Call to Artists - Individual Artist Award

Norman Arts Council 2012-2013 Individual Artist Award Applications Available

DEADLINE: AUGUST 6, 2012 by 12:00pm

The Norman Arts Council announces the open call for the 2012-2013 Individual Artist Award. Applications are due on August 6, 2012 and may be mailed or delivered to MAINSITE Contemporary Art: Home of the Norman Arts Council.

The applications were expanded this year to include any Norman student in high school and not just seniors.

The 2012-2013 Curator is Amber Sharples, Assistant Director of the Oklahoma Arts Council 

Application forms can be downloaded from the NAC website or picked up at MAINSITE Contemporary Art. Completed applications may be mailed or delivered to the MAINSITE Contemporary Art: Home of the Norman Arts Council, 122 East Main Street, Norman, OK 73069.

The Individual Artist Award is provided in part by the Norman Transient Guest Room Tax.

Questions regarding the NAC Individual Artist Award may be directed to the Norman Arts Council at 405-360-1162 or nac@normanarts.org.

Call to Artists - Venture Interieur

VENTURA INTERIEUROctober and Ventura Interieur may seem far away, but with the summer holidays around the corner the months will pass by before you know it. So this is the right time to point out the extended deadline to apply for Ventura Interieur, to spill some of the first names of exhibitors that will be showing, and to inform you about other events happening right next to Ventura Interieur.

 

EXTENDED DEADLINE CALL FOR ENTRIESDue to great interest in Ventura Interieur, Biennale Interieur and Organisation in Design have decided to extend the deadline for registering. Individual designers, design collectives, institutions, design councils, academies, universities, as well as exciting new brands are able to register for Ventura Interieur until the 1st of August. After registration, the Ventura Interieur team will make a curated selection. Please click here to apply and find out more about the made-to-measure exhibitor packages. Please note that the registration itself is free of charge.

 

FIRST NAMES
Ventura Interieur is pleased to give out some of the first names of exhibitors that will be showing their latest works and collections; new brands such as DHPH (NL), and Ontwerplabel Vij5 (NL), institutions like In Residence (IT), academies such as Katho (BE) and ArteZ (NL) as well as design collectives like Great Things to People (CL).

 

VENTURA INTERIEUR LOCATIONS
Ventura Interieur will take place in two areas; on the Biennale Interieur grounds (Kortrijk Xpo) and on the Buda Island in the city center of Kortrijk.

 

The presentation of Ventura Interieur at the fairgrounds will provide the visitors of the Biennale a glimpse of what Ventura Interieur is all about and what they can expect to see on the Buda Island. The main locations of Ventura Interieur are on Buda Island, the historical and cultural district of Kortrijk. This cultural hive will serve as the backdrop for Ventura Interieur. Get a feel for the locations by watching this video

 

Between the two areas of Ventura Interieur, Biennale Interieur will provide a free and frequent shuttle service in collaboration with Audi. 

 

PROGRAMME OF BIENNALE INTERIEUR AT BUDA ISLAND 
The Buda Island, does not only host to Ventura Interieur, the Biennale Interieur has also planned various other interesting installations and happenings at this location.

International acclaimed designers and artists like Ross Lovegrove (UK), Gregg Lynn (USA) and Troika (UK) are invited by Biennale Interieur to create "Project Rooms". The theme of these 60 m2 installations is "Future Primitives" and explores the borders of our future living experiences.
Besides these visionaries, brands like Hay (DK) and architects such as Sou Fujimoto (JP) will present their latest works, and the release of the documentary about the life of Maarten Van Severen (BE) will be celebrated.

 

London-based collective Design Marketo (UK) was asked by Biennale Interieur to create Interieur Bistro, a pop-up restaurant, with specially selected local foods all "Freshly Cut".

