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October 06, 2006
ArtistsRegister Monthly - October 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Article
Make EVERY DAY An Artist Retreat Day
Featured Events
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington
Artist Opportunities
Visual Arts Opportnities Nationwide
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of October are:
Kevin Caron of Phoenix, Arizona
Wes Hempel of Denver, Colorado
Jean Arnold of Salt Lake City, Utah
Doughlas Remy of Seattle, Washington
Kevin Caron will be featured in the exhibition Wonders and Wings in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Wes Hempel will be having a solo exhibition at Jenkins-Johnson Gallery in New York, New York.
Jean Arnold will be exhibiting in the Cities Different exhibition in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Work by Doughlas Remy will be included in the Expressions Northwest exhibition in Port Townsend, Washington.
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Marketing Update
This month, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised in Art in America, as well as on the News Page of ArtInfo.com. ArtInfo.com is a Web site owned by LTB Media that aims to be the premiere source of news and information for the art world—buyers, collectors and artists. Check it out today at: http://www.artinfo.com/News/NewsHome.aspx.
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Article
Make EVERY DAY An Artist Retreat Day
Linda Dessau, snipurl.com/artist_retreat
What do you enjoy most about going on an Artist Retreat Day? For most of us it's getting away from our "normal routine," having our creativity sparked by new surroundings and having the luxury of "open time" to work on our creative projects.
A retreat gives us the opportunity to step outside the day-to-day and look at the big picture of our creative dreams. It gives us freedom from obligation and responsibilities and guidance from a facilitator and/or our artist peers.
To continue reading this article, go to: http://www.artistsregister.com/resource2.phtml?resourceId=98
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October Events
ARIZONA
Dia de los Muertos: A Day of the Dead Celebration
Exhibition will be on display from October 20-November 4, 2006. The Vision Gallery and the Chandler Cultural Foundation are proud to present Dia de los Muertos: A Day of the Dead Celebration, featuring one of a kind artworks created by selected Arizona artists, and hand built altars and Offrendas by Marco Albarran, Susanne Baca, Susan Berzelius, Ruth Davis, Jorge Rodriguez Eagar, ArtistsRegister.com member April Edwards, Zarco Guerrero, Kathy Cano Murillo, Patrick Murillo, Spencer Mahaffey Maat, Juan Olalde, Moises Salcedo, Deborah Silvis, Mary Lou Stewart and ArtistsRegister.com member Teresa Villegas. The Celebration will open with an artist's reception on Friday, October 20th at 7:00pm, featuring live entertainment by Barrio Latino and Nosotrosound, an altar blessing by Jorge Rodriguez Eagar, and an artist's Mercado featuring handmade crafts and artworks. Admission for the event is free. The Vision Gallery is located at 80 South San Marcos Place, Chandler, AZ.
Wonders and Wings
October 19-November 11, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Kevin Caron will be featured in Wonders and Wings at Pearson & Company. There will be free evening events on Thursday, October 19 and Thursday, October 26. Pearson & Company, 7022 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
Paintings from Barbara Brandel's Antiquities Series
Exhibition continues through October 27, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Barbara Brandel will be exhibiting 24 mixed media paintings on paper depicting ancient and ethnic textiles, sculptures, and objects painted with a contemporary twist. Exhibition wil be on display at the Alliance Bank of Arizona Gallery, 4703 E Camp Lowell Road, Tucson, AZ 85712.
COLORADO
The Dog and Pony Show
Exhibition continues through November 12, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Riva Sweetrocket will be participating in the Dog and Pony Show, a group show featuring everything dog or pony at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO. www.arvadacenter.org
Patti Hallock at DIA
Exhibit continues through January 31, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com Patti Hallock will have three pieces from her Schools series hanging at Denver International Airport, 8500 Pena Boulevard, Denver, CO.
Ephemeral / Caution Do Not Enter
October 5-21, 2006. The upcoming exhibition, Ephemeral, will feature collaborative sculptural works by Bonnie Ferrill Roman and and ArtistsRegister.com member Kimberly MacArthur Graham. ArtistsRegister.com member Carla Farsi's installation, Caution Do Not Enter, plays with the ideas of (forbidden) discovery, curiosity, and the unstoppable process of growing and learning. CORE New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO. www.corenewartspace.com
Collage Society Juried Exhibit
Exhibition continues through November 5, 2006. ArtistsRegister member artist Ann F.Bunn's collage, Yellow Flower, has been selected for the National Collage Society's 22nd Annual Juried Exhibit. The show will be on view at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, 601 Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426-1000. Ann is a Signature Member of the National Collage Society.
