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Opportunity for Artists: Art Calendar 2011 Cover Contest

Theme: Portraits

Entry fee: FREE

Awards & Prizes: First Place – $500 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate. Artwork featured on the cover the March issue of Art Calendar and a one-page profile inside the magazine.

Second Place – $150 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate. Half-page profile inside the March issue of Art Calendar with an image of submitted artwork.

Third Place – $100 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate. Half-page profile inside the March issue of Art Calendar with an image of submitted artwork.

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Holiday Ornament Collection

The Art League’s Holiday Ornament Collection features handmade ornaments made by Art League members. Beautiful handpainted Christmas balls, fused glass, fiber, wood-carved, and metal ornaments adorn the 2010 tree. These unique pieces make great little stocking stuffers, and are the perfect way to start your own heirloom ornament collection for your family. 
 
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National Geographic Photography Contest – DC
Deadline: November 30, 2010. As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic sets the standard for photographic excellence. Now you can share your vision of the world. Enter to win $10,000 and have your photo published in National Geographic magazine! Photos will be judged on creativity and photographic quality. Submit your entry online in any of these three categories: People, Places, and Nature. The photo contest will begin accepting entries in early September, and the contest ends November 30. Winners will be announced in early December. There is an entry fee of U.S. $15 per photo. Photographs must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable. All digital files must be 5 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or JPG format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image). Photographs must have been taken within two (2) years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award in the National Geographic International Photography Contest or any National Geographic Traveler photo contest in the last three years. For more information, visit: http://www.graphiccompetitions.com/photography/national-geographic-photography-contest

Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition – NY
Deadline: February 4, 2011. Pelham Art Center is accepting submissions for the 6th Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition For Painting. This juried competion is open to U.S.-based artists aged 19 or older. A $5,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at the Art Center are awarded to the winner. U.S. based artist aged 19 or older. All work submitted must be available for exhibit. $25 application fee. Download submission guidelines and prospectus at www.pelhamartcenter.org or contact [email protected] or 914-738-2525. 
“Cartoon Cult” – VA
Deadline: November 25, 2010. The Soundry in Vienna, Virginia seeks entries for an art show, December 4 – January 4, 2011, celebrating contemporary cartoons, cartoon characters,comic strips, digital animation, illustration, anime, and videogames (emphasis on original characters). If you have any questions about what can be included in the show, please email [email protected] or [email protected]. $25 for up to 5 pieces. Visit website for more info, or send a SASE to: 316 Dominion Rd. NE Vienna, VA 22180. Questions? Contact Jennifer Crawford at [email protected] or call 703-698-0088.
Juried Photography: Alternative processes – NY
Deadline: November 29, 2010. Juror: Joy Goldkind. Open to local and national artists. Cash Prize. We are looking to show the contemporary use of historical processes. Show us the way in which you bring the past and future together. Bromoil, albumen, collotype, kallitype, lazertran, anthotype, ziatype, carbon, argyrotype, cyanotype, daguerreotype, gum bichromate, salted paper, photogravure, solarplate, tintype, platinum and palladium, van dyke, hand applied emulsions, wet-plate collodion, silver gelatin and combinations of all of the above will be considered. NO DIGITAL PRINTS WILL BE CONSIDERED. Open to all. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WWW.STACARTS.ORG/EXHIBITS TO DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUSES AND FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Call for Entries: 85th Annual International Competition~Printmaking – PA
Deadline: December 15, 2010. Up to $3,000 in purchase, cash and material prizes, a solo exhibition at The Print Center, a two-year contract from The Print Center Gallery Store and a purchase award for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Jurors: Emi Eu, Director, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore Sarah Suzuki, The Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr., Assistant Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books, Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.printcenter.org
Call for “Criminales Todos:” A Community Art Exhibit – ORDeadline: December 1, 2010. The Safe Communities Project and Portland Central America Solidarity Committee are calling all artists to submit pieces to be presented at the upcoming art exhibit CRIMINALES TODOS, December 10th -17th, 2010. CRIMINALES TODOS is a travelling community art exhibit aiming to inspire an ongoing dialogue and examination of the social, political and cultural issues related to the criminalization of communities of color. From post-Civil War vagrancy laws targeting newly freed African Americans in the South, to police rounding up Japanese Americans and sending them to internment camps during WWII, to SB1070 targeting Latinos in Arizona; the history of police targeting communities of color has deep roots in American history. In times of increased police surveillance, tightened border control and the implementation of anti-immigrant and racist laws across the country, we encourage artists to engage in a conversation about the devastating repercussions of policing and the militarization in our local communities. Artists of all backgrounds are invited. Our aim is to create a space for conversation against the long standing practices of repression, and the impact of unjust and discriminatory practices. The exhibit is a platform from which to explore the marginalization of communities of color, and how to build solidarity and resistance to discrimination and oppression. Please join us. Related topics include, but are not limited to: – Effects of local enforcement programs in our local communities. – Personal and/or collective experiences with detention and deportation systems. – Racial profiling and institutionalized racism. – Intersection of criminalization of resident communities of color and newly arrived immigrants. – Anti-immigrant sentiment. – Historical and contemporary forms of popular resistance to human rights abuses. Opening Reception: Dec. 10, 2010. Launch Pad Gallery: 534 SE Oak Street, Portland, OR 97214. If you have any questions contact: Brenda Salas Neves at 503-236-7916.

Call for Exhibition Proposals: The Olin Art Gallery – PA
Deadline: January 31, 2011. The Olin Art Gallery on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, is now accepting exhibition proposals in any medium for the 2011-12 academic year.  Proposals may include solo or group exhibitions.  Submissions must include contact information, artist statements for all participating artists, 10-20 digital images (jpg-format, 300dpi) on CD, an image list (including title, media, size, and date completed for each work), and a resume or CV.  There is NO entry fee.  The application deadline is January 31, 2011.  For additional information, contact Doug McGlumphy, Director, Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College, 60 S. Lincoln St., Washington, Pa 15301. Website: www.washjeff.edu/olin/aspx. Email: [email protected]. Proposal materials will only be returned if provided with a self-address stamped envelope with sufficient postage. This opportunity is open to all professional artists 18 or over. www.washjeff.edu

