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Studio Space:
Pyramid Atlantic has a 10 x 12 studio space available.
Deadline: September 15
The Torpedo Factory Art Center, The Art League, and Multiple Exposures Gallery are partnering with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) to kick off their national campaign “Keys From the Crisis.” Through a variety of art related activities, the art center will help the NCRC tell the story of the foreclosure crisis to the public in a very visual way. The barrage of statistics, audible and written information about the foreclosure crisis have made it difficult for the average American to digest what is truly happening to families and neighborhoods. This exhibit humanizes an abstraction, presenting a visual explanation for what has become a national crisis. This powerful approach expresses the reality that so many Americans are facing today.
Please donate your spare keys!
The NCRC will be collecting keys and the stories of affected families throughout their campaign, and we will assist them throughout the month of September in collecting as many keys as possible. These keys are physical symbols that represent every family that has lost a home to foreclosure due to unfair lending practices.
Calendar of Events:
August 21- September 26: Systems Failure exhibition in the Target Gallery
September 1- September 30:
• David H. Wells’ photo-essay, “Foreclosed Dreams,” that explores the empty homes littering the American landscape in the wake of the housing crisis on exhibit in the Site 3 Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
• “House of String”: Large Scale installation located on the main floor of the Torpedo Factory, created by Torpedo Factory Artists serving on the Target Gallery Committee
September 9, 6-9pm : Second Thursday Art Night
• Target Gallery’s Systems Failure “Meet the Artists” Reception – 6-8pm
• National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), Special Presentation at 7pm by John Taylor, President and CEO of the NCRC
• David H. Wells, artist talk, in the Multiple Exposures Gallery at 8pm
September 11, 12-4: Art Activated
• 1:30pm -Target Gallery hosts SPARK: art from writing, writing from art – a spoken word event, along with a hands-on writing activity for the public. Focus is on the Systems Failure exhibit and the Keys from the Crisis campaign
September 23, 7pm: Target Gallery hosts a Curator Discussion with juror Sarah Tanguy for Systems Failure Exhibition. Sarah Tanguy is an independent curator, arts writer, and critic, as well as a curator for the Art in Embassies Program, based in Washington, DC.
Call for Exhibitions
The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center invites proposals for exhibitions in the Margaret W. and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery. Open to artists and organizations throughout the Northern Virginia, DC, and Maryland area. Exhibitions may be group or solo.
The Center will begin accepting proposals on October 15, 2010. The Schlesinger Center must receive all proposals by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2010. Works can be in both two- and three-dimensional formats. Finalists will be notified by December 21, 2010. The first of six to ten exhibits will debut in February 2011.
Download the submission guidelines and application in PDF format here. For questions contact Gallery Coordinator, Megan Peritore at 703.534.5726.
The Alice exhibit is our closing exhibit at our current National Harbor space. Announcements of our new home at National Harbor are coming soon.
Space is limited, so please call the gallery at 703-683-1780 to sign up!
If you had a Black Walnut or Oak tree fall down in your yard, on your fence or on your car, please call The Art League! We will gladly take any or all of that wood off your hands for our sculpture classes. We will even give you a tax letter for your donation. Let us turn your lemons into lemonade!
For questions about donations, please call 703-682-2323 or email [email protected].
To kill a little time wherever you are and to create a little virtual art…. click here to create your own Jackson Pollock.
The 29th Annual Smithsonian Craft Show (2011) application is now available online!
If you have not applied before, or if you have applied and not been chosen, do not be discouraged. In the 2010 show, out of the 120 exhibitors, 45 were completely new to the show. And if you have been an exhibitor in the past, you can be sure that a certain number of exhibitors will earn the chance to return because their work is considered by our jurors to still be evolving and fresh.
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| Rainy Day in NYC by Jill Banks |
Juried by Joey P. Mánlapaz
Juror’s Dialogue with Erica Fortwengler
Traditional, idyllic, pastoral landscapes are expected in a landscape exhibit. Joey P. Mánlapaz, juror for the 2010 ‘Scapes exhibit, hoped to find works that went beyond the view of traditional, sweeping landscape, and instead explored different viewpoints and elements of our exterior world. While the vast majority of the work submitted was conventional, she hopes that she was able to curate an exhibit that will expand the idea of what “scapes” means.