NEW MEXICO
Cities Different
October 6-31, 2006. Cities Different, an exhibition featuring ArtistsRegister.com member Jean Arnold, Ben Aronson, Daniel Morper. LewAllen Contemporary, 129 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501. www.lewallencontemporary.com
International Guild of Realism
Exhibition continues through October 12, 2006. International Guild of Realism exhibition features ArtistsRegister.com member Ginger Bowen. Manitou Galleries, 123 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501. www.manitougalleries.com
NEW YORK
Wes Hempel Solo Exhibition
Exhibition continues through October 14, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Wes Hempel will be having a solo exhibition by at Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, 521 West 26th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY.
TEXAS
SAQA: The Creative Force
October 28-November 5, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Michele Hardy will be participating in the Professional Artist Members of Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) International Market and Quilt Festival. George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX 77010.
Finding Balance
October 13, 2006 through January 14, 2007. Curated by James Surls, Finding Balance consists of eleven artists, including ArtistsRegister.com member Pamela Joseph, who, through their work, examine the history and relationships between men and women. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. www.crafthouston.org
UTAH
Rooted in Tradition
October 15, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Judith Tomlinson Trager will be participating in Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
WASHINGTON
Expressions Northwest
October 9-29, 2006. Expressions Northwest presents 100 works by 90 artists, including ArtistsRegister.com members Doughlas Remy and Jenny Zoe Casey. The show includes paintings, sculpture, photography and more, with many of the works available for sale. The exhibit is open for public view from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Northwind Arts Center. The purpose of the juried show is to present a high caliber of regional art to the public and to create a show that is interesting to the viewer. Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA.
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Artist Opportunities
Camera Obscura
The Drawing Studio Gallery, a nonprofit artist collective, is seeking submissions of images made using pinhole cameras or camera obscura techniques for a juried Camera Obscura exhibit in February, 2007. Artists currently residing and working in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Nevada are eligible. Artists may submit up to 5 images for consideration either as jpeg images on a cd (readable by either a Mac or PC), or color slides. Applications must include: work samples, work sample description list (include title, size, photographic medium, and type of camera used to create image), artist statement (no more than 250 words) and accurate contact information, self-addressed stamped envelope for return of work samples. Selected work must be suitably ready to hang and no larger than 60" high x 36" wide. Artist is responsible for all inbound and outbound shipping expenses, including insurance while in transit; all expensed must be prepaid, no CODs accepted. Artwork that differs significantly from entry submission may be disqualified. Deadline for submissions is October 30, 2006. Artists will be notified by November 30. Work must be received at The Drawing Studio Gallery by January 22, 2007. No fee for submissions. Gallery will retain a 40% commission. Mail complete submissions to: The Drawing Studio Exhibition Council, 214 N. 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705. For more information, visit www.thedrawingstudio.org
Family Arts Festival
Arts & Crafts Market, Family Arts Festival. You are invited to join in the 7th Annual Family Arts Festival, a cultural celebration for all ages to be held on Sunday, January 14, 2007 at La Placita Village, Tucson Convention Center, and El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Entry deadline: October 13, 2006. The Arts & Crafts Market is an opportunity for local artists to display, sell, and possibly demo their quality, original, self-made artworks. Eligible media includes basket making, ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, wood, and specialty items. For more information visit www.FamilyArtsFestival.org.