THE VIDEO SHOW: Raritan Valley College – NJ
December 3, 2010. Original work in VIDEO. The exhibition will include single channel presentation and video incorporated into installation/sculptural pieces. Work created in all Video Art formats will be considered. Maximum duration 10 minutes. For prospectus and more information please see website http://www2.raritanval.edu/departments/vapa/videoshow.html or email [email protected]. Website: http://www2.raritanval.edu/departments/vapa/videoshow.html
Design and Fabrication of Art for the City of Roanoke’s Historic Market Building – VADeadline: December 17, 2010. The Roanoke Arts Commission seeks qualified artists or artist teams to design, fabricate and install artwork to be embedded in the sidewalk at the four entryways of the historic market building in downtown Roanoke. The Arts Commission desires art work that reflects the history and spirit of the City of Roanoke and/or the historic market building.The artwork shall be made of durable materials suitable for high foot traffic and durable to outside elements and change in temperature and shall require little or no maintenance.The art will be set on a concrete sub base. Qualifications: This project is open to all artists and artist teams, age 18 and over, who are residents of the United States. All applicants, regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, origin or disability will be considered. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: One CD, One (1) paper original and seven (7) paper copies of the following materials in the order listed: 1. A completed and signed cover sheet (Attachment B) (don’t see this). 2. A letter of interest describing your vision for this project, relative experience and how your overall style of the work will compliment the area where the art will be installed. 3. A description of the anticipated materials to be used, fabrication and installation needs for the permanent works of art. 4. A proposed budget. 5. An image list that corresponds to the CD. 6. Visual Images as follows: Up to 10 images of prior work executed within the last seven years, submitted as digital images and sent on one PC Compatible CD-ROM in JPEG format maximum pixel dimensions (per image) – 800 X 600. Label CD with artist’s name. Slides will not be accepted. The images should be numbered to match the image list. 7. A minimum of two references with complete contact information of individuals you have worked with in the last five years. (Enter this information on cover sheet, attachment B). www.roanokeva.gov/publicart
B-C Renovation Project – Philadelphia International Airport – PA
Deadline: December 15, 2010. Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture; the Creative Economy’s Public Art Program and the Philadelphia International Airport announce a competition to commission interior artwork for the B-C Renovation Project. This competition is open to artists and artist teams who reside in the United States. Budget: up to $40,000. This is a call for qualifications. Artists should include: six images (previous work), a resume and a statement. There is a design stipend for selected semi-finalists to create proposals. To apply visit: www.phila.gov/publicart/textPages_beta/CallsToArtists.html
22nd National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition – MD
Deadline: January 31, 2011. Awards: A minimum of $1,500 available in purchase prize money. Juror: Jose Dominguez, Executive Director, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Enter online at:?https://artndm.wufoo.com/forms/drawingprint/. Entry fee: A non­refundable entry fee of $30, payable through PayPal, entitles the artist to submit up to three entries. Qualifications: Eligibility and media? Drawings and prints (not photography) in any medium are eligible with no limitations as to color, surface or materials. All drawings and prints must be original works of art. Each artist may submit up to 3 works online only. No mailed or e-mailed entries will be accepted. How to Apply: Enter online at: https://artndm.wufoo.com/forms/drawingprint/. Entry fee: A non­refundable entry fee of $30, payable through PayPal, entitles the artist to submit up to three entries. Selection process? Initial jury will be of online submissions received by January 31, 2010. Notification will be by e-mail. Be sure to add [email protected] to your contacts so that notification e-mail is not sent to your spam folder. Accepted drawings and prints received by March 14 will be juried for purchase prize awards at the value set by the artist. Works selected for purchase prize awards will become the property of College of Notre Dame. ndm.edu/gormleygallery
A Failed Entertainment – NY
Deadline: January 10, 2011. In 1996 author David Foster Wallace published Infinite Jest, a sprawling and complex novel that chronicles the lives of the characters surrounding James Incandeza, an avant-garde filmmaker, mathematician, and visionary tennis instructor. The plot largely revolves around the missing master copy of one of Incandeza’s films, the lethally entertaining Infinite Jest, a catatonic stupor inducing masterpiece. Included as a footnote in Wallace’s novel is the Complete Filmography of James O. Incandeza, a detailed list of over 80 films including documentaries, infomercials, structuralist works, and feature films. A Failed Entertainment uses Incandeza’s Filmography as a departure point for the creation of new works. The curators of this exhibition are currently seeking film or video submissions that attempt to realize selections from the Complete Filmography of James O. Incandeza. Applicants are encouraged to review the filmography available at: www.failedentertainment.com.
Annual Themed Exhibition: Newspace Center for Photography – This Good Earth – OR
Deadline: December 17, 2010. Newspace Center for Photography invites photographers to submit images for our Annual Themed Exhibition with the theme “This Good Earth”. We live on a beautiful planet. Despite war, poverty, disease, pollution, and the many other challenges we face, the Earth remains unaccountably beautiful and richly fertile in many places. We invite images that speak to the Earth’s regenerative spirit and to humankind’s close relationship to nature and the land. Selected photographs will be shown in the Newspace gallery February 4th – 27th 2011. The entry fee is $5 per image, you may enter as many images as you like. Website: http://www.newspacephoto.org/callforentries/
 Not you’re Grandma’s Fiber Show – MIDecember 30, 2010. The Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield Michigan is seeking fiber artists for an exhibit. We are looking for all Fiber arts but especially unique fun and even funky items. The show title is “Not your grandma’s Fiber Show.” This will be a selling show. Work must be done in fiber. Send images of your work to the gallery at [email protected]. www.charachgallery.org

