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December 01, 2006
ArtistsRegister Monthly - December 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Article
Sell Your Art Without Feeling Like a Salesman
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming
Artist Opportunities
Visual Arts Opportnities Nationwide
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Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of December are:
Scott Taft of Oro Valley, Arizona
Ted Fish of Salida, Colorado
Margaret Chaney of Overland Park, Kansas
Patti Hallock of New York, New York
An exhibition of work by Scott Taft will be on display at Ventana Medical Industries in Oro Valley, Arizona.
Ted Fish will be participating in the Fine Contemporary Crafts exhbition in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Margaret Chaney will be exhibiting at Central Exchange in Kansas City, Missouri.
Photographs by Patti Hallock be on display at + gallery in Denver, Colorado.
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Marketing Update
For the month of December, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised in Art in America and online at ArtInfo.com and Google AdWords.
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Article
Sell Your Art Without Feeling Like a Salesman
Constance Smith, www.artmarketing.com
Common Excuses
Everyone who comes before you is a potential customer. If you have excuses, it is because you don't want to make the effort to sell to them. When you are in a confident mood, you will not make up these excuses. Practice not having these excuses if this is your problem.
*He doesn't look like he has any money.
*He doesn't look like someone who buys art.
*She is not avant-garde enough for my art.
*Her fingernails are not polished. She doesn't have any money.
*No one off a tour bus ever buys.
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December Events
ARIZONA
Monica Aissa Martinez at eye lounge
December 1-30, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Monica Aissa Martinez will be exhibiting in the Small Works Space at eye lounge, 419 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. eyelounge.com
Benefit Art Show featuring Joyce White
December 1, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Joyce White will be participating in The Phoenix Birthing Project Benefit Art Show at 301 W. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ. The benefit will take place from 6:00-9:00pm.
Scott Taft at Ventana Medical Industries
ArtistsRegister.com member Scott Taft will have a total of 22 pieces on display at Ventana Medical Industries, 1910 Innovation Drive, Oro Valley, AZ 85755.
Visions of the Land
Exhibition continues through January 7, 2007. Fiber art by ArtistsRegister.com member Jane Hoffman will be included in the show Visions of the Land in the Exhibition Hall at Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ. www.tohonochulpark.org
CALIFORNIA
When Cars Roamed the Earth
December 2-30, 2006. When Cars Roamed the Earth, by ArtistsRegister.com member Kim Reasor. Opening reception: Saturday, December 2, 4:00-10:00pm. The Art of Framing, 3333 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA. www.theartofframing.net
Mary L. Bradley at Studio 360
December 9th, 2006. 30 paintings by ArtistsRegister.com member Mary L. Bradley, Studio 3060, 3060 University, San Diego, CA.
Winter Haiku
Exhibition continues through January 6, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com member Wes Hempel will be participating in Winter Haiku, a group exhibition at Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 464 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA.
Holiday Open Studio Weekend
Exhbition continues through December 12,2006 ArtistsRegister.com member Connie Noyes will be participating in Holiday Open Studio Weekend with Silvia Poloto at Poloto Studios, 42 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.
COLORADO
Santos: Sacred Art of Colorado
Exhibition continues through December 8, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Jose Raul Esquibel will be participating in Santos: Sacred Art of Colorado at Regis University's O'Sullivan Arts Center, 3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO 80221.
Priscilla Fowler at Cafe Colore
ArtistsRegister.com member Priscilla Fowler will be Featured Artist at Cafe Colore, 1512 Larimer Street, R12, Denver, CO through December 31, 2006.
Wreck Room
Photographs from ArtistsRegister.com member Patti Hallock's new series Wreck Room will be on display at + gallery, 2350 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO 80205. The show will open on Friday, December 1, 2006 and run into January. An artist talk will take place on Friday, January 19, 2007. www.plusgallery.com.
