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February 03, 2006
ArtistsRegister Monthly - February 2006
Volume 7, Issue 2
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Article
From the Studio: Selling From the Home Gallery
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Washington
Artist Opportunities
Local, regional, and national
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of February are:
Denise Yaghmourian of Phoenix, Arizona
Curtis Simmons of Kansas City, Missouri
Rachel Popowcer of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Matt Calcavecchia of Seattle, Washington
An installation by Denise Yaghmourian will be on display at eye lounge in Phoenix, Arizona.
Work by Curtis Simmons will be included in the Kansas City Artists Coalition's Benefit Art Auction.
Rachel Popowcer will be participating in the 100% Centennial exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Matt Calcavecchia will be exhibiting at HABITUDE at the Locks in Seattle, Washington.
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Marketing Update
This month, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised nationally in Art in America.
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Article
From the Studio: Selling From the Home Gallery
Frank Bruno, www.artistfrankbruno.com
I can't think of a better alternative space than the artist's own lair. To temporarily turn one's home, living space or studio into a gallery can prove to be lucrative and memorable. I've done this a few times in a small and larger scale. Private collectors, public buyers and gallery owners are just a few sorts that I often invite for studio visits but taking the next step would be to curate your own out-of-home exhibit.
Don't treat this, however, as a way to unload hard to sell works or to simply get rid of old stock. Rather, this should be a special invitation for a private showing to introduce a newer set of works, to launch a retrospect of your style or to give a certain selection of potential buyers a sneak preview of perhaps a new direction in your art.
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February Events
ARIZONA
Out of Innocence
February 3-25, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Denise Yaghmourian's installation, Out of Innocence will be on display at the east gallery of Eye Lounge, 419 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. eyelounge.com
Group Show Featuring Craig Cheply
ArtistsRegister.com member Craig Cheply will be exhibiting his Contemporary Realism Landscape Paintings in a group show in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona at the legendary Broadcast Studio of the Wallace and Ladmo show. First Studio on First Fridays 631 N. 1st Ave. is just north on the N.E. corner of 1st Ave. and Fillmore. 1st Ave runs north to south. 6:00-10:00pm February 3, 2006 and by appointment. E-mail: craigcheply@mindspring.com. Web site: www.craigcheply.com. Phone/fax: 480.897.9070.
Arizona Fine Art Expo
Exhibition continues through March 26, 2006. Arizona Fine Art Expo featuring ArtistsRegister.com member Hal Stewart. The expo takes place on South East Corner of Pinnacle Peak & Scottsdale Road in Carefree, AZ.
Contemporary Crafts
January 27-March 12, 2006. The 27th Annual Contemporary Crafts Juried Exhibition is a national exhibition of works juried by Jane Milosch, curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC. Ms. Milosch reviewed artwork submitted by 98 artists from across the country. She chose 58 works by 35 artists form 19 different states, including ArtistsRegister.com member Kathyanne White. The works range from fiber, wood and metals to jewelry, beadwork and ceramics. Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201. For more information go to: www.mesaartscenter.com
Art Marketing: Sin or Success for an Art Career?
Tuesday, February 28, 2006. Some artists consider marketing their work as selling out. ArtistsRegister.com member Kevin Caron is one of those who sees it as selling up. "If no one knows about your work, it doesn't matter how good it is," says the Phoenix sculptor. Caron was recently selected to create a piece for Tucson's Riverview Park, and his work is carried by Pearson & Company in Scottsdale. Caron will share the ways he's used marketing to establish his full-time art career in a free presentation, "Art Marketing: Sin or Success for an Art Career?" Sponsored by the nonprofit Arizona Artist Guild's Sculpture Group, the meeting will be held Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00pm at Heather Green's Studio, 623 E. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix (SW corner of 7th Street and Indian School), AZ. For more information or to RSVP, please contact info@kevincaron.com or 602.952.8767.
CALIFORNIA
Collection One - Metaphors in Paint and Bronze
January 28-February 24, 2006. Collection One - by ArtistsRegister.com member Ione Citrin, Metaphors in Paint and Bronze. Opening Reception: January 28, 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Music and refreshments. Exhibit Up, 13011 Newport Ave.#206, Tustin, CA 92780. E-mail: binvetec@sbcglobal.net. Web site: www.exhibit-up.com
COLORADO
Trine Bumiller at Robischon Gallery
Exhibition continues through February 18, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Trine Bumiller will be exhibiting at Robischon Gallery located at 1740 Wazee Street, Denver, CO 80202. www.robischongallery.com
Internal Expressions
February 3-28, 2006. Internal Expressions, an exhibition of work by ArtistsRegister.com member Cassandra Kotnik. Internal Expressions highlights images of beauty from seldom seen sources. This body of work is an ongoing series of drawings and paintings done on large scale using experimental media. Among the tools used are vegetable oil, wood and fabric dye, fire and countless others. This body of artwork reflects the relationship between our inner selves and the outerworld. The Other Side Arts, 1644 Platte Street, Denver CO. For more information contact Cassandra Kotnik: 303.399.1722.