“ASAA International Aerospace Art Exhibition” – NJ
Deadline: February 1, 2011. The American Society of Aviation Artists announces a call to artists for the ASAA International Aerospace Art Exhibition, May 1 – August 31, 2011 at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. All artists are invited to submit entries for this juried exhibition. $20 per entry for ASAA members; $40 per entry for nonmembers. Visit website at: http://www.asaa-avart.org for prospectus. Send entry form and check to: Michael O’Neal, ASAA 6 Nathan Drive, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Questions? Contact John W. Clark at [email protected] or call (623) 556-9630.
12×12 – TN
Deadline: December 3, 2010. Middle Tennessee State University’s Todd Hall Art Gallery presents a national exhibition of small works of art. The 12×12 exhibition will be a juried and comprised of works that do not exceed 12″ x 12″ x 12″ (this includes the frame for two- dimensional works, and in the case of three-dimensional works, includes the base. There are no media restrictions. Artists must be at least 18 years of age, and works must have been completed in the last two years. The exhibition is closed to students, staff, and faculty of Middle Tennessee State University. Works previously exhibited at MTSU are ineligible. Entries and fee must be received by this date ($35 for up to three entries). Todd Hall Art Gallery – Middle Tennessee State University, 1301 East Main Street, Box 25, Murfreesboro, TN. For more information or to apply, go to: www.mtsu.edu/art
Deanwood Recreation Center – DC
Deadline: December 3, 2010. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) seeks an artist or artist team with significant 3-dimensional experience to design, fabricate and install permanent public artwork for the new Deanwood Recreation Center, in Washington, DC. Deanwood is located in the District’s Northeast quadrant and is one of the District’s oldest and proudest neighborhoods. The selected artist(s) will be required to collaborate with local artist, Amber Robles-Gordon. Ms. Gordon was selected through a peer panel selection process to serve as the apprentice to the selected artist for this project. Ms. Gordon will be a valuable asset to the selected artist and serve as a liaison to the community. Ms. Gordon is a mixed media artist and the goal for her participation in this project is to collaborate on the design and fabrication of the artwork and to build her capacity as a public artist. The overarching goal of this project is to create a unique landmark that expresses the character, strength and vibrancy of the neighborhood. The artwork must be celebratory and emphasize the historic heritage of Deanwood. The permanent installation should help generate and reinforce a sense of place within the community. The Deanwood community has expressed that the artwork must interpret the history and legacy of Deanwood in a creative and awe-inspiring manner. For more information and to download the application, visit: dcarts.dc.gov/DC/DCARTS/DC+Creates+Public+Art/Current+Calls+for+Entry/DC+Creates!+Public+Art+Calls+for+Entry
Tres Rios Wetlands Project – AZ
Deadline: December 3, 2010. The Phoenix Office of Cultural Affairs requests qualifications from professional artists to work with the City, community and stakeholders to significantly enhance the trail system for the Tres Rios Wetlands Project. The Tres Rios Wetlands are a key component of the Phoenix region’s water system. Built at the confluence of the Salt, Gila, and Aqua Fria Rivers, the constructed wetlands use treated wastewater to create a rich riparian habitat for many species of waterfowl close to metropolitan Phoenix. The habitat has become a premier birding and habitat-watching area. The addition of trails promises to transform the site into a leading environmental and recreational site with numerous educational opportunities. The selected artist will work with an established design team to integrate public art into the trail system, enhancing public awareness about the importance of the wetlands, and encouraging appropriate use of the wetlands and their trails. The public art enhancements are intended to create a unique sense of place, but not compete with the wetlands’ natural beauty or impede the functionality of the place. The public art will be designed to “create moments” within the wetlands for its visitors. A complete copy of the rules and guidelines is available at www.phoenix.gov/arts. To receive a printed copy, call the Phoenix Office of Cultural Affairs at 602.262.4637.
Watercolor Society of Alabama 2011 exhibition – AL
Deadline: February 15, 2011. The Watercolor Society of Alabama seeks entries for its annual national exhibition, May 15 – July 8, 2011 at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, Alabama. Over $8,000 in awards anticipated. Jurors: Jeanne Dobie- selection & Elizabeth Chapman- awards. Artists 18 years or old residing in the United States. Limited to watermedia works created on paper or paper-mounted board. No pastels, class work or copies, no computer generated art, no collage material other than original watermedia on paper executed by the artist. Digital images only to be sent by e-mail or on a CD. 2 images $25; 3 images $30 plus $25 membership fee. Download prospectus (PDF format) at: http://www.wsalabama.org/Prospectus2011.pdf, or send a SASE to: Barbara Prior, 1752 Indian Creek Dr, Birmingham, AL 35243. Questions? Send email to [email protected]; http://www.wsalabama.org
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2012 Concurrent, Independent Exhibitions – COProposal deadline: November 30, 2010. The NCECA is accepting proposals for independent exhibitions to be held concurrently during the annual conference. Proposals that address the theme of the conference “On the Edge,” are especially encouraged. Open to proposals from individuals, curators, schools, organizations, that include work by new, emerging, and established artists. The conference is scheduled March 28-31, 2012, in Seattle, Washington. For more information, contact: NCECA, 77 Erie Village Square, Ste. 280, Erie, CO 80516-6996; Phone: (866) 266-2322; or check website: www.nceca.net.
Bike Rack Design and Fabrication – VA
Deadline: December 10, 2010. The City of Roanoke, Virginia seeks qualified artists or artist teams to design, fabricate and install at least one bike rack in the City of Roanoke. The design may be used to produce other bike racks in the future. Those may or may not be fabricated by the chosen artist. This project is open to all artists and artist teams, age 18 and over, who are residents of the United States. For more information, go to: www.roanokeva.gov/publicart.
Working in Wonder: Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University – NJ
Deadline December 1, 2010.  Seeking submissions for “Working in Wonder,” a group exhibition.  Open to all artists working in any medium.  Exhibition dates are January 18 through February 11, 2011.   $15/5 entries. Artists are encouraged to submit artwork exploring themes inspired by cabinets of curiosities, kunstkammern and wunderkammern.  The exhibit will explore these themes in both  contemporary and historical frameworks.  “Working in Wonder” will discuss the cabinet and examine its influence on contemporary art.  The exhibition will address the co-existence of naturalia and artificialia in the cabinet and in contemporary art.  A brief overview of the history of the cabinet will precede the core of the exhibit, which will feature artists who have taken the ideas of the curiosity cabinet and applied them in a contemporary framework.
Prospectus:  http://academic.shu.edu/libraries/gallery/working_in_wonder_call_for_entries.pdf. Website: http://academic.shu.edu/libraries/gallery/working_in_wonder_call_for_entries.pdf
Two exhibitions – Space & Fame: Paul Robeson Galleries – Rutgers University – NJ
Deadlines: December 13, 2010. SPACE: With the recent announcement that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (or NASA – best known as the agency that put the first man on the moon), is about to end its moon program for the foreseeable future it seems timely to curate an exhibition about the issues relating to space exploration.  We are seeking proposals for work relating to the topic of ‘space’, and this may include: Perceptions of future life based in space, Space agencies, i.e. NASA, Russian space agency, the race for space, NASA by products, Objects in space – moon, sun, stars, planets, asteroid, meteor, galaxy, Ways of viewing space from earth- telescopes, satellites, The life of an astronaut, The possibility of other life forms in space, aliens, Popular culture and science fiction – Television (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica), film (Star wars) and literature, Design for space – the spaceship, lifestyles within space craft. Exhibition will be on display September- December 2011.

FAME:
Fame is defined as an impression, report or opinion about someone or something which is widely known.  It may be of a positive of negative nature, and impact on the standing of that individual within a society.  The United States has been described as a fame hungry culture, which has been fuelled in recent years by the plethora of communication devices, social networking internet sites which facilitate the dispersal of information in real time, and a slew of reality programming on both television and the internet.  This exhibition will focus on the work of artists who address ideas about fame and infamy, celebrity culture, current idols, imitation of celebrities, any and all attempts to secure at least 15 minutes in the spotlight. Exhibition will be on display January – March 2012. These exhibitions will be accompanied by substantial exhibition catalogues. Please do not contact us for a status report on your application; all artists will be notified in due course as to the outcome of their proposal. All proposals must be posted to: Exhibitions Department, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, 350 Dr Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey, 07102. A proposal should consist of the following: An artist statement illustrating your concept and how it relates to this exhibition. A CD with images (still or moving) of related artworks and an accompanying list of details about the works (title, date, medium, dimensions, and possibly a narrative). A recent resume. Your complete contact details – name, address, email address, telephone. Website: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/artgallery/opportunities/index.html

