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September 02, 2005
ArtistsRegister Monthly - September 2005
Volume 6, Issue 9
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Article
The Artist/Dealer Relationship
26 Questions to Ask The Gallery
Featured Events
Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington
Artist Opportunities
Local, regional and national
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of September are:
Barry Farmer of Glendale, Arizona
R. Leah Fanning of Boulder, Colorado
Susan Lynn of Kansas City, Missouri
Susan Seubert of Portland, Oregon
Barry Farmer will be participating in Urban Legends: What's The Story at the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, Arizona. R. Leah Fanning will be exhibiting at the Old Firehouse Art Center in Longmont, Colorado. Susan Lynn will be at booth #69 at Art Westport in Kansas City, Missouri Susan Seubert's exhibition, 100 Cheerleaders, will be exhibited at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
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Article
The Artist/Dealer Relationship
26 Questions to Ask The Gallery
Renee Phillips, Manhattan Arts International
How often have you heard such words as: "We don't need a written contract. In all the years I've been in business I've never used a contract with my artists. You can trust me." Did you refuse to challenge the person who said this? Do you have any regrets for not speaking up and taking action to protect yourself? Even if the gallery has a contract keep in mind it has been prepared by their attorney with their interests in mind, not yours.
Perhaps you are just beginning a relationship with a gallery. Do you have any unresolved questions or doubts? Have you agreed on the gallery commission and the time you will be paid after the sale? Does your written agreement include a provision for termination in the event of the owner's or director's death or the gallery's bankruptcy or insolvency?
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September Events
ARIZONA
Urban Legends: What's The Story
September 1-29, 2005. The Arizona Print Group, featuring ArtistRegister.com members Barry Farmer and Melinda Wing, along with Writer's Bloc and selected other writers, will collaborate in an exhibition of hand-pulled prints accompanied with the writer's interpretative story. Art tells the story, in different styles and mediums, which can be interpreted by the viewer into their own story. The viewer's interpretation is sometimes different than the artist's intent. That is the beauty of art. Burton Barr Central Library's @Central Gallery, 1221 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
FLoRian Solo Exhibition
Exhibition continues through September 29, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member FLoRian is having a solo show at the City of Glendale's Adult Center through the month of September. Over 30 raw works of art will hang. The Glendale Adult Center, 5970 West Brown St., Glendale, AZ. (59th Ave just north of Olive, off Brown). The Center is open 8am till 8pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays & Sundays 9am to 4pm.
Metalworking Workshops
September 16-18, 2005. Apparatus Iron is pleased to offer metalworking workshops featuring Sharon Holnback and ArtistsRegister.com member Sarah Kucerova. Design, cut out and weld your very own metal garden art. Learn the basics of working with steel at the historic Triangle L Guest Ranch. Located one hour north of Tucson in cool Oracle, Arizona, the Triangle L is a great place to get away, focus on creativity and enjoy nature. Workshop participants will be guided through the process of design and creation of a unique piece of iron garden art. Participants will leave with their own creation and a better understanding of working with steel. Workshop fee is $495 per person includes Friday and Saturday nights accommodations, meals, all materials, instruction, and use of equipment. Application and nonrefundable 50% deposit required to reserve your space. For more information, call 520.623.6732. Apparatus Iron, P.O. Box 349, Oracle, AZ 85623.
COLORADO
Ted Fish Solo Exhibition
September 19-November 4, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Ted Fish will be having a one person show at the Lakewood Cultural, Center, 470 S. Alison Way, Lakewood, CO. The show will take place in the North Gallery. Opening reception: Friday, September 23, 6-9 pm.
CORE Two-Member Show
Exhibition continues through through September 10, 2005. Two-member exhibition featuring a new series of fine art oil and acrylic paintings by ArtistsRegister.com member Teresa Gostanza and Mark Monroe. To learn more about the gallery and upcoming events, visit www.corenewartspace.com. CORE New Art Space Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204. Gallery phone number: 303.297.8428.
