Call to Artists - ArtFest Fort Myers 2013

ArtFest Fort Myers 2013

Southwest Florida's Premier Art Festival   

Call to Artists  

WHAT: 13th Annual Juried Fine Art Festival

WHEN:  February 2 - 3, 2013

              Saturday & Sunday

              9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

WHERE:  Downtown Fort Myers Riverfront, Fort Myers, FL

NOTEWORTHY:

• 200 participating artists. 
• Jury/Booth Fee: $35/$385 - Double booths available $770 - Numerous corner booths also offered at no extra cost.
• Award winning marketing program valued at $150,000 creating 5 million impressions targeting art buying patrons.
• Active social media year-round to engage art patrons. 
• $5,000 in award money plus "invited status" for following year.
• Commemorative poster and t-shirt image selected from a festival artist.
• Opportunity to advertise in festival publications.
• Option to participate in Friday Night Opening Party (60 artists).
• Artist amenities including drive up access for Friday set up, booth sitters, complimentary breakfast, indoor restrooms, behind booth storage, designated artist parking & discounted hotel rates.
• Professional jury panel of five changes each year, creating a show with approximately 90% new artists annually.
• For additional details, visit www.ArtFestFortMyers.com 

Each February, over 65,000 art lovers and collectors attend ArtFest Fort Myers to enjoy and purchase the work of 200 fabulous artists from across the country. Our downtown riverfront park and yacht basin are the perfect backdrop as artists booths line the wide boulevard, without the interference of food, sponsors or loud music. New and cutting edge art combines with more traditional work to create an amazing outdoor selling gallery, with no dead end artist spaces allowed!  A true community event, our team of professional staff, with exceptional attention to detail, and 300 dedicated volunteers focus on a successful weekend for you. Apply now and make ArtFest Fort Myers a part of your Florida winter season!

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:  

Application deadline: 

September 13, 2012 on www.zapplication.org 

Jury:

October 5, 2012 

Notification:of Acceptance: 

October 19, 2012

Booth Fees Due:

November 1, 2012

Email inquiries to: 

Jeanne.Seehaver@ArtFestFortMyers.com

Or call 239-768-3602

Marc Chagall - Nassau County Museum of Art

Marc Chagall
Museum Galleries To Become a Treasure House of
Chagall’s Works, Including First Local Showing of
1957 Bible Series of Hand-Colored Etchings

July 21—November 4, 2012

 

“If we had nothing of Chagall but his Bible, he would be for us a great modern artist."
Art Historian Meyer Schapiro [Columbia University]

“The Bible is life, an echo of nature, and this is the secret I have endeavored to transmit."
Marc Chagall

Two years ago, Ambassador Arnold Saltzman, the founding president and current executive vice president of Nassau County Museum of Art, proposed a highly ambitious undertaking—an exhibition that would make the museum’s galleries a treasure house of works by Marc Chagall. The museum’s former director, Constance Schwartz, was enlisted to organize an extraordinary exhibition of Chagall’s work, more extensive than any other previously seen in this area, and including paintings being shown to the Long Island public for the first time. Saltzman and Schwartz reached out for important loans from the many collectors, galleries and museums that they had established relationships with over the years. These efforts have resulted in Marc Chagall, a major exhibition that features significant paintings and a large selection from Chagall’s series of 105 hand-colored etchings of Bible stories that he produced in 1957. These etchings have never before been seen on Long Island. Marc Chagall, opening at Nassau County Museum of Art on July 21, 2012 and remaining on view through November 4, 2012, is supported by the Saltzman Family Foundation and The David Berg Foundation.

The works selected for the exhibition demonstrate how Chagall, throughout a long and distinguished career, incorporated facets of his early Russian-Jewish heritage into multilayered works. Chagall’s storytelling paintings portray a fantastic pictorial world where heaven and earth seem to meet, and couples are always in love. It’s a world where people and animals—cows, goats, donkeys, horses and birds—float upside down or sideways, irrespective of the laws of gravity. Chagall’s hypersensitive imagination is palpable as he shares with the viewer his memories of family in brilliantly colored works set amidst the houses and streets of his native Vitebsk.