Ansel Adams Research Fellowship
The Institute for Photographic Research, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, invites proposals for the Ansel Adams Research Fellowship. $2500 in awards for research within the Center's archive, library, and print collections are available. The Institute's goal is to promote new knowledge about photography and to ensure the growth of photographic history as a discreet field in intellectual history. Fellowships are evaluated within this context. To apply, send cover letter with 5 copies each of curriculum vitae, description of project, and explanation of why the Center's collections are essential to the project. Deadline for applications is October 31, 2006. Mail to: Amy Rule, Ansel Adams Research Fellowship Committee, Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N. Olive, Tucson, AZ 85721. Via fax: 520.621.9444, or by e-mail to rulea@ccp.library.arizona.edu. Additional information about the Fellowship is available on the Center's website: www.creativephotography.org
Seeking Audio Works for Broadcast - Chicago, IL
Something Else seeks audio works for broadcast. Of interest are things not heard enough on the radio including: sound art, radio art, text based works, works of long duration, field recordings, new music, and other unclassifiable things. Something Else only broadcasts works submitted for broadcast (by the artist or their appointed representative) and live to air performances. CD/ CDR preferred, works longer than 4 hours may be excerpted. Works more appropriate to other programs on WLUW (hip hop, techno, punk, etc) will be forwarded to said programs. Works broadcast must comply with FCC regulations. Deadline: Every Sunday. Recordings will not be returned. Something Else, PO Box 667, Chicago, IL 60690. www.stopgostop.com/somethingelse
The Nature Conservancy's Andy Warhol Preserve Visual Arts Program
The Andy Warhol Visual Arts Committee, comprised of artists, educators and The Nature Conservancy staff, accepts applications from artists who are interested in the artist-in-residence program. Artists in residence are provided with basic housing for one week, during which time they have access to the Andy Warhol Preserve for artistic pursuits. The artist in residence agrees to conduct one educational workshop during his or her stay, but is free to pursue his/her own artistic endeavors during the rest of the week. Artists interested in conducting programs and/or participating as an artist in residence at the Andy Warhol Preserve should send a cover letter and resume. Visitors to the preserve are asked to leave it in the condition it was found. The preserve is located in a remote area and a car suitable for a rough road is essential. Note that housing is located several miles from the preserve. Deadline: February 1, 2007. The Andy Warhol Visual Arts Committee, c/o The Nature Conservancy, PO Box 5125, East Hampton, NY 11937. www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/preserves/art10985.html
CoCA Annual
Center on Contemporary Art Seattle seeks entries for its 17th CoCA Annual, November 18 through December 30, 2006. Open to artists residing in the United States and Canada and to works in all mediums. Cash prizes. Juried by Jennifer Gately, Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum, OR. Deadline for entries: October 8, 2006. Prospectus and entry form online at www.cocaseattle.org. CoCA, 410 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109.
Ink and Clay 33
An annual competition, established in 1971, of prints and drawings; ceramic ware and clay sculpture. Ink and Clay is an exhibition open to all of the Western States including AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, ND, SD, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY. A virtual catalog will be published and mounted on the gallery's website. The catalog will be available for download.Each artist will be given a page for their image and text (statement, bio, resume, contact information). Deadline for receipt of slides: October 30, 2006. A prospectus may be obtained via e-mail: pemerrill@csupomona.edu or at the gallery web site: www.csupomona.edu/~kellogg_gallery. Kellog University Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768.
The 2006 William H. Johnson Prize
The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization which seeks to encourage African American artists early in their careers by offering financial grants. The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts awards grants to those individuals who work in the following media: painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and new genre, and who demonstrate a financial need. The 2006 William H. Johnson Prize will be $25,000 and will be awarded in late December, 2006. Deadline: November 3, 2006. The William H. Johnson Foundation for the Arts, 275 South Beverly Drive, Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. For more information, go to: www.whjohnsongrant.org
Repetitive Gestures
The Steamboat Springs Arts Council is seeking entries for Repetitive Gestures: Seeking Solace in the Process of Making, a juried exhibit of work created using repeated processes or patterns. Open to all media, including fine crafts. The rhythm of simple, repetitive gestures are used, often unconsciously, by many artists to escape the fast and furious world that we sometimes find ourselves consumed with. $1000 cash awards, judged by New York artist Jane Moffitt, herself an artist who works in this obsessive style. Deadline is October 20, 2006. Steamboat Springs Arts Council PO Box 774284, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477-4284. www.steamboatspringsarts.com/PDF/Repetitive%20Gestures%20prospectus.pdf
Discoveries
Studio Montclair presents Discoveries, the Tenth Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the new, 3,000 square foot George Segal Gallery of Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ from January 15 to February 16, 2007. $25 entry fee for three images in either slide or CD format. All mediums, including videos and installations, will be accepted. Internationally known art critic, curator and historian, Phyllis Tuchman will jury the exhibition. Entry deadline: October 21, 2006. Cash awards. Send an SASE for prospectus to: Studio Montclair, 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042. Also available at: www.studiomontclair.org
Public Art Opportunities - Charlotte/Mecklenberg County, NC
The Arts & Science Council (ASC) and Mecklenburg County now accepting submissions. ASC will conduct the submission process for the following 3 projects online with all materials submitted in digital format through CAFE™.
