BORDERS by Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir in Dad Hammarskjöld Plaza

Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir's Borders on display at Dag Hammerskjöld Plaza The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation is pleased to announce the exhibition BORDERS by Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza from March 24 through September 30, 2011. The installation features twenty-six androgynous, life-size sculptures, thirteen aluminum and thirteen cast iron, which extend throughout the park from First to Second Avenue on East 47th Street. BORDERS will be the park’s largest exhibition to date and the first exhibition to incorporate the entire park.  “Dag Hammarskjold Plaza is the gateway to the United Nations and a hub of international activity that serves thousands of people and hosts hundreds of political events each year,” said Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe.  “The new public art installation, BORDERS, will connect many diverse constituencies to new artistic experiences.  It will foster conversation and provide a significant backdrop for daily events at this public space.” BORDERS was created specifically for Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and directly responds to the park’s design and infrastructure, as well as the United Nations headquarters located at the eastern end of the park. Thórarinsdóttir’s figures, standing along the main park corridor and seated on park benches, mirror each other in silent conversation and form unseen borders that visitors are welcome to cross—serving as ambassadors between sculptures. The exhibition addresses humanity and cultural diversity, an exceptionally appropriate theme for one of the most culturally and politically active sites in all of New York City. Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir (b.1955) studied at the University of Portsmouth Fine Art Department in England and the Accademia di Belle Arte in Bologna, Italy. She has been working professionally for over 30 years and has exhibited widely in Europe, Japan, the United States, and Australia. Her works are in private, public, and corporate collections around the world. She has completed commissions at Leifur Eiríksson International Airport, Iceland, and the two-part memorial Voyage in Hull, England, and Vik, Iceland among others.  Thórarinsdóttir recently finished a 9 meter high sculpture for the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.  Her exhibition Horizons which was first exhibited in early 2007 at the Katonah Museum, New York has since traveled to six venues. Among them are the Dixon Museum and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee; and Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, Illinois.  On January 31, 2011, Horizons inaugurated the new sculpture garden of the Georgia Museum of Art where it will be on view through June 30, 2011. Thórarinsdóttir lives and works in Reykjavik, Iceland. Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir is the latest in a long list of distinguished artists to be exhibited with the Department of Parks & Recreation, including Robert Indiana, Mark DiSuvero, Dennis Oppenheim, Beverly Pepper, and Jessica Stockholder. Parks & Recreation’s public art program has consistently fostered the creation and installation of temporary public art in parks throughout the five boroughs. Since 1967, collaborations with arts organizations and artists have produced hundreds of public art projects in New York City parks. Special thanks to Scott White Contemporary Art, Friends of Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, the Consul General of Iceland in New York City, the Icelandic Embassy in Washington, D.C., The Icelandic Ministry of Culture, Iceland Naturally, Visit Iceland, Visit Reykjavik, Icelandic Art Center and Eimskip Shipping Company. For installation images click here. Weblinks: nycgovparks.org walkingoffthebigapple.com wn.com juxtapoz.com icelandnaturally.com iceland.is For additional information on Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir you can visit www.steinunnth.com or www.scottwhiteart.com. Photographer: James Ewing. Courtesy of Scott White Contemporary, James Ewing and the artist.

Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center

The Art of Bill Carman

 

Animazing Gallery welcomes the critically acclaimed painter Bill Carman to its SoHo gallery this fall for an exhibition, sale and artist's reception. Carman, an enigma in the contemporary art market, will unveil a collection of more than  40 paintings on copper and paper, comprising his largest show to date. 

"I live on the fringe of mainstream fantasy/sci-fi, dip a toe into surrealism, flirt with symbolism and even occasionally scratch the surface of mainstream illustration..." - Bill Carman (bio)

RSVP is required for the artist's reception and exhibition unveiling from 6-9PM on Saturday October 22nd, 2011. The collection will be on display and for sale through November. Animazing Gallery is located at 54 Greene Street (at Broome). The exhibition is free and open to the public seven days a week; Monday-Saturday 10-7, Sunday 11-6. Contact 212-226-7374 or pr@animazing.com for details.

John Botte - The 9-11 Photographs

Presented by The Morrison Hotel Gallery  John Botte: The 9-11 Photographs September 4th thru September 24th Artist Reception Sunday, September 11th 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Open to the public.        Gallery at Calamut 22 West 22nd Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10010 Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sunday 12 PM - 5:00 PM

Art SD11

ART SAN DIEGO 2011 Fair Guide

Bonita Springs National Art Festivals

Center of the Arts of Bonita Springs
presents:  
Bonita Springs National Art Festivals

Call to Artists

**NEW: Third Festival Added (February)**

WHAT:  3 Fine Art and Fine Craft Events

WHERE: Promenade at Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs, Florida

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           January 14-15, 2012
           February 11-12, 2012
           March 10-11, 2012

NOTEWORTHY:

*3 separately juried events. Artists may participate in one, two or three events.

*Long history of excellent sales.

*Each show limited to 211 juried fine artists and craft persons.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($30/$400); a few larger spaces available at extra cost.

*Cash Awards.

*Friday setup and drive up to your space to unload.

*Artist amenities.

*For more details about the shows, click HERE
These highly regarded festivals offer artists the opportunity to present their fine art and fine craft in a high traffic area during the busiest time of the winter season.  Bonita Springs, adjacent to Naples is populated by upper-income residents. Quality of the work exhibited attracts knowledgeable art lovers and buyers.  These festivals have all the characteristics for success: location, venue, audience and ambiance and are consistently top-ranked among all outdoor shows nationwide!

For 2011, a third festival has been added, in February, during the height of the tourist and snowbird season.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadlines:
January Festival: October 1, 2011
February Festival: November 1, 2011
March Festival: December 1, 2011


For more details, artist's prospectus, entry form and festival layout map, visit:
http://artinusa.com/bonita/app/
 
Email inquiries to:
artfest@artinusa.com

You may also contact:

Barry Witt
239-992-1213

For additional information about the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs:
http://www.artcenterbonita.org/

Last Week to Enter FilmsOnArtists 2011 Juried Show

Last week to enter FilmsOnArtists 2011 Juried Show! Win a documentary film about your art and a solo show at Rogue Space | Chelsea. Following the success of our 2010 international, all-medium juried art show and award of the top prize of our "Artists Exhibition Package", FilmsOnArtists is proud to announce our 2011 competition.  40 artists will be juried by our judge David Masello for a show at our gallery Rogue Space | Chelsea. From that show one artist will be selected to have a solo show, reception and a screening of the documentary we create about their art.  As an artists friendly initiative FilmOnArist does not take commission from sales. However we ask that artists who sell work during our juried show make a tax-deductable donation to FOA's Haitian Children's Art Project at the Maranatha School and Orphanage in Port-Au-Prince.  FilmsOnArtists (FOA) is a new media production company based in the Chelsea district, NYC that creates enlightening and inspirational documentaries about artists around the globe. Our intent is to illuminate and educate via the experiences of the creatives who are interpreting our world.