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Paint the Forests 2010

PAINT THE FORESTS 2010 is a national competition sponsored by the Redwood Forest Foundation. It is designed to showcase the beauty and the plight of forests throughout the United States. Images may depict scenery, logging, restoration, examples of egregious practices, beneficial aspects of forestry management or anything to do with the forest flora and fauna.

APPLICATION FEES AND DEADLINES: JUNE 30, 2010 ($35/$25). Late applications will be accepted until AUGUST 18, 2010 with a $10 late fee. Submission is by digital file only, JPEG format.

FORMAT & MEDIA: Work can be no larger that 196 square inches, unframed. Oil, watercolor, scratchboard, acrylic, gouache, alkyd, tempera, casein, mixed-media and pastel are acceptable. Pen and ink artwork is also acceptable. Digital photographs or digitized film photographs will be accepted. Sculpture, computer-generated art, panorama photographs and abstract art will not be accepted.

Please follow the link above for application materials and further information.

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Curves Exhibit

an exhibit of artworks based on the human figure
May 5 – June 7, 2010

This exhibit is presented in conjunction with Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts. The Curves exhibit will feature a sculpture by Art League and Torpedo Factory artist, Lisa Schumaier for visitors to “dress” with strips of paper. Each strip can be written with a remembrance or a victory over breast cancer for a small donation. Donations will be given to the Avon Foundation through the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer team, “The Traveling Sisterhood of Tata’s.”

Receiving is May 3, 6:30–8:30 pm and May 4,10:00 am – noon. We will be accepting donations from artists of pink paper (scrap, painted, printed, etc) to provide the strips. Please bring any pink paper donations to the front desk! Thank you!

Exhibits

Introduction to Platinum/Palladium Printing

Introduction to Platinum/Palladium Printing with Scott Davis

June 26-27, 2010, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Art Reactor Studio

5614 Baltimore Avenue

Hyattsville, MD

This class is an intensive, two-day immersion. Students will walk away from the class with a solid foundation in pt/pd printing. Day one will cover:
  • History of the technique.
  • Historic/contemporary practitioners
  • Technical basics – chemistry, equipment, paper
  • Major controls – negatives, exposure, processing
  • Fine controls – contrast control, process variations in the classroom. 
The discussion will be supported by extensive hands-on learning opportunities. Students will learn to choose subject matter and expose and process film to produce negatives suited for platinum/palladium printing. We will produce negatives for use the following day in the printing session.

On day two, we will walk through the entire process: we will set up the work area, choose materials, prepare chemical solutions, coat paper, expose and process prints, and discuss basic troubleshooting.  Advanced topics to include variations on the standard  platinum/palladium process will be touched on. We will also discuss the future of this beautiful process, and how it can be combined with new media, with some examples provided. Students will have several finished prints each to take home. Information will be provided on inexpensive options for making a home UV exposure unit.

A substantial discount can be arranged for buying materials at Bostick & Sullivan for students following the class if they wish to continue working in the process.

Instructor bio:

Scott Davis is an internationally recognized platinum printer and published author on the subject of platinum/palladium printing. He has been practicing the craft of fine
art photography for over 14 years, with extensive experience in silver based and alternative photographic processes. He received formal training at Maryland Institute College of Art and the Center for Alternative Photography in New York. His work has been exhibited nationally and locally, and published in magazines including Metropolitan Home and the online journal Creative Image Maker (www.creativeimagemaker.co.uk).

Art Classes

For Earth Day: Safe Disposal of Artist Materials

Kim Hall writing for Art Calendar magazine said it best: “Paints, solvents, or any art materials, for that matter, are not inherently dangerous. The dangers come from improper management of the materials. As artists, we often become complacent to the dangers of our studios because of deadlines, lack of safety equipment and resources, and lack of easily accessible information. However, in order to keep our families and us safe, learning about studio hazards and materials management needs to be a priority.”

For Earth Day 2010, let’s strive to remember the impact we have as artists on our health and on our environment and remember that it’s our responsibility to dispose of our materials in an appropriate manner. Here are some helpful tips courtesy of Utrecht Art.

Artful Resources

Review of Fierce Sonia’s Paper Dolls Exhibit

WOW! What a fantastic review by Lenny Campello of Fierce Sonia’s Paper Dolls exhibit at The Art League.

