ArtistsRegister Monthly

Editor's Corner

1) Featured artists for the month of June are:

Kristine Brambilla of Peoria, Arizona - http://www.artistsregister.com/artists/AZ837
Jane Booth of Bucyrus, Kansas - http://www.artistsregister.com/artists/KS85
Betsy Bohrer of Lakeland, Florida - http://www.artistsregister.com/artists/FL8
Gail Frasier of Evergreen, Colorado - http://www.artistsregister.com/artists/CO1429

- Kristine Brambilla will be participating in ArtLink's First Friday in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Jane Booth will be having a solo exhibit at Hallar Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Betsy Bohrer will be exhibiting at Angora Gallery in Chelsea, New York.
- The Texture & Textile X2 show in Longmont, Colorado will feature Gail Frasier's works in clay.

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Marketing Update

This month, the ArtistsRegister team will do a brochure mailing to over 2500 corporate art consultants, art dealers and brokers, and corporations collecting art.

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Article
The End of Slide Projectors?
Recent advances in photographic technology are making slide projectors obsolete.

By Daniel Grant

Chicago art dealer Rhona Hoffman has a slide projector--it's probably 50 years old," she says--and she hasn't used it for "quite a while." The Barbara Krakow Gallery in Boston has a slide projector "somewhere, but I'm not sure where it is," according to gallery director Andrew Witkin. Still, for hopeful artists sending slides of their work to dealers, those responses are more promising than that of Roberta Brashears, the director of Nedra Matteucci Fine Art in Santa Fe, who states flatly, "No, we don't have a slide projector, but artists still send us slides."

And the future doesn't look very bright for slides. Kodak, the largest producer of slide projectors in the world, recently stopped production, concentrating on digital representations, leaving only a handful of smaller producers (Eiki in Japan, Simda in France, Leica in Switzerland, and Vivitar in California) to supply the dwindling market. "We used to sell thousands of slide projectors a year," says Howard Winch, the national sales manager for Elmo Manufacturing Corporation, in Plainview, New York, "and we still have some inventory. We may sell between 20 and 50 a month, but our production has ceased." Though they will no longer make projectors, Kodak will continue to produce color slide film, as well as provide service and parts for its projectors until 2011.

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June Events

*ARIZONA*

First Monday Art Salon with Suzanne Falk
Monday, June 6 First Monday Art Salon will present ArtistsRegister.com member Suzanne Falk. Suzanne Falk is a photorealist painter who works in ink and watercolor to create still life paintings of nostalgic objects that remind us of our childhood and take us to another time. The Salon will take place at Pulliam Auditorium, Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Library, Phoenix, AZ 85006.

southwestNET: animation
Exhibition continues through August 21, 2005. southwestNET: animation focuses on the work of two outstanding-and very different-independent animators. Flat Black Films is an experimental animation workshop run by Bob Sabiston. He invented the revolutionary computer software Rotoshop-a digital version of rotoscoping (an early 20th-century animation technique of tracing over film footage). Known for his fresh style, Sabiston has animated shorts for MTV, PBS and filmmakers Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth; he also worked on Richard Linklater's full-length film Waking Life, 2001. Sabiston's subjects range from the chance meeting in Central Park featured in Grasshopper, 2003, to the pure abstraction of Line Research, 2003, both in this exhibition. Stacey Steers's approach is quite the opposite. Painstakingly hand-drawn and grounded by tradition, her work is always intensely personal, playful yet contemplative. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 East Second Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. http://www.smoca.org

Surrealism USA
June 5-September 25, 2005. This exhibition, organized by the National Academy Museum in New York, will examine the manifestations of Surrealism in America from about 1930 to 1950, one of the most revolutionary artistic and intellectual movements of the 20th century. The exhibition will feature over 80 paintings, sculptures and works on paper, all from public and private collections in the United States. The exhibition includes key European artists in exile in the United States, such as Salvador Dali and Yves Tanguy, in addition to Max Ernst, who lived in Arizona from 1946 to 1953. Also included are such well known Americans as Jackson Pollock, Arshile Gorky, Mark Rothko, Alexander Calder, Joseph Cornell, Isamu Noguchi and David Smith. The New York Times (March 31, 2005) has hailed the exhibition as "informative, high-spirited and humbling....a vigorously illuminating show." Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004. http://www.phxart.org

