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November 05, 2005
ArtistsRegister Monthly - November 2005
Volume 6, Issue 11
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Article
Top 10 Reasons Why Galleries Reject Artists
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, New Mexico, and Oregon
Artist Opportunities
Local, regional and national
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of November are:
Mary Bates Neubauer of Chandler, Arizona
Monica J. Crawford of Oakland, California
Kathleen Sherman of Denver, Colorado
Fernando D' Astoli of Marietta, Georgia
Mary Bates Neubauer will be exhibiting at Bentley Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. Work by Monica J. Crawford will be on display at Limn Gallery in San Francisco, California. Kathleen Sherman will be participating in the Joy of Sculpture show at Colorado History Museum in Denver, Colorado. Fernando D' Astoli will be featured in the Artisan Resource Center's Holiday Open Studios in Marietta, Georgia.
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Article
Top 10 Reasons Why Galleries Reject Artists
(It's not what you think)
Sylvia White, www.artadvice.com
Most artists harbor the fantasy that if they could only find one art dealer that loved and believed in their work, their career would be set. They secretly believe that there exists a special person that can catapult them to fame. Many artists spend most of their careers searching for "the perfect gallery." And, as all quests towards perfection, it is never ending. If they already have a gallery, it's not good enough; if they are looking for their first gallery, they dream about the moment when someone sets eyes on their work and offers them a solo show immediately. The harsh reality of the situation is having a gallery love your work, is only one very small part of what goes into the decision to represent an artist. From a gallery's point of view, adding an artist to their stable is much like adding a stock to one's portfolio. There are many complicated factors to take into consideration, and liking the "stock" usually has very little to do with the decision. There is no doubt that while liking the artists work is certainly the first criteria, there are several other hurdles that must be overcome before a gallery will commit to an artist. Understanding those hurdles will help you to effectively present your work to galleries and detach yourself from the inevitable sense of personal failure that follows when a gallery rejects your work.
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November Events
ARIZONA
November at Eye Lounge
November, 2005. Karolina Sussland, ArtistsRegister.com member Christy Puetz and Carol Saker will be exhibiting at Eye Lounge, located at 419 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. eyelounge.com
Mary Bates Neubauer at Bentley Gallery
Exhibition continues through November 30, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Mary Bates Neubauer will be exhibiting at Bentley Gallery, 4161 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. www.bentleygallery.com
Hidden in the Hills Art Tour
November 18-20 and November 25-27, 2005. The Sonoran Arts League presents the Hidden in the Hills art tour, which includes ArtistsRegister.com member Hal Stewart. This event focuses on allowing visitors to be in the artists' creative environment and see how they work. The goal is to promote local artists in their endeavors to create and sell original art, to provide educational opportunities for art patrons to see active studios in operation, and to showcase the communities and lifestyles in the beautiful desert foothills region. For more information about the tour go to: www.sonoranartsleague.org/hidden.html.
Art Quilts X: Xhilarating
November 4, 2005-January 8, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Michele Hardy will be participating in Art Quilts X: Xhilarating at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ 85225.
CALIFORNIA
Monica J. Crawford at Limn Gallery
November 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Monica J. Crawford will be exhibiting at Limn Gallery, 292 Townsend, San Francisco, CA. www.limn.com
Lis Schwitters at Buenaventura Gallery
Exhibition continues through November 12, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Lis Schwitters will be exhibiting at Buenaventura Gallery, 700 East Santa Clara Street, Ventura, California. Phone: 805.648.1235. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12:00-5:00pm. www.BuenaventuraGallery.org
Ione Citrin at Roberts Art Gallery
November, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Ione Citrin will be exhibiting at Roberts Art Gallery, Santa Monica High School, 601 Pico Blvd. A101, Santa Monica, CA. Reception: Thursday, November 10, 2005 from 6:00-9:00pm.
COLORADO
Cross-Pollination
November 17-December 3, 2005. Cross-Pollination: Somewhere between painting and sculpture. New collaborative works by ArtistsRegister.com members Bonnie Ferrill Roman and Kimberly MacArthur Graham. Reception: Friday November 18, 7:00-10:00pm. Closing Reception: Friday December 2, 2005, during the Santa Fe Art District's First Friday Art Walk. Working together so that their respective processes layer and commingle, Kimberly MacArthur Graham and Bonnie Ferrill Roman create intricate hybrid forms that explore fecundity in all its guises.
