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October 07, 2005
ArtistsRegister Monthly - October 2005
Volume 6, Issue 10
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Article
The Art of Self-Promotion
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachussetts, Missouri, New Jersey, and Wyoming
Artist Opportunities
Local, regional and national
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of October are:
Monica Aissa Martinez of Phoenix, Arizona
Piera Kllanxhja of Grand Junction, Colorado
Michael Bailey of Kansas City, Missouri
Joanie San Chirico of Toms River, New Jersey
Monica Aissa Martinez will be exhibiting at Eye Lounge in Phoenix, Arizona. Piera Kllanxhja will be participating in JABOA Open Studios Tour in Grand Junction, Colorado. Michael Bailey will be exhibiting in Art@Park in Parkville, Missouri. Joanie San Chirico will be featured in the Eye of the Storm exhibit at Gallery 125 in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Marketing Update
This month, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised nationally in Art in America.
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Article
The Art of Self-Promotion
Diane Rapaport, www.DianeRapaport.com
Although most artists, writers, and musicians wish for an agent or manager to help them promote and sell their work, most must first prove their worth in the marketplace. Only when they have leveraged themselves financially and promotionally will an agent or manager take them on. This is because an agent or manager's income is dependent on that of the artist: if the artist makes money, so will they. If an agent or manager earns an average of 15% of a writer or musician's gross income, and her or his annual projected gross income is $30,000, the agent or manager would make $4,500. Usually an artist must earn twice that or show the potential of earning twice that to make it worthwhile for an agent or manager to represent that person.
Artists as Businesspeople
Artists must take on the role of businesspersons, selling and promoting their paintings, music, sculpture, craft, poetry, and so on. Learning business basics will make artists less prey to signing contracts that are financially and promotionally disastrous. Learning to do business is much easier than having to deal with the aftershocks of a bad deal or an incompetent manager and agent. On the plus side is the valuable feedback you will get and the pleasure of selling something directly to your fans.
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October Events
ARIZONA
October at Eyelounge
October 7-29, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com members Monica Aissa Martinez and Linda Ingraham will be exhibiting at Eye Lounge, a contemporary artspace, 419 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. www.eyelounge.com
Herberger College Artwalk
October 29, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Jake will be showing at the 3rd Annual Herberger College Artwalk. All Artwalk artists have gone through a juried selection process. The result is a diverse array of top quality art work - ceramics, fiber, jewelry, mixed media, painting, photography and more. Jake will be showing original paintings, prints, posters and some merchandise based on original works. The festival is located on University at College Avenue near the Languages and Literatures Building at Tempe's ASU Campus. For more information about the 2005 Herberger College Artwalk go to herbergercollege.asu.edu/alumni/index.html.
Wild Dreams
October 13-November 6, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Kevin Caron's show features his free-spirited metal and stone sculptures, fountains and garden bells, and benefits Wild At Heart, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured and orphaned birds of prey. Opening October 13 includes Wild At Heart representative and birds and free hors d'oeuvres from Just Great Food. Pearson & Company, 7022 E. Main St., Scottsdale. Free. Phone: 602.952.8767
Tiempo Capturado
Exhibition continues through October 22, 2005. Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop presents Tiempo Capturado (Captured Time), moments and movements captured by photographers and sculptors. The exhibition features guest photographers and sculptors: Gary Auerbach, Paco Ballesteros, Michael Cajero, Willie Cocio, Michael Hyatt, and ArtistsRegister.com member Lorin Labardee. Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop, 222 E. 6th Street, Tucson, AZ 85705.
CALIFORNIA
Clement Street Festival
October 8-9, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Kristine Brambilla will be featured in the Clement Street Festival from 10am-5pm (Saturday and Sunday). The festival is located on Clement St. between 2nd Avenue and 6th Avenue in San Francisco, CA.
Marcus Antonius Jansen at Infusion Gallery
Exhibition continues through October 25, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Marcus Antonius Jansen will be the featured artist at Infusion Gallery, 828 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA. www.infusiongallery.com
Lis Schwitters at Buenaventura Gallery
Exhibition continues through October 14, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Lis Schwitters will be exhibiting at Buenaventura Gallery, 700 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, CA. Phone: 805.648.1235. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-5pm. www.BuenaventuraGallery.org
COLORADO
Jack Balas & Wes Hempel
Exhibition continues through November 5, 2005. Robischon presents individual and collaborative paintings by ArtistsRegister.com members Jack Balas and Wes Hempel. Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee Street, Denver, CO. robischongallery.com
Trading Voices
Exhibition continues through November 21, 2005. Two works by ArtistsRegister.com member Cristina Craigo will be exhibited in Trading Voices, a show featuring contemporary work by artists living in Colorado and Arizona at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 15th from 7:00-9:00pm. For directions to the Center, visit www.arvadacenter.org/about/plan.php.