“For “Paper Dolls”, Sonia used her camera like a weapon; trained it onto her own body, put a focused mind to work on the photographs, and created a memorable set of images that make her solo debut one of the best, if not the best, photography shows that I’ve ever seen at the Art League.”
Full article here: http://dcartnews.blogspot.com/
Exhibits

Art Whino Exhibit: The Gamies The Art of Jophen Stein


Entertainment has held a position of helping people cope with the everyday drudgery of life. The Game show, moreover, offers both the value of entertainment and a promise at a chance of making life better. Loosely based on Franz Kafka’s The Trial Jophen Stein’s latest series The Gamies explores the idea of systems that are in place but not fully understood. From the exhilaration of winning to the disappointment of losing The Gaimes is a look into the bipolar effects of game shows as entertainment.


Saturday, May 15th, from 6pm – Midnight

Location: Art Whino Gallery
173 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745

Show end date: June 12th

The event is FREE and open to the public.
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The Washington Post’s Real Art D.C.

Competition for local artists – check it out! (click link above)

Real Art D.C. is seeking works by local artists
Friday, April 9, 2010; C08

Attention artists:

Jessica Dawson is hitting the studios to uncover Washington talent.

It’s all part of Real Art D.C., the Washington Post’s exciting new platform for contemporary art in the Washington region. There’s also a related competition open to all area artists.

What is Real Art D.C.? An online virtual gallery of works by local artists that will allow Post readers to discover and connect with Washington’s newest talents. Artists themselves will post their own work — and so will dealers and teachers on their behalf — and anyone can click through and see the spectrum of local creativity.

Here’s how it works: Upload images at http://www.washingtonpost.com/real-art-dc. Next month our Galleries columnist will begin sifting through the uploads to Real Art D.C. and picking 10 artists from the virtual gallery to spotlight in a new online feature.

Throughout the spring and summer, she will choose a new artist-finalist every few weeks and visit the artist’s studio, reporting about what she finds on the Real Art D.C. site. The 10th finalist will be selected sometime after Sept. 30, the last day of submissions to Real Art D.C.

Once the top 10 are chosen, we’ll open up voting so that washingtonpost.com users can choose the finalist they like best. The winning artist will be profiled in our pages (and, of course, online).
Artists, surprise us. Challenge us. Corcoran, MICA and VCU students — show us your work. (And self-taught talent, too!)

See you in the studio!

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Art in City Hall – New Exhibit

March 22-September 17, 2010
Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 25, 5:30-7:30 pm

Juror’s Statement by William Schran, Assistant Dean Fine Arts, NOVA, Alexandria Campus
It was my honor to be asked and my pleasure to serve as the juror of the 2010 Art in City Hall exhibition. I am very pleased to see that the Mayor and City Council recognize the importance of all the arts in Alexandria and, even in these tough economic times continue to support an important aspect of what makes the city a vibrant community.

I would like to thank each and every artist who submitted their work to the show and were willing to allow me to sit in judgment of what they have poured their heart and soul into. Submitting art work to a juried show means taking risk, a risk that may lead to a feeling of validation, or the disappointment of rejection. Artists should never take the outcome of a judging process as something personal. The juror doesn’t know you, can’t know your intention, but can only deal with a brief interaction between human & art.

Mixed media group shows are especially difficult to judge. Many jurors have a tough time comparing the merits of each media, especially if they are unfamiliar with a process. I find it a bit easier, being an educator and having explored and/or taught nearly all 2D and 3D mediums. I make a conscious effort not to compare one media to another, but accept each for what it offers.

What do jurors look for when they decide what will be included in a show, and what will be rejected? I believe much has to do with the initial reaction. Is there something, a color, a shape, a texture that captures the eye immediately and begs for additional viewing time? Is there a compelling image that draws one into the composition? Has the artist truly shown me another way to look at the world around us? These shout out to me and ask that I pause a moment longer, take a closer look, and then the art and I begin a visual dialogue.

-Bill

Awards:
Alexandria Commission for the Arts Award: Marsha Staiger (image shown above)
Del Ray Artisans Award: Nancy Monacelli
The Art League Award: Lynn Mehta
Torpedo Factory Artists Association Award: John Burgess
Honorable Mention: Susan Ellis, Susan Finsen, A Groedblred-Kroesen, Arlie Hammons, Robert Keating, Genevieve Lynn, Charlene Nield.
Exhibits

The Art League Opens at National Harbor!

