Thursday, April 5, 2012

Register Now - Finding Abstractions in Reality


f i n d i n g   a b s t r a c t i o n s   i n   r e a l i t y 
  
Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 9:30 - 2:30 pm at   

 The Center for Contemporary Art    

2020 Burnt Mills Road  |  Bedminster, NJ 07921  |  908 234 2345  |   www.ccabedminster.org
       
  What turns a rendering from just a visual recording of objects into a unique and interesting piece of art? In this hands-on workshop for intermediate level artists, we will learn to look in a way that redefines our way of seeing the world around us. 

Come prepared to work and have fun.  

Cost: $110 -- CCA Members:$85.  Class size is limited - Register now.  


For more information and directions please visit:  www.ccabedminster.org

Call to Artists - 11th Annual Under the Oaks Arts Festival


11th Annual Under the Oaks
Arts Festival

  
Call to Artists

WHAT:  11th Annual Under the Oaks Arts Festival 

WHERE: Currituck Heritage Park, Corolla, NC        

WHEN:    June 20 & 21, 2012
              Wednesday 10am to 6pm
              Thursday 10 am to 5pm
           
NOTEWORTHY:

*11th Annual Event

*Limited to 106 juried artists in 10 media categories

*Best of Show Artists award packages valued total at $2,000

*Jury fee - $25 Booth fee - $150

*Amenities:
*Booth Sitters
*Convenient parking
*Assistance unloading and loading artwork
*Artist accommodations at Volunteer houses (limited basis)

The Whalehead Club Arts Festival is an outdoor show at Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla, North Carolina.  The show is sponsored by the Whalehead Preservation Trust which has restored the beautiful 1920's residence of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Knight, Jr., a treasure on the Outer Banks. All proceeds go towards the operation and maintenance of the Whalehead Club and Currituck Heritage Park.  The show is set on the North Lawn of the Park overlooking Currituck Sound and surrounded by the historic Whalehead Club, arched bridge, and boathouse.  Corolla hosts over 50,000 guests during the summer months with Currituck Heritage Park being within walking distance to many houses.
    
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline:  April 15, 2012

Notification:  May 15, 2012

Booth fee due:  April 15, 2012

For more information and to apply, please visit: www.whaleheadclub.org

Email questions to: events@whaleheadclub.com

Deadline April 9th! - Call to Artists - Sierra Madre Art Fair

Sierra Madre Art Fair 
 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Fair

WHERE: Memorial Park, Sierra Madre, CA

WHEN: May 5 & 6, 2012
           Saturday: 9:30 am to 6 pm
           Sunday: 9:30 am to 5 pm


NOTEWORTHY:

*Celebrating 50 years

*Limited to 100 juried artists

*Booth fee: $250/No Jury fee

*Featured artist selected for the next year's show

*Amenities:
Booth Sitters
Convenient Free Parking
Security for the Weekend
Continental breakfast and water both days
Use of Park House bathroom facilities
Help loading and unloading
Electricity in some areas

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library are preparing for the 50th annual Art Fair. It is located in Memorial Park in the charming three-square mile village of Sierra Madre, CA. Set against the San Gabriel Mountains between Pasadena and Arcadia, it is an attraction in itself. Our downtown has a friendly mix of sidewalk cafes and shops. Food vendors will provide a selection of ethnic foods, music is featured throughout the weekend and a unique children's activity will be offered. All proceeds support much needed programs, materials and equipment for the Sierra Madre Public Library.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadline: April 9, 2012 (Postmarked)

Notification: April 16, 2012

For more information and to apply, please visit www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org

Email inquiries to: murphyd18@roadrunner.com 

Telephone contact:  
Sharon Murphy
Exhibits Committee Chair

Deadling Approaching - Call to Artists - Boulder Art & Jazzfest 7

 
Call to Artists

WHAT:  7th Annual Art and Crafts Fair

WHERE: Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, CO 
  
WHEN:    May 5 & 6, 2012 
               
NOTEWORTHY:

*Limited to 100 juried artists and crafters.