Kickin’ Back: Design for Leisure – PA
Deadline: December 10, 2010. The Philadelphia Art Alliance (Philadelphia, PA) invites designers and architects from the Mid-Atlantic region to reflect on the concept of leisure and submit objects, renderings or prototypes that either complement and/or comment upon what constitutes contemporary states of rest or play. From public spaces such as retail environments and parks, to objects that provide comfort or promote interaction in private environments, you are asked for work that provokes questions about what surrounds us in our daily lives, and elaborate on how design impacts our downtime. From such objects as hammocks, bedding or garments, to toys, sports equipment or even human-powered vehicles, designers are encouraged to submit works that reflect ways in which objects can enhance and encourage leisure activity. See prospectus for complete details @ http://philartalliance.org. $10 fee. The exhibit will be juried by Hilary Jay, Executive Director of Design Philadelphia and opens January 27, 2011. Questions? Contact Melissa Caldwell, Director of Exhibitions at [email protected] or call 215-545-4302.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Call for Artists – NY
Deadline: December 1, 2010. The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake, NY seeks artists 18 and over working in all mediums to apply for solo/group shows in 2011-2012. We have three galleries on site and two satellite galleries. We host exhibits throughout the year, generally running 4 – 8 weeks. In particular we are looking for new and innovative art. $25 entry fee, or $15 for members of Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. Download the call to artists (PDF format) at: http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/art/Call4Artists.pdf for more info. Questions? Please contact Cornelia Tobey at [email protected] or call 518-352-7715. http://www.adirondackarts.org
Louisiana Purchase: National Biennial Juried Exhibition – LA
Deadline: January 2, 2011. Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is accepting submissions for its first national juried competition, Louisiana Purchase: National Biennial Juried Exhibition. This is a multi-media show for 2 dimensional works (including video) exploring any theme. Exhibition Dates: March 2 – April 7, 2011. Visit www.art.latech.edu for details and submission guidelines (click on Galleries > Calls for Entry). Visit http://artlatech.slideroom.com to submit online. Awards: Best in Show- $500 + a solo exhibition at LA Tech in 2012/2013. Juror’s Choice – $300. Juror: Barbara Bloemink. Barbara Bloemink is currently an international independent curator and museum consultant. Previously the Curatorial Director of the Smithsonian’s National Design Museum, Bloemink has served as director and chief curator of five art museums including the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, and the Hudson River Museum. She has organized over 60 museum exhibitions internationally including Florine Stettheimer: Manhattan Fantastica at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Additionally, she has written numerous books and has lectured and taught on international contemporary art and design. Bloemink received her B.A. in art history from Stanford University; an M.A. from the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU) and an additional M.A. and her Ph.D. from Yale University.
Minds over Matter at The (Makers) Market: The Old American Can Factory – NY
The (Makers) Market at The Old American Can Factory presents, *Minds over Matter* a series of ten curated, materials-based shows, changing weekly, that exhibit and offer artisanal wares made of a different material – one each week, over ten weeks. Materials and show dates are: (Me) Metal 09/19/10, (Bo) Botanicals 09/26/10, (Ce) Ceramics 10/03/10, (Pa) Paper 10/10/10, (Le) Leather 10/17/10, (Gl) Glass 10/24/10, (Fi) Fiber 10/31/10, (Wo) Wood 11/7/10, (Sy) Synthetics 11/14/10, and (Su) Sugar 11/21/10. Artisans and artists are invited to apply to exhibit and sell at each materials show and/or at the general market. Applications, due 10 days before each show/market, and details at the website: www.thecanfactorymarket.org The (Makers) Market is an indoor, year-round, artisan market located at The (OA) Can Factory in Gowanus, Brooklyn. It is a ‘destination’ market offering buyers and visitors a weekly, changing, diverse group of Makers who sell their wares of enduring design, high-quality materials, and artisanal fabrication. The (OA) Can Factory is an historic, industrial & arts complex, known as a curated haven to more than 250 artisans, designers, artists, filmmakers, publishers and non-profit organizations. Built on the Gowanus Canal in 1886-1901 with a medievalesque courtyard, alleyway and overpasses, the complex has a quiet, vibrant artistic energy animated throughout the year by uncommon performances, exhibitions and events presented in and around the buildings. www.thecanfactory.org. Website: http://thecanfactorymarket.org
Dave Bown Projects – 1st Semiannual Competition – CO
Dave Bown Projects (http://davebownprojects.com) announces a call to artists for a juried online exhibition. $5,000 (1st Prize: $2,500; 2nd Prize: $1,500; 3rd Prize: $1,000) plus purchases. Juror: Eva Frosch, Co-owner, frosch&portmann, New York. This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and media are eligible. Dave Bown will be buying works of art, on an ongoing basis, from select artists as submissions are received. Entry Fee: $30 USD. There are no additional fees. Visit website for details at: http://davebownprojects.com/submissions.html. Questions? Please contact Dave Bown at [email protected]
Call for Works: Instructions for Initial Conditions – NE
Deadline: January 3, 2011. Drift Station Gallery and Parallax Space are pleased to announce a call for artworks for their upcoming exhibition “Instructions for Initial Conditions”. The show will consist of instructions exhibited as artworks, either to be carried out by the audience or realized in their minds. In Chaos Theory, the initial condition refers to a simple starting point that, when the system is set into motion, is radically transformed into an unpredictable result. Works for this exhibition should describe the initial condition by which an artwork can be made or enacted. The work may use traditional or non-traditional materials, be performative or socially integrated, be text- or sound-based, be purely poetic and only to be realized mentally, or in another unforeseen form. The pieces need not be actually realizable; in other words, they can be impossible or purely conceptual. For a full prospectus, please visit www.driftstation.org, www.parallaxspace.com 
Gender Matters/Matters of Gender: Juried Exhibition – PA
Deadline: December 1, 2010. Ever since Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro organized the collective Womanhouse project in San Francisco in 1972, as well as Judy Chicago’s 1979 Dinner Party, shows centering on women’s reality have become a staple in galleries nationwide. Gender Matters/Matters of Gender, expands this tradition to include works by artists of both sexes who work from a consciousness of how gender is reflected in art, how the artist’s gender influences her or his medium, and how gender often affects the circumstances in which the artist creates. This show will include a range of artists who make art which explores sexual identity, evolutions in biological reproduction and art which is sometimes informed by an awareness of gender based craft and traditions. Exhibition dates: March 23-April 20, 2011. Juror: Judith Tannenbaum, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. To download the prospectus and submit entries, go to: www.albright.edu/freedman.

 

Artist Opportunities

December 3-5: ArtFest and the Holiday Ceramics and Jewelry Sale

ArtFest 2010 – Our Lively Open House and Holiday Party!
Friday, December 3, 6:00-9:00pm at The Madison Annex (305 Madison Street)

Join us as we open up our 3D instructional space for our annual holiday party. Check out where our most hands-on classes are taught while enjoying artist demos, 2D/3D exhibits, our very popular holiday ceramic and jewelry sales (held throughout the weekend), live music by Rew Smith Band, food and drinks, and more… and admission is free! Click here for more info.


Holiday Ceramic Show and Sale
From functional to freeform, one of a kind ceramic vessels and sculptures created by students and associates of the Art League Ceramics Department will be for sale December 3 – 5 at the Madison Annex during our popular annual Holiday Ceramic and Pottery Sale.  Meet the artists and give unique artwork this holiday season— all while supporting a local nonprofit and a community of artists.  Artworks for sale will fit all budgets.
Friday, December 3, 12:00 noon-9:00 pm
Saturday, December 4, 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Sunday, December 5, 12:00 noon-5:00 pm

Holiday Jewelry Show and Sale
The Jewelry Show and Sale, featured Friday and Saturday, will showcase a variety of jewelry to fit all tastes created by Art League students.
Friday, December 3, 12:00 noon-9:00 pm

Saturday, December 4, 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Thanks to our ArtFest Sponsors: MRE Properties, Montgomery Center, and Burke & Herbert Bank.


Events

Falls Church Arts Holiday Market

Saturdays, November 20 through December 18.

Calling member artists to exhibit and sell their holiday season “giftable goods” at the Falls Church Farmers’ Market – recently named #1 in the country. Sign up to market your note cards, jewelry, fabric arts, paintings, and other works at the FCA-sponsored spaces outside City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA. This show is open to current Falls Church Arts members. To join or renew your membership click here. To sign up, email FCA at [email protected]. Indicate preferred exhibit dates and type of work to be sold.

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Hamiltonian Artists Present: Taxes for Artists



Hamiltonian Artists Professional Development Speaker Series
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7pm, at Hamiltonian Gallery

Taxes for Artists

Guess what? That time of year will be here again faster than you know!

One of the biggest hurdles artists have to wrestle with every single year is filing their taxes. Between choosing which Schedule to fill out, how many qualified deductions one can make, and deciding if ones studio practice is a bona fide business, artists make many common mistakes when reporting to Uncle Sam.

Debbie Harrison and Benjamin Takis will help clarify the different avenues artists can take when administrating the business of their art. Together, they will provide a general base of tax knowledge, and tackle more advanced topics relevant to artists

The talk will begin promptly at 7pm at Hamiltonian Gallery, on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Please RSVP to [email protected], 202.332.1116

Please DO come prepared with questions that will help you understand the tax process for artists! Please DO NOT come with your personal tax information/forms, as we are not preparing your taxes!