Allegories and Art
October 7-November 5, 2005. Sandra Phillips Gallery presents Allegories and Art, an exhibition featuring ArtistsRegister.com members Irene Delka McCray, Patricia Aaron and Lenore McKerlie. Trained at the Boston Museum of Fine Art and earning her MFA at the University of Denver, Patricia Aaron's 8 ft. aluminum totems articulate transition and travel. Aaron is an Adjunct Professor of sculpture at the University of Denver and Regis University. Combining art historical elements with contemporary figures, Irene Delka McCray creates narrative paintings commenting on contemporary culture through archetypal beings. She is a Professor of painting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Painter Lenore McKerlie delves into concern about the separation between humans and animals and the place of women in western culture. McKerlie also a painting Professor at University of Colorado. Opening Artist Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8pm. Sandra Phillips Gallery, 744 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204. www.sandraphillipsgallery.com
Visible Song
Visible Song is a solo exhibition of paintings, drawings, and tree goddess sculptures by ArtistsRegister.com member Lindy Lyman. The exhibition will continue through the month of October, 2005 and will open Sunday, October 2 from 4-6pm at the Joan Hanley Fine Art Gallery, 604 S. Oak Street, La Veta, CO 81055.
JABOA Studio Tour
October 22, 2005 from 10-5, Just a Bunch of Artists (JABOA) will be having its 10th annual studio tour. Come and see six professional artists displaying and demonstrating their art in four of their studios, three located in historic downtown Grand Junction. Brochures that include a map of the studios are available at ArtistsRegister.com member Piera Kllanxja's studio, located at 839 Chipeta Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado. For more information, call Piera at 970.241.7482.
FLORIDA
Maitland Arts Festival
October 15-16th, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Betsy Bohrer will be participating in the Maitland Arts Festival, Lake Lily Park Maitland, FL 32751.
ILLINOIS
SOFA Chicago 2005
October 28-30, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Ralph Mossman will be represented by Thomas R. Riley Galleries at the 12th Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago 2005. Opening Night Preview: October 27. SOFA Chicago, Festival Hall, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL. For more information on SOFA Chicago, call 800.563.7632 or e-mail info@sofaexpo.com
KANSAS
ArtChat!
Exhibition continues through October 9, 2005. ArtChat! is a group show featuring ArtistsRegister.com members Lorrie Eigles, Melissa Ingram and Ginny Johnson. Spotlight Gallery Unity of Overland Park, 10300 Antioch, Overland Park, KS 66212.
The All Femme Show
Exhibition continues through October 28, 2005. The All Femme Show, featuring Linda Ganstrom, Donna Rozman, Caroline Kahler, Teresa Shannon, Elaine Henry, Nancy Marshall, Kathleen Shanahan, Heather Smith Jones, Margaret Buie, Connie Ehrlich, Annie Helmericks, Nancy Morrow, ArtistsRegister.com member Jane Booth, Abby Howe, Ranal Young, Ann Piper, Margo Kren, Carol Jones, Barbara Waterman-Peters, Rachel Melis, and Sheryl Pierson. Strecker-Nelson Gallery, 406 1/2 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502. www.strecker-nelsongallery.com
MASSACHUSSETTS
The Edges of Grace
Exhibition continues through January 2, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Carol Shinn will be featured in The Edges of Grace: Provocative, Uncommon Craft. Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak Street, Brocton, MA. www.fullermuseum.org
MISSOURI
Art@Park
October 8 and 9, 2005. Art@Park featuring ArtistsRegister.com members Michael Bailey and Crystal Nederman. Parkville Campus, Chapel Lawn, Parkville, Missouri. Hours: Saturday, October 8, 10am-6pm and Sunday, October 9, 10am-5pm. www.park.edu/artatpark
Accidental Mysteries
Exhibition continues through January 6, 2006. Accidental Mysteries: Extraordinary Vernacular Photographs from the Collection of John and Teenuh Foster. Since the 1970s, folk art collectors John and Teenuh Foster have assembled a large group of snapshot photographs from forays to antique shops and flea markets. Found photographs have been recognized in recent years as legitimate and independent works of art in a number of published monographs and important museum exhibitions, although their original purpose was often only a humble record of family events. The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries, 3648 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108. sheldonconcerthall.org/galleries.asp.
