Call to Artists - Uptown Art Fair

Uptown Art Fair 

  

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Art Festival

WHERE: Uptown, Minneapolis, MN

WHEN: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
           August 3-5, 2012
           Friday: 12 noon - 8 p.m.
           Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
           Sunday: 10 a.m. -  5 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:

*Limited to 350 artists in the Uptown Art Fair.

*375,000 attendance in 2011.

*$6,500 in awards.

*Winner of nearly 100 International Festivals and Events Association Pinnacle Awards.

*Application/Booth Fees: $40/$525 (single booth); $1,050 (double booth).

*Complimentary artist brunch and best of show awards presentation Sat. morning.

*Discounted hotel rates; Artist parking; RV and camping information provided.

*24-hour security.

*Boothsitters, helpful volunteers and well-organized staff.

*$300,000 advertising and promotion campaign; including radio, TV, print, and social media.

The Uptown Art Fair, now celebrating its 49th year, takes over the commercial district in Uptown Minneapolis.  What began as a neighborhood art sale developed into an internationally recognized, three-day fine art festival attracting more than 350,000 people in one weekend. Hosting approximately 350 artists, the Uptown Art Fair caters to tourists, art enthusiasts, artists, and festival-goers from around the country.

Uptown Minneapolis is an eclectic mix of commercial, retail, and residential properties in South Minneapolis.  The intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue is the center of a lively, upbeat business district and is one of the busiest intersections in the state of Minnesota, creating the perfect location for a fine art festival. Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles, and Cedar Lake are only a few blocks away, making Uptown's tree-lined streets both welcoming and walkable.

The primary focus of the Uptown Art Fair is the juried exhibition of gallery quality fine art.  Additionally, the event offers family activities including a youth art fair, day and evening performances, a wine garden, and high quality outdoor food vending.   

The Uptown Art Fair brings art to the people, draws visitors to Uptown, and provides a showcase and sales outlet for both professional and amateur artists from around the country. As the Uptown Association's primary fundraising event, the Uptown Art Fair is an economic engine for the community, generating revenue that pays for Uptown projects including community clean ups, marketing and education seminars, extra security officers, donations to local causes and neighborhood organizations, and other community building activities. 

 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline: 

March 1, 2012, 12 midnight (CST) via www.zapplication.org 

Notification:
April 1, 2012; results emailed with contracts

Booth Fee and Contracts Due:
May 1, 2012

For more details, artist's prospectus, please visit:

www.uptownartfair.com 

Brian Olsen's Art in Action

Brian Olsen To Launch Art In Action Keynote in 2012 Keep an eye out for Brian's newest program Art in Action KEYNOTE. The purpose of this show is to teach audiences how to utilize a creative process that can empower participants to overcome obstacles and achieve success, whether it's communicating with clients, developing new products, or simply closing more sales. The concepts include vision, research and planning, risk taking, overcoming obstacles, and ultimately how to stay focused when executing within a given structure. Click here to watch the Art in Action Keynote promo reel video  Brian Olsen Starts 2012 Painting for Denver Nuggets Half Time Show Brian Olsen performed at the halftime of the Denver Nuggets vs. LA Lakers game as part of his Art In Action performance. In front of a sold-out stadium, Brian painted a portrait of NBA star Nene live in less than 7 minutes. . The painting was then donated to Kroenke Sports Charities, who plan to auction it at the annual Mile High Dreams Gala on February 28, 2012. This exclusive event gave fans the opportunity to see Brian Olsen do what he does best, and to interact with players, coaches, alumni, dancers and mascots from the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rapids and Colorado Mammoth. “Brian Olsen performed his "Art In Action" at halftime of the Denver Nuggets vs. LA Lakers game on 1.1.2012. Brian’s performance captivated the sold out crowd at one of the most high-profile Nuggets games of the year. Brian’s energetic and entertaining performance style kept Nuggets fans on the edge of their seats as his portrait of forward Nenê came to life in only 6 minutes! Denver is lucky to have such a unique and exciting artist call it his home.” - Shawn Martinez, Denver Nuggets, Director of Game Entertainment Read More & View Photos  Brian Olsen Paints Live Muses in India for Chivas Studios When Chivas Studios was searching for a luminary artist that could seam the collaboration of art, music, cinema, fashion and food, and they looked no further than to hire Brian Olsen. When Chivas Studios was searching for a luminary artist that could combine art, music, cinema, fashion and food, they looked no further than to hire Brian Olsen. Participating in world-class performances in New Delhi and Mumbai, India, Brian painted portraits of Bollywood actress Nargis Fakrih, who has recently appeared in Imtiaz Ali’s movie "Rockstar," and Kingfisher calendar supermodel Angela Jonsson, set to the contemporary fusion music of Mrigya.

