Solo Exhibition at Hinge Gallery opens this Thursday

Solo Exhibition at Hinge Gallery opens this Thursday July 14th, from 6 - 9pm

Solo Exhibition at Hinge Gallery Permutations Opening reception: Thursday July 14th from 6 - 9 p.m. Exhibition dates: July 14 - September 4, 2011 Hinge Gallery 1955 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL, 60622 http://hingegallery.com info@hingegallery.com

Robin Antar Featured in Crain's New York

	Robin Antar Featured in Crain's New York The following article featured Robin Antar's work on the Crain's New York website as well as in their print edition. Photo by Buck Ennis. Gotham Gigs: Carving out a niche By Miriam Kreinin Souccar July 10, 2011 5:59 a.m. Brooklyn sculptor Robin Antar has been working for years on turning a gigantic marble slab into a replica of a bag of potato chips. For 10 years, Brooklyn sculptor Robin Antar has risen each morning and headed to her garage, where she's turning a 6,000-pound marble slab into a giant replica of a bag of potato chips. To work on different sides of the sculpture, she has to rent a crane to move it. Now that she's nearly finished, Ms. Antar has been calling chip company execs to see if they want to buy the piece. If someone does, she'll add the appropriate brand. The 53-year-old artist has sculpted a host of consumer products. Her works, priced at $5,000 to $126,000, include a life-size Dr. Martens boot, a York Peppermint Pattie and an 800-pound “bag” of M&M's. An art teacher and abstract sculptor since 1978, Ms. Antar started creating product replicas after Sept. 11. “Everyone was doing things like Twin Towers and flags, and I said: 'What can I do to represent America? What is America?' “ Ms. Antar asked. “It's junk food.” The artist, who raised three boys while frequently staying up all night to sculpt, says that by capturing everyday items in stone, she is creating a record of contemporary culture. “Two thousand years from now, there's not going to be Reese's Peanut Butter Cups,” she said. A version of this article appeared in the July 11, 2011 print issue of Crain's New York Business.
	Sincerely, Robin Antar Sculptor Antar Studios Inc. email: info@rantar.com web: www.rantar.com blog: www.stonesculptures.org

Marilyn Stevenson

Festival in the Park

Festival in the Park
Charlotte, NC

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts & Fine Crafts Festival and Traditional Arts & Crafts Festival

WHERE: Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC

WHEN: Friday through Sunday
           September 23 - 25, 2011
           Note: Hours vary; see artists prospectus for details

NOTEWORTHY:

*47th Annual Juried Festival.

*Separate areas for Fine Arts and Crafts (Artist's Walk) and Traditional Arts and Crafts (Festival Lake Walk).

*Limited to 150 artists in total.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($35/$350).  

*$4,000 total cash awards. 

*Priority spaces available for artists who will demonstrate their art or craft.

*Excellent artists' amenities, including free parking, private artists' hospitality area throughout show hours, discounted hotel accommodations.

*Strong community support.

*Electricity available to all booths at no charge.

*Drive-up to booth for setup and teardown.

*For more details about the show, click HERE
Since 1964, Festival in the Park has been bringing popular music, arts and crafts and family entertainment to Charlotteans and visitors from around the South.  Heavy community support over many decades produces return visitors every year as well as large crowds, offering exhibitors excellent sales opportunities. Known as Charlotte's "Granddaddy" arts and crafts event, the festival receives high-profit media attention to augment a well-orchestrated marketing program.


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadlines:
Artist's Walk: May 16, 2011
Festival Lake Walk: July 15, 2011

Notification:
Artist's Walk: June 4, 2010
Festival Lake Walk: July 30, 2011


For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.FESTIVALinthePARK.org
Email inquiries to:
festival@FESTIVALlinthePARK.org

You may also contact by telephone:
Julie Whitney Austin
Festival Director
704-338-1060

Arteclasica

Easel - San Diego Art Fair

FEW SPACES LEFT
CALL TO REGISTER TODAY -
619-531-8996

EASEL - San Diego Art Fair
Sept 2,3,4 2011
HOST - Alexander Salazar Fine Art

1040 7th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101To Register Please call 619-531-8996 or 619-531-8988