Push/Pull
September 9-October 15, 2005. Annual Juried Show, Push/Pull, featuring ArtistsRegister.com member R. Leah Fanning. Artist Reception: Friday, September 9, 6-9 pm. Old Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Avenue & Coffman, Longmont, CO. www.firehouseart.org
Katharine McGuinness at Weilworks
September 2-17, 2005. Weilworks is pleased to present strong, new abstract work by ArtistsRegister.com member Katharine McGuinness. Collector Closing Party: Friday, September 16, 6-9pm. Weilworks, 3611 Chestnut Pl., Denver, CO. www.weilworks.com
MISSOURI
Lori Raye Erickson
September 2-30, 2005. Paintings by ArtistsRegister.com member Lori Raye Erickson will be exhibited in KCAC's Jacqueline B Charno Gallery. Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City MO. www.kansascityartistscoalition.org.
Emerging Artists
Exhibition continues through September 16, 2005. Emerging Artists: An Invitational Exhibit of Works by Recent MFA/MA Recipients working in a variety of media. The exhibition will showcase the works of artists who have received their Master of Fine Arts or a Masters of Arts from an area university within the last three years. Exhibition features ArtistsRegister.com member Therese Pfeifer. Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO. www.foundryartcentre.org
Art Westport
September 9, 10 & 11, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Susan Lynn will be at Booth #69 at Art Westport, a Kansas City Artists' Fair. Fri. 5-9pm, Sat. 10am - 9pm, and Sun, 11am - 5pm. One Red Cow, Pennsylvania & Westport Road, Kansas City, MO.
Environmental Photography by Ethan Hirsh
September 1-October 29, 2005. Environmental photography by ArtistsRegister.com member Ethan Hirsh features macro images of flowers, moths and butterflies. Seen up close, the structural and decorative elements of many of his subjects become fantastic landscapes in their own right. Powell Gardens is located off U.S. Highway 50 near Kingsville, MO, about 30 miles east of Kansas City. Admission is charged for non-members. The Gallery at Powell Gardens, 1309 W. 50th St., Kansas City, MO 64112-1143. Phone: 816.931.1014.
OREGON
Rogue Studio Tour
On Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25, 2005, ArtistsRegister.com member Charu Colorado will open her studio for the Medford, Oregon Rogue Gallery and Art Center Art Studio Tour. She will show some of her suspended fiber sculptures as well as her new Night-Time pastel paintings. Charu can be reached at charcolo@opendoor.com, (541)482-6319, or (888) 520-6998 or, you can see some of her work at www.charucolorado.com
WASHINGTON
100 Cheerleaders
Exhibition continues through October 7, 2005. The Sheehan Gallery invites you to the gala opening reception for 100 Cheerleaders: Photographs by Susan Seubert. Through a large-scale installation of three series of photographs - 100 Cheerleaders, Neurasthenia, and Chimeras - this exhibition presents, for the first time, ArtistsRegister.com member Susan Seubert's meditations on the cataclysmic cultural impact of 9/11 and the now infamous prison abusees at Abu Ghraib. Seubert is an acclaimed fine art and journalism photographer. Exacting in her preparation and printing, she is a master with the techniques of silver gelatin, platinum print and tintype. The Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362. Phone: 509.527.5249. www.whitman.edu/content/events
To view more upcoming events, click on www.artistsregister.com/events.phtml
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Artist Opportunities
This is just a sample of the many opportunities available on ArtistsRegister.com!
Artlink's 9th Annual Juried Exhibition
Artlink, AZ is now accepting submissions for its fall 2005 juried exhibition featuring the works of professional artists residing in the state of Arizona. The deadline for entries is September 30, 2005 (This is a postmark deadline). This juried exhibition will be featured in Phoenix City Hall from November 3 to November 18, 2005 and will consist of works in all media completed in the last three years. The distinguished jurors selecting artwork are Carolyn Robbins, Curator of Education at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (Scottsdale, AZ), John Spiak, Curatorial Specialist at Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and Terry Ward, Midday Host of KJZZ (Phoenix, AZ). The entry fee is $25 for members and $50 for non-members for up to three entries. Artists must be 21 years of age or older to be considered. Entry forms and additional information on Artlink s 9th Annual Juried Exhibition can be found online at www.artlinkphoenix.com.