 

DATES
Closing date applications Ventura Interieur: 1 August 2012
Ventura Interieur / Biennale Interieur: 20 - 28 October 2012

Call to artists - Summerlin Art Festival

Summerlin Art Festival

  

  

Call to Artists

 

WHAT: Summerlin Art Festival

WHERE: Summerlin Centre Community Park, Las Vegas, NV

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14 (9am - 5pm each day)

NOTEWORTHY:

• The location of the site is on flat grass fields surrounded by palm trees.
• Stadium lighting at night until designated park hours with security patrolling the site 24-hours from Friday through Sunday until 9:00 pm.
• Real restrooms in a central location.
• Convenient artist and visitor parking on site.
• Coffee and sweet rolls provided at info booth for artists Saturday morning.
• Volunteers available for booth sitting upon request.
• Volunteers and motorized carts are available for set-up and tear-down on a first-come, first-served basis.
• All booths have a corner location due to the 'quad' set-up (see Booth Layout for details).
• RV, trailer, and overnight parking are allowed on site.

The Summerlin Art Festival is a popular and established outdoor art festival that also features music, food and entertainment. Set in a beautiful park in the affluent Summerlin area of Las Vegas, the highly successful event features the works of more than 100 artists and fine craftspeople, as well as sidewalk chalk art created by participants of all ages and skill levels. The art festival hours are 9:00 am until 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Attendance is estimated at approximately 10,000 people each day or 20,000 total for the two-day event.

The festival is in its 18th year and has proven popular with locals, as well as tourists to the Las Vegas area. The chalk art brings in local families from around the area. An array of food vendors, entertainment on the festival stage and non-profit booths add to the festivities. The artists booths are in a separate area and are in a 'quad' set-up so that each booth has a corner location and room for storage.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline: Jul. 14, 2012

Jury Fee: Non-refundable $25 per artist

Booth Fee: $300 for 10x10; $400 for 10x15 and $575 for 10x20.

Notification of Acceptance: Aug. 15, 2012

For more information, please visit: http://www.summerlinartfestival.com or call 702.467.3540.

To apply, please visit: www.zapplication.org

Email address: artists@summerlinartfestival.com

Call to artists Fine Art and craft Winter Fair

ArtHamptons | July 13-15, 2012 | Bridgehampton, NY

ArtHamptons | July 13-15, 2012 | Bridgehampton, NY

5th Annual ArtHamptons
Receives Major Support from
both NYC & Local Museums

ArtHamptons.com


The 5th successful ArtHamptons is preparing for record attendance this summer, surpassing last year’s 9,500. In an effort to attract a wider network of art buyers to the fair, we have reached out and received promotional support from a new tier of prestigious art organizations who will join us this summer. The Guggenheim Museum and Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museummembers, as well as the Whitney Contemporaries and major donors of the Whitney Museum of American Art will be exclusively invited to ArtHamptons. The influential charity Hedge Funds Cares, comprised of Wall Street’s most prominent hedge fund executives, will be hosting a fund-raising event onsite. Sotheby’s Auction House is hosting their top 400 art clients from the NYC area. The Young Presidents/World Presidents Organization from NYC will be converging onsite, as well.

Opening night, a “must attend” glamorous  Hamptons tradition, which was re-enacted in an episode of USA Network’s Royal Pains last summer, is expected to attract 3,000 art collectors and again benefits the Longhouse Reserve. We will also be joined by a multitude of prominent local art organizations and charities, such as Guild Hall, Nassau County Museum of Art, Jewish Center of the Hamptons, Heckscher Museum of Art, Southampton Fresh Air Home, and East End Arts Council to name a few. In total, an unprecedented 30 + important art organizations and museums will embrace and support ArtHamptons this summer. This promotional activity will generate many more active art buyers than prior years.

Friday’s Pollock at 100: A Centennial Celebration Turning into One of Summer’s Premiere Events

Our Friday night fund-raiser for the Pollock- Krasner House celebrates Pollock at 100.Hamptons Magazine has selected this July 13 charity event to serve as the unveiling of their uber popular cover party.

2012 Arts Patron of the Year Awarded to Performer/Collector Cheech Marin

Primarily known as an actor, director and performer, Cheech Marin has developed the finest private collection of Chicano art in the country. He states, “Chicano art is American Art. My goal is to bring this genre of art to the forefront of the art world.” He has authored three books on the topic, and his traveling exhibition has appeared in 16 museums. He will be teaming up with L.A.’sThomas Paul Fine Art to show a select group of young Mexican American artists.  Participating also as an exhibitor, and as the star of the current CBS TV hit series “Rob”, he will actively be involved with the media to promote ArtHamptons.