*COLORADO*

First Person Future Tense
Exhibition continues through June 25, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Peter Illig will share the front gallery with artist Jenni Morgan in a show called First Person Future Tense. The show will feature Peter's newest work - giant monochromatic black and white oil paintings with science fiction themes. Contact: info@plusgallery.com or visit http://www.plusgallery.com. Plus Gallery, 2350 Lawrence St., Denver, CO.

Texture & Textile X2
Exhibition continues through June 25, 2005. Texture & Textile X2 features ArtistsRegister.com member Gail Frasier - clay & Marie Castle Wing - fiber. Artist Reception: Friday, May 27, 6-9pm. Old Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Avenue & Coffman, Longmont CO. http://www.firehouseart.org

*MISSOURI*

Jane Booth at Hallar Gallery
June 11-July 2, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Jane Booth will be having a one-woman show at Hallar Gallery. 4540 Main Street, Kansas City, MO. http://www.hallargallery.com

Art St. Louis Off-Site Exhibition
June 17-August 26, 2005. Art St. Louis off site exhibition featuring Nancy Exarhu, mixed media; Jeff Hirsch, photographs; Trudy Marshall, sculpture; and ArtistsRegister.com member Janice Schoultz Mudd, mixed media. Fleishman-Hillard, 200 N. Broadway, St. Louis, MO. Phone: 314.982.9130.

Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia
June 3-August 28, 2005. Showcasing more than twenty important and cutting-edge Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean artists and artist groups, this exhibition presents the work of artists who skillfully use contemporary approaches to express their respective cultural and artistic heritages. The exhibition features innovative works that use the past to map the future, representing some of the newest trends in an increasingly globalized world. Working with both traditional techniques and new technologies, the artists reveal the viability of incorporating longstanding traditions into contemporary art. This exhibition was organized by the San Diego Museum of Art. Major support for this exhibition is provided by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64111. http://www.kemperart.org

*MARYLAND*

Les Fleurs Minitures
June 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Shall's exhibit, Les Fleurs Minitures, will be on display at New Vision Gallery, 19 N. Court Street, Frederick, MD 21701. http://www.newvisiongallery.com

*NEW MEXICO*

Alan Paine Radebaugh Solo Exhibit
ArtistsRegister.com member Alan Paine Radebaugh will have a solo exhibit of new paintings open at Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art on Friday, June 3rd. Alan describes his NIGHT paintings as a "journey of extended dreams." The exhibit continues through June 25, 2005. Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art, 3812 Central Avenue SE, Albuquerque, NM. http://www.colemancontemporary.com

*NEW YORK*

Metaphor
June 23-July 13th, 2005. Opening: June 23, 6-8pm. ArtistsRegister.com member Betsy Bohrer will be featured in the Metaphor exhibit at Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY 10001.

Licensing 2005 International Trade Show
June 21-23, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Anne Leuck Feldhaus will be participating in the Licensing 2005 International show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34th Street at 11th Avenue, New York, NY.

*WISCONSIN*

Culture and Agriculture 2005
Exhibition continues through July 9, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Sandy Marostica will be participating in the 19th annual national juried exhibit of art with agricultural themes sponsored by New Visions Gallery and the Wisconsin Arts Board. New Visions Gallery, 1000 N. Oak Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449.

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Artist Opportunities
This is just a sample of the many opportunities available on ArtistsRegister.com!