The Bible etchings on view in Marc Chagall are on loan from the Haggerty Art Museum of Marquette University in Milwaukee. Chagall’s biographer, Franz Meyer, wrote: “Chagall’s ties with the Bible are very deep indeed; the forms that people its world are a part of his own inner life, part of the living Jewish heritage, and thus are archetypes of a greater, more intensive world.”  In Marc Chagall—The Graphic Works, Meyer speculates that the significance of the Bible in Chagall’s work was rooted in his early childhood experiences in Russia.

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was the eldest of nine children born to a poor Russian-Jewish family in the village of Vitebsk. His artistic talent was evident early with a distinctive style of images from childhood emerging during his studies with Leon Bakst in St. Petersburg. Working in Paris from 1910 to 1914, Chagall began to produce paintings inspired by Russian folklore and village life. During World War I, Chagall returned to Russia, ascending to the post of Commissar for Fine Arts in Vitebsk. It was there that he produced works that were to become his most famous—images in strong, bright colors depicting otherworldly states that fused fantasy, nostalgia and religion. He returned to France permanently after World War I, save for the years of the Nazi occupation when he fled to the safety of New York and its environs.

The museum is offering several exhibition-related programs to enhance understanding and enjoyment of the Chagall exhibition. Artists of the 20th Century: Marc Chagall is a 50-minute film screening daily from July 21 through November 4; the film explores Chagall’s Russian-Jewish roots. Lunchtime lectures on the exhibition will be offered on August 23, September 20 and October 25, On October 6, Director Emerita and Guest Curator Constance Schwartz discusses the exhibition; she will be joined by art collector Ambassador Arnold A. Saltzman, the museum’s founding president. On September 15 a Klezmer Band presents a concert of the spirited music heard at Jewish weddings and celebrations in the Russia of Chagall’s youth. Art historian and author Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D. returns to the museum on October 13 with a talk about Chagall’s artwork for the performing arts, especially opera and dance. Children’s programs in connection with the Chagall exhibition include Friday morning readings of Eastern European folklore on July 27, August 3 and August 10, followed by a family-friendly exhibition tour and supervised art activities. Show Us Your Collections! on August 18 will encourage youngsters to share their prized possessions and create new art with a variety of materials. Discover Chagall’s Childhood World on October 20 features a real petting zoo to echo the animal characters seen in Chagall’s paintings of his native Village of Vitebsk; children will be guided in creating pastel representations of their own neighborhoods. Log onto nassaumuseum.org/events for details on these and other programs at the museum.

Nassau County Museum of Art, governed by a privately elected Board of Trustees, is chartered and accredited by New York State as a not-for-profit, private educational institution. The museum’s programs and exhibitions are made possible through the support of Nassau County under County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Legislature, as well as memberships, admissions, special events, private and corporate donations, as well as government and foundation grants.

Educational programs at the museum are made possible through the generosity of The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the DeWitt Wallace Fund for Youth - a donor-advised fund at the Long Island Community Foundation, Bank of America, David Lerner and Associates, and Nassau County Museum of Art Ball and Benefactors Dinner. Additional generous educational support is provided by Capital One Bank, Milton & Sally Avery Foundation, North Shore Autism Circle, The Ridenour Endowment Fund, and TD Bank Foundation.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road. The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day; tours of the mansion are offered each Saturday at 1 p.m.; meet in the lobby, no reservations needed. Tours are free with museum admission. Family art activities and family tours are offered Sundays from 1 pm; free with museum admission. Call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to12). Members are admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (members, free). The Museum Store is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.

Call to Artists - Bonita Springs National Art Festivals

Center of the Arts of Bonita Springs
presents:  
Bonita Springs National Art Festivals

Call to Artists

WHAT:  3 Fine Art and Fine Craft Events

WHERE: Promenade at Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs, Florida

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday
           January 12-13, 2013
           February 9-10, 2013
           March 9-10, 2013

NOTEWORTHY:

*3 separately juried events. Artists may participate in one, two or three events.

*Long history of excellent sales.

*Each show limited to 211 juried fine artists and craft persons.

