Friday, January 20, 2012

Call to Artists - Omaha Summer Arts Festival


Omaha Summer Arts Festival


Call to Artists
What:  The #1 juried show in Nebraska

Where: Downtown Omaha alongside a beautiful park

When:  June 8, 9 & 10, 2012

Significant Details:

Attracting more than 80,000 patrons from throughout the region, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival is consistently ranked in the top 100 art fairs in the country and enjoys an established tradition of excellence.

This popular show features 135-juried artists from across the country selling their fine art and contemporary crafts in 14 media categories.  An experienced staff of dedicated, event professionals produces the Omaha Summer Arts Festival. Members of the Festival's Board of Directors visit each artist individually providing an opportunity for one-on-one feedback and evaluation. We care about the artists, listen to their input and react to their concerns.

Each artist is provided an 11' x 11' space with an additional 2' x 11' storage area at the back. An exceptional show layout allows every artist to pull his or her vehicle in front of their booth for easy set-up and teardown.

Outstanding artist amenities including:
  • $2500 in Cash Merit Awards
  • A variety of options for discounted lodging within one mile of the show;
  • Complimentary lunch delivered to each artists' booth on Friday;
  • Artist Awards Brunch on Saturday;
  • Continental Breakfast and Artists' Meeting on Sunday;
  • Artist Concierge Desk, centrally located, with dedicated cell phone number for Artist requests;
  • Private, air-conditioned Artists' Lounge with complimentary snacks and beverages, private, indoor restrooms, artist-only computers, free WiFi and chair massages by appointment;
  • Artwork Delivery Program providing pick-up from your booth and delivery to your customers' vehicles.
  • Experienced booth sitters;
  • Water delivery to Artists' booths throughout the weekend;
  • Assistance with load-in and tear-down;
  • Complimentary sand tubes delivered to your booth during set-up and removed at the end of the show;
  • 24-hour security provided by off-duty Omaha Police Officers.

Show application may be accessed online through Zapplication atwww.zapplication.org.  

The jury fee is $30 and booth fees are $325 or $400 for a guaranteed corner.  Limited electrical service is available in some locations for a one-time fee of $75.

DEADLINE TO APPLY:  

January 22, 2012 (Midnight CST)

NOTIFICATION:                         
 
February 17, 2012 (Notifications mailed and posted online)

BOOTH FEE DUE:             

March 18, 2012

CONTACT:                                   

Ashley McNabney, Visual Arts Coordinator
amcnabney@vgagroup.com
402.345.5401 Ext. 106

The Omaha Summer Arts Festival is a magnet that draws people together to celebrate art in all of its forms and varied expressions. Its mission is to present culturally diverse, high-quality arts programs, performances and exhibits in downtown Omaha for the general public to appreciate and enjoy.

Apply today to be a part of the tradition as the Omaha Summer Arts Festival
celebrates 38 years of artistic excellence in the streets of Omaha.
 

Call to Artists - Frederick Festival of the Arts


Frederick Festival of the Arts   


Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival

WHERE: Downtown Historic Frederick, MD at Carroll Creek Linear Park       

WHEN:    June 2 - 3, 2012
              Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
          
NOTEWORTHY:

*19th Annual Event.

*Limited to approximately 125 juried artists.

*Public attendance: 20,000 - 25,000 annually.

*Extensive promotional campaign.

*Jury fee: $30/Booth fees: $395 for a single booth, $470 for corner booth; $775 for double booth (Electric available for $50).

*Artist amenities include: load-in and load-out assistance (when available); booth sitting and VIP rest area.


Going into our 19th year! Unique to this community is the First Saturday Gallery Walk where Tourists pour into the downtown area to enjoy the extended market hours of special shops and distinctive dining in restaurants, all set to focus on the many artist's galleries and available performances. 20,000-25,000 people attended this event, attracting patrons from over all the Baltimore/D.C. region, including MD, PA, VA, and WV.

Artists will be selected to exhibit in 15 media categories (Clay, Digital, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry/Metal, Jewelry/other, Leather, Metal, Mixed Media, Musical Instruments, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood.  Artists are selected through an online jurying process. 


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  January 31, 2012

Notification:  February 16, 2012

Booth fee due:  March 15, 2012

Apply at www.zapplicaton.org
 
For more information please contact:

Tammy O'Connor
Festival Coordinator
toconnor@frederickartscouncil.org

You may also call: 301-662-4190
  

Jan 27 Deadline - Call to Artists - Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts


Lakewood Center for the Arts
presents: 

    Lake Oswego Pix for CTA

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
Fine Arts Craft Faire 

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts Craft Faire

WHERE: George Rogers Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon

WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
           June 22-24, 2012

NOTEWORTHY:

*49th Annual Festival of the Arts.