The Art League Opens at National Harbor
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our NEW gallery space at National Harbor across the Potomac from Old Town. We are excited to be a part of this developing attraction and thank National Harbor and the Peterson Company for their support.

Our National Harbor space is currently exhibiting large scale paintings and drawings by Art League instructor David Carter. We plan to use the space to promote the School by showcasing the work of our brilliant faculty, and in our next exhibit, our students.

The Art League at National Harbor is located at 120 American Way, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 and is currently open Wednesday-Friday, 12:00noon-7:00pm, and Saturday-Sunday, 12:00noon-6:00pm. Please visit our new space and spread the word!

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The Library Gallery Exhibition Competition

The Montpelier Arts Center announces its biennial competition to select 8-10 two-month long exhibitions to be held in the Library Gallery. To be eligible, artists must reside in Maryland. The judge may elect to exhibit artist who apply for solo shows or artists who apply as groups. An honorarium of $300 will be presented for each exhibition to the artist or artists exhibiting.

For more information please contact The Montpelier Arts Center: 301-377-7800, 410-792-0664
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Altria Aponsors Minds Wide Open at The Art League

Altria supports arts and cultural initiatives in Richmond, VA, Washington, DC, and in other communities where our companies operate. Our Arts & Culture grants are focused on:

  • Innovative programs to develop new audiences and increase access to the arts.
  • Major sponsorships that bring thought-provoking, world-class cultural experiences to our communities.
  • Arts education programs that enhance the overall performance and development of middle school students, primarily in the greater Richmond, VA, public schools.

Altria is the generous sponsor of Minds Wide Open programming at The Art League Gallery from March 2010 through June 2010!

Come check out Minds Wide Open Events:

March 10-April 5 – The Art League Gallery: “HerStory,” All-Media Exhibit
March 10-April 5 – The Art League Gallery: Rosemary Feit Covey, “Peep & Strip Show”
April 8-May 3 – The Art League Gallery: Fierce Sonia, “Paper Dolls”
May 1-May 30- The Target Gallery: “WomanMade”
May 5- June 7 – The Art League Gallery: Teresa Oaxaca, “Classical Realism: New Works”
May 5 – June 7 – The Art League Gallery: “Curves,” All-Media Exhibit
June 3- June 6 – Target Gallery & The Art League Gallery: Female Shorts Film & Video Showcase

For more information please visit the Art League Gallery or Target Gallery for more info!

Exhibits

MPA Call For Entries: Fantastic Journeys

Works inspired by the spirit of adventure, exploration or Utopian visions are sought. Fantastic Journeys will be juried by Beatrice Gralton, the Evelyn S. Nef Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The exhibition will run from June 17 through July 31. Deadline for submission is April 12, 2010 at 5pm. For the entry form and more information, please visit www.mpaart.org or stop by McLean Project for the Arts located in the McLean Community Center at 1234 Ingleside Avenue in McLean.

Submission Deadline: April 12, 2010. 5 pm.
Exhibition Date: June 17 – July 31, 2010.

For submission guidelines, click here.

Artist Opportunities

Mattawoman Creek Art Center Exhibition

Summer Art Festival at Mattawoman Creek Art Center!

Open to ALL VISUAL ARTISTS!
Exhibitor cost per 10′ x 10′ space:
non-MCAC Members $50 before June 15th $60 after

OR

Mattawoman Creek Art Center, located at Smallwood State Park in Charles County, Maryland is seeking artists of all media to exhibit their art.

The Mattawoman Creek Gallery are looking for applicants to submit an artist statement/resume, 15- 20 jpeg images via email/CD and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE).

Deadline is August 15 to be considered for the next two calendar years.

For more information please contact MCAC 301-743-5159 or email [email protected]

Artist Opportunities

Frame Masters Clearance Sale

Frame Masters
Clearance SALE!!!

March 19-27, 2010

Frame Masters is making room for new mouldings in new colors and new styles. Selling off our discontinued and remnants of perfectly good mouldings, mat boards, glass and etc, as well as framing supplies.

Save 20% to 50% off original and regular prices!

9 am to 5 pm Mon Thru Fri

9am to 3 pm Saturdays

Closed Sundays

Frame Masters
8305-B Merrifield Ave
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-573-5734

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