Garfield Neighborhood Entry Marker
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture invites Arizona artists and artist-led teams to submit qualifications for a new public art opportunity to create an entry marker in the Garfield Neighborhood of Phoenix. This project is open to any professional artist residing in Arizona. Budget: up to $80,000 inclusive. Postmark deadline for applications is September 30, 2005. An optional presubmission meeting will be held on September 17, 2005 from 10am-noon in Phoenix City Hall, Assembly Room A. For complete details, visit www.phoenix.gov/arts/calltoa.html.
Kino Public Health Center Administration Building
Pima County Facilities Management is seeking an artist to design, produce and install artwork for a new Pima County Health administration facility to be located at 3950 S. Country Club Road in Tucson, Arizona. The new facility will house administrative offices for the Pima County Health Department including Consumer Health, Vital Records, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children), Pima County Institutional Health, and Pima Health Systems and Services, as well as housing a Conference Center with meeting spaces on four floors. The design for the four-story, 187,000 square-foot building is complete. Application materials must be received by the Tucson Pima Arts Council by Thursday, September 15, 2005, 4:00pm. Public Art for Kino Public Health Center, Tucson Pima Arts Council, 10 E. Broadway, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85701. For more information go to: www.tucsonpimaartscouncil.org/programs/publicArt/paProjects/kinoCall.html
Wine by Design
Wine by Design label design competition. Rules: Pick up a label packet from Brennan's, 4659 Maryland Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108. Submit as many entries as you like at $5 each. The top 100 entries will be on display at Brennan's and the top three will be selected by an anonymous jury. The jury is a panel selected from several disciplines: Arts, Academia, Business, and Culinary. Submissions will be anonymous when presented to the jury, who will make their selections individually. Original artwork should be created on label and fixed to empty bottle provided by Brennan's. Label must include the name "Big Nose Cabernet" and the vintage (TBD). An information card will be provided to include the artists name, statement and/or Bio. Packets will be available at Brennan's Wine Bar. If you are making your submission from outside the St. Louis area, a packet may be sent to you. The entry fee is $5 per submission and the deadline for submissions is October 8, 2005. Art must be submitted on the bottle provided and will become property of Brennan's. Any medium is acceptable, but the final selection must be reproduced as a printed design. Final selection will be announced and prizes will be awarded on November 12, 2005 at an event to benefit the St. Louis Aids Foundation. For more information call 314.862.0865 or e-mail dlucas@muse-creative.org.
Sprint Center
The City of Kansas City, Missouri's One-Percent-for-Art program is seeking artists or artist collaborations to develop innovative, original artwork for the new Sprint Center in Kansas City. The arena complex will be located between 13th and 15th Streets and Grand and Oak Streets in Downtown Kansas City. Groundbreaking took place this summer and completion is anticipated in fall 2007. Estimated public art budget: $1,325,000. Deadline: Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 4:00 PM Central Daylight Time. To download the complete RFQ go to: www.kcmo.org/pubworks.nsf/web/opportunities?opendocument. For further information, contact the Municipal Art Commission at 816.513.2656 or porter_arneill@kcmo.org, or project consultants Emily Blumenfeld and Meridith McKinley of Via Partnership at 314.664.5902 or art@viapartnership.com
Rock 'n Roll Craft Show
Do you make cool, crafty stuff? Do you want to sell it? That's why the Rock 'n Roll Craft Show was created. The Show will feature the best of St. Louis's alternative craft community plus live (rock n roll!) music. The show is looking for all kinds of handmade items: knitting, jewelry, clothing, woodworking, comics, zines, cosmetics, paper goods, whatever. This showcase of handmade talent and local bands will happen in the Junk Junkie parking lot (6933 Hampton) on Saturday, October 22. This is a unique opportunity to sell as many or as few items as you choose because the set up won't be typical individual booths. Instead, items will be merchandised like a store with all like items grouped together on counters and racks. So you can't submit too few things, and anything you submit will be considered! Check out: www.rocknrollcraftshow.com and e-mail info@rocknrollcraftshow.com with your entry before September 10, 2005.