Opening Reception - Still Spot

Still Spot works on paper, photography, sound, video, installation, sculpture  curated by Jaanika Peerna    Opening Reception Thursday Feb. 23rd from 6-9 pmExhibition runs from Feb. 23rd thru March 30th      Viviane Romabldi Seppey: Jurong, 2009  white and yellow pages from Singapore phonebooks, 38x38 An international exhibit of varying media from Japan, Germany, Korea, Australia, the United States, Czech Republic, Cayman Islands, Estonia, Japan, and Italy, Still Spot is a group show of twelve artists, who offer works that are quiet at first look, but upon closer inspection will reveal intensity of either technique, material, or affect.   These diverse practices include labor-intensive precise cuts in paper, hundreds of magazine eyes behind a translucent vellum veil, rock-hard slate that has been filed down meticulously against its nature, and tiny five-inch square drawings that are so intricate that they are at the very limits of our ability to see.  At the other extreme is a room-size installation where we stand in the midst of hundreds of nine-foot high skinny strips of paper, so we become lost in the white quietude.  This totality of works is assembled to bring the gallery visitor into a "still spot" in the midst of dynamic Manhattan, a momentary oasis in the center of our busy lives.

artists: Jaq Belcher Dianne Bowen Hedwig Brouckaert Chunghee Han Bendel Hydes Margot Kask Michael Kukla Jeesoo Lee Oyama Enrico Isamu Letter Gius Provenzänd Lasse-Marc Riek Viviane Rombaldi Seppey Annette Solakoglu

Applications for 2nd Kathmandu International Art Festival

 Call for applications for 2nd Kathmandu International Art Festival 2012: Earth|Body|Mind

 

Deadline
January 31, 2012: National artists
February 29, 2012: International artists

 

The Siddhartha Arts Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2nd Kathmandu International Art Festival will take place from November 25 to December 21, 2012. Titled ‘Earth|Body|Mind’, the Festival is dedicated to one of the most critical issues of the 21st century – climate change.

 

Climate change is not an isolated phenomenon. It is happening globally and similarly, action is needed globally, down from the grassroots level up to the policy makers of a nation. As a critical creative form, art provides a platform for the society to think, analyze and reason. Artists, therefore, are in a unique position to highlight problems of climate change, generate awareness and create dialogues in the public through their artworks.

 

We invite national and international artists and curators to partake in this event, to create and establish a much-needed global social change.

 

KIAF is now accepting applications from artists and curators through its website www.artmandu.org, under Participate. The deadline to file submissions is January 31, 2012 for national artists and February 29, 2012 for international artists. The International Selection Committee involves six people:

 

Dina Bangdel, PhD, Associate Professor of Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jagath Weerasinghe, Artist, Art writer, Professor, Postgraduate Institute of Archeology, Colombo Sri Lanka; Joyce Toh, Senior Curator, Singapore Art Museum; Navin Khadka, BBC News Correspondent, Specializes on Climate Change; Rajeev Lochan, Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Salima Hashimi, Curator, Contemporary Artist, Dean of the School of Visual Arts, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.

 

Background

 

KIAF is the biggest art event held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Organized by Siddhartha Art Gallery, the first non-profit Festival was held from October 30 to November 10, 2009.
111 artists from 25 countries showcased their visual interpretations on the Festival’s theme ‘Separating Myth from Reality – Status of Women’. Attended by over 5000 visitors in 6 venues, the event was described by the Mondriaan Foundation ‘an extraordinary project’ and as ‘dawn of a new era’ by national daily The Himalayan Times.

 

KIAF’s mission is to firmly place Nepal on the global map as a venue for contemporary art, allow for artistic collaboration and exchange among international and local artists and use art as a platform for the society to think, analyze and reason.

 

Thank you very much for your support. Kindly visit our website www.artmandu.org for details regarding the Festival and circulate this information to your colleagues, friends and networks. For further queries and concerns please write to us at info@artmandu.org

 

email: info@artmandu.org
office: 977-1-4438979
website: www.artmandu.org