1) Northwest Medical Clinic:
This project is open to national and regional artists. Site opportunities have not been determined at this time and are open to discussion by the project design team; exterior or interior sites should be considered. Budget: $57,000. Deadline: October 31, 2006 by 5:00 PM. Apply online at www.callforentry.org
2) Shuffletown Sportsplex:
This project is open to national and regional artists. Site opportunities have not been determined at this time and are open to discussion by the project design team; three dimensional work, site specific installations, and designs appropriate to youthful audiences to be considered. Budget: $72,000. Deadline: October 31, 2006 by 5:00 PM. Apply online at www.callforentry.org
3) Youthful Offender Facility:
This project is open to national and regional artists. Site opportunities have not been determined at this time and are open to discussion by the project design team; two and three dimensional work and site specific installations will be considered. Budget: $59,500. Deadline: October 31, 2006 by 5:00 PM. Apply online at www.callforentry.org
Snake River Canyon Rim Trail - Twin Falls, ID
The Magic Valley Arts Council in Twin Falls, Idaho, seeks an artist to develop two sculptures at key points along the Snake River Canyon Rim Trail to serve as the first two pieces in a visionary sculpture walkway. The two installation points are located where city inhabitants, employees and visitors congregate, pass through, or use on a daily basis. Deadline: October 13, 2006. Open to professional artists residing in the USA. Artists from all cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Ideally, the pieces will be reflective of the topography, landscape, geology, heritage, and recreational pursuits characteristic of the area. The goal of the public art project is to provide a lasting legacy in Twin Falls to add dimension, depth and character to the community, inspire young minds, encourage and aid in business retention, reinforce a local identity for citizens to take pride in, and generally add to the beauty and quality of life enjoyed by all. Potential directions for the theme include, but are not limited to: the geology and history of the Snake River and canyon, including outdoor recreational activities: Native American themes: living in the high desert; and wildlife and aquaculture. The artwork must work within the park and the neighborhood and retail sites located adjacent to the walking trail. Canyon Rim Trail Sculpture Project, The Magic Valley Arts Council, PO Box 1158, 132 Main Avenue South, Twin Falls, ID 83303. For more information go to: www.magicvalleyartscouncil.org
Scottsdale Pond Public Art Project - Novato, CA
City of Novato is accepting Requests for Qualifications/Proposals for the Scottsdale Pond Public Art Project. All media welcome. Scottsdale Pond is a highly visible public park and wildlife area on the Pacific flyway, and along Highway 101. Deadline: November 1, 2006. Submittal packages may be viewed and downloaded from www.cityofnovato.org. For more information call City of Novato at 415.899.8200. Contact: Pam Shinault at e-mail: pshinaul@ci.novato.ca.us.
The Nude International 2007
The Nude International is an annual, juried exhibit in its 21st year, hosted by the Lexington Art League, of Lexington, KY. Exhibit dates are January 14 March 5, 2007. The Nude celebrates one of the most classic and enduring forms to challenge artists. Vincent Desiderio, accomplished artist, will jury. All artists using visual media are eligible to enter. Work must have been completed since January 2004. Cash prizes. On-site insurance. Postmark deadline is October 27, 2006. Slides ONLY accepted for the jury process. Entry fee: $25 for 1-3 artworks, $35 for 4-6 artworks. For a prospectus, please send an SASE to: The Nude, Lexington Art League, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY 40505, or download from website: www.lexingtonartleague.org. For more information call 859.254.7024 or e-mail info@lexingtonartleague.org.