Exhibitor Applications Are Now Being Accepted Online

Reduced in size to assure the highest caliber of art, ArtHamptons is still accepting applications online. Held on an amazing 97 acre bucolic reserve in Bridgehampton, the site features a dramatic Sculpture Park, polo field, and horse pasture. Held in a spectacular 40,000 sq ft modular museum-like structure with spacious soaring glass lobby, ArtHamptons production standards will be up to international standards. 

The Selection Committee welcomes early acceptances Gerald Peters Gallery (Santa Fe/NYC),June Kelly Gallery (NYC), Throckmorton Fine Art (NYC), Danziger Gallery ( NYC), Cynthia Corbett Gallery (London), Mark Borghi Fine Art (Palm Beach/Bridgehampton), Jackson Fine Art (Atlanta), and Madison Gallery (La Jolla).
 

Los Angeles, June 18, 2012—Art Platform

 

 

Art Platform — Los Angeles partners with Frederick Fisher and Partners to transform the

Barker Hangar’s exhibition spacefor the second edition of the fair

 

— Los Angeles recently announced its relocation to the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport for the second edition of its modern and contemporary art fair for Los Angeles. Further realizing the fair's commitment to broadening audiences and contributing to the vibrant Los Angeles art community, Art Platform — Los Angeles has partnered with renowned architecture firm, Frederick Fisher and Partners. Known as a leader of the Los Angeles art and cultural community, Frederick Fisher and Partners specializes in creating environments that resolve the complexities of culture by delivering spaces that heighten the aesthetic experience of the artworks on exhibit.

The Barker Hangar, located on the grounds of the main private jet airport for the Westside of Los Angeles, is uniquely situated amongst some of Southern California’s iconic landmarks such as the Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade and Pacific Coast Highway. The Westside location is not only in proximity to major Los Angeles museums such as Santa Monica Museum of Art, The Getty, Hammer Museum, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art but to significant private collections as well.

 

2012 Art Platform—Los Angeles

The modern and contemporary art fair for Los Angeles

 

Show Dates and Times:

Private Preview: Thursday, September 27, 2012

General Admission: Friday, September 28 - Sunday 30, 2012

www.ArtPlatform-LosAngeles.com

 

Life’s Work of Ronald Carvell Meaux Tops $10,000 at Gray’s Auctioneers

Cleveland, Ohio – July 2, 2012 – Gray’s Auctioneers Llc,

Life’s Work of Ronald Carvell Meaux Tops $10,000 at Gray’s Auctioneers

Gray’s Auctioneers in Cleveland, Ohio is thrilled to announce the results of sale for the life’s work and collection of a previously unknown, self-taught, Cleveland artist, Ronald Carvell Meaux, whose introduction to the art market sparked international interest and fiercely competitive bidding at Gray’s June 27^th auction.

Sold in group lots of artfully selected works, Meaux’s portfolio of imagery secured hammer prices that well exceeded estimates and expectations for this previously, completely unknown artist. Meaux’s lyrical abstractions express the pathos of an embattled, homosexual, African American man struggling with his identity in a Midwestern city in the 1960s. Featuring such fantastic titles as Bacchanale with Telepathic Window and The Metamorphosis and Influence of an Ancient Demi-God or Aphrodite Feigning Virginity, Summer 1965, his dynamically expressive paintings and works on paper are a revelation of the artist’s personal demons.

Meaux passed away in a state of total reclusion in 2012, with neither friends nor family to take on his final expenses. Gray’s is currently working with the consignor and local authorities to see that the proceeds from the artist’s exceptional auction performance are used to finally and properly put Meaux’s body to rest, bringing dignity to the passing of this late, great Cleveland artist.

