Thursday, December 29, 2011

Artists Wanted - Year in Review


Artists Wanted: Year In Review is a juried, international all-medium-encompassing open call for art. You are invited to take part in a mission to present a range of technique, style and narrative that captures the best emerging artists of 2011.
 
 
Submissions received by December 31, 2011 11:59pm EST will be considered for the $1,000 Early Entry Award in addition to the Grand Prize and Category Awards.
 
The Mission:
Let 2012 be the Year the World Sees Your Art. The second of an annual series, Artists Wanted: Year In Review is an international open call for Painting, Sculpture & Installation, Photography, Design & Illustration, Motion & Sound, and more, with a mission to present one selected visionary at SCOPE Art Show, the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and one of the most influential presences in the expanding global art market. Our goal is simple – to find amazing talents and expose them to the world in the most potent way possible.
 
 
The Prizes:
 
The Grand Prize Package
One artist, determined by the Grand Prize jury, will be selected to receive:
 
* An exclusive booth at SCOPE New York 2012, next to the top figures in the global art scene
* $15,000 cash grant, including $10,000 to spend however you want and $5,000 toward production of the booth
* A printed feature in a limited edition Year in Review book
* Printed inclusion in the SCOPE New York 2012 catalog distributed at the fair
* A publicity campaign in New York City promoting you and your work
 
The People’s Choice AwardThe public will cast their vote and the artist with the most viewed and highest voted portfolio will receive:
 
* 1 Month in a New York City Luxury Apartment this Summer 2012
* $2,500 cash grant
* International exposure via a feature published by Artists Wanted
 
The Category AwardsThe jury panel will select six artists who will each receive inclusion in a Group Exhibition at SCOPE NY 2012, a $500 grant, an online feature published by Artists Wanted, a printed inclusion in the SCOPE New York 2012 catalog distributed at the fair and a printed feature in a limited edition Year in Review book. These six artists will be chosen in the following categories:
 
* Painting
* Sculpture & Installation
* Works on Paper
* Photography
* Design & Illustration
* Motion & Sound
 
The Early Entry AwardThe jury panel will select one artist to receive a $1,000 grant, an online feature published by Artists Wanted, a printed inclusion in the SCOPE New York 2012 catalog distributed at the fair and a printed feature in a limited edition Year in Review book.
 
All artists who enter their work by Saturday December 31, 2011 11:59pm EST will be considered for the Early Entry Award.
 
PLUS: Selected artists will be printed in a limited edition Year in Review book!
 
 
Get your work reviewed by leaders in the industry. Entries will be reviewed in consideration for the Grand Prize, Category and Early Entry Awards by an esteemed panel of jurors:
 
* Alexis Hubshman, Founder of SCOPE Art Show
* Mollie White, Show Director of SCOPE Art Show
* James Jenkin, Executive Director of Printed Matter
* Jayme McLellan, Director and Founder of Civilian Art Projects
* Michael Royce, Executive Director of New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
* Fran Wu Giarratano, Exhibitions Manager of Independent Curators International (ICI)
* Eve Schillo, Curatorial Assistant at Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA)
* Nadja Sayej, Host & producer of ArtStars*
* Eva Kaczor, Publisher & Editor of ARTberlin.de
* Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (MCA)
* Sam Barzilay, Director & Founding Member of New York Photo Festival
 
 
Submit by December 31, 2011 11:59pm EST to be eligible for the $1,000 Early Entry Award in addition to the Grand Prize and Category Awards.
 

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Call to Artists - Crown Valley Winery


Crown Valley Winery
is proud to present:  

Crown Valley Art Fair
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Inaugural Art and Craft Festival

WHERE: Crown Valley Winery, Coffman, MO

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           June 16-17, 2012
           11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY:

*World Class Art Event at a World Class Winery in Missouri's beautiful wine country.

*Limited to approximately 75 juried fine artists and craft persons.

*No jury fee; $150 booth fee.

*Separate art and craft booth areas.

*Expected attendance: 5,000 (source: Crown Valley Winery weekend attendance).

*Extensive marketing campaign in St. Louis, Southern Missouri and Illinois media markets, including billb
oards, newspaper, radio, websites, public relations.

*Outstanding artist amenities: continental breakfasts, free box lunches, Friday night wine reception.

*On-site discounted lodging at the winery's Tradition Inn.

*Friday Setup, noon to 6 p.m.; drive up to booth space for load-in and load-out.

*For more details about the show, click HERE
Crown Valley Winery, Missouri's premier winery, inaugurates  the Crown Valley Art Fair with outstanding artist services, high-profile marketing to the public and selective emphasis on offering quality artwork to a discriminating public.  The winery is visited by between 5,000 and 7,000 area residents each weekend, many from the affluent suburbs and communities in St. Louis, seventy-five miles north. 

Organized and operated by noted show director Larry Weinles, whose Historic Shaw Art Fair is a perennial favorite of artists nationwide, the Crown Valley event promises to take its place among the Midwest's premier events.  