NEW JERSEY
Eye of the Storm
Exhibition continues through November 4, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Joanie San Chirico will be participating in Eye of the Storm. 10% of all sales from the exhibition will be donated to the American Red Cross to Benefit Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts. Gallery 125, 125 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08608. www.trenton-downtown.com/gallery125.htm
NEW YORK
Postcards from the Edge
October 17-18, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Sandy Marostica will be participating in the 8th Annual Postcards from the Edge exhibition and sale of postcard-sized works on paper organized by Visual AIDS. Visual AIDS strives to increase public awareness of AIDS through the visual arts, providing exhibitions, events and publications, and working in partnership with artists, galleries, museums and AIDS organizations. Proceeds are used to provide direct services to artists living with HIV/AIDS. A Preview Party is 6-9 p.m. on October 17, sale is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on October 18. Robert Miller Gallery, 524 West 26th Street, New York, NY.
WYOMING
Forest Walk
Exhibition continues through October 28, 2005. Forest Walk, sculpture by ArtistsRegister.com member Mary Ellen Long. The Esther and John Clay Fine Arts Gallery, Laramie County Community College, 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007. www.lccc.wy.edu/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!
Public Art - City of Yuma
The City of Yuma wishes to pre-qualify Artists and Craftsmen experienced in the design and creation of artistic works of a variety of media for display in public places that could be for a specific site, indoors or outdoors, for the public to experience. As they become available, a Call to Artists and Craftsmen proposal for specified projects will be sent to those artists that have been pre-qualified in this first stage. Deadline: October 14, 2005. Copies of this RFPQ can be obtained from the City of Yuma, Purchasing Division, One City Plaza, PO Box 13012, Yuma, AZ 85366-3012, by calling 928.373.5100, faxing 928.373.5101, or you may e-mail your request to Cynthia.Ortiz@ci.yuma.az.us.
Northwest Regional Library
The City of Surprise, Arizona is accepting proposals from an Arizona artist or a team of artists to create a public art project for the Northwest Regional Library. Deadline: October 28, 2005. To request a copy of the solicitation number COS06-009, please call the purchasing office at 623.594.5721 or go online: www.surpriseaz.com.
New American City
Arizona State University Art Museum announces a call for artists and proposals to raise awareness of artists living in the community. The first phase of the exhibition's curatorial process will be the review and consideration of documentation and/or short proposals submitted by individual artists and collaborative teams to this open call. Artists or collaborative teams may submit a maximum of twenty 35mm slides; or submit a 1/2" VHS videotape, DVD or CD (no film) with no more than ten minutes of documentation or works; or a CD-ROM with a maximum of twenty images; or submit a one-page (8.5 x 11, 12-point type) proposal for a project with up to five images (drawn or digital). No original artwork. Arizona State University Art Museum, Call for proposals and/or documentation closes October 28, 2005 (postmark date).Open to artists living in Maricopa County. New American City, Box 872911, Tempe, AZ 85287-2911. E-mail: asuartmuseum@asu.edu. Web site: asuartmuseum.asu.edu/home.html
Photography: Daguerreotypes to Digital
December 11, 2005-March 4, 2006. Photography: Daguerreotypes to Digital is open to artists 18 years or older and to the full range of photographic image-making possibilities. This exhibition offers photographers an opportunity to submit work which demonstrates their skill, imagination, and diverse approaches and is not limited by theme or subject matter. Fees: Non-members: $35 for up to 3 entries; Members: $7 per entry. Commissions: 35% commission on all art sales. Deadline: October 11, 2005. Send SASE to: St. Louis Artists' Guild, Two Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105. www.stlouisartistsguild.org
Jackson County Courthouse
Jackson County, Missouri is seeking artists or artist collaborations to develop innovative, original art for the newly renovated Jackson County Courthouse located at 415 E. 12th St. in Kansas City, Missouri. The grounds surrounding the building and selected sites inside the building are available for the installation of selected artwork. The panel is seeking innovative and original proposals for Art conceptually based on the spirit and character of Harry S. Truman, his life, work and leadership in Jackson County, MO. The panel will decide, based on the review of artist qualifications, letters of interest, previous work, and finalist proposals, how many projects will be implemented. The budget for this program (including all aspects of selection, design, fabrication and installation) is approximately $100,000 and the location(s) for the commissioned artwork(s) will be determined in collaboration with the selected artist(s). Submission deadline: October 14, 2005. This opportunity is open to all artists. For further information, contact the Kansas City Municipal Art Commission (Artist Selection Facilitator): 816.513.2656 or e-mail: elizabeth_bowman@kcmo.org.Application may be found at: www.jacksongov.org