Pinal Avenue Plaza
The City of Casa Grande Arts & Humanities Commission is seeking an artist(s) or artist/design team to design public art and other site improvements for the Pinal Avenue Plaza. Budget - $10,000.00. Application Deadline: June 14, 2005, at 5:30pm. The site is located at the intersection of SR 387 (Pinal Avenue) and the San Carlos Irrigation Parkway (path) and is a highly visible community gateway. The site is comprised of 17 concrete blocks, slabs and cylinders of varying sizes that are clustered on each side of the Pinal Avenue pedestrian crosswalk and along the existing asphalt path. The path, minimal landscaping, and the concrete structures were constructed in-place as part of the San Carlos Irrigation Parkway. For further information on this project go to http://www.ci.casa-grande.az.us, or contact Gloria Leija, City Clerk at 520.421.8600, Ext. 110. City of Casa Grande, 510 E. Florence Blvd., Casa Grande, AZ 85222.

Dia de los Muertos Exhibition
@Central Gallery at the Burton Barr Central Library is now accepting proposals for the 6th annual Dia de los Muertos exhibition. This exhibit of altars will be on display October 25 through November 4, 2005. Deadline for submission is August 15, 2005. Altars should reflect the theme of el Dia de los Muertos and must be ready to install on October 22, 2005. Open to Arizona artists 18 years of age or older. For a complete details and a submission form please send a self addressed stamped envelope to: @Central Gallery, Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004 or visit http://www.phxlib.org.

Artist-Designed Passenger Shelter
The City of Mesa announces a public art opportunity for an artist-designed passenger shelter at the intersection of Power Road and Baywood Avenue, near the Banner Baywood Medical Center. This site coincides with the City’s public art master plan and provides an excellent opportunity for artists, as it is a high-visibility location in a growing neighborhood. Submission deadline: June 15, 2005. Public Art Specialist, Arts and Cultural Division, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211. http://www.cityofmesa.org/arts/publicart

2006 Missouri Arts Awards PosterYour artwork could grace over 1,000 posters in offices of legislators, arts organizations and arts supporters across the state and over 4,000 invitations mailed to legislators, corporations, foundations, artists, arts supporters, art, civic, and tourism organizations across the country. Visit http://www.missouriartscouncil.org/html/bulletin.shtmlto see the posters for the 2004 and 2005 Missouri Arts Awards. Eligibility Requirement: Your work must be accepted into the Missouri 50 exhibit. Entry deadline is June 10, 2005. For guidelines and application for the Missouri 50 exhibit, visit http://www.mostatefair.com/Mo50/MO_50_home.html.

Open Spaces
For Open Spaces: Art of the Landscape, Art Saint Louis seeks artworks in all styles that focus on open space and/or the landscape, including works that define space up-close or from a distance, positive or negative, realized or imaginary depth. Juried by internationally exhibited St. Louis-based artist Michael Eastman. Open to artists 21 & older residing within a 200-mile radius of St. Louis, MO. Artists representing all levels of experience--from emerging to established--are encouraged to enter this exhibition. Student work is eligible but must be produced independent of instruction. Artworks in all media* are considered (*no web-based/i.e. works that rely on the use of the Internet for display or cd-rom. We are not equipped to exhibit work in these media). Artists working in video/dvd must provide necessary equipment to view work. Ceiling installed works are NOT eligible. Entry forms are required & available from Art Saint Louis by e-mail from robin@artstlouis.net (Adobe Acrobat required); or pick-up in-person from the Gallery; or mail #10 SASE to: Open Space, c/o Art Saint Louis, 917 Locust St., #300, St. Louis, MO 63101-1413. Not available on our web sites. Artists must submit a self-addressed stamped postcard for notification of acceptance or declination to exhibit. Pre-registration deadline: June 18, 2005. Artworks must be delivered Thursday, June 24 and Friday, June 25, 2005, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for jurying. Absolutely no artworks will be accepted after 4 p.m. June 25, 2005. You can also see installation views from current and previous Art St. Louis exhibits online at http://www.artstlouis.org. Art St. Louis, 917 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO.

