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SunFest

SunFest  

   

Call to Artists

WHAT:  SunFest Juried Fine Art & Craft Show 2012

WHEN: May 4-6, 2012        

WHERE: West Palm Beach, FL 

         
NOTEWORTHY:

Founded in 1982, SunFest, Florida's largest waterfront music and art festival invites you to apply to be an exhibitor.  Held annually in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida the first weekend in May, SunFest attracts more than 275,000 guests.  The festival and the patrons that it attracts have a very positive impact on the community. 

Deadlines:

Monday, February 27, 2012
Application Deadline 

Monday, March 12, 2012
Artists notified by E-mail of Selection and Reserve List

Monday March 26, 2012
Deadline for Acceptance of SunFest Invitation and Payment of $300 Booth Fee. Checks payable to SunFest.

Friday April 6, 2012
Last day to cancel and receive a refund of 80% of the booth fee.  After this date, no refunds will be processed

Application Process:

Each exhibiting artist must complete an online application with only one artist per entry.   Artists may apply for more than one category, but a separate online application must be filled out for each category. Each application must include a jury fee and its own set of images.

An artist may be accepted in more than one category. Multiple online applications must represent either work in different media categories or distinctly different work within the media category.

Prize Money & Awards:

Overall Best of Show                   $2,000
Best of Show 2-D                        $1,500
Best of Show 3-D                        $1,500
Awards of Distinction (6)              $750
Awards of Merit (6)                      $500
SunFest Purchase Award              $1,000

Fees:

Jury Fee: $30
Booth Fee: $300

Visit us at www.sunfest.com

Applications to our show can be found at www.zapplication.org

SunFest of Palm Beach County, Inc. maintains the rights to use submitted images for publicity and affirmation purposes before, during and after the event.

Contact: 

Mitch Guirard, Event Coordinator
mguirard@sunfest.com
561.837.8072

Fountain Art Fair Miami 2011

Photo: Sarah Trouche, Action for China, Photography of Performances; China, August, 2011
December 1–4, 2011
2505 North Miami Avenue (at the corner of 25th St) | Miami, FL 33137
General Hours: 12pm–7pm daily
Tickets: $10 daily / $15 weekend pass. All tickets sold at door.

Special Events:
Thursday, December 1, 12pm–5pm - VIP & Press Preview
Friday, December 2, 7pm–12am - Artlog Presents Opening Night Reception: Fab 5 Freddy, Ninjasonik, NSR
Saturday, December 3, 7pm–12am - Miami New Times Presents: VHS or Beta, Laura of Miami, Entresol
Applications for New York 2012 are now being accepted!

(New York, NY – November 30, 2011):  Fountain Art Fair has returned with its signature spunk and grit to the 25th St / North Miami warehouse for its 6th consecutive year.  Fountain opens the doors to its compellingly rambunctious platform of innovative galleries, artist projects, performance artists and musical guests this Thursday at noon for a VIP/Press Preview. Come see for yourself < span style="font-size:12px;">the alternative and unpredictable art fair experience Fountain has to offer.

Fountain is pleased to announce it will screen FRAME, a moving image art series curated by Vimeo, leading video sharing site, and Culture Shock, a NY-based media agency for creative industry. The FRAME program features 18 videos by artists on Vimeo that will be projected 30 ft above the main Fountain stage on the outdoor lawn.

Stoyn Ice Cream has traveled all the way from Russia to share their delicious iconic heads of ice cream with the Miami Beach crowd. Unique contemporary culture tastemaker Nightdrive and enticingly natural sparkling juice IZZE have joined as Fountain sponsors as well.   Don't forget to sign up for the Flavorpill / Fountain Giveaway for a chance to win a cool Lomography camera and original works by Fountain artists.

Fountain’s epic 150 foot street art installation highlights some of the most sought after artists including Sharktoof, Chris Stain, Olek, Hugh Leeman, Chor Boogie, OverUnder, White Cocoa, Army of One, Clown Soldier, Joe Iurato, CAKE, Tip-Toe, Elle, Ian Ross, Know Hope, Depoe, and Zero Cents.  

Special musical guests on Friday and Saturday will keep you dancing the night away.  ArtlogPresents Friday night’s Opening Reception with cultural legend Fab 5 Freddy, the ultimate punk/hiphop/pop all stars Ninjasonik, and NYC based DJ NSR.  On Saturday night, The Miami New Times and Nightdrive presents experimental dance djs VHS or Beta, dance-off project Entresol, and disco-reviving dj, Laura of Miami.

Fountain welcomes back Brooklyn based gallery Grace Exhibition Space to curate a weekend-long program of palpably visceral and challenging contemporary visual performance featuring eleven surprising and engaging artists from around the world.

Need a way to get to Fountain?  Look for the Welcome to COMPANY mobile gallery and free shuttle at major art events around Miami!

