

          --Katie Hauser
         Associate Professor, Art History
         Skidmore College

Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11:00 till 5:00 p.m. For further information about the gallery, the artists and upcoming exhibition, visit

www.johndavisgallery.com

or contact John Davis directly at 518.828.5907 or via e-mail: art@johndavisgallery.com.

Art After Dark

YOU are invited...  to the next 

Art After Dark

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

7 - 9PM

In the Art League's Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery

  

Demonstrating Artist:

Denis Ponsot 

  

Denis, a well-known watercolorist, will demonstrate his award-winning technique.  He is an NYC-grown artist with over 35 years of experience in the field. He currently teaches adult classes in Watercolor painting at the School of Visual Arts, the Art League of Long Island and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan.  

Participating Artists for November:

Lisa Berley
Robert Bloom
Maria Dabo-Peranic
Cori Foster
Rochelle LePa
Patricia Mardis Bell
Victor Matarasso
Karen Anne O'Donnell
Barbara Selva  

 

Co Chairs

Roberta Erlagen & Linda Louis

  

Visit www.artafterdark-li.org for upcoming dates and a slideshow of September's event.

Osram Art Projects - Seven Screens

OSRAM ART PROJECTS – SEVEN SCREENS

Herlinde Koelbl:
You have taken away my heart, with one look you have taken it
9 November 2011 – 15 May 2012

Video installation on LED-screens

Photo: Herlinde Koelbl,

© OSRAM ART PROJECTS/Herlinde Koelbl

Opening: Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 7.00 pm
Talks by Martin Goetzeler, COO of OSRAM AG and Dr. Christian Schoen, curator.
www.osram.com/art

The tenth project for the SEVEN SCREENS, which is to celebrate the 5^th anniversary of the public art platform, is dedicated to the human being. Herlinde Koelbl’s central theme is the importance of seeing. Everything begins with a look at the world and a look at one’s self: recognizing, perceiving, seeing, communicating. Her installation „You have taken away my heart, with one look you have taken it“ returns us to the origin of perception and the meaning of light, which provides the basis for the SEVEN  SCREENS. The title of her installation was inspired by Solomon's Song of Songs.

Herlinde Koelbl (*1939 in Lindau) is one of Germany's most prominent photographers and documentary filmmakers. She did not begin her career in photography until she was thirty-seven, and has worked for numerous newspapers and magazines, including Stern, Die Zeit, and the New York Times. Koelbl has presented her work in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad, for example in the United States, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and China. Most recently, she had extensive solo exhibitions at the Villa Stuck in Munich (2008), the Kunsthal Rotterdam, the Martin-Gropius Bau in Berlin (2009), the Stadtmuseum Graz (2010), and the Stadtmuseum in Munich (2011). She has received numerous awards, including the Leica Medal of Excellence (1987), the Epica Award and Kodak Pro Prize (1992), the Golden Camera (2000), Dr. Erich Salomon Prize 2001, the Federal Cross of Merit (2009), and the Lindau Cultural Award (2010).

6^th International Arte Laguna Prize

deadline 11.11.11 | final exhibition | arsenale | venice| italy

Until the 11th of November 2011 contemporary visual artists from all over the world can apply to the 6th International ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE, divided into 5 sections: painting, sculpture, photographic art, videoart and performance, and the brand new virtual art, dedicated to artworks entirely created using pc softwares and smartphones apps. Topics and techniques can be chosen freely.

Since 2006 the Arte Laguna Prize is focused on supporting emerging and already well-known artists and, thanks to collaborations with local and international partners, it is able to give them a network of opportunities.