The Joy of Sculpture
The Denver Sculpture Society presents its annual Joy of Sculpture show and sale on November 4 through 6, 2005 at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, Denver, Colorado. The show opens from 5:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday, 10:00am to 4:30pm on Saturday, and 12 noon to 4:00pm on Sunday. The show will feature award winning Colorado sculptors Robert Allison, Lloyd Anderson, Cloyd Barnes, George Blake, Nancy DeCamillis, Diane Mason, Tadd Moskal, Shirley LaRee Olson, John Ostlund, Nadine Partridge, Wayne Salge, Rik Sargent, Judy Scott, Kathleen Sherman, Bev Steigerwald, Ken Stock, Yenni Tawahade, Kim TerraNova, Ronny Walker, Frank Yantorno. These noted sculptors will exhibit fine art sculptures of bronze, stone, and terra cotta in traditional, representational, and contemporary styles. They will also present a variety of informative demonstrations on the process of sculpting. This is an excellent opportunity to view and purchase a sculpture for an enduring holiday gift. The artists will be present during the entire weekend to meet you, display their sculptures, and show portfolios of their other works. They can also discuss works in progress or special commissions that an individual, institution, or corporate purchaser may have in mind. The Joy of Sculpture show and sale is FREE and open to the public. Plan now to attend the show and to meet and support this talented group of Colorado sculptors. If you have any questions please call 303.282.7411 or 720.922.8844. The Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway, Denver, CO.
Dream Walking / Pedestal Presents
Exhibition continues through November 12, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com members Annette Coleman and Jean Smith will be exhibiting at CORE New Art Space. Artists' Reception: Friday, October 28, 7:00-10:00pm. Core New Art Space Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80222.
Facets
Exhibition continues through November 13, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Kathy Thaden will be showing at Facets: Colorado Mosaic Art at Commonwheel Artists Co-op, 102 Canon, Manitou Springs, CO. Phone: 719.685.1008
Context, Content and Site
The Art Department at Arapahoe Community College (ACC) is sponsoring a lecture by ArtistsRegister.com member Lawrence Argent, the creator of the "I See What You Mean" blue bear sculpture at the Colorado Convention Center. The lecture will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 7:00pm in room AD105 of ACC's Art & Design Center. The public is invited to attend on a space-available basis. Argent's "visiting artist" lecture will be entitled Context, Content and Site and he will discuss his public art installations. His 40 foot tall, 10,000 pound bear installation appears to be peering into the windows of the Colorado Convention Center. "I See What You Mean" was commissioned in 2002 and installed in June 2005 as part of Denver's Percent for Art Program. ACC's Art & Design Center is located at 2400 W. Alamo Avenue in Littleton, Colorado. Seating for this lecture is limited, so reservations are encouraged. For additional information, to reserve a seat or to make arrangements for access accommodations at least three business days in advance, call Marsha Wooley at 303.797.5862.
FLORIDA
St. Augustine Fall Art Festival
November 26 & 27, 2005 at 10:00am-5:00pm. ArtistsRegister.com member Robin Lee Makowski will be participating in the St. Augustine Fall Art Festival, Frances Field, W. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, FL.
GEORGIA
Holiday Open Studios
Saturday, November 20th 10:00am-6:00pm. ArtistsRegister.com member Fernando G. D' Astoli will be participating in the Artisan Resource Center's Holiday Open Studios, 585 Cobb Parkway South, Marietta, GA 30060. For more information call 770.423.0048.
IDAHO
Idaho Paints Idaho
Exhibition continues through November 26, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Sandy Marostica will be participating in the third annual juried exhibit of Idaho scenes and state parks painted by Idaho artists, Idaho Paints Idaho. Eagle Rock Art Museum, I300 S. Capital Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID.
MISSOURI
Art St. Louis XXI
November 19, 2005-January 6, 2006. Art Saint Louis presents Art St. Louis XXI, The Exhibition, a multi-media exhibit featuring recent works by 26 St. Louis regional artists including ArtistsRegister.com member Greg Barth. The twenty-first annual exhibit will be presented November 19, 2005-January 6, 2006 in the Art Saint Louis Gallery, 917 Locust Street, 3rd floor, downtown St. Louis, Missouri. For further information on Art Saint Louis events and exhibitions, phone 314.241.4810, e-mail robin@artstlouis.net or visit www.artstlouis.org.