Click here for the new Kollective Mobile Fountain Art Fair iPad app, and visit  FountainArtFair.com or the Fountain Facebook page for the latest updates on particip ating exhibitors, sponsors, and musical guests as December 1st approaches.

Fountain Exhibitors: ArtforProgress, New York * Cheap& Plastique, New York *GraceExhibitionSpace, Brooklyn * The Feminist Artist Project, Miami * FrancescaArcilesiFineArt, New York * FrontRoomGallery, Brooklyn * Kesting/Ray, New York * LambertFineArts, New York *MarianneNemsGallery, New York * TheMarketplace , Albany, NY * MicroscopeGallery, Brooklyn *MightyTanaka, Brooklyn * Murder Lounge, New York * TincaArt, New York * UntitledArtProjects, Los Angeles/New Orleans * We-Are-Familia, New York *  Working MethodContemporary, Tallahassee, FL * YesGallery, Brooklyn

Independent Artist Projects: AleveMeiLoh, Los Angeles *LindsayCarron, Los Angeles *RyanCronin, New York *GILF!, Brooklyn *Solo(s) Project

Fountain Miami 2011 is brought to you in part by: Miami New Times, ARTLOG, Beck's, Brooklyn Street Art, Kollective Mobile, Gawker Artists, Hyperallergic, Lomography, Patron of the Arts,Flavorpill, The Art Dossier, COMPANY, nightdrive, Ms. Cheezious, IZZE, Dig In Magazine, SFAQ

Art League of Long Island Nominated for "Best Art School"

 

For the fifth year in a row the Art League of Long Island has been named as a nominee 

in the category of "Best Art School" in the annual Best of Long Island poll 

conducted by the Long Island Press.

Please cast your vote let Long Island know we are your NUMBER ONE favorite art school!

The voting rules are simple.  Go online and visit the Long Island Press' website. 

(Click here to enter the site's art school page and cast your vote)

You are allowed one vote per email address per day.  

The voting process ends December 15, so as the old saying goes, vote early and often.

Holiday Fine Art and Craft Fair

 

Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair

December 3 & 4
10AM - 5PM 

At the Art League Center in Dix Hills

For the 48th year the Art League's Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fair is bringing more than  

50 highly-skilled craftspeople and artists together under one roof for your holiday shopping pleasure. 

Paintings, sculpture, art lamps, woodcraft, ceramics, mosaics, fiber art, 

photography, jewelry, wearable art, and other unique hand-crafted items made by the artist 

will be displayed and available for sale at the Art League's spacious facility.  

Prizes will be awarded to participating artists and craftspeople

with the most innovative designs.

Live demonstrations by Art League faculty members will take place in the art studios, 

food and drink vendors are available on the Art League's grounds.  

Admission to the fair is free.   Click for directions to the Art League.

Last Day to Apply for the Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival!!

Santa Fe College
Spring Arts Festival 

   

 
Call to Artists

WHAT: 43rd Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival
 
WHERE: Beautiful downtown Gainesville, Florida on NE 1st Street
 
WHEN: April 14 & 15, 2012. Saturday 9am-5:30 pm, Sunday 12pm-5:30pm
 
NOTEWORTHY:
 
*190 juried artists in 12 mediums.
 
*Beautiful outdoor historic neighborhood street
 
*Friday evening set-up, free coffee and light breakfast on Saturday, delicious Saturday evening dinner
 
*Jury fee $20, Booth fee $275; double booths available for $550
 
*Booth sitting available
 
*Two stages with local entertainment, children's Art Jungle
 
*Application at www.zapplication.org
 

Be part of North Central Florida's favorite springtime arts celebration.   Santa Fe Spring Arts is dedicated to providing the ultimate in service to our artists including over $20,000 in awards and $10,000 in purchase awards.  We have an extensive statewide publicity program to bring art buyers to the show.   Friday evening setup is available as well as 12'x12' booths and a great Saturday evening dinner.   This year, Spring Arts will launch an innovative program "Go Green and Blue" to increase visitors with an evening jazz concert and to decrease environmental impact.   This new initiative will be promoted to bring high end buyers to the festival.  Proceeds from the festival go to provide scholarships to students in Alachua and Bradford Counties.
 
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! 
Application deadline: December 2nd, 2011

Visit our website www.springartsfestival.com for more information or call 352-395-5355 to speak with Kathryn Lehman, Festival Coordinator.

The Underbelly Project Tonight!

The Underbelly Project announces the release of its limited edition book,
We Own The Night. We will be selling 100 limited edition signed copies of the book that include 9 unreleased photos and packaged in a hand-crafted box engraved with the names of the artists in the project. Each box is an individual edition available for $250 on Friday December 2nd.

	Please join us Opening Friday December 2nd 6 pm Book Signing 7-9 PM 78 NW 25th Street, Wynwood