“When I jury an exhibit, I’m looking for strong technique and point of view – a good composition, placement of the subject, subject matter, and a proficient handling of the medium. I want to see quality – when it’s there, I can see it, smell it, and know it.
The works that were not selected largely fell short in the areas of technique and point of view. Mánlapaz thought that the digital and photographic submissions were overall the strongest. She felt that many of the paintings were lacking in technique. “It’s important to practice, practice, practice and take classes with skilled instructors who are talented at teaching.”
Guarding Bethany Beach by Jackie Saunders received the Potomac Valley Watercolorists’ Award. “I like the loose quality, I like that I can see the sketching. The handling is sparse, not overdone. It’s lighthearted. The composition is strong, the perspective is good, and there is a good balance throughout the piece.”
Rainy Day in NYC by Jill Banks was awarded the Chameli and Amiya Bose Memorial Award for best oil or acrylic painting on canvas. “I like the handling of the paint and light. The abstract quality is really nice. I love how the patches of color come together to make the painting work. The composition and perspective are excellent.”
The works Mánlapaz selected as Honorable Mentions were among the strongest technically in the show, and were pieces she was drawn to because of their color. “This is an accomplished traditional landscape, it reminds me of a Wolf Kahn” (speaking of Nancy Fortwengler’s Journey into the Canyon). Manlapaz found Marsha Staiger’s Graft CB, Alert really intriguing: “The color and line remind me of the siding on a house.”
Joey P. Mánlapaz received her MFA in painting from George Washington University. Mánlapaz exhibits extensively in the US and has received numerous accolades for her unique form of painterly photorealism. Her solo exhibit in Spring 2009 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art featured her Reflections series, highly complex paintings of reflections on glass storefront windows in DC. Mánlapaz maintains a studio in Capitol Hill and is a faculty member at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. Her work can be viewed at www.joeymanlapaz.com.
‘Scapes will be featured in The Art League Gallery August 4 – September 6, 2010. Opening reception: Thursday, August 12, 6:30-8:00 pm
Official Art Competition seeks illustration portfolios from professional visual and graphic artists. This is the first stage of the process in attaining artwork to be used to represent the next spring festival. Cash awards available. No entry fee. For more information, contact: National Cherry Blossom Festival, 1250 H St., NW, Ste. 1000, Washington, D.C. 20005; Phone: (877) 442-5666; email: [email protected]; or check website: www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.
Are you updating your artist’s statement/resume? Gearing up for the upcoming Solo Artist Jurying?
Check out this post from the Abundant Artist for some helpful tips on improving your artist’s statement!
Cultural Development Corporation is currently accepting applications for live/work apartments at Loree Grand – 250 K Street NE, Washington. Many 1- bedroom units available, with limited studio and 2-bedroom units. All apartments feature stainless steel appliances, individual washer and dryer and individual heating and cooling. The building also features a rooftop garden, private courtyard, community room and fitness center. Applications, rent schedule, FAQ, virtual tours and more can be found at www.culturaldc.org. Units will be leased on a first come, first serve basis to applicants that meet the artistic and financial eligibility.
Arts in Education Week
In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, Smithsonian Magazine recently published a list of “40 Things You Need to Know About the Next 40 Years”. Nestled between predictions of scientific breakthroughs and political triumphs is an article written by Hirshhorn Museum Director, Richard Koshalek, which delves into the future of contemporary art.
Koshalek believes that by 2050, artists will play an even larger part in society. Technology will become more and more important in the arts, as a way of creating new art forms, reaching wider audiences, and influencing change.
We will see new types of artists emerging as technology evolves. This does not mean, however, that established forms of expression will be abandoned. Artists working in painting and sculpture will adapt to the changing artistic environment, which fosters increased creativity.
Technology will broaden the audience for art. We will see greater accessibility and communication between artists and their audiences. Koshalek also encourages artists to take a greater role in social decision-making and change–to use their creative minds for the greater good.
Koshalek’s predictions for art in the next 40 years are extremely hopeful. How do you think technology will change art? Where do you see art going in the next 40 years?
Great opening last night at our National Harbor space! Everyone should check out the NEW Alice, open through Labor Day.