Hamiltonian Artists
1353 U Street, NW
Suite 101
Washington, DC 20009
202.332.1116
www.hamiltonianartists.org
www.hamiltoniangallery.com
Artful Resources

“Transition to Digital” at The Art League

David Applegate (Conservator, National Gallery of Art) and Jim Steele (Photographer, Torpedo Factory Resident Artist) will present “Transition to Digital” on Thursday, November 18, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Art League Gallery.

This informal talk will focus on the transition from traditional film processes to the current state-of-the-art digital processing. Both technical and esthetic issues that have happened as a result of this transition will be discussed and the speakers will show examples of the various processes photographers use today. Visit The Art League’s Events page for further information. Reservations are not required.

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Glen Echo Park: Available Studio Space

The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture is seeking a visual artist to join the Park’s Resident Artists and to lease one of our small yurt studio spaces. Located in Glen Echo Park, a National Park site, the available yurt is a unique circular studio in a high visibility area of the Park. The studio is approximately 201 square feet, and is available for a 1-2 year lease starting on January 1, 2011.
For further details about Glen Echo Park, its resident artists, and to download the Request for Proposals, please visit www.glenechopark.org. To schedule a tour of the facility, contact Meredith Forster at 301.634.2223.
Responses to the Request for Proposals are due on December 1, 2010.

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Teresa Oaxaca at the Carnegie Institution for Charity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Teresa Oaxaca, 22, of Arlington, Virginia will show new paintings in the Rotunda of the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. in connection with the Esperanza Education Fund Benefit Concert on December 6, 2010, 7:30-9:00 PM.
The evening will begin with a performance in the ballroom by the internationally renowned Classical/Flamenco Guitarist Grigory Goryachev. After the concert there will be a champagne reception in the Rotunda where Oaxaca’s new 6-foot high paintings will be featured. This is Esperanza’s second Winter Benefit.
Teresa Oaxaca is a classically trained painter who grew up in Arlington.  She studied for five years in Florence, Italy, and currently works in the Washington D.C. area as a full-time artist.  Her portfolio largely consists of figural painting and still life although she is also known as a portrait artist and has taken on numerous commissions from clients in the Washington D.C. area since 2006.  This young art prodigy has already received high recognition, including winning international awards such as the Canadian-based Elizabeth Greenshields grant twice, apprenticing with the Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum, and exhibiting internationally.  Locally, she has won “Best in Show” awards and had a solo exhibition at The Art League in Alexandria, and her work was recently selected for the “People’s Choice Award” at Artspace Herndon.  Another passion of hers is blogging. In her blog Drawing and Painting Journal, she shares her experiences and gives art instruction.  In her own words, her newest series of paintings “look like a Ringling Brothers Circus, a flower show, and a Vintage Clothing festival mashed into one…”  For more information on Oaxaca’s paintings, visit her website at www.teresaoaxaca.com. 
The Esperanza Education Fund, Inc. is a community-financed college scholarship program founded and operated by a diverse, all-volunteer group of young professionals in the Capital region. Since its founding in early 2009, it has awarded $125,000 in college scholarships to immigrant students in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.  Ticket information can be obtained at http://www.esperanzafund.org/support/grisha/.
Oaxaca’s work will also be on display at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St. Arlington, from December 7 – 31, 2010.

Carnegie Institution 
1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

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Cyanotype Workshop at the Target Gallery

Where: The Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center

When: Sunday, November 13, 10 am – 6 pm, part of Fotoweek DC programming!
Price: $75 ($60 class fee + $15 material fee)

Registration
email – [email protected]
phone – 703.838.4565 x4

Description
The cyanotype is often the first process you will encounter in alternative/non-silver process photography. The reason for this is the simplicity in the technique and the likelihood you will make a successful print in a short period of time! This one-day workshop will be broken down into two parts, covering the basic history and introduction to the cyanotype process, toning your final prints (in case blue isn’t right for your subject, as well as explore alternative surfaces on which to print cyanotypes. No prior photographic knowledge is required. Each artist will take home 3 final cyanotype prints, along with an information packet on how to continue making cyanotypes at home, and a Hake brush for coating your paper.
 
Instructor
Allison Nance is an artist whose focus is in photography and mixed media. She received her degree in photography from East Carolina University’s School of Art and Design in 2003, and currently lives and works in the Alexandria, VA. She is also co-founder of microWave project, whose mission is to act as a conduit between artists & groups and businesses to provide space for temporary pop-up, “micro” galleries in the DC metro area.
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Inside Outside at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts


GoggleWorks Center for the Arts presents its 2011 Juried Show 
Inside Outside: A broad interpretation of space and place on the edge and in between. May 13 – June 19, 2011. 

Awards: A Juror’s Award for Best in Show will be presented. The award winner will receive a cash prize and a solo show in the Cohen Gallery at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, the largest, most comprehensive, interactive arts center of its kind in the country. Cash prizes also awarded to second and third place.

Juror: Bruce Samuelson, Professor, painting and drawing, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Entry Deadline: December 1, 2010 (all entries must be postmarked by this date). Each artist may submit up to three works for $35.

For questions, please call 610.374.4600, ext. 141.
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Contain, Maintain, Sustain at Artisphere

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Contain, Maintain, Sustain
Curated by Welmoed Laanstra, Sara Reisman, and Ernesto Santalla
Exhibition dates: Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, July 17, 2011
Exhibition location: Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday, December 20, 2010, 5 pm
Artists must be members of the arlingtonarts.org directory, Washington Sculptors Group, or Washington Project for the Arts and apply through http://www.arlington.slideroom.com

ABOUT: Contain, Maintain, Sustain is a juried indoor and outdoor exhibition hosted by Artisphere, Washington Project for the Arts, and Washington Sculptors Group. The exhibit will feature time-based and static artworks conceived to explore sustainability as it relates to contemporary sculpture and installation practices. Artists are encouraged to widely interpret this call for submissions so that the exhibition concept will reflect the concerns of artists living and working in the Washington, DC area and beyond. Selected artists will receive a stipend of $250 to assist with the execution and transportation of works.

For more information, click here.
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Exhibit Opportunities

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Now get your art out there!

“Commercial” Art Video Call – NY
Deadline: October 31, 10. Open call for video submissions with an opportunity to win $2,000 and have your work shown on a public screen in Manhattan. Artists are invited to submit a video of up to 60 seconds in length using a previously-broadcast t.v. or internet commercial as the raw footage: cut it, dub it, repeat it, add to it, or flip it and make it art. All submitted and accepted videos will be available on the apexart website and will be presented in an exhibition at apexart from November 10 – December 22, 2010. During the exhibition’s run, videos will be voted on by visitors online and to the exhibition space. The top five works will be presented on a public screen in Manhattan and the creator of the top scoring work will receive a $2,000 cash prize. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from around the world. Commercials do not have to be in English.
For more information and to submit your video, visit us at: http://www.apexart.org/videocall.htm
Website: http://www.apexart.org/videocall.htm