 ARTIST PARTICIPATING SO FAR -

ALKAABY,
Jorge Albertella,
Tia Ballentine,
Kaye Benton,
Sean Brannon,
Manuelita Brown,
Jordan Cantwell,
Randy Conner,
Nathalie Davis,
Leticia Demeuse,
Danielle De Jesus,
John De Jesus,
Joanne Dramko,
Jocelyn Duke,
Tatjana Edelweisseparra,
Jason Farai,
J. Feather,
Nica Ferguson,
Giedre Ferraz,
Natalya Fiore,
Matt Foderer,
Patti Fox,
Nicholas Gecan,
Miguel Angel Godoy,
Barbara Gothard,
Julia Gray,
Novelo Dominic Grecko,
Roxanne Grooms,
Paulina Hammeken,
Renetta Happe,
Jason Humphrey,
Adam Jahnke,
JUSTINE,
Linda Kardoff,
Victor Lafica,
Guy Ilan Laks,
Patricia Lamborn,
Vanessa Landry,
Leslie Lemberg,
Jen Lonack,
Mackenzie Longwell,
Mary MacLaren,
Janet McCarthy,
Monica Marinuzzi,
Monty Montgomery,
Jill Mollenhauer,
Maxx Moses,
Lindsey Nobel,
Bill Pugh,
Malotte and Rae,
Greg Holden Regan,
Denise Rich,
Alison Rash,
Brian Rediker,
Lori Sandstrom,
Carl Schmidt,
Lee Selman,
Alime Spellmeier,
Sarah Stieber,
Alicia Terado,
Chris Trueman,
Rich Walker,
Duke Windsor,
Cynthis Yosef,
Charles Zuppardi,
Cecilia Zieba,
Erik Skoldberg
Eric Wixon
Cynthia Yosef

EASEL - San Diego Art af(FAIR) 2011 is an amazing art fair celebrating local artists.

This event will showcase San Diego and Guests Artists.  

Located at 1040 7th Avenue, just half a block from Sponsor Alexander Salazar Fine Art. -  

$5.00 for 3 Day Pass

5,000 Sq Ft of Amazing Art all on Easels

Sept 2-4 - Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Fair Hours - 11 am to 8 pm

Right on the Trolley!

(Set up Sept 1, Break Down Sept 5^th)

Original Art all priced under $5,000

To Participate -

$100.00 Fee To Participate - Non refundable - by Cash, Check or Credit Card.

One Painting up to 60 tall by 40 wide -   

Artist must provide their own easel.

Full Marketing Provided by Alexander Salazar Fine Art in Newspapers, Radio, TV, and Social Media. All Artwork Fully Insured. 

In the event of a sale - Alexander Salazar Fine Art will Process All Sales and pay any credit card fees associated with the sale  Payment to artist will be payable within 7 business days.  Each Artist Must complete a I-9 Tax form to receive any funds greater than $200.00

Artist will Receive 75% of Sale - Gallery will Receive 25% of Sale.

To Register Please call 619-531-8996 or 619-531-8988

MCA Chicago Plaza Project - Mark Handforth

Mark Handforth MCA Chicago Plaza Project July 9 - October 10, 2011 This summer, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago debuts four enormous, whimsically surreal new works on the front plaza by artist Mark Handforth on the front plaza, on view from July 9 to October 10, 2011. This group of dynamic sculptures by Handforth is part of the MCA's commitment to blurring the lines between the inside and outside of the museum; enlivening Chicago with contemporary art beyond the museum walls. Activating the MCA plaza this summer, Handforth's sculptures draw from the visual language of the city -- lampposts, traffic cones, police hats -- while introducing surprising icons into the urban landscape, like an oversized coat hanger and a gargantuan bone and phone handset. Handforth prefers working in outdoor public spaces without barriers, transforming the geometry of the MCA's building with his four playful installations. LamppostSnake takes the material and scale of an urban street lamp and twists it into the form of a coiled snake with the head formed by the lamp. Exuberantly painted with bright colors, it not only contrasts sharply with the MCA façade, but also provides illumination at night. Another work, Blackbird, takes the form of a giant coat hanger made from brass pipe hand-bent by the artist. This twisted shape is a metaphor for the sculptural process itself, as the bending and twisting of hanger wire is often the starting point for sculptors experimenting with new forms. Handforth's penchant for the surreal is displayed in another work, PhoneBone, that pairs a giant bone, similar to an oversized femur, with an equally out of scale bright yellow telephone handset. The handset cradles the bone as if thrown together by a force of nature. The fourth and smallest piece, BeatProp, features a crumpled safety cone topped by an English Bobby hat cast in stainless steel and covered with layer upon layer of colorful paint. Born in 1969 in Hong Kong, and raised in England, Mark Handforth now lives and works in Miami, Florida. Handforth has shown outdoor public sculptures in Central Park in New York City; the Dallas Museum of Art; and Zurich, Switzerland.