Day: December 6, 2011

Calls for Artists: DC and New York

Printmaking exhibition and award
Deadline: December 10, 2011. $500 First Place award. This exhibition is open to printmaking students age 18-24 in an MFA/BFA program in the following states: DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, VA, and WV. Of the 40 works selected by Joann Moser, Senior Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, one print will be selected for the $500 first prize award. Second and third place awarded as well. Entry fee. Details: http://washingtonprintmakers.com/programs/excellence-in-printmaking

Call for sketchbook project entries
Deadline: January 30, 2012. Art House Co-op is proud to announce our brand new project: The Limited Edition Vol. 1! The Limited Edition is a collaborative series of art books created by 5,000 artists from across the globe. Anyone — from anywhere in the world — can participate in the project. Sign up to receive a blank sketchbook in the mail, then fill it up and send it back. Your work will be cataloged in the Brooklyn Art Library in NYC and published in the Limited Edition art book series. Entry fee. Details: http://www.thesketchbookproject.com

Target Gallery call for proposals
Deadline: February 1, 2012. This call is open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups will be considered. The individual or group associated with the chosen proposal will receive a solo exhibition at the Target Gallery August 4 – September 2, 2012. The artist(s) will also receive a stipend and an exhibition catalog. Entry fee. Details: http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

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Artist Opportunities Nationwide

Exhibition, residency, fellowship and teaching opportunities courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com:

Montpelier All Hung, All Galleries – MD
Deadline: January 4, 2012. Begin the new year by submitting a work of art to the Montpelier all hung, all galleries. January 8 – 25, 2012, free public reception: Sunday, January 8, 2-4 pm. Drop-off date for artwork: January 4, 10 am-8 pm. The Montpelier Arts Center is delighted to offer an opportunity for all artists to exhibit their works during the biennial all hung. Each person may bring only one piece, which must be framed and matted with hooks and wire suitable for hanging. Artwork may not exceed 35 inches in any direction . There is no hanging fee or commission on the sale of work. Artists must be more than 18 years of age. Arrive early, first come, first hung! All artwork must be picked up on January 26, between 10 am and 8 pm. No exceptions! For more information email: [email protected]; http://arts.pgparks.com/Our_Facilities/Montpelier_Arts_Center.htm

4th Annual International Juried Exhibition: The A.D. Gallery, UNC Pembroke – NC
Deadline: January 10, 2012. “Ver(kitsch)en: verb, to make cheap.” An Exhibition of Contemporary Kitsch Art. Exhibition Dates: Friday, February 10- Friday, March 9, 2012. Submissions for this exhibition should reflect work that fits the theme of kitsch with a contemporary twist. Works in this show will examine the parameters of what is considered acceptable vs. clichéd and good vs. bad taste. What is taste and does it have relevance? Who dictates good or bad taste?   Artists should consider the varied aspects and applications of kitsch, from established and traditional, to more alternative approaches. Artists are invited to submit work in two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation and digital media including video based media.For prospectus please visit: http://www.uncp.edu/a.d.gallery/news/4th%20Annual%20Juried%20Exhibition%20Prospectus.pdf. For inquiries please contact gallery director, Carla Rokes: [email protected]. Website: http://www.uncp.edu/a.d.gallery/news/

American Society of Aviation Artists International Aerospace Art Exhibition – MI
Deadline: April 15, 2012. The American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, June 3 – September 8, 2012 at The Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Portage, Michigan. Artwork depicting any aerospace subject is eligible. Works appearing in prior ASAA exhibits are ineligible. Only original artwork will be accepted. Computer generated art is ineligible. Photographs, photo- offset lithographs, giclées, computer graphics, or other reproductions will not be accepted. True fine art prints are acceptable. This includes etchings, serigraphs, stone lithographs, and woodcuts, all of which are hand printed one at a time. $20 per entry for ASAA members; $40 per entry for nonmembers. Visit website for prospectus at: http://www.asaa-avart.org. Send entry form and check to: Michael J. O’Neal, 6 Nathan Drive, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 USA. Phone: (732) 735-6631 Email: [email protected]. Questions? Contact John W. Clark at [email protected] or call (623) 680-7592.

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Q&A with “Small Works” Award-Winner Everitt Clark

Last month’s “Small Works” exhibit has closed to make way for this month’s all-media show, but Everitt Clark’s silver gelatin contact print, Cabin 2, winner of the Eleanor Boudreau Jordan Award, lives forever on Flickr. We asked Everitt, who will have a solo show in The Art League Gallery in 2013, to tell us more about this photograph and his work in general. (Our Q&A with Theresa Esterlund, last month’s other award-winner, is here.)

When and where was the photograph taken?
Everitt: This photograph was taken in the spring of 2006 in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, on the Tennessee side. I printed it in early 2007.

What was your inspiration or reason for creating Cabin 2?
The cabin in this image was one of many abandoned homes I came across in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was already beginning to return to a state of nature: the yard was overgrown, the wood warped and rotten, and the interior largely gutted. An approaching storm provided not only a breeze to stir the leaves, but my favorite kind of diffuse light, which brought out the delicate contrasts in the texture of the wood. The scene just had all the elements of a great photograph: a composition that composed itself, a seemingly banal but actually riveting subject, and that sense of a “decisive moment,” fleeting but indelible. I tried to do it justice.

Cabin 2 by Everitt Clark

Is it part of a series? If so, how did the series start, and how has it changed?
This picture is the second in a sequence of four cabin photographs — it’s the “slow movement” — and the sequence is part of a larger body of photographs I shot on a single two-week-long trip to the Smoky Mountains. I was painfully aware that I had never made a Landscape (with a capital “L”) of which I was proud; I was determined to remedy that situation. As it happened, I took a lot more pictures of decrepit buildings than I did of breathtaking vistas. I learned that I don’t have it in me to be like Ansel Adams. That’s not necessarily a bad thing (no disrespect to Ansel).

What would you like the viewer to come away with?
A sense that the sublime can be found in the humblest surroundings.

Nothing useless is, or low;
Each thing in its place is best;
And what seems but idle show
Strengthens and supports the rest.  (Longfellow)

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An ArtFest to Remember

ArtFest Weekend is over: the Jewelry Show and Sale has shown and sold, demonstrations demonstrated, and the band has played its last song. The weekend’s events were a huge success, though, so in case you missed it (or if you just want to relive it) here are some photos from Friday night’s ArtFest party.

Rew Smith Band took over this sculpture classroom to perform some non-visual art.
The party was the opening for the weekend's retrospective show and sale of work by Nancy Reinke, including prints, drawings, paintings, rugs and other art.
The Art League School's stained glass department came to share and sell their work.
Many Art League School instructors were on hand to show what they do. Demos included pottery …
… the loom …
… forensic facial reconstruction …
… silk screen printing …
… and calligraphy, among others.

Thanks for joining us to kick off the holiday season! Same time next year.

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