*Booth Fee: $250, plus 5% of sales donated to our non-profit sponsor.
*Elecricity available for $25 additional fee.

*Free artist parking.

*THE FIRST PEARL STREET ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR OF THE SEASON!

We will be sponsored this year by Olive Branch, a non-profit organization which brings resources and opportunities to widows and orphans in Rwanda and Uganda. They are active in building Orphanages, Medical Clinics and Schools in this country!


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Click HERE to download application pdf.

Deadline:  April 15, 2012;  

NOTE: $25 Booth Fee discount for applications received by February, 15 

For more information, please call 303-990-9917.

  
Visit us online at: www.dickensstore.com  

GALYNA MOSKVITINA | CODE OF LIGHT

GALYNA MOSKVITINA | CODE OF LIGHT Art Exhibition
25 April - 6 May 2012
 
Her new art works presented by ARCANE ART FOUNDATION at the Alexander Gertsman Contemporary Art Gallery,  652 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, New York

The Arcane Art Foundation presents the first-ever solo exhibition in New York and North America of the powerful and spiritually inspiring artworks by Ukrainian artist Galyna Moskvitina. This artist’s rare inner intensity combines profound metaphysical insights with a raw, urgent painting style to create paintings that generate an immediate emotional response. The current exhibition is part of a tour to Milan, London, and Tel Aviv.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Artists Bentley Meeker - Gallery Nine5

gallery nine5 invites you to celebrate the work of featured artist,  
Bentley Meeker.      

April 5, 2012 from 6 - 9 pm
Please RSVP to rsvp@gallerynine5.com

  
Flame to Now 1. Installation of five Gibson Reverse Flying V guitars with custom lighting.    
  
For the first time in a gallery setting, lighting master and artist Bentley Meeker presents a series of truly original works. Flame to Now, featured on three walls of the gallery, explores the transformative power of light and its effect on our emotions. The titles of the installations echo the progression of man's use of illumination from fire to the electric light.

The artist is the owner, and president, of Bentley Meeker Lighting and Staging, Inc., one of the leading lighting firms in the world today. Following the exhibition of his work at gallery nine5, Meeker will be showing at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.   

  Flame to Now 3. Installation of five roses with custom lighting. 

Call to Artists - Two Great Arizona Festivals

Two Great Arizona Festivals!
      

 
Flagstaff Art in the Park
Call to Artists


Fourth of July... 

What: Sixth Annual Fourth of July Show

Where: Wheeler Park,  Downtown Flagstaff, Arizona

When: July 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2012
          9-6 Friday and Saturday, 9-4 Sunday

Deadline May 1st, 2012
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Labor Day... 

What: Twentieth Annual Labor Day Show

Where: Wheeler Park,  Downtown Flagstaff Arizona

When: September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2012
          9-6 Saturday and Sunday, 9-4 Monday

Deadline July 1st, 2012
  
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NOTEWORTHY:
 
 
*Juried Fine Art and Fine Craft Shows

*Limited to 100 Artists

*Estimated attendance based on past shows: 10,000

*Application fee: $15.00 (Refunded if not accepted)

*Booth Fees  $310.00 for 10' x 10' (actually 11' x11') 
                    $410.00 for 10' x 20' deep
                    $620.00 for 10' x 20' wide

Flagstaff Art in the Park is an arts and crafts festival featuring tightly juried one-of-a-kind fine arts and fine crafts designed and shown by the exhibitor. Booths will again be located on the grass in the beautiful tree filled Wheeler Park across the street from City Hall and on the main thoroughfare to the Grand Canyon. Even through the last couple of years, participating artists continued to have strong and sometimes record sales as these events are well supported by the local population and visiting tourists. In addition to the one hundred artists present there is non-stop live acoustic music performed by an assortment of local beloved musicians. The summer weather in Flagstaff is near perfect with the average summer temperature of 72 degrees.

For more information and to download an application visit: http://www.flagstaffartinthepark.com 

E-mail questions to stubones@earthlink.net or call Stu Wolf (event owner and producer) at 928-556-9498