The opportunities for the artists of this edition:

5 money Prizes of 7.000,00 EUR for the winner artists, one for each section

6 Art Residencies:  Loft Miramarmi - Italy, Carlo Zauli Museum - Italy, Glass School Abate Zanetti - Venice, Art Stays - Slovenia, iaab – Basel, Technymon India ARTresidency – India

2 Business for Art: STILE Original Design offers a money prize of  8.000,00 EUR and will develop an art project with the selected artist and another project will develop with the jewelery company FOPE of Vicenza

2 International Festivals: participation in Open in Venice and Tina B in Prague

26 Personal Exhibitions in International Art Galleries
The Prize Arte Laguna has created a network of international galleries to introduce the artists to the market of Contemporary Art. Each gallery will select an artist for creating a solo exhibition

Furthermore, a collective exhibition at the Arsenale of Venice will be set up for the 110 finalists, chosen by theinternational jurors:
Igor Zanti - Art Critic and the Arte Laguna Prize's curator, Alessio Antoniolli - Director Gasworks of London; Chiara Barbieri - Publications Director, Peggy Guggenheim Collection; Gabriella Belli - Director MART of Trento and Rovereto; Ilaria Bonacossa - Freelance Curator; Soledad Gutierrez - Curator at MACBA Barcelona; Kanchi Metha - Curator Indian Pavillon Prague Biennale; Ludovico Pratesi - Director Centro Arti Visive Pescheria of Pesaro; Maria Savarese - Freelance Curator; Ralf Schmitt - Director Preview Berlin; Alma Zevi - Art Critic.

During the years, the winners of the Arte Laguna Prize had exhibitions in Venice, Wien, Prague and more than 20.000 viewers visited their shows.

Complete announcement >>>

Apply now >>>

The Morrison Hotel Gallery Presents - Neal Preston

(c) Neal Preston

The Morrison Hotel Gallery

Presents

NEAL PRESTON

October 27, 2011, New York, NY - The Morrison Hotel Gallery in Soho is excited to present an exhibition of photography from the prolific Neal Preston. The exhibit will be open to the public beginning Friday, November 11th and Neal will be appearing at the gallery on Saturday, November 12th from 1 to 5 PM, which will be open to the public.  

 

This notable exhibition will feature classic photographs and also never-before-seen images from 40-year-old negatives that may not have otherwise been useable, but were salvaged using modern-day technology. Some of the photos even Neal himself had not yet seen - including The Doors, Janis Joplin and the MC5.

With a career that began in high school and continues to this day, Neal Preston's photographs have appeared in every conceivable media outlet - on the covers and pages of world-class magazines (People - as a major contributing photographer from 1979-2007, Time, Rolling Stone), in newspapers, books on TV, and  in countless record, CD and DVD covers. Through his longtime friendship with acclaimed director Cameron Crowe, Neal has provided photography and inspiration for such films as "Almost Famous", "Vanilla Sky" and the soon-to-be-released "We Bought A Zoo." His archive, a body of work spanning almost 4 decades, is regarded as one of the music industry's most extensive and significant photo collections.   

Preston has toured the world with the who's-who of rock royalty - Led Zeppelin, The Who, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Heart, Billy Joel and more.  

Also a gifted sports photographer, Neal has covered six Olympic Games, from the 1984 Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia to the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy.  He has photographed major sporting events as varied as the World Series, NBA and NFL playoff games, World Cup soccer matches, and the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Preston has been honored with a permanent exhibit at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and his images have also been on display at the Smithsonian, Yankee Stadium, Wembley Stadium, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.   

Of his second-ever New York showing at The Morrison Hotel Gallery, Preston says, "For this show, I'm busting out some of the 'greatest hits' along with some previously unseen gems that I've mined from my archives - most of them shot when I was still in high school. I want people to feel like they've uncovered a kind of cool rock-and-roll time capsule, which is exactly how I felt when I was bringing some of these photos back to life."

Having just celebrated it's 10th Anniversary, The Morrison Hotel Gallery was founded in 2001 by Peter Blachley, a former record company executive, producer Rich Horowitz, a former independent record store owner, and Henry Diltz, a legendary music photographer. The gallery has since grown to become a major brand in fine art music photography and is respected amongst peers and artists alike.  

Haight Art and Music Exhibitions

American Red Cross Benefit