On the Wall
Exhibition continues through March 17, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Michele Hardy will be participating in On the Wall: SAQA at Colorado Springs (featuring Professional Artist Members of Studio Art Quilts Associates). Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO. www.uccs.edu
IDAHO
Valentine for Aids
Exhibition continues through February 12, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Sandy Marostica will be participating in Valentine for Aids, a silent auction of works by over 200 artists at Flying M Coffeehouse. Proceeds benefitting the Safety Net for AIDS. SNAP pays for basic needs of AIDS victims not covered by federal or state programs.
Flying M Coffeehouse, 500 W. Idaho, Boise, ID.
KANSAS
Truthful Expressions
Exhibition continues through March 4, 2006. Truthful Expressions: The Philomene Bennett Atelier featuring ArtistsRegister.com member Jane Booth. The Strecker-Nelson Gallery, 406 1/2 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502. www.strecker-nelsongallery.com/GalleryPage.htm
MISSOURI
KCAC Benefit Art Auction
The Kansas City Artists Coalition will be hosting its 23rd Annual Benefit Art Auction. Hundreds of pieces of art donated by the region's best artists, including ArtistsRegister.com member Curtis Simmons will be offered in this auction. Preview exhibit: February 3-17, 2006 Monday-Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sundays, February 5 & 12, 1:00-4:00pm. Auction: February 18, 2006. Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64105. For more information go to: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
PENNSYLVANIA
100% Centennial
January 20, 2006 through Mid-March. A century of Carnegie Mellon artists, including ArtistsRegister.com member Rachel Popowcer, will be showcased in three floors of exhibits entitled 100% Centennial. Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Purnell Center of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890. For more information about the exhibit go to: www.cmu.edu/cfa/centennial/events_print.htm.
WASHINGTON
Matt Calcavecchia, Past and Present
Past and Present - works by ArtistsRegister.com member Matt Calcavecchia. The show features older works as well as his new Sacred Ape series. Show runs through the second Week of February, 2006. HABITUDE at the Locks, 2801 Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107.
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Artist Opportunities
This is just a sample of the many opportunities available on ArtistsRegister.com!
Temporary Art Exhibits: Tucson International Airport
The Tucson Airport Authority is seeking temporary art exhibits for the calendar year 2006 in the main Gallery and the Upper and Lower Link Galleries at Tucson International Airport, located at 7250 South Tucson Blvd. The exhibit theme for 2006 is Super.Natural. Deadline: open. Artists interested in exhibiting at TIA should send a resume, artist statement, and five to ten images to Temporary Exhibits Program, Tucson Airport Authority, 7005 S. Plumer Ave., Tucson, AZ 85706 or email art@tucsonairport.org. For more information call 520.573.8187 or visit www.tucsonairport.org/html/tia_terminal_exhibits.html
Needle Culture
Needle Culture: Contemporary Mixed Media Textiles. Sponsored by Flagstaff Cultural Partners. Open to all artists over the age of 18, residing in the US, utilizing textiles and/or textile techniques in the creation of conceptual art rooted in craft's traditional processes of handwork. Deadline: April 17, 2006. For prospectus contact Jillian Asplund at 928.779.2300 x 105, jasplund@culturalpartners.org. Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Needle Culture Exhibition, PO Box 296, Flagstaff, AZ 86002. www.culturalpartners.org
Artists of Rural Pima
February 22-March 24, 2006. The Tucson Pima Arts Council is collecting 2-dimensional artwork of various media, framed and ready to hang, from artists living and working in Pima County but outside of the Tucson city limits for its Artists of Rural Pima County exhibit. Artwork will be on exhibit at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library. Entry deadline: February 10, 2006. All interested artists may deliver artwork to the Arts Council beginning January 23, 9:00am-4:00pm, M-F, 10 E Broadway, Suite 106, SE corner of Broadway & Stone, Tucson, AZ. For more information, contact Maryjane Dorofachuk at 520.624.0595 ext. 19, maryjane@TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org.