Kickin’ Back: Design for Leisure – PA
Deadline: December 10, 2010. The Philadelphia Art Alliance (Philadelphia, PA) invites designers and architects from the Mid-Atlantic region to reflect on the concept of leisure and submit objects, renderings or prototypes that either complement and/or comment upon what constitutes contemporary states of rest or play. From public spaces such as retail environments and parks, to objects that provide comfort or promote interaction in private environments, you are asked for work that provokes questions about what surrounds us in our daily lives, and elaborate on how design impacts our downtime. From such objects as hammocks, bedding or garments, to toys, sports equipment or even human-powered vehicles, designers are encouraged to submit works that reflect ways in which objects can enhance and encourage leisure activity. See prospectus for complete details @ http://philartalliance.org. $10 fee. The exhibit will be juried by Hilary Jay, Executive Director of Design Philadelphia and opens January 27, 2011. Questions? Contact Melissa Caldwell, Director of Exhibitions at [email protected] or call 215-545-4302.
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Call for Artists – NY
Deadline: December 1, 2010. The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake, NY seeks artists 18 and over working in all mediums to apply for solo/group shows in 2011-2012. We have three galleries on site and two satellite galleries. We host exhibits throughout the year, generally running 4 – 8 weeks. In particular we are looking for new and innovative art. $25 entry fee, or $15 for members of Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts. Download the call to artists (PDF format) at: http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/art/Call4Artists.pdf for more info. Questions? Please contact Cornelia Tobey at [email protected] or call 518-352-7715. http://www.adirondackarts.org
Louisiana Purchase: National Biennial Juried Exhibition – LA
Deadline: January 2, 2011. Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is accepting submissions for its first national juried competition, Louisiana Purchase: National Biennial Juried Exhibition. This is a multi-media show for 2 dimensional works (including video) exploring any theme. Exhibition Dates: March 2 – April 7, 2011. Visit www.art.latech.edu for details and submission guidelines (click on Galleries > Calls for Entry). Visit http://artlatech.slideroom.com to submit online. Awards: Best in Show- $500 + a solo exhibition at LA Tech in 2012/2013. Juror’s Choice – $300. Juror: Barbara Bloemink. Barbara Bloemink is currently an international independent curator and museum consultant. Previously the Curatorial Director of the Smithsonian’s National Design Museum, Bloemink has served as director and chief curator of five art museums including the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, and the Hudson River Museum. She has organized over 60 museum exhibitions internationally including Florine Stettheimer: Manhattan Fantastica at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Additionally, she has written numerous books and has lectured and taught on international contemporary art and design. Bloemink received her B.A. in art history from Stanford University; an M.A. from the Institute of Fine Arts (NYU) and an additional M.A. and her Ph.D. from Yale University.
“Mixing Bowl” – VA
Deadline: November. 8, 2010. A national juried exhibition, sponsored by the Torpedo Factory, is open to all artists. An all media exhibit that addresses the challenges, struggles, the beauty and richness of the diversity that makes the United States unique. Exhibition scheduled Jan. 8-Feb. 27, 2011. Submission postmark Entry fee: $35. For more information, contact: Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314; Phone: (703) 838-4565, ext. 4; email: [email protected]; or check website: www.torpedofactory.org.
“Rhythmic Sensational-Visual Sensation” – ME
Submission deadline: NOV. 22, 2010. A juried art exhibition sponsored by Still Point Art Gallery. Rhythm can be found in music, poetry, patterns of speech, architecture, and in nature. This exhibit seeks work that explores how rhythm plays a part in the visual arts. Accepting original work from emerging and established artists living in the U.S. who are 18 years of age and older. All visual media eligible except video and wearable art. Exhibition scheduled Dec. 8, 2010-Feb. 8, 2011. Entry fee: $25 for up to 3 images, $5 for each additional. For details, contact: Still Point Art Gallery, 193 Hillside Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011; Phone: (207) 837-5760; email: [email protected]; or check website: www.stillpointartgallery.com.
Minds over Matter at The (Makers) Market: The Old American Can Factory – NY
The (Makers) Market at The Old American Can Factory presents, *Minds over Matter* a series of ten curated, materials-based shows, changing weekly, that exhibit and offer artisanal wares made of a different material – one each week, over ten weeks.
Materials and show dates are: (Me) Metal 09/19/10, (Bo) Botanicals 09/26/10, (Ce) Ceramics 10/03/10, (Pa) Paper 10/10/10, (Le) Leather 10/17/10, (Gl) Glass 10/24/10, (Fi) Fiber 10/31/10, (Wo) Wood 11/7/10, (Sy) Synthetics 11/14/10, and (Su) Sugar 11/21/10. Artisans and artists are invited to apply to exhibit and sell at each materials show and/or at the general market. Applications, due 10 days before each show/market, and details at the website: www.thecanfactorymarket.org The (Makers) Market is an indoor, year-round, artisan market located at The (OA) Can Factory in Gowanus, Brooklyn. It is a ‘destination’ market offering buyers and visitors a weekly, changing, diverse group of Makers who sell their wares of enduring design, high-quality materials, and artisanal fabrication. The (OA) Can Factory is an historic, industrial & arts complex, known as a curated haven to more than 250 artisans, designers, artists, filmmakers, publishers and non-profit organizations. Built on the Gowanus Canal in 1886-1901 with a medievalesque courtyard, alleyway and overpasses, the complex has a quiet, vibrant artistic energy animated throughout the year by uncommon performances, exhibitions and events presented in and around the buildings. www.thecanfactory.org. Website: http://thecanfactorymarket.org
Dave Bown Projects – 1st Semiannual Competition – CODave Bown Projects (http://davebownprojects.com) announces a call to artists for a juried online exhibition. $5,000 (1st Prize: $2,500; 2nd Prize: $1,500; 3rd Prize: $1,000) plus purchases. Juror: Eva Frosch, Co-owner, frosch&portmann, New York. This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and media are eligible. Dave Bown will be buying works of art, on an ongoing basis, from select artists as submissions are received. Entry Fee: $30 USD. There are no additional fees. Visit website for details at: http://davebownprojects.com/submissions.html. Questions? Please contact Dave Bown at [email protected]
Call for Works: Instructions for Initial Conditions – NE
Deadline: January 3, 11. Drift Station Gallery and Parallax Space are pleased to announce a call for artworks for their upcoming exhibition “Instructions for Initial Conditions”. The show will consist of instructions exhibited as artworks, either to be carried out by the audience or realized in their minds. In Chaos Theory, the initial condition refers to a simple starting point that, when the system is set into motion, is radically transformed into an unpredictable result. Works for this exhibition should describe the initial condition by which an artwork can be made or enacted. The work may use traditional or non-traditional materials, be performative or socially integrated, be text- or sound-based, be purely poetic and only to be realized mentally, or in another unforeseen form. The pieces need not be actually realizable; in other words, they can be impossible or purely conceptual. For a full prospectus, please visit www.driftstation.org, www.parallaxspace.com 
Gender Matters/Matters of Gender: Juried Exhibition – PADeadline: December 1, 10. Ever since Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro organized the collective Womanhouse project in San Francisco in 1972, as well as Judy Chicago’s 1979 Dinner Party, shows centering on women’s reality have become a staple in galleries nationwide. Gender Matters/Matters of Gender, expands this tradition to include works by artists of both sexes who work from a consciousness of how gender is reflected in art, how the artist’s gender influences her or his medium, and how gender often affects the circumstances in which the artist creates. This show will include a range of artists who make art which explores sexual identity, evolutions in biological reproduction and art which is sometimes informed by an awareness of gender based craft and traditions. Exhibition dates: March 23-April 20, 2011. Juror: Judith Tannenbaum, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. To download the prospectus and submit entries, go to: www.albright.edu/freedman.
6th Annual Human Rights Exhibition – TX
Deadline: Feburary 4, 11. This year’s exhibition is in collaboration with the 2011 Sex Trafficking Conference. The concept of the art must be related to any type of human rights issue. Entry fee: $25/3-entries (DVD or CD). If accepted into the juried show each exhibitor’s artwork will be featured in the exhibit catalog. For more info about the exhibit, sex trafficking conference and call for papers/artists please visit our website: http://academicaffairs.southtexascollege.edu/womens_studies/ or e-mail: Jenny Clark (Conference Coordinator), [email protected], Richard Lubben (Exhibition Coordinator), [email protected]
33rd Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition – IL
December 20, 10. The Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition is the second-longest running juried print and drawing competition in the country. Every two years it features the best contemporary graphic artwork from around the globe. All accepted artwork is featured in a full-color exhibition catalogue and on the exhibition’s website. JUROR: Robert E. Marx. Robert Marx’s long and illustrious career includes recognition as a master printmaker, an illustrator of more than a dozen books, a distinguished professor of art, and a Fulbright scholar. AWARDS: Four cash prizes totaling $2500 will be awarded by the Juror. In addition the University as well as other local art organizations will select multiple purchase awards. TO APPLY: Please visit our website at, http://art.bradley.edu/bi33
 