About Gray’s Auctioneers Llc

With more than two decades of experience as a licensed auctioneer Deborah J. Gray returned to Cleveland, Ohio to open her eponymous auction and appraisal showrooms in June 2007. As VP of Operations for Sotheby’s, the largest auction house in the world, Deborah was uniquely qualified to start a new auction and appraisal service in Northeast Ohio.  Gray’s on staff team of appraisers offer USPAP certified appraisal services for insurance and estate tax purposes, as well as fair-market value reports if an item’s worth is all that is required.  Gray’s also offers free appraisal services at their showrooms, every Friday from 11am until 4:00pm.

Through their state of the art website and their global partnerships they attract bidders from all over the world, who can bid live online, and also through absentee or telephone bidding.  Gray’s commitment to excellence in customer service is demonstrated by the elimination of punitive fees and the holding of accurate reserves. Gray’s experts work closely with banks, trustees, executors, institutions, corporations and attorneys to inventory, appraise and realize the full value of collections & estates. Gray's Auctioneers provide pick-up and local delivery services with their own Mercedes truck, together with their experienced team of Fine Art packers and movers.

To learn more about Gray’s Auctioneers Llc, please visit www.graysauctioneers.com.

Painting below, Aphrodite Assuming the Responsibilities of Aurora, Summer 1966.

 

In NYC @ the Whitney Yayoi Kusama 7/12-9/30

YAYOI KUSAMA

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Yayoi Kusama
July 12–September 30, 2012

The artist’s first survey in New York in fifteen years, this major retrospective traces Kusama’s development—over the course of more than six decades of intense productivity in Japan and the United States—into one of the most respected and influential artists of her time. 

DePrima, Switzerland. 7/8

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Hybrid Identities & Hidden Cities | Rome

Hidden Cities & Hybrid Identities, a festival of video art and photography exhibition will be held in Rome at theRipa Hotel & Café starts again from the day July 6, 2012. Were forty-selected artists from different countries, of which fifteen twenty-seven video artists and artists photos.

The selection was made ​​based on the concept of "Hidden Cities & Hybrid Identities" which analyzes the hybridization of the physical and social identities in contemporary cities.

"They blend the colors of the hidden city with its evanescent hybrid identities: the day and night, the neon lights that illuminate the facades, the patchwork of contamination where new faces emerge, the crowds of passers-by, the subways, up to construct geometric shapes in which to play invent memories. the urban landscape, and its human bodies, perceptions become indelible. Its dynamics and characteristics are in the excess, in the static or nell'incompiuto. In these cities migrations and transformations are self-generated. Such a voracious bodies that reconstruct utopias. seductive idiosyncrasies in such imitation, repetition, the symbol and the sublime are connected all'estraniazione of modern alienation. Imagine yourself portrayed as an unexpected passer, in these vortex streets, between buildings - in a film flow of an unusual setting and unstable polymorph ". Camilla Boemio, 2012

. Organizer: International ArtExpo
. Editors: Luca Curci, Fabiana Roscioli
. Project coordinator: Claudia Dionesalvi

. Exhibition & screening places: Riparte Cafes & Space Suite, Rome - Italy
. Dates: photo exhibition: July 06-August 5, 2012 / video screenings: July 07/06/08, 2012

. Opening: July 6, 2012 at 18:30 Riparte Ripa Hotel & Cafe, Via degli Orti di Trastevere, Rome 3 -00153

In Miami catch Nina Torres's opening 7/6

July Contemporary is the 2nd exhibition of the Contemporary Series that will feature painting, sculpture, installation, photography, collage and lightboxes from artists working in Austria, Colombia, Cuba, Greece, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, UK, United States and Venezuela. Select artists that had shown artwork for the June Contemporary exhibition will show new artwork and the entire gallery will be recurated. In addition, there will be an encore video presentation by emerging visual artist, Melissa Pita. » RSVP to the July VIP Opening Preview | Friday July 6, 2012 | 7 - 10PM

This looks like fun if your in Scotland Catch Darren 7/7 Jones

The Art of Dr. Seuss - Rare Editions Event

The Art of Dr. Seuss   RARE EDITIONS EVENT Animazing Gallery July 14th - August 19th, 2012 Exhibition Features Rare Editions from "The Art of Dr. Seuss" collection