New Work by Leslie Allen
Sunday, December 3, 2006 from 2:00-6:00pm. New work by Sally King and ArtistsRegister.com member Leslie Allen will be exhibited at Blue Horse Gallery. Paintings by these and several other artists will be available for a silent auction to benefit the Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project (www.RestoreTheRockies.org). Blue Horse Gallery, 360 East Elkhorn, Estes Park, CO. www.BlueHorseFineArt.com
Arborglyphs & Artifacts
Exhibition continues through December 16, 2006. Arbor pertains to trees; a glyph is a symbol for non-verbal communication. Arboglyphs are Aspen trees that shepherds carved graffiti onto while they tended their animals in the lonely mountains of southwestern Colorado. These original hand-pulled prints consist of artwork derived from any Aspen tree bark markings that intrigue ArtistsRegister.com member Linda Everson. Old Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Avenue, Longmont, CO 80503. For more information go to: www.firehouseart.org
NEW MEXICO
Fall American Photography Exhibition
Exhibition continues through January 28, 2007. Elliot Framan will be featured in the 15th Annual Fall American Photography Exhibition at the Hubbard Museum of the American West, located at 841 Hwy 70 West, 1/4 mile east of Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. www.hubbardmuseum.org
Alan Paine Radebaugh at Coleman Gallery
December 1-20, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Alan Paine Radebaugh will be participating in a group show at Coleman Gallery, 3812 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM. www.colemancontemporary.com
NORTH CAROLINA
Fine Contemporary Crafts
December 1, 2006-January, 12, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com member Ted Fish will be participating in the Fine Contemporary Crafts exhbition at Artspace, 201 E. Davie St., Raleigh, NC 27601.
TEXAS
12 x 12 Show
December 1-30, 2006. ArtistsRegister.com member Debbi Smith Rourke, along with over 30 other emerging and established Central Texas artists, will display new original works in a 12" x 12" format in a variety of media. Opening reception: December 8 from 6:00-8:00pm. Artspoken Gallery, 1507 West Koenig Lane, Austin, TX 78756.
WYOMING
Common Ground/Symbiotic Equivalaence
Exhibition continues through December 15, 2006. Common Ground/Symbiotic Equivalaence, photographs by ArtistsRegister.com member Deborah Ford will be on view at the Ucross Foundation Art Gallery in Ucross, Wyoming. For more information go to: www.ucrossfoundation.org
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Artist Opportunities
Little Canyon Path
An Arizona artist experienced with designing trails and other linear spaces will be selected to work with a landscape architect to design enhancements and amenities along the half-mile canal trail in west Phoenix. The path - known as the Little Canyon Shared Use Path - parallels a Salt River Project (SRP) open canal lateral between Camelback and Missouri Avenues along the alignment of 31st Avenue. The selected artist and landscape architect will work with the surrounding community, SRP and city departments to develop designs to improve the path. This project is open to any professional Arizona artist with significant experience in developing linear spaces. The artist will be working as part of the design team with a landscape architect who has already been selected for this project through a grant to the City of Phoenix from the Maricopa Association of Governments. Applications must be postmarked or received at the Phoenix Arts Commission no later than 5:00pm on December 21, 2006. Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Public Art Program - Little Canyon, 200 West Washington Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003. For additional information, or a copy of this information in an alternate format, contact Sharon Southerland, Public Art Project Manager at 602.495.0192, through City of Phoenix TTY Relay at 602.534.5500, or via email at sharon.southerland@phoenix.gov.
Exhibition Proposals, West Valley Arts Council
The West Valley Arts Council is now accepting proposals for exhibitions. WVAC presents juried fine art exhibitions featuring the work of West Valley artists in area locations including the Avondale Civic Center, the West Valley National Bank and Estrella Mountain Ranch. Solo and group exhibitions are planned. Artists residing in the West Valley (defined as west of I-17 and within Maricopa County), 18 years of age or older, may submit the following for consideration. Up to 10 images may be submitted in either slide or digital format, only. Works submitted must be original works of art completed within the past two years. All methods and mediums are welcome to be submitted for jurying. Each work must be clearly defined with artist name, title, dimensions and media. Artists must also submit a one-paragraph artist statement as well as a current resume. Deadline: December 15, 2006. Please include your name, mailing address, home phone and email address. A self-addressed,stamped envelope for return of your materials must be included. Accepted artists' materials will not be returned. Mail your submission to West Valley Arts Council, 525 N. Central Ave., Avondale, AZ 85323. For additional information call 623.935.6384.
InterAgency Advocacy Center
Pima County is seeking an artist to create public art for an InterAgency Advocacy Center (IAC), a new facility incorporating a coordinated multidisciplinary approach for providing services to children and families in crisis. The facility brings together representatives of partnering public and private agencies to provide victim, legal, and law enforcement services in a family and children-friendly environment. The budget for artwork is $54,000. Deadline: December 11, 2006. Public Art for IAC, Tucson Pima Arts Council, 10 E. Broadway, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85701. For details visit www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org
Havana Town Center - Denver, CO
Stapleton announces an opportunity for integrated or incorporated public art in or within the vicinity of Havana Town Center. The budget range for this public art project is $450,000 to $600,000. The focus of this public art project is the newest Town Center at the award-winning redevelopment of Denver's former Stapleton International Airport. Located generally at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Havana Street, this pedestrian friendly Town Center will contain a mix of retail and restaurants and the possibility of residential or commercial spaces over the retail. For more information about Stapleton visit www.StapletonDenver.com. The Project Selection Committee considers this site as an opportunity for an artist/artist team to bring a broad vision to this project and work closely with the design team to identify and designate opportunities for art to be integrated into the design and the construction of the Havana Town Center area. The resulting artwork will help to generate or reinforce a sense of place in this Town Center. The Stapleton public art program is conducting this application and selection process on CaFE at www.callforentry.org in partnership with Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF). This online process requires that all application images and materials be submitted in digital format by midnight MST, Thursday, December 21, 2006.