Animas River Trail Mural Project - Durango, CO
The City of Durango, Colorado invites interested artists to submit artwork proposals for the Animas River Trail Mural Project. This project is intended to create an attractive and meaningful mural centrally located in Durango. The original artwork selected will be placed on the exterior cement wall of the Signature Salon and Health Spa, located at 1521 Main Avenue. The piece will be placed directly adjacent to the Animas River Trail and Greenway near the Main Avenue Underpass, which was completed in 2005. The City wishes to recognize the contribution of the Signature Salon and Health Spa in allowing the use of this wall space. The project is open to all artists who have demonstrated an understanding of working with municipalities on previous public artworks. Due to the site constraints, this project is ideally suited to artists focusing primarily in two- or three-dimensional media. The budget for design, execution, transportation and installation is $25,000. A stipend of $500.00 will be awarded to each finalist to assist with expenses related to the finalists' presentations. Three finalists for the project will be determined by an 11-member selection panel based on a review of qualifications and proposals as submitted. The application deadline is October 27, 2006. For more information, contact Jessica Ping-Small, Special Projects Coordinator, at 970.375.5002 or pingjh@ci.durango.co.us.
Residency Season at the Artists' Enclave at I-Park
I-Park announces its seventh season hosting The Artists' Enclave. Artists' residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through October, 2007. Most sessions are four weeks in duration, with a six-week session planned for October-November. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process. Application Deadline: October 31, 2006. There is a $20 application processing fee required and artists are responsible for their own transportation to the area. They also provide for their own food and work materials. The facility is otherwise offered at no cost to accepted artists. I-Park is a 450-acre natural woodland retreat in rural East Haddam, Connecticut. Accommodations include comfortable private living quarters in an 1850s farmhouse, shared bathroom facilities and a private studio on the grounds. An electric kiln, music equipment and library facilities are provided. International applicants welcome. For additional project information, go to: www.i-park.org. Application materials for 2007, including an in depth FAQ, will be available for direct download from the website (Residency Program section) in early September. E-mail: ipark2002@ureach.com. Phone: 860.873.2468.
Pecos-Llano Regional Invitational Art Exhibition
The Carlsbad Museum and Art Center seeks submissions for the first Pecos-Llano Regional Invitational Art Exhibition. The exhibition will be on view from mid-November, 2006 through mid-February, 2007, and will be accompanied by a publication which will be distributed nationally. Participation is open to artists aged 18 and over living in the trans-Pecos and Llano Estacado regions of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas - between I-40 to the north and I-10 to the south, from the Texas caprock west to the central New Mexico mountains. Artists may submit up to 5 works created in the past 3 years for consideration. The exhibition is open to all styles, mediums and subject matter. All works must be original in concept and execution. No work will be selected that has been made from commercial patterns, templates or molds. Works may be 2-D or 3-D, and may be traditional or contemporary fine art or crafts. Works will be selected by exhibition curator Terry Bumpass, former director/curator of the Governor's Gallery, Santa Fe. Selections are subject to the discretion of the director and the Fine Arts Committee of the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center. Works must be no larger than 48 inches in any dimension. All 2-D work must be framed and ready for hanging. 3-D or sculptural submissions must not weigh more than 50 pounds and must be easily handled by two individuals. Works must be ready for installation and display in a low-security gallery environment. There is no entry fee. No prizes will be offered, and works will not be offered for sale from the exhibition. The Carlsbad Museum and Art Center will be responsible for all installation and insurance costs. Artists in the Carlsbad area will be asked to deliver work to/pick work up from the Museum. Artists outside the area will be asked to deliver work to/pick work up from collection points (to be arranged) in their areas. Please send no more than 2 images per work in slide or digital (jpeg) format (on cd or as email attachments). Label images clearly with your name and the work's title, medium, size and date. Include contact information and a brief biography and/or personal statement. Applications without an SASE will not be returned. Submissions must be received by Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Artists selected for participation will be notified shortly thereafter, and transportation/installation will begin in early November. Send submissions to: Virginia Dodier, Director, Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, 418 W. Fox St., Carlsbad, NM 88220. Phone: 505.8870276. E-mail: carlsbad_museum@msn.com or dodier@plateautel.net
Toy Design Contest
Open call design contest to support the global quest to find the cutest design idea for a fictional alien space baby (a Starby). If your design is voted one of the cutest, then you will be eligible to win one of several cash prizes. The grand prize winner will receive a $1000 Visa gift card and get the opportunity to work with designers to turn their design into an actual collectible toy! Deadline: October 31, 2006. Go to: www.ToyDesignContest.com to enter. ToyDesignContest.com, Contest Rules, 520 Folly Road, #343, Charleston, SC 29412.
This is only a small sampling of what is available! Many more are posted daily at: www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml
Posted by artistsregister at October 6, 2006 02:09 PM