NEW YORK, NY - From July 14th through August 19th, Animazing Gallery of SoHo will present "The Art of Dr. Seuss - Rare Editions Event." Celebrating the artistic legacy of Theodor Seuss Geisel, twenty-four of the most sought-after artworks will be presented at the gallery with recent releases from The Art of Dr. Seuss collection, offering a rare opportunity for visitors to view and experience one of the largest selections of authorized estate editions ever assembled. This exhibition offers an insider's view of the extraordinary imagery reproduced from Dr. Seuss's private collection of paintings and sculptures created throughout his 70 years of artistic innovation. Exhibition curator, William Dreyer is available for phone interviews at (847-564-2000 ext. 26).    About the Exhibition For over 70 years, Theodor Seuss Geisel's illustrations brought a visual realization to his fantastic imaginary worlds. However, his artistic talent went far beyond the printed page. Ted Geisel's "Secret Art," the paintings and sculptures created at night for his own personal enjoyment, were rarely exhibited during his lifetime. Seuss always dreamed of sharing these works with his fans and had entrusted his wife, Audrey, to carry out his wishes once he was gone. Audrey, too, believed the work deserved further recognition and that Ted himself would one day be evaluated not only as an author, but also as an artist in his own right. In 1997, this dream was realized when The Art of Dr. Seuss project was launched. For the first time, collectors were able to see and acquire artworks reproduced from Geisel's original drawings, paintings and sculpture. Audrey Geisel (Mrs. Dr. Seuss) remarked in 2010, "It is with great pleasure that I share Ted, his art, his imagination, and his boundless creativity. I'm gratified to carry out Ted's wishes and have these works revealed to the world." Since the historic launch of this project, over thirty editions of Arabic numbers have sold-out, fifteen others are quickly approaching sell-out. This exhibition presents the largest selection of rare estate editions ever assembled. Artworks from this collection have toured to galleries and museums around the world, establishing Dr. Seuss as a significant artist of the 20th Century. It is with great pleasure that we share with you the artistic legacy of Theodor Seuss Geisel.

About the Artist: Theodor Seuss Geisel (American, 1904-1991) Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, began his career as a little known editorial cartoonist in the 1920's. His intriguing perspective and fresh concepts ignited his career, and his work evolved quickly to deft illustrations, modeled sculpture and sophisticated oil paintings of elaborate imagination. Dr. Seuss is currently best known as one of the most beloved and bestselling children's authors of all time, having written and illustrated classics such as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Geisel was also a political cartoonist for PM magazine during World War II, as well as a contributing illustrator for Vanity Fair and Life.  He had a long, successful advertising career, he was an Academy Award winner for his wartime documentaries, as well as his animated short film, "Gerald McBoing Boing." Today his paintings hang in fine art galleries along side Old and Contemporary Masters including Picasso, Warhol, Rembrandt, Miro and others.   His unique artistic vision emerged as the golden thread which linked every facet of his varied career, and his artwork became the platform from which he delivered 44 children's books, over 400 World War II political cartoons, hundreds of advertisements, and countless editorials filled with wonderfully inventive animals, characters and clever humor. Geisel single-handedly forged a new genre of art that falls somewhere between the Surrealist Movement of the early 20th Century and the inspired nonsense of a child's classroom doodles.   About Animazing Gallery A landmark gallery in SoHo since 1984, Animazing exhibits a unique collection of original and limited edition animation and illustration artwork that indulges the senses and emotions with color & playfulness. Exclusive collections include art & sculpture by great American illustrators, such as Tim Burton, Theodor Geisel, Charles M Schulz, & Maurice Sendak. Animazing has hosted outstanding events to honor and showcase some of the greatest artists, directors, authors, and entertainment figures of the last 25 years.

Animazing Gallery 54 Greene Street (at Broome), New York, NY 10013 Hours: Mon - Sat 10am - 7pm, Sun 11am - 6pm (212) 226-7374 www.animazing.com  Admission: Free