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:
June 14, 2012

Notification:
Upon Acceptance

Booth Fee Due:
June 14, 2012

For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.crownvalleyartfair.com
Email inquiries to: 
CrownVlyArtFair@aol.com

You may also contact by telephone:
Larry Weinles
314-406-9112

Call to Artists - Saratoga Rotary Art Show

55th Annual
 Saratoga Rotary Art Show
Call to Artists
WHAT:  Juried Art Show
WHERE: West Valley College, Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA       

WHEN: May 6, 2012 Sunday 9 am to 5 pm
           
NOTEWORTHY:


*Extensive advertising and promotion

*Rotarians provide hospitality


*Rotarians provide booth sitters

*Anticipated attendance 20,000+

*Application fee: $ 25

*Booth fees:
    Early registration: $175 (must be received by February 27, 2012)
    Standard: $225 (after February 27)
    Outside USA: Fee waived (must be received by February 27, 2012 )

*A limited number of double booths are available.

This is one of the largest one-day, juried art shows in the Western United States. The event has a strong buyer profile Saratoga and the surrounding Los Gatos area ranking in the top 100 wealthiest US zip codes. Artist hospitality includes breakfast, lunch and snacks. Saratoga Rotary Art Show has long tradition as wonderful community event and to raise funds for non-profit organizations. Over the years the Show has grown in size and stature. We are proud that the Saratoga Rotary Art Show has returned over $ 2 million to non-profit and charitable organizations through the Saratoga Rotary Charitable Foundation and its grant process.


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Application deadline: January 23, 2012

Apply online at: www.saratogarotary.org/artshow

For more information contact Festival Productions, Artists@SaratogaRotary.org or 408-725-2434

Call to Artists - Marin Art Festival 2012

Marin Art Festival 2012  
  
 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Marin Art Festival 2012

WHERE: By the Lagoon at the Marin Center Fairgrounds in San Rafael, CA    

WHEN:  Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17 from 10am to 6pm.
           
NOTEWORTHY:

*"The Most Beautiful Art Festival in America" Event takes place by the lake in the Marin Civic Center Complex designed by Frank Lloyd -gorgeous vistas in every direction.

*The event is promoted to Marin residents who have taste and means.

*Extensive print, radio, TV and social media promotional campaign.

*Attendance is up towards 15,000.

*Major food experience with sit-down dining and student waiters. Includes the Great Marin Oyster Fest.

*Limited to 250 Juried artists. From as far away as New York, Louisiana, Texas Norway and Niger, Africa.

*Attendees given free raffle to win "ART BUCKS",  Every hour $100 is given to one winner to be spend on art at the festival.

*Space Fee includes the white tent canopy, Artists spaces are 10x10 and are grouped four to a tent and every space is a corner.

*Exhibitors are requested to spill out 3-4 feet outside their space to create a bazaar-like environment.

*Exhibitors can rent panels, umbrella tables & chairs and they will be in your space when you arrive.

*Music and dance stages are low-key and do not hinder artist to customer sales talk.


*Jury/Booth Fees; $25/$700.

The Marin Art Festival is our county's lawn party for the arts and "one of the most beautiful out door art festivals in the nation." The event now in its 16th year, features work from over 250 artists from across the globe. The festival will host an artist preview and silent auction as well as continue it popular hourly raffle for "art bucks", $100 towards the purchase of art with participating artists. The festival is full of color and surprise and offers a unique line up of entertainment including whimsical stilt walkers, hands-on art projects for children, and live music featuring some of the best Bay Area bands. As is tradition, Taiko drumming starts off the festival each morning. Back by popular demand will be the Marin Dance Showcase Stage featuring many dance styles from Hula to Hip Hop!  This year's Master Artist is landscape painter Kathleen Lipinski.


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  January 31, 2012 

For more information and to apply: www.marinartfestival.com  

Friday, December 16, 2011

Fine Art Magazine's Posts of the Day - Happy Art Reading

National Gallery of Iceland


www.listasafn.is - www.ruri.is













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Provincetown Artists Grants Available


The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is pleased to announce the
Lillian Orlowsky and William
Freed Foundation Grant for American painters 45 years or older.

Please help us disseminate this important information to eligible artists
by posting this information in
your publication!

Grants range from $5,000 to $30,000. Please refer to the attached document
PAAM GRANT
GUIDELINES.docx for details. Please contact me with any additional
questions at the address below.


http://www.paam.org/


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212GALLERY



Chris Churchill: Painting By Night

1 December 2011 – 5 January 2012
Opening reception: 16 December, 6-9PM


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Exhibition and book GERNIKA in the Museum of Euskal Herria Iñaki San Martin, presented at the Museum of Euskal Herria Gernika work photographic Apur batean Soka Dantza. The exhibition was presented on November 9, 2011 until January 15, 2012 at the Museum of Euskal Herria in Gernika (Bizkaia). He used different styles for this exhibition, surrealism, abstract, realism, black and white, color, oil .... Treaty provision aveccette merge photography with painting and dance using a variety of styles in photography as in painting.










