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Call to Artists - Strawberry Days Festival

Strawberry Days Festival 

  

  

Call to Artists

WHAT:  115th Annual Strawberry Days Festival

  

WHERE: Sayre (Strawberry) Park, Glenwood Springs, CO

  

WHEN: June 15-17, 2012

Strawberry Days has been entertaining generations for more than 100 years. The festival features a FamilyFest area with interactive, entertaining and creative experiences for the kids; an arts and crafts fair and food court; an old-fashioned carnival; a parade down Grand Avenue and a full entertainment line-up.  Of course, we'll still serve free strawberries and ice cream on Saturday, just like we've been doing for the past century.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

  

Deadline:

April 15, 2012 

  

Notification:

April 30, 2012 

  

For more details or to download an application, visit:

www.strawberrydaysfestival.com

Email inquiries to:

strawberrydays@glenwoodchamber.com 

You may also contact by telephone:

Angie Anderson

Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association

(970) 945-6589

Carla Goldberg - Opening Reception

bau 88 

A Solo Exhibition

of New Works by

Carla Goldberg 

at beacon artist union
(bau gallery) 

161 Main Street Beacon, NY 

Exhibition runs Sat. April 14th
thru Sun. May 6

Opening Reception for the Artist

Saturday April 14th
6pm to 9pm

Sonia Stanyard - Nurtured Landscapes

OPENING INVITATION
Saturday 14th April 2012 at 6.00 pm

Sonia Stanyard | Nurtured Landscapes
Winner of the Special Prize De Faveri Arte + Lab 612 XL
at the 5th International Arte Laguna Prize

Gallery De Faveri Artecontemporanea + Lab 610 XL
at Spazio Paraggi - Treviso

"... Sonia Stanyard has choosen the combination of an intense technique and of a point of view of both domestic and wild ..." (Viviana Siviero)

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More Great Pics From Artexpo New York 2012

ARTEXPO NEW YORK 2012

Alex Fishgoyt at his Booth at Artexpo

Arte-Argentino.Org Directors and Adriana Trotta Argentine Deputy Consul

  Linda Calvert Jacobson, American Artist

Pasquale Cuppari

Call to Artists - Festival in the Park

Festival in the Park
Charlotte, NC 

Call to Artists

WHAT:  Fine Arts & Fine Crafts Festival and Traditional Arts & Crafts Festival

WHERE: Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC

WHEN: Friday through Sunday
           September 21 - 23, 2012
           Note: Hours vary; see artists prospectus for details

NOTEWORTHY:

*48th Annual Juried Festival.

*Separate areas for Fine Arts and Crafts (Artist's Walk) and Traditional Arts and Crafts (Festival Lake Walk).

*Limited to 180 artists in total.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($35/$350).  

*$4,000 total cash awards. 

*Priority spaces available for artists who will demonstrate their art or craft.

*Excellent artists' amenities, including free parking, private artists' hospitality area throughout show hours, discounted hotel accommodations.

*Strong community support.

*Electricity available to all booths at no charge.

*Drive-up to booth for setup and teardown.

*For more details about the show, click HERE
Since 1964, Festival in the Park has been bringing popular music, arts and crafts and family entertainment to Charlotteans and visitors from around the South.  Heavy community support over many decades produces return visitors every year as well as large crowds, offering exhibitors excellent sales opportunities. Known as Charlotte's "Granddaddy" arts and crafts event, the festival receives high-profit media attention to augment a well-orchestrated marketing program.


NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadlines:
Artist's Walk: May 15, 2012 (postmarked)
Festival Lake Walk: July 16, 2012 (postmarked)

Notification:
Artist's Walk: June 1, 2012
Festival Lake Walk: July 30, 2012


For more details, artist's prospectus, and to apply, visit:
www.FESTIVALinthePARK.org
Email inquiries to:
festival@FESTIVALlinthePARK.org

You may also contact by telephone:
Julie Whitney Austin
Festival Director
704-338-1060

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH | Imaginary Surrealism Takes the Stage in SoHo

Although life in the circus depends on discipline, struggle and sacrifice, it is divergent thinking that is the catalyst for the magic. This show is dedicated to the performer and the double lives they must lead. A new collection of paintings by Daniel Merriam depicts both the pain and pleasure of struggle not only in the circus, but also in the lives we lead in an urban society. The artist invites us to explore the pressures and and delicate balance that is required in order to remain above the chaos of every day life.  Just as the performer clings to the wire above the ever-present color and distractions, so must the viewer avoid mistakes by focusing on what matters most. The exhibition was inspired by one painting that the artist created in 2010 entitled The Greatest Show on Earth, in which a fantastical caged beast is on display in a coach embellished with Victorian era accoutrements. The creature is exquisite and bizarre, and has a presence that seems content to have launched a show to pleasure and entertain the viewer. "It has been said by many artists that art is often the result of a struggle. I can attest to this based on years of devoting my abilities to an art form heavily reliant on discipline. Both the body and the mind are fully employed in such an effort.  In my case it is the urge to create ever upstaged challenges both in my paintings and my real life as well, that gets me from frenzy to frustration to exhaustion.  I strive to work sculpturally and architecturally as I paint. Each time the environment becomes more of an obstacle as I encounter the physical limitations inherent with being human." Born in 1963 in a rural town in Maine, Daniel Merriam is one of seven artistic children. He taught himself to paint at a very young age, and used his art as a method of reflective play throughout his childhood. He went on to study mechanical and architectural design at Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute. While still in school, he applied his dimensional skills and passion for architecture to his family's design and construction business.In 1986, Merriam shifted his focus solely to fine art, and later that year had his first solo exhibition in Maine. Since then, his exhibitions throughout the United States & Europe  have been lauded and achieved critical acclaim. Merriam's work is included in countless private collections and in such public collections as The Riverside Museum of Art in California, The Gesundheit! Institute in Virginia, the Manhattan Club in New York, and the Merrill Lynch collection. The artist will attend the unveiling of the new works at an opening reception on May 26th from 6 to 8 pm. The reception is free and open to the public with RSVP requested to rsvp@afanyc.com. AFA is located at 54 Greene Street (corner of Broome Street), in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Hours are Monday - Saturday, 10am - 7pm and Sundays 11am - 6pm. To request more information contact Heidi Leigh at heidi@afanyc.com or 212.226.7374.