*Limited to 120 juried fine artists and craft artists.

*Estimated attendance: 25,000.

*Application/Booth Fees ($30/$410-$755, single-double); early bird discount available;all spaces are corners.

*Security: Twenty-four hours, Thursday evening through Sunday morning.

*Promotion: National, regional, and local promotion through television, newspapers, radio, direct mail, press releases, magazines, website, and social media.

*Awards: Award winners accepted into the 2013 Craft Faire. Blue Ribbon winners receive booth fee discount.

*Amenities: Booth sitting, cold water, continental breakfast Friday & Saturday, Artists' Reception breakfast on Sunday, artist rates with our hotel partners, drive to booth for set up and tear down.

*Parking: Offsite parking with frequent shuttles to and from the park. First come, first serve parking adjacent to the park.

*Commissions: No commissions taken by the Festival.

*For more details about the show, click HERE
The Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, a highly lauded annual event with nearly 50 years of history, offers as part of its intensive programs for the arts, the annual Fine Arts Craft Faire in Lake Oswego's beautiful George Rogers Park.  One hundred-twenty fine artists and crafters gather from across the United States to present their work to a highly art-oriented public that returns annually to view the excellent artwork on display. A volunteer group of nearly 500 local supporters ensure fulfillment of artists' needs.  

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: 

Deadline:
January 27, 2011 


For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.lakewood-center.org
Email inquiries to:
Sally Hedman
festival@lakewood-center.org

You may also contact by telephone:
503-636-1060

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Immaculate: Reflections of Mary - Opening Reception


“Immaculate: Reflections of Mary”
Group Showing
February 11th, 2012 through March 17th, 2012


MF Gallery is proud to present “Immaculate: Reflections of Mary” opening reception February 11th, 2012 from 7 PM to 10 PM.

The Virgin Mary has played the longstanding role of a mother, daughter, wife, and saint. This iconographic female figure’s influence on artists has been expressed through songs, poetry, paintings and statues throughout history. Today she is represented in film, television, t-shirts, stickers, tattoos, and even visualized on toast, allotting her a most unusual occupancy in popular culture.

Immaculate: Reflections of Mary seeks to reveal artwork influenced by the Virgin Mary.  This unique collection will show us how her image has transcended from a figure in religious institutions into modern culture.

Artists participating in this exhibition hail from a variety of mediums such as printmaking, tattooing, painting, sculpture, animation, and traditional drawing methods. Artists include: Alex McWatt, Un Lee, Liam Sparkes, Shannon Beal, Greg Maillard, John Russo, Dean Raoofi, Matt Ellis, Tamara Waite-Santibanez, Russ Spitovsky, Max Kahan, Martin Mazorra, Daniel Albrigo, Eddie Peralta, Sue Jeiven,
John Cebollero, Rie Hasegawa, Justin Sanz, Bruce Waldman, Martina Secondo Russo,
Frank Russo, Drew Maillard, Shannon Daugherty, Kirsten Flaherty and more to be announced.(Bianca Panzaram)

MF Gallery is located at 213 Bond St. in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn, curated by Kirsten Flaherty and Shannon Daugherty. Opens Saturday, February 11th, 2012 and runs through Saturday, March 17th, 2012.

Viewings by Appointment Only

Contact, Shannon Daugherty Phone: 917-971-7367 Email: shannon.daugherty@gmail.com
Contact, Kirsten Flaherty Phone: 914-393-9293 Email: kirstenflaherty1@gmail.com

Call to Artists - Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen


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: 
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 at717-431-8706 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 
 

Call to Artists - Kings Mountain Art Fair


49th Annual
Kings Mountain Art Fair 

    
 
Call to Artists
     
WHAT: Fine Arts and Crafts - Under the Redwoods
          Ranked as one of the Top Five Fine Art Fairs in California, and in the Top 50
          in the nation. (Art Fair SourceBook 2011)

WHERE: 
13889 Skyline Boulevard, Woodside, California
            (30 minutes south of San Francisco, along the San Francisco Peninsula)  
         
WHEN:  Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 1 - 3, 2012 

          
NOTEWORTHY:
   *A stunning location and complete dedication to the artists (no musical groups, wine tastings, or commercial or corporate vendors).   This fair is known for drawing serious art buyers.
 