690 Market
690 Market Public Art Project - San Francisco, CA. The Hunter Group, a private real estate development company, has issued an RFQ for a permanent public art commission related to the renovation, addition and conversion of the historic Chronicle Building into luxury residences. Deadline: September 20, 2005. Budget: $150,000 inclusive. For more nformation e-mail: dmeckel@cca.edu
Exhibition Proposals - Las Vegas
The Cultural Affairs Division of the city of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services invites exhibition proposals for its 2006/07 gallery season. Exhibition proposals will be reviewed for programming in two city galleries. To download a pdf with images and floor plans of these gallery spaces click on "Gallery Floor Plans" under related links on www.lasvegasnevada.gov/information/3005.htm. Artists/curators must submit a written exhibition synopsis with 15-20 supporting images (slides or jpegs on CD) with an image identification list, artist/curator statement(s), and artist resume(s). Materials will only be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included. All visual art practices suitable for gallery installations of 10 to 12 weeks will be considered. Submissions must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2005, to be included in the screening. Address submissions to Catherine Borg, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 South Brush Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89107. Call 702.229.4674 or e-mail cborg@lasvegasnevada.gov for information.
Works on Paper
The Fort Worth Community Arts Center announces an open call for entries for the FWCAC 9 x 12 Works on Paper Show, December 1-30th, 2005. Artwork must fit in a 9 x 12 envelope, although it may be folded or have slight 3D elements to it. Acceptable mediums include photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media, paperworks, or giclee prints. Artwork should be marked on the back with artist s name, address, title of work, date of work and medium. Entry fee is $5US/entry. Postmark deadline is November 15, 2005. All artwork will be for sale for $100US, and the artist receives 80%. Unsold works sent with a SASE will be returned. Send entries and entry fee to 9 x 12, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy, Fort Worth, TX 76107. More information is available at info@fwcac.org.
Public Art Program - Algonquin IL
The Village of Algonquin, Illinois is launching its first public art program and will be siting a dozen artworks for display in indoor and outdoor locations throughout the community for up to one year. The program is soliciting the temporary loan of paintings, drawings, murals, fiber works, mosaics, and especially outdoor sculptures. Artists interested in submitting an artwork for display consideration must complete and submit an application packet by September 15, 2005. Application information and the Algonquin Public Art Master Plan are available at www.algonquin.org. Please contact Jeff Mihelich or Ben Mason at 847.658.4184 or email jeffmihelich@algonquin.org or bmason@algonquin.org if you have any questions or would like to receive an application by mail or fax. Village of Algonquin, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102-5995.
Residencies Available
The Contemporary Artists Center is a not-for-profit artists' studio facility established in 1990 by working artists for working artists. The CAC focuses on the diverse needs of today's professional and emerging contemporary artists by providing intense art making residencies, acting in a leadership role for regional arts and the local community, and by acting as a conduit for artists to the outside world through a variety of resources. Deadline: December 31, 2005. Please visit the website to download an application. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis: www.thecac.org. Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA.