Keepsake Country Craft Show
November 18-20, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Jerry Van Leer will be participating in the Keepsake Country Craft Show, St. Charles Convention Center, Keepsake Country Shows, St. Charles, MO. For more information call 877.896.7222.
NEW MEXICO
Silk Chronicles
Exhibition continues through November 14, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member Dorothy B. Bowen will be participating in the New Mexico Silk Painters Guild Show, Silk Chronicles. Albuquerque Arts Alliance, 1100 San Mateo NE, Albuquerque, NM. For more information call 505.268.1920
OREGON
Oregon Peacemakers Conference
November 15, 2005. ArtistsRegister.com member damali ayo will be participating in the Oregon Peacemakers Conference at the Oregon Convention Center. For more information about the conference go to: www.resolutionsnorthwest.org/pg46.cfm.
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!
Carpe Argillum
Carpe Argillum is Latin for "Seize the Clay." The 2006 Exhibition will be at the West Valley Art Museum. Show opens January 19, and closes March 19th. That's 3 long months for your work to be out there on display. Show Dates: January 19, 2006 to March 19, 2006. Location: West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ. Prizes: Best in Show: $1000; Four Merit awards: $250 each; Emerging Artist: $200. Entry Deadline: December 5, 2005 (postmarked). Eligibility: Artists residing in Arizona, 18 years of age or oder, may submit up to three works, and a total of six slides. Works previously exhibited at theWest Valley Art Museum are not eligible. West Valley Art Museum reserves the right to edit any work deemed unsuitable for exhibition. Entry Fee: $25 for AZ Clay Members or WVAM members, $30 for non-members. Prospectus available at www.arizonaclay.org/wst_page8.html
Tucson International Mariachi Conference Poster
Interested artists are invited to submit original artwork, completed within the last two years for the Tucson International Mariachi Conference Poster. The 2006 Mariachi is scheduled for April 25-29, 2006. An honorarium of $1000 will be awarded for the artwork that is selected by the Tucson International Mariachi Conference Board of Directors (Producers of the La Frontera Mariachi Conference). The subject matter of the artwork should reflect the Mariachi Conference, its impact and cultural significance, in an abstract or representational style. Proceeds from the poster and all Tucson International Mariachi Conference events benefit the Dr. Nelba Chavez Child/Family at La Frontera Center, Inc., a non-profit community behavioral health agency in Southern Arizona. Deadline: November 18, 2005. Submit original artwork to: Tucson International Mariachi Conference, 502 West 9th Street Tucson, AZ 85713. For more information, contact Lolie Gomez, Conference Coordinator at 520.838.3908 or lgomez@lafrontera.org.
VOICES Seeks Artist for San Xavier Partnership
Call to artists for public art based on "Looking Forward/Looking Back" digital storytelling project. Application materials must be received by VOICES by Monday, November 14, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. Materials may be mailed to: VOICES, Attn: Rachel Villareal/Call to Artists, P.O. Box 2088, Tucson, AZ 85702-2088. Materials can also be delivered to: VOICES, 48 E. Pennington, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Hours: 9:00am to 6:00pm). Local community storytelling nonprofit VOICES: Community Stories Past and Present, Inc. and the San Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham Nation are seeking an artist to design, produce and install artwork based on the stories that are produced by The Looking Forward/Looking Back Digital Storytelling Project ("The Looking Project"). Visit website for more information: www.voicesinc.org/event/newsItem.php?3
Jones Trail Tunnel Project
This competition is open to all artists or artist teams who reside in St. Louis City or St. Louis County. The Jones Trail Tunnel is a box tunnel underpass where the Jones Trail will pass under I-70. This newly constructed box tunnel is approximately 392 feet long, 12 feet tall, and 16 feet wide. The box tunnel is an excellent location for a public art project to be completed by an artist working in coordination with a group of middle or high school students. Actively involving young people in the conception and creation of a work of art in the tunnel will highlight this new community asset, and create an engaging, enjoyable, attractive and out of the ordinary space to move through on bike or on foot. Deadline: November 30, 2005. For a full copy of the Request for Qualfications, call Emily Blumenfeld, project consultant at 314.664.5902 or email Blumenfeld@viapartnership.com.