Art in Oro Valley
March 23-June 30, 2006. Fifth Annual Art in Oro Valley Contest. Artists must reside or work within "Greater" Oro Valley (North of River Rd, East of I-10, South of the town of Oracle, and West of the Catalina Mountains). Works entered are open to the artist's choice. All submissions must be the original work of the artist and must have been completed within the past two years. Compositions based on published material, other artist's work, or under direct supervision of a teacher are not eligible. Entry deadline: 5:00pm, February 10, 2006. For more information go to: www.govac.org/Opportunity.html
Contemporary Clay 06
May 5-June 24, 2006. Contemporary Clay 06 is a regional exhibition open to residents of CO, NM, AZ, UT, NV, CA, OR, WA, MT, ID, WY, working in clay. Three categories: functional, sculptural and collaborative. Jurors: Tom Collins, CA and Bryan Yancey, NM. Juried from up to 3 slides. Final postmark deadline: February 24, 2006. For prospectus, send SASE to Terry Shepherd, The Art Center, 1803 N. 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501; e-mail melanie@gjartcenter.org or visit website at www.gjartcenter.org or call 970.243.7337 ext. 6.
CinemaSpoke
Cinema St. Louis is accepting submissions for the 2006 CinemaSpoke Screenwriting Competition and Workshop. CinemaSpoke is an opportunity for St. Louis area screenwriters to have their work read aloud in a public forum by professional and amateur actors and to receive feedback from a panel of film industry experts experienced in producing, screenwriting, filmmaking, development and criticism. Deadline: February 15, 2006. For more information, visit www.cinemastlouis.org/cinemaspoke.cfm. Cinema St. Louis, 394 A N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition - Chattanooga, TN
Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga and the City of Chattanooga are seeking artwork for its bi-annual outdoor exhibition. This temporary 18-month exhibition is located in a new mixed use pedestrian park in the heart of downtown Chattanooga and at its award winning waterfront development that was unveiled in May 2005. Seeking functional and non-functional works, suitable for outdoors, in any media. Open to all professional artists over 18 years of age. Selected artists will receive a $5,000 stipend per artist/piece. Exhibition dates: October 2006-April 2007. Application deadline: May 1, 2006. For more information and a detailed application contact: Peggy Wood Townsend, Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, 406 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405. Phone: 423.756.2787. Email: peggy@alliedartschattanooga.org. To download more information and an application: www.alliedartschattanooga.org
Student Academy Awards
The Student Academy Awards is a national competition conducted by the Academy and the Academy Foundation. Each year over 300 college and university film students from all over the United States compete for awards and cash grants, with films being judged in four categories: animation, documentary, narrative and alternative. An outstanding student filmmaker from outside the U.S. is honored each year as well. The presentation ceremony is a popular event that is annually attended by a capacity audience in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Through the Student Academy Awards, the Academy recognizes and encourages this country's most promising new filmmakers. Past winners include Spike Lee, Gary Nadeau, Bob Saget, Trey Parker and Oscar winners John Lasseter and Robert Zemeckis. To extend the impact and honor beyond the competition, a compilation presentation of the gold medal award-winning films is circulated each year free of charge to educational and non-profit organizations nationwide, utilizing a grant from Eastman Kodak. Entry deadline: April 3, 2006. For further information contact: Richard Miller (rmiller@oscars.org) at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California 90211-1972. Phone: 310.247.3000 extension 131. www.oscars.org/saa
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts - Residency Program
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts is a nonprofit organization that supports visual artists by providing studios, living space, and monthly stipends in a year-round residency program located in Omaha, Nebraska. Applicants are juried twice a year by an independent panel of arts professionals. Residencies are awarded for a period of 3 months. Our next deadline is February 28, 2006. While all visual artists in any medium are welcome to apply, Bemis Center facilities are particularly well-suited to sculpture, installations, video, photography and large-scale painting or mixed media work. For more information or to to download an application go to: www.bemiscenter.org
Recreation Center - Washington, DC
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Department of Parks and Recreation are seeking artists to create a permanent public artwork for several newly or recently renovated recreation facilities in the District of Columbia. Deadline: February 17, 2006. For more information and an application, please visit www.dcarts.dc.gov to download the Call for Artists and application, or call 202.724.5613.
New American Paintings
Open Studios Competitions are conducted annually in each of 6 regions of the country. Competitions lead to publication in the bimonthly New American Paintings which, juried by curators from prominent museums, has extended the reach of artists and expanded the resources of collectors since 1993. All styles/painting, drawing, monoprints, mixed media; 2-D only. Entry fee $30. Deadlines: Midwestern, February 28, 2006 (IL, IN, IA, OH, WI, MI, MN and MO) other regions contact below. Send 4 35mm slides, resume, entry fee and SASE to: Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Ave #304, Boston, MA 02118. Questions? Call 617.778.5265 or go to www.newamericanpaintings.com.