“Rhythmic Sensational-Visual Sensation” – ME
Deadline: November 22, 2010. A juried art exhibition sponsored by Still Point Art Gallery. Rhythm can be found in music, poetry, patterns of speech, architecture, and in nature. This exhibit seeks work that explores how rhythm plays a part in the visual arts. Accepting original work from emerging and established artists living in the U.S. who are 18 years of age and older. All visual media eligible except video and wearable art. Exhibition scheduled Dec. 8, 2010-Feb. 8, 2011. Entry fee: $25 for up to 3 images, $5 for each additional. For details, contact: Still Point Art Gallery, 193 Hillside Rd., Brunswick, ME 04011; Phone: (207) 837-5760; email: [email protected]; or check website: www.stillpointartgallery.com.
Intimacy – IL
Deadline: December 5, 2010. ARC Gallery is a non-profit, alternative space run by a collective of women artists since its inception in 1973. ARC is proud to be hosting Intimacy, a group exhibition juried by Andrea Green, Director of the Visiting Artists Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously, Green was Associate Curator at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis where she curated the exhibitions Janaina Tschape: Melantropics, Laylah Ali: Painting and Drawings, and co-curated Contemporary Masterworks: Saint Louis Collects and Alexander Ross: Survey. This juried exhibition aims to explore the notion of “intimacy” as it affects art-making. How can feelings be represented in the formal expression of art? Intimacy can be about the sense of belonging–a sense that you are not alone in the world, that others are literate in your thoughts and feelings. Intimacy can be an attachment to a person or thing that allows you to remain tethered to the world. This juried exhibition aims to explore how notions of intimacy can inform artistic practices and how art can portray the many aspects of intimacy, including, but not limited to, relationships between people, people and things, creator and object, individual and environment, private and public. The gallery would like the entries to consider ideas of: scale, familiarity, proximity, closeness, tenderness, attachment, (inner or inmost nature), being knowledgeable about. While work that engages intimacy as subject matter is welcome, the gallery is primarily interested in investigations of intimacy as a concept in art-making. Artists should examine not only the meanings of intimacy, but its expression in formal, social, social and political contexts. Open to all artists working in any media. To download prospectus for Intimacy, follow this link: www.arcgallery.org/news-events.aspx. ARC Gallery, 832 W. Superior St. #204, Chicago, IL 60622.
Cultural Arts Showcase 2011 – MDDeadline: November 5, 2010. The Howard County Arts Council is now accepting artist applications for its annual Cultural Arts Showcase presented in partnership with the Recreation & Leisure Service Branch (RALS) of the Maryland Recreation & Parks Association (MRPA). The event will be held at Howard County Center for the Arts at 8510 High Ridge Road in Ellicott City on March 3 & 4, 2011. Showcase is a program designed to assist school and civic organizations in identifying performing, visual and literary artists for workshops, performances, demonstrations, and in-school residencies. Attendees of Showcase include cultural arts representatives, PTA Representatives, festival and special event coordinators from Recreation and Parks and other members of the community. For artist application information, please contact the Howard County Arts Council at 410.313.2787 / MD RELAY 711 or visit us on the web at www.hocoarts.org.
Transfer Station – UTDeadline: November 8, 2010, 5:00pm MST.Art in Transit, the public art program managed by the Salt Lake City Arts Council for Utah Transit Authority, announces the opportunity for a public art commission at the Transfer Station on the North Temple TRAX line. This is an open invitation to artists to submit qualifications to be considered for the Transfer Station, the first station leaving downtown Salt Lake City along the light rail line which connects downtown to the Salt Lake City International Airport. The Transfer Station will serve multiple transit modes–light rail, commuter rail, and local bus service–and is likely to become the most significant and active station along the North Temple light rail line. Budget: $180,000. The complete RFQ can be found online: www.slcgov.com/arts. Contact Roni Thomas, Public Art Program Manager, at 801.596.5000 or [email protected].
Drawing Discourse; A Contemporary Exhibition in Drawing – NCDeadline: November 20, 10. As part of an ongoing commitment to promote drawing practices in the visual arts, the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA) invites artists to submit entries to a National Juried Exhibition of contemporary drawing. UNCA seeks to examine drawing as it is practiced and defined by today’s artists. Such an exhibition will demonstrate the continued significance of drawing through both conventional and innovative methods. Accepted work will be exhibited in UNCA’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery from Jan. 14, 2011 through Feb. 15, 2011. Esteemed juror, Alex Kanevsky will be present and open the exhibition with a lecture about his practice on January 14, 2011; exhibition reception immediately following. $500 in awards will be presented by the juror. Prospectus may be downloaded at: http://www2.unca.edu/art/Prospectus_2010.pdf or contact Tamie Beldue at [email protected] for further questions.
photo ’11 – IL
Deadline: November 5, 10. Gallery 180 of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago will host “photo 11” a National Juried Exhibition of work using photographic content. 50% commission split on sales, with retained commission donated to Heartland Alliance for their Human Rights effort. Traditional to experimental imagery is welcome but all must be original. Each artist may submit up to 3 images for consideration. $30 Entry Fee. Purchase Award. A Printed Catalog will be produced which will include all accepted works. Submissions must be received by the end of day November 5, 2010. Entry form available for download at gallery180.com
Scene on the Street – VTDeadline: November 16, 2010. Vermont Photo Space Gallery in Essex Jct., Vermont seeks entries for a photography exhibition, December 13, 2010 – January 7, 2011. Free framing/ matting, Juror’s Choice, Peoples Choice. Juror: Ed Kashi. This contest is asking the photographer to submit images that capture the essence of candid street moments, with a special emphasis on images that tell a story. Open to all photographers. Entry must be an original work. $20 entry fee. Visit website for details. Questions? Contact Ken Signorello at [email protected] or call 802-777-FOTO. http://www.vermontphotospace.com
Nude 2011 – KYDeadline: November 6, 10. The human figure in art is timeless and universal and has reverberated throughout art history and contemporary art practice. Contemporary artists have refocused our gaze on personal identity as a viable and engaging conduit for explorations of modern life, modern identity, and the social and sexual politics that impact us all. With that stated, artists are invited to submit images of their work, in any medium, along with an artist statement for consideration by the selection committee for the twenty-fourth annual Nude, presented by the Lexington Art League (LAL). January 15 – March 13, 2011. No entry fee. Jurors: Mark Priest, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Louisville, and Karen Gillenwater, Curator at the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany, Indiana. For complete entry guidelines, contact Becky Alley, Exhibitions & Programs Director, [email protected], or visit www.lexingtonartleague.org
Color: The Spice of Light – VTDeadline: October 28, 2010. Vermont Photo Space Gallery in Essex Jct., Vermont seeks entries for a photography exhibition, November 15 – December 10, 2010. Free framing/ matting, Juror’s Choice, Peoples Choice. Juror: Bruce K. Haley, Jr. Color: the Spice of Light is your opportunity to express nature in a manner that doesn’t necessarily express reality, but does express your feelings and experience at the moment of capture. And, by all means, if nature gave you that “perfect moment”, then submit that moment! I want to see drama through the use of composition, color and light….an image that makes the viewer want to stop and spend time with your creation….an image that makes the viewer FEEL! Remember, it’s within the beauty of nature that we find the essence of our souls. $20 entry fee. Visit website for details, http://www.vermontphotospace.com. Questions? Contact Ken Signorello at [email protected] or call 802-777-FOTO.
$10,000 Direct Carving Biennial Competition – NY
Deadline: November 22, 2010. National Association of Women Artists, Inc. $10,000 Margo Harris Hammerschlag Biennial. Award for Direct Carving – American women sculptors 18+. Send SASE to : N.A.W.A. 80 Fifth Ave., Suite 1405, New York, NY 10011 or download application:  www.thenawa.org. Work must be original with a MINIMUM of 75% produced by direct carving. Website: http://www.thenawa.org
INTERSECTIONS – OR
Deadline: October 29, 10. CALL TO ARTISTS for intersections: Multnomah County Bridges Section. The Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland, Oregon, invites multidisciplinary artist teams in visual, performing, literary and/or media arts to submit qualifications for an intersections project with the Multnomah County Bridge Section which operates six bridges that cross the Willamette River in the Portland area. The budget for the project is $25,000. Artists are encouraged to create work in any media that highlights/comments upon some aspect of the bridges in general, be it real, imaginary or metaphorical, while going beyond strictly literal representation or documentation. Download the guidelines at www.racc.org/public-art/overview-opportunities.
Americas 2011: Paperworks – NDDeadline: November 1, 2010. The Northwest Art Center, Minot State University (Minot, ND) seeks entries for an international juried exhibition, January 10 – February 18, 2011 at Hartnett Hall Gallery. Cash and Purchase Awards: five Merit Awards and one Best of Show. Juror: Victoria Goro-Rapoport. Works in any medium, on or of paper, traditional or experimental, including photographs, qualify. All works must be original and not measure over 60 inches in any direction. Work must be ready to exhibit, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited in an Americas 2000 exhibition. Two-dimensional work should be framed and protected by clear acrylic glazing. 2 entries/ $25; Additional Entries: $5 each (5 entries maximum). Download prospectus (PDF format) at: http://www.minotstateu.edu/nac/pdf/pw_2011_prospectus.pdf, or send a SASE to: Northwest Art Center, 500 University Ave W, Minot, ND 58707. Questions? Please contact Avis Veikley at [email protected] or call 701-858-3264. http://www.minotstateu.edu/nac
“Lipstick and Rouge” – WADeadline: November 3, 2010. Second Space Gallery in Spokane, WA (http://www.secondspacegallery.us) announces a call to artists for a national juried exhibition, December 3-30, 2010. $1000+ in awards. Juror: Karen Kaiser. This exhibit is open to all artists over the age of eighteen working in two-dimensional media. There is a limit of five (5) entries. Work must be the original creation and composition of the artist submitting it. Artwork must have been created within the last two years, and not previously exhibited. Student work that has been done with the help of an instructor may not be submitted. $10 per entry. Visit website for prospectus, http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=437729574145, or send a SASE to: Lipstick and Rouge, Second Space Gallery, 610 W Second Ave, Spokane, WA 99208. Questions? Contact James Hill at [email protected] or call (509) 847-3501.
Figurative Works – MIDeadline: November 13th, 2010. Eastern Michigan University. Artists from different cultures and time periods throughout history have repeatedly chosen to depict human figures as subjects or explore various themes evoked by its presence or absence. The conceptual and formal potential of the body continues to inspire and challenge many artists. The goal of this exhibition is to showcase a diverse range of contemporary works that explore the formal and conceptual boundaries of the figure. Purchase and cash awards. Qualifications: This is a National call, and open to artist 18 years and older that work in this genre. There are no restrictions on scale, media, content, or style. How to Apply: $25 non-refundable entry fee for up to 3 works (CD / DVD – digital only). Download the Figurative Works prospectus at: http://art.emich.edu/opportunities. Questions can be directed to Gallery Director Gregory Tom / [email protected];  Web Site: art.emich.edu

