It's LIQUID - International Contest

Call for Artists: It’s LIQUID International Contest - First Edition

Submission Deadline: January 19, 2012

It’s LIQUID Group, in collaboration with International ArtExpo, is proud to present “It’s LIQUID International Contest - First Edition 2012”.

The contest is born with the goal of promoting contemporary art, photography and design through all the divulgating tools that the communication platform It’s LIQUID has used for years (press release, mailing list with more than 60,000 subscribers, international contemporary art and design events realization).

Who can apply?
The contest is open to solo artists and designers as well as groups from all over the world without any limit of age and nationality.

Categories
The contest have five main categories:
– painting and drawing
– sculpture and installation
– photography
– videoart
– product design

Awards- Prize of the value of 15.000,00 euro consisting in one year of interviews, publications and specials about winner artists of all categories on the It’s LIQUID Platform, and one year of email announcements sent to the mailing list dedicated (more than 60.000 subscribers).

- A collective exhibition about winner artists of all categories at the Rearte Gallery, Wien (Austria).

- The realization of a site-specific artwork set in the context of the city of Venice, for winner artists of sculpture and installation, videoart, product design categories. The prize is offered by Contaminante, an interactive project between planners, artists and territory which carries out site specific shows that become in the end integral part of the heritage of the city.

- Prize of the value of 5.000,00 euro consisting in one year of participation to the International Videoart Festivals organized by International ArtExpo Group.

- A special about winner artist of videoart category on one of the most important videoart platforms (videoartworld.com).

- The participation to International Videoart exhibitions organized by the group “The Palestinian Social Cinema Arts Association”, for the winner artist of videoart category.



How much is the entry fee?
There is a 30 euro entry fee to submit up to 2 artworks.

How many artworks can I enter?
A maximum of 20 artworks may be submitted, per person. You can submit to one or all of the categories, not exceeding a total of 20 works.

When will the winners be announced?
The names of the winners, one for each category, will be notified on the official website of the contest through a press release on March 08, 2012.

The winners will be selected following the criteria of quality of the work, originality, uniqueness. The jury reserves the right to nominate a maximum of n.3 honorable mentions for each category that will be communicated through the same press release.

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Worldwide Crowd Funding Campaign by Fousse

Worldwide crowd funding campaign by Fousse

Dutch furniture brand Fousse, winner of the ICFF Studio Award, is launching a campaign this november together with American crowdsourcing platform IndieGoGo, to bring one their products to the U.S. market and beyond.

Fousse? is on a mission to make the world prettier by creating playful furniture. To that end, Fousse? produces a rocking loungechair named the ZzZen, made entirely in the Netherlands. This chair was launched a year ago, and has since then traveled to seven acclaimed fairs on three continents. Consumers and press alike loved the ZzZen, resulting in sales all over the globe and over fifty publications all over the world.

EVERYONE IS A DESIGNER
This month, Fousse? is running a campaign on IndieGoGo named ?Everyone is a designer!?. Ordinarily, the ZzZen is for sale in anthracite and white, with ten colors for the cushions. During this campaign however, everyone worldwide can order a ZzZen in any color they can dream up. These custom-built chairs will be delivered to any address worldwide within 6 weeks of the campaign?s end, at a lower price than they would have via the traditional saleschannels: ? 325 or USD 395, including shipping.

WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN
Fousse? will not only campaign in the U.S., but everywhere in the world simultaneously. Go to www.fousse.nl to find out all about the campaign, check out the video and order your very own custom-made ZzZen.

I Am Haiti Art Scarves

 

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A miraculous story of children painting their dreams and having them come true

I Am Haiti Art Scarves

Opening Reception:  When: Friday, Dec 9, 6-10pm

Drop by anytime Saturday and Sunday (10 & 12, 12-8pm.)
 

Where:
Franca Gallery
526 West 26th Street, #417
Chelsea, New York  

 

After the earthquake FilmsOnArtists went to Haiti and brought suitcases of canvasses and paint supplies for the children of the Maranatha School and Orphanage in Port-Au-Prince to create their first images.

The children painted what they wanted to occur in their lives - a home for their family, trees, clothes to wear, a car to drive to town in.   We exhibited their paintings in Chelsea New York and rebuilt their school.

Now Franca Arts and Fashion have brought the children's art into the fashion world by creating a line of the finest cashmere scarves featuring the children's images which will be launched this holiday season.  With the proceeds we will create a sustainable community with trade schools, health facilities and agriculture so the children will step into the world they envisioned and expressed in those first images.  The scarves sell for $100.  $50, which represents all profits above the manufacturing cost, go to the school.

A perfect gift for the holidays!


