Learn to Mat and Frame This Weekend

Do you want to learn how to mat and frame your own artwork? Jurors for Art League exhibits tell us how important presentation is when they consider what pieces to select. With two workshops coming up this weekend, artists and collectors alike can learn how to present artwork acceptable for submission at The Art League and other galleries, how to care for their collection, and the steps involved in completing their own framing project.

On Friday, June 22, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Eileen Yeager will teach Wood Frame Cutting and Joining. Students will learn to cut, miter, join, assemble, paint, and embellish a wood frame, leaving with one 11″ x 14″ frame. The workshop is $95, plus a $20 materials fee payable to the instructor to cover the supplies and use of tools. For more information and to register, click here.

And on Saturday and Sunday, June 23–24, Eileen and Ron Yeager will teach their Basic Matting and Framing workshop, which covers all the steps to complete one 8″ x 10″ framing project. The two-day workshop covers design and preservation techniques, tools, basic and custom mats, hands-on mat cutting, mounting, and pre-cut frame assembly. The workshop is $175, plus a $20 materials fee to cover the cost of tools and supplies, including a mat board, mounting board, and mounting kit. Students bring an 8″ x 10″ frame and artwork. For more information and to register, click here.

Exhibition Opportunities and More

See below for details on two DC-area exhibit opportunities, studio space, and a vacancy on the Alexandria Commission for the Arts:

The Ripple Effect: Currents of Socially Engaged Art
Deadline: June 25, 2012. Washington Project for the Arts and Art Museum of the Americas seek submissions from artists based in the DC region (DC, MD, VA) for The Ripple Effect, a multidisciplinary exhibition that will offer a sampling of social practice and collaborative works produced within the United States and Latin America. The exhibition positions artists as architects of change building creative entry points into conversations on broad social issues while providing both poetic and concrete solutions. Through various forms, The Ripple Effect will critique, explore, and create a space for conversations on new possibilities of place and society. In line with the focus of the exhibition, the call seeks projects and artworks that engage viewers as direct participants, address pressing social issues, and blur the boundary between artistic practice and social engagement. The works in this exhibition will exemplify how socially engaged art can be ambitious, innovative, humorous, and self-reflexive. The Ripple Effect thus seeks to explore new and fresh cultural landscapes through social experimentations that alter the environment, if only momentarily, as the viewer moves into the position of an engaged and active participant. Full details and entry are on the WPA website.

Hillyer Art Space solo show proposals
Deadline: August 31, 2012. Continue reading Exhibition Opportunities and More