McQuinn Atrium
The University of Missouri Life Sciences Art Committee (LSAC) is searching for a sculptural work of art, three to four stories in height, to suspend in the open atrium of the Life Sciences Center on the University of Missouri, Columbia campus. Artists nationwide are invited to apply for this project. The central atrium, named for Al and Mary Agnes McQuinn, is the focal point of the Life Sciences Center in operation since July 2004. Five stories high and crowned by structural arches and skylights, the McQuinn Atrium is a key element of this structure and is the primary unifying space in the building. All laboratories, offices, meeting and workspaces connect through the atrium that was specifically positioned and designed to foster an increased level of interaction and teamwork among the research teams, faculty, students and staff. The atrium area is illuminated with daylight from a skylight roof above and from large windows oriented out to views at the north and south. Wall finishes include brick and limestone masonry, wood and, paint. The flooring is patterned terrazzo. White boards are provided throughout the area to foster the casual discussion as well as the more structured group work sessions. The volume defined by the glass guardrails on four sides, the skylight beam at the ceiling and the floor of the atrium is 30' x 24' x 70' high. This structure has been designed to accommodate a hanging work of up to 5000 pounds. The budget for this project is $250,000. This amount must include all artist fees, materials, fabrication, shipping, insurance and installation. The project is open to artists nationwide. Collaborations are acceptable. Professional artists with experience in public art, especially suspended artwork, are encouraged to apply. All applicants, regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, origin or disability, will be considered. Application materials must be postmarked by December 15, 2005. For more information contact Nancy Shepherd at shepherdn@missouri.edu.
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.
Rhode Island 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 Kent County Courthouse Public Art Panel to assess the artist’s ability to carry out commissioned work at the current project site. NOTE: No slides or hard copy materials will be accepted for this call.
Combined Talents
The FSU Museum of Fine Arts is seeking entries for the annual Combined Talents juried competition. Artists must be 18+ and all media is eligible for consideration. Entry Fee: $20 for 2 slides (images may be submitted on CD rather than in slide format); only one entry per person. Postmark deadline is February 14, 2005. Juried by a panel of Florida State University, College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance faculty. First Award-$1,000; Second Award-$500. A color catalog is produced and return shipping is provided (some exceptions apply). Exhibition is scheduled for August 28-September 26 2006. FSU Museum of Fine Arts, 250 Fine Arts Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32306-1140 Phone: 850.644.3906. www.mofa.fsu.edu/combinedtalents.htm
Community Exhibitions - Philadelphia PA
The Center For Emerging Visual Artists is currently accepting applications to join our Regional Community Arts Program (RCAP) Artist Registry. Artists in the registry will be eligible to participate in The Center's Community Exhibition Program, which includes exhibitions in public spaces such as hospitals, schools, parks, and more. Requirements: Must be interested in exhibiting in public spaces; Must live within 90 miles of Philadelphia; Cannot have a contractual relationship with a commercial gallery; Works submitted must be available and ready to hang/install. Please send up to 20 slides or digital images, a slide list (name, title, dimensions, medium, and price), and a resume. Deadline: On-going. Genevieve Coutroubis, The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Community Exhibitions, 237 South 18th Street, 3A, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Phone: 215.546.7775 x11. E-mail: genevieve@cfeva.org
Digital Arts Residency - New York, NY
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is currently accepting proposals for its Digital Artists in Residence Program (DARP). The Museum will host one off-site residency. During the residency, artist(s) will complete a new web-based exhibition that explores an aspect of contemporary immigrant experiences. More information, including details about applying, is available at www.tenement.org/prog_darp.html. Application Deadline: January 15, 2006. Jeff Tancil, Web Producer. E-mail: jtancil@tenement.org. Phone: 212.431.0233 ext.234.
Alexia Foundation Photography Competition
Open to all individual photographers. The Alexia Foundation offers a grant to assist in the photographic production of a picture story that furthers the foundation's goals of promoting world peace and cultural understanding. Deadline: January 16, 2006. Professional and student categories, please visit the website for complete details, www.alexiafoundation.org
This is only a small sampling of what is available! For more artist opportunities follow this link: www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml
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