This will be the first time the scarves are available for sale in the US.

Hearts & Arts Event to Benefit the Children of Baja

 

ALEXANDER SALAZAR ART GALLERY 

IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO TO

HOST

CORAZON DE VIDA'S
 

"HEARTS & ARTS" EVENT TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN OF BAJA

DECEMBER 9, 2011

6:30 PM TO 9:30 PM

WWW.CORAZONDEVIDA.ORG

IRVINE, Calif. - Corazon de Vida is pleased to announce "Hearts & Arts" a benefit for the children of Baja on Friday, December 9, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM.  Staged at the prestigious Alexander Salazar Art Gallery in San Diego, the Hearts & Arts evening will include delicious food, tequila and wine tasting and cigar rolling exhibit.  Corazon de Vida founder Hilda Pacheco-Taylor will present an overview of the organization and their work in Baja to help orphaned and abandoned children. 

Corazon de Vida, or "Heart of Life", was founded to address child homelessness and the lack of support to orphanages in the state of Baja California, Mexico.  "CDV coordinates corporate, community and volunteer support to provide funds, volunteer help, and a caring hand to the children of Baja. Funds raised pay for food, utilities and the other basic necessities of life. We seek to end the cycle of poverty and homelessness by providing not only food and shelter, but improving quality of life and fostering education." said Pacheco-Taylor. Corazon de Vida now provides support for 16 Baja orphanages that care for more than 800 children total.

 There will be an outstanding silent auction for everyone's enjoyment and live music performance by Manny Cepeda, bringing his collection of Salsa/Merengue music from his native Puerto Rico.  Space is limited for this special evening and tickets, priced at $30.00, are expected to sell quickly. Please visit http://dec9sd.eventbrite.com/for purchase information.

More information is available at www.corazondevida.org.

About Corazon de Vida
Founded in 1994, Corazón de Vida is the foremost US-based nonprofit organization supporting Baja orphanages.  It provides children in dire need with shelter, food, clothing, education, and healthcare - as well as hope, compassion and love. CDV not only financially supports orphanages in Baja, but also provides assistance through frequent cross-border visits by board members, staff, and volunteers.  Founder Hilda Pacheco-Taylor grew up in Puerta de Fe orphanage in La Mision, Baja.  The Corazon de Vida Foundation was born out of Hilda's sense of gratitude and her desire to give back.  For more information, please visit www.corazondevida.org.

Riva 1920

.design news	December 05, 2011
RIVA 1920 We have been working for years on this project: creating furniture that challenges time and respects nature. Riva 1920 has been producing furniture for three generations. Anna, Maurizio and Davide Riva are currently leading the company, started off by granfather Nino Romano in 1920 and carried on by their father Mario Riva. In the past 20 years, the company was committed to producing furniture with only and exclusively natural materials and complements, guaranteeing low environmental impact. While thinking of the future and young generations, Riva 1920 inaugurates in 2001 the Museum of Wood, to hand over and not forget that wood is a renewable resource, but it is not infinite: only an aware use and a correct integration policy of the arboreal heritage can guarantee a balanced ecosystem in the future. Culture, design and social sensitivity have become key features of Riva 1920’s activities. The collaboration with design masters strengthened a philosophy characterized by a merging of functionality and aestetics, without ever forgetting the importance of healthy living and eco-sustainability. Special Projects were born out of this marriage between woodwork and geniality, such as the project aimed at re-utilizing Venetian Briccole, the millennial New Zealand Kauri wood, and the project Ground Zero, to remember the history of 9/11 through design masters.

Jung-Yeon Min - Nomad

New York Women in Film & Television

 Reminder: Women In ... Reality Television
A Look Behind The Scenes

Monday, December 5th
Women In.. Reality Television: A Look Behind The Scenes

Panelists:
DMA [Donna Michelle Anderson] (CBS, Bravo, BET, A&E, TLC)
Heather Austin Teta (Wife Swap, In The Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman, I Do Over)
Catherine Pappas (Undercover Boss, Running Russell Simmons, Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?)
Wendy Roth (Ice-T's Rap School, All About Aubrey, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?)

Moderated by Emmy award winning broadcast journalist/TV producer Christina Brown.

Click here for detailed information and to RSVP

Don't forget to buy your tickets to the Muse Awards luncheon, on December 7th, honoring Martha Stewart, Claire Danes, Christine Baranski, Marcie Bloom (co-founder Sony Pictures Classics) and Nadine Schramm, (President, Budd Enterprises). 

Purchase Muse Award Tickets Now!

And don't forget the Muse Raffle—you don't have to be there to win—thousands a of dollars in prizes!

Click here to purchase raffle tickets