*Jury/Booth Fees ($30/$400); a few larger spaces available at extra cost.

*Cash Awards.

*Friday setup and drive up to your space to unload.

*Artist amenities.

*For more details about the shows, click HERE
These highly regarded festivals offer artists the opportunity to present their fine art and fine craft in a high traffic area during the busiest time of the winter season.  Bonita Springs, adjacent to Naples is populated by upper-income residents. Quality of the work exhibited attracts knowledgeable art lovers and buyers.  These festivals have all the characteristics for success: location, venue, audience and ambiance and are consistently top-ranked among all outdoor shows nationwide!

                     Click HERE to watch a video about

Bonita Springs National Art Festivals!

 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Deadlines:

January Festival: September 1, 2012
February Festival: October 1, 2012
March Festival: November 1, 2012


For more details, artist's prospectus, entry form and festival layout map, visit:
http://artinusa.com/bonita/app/
 
Email inquiries to:
artfest@artinusa.com

You may also contact:

Barry Witt
239-992-1213

For additional information about the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs:
http://www.artcenterbonita.org/
 

You are most cordially invited to the opening reception of Karen Gentile’s exhibit: Still Life Series

The Vimeo Festival + Awards

THE VIMEO FESTIVAL

JUNE 8TH + 9TH, VIMEO HQ + ROOT

Imagine a space shuttle countdown about to reach we have liftoff — that’s where we stand in relation to the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards! In less metaphorical terms, they are happening very, very soon: June 7-9 in New York City. The Awards show is already sold out, but you can still get involved in our weekend of wonder:
Come to the Vimeo Festival Enjoy a quintessentially cultural weekend in NYC: Listen to inspirational speakers, learn all sorts of new filmmaking skills, and watch the world’s best videos with us. Tickets start at just $40, and we even have sweet discounts for Plus and PRO members. Register now >	Get tickets

See the full schedule Plan every waking moment of your weekend with our handy guide to all the talks, workshops, screenings, and special events, including: + A conversation about the glory of failure with acclaimed director/actor Ed Burnsand renowned producer Ted Hope + Director Profiles with documentary geniuses Steve James and Lucy Walker + A guide to getting started with the gear you’ve got with cool filmmaking dudeCasey Neistat Explore all that's happening this year >

View schedule

Check out the finalists The results are almost in — we just announced the finalists for this year’s Vimeo Awards, with four videos duking it out for top honors in each of 13 categories. Lay eyes on all the finalists’ videos >

Watch now

New paintings from Imaginary Surrealist Daniel Merriam

WHAT | New paintings from Imaginary Surrealist Daniel Merriam, The Greatest Show on Earth

WHERE | AFA, 54 Greene Street @ Broome

EXHIBITIION | May 26th - June 20, 2012

RECEPTION | May 26th from 6-8pm, rsvp@afanyc.com

MORE INFO | Heidi Leigh at heidi@afanyc.com or 212.226.7374

GALLERY HOURS | Mon. - Sat., 10am - 7pm and Sun., 11am - 6pm

PREVIEW | Here

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.

"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.

Fine Art & Craft Fair

Art in the Park 

Fine Art & Craft Fair

June 2 & 3, 2012

10am - 5pm

Heckscher Park, Huntington

Rain or Shine - Free Admission

About 70 artists and craftspeople will show and sell original works of art and handmade crafts such as paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, woodwork, glasswork, wearable art, and more. Prizes will be awarded to artists and craftspeople for superior artistry and craftsmanship.

  

This year, join the excitement as Long Island radio station 94X along with a panel of judges select Huntington's First "Idol" through a talent competition. From pre-submitted video auditions, ten finalists will perform separately at the event for their chance to claim the title of Huntington Idol at Art in the Park on Saturday June 2nd from 1pm to 3pm.

Contestants may submit their entries at 

www.my94x.com/huntington-idol.  

  

The event will also feature live art demonstrations by Art League instructors and live music throughout both days.  Raffles will run both days to benefit visual arts education programs at the Art League of Long Island.  

 

View the video of FIOS1's MyLITV coverage of Art in the Park 2011