HotGlass in the BlueGrass
Lexington Art League will host HotGlass in the BlueGrass II, a juried exhibition taking place March 24-May 13, 2007. HotGlass is open to all artists working in the US and abroad using hot glass techniques, such as: blown, cast, kiln formed, fused, slumped, and/or lamp-worked glass. All work must have been completed since January 2005, and not previously shown in any Lexington Art League Gallery. Che Rhodes, accomplished glass artist, will juror. Cash Prizes. On-site insurance. Postmark deadline is January 19, 2007. Slides and digital images 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: HotGlass in the BlueGrass II, Lexington Art League, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY 40505. www.lexingtonartleague.org. For more information call 859.254.7024 or e-mail info@lexingtonartleague.org.
The Lange-Taylor Prize
The year 2007 marks the seventeenth anniversary of the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor documentary prize, a $20,000 award given annually by the Center for Documentary Studies. The prize is intended to fund collaborative work by a writer and a photographer in the formative or fieldwork stages of a documentary project. Submissions on any subject are welcome. Winners of the Lange-Taylor competition will have their work featured in Document, a periodical published by the Center for Documentary Studies, as well as in a virtual gallery on the CDS Web site. The amount of the award is $20,000. Collaboration is essential to the nature of the work this award supports; therefore, individual submissions will not be considered. More than two people may apply as long as one of the collaborators is a writer and one is a photographer working with black-and-white or color still photography. Individuals currently associated with the Center for Documentary Studies are not eligible for the prize. All required materials must be submitted under one cover during the month of January and postmarked no later than January 31, 2007. For more information go to: cds.aas.duke.edu/l-t/index.html
Embracing Our Differences
Coexistence, Inc. proudly presents Embracing Our Differences, an outdoor art exhibit intended to demonstrate in a positive way that diversity enriches our lives; that respect for differences in our thoughts and beliefs elevates the human experience; and that the active rejection of prejudice and hatred enhances our own freedom. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit features 39 billboard size images created by professional artists, art students, and school children. Their creations reflect their interpretation of our message: enriching lives through diversity. An interesting and inspiring feature of the exhibition is the inclusion of the quotations that accompany each image. These quotations were chosen from entries submitted by members of our community and speak of the value of respecting other cultures and religions. Qualifications: Artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers, students - all ages - everyone can participate. You may submit more than one entry; however, no more than two images per artist will be chosen for display. Entry deadline: January 3, 2007. Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme Embracing Our Differences. The artwork will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size - 16 feet wide by 12 feet high. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. Final selections will be made by professional artists, curators and art professionals. For submission, please follow all requirements at www.embracingourdifferences.org or call 941.928.0567 or e-mail info@embracingourdifferences.org.
Texas National
The Texas National Art Competition and Exhibition was created in 1995 by the Department of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) as an annual event for artists living and working in the United States. Works may be of any medium (except film, video, or performance). Participants are eligible for $4,500 in awards and each will receive an illustrated catalog. Entries must be postmarked January 26, 2006. Exhibition dates are April 14-May 20, 2007. Call, write or visit www.art.sfasu.edu for a prospectus. Phone: 936.468.1131. Fax 936.468.2938. Stephen F. Austin State University, Box 13041, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962. E-mail: baileysl@sfasu.edu.
The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival
The Langston Hughes African American Film Institute seeks films by (and about) African-Americans and people of African descent from around the world. Seeking positive images and stories. Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but film themes must have primary focus on Black people, Black life and/or Black culture. Genres/themes: dramatic narrative, animation, shorts, children's/youth films, lesbian/gay, documentary, experimental. $50 honorarium paid for works selected. Please send preview copy and $20 submission fee to: LHAFF, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 - 17th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98144 USA. Preview formats: VHS, DVD, CD-ROM. Deadline: January 31, 2007. For more information go to: www.langstonblackfilmfest.org.