Artist Opportunities

“Got Art?” Individual Artists Opportunities

Sculptors and 3-D artists sought for immediate and future exhibitions of their works in Foyer of the Charles Beatley Library. No entry fees required.  For information on applying for one of the six-month exhibits, contact Gwen Lockhart via email at [email protected].
Artists who create mixed media 2-D works are invited to submit proposals for exhibition in the following gallery locations: the Durant Arts Center, the Lee Center, the Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library, the Planning and Zoning Office, the City Council Board Room, the City Manager’s Office, the Mayor’s Office, the City Hall Employee Lounge and the Transportation and Environmental Services. Submitted proposals received by November 10 will be considered for exhibition in all galleries. For more information visit: alexandriacommissionforthearts.org
Artist Opportunities

Earrings, Rings, & Things: Jewelry with Felt and Metal

Renate Maile-Moskowtiz Felting
Renate Maile-Moskowtiz Felting

Join Art League instructors Lisa Vershbow and Renate Maile-Moskowitz on November 6, 2010 as they trade techniques and materials to create fanciful jewelry.

Felt Earrings by Lisa Vershbow & Renate Maile-Moskowitz

This one-day workshop invites participants to join in the process of making original, fun, colorful projects or even special holiday gifts. Several innovative projects using felt and metal in combination are covered, including earrings, beads, brooches, and rings. Participants learn new skills that can be used at home while creating personal projects. During the day, tools are available in both the metals and fiber classrooms and materials are available for purchase. View more about this workshop and register online here.

Art Classes

Thought About Taking an Art Class, But Don’t Know Where to Start?

We hear many people say that they are interested in trying an art class. They want to start a new hobby, see if that childhood interest in art is still there, meet new people, or uncover their creative side….

But, they find signing up for a class to be daunting. Or maybe you don’t know what the right class would be for you? Or, you don’t know the difference between acrylic and oil? Or maybe you’re afraid you don’t know how to hold a pencil correctly?

We’re demystifying the process!

Join us for an Art League School prospective student information session. You will be able to:
  • Meet our instructors.
  • Learn about art supplies and how to buy them
  • Ask school staff about classes and teachers, and pick a class that’s right for you.
  • Talk with current students about how they selected their classes and hear about their experiences.

Join us Saturday, November 6, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Meet in The Art League Gallery (located on the first floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, room #21)

This event is FREE! To register and reserve your spot, email: [email protected]

Art Classes