*A juried art fair, limited to 135 artists.
 
*An entirely volunteer run event, benefitting the Kings Mountain Fire Brigade and local school programs.  A strong reputation as an artist friendly venue, in a beautiful location, with a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for artists and patrons.
 
*Top 25% each year are automatically re-invited to return.
 
*Please visit www.kingsmountainartfair.org for more information and description.
 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  January 30

Apply through www.kingsmountainartfair.org/callforentry/
 
Application fee:  $10 due with online application

If accepted there is a $100 non-refundable entry fee and 15% commission on sales to participate.

Accepted artists are required to participate in the show, accompanying their art. (Assistants welcome to accompany and booth sitters are available during the Fair.)

Jurying occurs in February, acceptance notification is no later than March 15

Inquires: Please email KMAFsecty@kingsmountainartfair.org  or call (650) 851-2710

Tally Beck Contemporary


Tally Beck Contemporary


Chen Ping, Rainbow, Peacock, Falling Flowers, Man, 2011, oil on canvas, 122.8 x 92.5 cm

Tally Beck Contemporary, the New York-based gallery focusing on Asian contemporary art, will be exhibiting at the Los Angeles Art Show: Modern & Contemporary at the Los Angeles Convention Center in booth G281 from January 18-22.

Featured artists at the booth will include:
 
Chen Jiao - A young painter from Chongqing who renders vignettes from her childhood with fictive geometric rigor.
 
Chen Ping - Tasmania-based Chinese oil painter who straddles the line between abstraction and representation.
 
island6 - The Shanghai artists' collective well-known for their animated LED pieces.
 
Songwoot Kaewvisit - Painter from Northeastern Thailand who interprets rural scenery and genre scenes with lyrical resonance.
 
Be Pattanopas - Thai architecture professor whose meticulous drawings employ organic gestures to suggest three-dimensional space.
 
Laurens Tan - Beijing-based artist whose multimedia installations and sculpture comment on the rapid and uncharted commercialization of contemporary China.

For more information on the artists, please visit: www.tallybeckcontemporary.com

Los Angeles Art Show: Modern and Contemporary


GENERAL SHOW DATES
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 11am - 7pm
Friday, January 20, 2012, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, January 22, 2012, 11am - 5pm

TICKET INFORMATION 
General Admission One Day $20
Less Online Discount of $5
Ticket price is $20 with $5 discount when purchased online


LOCATION
Los Angeles Convention Center
West Hall A, 1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Call to Artists - 7th Annual Suncoast Arts Fest


 7th Annual Suncoast Arts Fest 
 
Call to Artists

Booth Spaces Still Available!

WHAT:     Juried Fine Artists and Fine Craftsmen Outdoor Event

WHERE:  The Shops at Wiregrass, Wesley Chapel, FL        

WHEN:    Jan 21 - 22, 2012
              Saturday:10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday:11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
          
NOTEWORTHY:
  • 95,000 visitors over last Jan. 2011 event weekend! 
  • Juried fine artists and fine craftsmen outdoor event
  • Limited to 135 artists
  • Accepted artists will be promoted on www.SuncoastArtsFest.com for one year, and we get many calls asking about SAF artists after the event as well!
  • Each artist receives a QR code able to be downloaded by a smart phone. If you are busy, visitors can snap a picture of your QR code and get in touch with you via your website, email address or Facebook page URL!
  • Free parking for artists
  • Friday, 1/20 eve. setup from 10:30pm-midnight, then after 4am Sat. 1/21
  • Electric available, but please request!
  • Drive up load-in and load out
  • $5000 in prize monies + $100 Booth award!
  • Booth sitting
  • 10' x 10' spaces with 4' space between tents
  • Fees: $30 application fee; $165 booth fee
  • Local hoteliers listed on our site, providing discount for overnight stay
The Suncoast Arts Fest benefits "Arts for Kids! in Pasco County"

SAF is a family oriented cultural event. Artwork exhibited must be appropriate for viewers of all ages. The SAF committee has the sole exclusive and final authority to determine if any work is not acceptable for display.
  
To maintain the integrity of the show as a fine art and fine craft show, all works must be original, executed by the applying artist, created by hand and not mass produced. "Buy/Sell" or embellishments on commercial items are absolutely prohibited.  
  