25th EXPO
25th EXPO marks the silver anniversary of b.j. spoke gallery's annual juried art competition. Adrian Sudhalter, Curatorial Assistant, MOMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York will select 6-8 winners for a one-month exhibition of a body of their work from March 2-April 2, 2006. Judging is by slides (6/$35). The deadline is November 17, 2005. For the prospectus and entry form send an SASE to B. J. Spoke Gallery, 299 Main Street, Huntington NY 11743, USA. Phone: 1.631.549.5106. Email: mgr@bjspokegallery.com. Download entry form at: www.bjspokegallery.com. Open to artists working in all media but not open to crafts. Submit 6 slides- one slide for each piece of work. Print artist's name, title, media and size on each slide. Place a red dot on the lower left corner and mark the top with an arrow. Send the slides, check payable to B. J. Spoke Gallery, entry form and SASE to B. J. Spoke Gallery, 299 Main Street, Huntington NY 11743. The gallery provides invitations, reception, publicity to critics and the press. The gallery has an extensive mailing list. EXPO is reviewed by The New York Times newspaper.
Burien Library/City Hall - WA
Funding is available to incorporate public art into the new forty thousand square foot Burien Library. The new library will replace the twenty thousand square foot existing library at 14700 6th Avenue SW in Burien, Washington. The King County Library System (KCLS) is looking for a wide variety of proposals covering all art, from painting to multimedia. These funds could be awarded to an individual artist, arts organizations, or a consortium. It could also be divided among additional artists depending on the proposals. Funds available for this project currently stand at $75,000. The Committee hopes to attract additional funds over the next year from private donations. The funding may be allocated to one piece, or divided among several artists or pieces. Deadline: September 30, 2005. Contact Marie Metsker by phone 206 243.8119 or e-mail mmetsker@kcls.org.
PBCC 2nd Annual Art Competition
The Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth, FL invites artists to submit their best drawings, paintings and prints for the second annual art competition hosted by the college. Guest juror Barry Sparkman from the University of Miami will distribute artist awards totaling $2000. Now accepting slide entries. Entries are due no later than January 9, 2006. Accepted entries are due by 5pm on February 13, 2006. The show will run from February 24th -April 17th, 2006, with an opening reception to be held in our gallery (Humanities Building, room 104) on Friday, February 24th. This show is open to all artists ages 18 and over working in any media traditionally associated with drawing, painting and printmaking. Sorry, no digitally produced work will be accepted. Maximum size is 52 in any direction. There is a small entry fee of $10 per slide (4 slides max) to cover show costs. All proceeds generated from the show will benefit student art scholarships at PBCC. For a full prospectus, please send an SASE to: Palm Beach Community College, Attn: Gallery Manager, Division of Humanities, MS 15, 4200 Congress Avenue, Lake Worth, FL 33461. Phone: 561.868.3270.
Grosse Pointe Public Library
The Art Committee of the Grosse Pointe Public Library is currently soliciting slides from persons interested in providing proposals for art in the children's story room in the newly constructed Ewald Branch, located at 15175 E. Jefferson, Grosse Pointe Park. The room has three walls suitable for art, one that is 17 ft x 8 ft, and two flanking a window each of which is 8 ft x 8 ft. The committee is looking for art that will appeal to children ages 2-10. Preference will be given to artists from Michigan, although other artists will be considered. The deadline for submission of slides is November 1, 2005. Please send submissions (including artist's resume), together with a SASE to: Vickey Bloom, Director, Grosse Pointe Public Library, 10 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236. Interested parties are invited to visit the Ewald Branch to see the Story Room. For more information, visit the library's website at www.gp.lib.mi.us or email Vickey Bloom at vbloom@gp.lib.mi.us. Please put in the subject of the email: Call for Art. (Will not be available for email from October 1-9).
La Petite 13
Alder Gallery presents La Petite 13, a small format art competition open to artists residing in North America. 2 and 3D entries accepted. $12 for each entry or three entries for $30. $2,200 in awards. Postmark deadline: October 12, 2005. Alder Gallery, Box 8517, Coburg, OR 97408. www.alderart.com
This is only a small sampling of what is available! For more artist opportunities follow this link: www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml
Posted by artistsregister at September 2, 2005 11:10 AM