Visiting Critics and Curators
As part of its mission to make St. Louis a vibrant place for the arts, the Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis is committed to supporting the careers of artists working in the region. The Visiting Critics and Curators Series, established in 1999, is one of the ways the Contemporary provides this support to local artists. This annual program brings contemporary art historians, writers, and curators to St. Louis to conduct studio visits with local artists. It provides a rare opportunity for local artists to have their work reviewed by important critics and helps broaden the national visibility of St. Louis as an important cultural center. While in St. Louis, the visiting critic or curator will give a free public lecture at the Contemporary, and visit other art galleries and institutions in the city. Each year, the Contemporary invites two internationally known critics and curators to participate in this series and select artists whose studios they would like to visit. This year, the Contemporary is pleased to present Dominic Molon, Pamela Alper Associate Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, and Ingrid Schaffner, Senior Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia as its two visiting curators. To Apply, please send: 20 labeled slides (video/film artists may submit one VHS tape, CD-ROM, or DVD instead of slides--no original work please); current resume including your address, phone number, and email address; Support material (one review, essay, or gallery guide); a self-addressed stamped envelop (no metered stamps) for return of slides. Deadline: October 14, 2005. Artists and MFA candidates in their second (or final) year are eligible. If you are selected and your studio is more than 15 miles from the Contemporary, you may be asked to bring your work to the Contemporary for review. If you have questions or would like more information about the Visiting Critics and Curators Series, please contact: Andrea Green, Curatorial Assistant. Phone: 314.535.0770 x208. E-mail: andrea.green@contemporarystl.org
Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wabash Valley Outdoor Sculpture Collection is seeking artists interested in becoming part of a new outdoor sculpture collection in Terre Haute, Indiana. One to three artists will be selected for projects slated for 2006 and the collection will continue to grow each year. Interested artists should have demonstrated experience in outdoor sculpture/public art. Deadline: October 30, 2005. For more information call: 812.244.4216, or e-mail: info@wabashvalleyartspaces.com
Day of the Dead at Pirate
Pirate proudly hosts the oldest Day of the Dead celebration in Denver. For over twenty years this event has celebrated the gravity, levity, and reflection of this Hispanic holiday. The show, which runs for approximately three weeks, includes an art exhibition that consists of altars, nichos, masks, crosses, paintings, and sculpture. Area artists and, more importantly the general public, are solicited to enter work that relates to the theme of the Day of the Dead. You are invited you to enter your Day of the Dead art: altars, 2-D and sculptural works! Altars: $15.00 / 2 & 3-D works: $10.00 for 1 or $15.00 for 2. Altars areto be delivered and installed on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 from 6-8 pm (please arrive at 6pm to allow enough time to install your piece). 2-D and Sculptural works are to be delivered on Wednesday, October 19 from 6-8pm. School entries: call Phil Bender to arrange a hanging time for student work: 303.329.9274. Pirate: a contemporary art oasis, 3659 Navajo St, Denver, CO 80211. www.pirateart.org
Peace Arch Park Sculpture Exhibition
Artists are invited to submit outdoor sculptures to be featured at the Ninth Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition from May 1-October 1, 2006. All materials must be completely weatherproof and suitable for public viewing. Site-specific proposals are acceptable for entry. All participating artists receive awards. The United States Canada Peace Anniversary Association (USCPAA), in cooperation with Washington State Parks, presents the exhibit. Entry deadline: December 30, 2005. Entry fee $10. For a prospectus by regular mail send a SASE to: Christina Alexander, United States Canada Peace Anniversary Association, Box 4564, Blaine WA 98231-4564. Phone: 360.332.7165. E-mail: uscpaa_peacearch@yahoo.com. Web site: www.peacearchpark.org/callforentries.htm.
Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program
This fellowship will enable selected teachers to create art with professionals in their fields, stay current with new practices and resources, and create new bodies of work. Twenty awards of up to $5,000 each will be made. A complementary grant of $1,500 will be awarded to the Fellow's school to support post-fellowship activities. Deadline: November 11, 2005. For more information contact: Kimberly Bartosik, Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Ave., 30th floor, New York, NY 10017, by telephone 212.557.0010, ext 254. E-mail kbartosik@surdna.org. Web site: www.surdna.org.
Hot Cakes
Art may not be larger than 20" in any dimension for Hot Cakes, a small works show. Best in show prize of $100. Postmark Deadline: October 22, 2005. Send online entries to: submissions@afifgallery.com. Afif Gallery, Hot Cakes, 1904 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146. afifgallery.com/_wsn/page3.html
One Fine Exhibition
February 24-March 31, 2006. One Fine Art Exhibition, One Fine Art Gallery's first annual international exhibition. Deadline: December 31, 2005. One Fine Art Gallery, 209 West Huron, Chicago, IL 60610. For more information go to: www.onefineartgallery.com.
Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer
The prize includes all expenses paid for a one-person exhibition at the Julia Dean Gallery in Los Angeles, all matting and framing of prints, invitations, and postage, opening reception, airfare to Los Angeles for the exhibit opening, hotel and rental car for two nights, plus a Canon 20D Digital Camera. Deadline: December 9, 2005. Call, visit the website, or e-mail for more information: The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, 3111 Ocean Front Walk, Suite 102, Marina del Rey, CA 90292. Phone: 310.821.0909. E-mail: julia@juliadean.com. Web site: juliadean.com/contests.html.
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County is commissioning a $485,000 Art in Public Places Project for the prominently located Palm Beach County Convention Center at 650 Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida. Artists/design teams are invited to submit qualifications which demonstrate their ability to re-envision, transform and integrate art, lighting, water, architectural structures, plazas and plantings into an artful, lush landscape. RSVP Site Inspection by October 28, 2005. Site Inspection - November 9, 2005. RFP Deadline - December 14, 2005. For more information call: 561.233.0235. RFP/Call to Artists is available at www.pbcgov.com/fdo/art.
Pan African Film Festival
The Denver Pan African Film Festival is currently accepting applications for films and videos made by and/or about people of African descent. (Filmmaker need not be of African descent.) All genres are invited to apply, including drama, comedy, horror, adventure, animation, romance, science fiction, experimental, and student. The DPAFF accepts feature and short narratives, documentaries and works-in-progress. Entry deadline: January 31, 2005. Competition categories at the Denver Pan African Film Festival [both Juried and Audience] are: Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary (short or feature length), Best Narrative Short, and Best Student Film. Information and and Entry Form are available at: www.panafricanarts.org. Pan African Arts Society/Denver Pan African Film Festival/Cafe Nuba, Hue-Man Brownstone, 911 Park Ave. West, 2nd Floor Denver, CO 80205.
Kent County Courthouse
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) in association with the Judiciary of Rhode Island is pleased to announce a call for artists to create site-specific artwork for the new Kent County Courthouse in Warwick, Rhode Island. This call for proposals is open to all artists. Entry Deadline: Midnight MST November 10, 2005. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: RISCA will conduct the Kent County Courthouse Public Art submission process online, with all materials submitted in digital format through CaFE, www.callforentry.org. At this stage we are requesting submissions from artists or art teams consisting of six (6) images representing current work (completed within the past five years). Applications consisting of six images, answers to designated questions, and resumes, will be reviewed by the Traffic Tribunal Public Art Panel to assess the artists ability to carry out commissioned work at the current project site. NOTE: No slides or hard copy materials will be accepted for this call.
Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) in association with the Rhode Island Judiciary is pleased to announce a call for artists to create site-specific artwork for the new Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal (RITT) in Cranston, Rhode Island. This call for proposals is open to all artists. Entry Deadline: Midnight MST November 9, 2005. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: RISCA will conduct the RI Traffic Tribunal Public Art submission process online, with all materials submitted in digital format through CaFE, www.callforentry.org. At this stage we are requesting submissions from artists or art teams consisting of six (6) images representing current work (completed within the past five years). Applications consisting of six images, answers to designated questions, and resumes, will be reviewed by the Traffic Tribunal Public Art Panel to assess the artists ability to carry out commissioned work at the current project site. NOTE: No slides or hard copy materials will be accepted for this call.
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 October 7, 2005 08:51 AM