May 15, 2012 – The Art League

This batch of announcements comes courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com and includes Target Gallery’s 25th anniversary show:

Passages, Pathways and Portals juried group show – MN
Deadline: May 30, 2012. Flow Art Space in Minneapolis, Minnesota announces a call to artists for a national art exhibition, August 8-25, 2012. Awards: gallery exhibition, website promotion, artist reception. Juror: Flow Art Space Founder Melissa May Metzler. All media that relates to the theme of Passages, Pathways and Portals will be considered, including drawing, photography, painting, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, prints, mixed media, books, digital art, wood, installation art, encaustics, etc. US-based artists at least 18 years of age, professional and amateur, are welcome to submit. $40 for 4 images, $10 each additional image. Download prospectus (PDF format) @ http://www.flowartspace.com/uploads/7/9/6/5/7965517/passages_pathways_and_portals.pdf. Questions? Contact Melissa Metzler at [email protected] or call 612-564-3569.

MiniSolos@Touchstone Gallery in August 2012 – DC
Application deadline: Sunday, May 22, 2012, 12 midnight. An opportunity to hang as much artwork as possible in a space 10ft x 4ft for the month of August at Touchstone Gallery a contemporary gallery in the heart of Washington, DC. Digital images of all artwork required with application. There will be room for only 38 artists; each space about 10ft high x 4ft and 1 floor space for sculptor 5ft x 5ft. $240 hanging fee; work to be hung by our hanging committee. No entry fee is required. Must submit filled out application form that can be downloaded at www.touchstonegallery.com and e-mail it to [email protected] along with images of the works you intend to show. Full Prospectus, Application form and other information are available for download on Touchstone’s website: www.touchstonegallery.com

Many more announcements after the jump! Continue reading Artist Opportunities

If you haven’t been to see this month’s group show “Bedtime Stories” yet, you’re in for a treat! Artists responded to the theme of narrative art with pieces in all media, each telling a different tale: humorous, personal, obscure, and everything else. Juror Judy Greenberg chose the photographic collage New York Minute by Frances Borchardt as winner of the Amelia T. Clemente Family Award for best in show. We asked her to tell us a little more about the piece and her work in general.

What was your inspiration or motive for New York Minute?
Frances: New York Minute is a travelogue of one day spent in New York City. The photographs were all taken virtually in a straight line from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Staten Island Ferry.

Borchardt-New York Minute — "New York Minute" by Frances Borchardt

Is there a story behind any of the images?
The far right lowest compartment contains a photograph of me taken at the Empire State Building.

What do you want the viewer to come away with?
A unique glimpse of New York City, a “day in the life” collage.

Where do you see your work going next, or what are you working on now?
I’ve made several trips to New York recently. I plan to complete a series of type cases on subjects such as the Statute of Liberty, the High Line, the World Trade Center Memorial, Chinatown and the Roosevelt Tram.

How did you first start these kinds of montages and the unique way of displaying them?
I think of myself as a travel photographer. I shoot multiple images including detail shots to capture a sense of place. When I began to show my work I struggled with presenting single images, framing and how to set my work apart. Around the same time I’d purchased a type case at a yard sale. I found that it had all the characteristics I needed in order to present a visual journal.

After the jump, Frances discusses more of her artistic process and how collages can tell a story. Continue reading Q&A with Award Winner Frances Borchardt