Video and Animation Show
Curated video and animation show looking for work related to future transportation systems, gender and transportion, feminism and transportation, and social aspects and construction of transportation systems, real and imagined. Preliminary work accepted on DVD or mini-DV, final work on mini-DV. Work will be screened at the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts Conference June in Amsterdam, June 13-16, 2006. In addition, it will be screened at the 119 Gallery in Lowell, Massachusetts (www.119gallery.org) Deadline is April 1, 2006. Send tapes or DVDs to: 119 Gallery, c/o Astrodime Transit Authority, 119 Chelmsford Street, Lowell, MA 01851. For more questions contact: rocketscience@virtualberet.net
Joyce Awards
Funded by the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation (www.joycefdn.org/), the Joyce Awards provide grants of $50,000 to support projects that advance the creation and production of works by artists of color in music, theater, visual arts, and dance. The program's goals are to enable Midwest cultural institutions to commission new work by artists of color; to expand the repertoire of art that speaks to diverse urban audiences; and to enhance the creative environment in the region. The award categories are as follows: the dance category supports the commissioning and performance of a new choreographed work in any dance genre; the music category supports the commissioning and performance of a new, fully developed composition in any musical genre; the theater category supports the commissioning and performance of a new play; and the visual arts category supports the commissioning and exhibition of new work. Cultural organizations whose primary mission is the presentation of art through public programs are eligible to apply for an award. Organizations must be located in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, or St. Paul/Minneapolis and be well established, able to demonstrate strong organizational capacity, and have a track record of presenting programs of the highest artistic caliber. Organizations must also be able to demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse audiences through evidence of current programming, community-based education, outreach, and other activities. The proposed work should not be developed beyond the conceptual stage at the time of application. Eligible costs include commissions and accompanying artists' residencies; marketing, advertising, and public relations costs directly related to the project; educational programming in conjunction with the project that might engage the target audience and stimulate their participation as audience members; installation/production expenses; and artists' travel. Deadline: April 3, 2006.Grants may cover a period of up to three years. Complete program guidelines, application procedures, and an entry form, as well as information on previous recipients, are available at the Joyce Foundation Web site. RFP Link: fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000535/joycefdn
Juried Arts Festival - Michigan Challenge Balloonfest
The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest in Howell is accepting applications for its Juried Arts Festival. Event dates are June 23-25, 2006. More than 200 artists exhibit handmade materials at the Michigan Challenge, the state championship of hot-air ballooning. Attendance at this event can reach more than 100,000 during the three-day weekend. Deadline for applications is May 12, 2006. Arts festival applications can be downloaded at www.michiganchallenge.com. Interested artists can also call the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce at 517.546.3920.
Masks of Dionysus
Artists of all mediums are encouraged to submit up to three artworks which interpret and incorporate Dionysian myth & symbolism. Artists may draw from any themes related to Dionysus and must submit a brief explanation describing how the artwork accomplishes this task. The best-judged artist will receive a cash award. The show will open on February 18, 2006. Submissions must include no more than 3 works of art, artist's statement explaining how the artwork fits the theme, and artist biography and contact information, and the entry fee of $20. The entry fee is used to fund the cash award. Deadline for Submissions is February 15, 2006. Interested artists may submit slides or photos with submission materials via mail (w/entrance fee check payable to Todd Camplin): Masks of Dionysus, c/o Todd Camplin, Local Color Gallery Director, 1409 South Lamar Loft #10002, Dallas TX 75215. Or artists may send digital images of their artwork with submission materials to (entrance fee must still be mailed to above address): dionysusmask@yahoo.com
Book Art Project
Call to artists. Artetica invites you to participate in its first Mail Art project, on the theme of Artist's Book and Object Books (visual artworks coming from any expressive characteristics of literary text). All the mail art received on this theme will be exhibited in Artetica's gallery in Rome, Italy, in between March and May, 2006. Artetica will accept all the artworks sent until March 1, 2006 (postmark date). The works must concern the theme of Book Art (artist's book, object book or any theme related with the concept of written text), have to be sent by mail (not e-mail), and must include valid contact details (name, address, country, and eventually e-mail and phone number). Complete details and guidelines are available at Artetica
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 February 3, 2006 09:54 AM