Renascence 07
VSA arts is seeking submissions from innovative, experimental artists with disabilities whose work demonstrates the creative fusion of visual art with interactive or sensory experience; communication and information technologies; movement or performance; and/or audio production. Applicants from a wide range of practices, such as digital arts, installation, and time-based media, are encouraged to apply. There is no fee. Deadline: February 2, 2007. Open to international artists, ages 18 and over, who are committed to their artistic progress and who have a physical, cognitive, or mental disability. The theme challenges artists to consider the concept of renascence which signals a rebirth of the senses, a revival of culture. Work will be presented from April-June, 2007 in several venues throughout Washington, D.C., including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Visit www.vsarts.org/renascence for additional information and entry instructions or contact Jennifer Colaguori, visual arts coordinator, at jenniferc@vsarts.org or 800.933.8721 ext. 3885. The call is available online in French, Spanish, German, Arabic, and Japanese.
Art on Paper
Exhibition will be held March 9-April 15, 2007 at the Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery. Juror: Helen C. Frederick, Executive Artistic Director of Pyramid Atlantic, an international arts center for print, paper and book arts. Open to artists residing in the USA. Any 2- or 3-dimensional work on or with paper will be considered. One or two entries $25, additional four entries-$5 each. Awards $1,500. For prospectus - send SASE to MFA, Dept. AOP-ARC, PO Box 1866, Annapolis MD 21404. Email: info@mdfedart.org with subject line AOP-ARC or visit www.mdfedart.org. Entry deadline: January 9, 2007. Maryland Federation of Art, PO Box 1866, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21404.
Art Walk Project - Washington, DC
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is seeking 12 artists to take part in a thought provoking large-scale outdoor exhibit entitled DRIFT, for the next phase of the Art Walk Project. The Art Walk is located along 10th Street, NW between New York Avenue and H Street at the former site of the Old Convention Center which is now a parking facility. Artists are asked to submit original digital images based on the theme DRIFT to be considered for reproduction on 7 ft. by 24 ft. banners. The deadline is Friday, December 22, 2006 at 5:30pm. To apply visit dcarts.dc.gov or call 202.724.5613.
Sasaki Art Exhibitions
Sasaki Associates is seeking artists to submit their work for exhibition consideration in its Watertown location. Sasaki is an internationally recognized design firm specializing in planning and urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, interior design, civil engineering and graphic design. At the core of Sasaki's mission statement is a commitment to invention and design that emerges from a deep understanding of the culture, context, and environments in which we work. For nearly 25 years, Sasaki has hosted exhibitions for talented and creative artists whose work demonstrates relevance to the Sasaki Mission. Over the years Sasaki has featured photography, paintings, sculpture (indoor and outdoor), ceramics, mixed-media and lighting installations. Submission deadline: January 1, 2007. Sasaki Exhibitions, Sasaki Associates, 64 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472. For information on application procedures visit www.sasaki.com/art. For information about Sasaki Associates visit www.sasaki.com
Micro/Macro
In 1977, Charles and Ray Eames made a nine-minute film called Powers of Ten that still has the capacity today to expand the way we think and view our world. Over ten million people have since seen the film and it continues to be shown in classrooms, business meetings, festivals and retreats everywhere. Starting with a sleeping man at a picnic, the film takes the viewer on a journey out to the edge of space and then back into a carbon atom in the hand of the man picnic, all in a single shot. A concept of scale gives us the perspective to see all things in terms of relative size. It gives us a sense of place in the universe and expands our thinking in non-linear ways. This call is for art in any media that addresses the theme of relative size and the exploration of the animate or inanimate on a micro and/or macrocosmic level. The exhibition is planned for 2007-2008 at a location to be determined and will feature a body of work by each accepted artist. Submission requirements: Works considered include: two dimensional, three dimensional, sound, video. Please submit proposal ideas or images of completed works by January 1, 2007. Digital images accepted via email. Send an email for specifics on entry requirements to Adria Arch, Curator: adria@nearts.com.
Roger's Grove
The Public Places (AIPP) Commission for Longmont, Colorado is accepting applications from Colorado artists or teams of artists (at least one of whom resides in Colorado) who wish to be considered for a mural project on the restroom/maintenance facility building in Roger's Grove, located in the central part of Longmont. Project budget: up to $40,000 is available; work to be completed by July 2007. Deadline: January 10, 2007. To view the full prospectus, please see: www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum/aipp/rogersgrove.htm
This is only a small sampling of what is available! Many more are posted daily at: www.artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml
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