GETS THE KIDS DANCING & SINGING! 
THE IMAGINARY WORLD OF KIMMY SCHWIMMY PERFORMS LIVE!
SONGS! CHARACTERS! DANCE & MORE
at The First Ever KIDS FOOD FESTIVAL at CITI POND at BRYANT PARK 

Saturday January 21 & Sunday January 22, 2012
Show Time:  11:00am & 1:00pm
Special Event:  $25.00
For Tickets: www.kidsfoodfestival.com  (ticket sales link is forthcoming)
FB KidsFoodFestival

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Marcus Jansen - Junkfood Junky

Original painting 

Oil enamel on canvas
Signed by the artist
Size: 101.6 x 76.2 cm


http://www.5piecesgallery.com/product/marcus-jansen-the-hike

















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Call for Artists: Hidden & Forbidden Identities | Venice (Italy) – February 15-20, 2012
Deadline: January 09, 2012

Mill Basin's Deli The Peach Pit Room Opens

Mill Basin's Deli The Peach Pit Room Opens

The Grand Opening and Tasting Event for the Mill Basin's The Peach Pit was hosted by Mark, Sheila, and Jordan Schachner, featuring the artwork of Chagall, Lichtenstein, Erté, Mucha, Rizzi, Impiglia, and others. Enjoying the festivities and food were Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, Alan N. Maisel, NY State Assemblymen, Helene Weinstein, NY State Assemblywomen, Roberta Sherman, New York  District Leader and Democratic State Committee Woman, and Donald Cramer, Director of the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Mill Basin Deli donated Kinetic Steel Sculptures, by Fredrick Prescott Studios to the Brooklyn's Children's Museum at 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn (Horse & Elephant Sculpture Pictured Below). -- by Jamie Ellin Forbes, assisted by Joan Himmelstein

5823 Avenue T, Brooklyn NY 11234 -- 718.241.4910 -- www.millbasindeli.com

From L to R, Franklin, Alan N. Maisel, Jordan Schachner, Mark Schachner, Marty Markowitz, Helene Weinstein, and Roberta Sherman


Fredrick Prescott
Horse & Elephant Kinetic Steel Sculptures



Slideshow of the Opening

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles

Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles


Kelly Washbourne, Weekend, 91x112 cm

Mark your calendars – January 18-22!

The inaugural Los Angeles edition of the Affordable Art Fair is quickly approaching – only 5 weeks away. Taking place in downtown L.A. at the famed Event Deck at L.A. LIVE during Pacific Standard Time, the Fair has a stellar variety of programming and events you won’t want to miss.

Affordable Art Fair L.A. will kick off with an Exclusive Benefit Reception on Wed, Jan 18 for Free Arts for Abused Children, a local nonprofit dedicated to inspiring hope in the lives of abused, homeless, and at-risk children through volunteer-led creative arts programs. 100% of ticket proceeds for this event will be donated to support their philosophy that “Art heals!”

The evening will continue with the Private Preview Party, a special opportunity to sip complimentary cocktails while getting a first look at the artwork on view.  If you attend either of these events, your ticket will gain you entry to browse the booths throughout the weekend.

The Fair will be presenting a wide variety of programming and workshops for both children and adults, including featured talks related to artxwomen, a special section galleries showing only female artists, advice on how to start or grow an art collection, conversations with graffiti artist duo DABSMYLA, a special talk by producer/director Morgan Spurlock (SuperSize Me, 30 Days, Greatest Movie Ever Sold), and kid's workshops focused on both arts and crafts and Warhol-inspired pop art, hosted by LittleCollector.com and much more.

You’ll also want to take advantage of the Free Admission hours, Thu, Jan 19 from 4pm-9pm.  With over 60 galleries showing original contemporary works by over 300 artists, you’ll want to come early and leave plenty of time to explore the impressive selection of artwork on view.  And, with all artwork priced under $10,000, with many below $1,000 – there’s no need to leave this art fair empty-handed. 
 
Special Events
Weds, Jan 18, 5pm-7:30pm
Exclusive Benefit Reception benefitting Free Arts for Abused Children
100% of tickets proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit.
Tickets available online or at the door: $100 per person or $175 for two

Weds, Jan 18, 7:30pm-10pm
Private Preview Party
Preview is open to Exclusive Benefit Reception attendees and Private Preview ticketholders.
Tickets available online:  $65 per person or $125 for two At the door: $75 per person

Admission
Tickets available at the door or online at www.affordableartfair.us
General Admission
Advance online: $17/day
At the door: $20/day
Students/seniors: $15 at the door only (with valid ID)
Children under 12: Free

Public Hours
Thurs, Jan 19, 12pm-9pm (4pm-9pm FREE ADMISSION)
Fri, Jan 20, 12pm-8pm
Sat, Jan 21, 11am-8pm
Sun, Jan 22, 11am-6pm

When/Where
January 18-22, 2012
Event Deck at L.A. LIVE
Visitor Entrance: Georgia St. (btwn Chick Hearn Ct. and W. Olympic Blvd.)
Parking Entrance: 1005 Chick Hearn Ct.