Each artist is required to provide a standard white 10'x10' artist's tent. Spaces of approximately 12'x12' will be provided for each tent. All spaces are on streets and tents must be secured by weights only as wind can be an issue - no tent stakes are allowed. Tent canopies may extend out, but presented artwork must be within or hanging from the tent.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 14, 2012 

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

Contact Information:

email:    info@suncoastartsfest.com

Phone:   (727) 534-3445 or (727)247-6182 
              
Fax:       (866) 250-6155

Mail to: Suncoast Arts Fest; P.O. Box 609; New Port Richey, Fl. 34656

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Justin Lieberman - In Honor of the Occupation of Wall Street

212GALLERY

Justin Lieberman, Valentine fur die kleine frau (red property line with gold easement and multi-tool), 2011, mixed media, 63x76x3”
Justin Lieberman | In Honor of the Occupation of Wall Street
Opening Reception: January 12 from 6 to 8pm
December 30-February 2, 2012

212GALLERY is pleased to present In Honor Of The Occupation of Wall Street featuring nine new works which incorporate the poetry of Bertolt Brecht and macaroni collage, in some cases, through their conspicuous absence.

As is the case with almost every living artist today, Lieberman’s oeuvre is composed of an eclectic mix of mediums, formats and techniques, including collages, sculptures, paintings, installations, and videos. Lieberman is an artist rooted in pagan Germanic mythology, whose exhibition résumé reads like chapters in an ongoing investigation in search for meaning in a world driven by value judgments and contradictions – be they cultural, commercial, artistic or hierarchical. He has a tendency towards Wagnerian epics, particularly in representations of his everyday existence.

His 2005 show Time and Money dealt with topics ranging from art and advertisement, time, memory and premonition, the cult of authenticity, to teenage counterfeiters and the popular cartoonist Gary Larson, while his 2006 Agency: Open House show attempted to find some sort of middle ground between the commodity circus of Koons or Murakami against the reactive refusal to submit to commercial trends. 

When asked what his work was about several years ago, Lieberman replied, “Exhibition Structures, Regional Traditions, Commercial Display, Mass Culture, Junk Sculpture, Authorship, Perversion.” When confronted with this in an e-mail I wrote him on the 8th of December, he insisted that this was a total lie and he had been misquoted. Lieberman has an obsessive affinity for the character Porygon.

In this show, his piece Valentine Für Die Kleine Frau (Red Property Line with Gold Easement and Multi-Tool) incorporates a book, a skillet, and a shower head, among other things. Price $12,000.

Upper Case Violenceis a wooden assemblage screwed directly into the wall and exhibiting a pair of plastic teeth. The teeth were originally part of another work, Theory of Voice-Over which was  destroyed after being shown in Paris. The actual meaning of the piece is far too complicated to develop on here.

“Every 'piece' is basically a fragment of something larger, meanings, materials, and ideas are carried over,” Lieberman said.  “Sometimes, I have more control, sometimes I have less. I like when works are added to, or taken away from, or destroyed, defaced, or preserved."

BIO
Lieberman was born in 1977 in Miami. He received his BFA, at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (MA); his MFA at Yale University in New Haven (CT) in sculpture. He has exhibited in galleries in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Los Angeles and New York.

Gallery Hours are daily from 10AM-6PM.

212GALLERY | 525 East Cooper Avenue, next to Ralph Lauren

Call to Artists - Broad Ripple Art Fair

Broad Ripple Art Fair

An Indianapolis Art Center Event
   
Call to Artists

WHAT:
Indianapolis' Best Local Outdoor Festival (Nuvo Newsweekly 2011); Top 100 Art Fair (Sunshine Artist Magazine 2011)

WHERE: The Art Fair takes place on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center and its ArtsPark, and the Northside Optimist Opti-Park, located at 67th Street and College Avenue in the Broad Ripple Village Cultural District

  
  
WHEN:  Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday; May 18-20, 2012; Friday (Preview Party): 6-9pm; Saturday: 10am - 6pm; Sunday: 10am - 5pm   
           
NOTEWORTHY:
  • Ranked among the nation's top festivals every year
  • Jury is open to public and scores are released to artists
  • Jury/Booth Fees ($35/$320-$420 depending on location)
  • Over $400,000 in marketing and promotion
  • Features 225 fine artists
  • Second day pass-back for patrons; gated fair average of over 20,000 attendees
  • New this year an artist break room and private bathroom
  • Heavy Item pick up service
  • Staff and volunteer supported Load-in and Load-out
  • Over 400 volunteers
  • For more details click HERE 
   
Established in 1971, the Broad Ripple Art Fair sponsored by Fifth Third Bank brings together more than 225 artists from the U.S. and Canada, booths from local cultural organizations, kid's activities throughout the art fair, two food courts, four beer and wine gardens and live entertainment on three outdoor stages and the Frank M. Basile Auditorium. The Art Fair takes place in ArtsPark on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center annually each May. All proceeds from the Art Fair directly benefit Art Center education, exhibition and outreach programs. The 42nd Broad Ripple Art Fair will take place May 19-20, 2012 with a preview party sponsored by Indianapolis Power & Light Company on May 18, 2012.