New Art in the Neighborhood
New Art in the Neighborhood is a scholarship-based visual arts program that helps teen artists to develop skills and enables them to communicate and express themselves through the visual arts. Classes are held most Saturdays from September through May at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Students’ work in a variety of media, including digital and video. A focus of the curriculum is the creation of a portfolio students my use to apply to art and architecture programs. In addition to sessions with the lead teacher and other local artists, students are given the opportunity to participate in workshops with national and international artists who are exhibiting at the Contemporary. The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is currently accepting applications for entrance into the 2005-2006 New Art in the Neighborhood program. Students in grades 9-12 who reside in the St. Louis metropolitan area are eligible for admission. Applications must be completed and returned by August 1, 2005. Students will be notified of their acceptance by August 30 and classes will begin in early September. This program requires a considerable commitment and accepted students will be expected to attend classes most Saturdays throughout the 2005-06 school year. To download an application, please visit http://www.contemporarystl.org/teenprograms.php For more information or to request an application by mail, contact Kelly Scheffer, Director of Education and Outreach, at kelly.scheffer@contemporarystl.org or 314.535.0770 x218.

Juvenile Justice Center
The Alameda County Art Commission is now accepting requests for qualification for public artwork at the new Juvenile Justice Center in San Leandro, California. Opportunities for a wide range of artists such as Established artists with past major public art commissions, artists that specialize in painted murals and emerging and mid-career artists creating small to mid-sized artwork. Five Major Public Art Commissions - Terrazzo Floor, budget: $250,000; Feature Wall Artwork, budget: $100,000; Main Public Corridor Wall Series, budget: $150,000; Recreation Field Exterior Wall Artwork, budget: $30,000; 12 Murals, budget: $180,000. Eligibility requirements vary by project, please refer to complete RFQ for details. Deadline: June 24, 2005. Alameda County Art Commission, P.O. Box 29004, Oakland, CA 94604-9004. Phone: 510.208.9646. Fax: 510.271.5192. Web: http://www.acgov.org/arts/Call-for-Artists-4_11_05.pdf.

Call for New Beatles Art
New book titled Beatles Art: Fantastic New Artwork of the Fab Four will feature original digital and traditional artwork of the Beatles. Submissions can be simple doodles to elaborate masterpieces. Be creative! Some ideas may include illustrated song lyrics, fashion, hair, instruments and caricatures. Any art that captures the spirit of the Beatles will be considered. Artwork taken directly from copyrighted material such as album covers, published photos, song lyrics etc.will not be considered. First place winner receives $500 US, Second place winner receives $300 US, Third place winner receives $100 US. All chosen entries will receive a free copy of the printed book. Artists retain ownership rights to their artwork. Winning artists will be asked to sign a legal agreement confirming that they retain rights but Boxigami Books has permission to print them in the book. All submissions become property of Boxigami Books. Book to be released in Spring 2006. Winners are selected by Boxigami Books. Prize distribution based on 500-entry minimum. Artwork must be postmarked by August 15, 2005. All submissions must be clearly labeled with artists name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Send submissions to: Boxigami Books, PO Box 340, Dunlap, IL 61525. Digital submissions must be on CD. Vertical format preferred. Minimum pixel size 2700 X 2700. Traditional artwork may be sent as 4" X 5" professional-quality transparencies, digital photos, or color slides. Due to the volume of entries, original artwork sent will not be returned. Entry fee is $15.00 US. One artist per entry. Multiple works accepted for one fee. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Please include card type, card number, expiration date and cardholder’s name with entry. If paying by check, make payable to Boxigami Books. Further questions may be sent to: BeatlesArt@Boxigami.com.

