Day: March 13, 2012

“Play” On

"Charge!" by Wayne Guenther – "Play"

This month’s “Play” exhibit — part of Virginia’s Minds Wide Open collaboration celebrating children and the arts — is about to get more playful, with additional activities for kids starting this weekend. Kids (and adults) can look forward to playing with:

  • A child-height graffiti wall, made from gallery pedestals — grab chalk and make your own art!
  • A zinc plate for etching — anyone who leaves their mark can also leave their email address and pick up a free print of the finished etching
  • A scavenger hunt based on the art in the gallery, with blank space for kids to make their own art
  • A version of the Surrealist game, the exquisite corpse (“cadavre exquis”) in which different artists can contribute to a collective drawing with an unexpected outcome

These additional activities start this weekend, so grab the kids and swing by the gallery — no smock necessary!

Exhibits

Exhibition Opportunities Knock

The announcements below are courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com. The call to artists from the Torpedo Factory, previously featured on this blog, has a deadline in less than a week! Also, three craft shows we’ve written about have deadlines April 1: the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, the Westchester Fine Craft Show, and the Washington (DC) Craft Show.

For more opportunities for artists, watch this space, and check out the classifieds directory maintained by the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Forged: Torpedo Factory Art Center/Target Gallery – VA
Deadline: March 19, 12. Exhibition Dates: May 19th – June 24th, 2012. Description: This is a media specific sculptural exhibition that explores the contemporary approaches to forged metal work. The work can range in size with the stipulation that it incorporates forged metal elements. This is open to all artists nationally and internationally. Juror: Twylene Moyer: Twylene Moyer, managing editor of Sculpture magazine, has published numerous articles and catalogue essays on contemporary art. She has been a featured speaker at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and at SOFA Chicago and has juried and curated several exhibitions, including “Insight Out” and “Disintegration” at the Arlington Arts Center. She is the co-editor of The New Earthwork: Art, Action, Agency, A Sculpture Reader, Conversations on Sculpture, and Landscapes for Art, all distributed by the University of Washington Press. Website: http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

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