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
January 22, 2012

Notification:
February 10, 2012

Booth Fee Due:
March 23, 2012

For more details, artist prospectus, and to apply, visit:

Email inquiries to:

You may also contact by telephone:
Kyle Herrington, Artist Committee Chair, 317-255-2464 x233   

ArtGate Gallery - Drag_On N.Y.


Call to Artists - Two Columbus, Ohio, Area Shows

Grand Scheme Promotions, LLC
presents
Two Columbus, Ohio, Area Shows
 
4th Annual Granville Art Affair & Wine Festival  5th Annual Dublin Art Fair  
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Two unique, fine art and craft events with extended venue appeal

WHERE: Granville Art Affair & Wine Festival
             Great Lawn, Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio

             Dublin Art Fair
             Front Lawn of Sells Middle & Indian Run Elementary Schools near
             Downtown, Historic Dublin, Ohio

WHEN:   Granville Show:  Saturday & Sunday, June 9-10, 2012
             Dublin Show:      Friday Evening & Saturday, July 6-7, 2012

NOTEWORTHY:
  • Two separately juried events.  Artists may apply to one or both shows.  Multiple show discount applies to artists participating in both events.
  • Desirable artist participation sought for both shows is 100
  • Jury/booth Fees:
            Granville:            ($10/$150)
            Dublin:                ($10/$125)
            (If applying to both shows, only ONE jury fee is necessary.  Artists are
            limited to not more than two media for consideration in shows.)
  • Artist amenities include:  convenient, free parking; overnight security; booth sitters; complimentary Saturday mini-breakfast/coffee; and bottled water. 
  • Event marketing includes:  full-color, direct mail postcard to 20,000+ select homes and past event visitors; magazine; newspaper; Facebook; full-color posters and more reaching more than 100,000 homes.
  • Wine festival tickets sold more than doubled in 2011 as compared to tickets sold for the inaugural event in 2010. 

Granville Art Affair & Wine Festival
Licking County's largest juried art festival located on the Great Lawn of the Bryn Du Mansion in historic Granville.  This unique show features a hands-on art project tent for all ages hosted by the Granville Studio of Visual Arts, live entertainment, refreshments, and Sunday polo match. Art Affair activities are FREE both days. Saturday's show features Granville Rotary Club's Wine Festival from 1-5 p.m. offering international wine tasting, food sampling and Belgian Beer Garden.  Wine Festival and Belgian Beer Garden  require ticket purchase and represent the Rotary Club's largest yearly fundraiser.  Wine Festival participants are permitted to peruse and shop artist booths with wine glass in hand.  New for 2012 are Featured Artist Demonstrations/Seminars sponsored by  The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art and Technology on Sunday.   Granville Art Affair & Wine Festival is presented by Grand Scheme Promotions LLC and the Granville Rotary Club.
                                         
Dublin Art Fair
Located on the front  lawn of Sells Middle School and Indian Run Elementary School off of the US 33-SR 161-Bridge Street exit in Dublin, Ohio.  This highly visible show benefits from a significant volume of drive-by  traffic in the desirable historic district of Dublin.  New dates this year coincide with the Arthritis Foundation Classic Car Show & Cruise-In (www.arthritisautoshow.com) held less than 1 mile from show site.  Free trolley rides between the Art Show and Car Show will increase attendance significantly.  Fine art, live entertainment,  fine food and an art project activity tent for all ages make this art fair a popular one.  Show site for 2012 will expand allowing more space between/around individual artist booth spaces.   The Dublin Art Fair is presented by the Dublin  Area Art League and Grand Scheme Promotions LLC.



NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:     

Deadline:
March 31, 2012 for BOTH shows

Notification:
April 15, 2012, via email

For more details on these events visit:

Apply on line at:

Email inquiries to:
grandscheme@roadrunner.com

You may also contact by telephone:
(614)579-5743