Manhattan Beach Arts Festival
The Cultural Arts Division of the City of Manhattan Beach Parks and Recreation Department will host its 10th Annual Arts Festival on Sunday, September 11th in the streets of Downtown Manhattan Beach. The goal of the Arts Festival is to celebrate the arts by providing a place where everyone can experience and enjoy the art making process at no cost. Artists/educators are invited to propose hands-on workshops, suitable for all ages. The festival accepts a wide variety of visual arts and crafts. Projects will be conducted continuously throughout the day and should not exceed 30 minutes in length. Each artist booth will have a 10 x20 tented area with tables and chairs. Water and electricity can be provided by the City as needed. Selected artists must be committed to working 10 am to 5 pm on the festival day. In addition, a mandatory orientation and training meeting is required for all artists on Saturday, September 3, 9:00 11 am. Artists will be training their volunteers on that day. Artists/Educators demonstrating professional experience in workshop facilitation are eligible to submit a proposal. Artists must be able to work well under pressure and have excellent people skills. Artist will be paid a total of $240. Up to $300 per activity will be designated for supplies. Deadline: June 23, 2005 by 4:00 p.m. Candidates will be chosen based on their proposed activity, supply budget, resume and/or oral interviews. A sample of the proposed project must accompany your application, this is a key element in the decision making and could also be used for publicity purposes. Mail Application, Supply List, Resume / Cover Letter and Sample of Project to: City of Manhattan Beach, Parks and Recreation Department, ATTN: ARTS FESTIVAL ARTIST PROPOSALS, 1400 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Application can be downloaded at http://www.citymb.info/parksrec/cultural_arts/finalRFP.pdf. Questions? Contact the Creative Arts Center at 310.802.5444. E-mail: mthomas@citymb.info

Artsplash 2005
September 10-October 16, 2005. Artsplash 2005: A Multimedia Arts Event. Visual artists of all media, literary and performing artists. Original artworks of all media: sculpture, photography, fine arts, dance, video, installations, poetry, ceramics, music, theater and performance. Fee: $35 (members - $25) / up to 6 entries. Prospectus and entry form are available at: http://www.rockawayartistsalliance.org. Rockaway Artist Alliance, 260 Beach 116 Street, Rockaway Park, NY 11694. E-mail: exhibitions@rockawayartistsalliance.org.

Facets: Colorado Mosaic Art
A gallery show of mosaic art called Facets: Colorado Mosaic Art featuring mosaic art by Colorado artists will be hosted by Commonwheel Artist Co-op and run October 21 through November 14, 2005. An open call prospectus for Facets: Colorado Mosaic Art may be obtained by contacting Juanita Canzoneri at jcanz@hotmail.com or by sending a SASE to 1412 E. Van Buren St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Inquiries may be directed to 719.389.1337. Submissions for the open call are due by August 12, 2005. Commonwheel Artists Co-op, 1412 E. Van Buren St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Phone: 719.389.1337.

Capture the Times
The New York Times Magazine invites all university students to submit original photo essays or portfolios to the 2005 Capture the Times Photography Contest. Winner's work will be published in the Sept. 11 issue of the Magazine, plus $1,000. Runners-up will be published online. Black & white photos or color. Work must have been created within last year. Deadline: June 15, 2005. For eligibility, submission guidelines and official contest rules, contact: Clinton Cargill, The New York Times Magazine. Phone: 212-556-4150. http://www.nytimes.com/capturethetimes

Austin Film Festival Trailer Competition
It's Back! The 2005 Austin Film Festival Trailer Competition is a terrific opportunity for burgeoning--and not so burgeoning--filmmakers to have their work viewed by an audience of approximately 4,000 people, including many industry professionals. Remember these are not Trailers for your films, but Trailers to promote the Austin Film Festival. The Trailer can be animated, a homage, a spoof, a respectful commemorative, etc. Above all, it should be entertaining and fun. Its intention is to rev the crowd up and excite them for and throughout the Festival. Trailer content must be suitable for general audiences. Deadline for applications: August 12, 2005. Prizes: Trailer Competition Winners will receive: Screenings of the Trailer before films during the 2005 Austin Film Festival October 20-27; The Trailer featured in the 2005 AFF Program Book; Four All-Access Producers Passes to the 2005 Austin Film Festival, which provides admission to all panels, October 20-23, all films October 20-27, invitations to the Opening Night Premiere and Reception at the historic Paramount Theatre, invitations to the Filmmakers Happy Hour, and invitations to the Texas Film Commission BBQ (total value: $2,600); A release print of the trailer on 35mm film from DVfilm and...a viewing film industry audience of more than 4,000 people. http://www.austinfilmfestival.com

This is only a small sampling of what is available! For more artist opportunities follow this link:
http://www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml