« ArtistsRegister Monthly - December 2006 | Main | ArtistsRegister Monthly - February 2007 »
January 05, 2007
ArtistsRegister Monthly - January 2007
The ArtistsRegister Team Wishes you a Happy New Year!
IN THIS ISSUE:
Editor's Corner
Featured artists
Marketing Update
Monthly Advertising and Special Events
Article
Leaving a Legacy
Featured Events
Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri, and New York
Artist Opportunities
Visual Arts Opportnities Nationwide
______________________________________________________
Editor's Corner
1) Featured artists for the month of January are:
Veronica Escudero of Surprise, Arizona
Patricia Aaron of Greenwood Village, Colorado
Jane Pronko of Kansas City, Missouri
Elliot Framan of Corrales, New Mexico
Escudero Surrenders, an exhibition by Veronica Escudero of Surprise, Arizona will be showing at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Patricia Aaron will be exhibiting in the Spark membership exhibit at Spark Gallery in Denver, Colorado.
Jane Pronko will be included in a group exhibition at the Kansas City Artists Coalition in Kansas City, Missouri.
Photography by Elliot Framan will be featured in an exhibition at Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.
__________________________________________________
Marketing Update
For the month of January, ArtistsRegister.com is advertised online at Google AdWords.
__________________________________________________
Article
Leaving a Legacy
Daniel Grant
Great art is often considered priceless, but collectors and dealers know better: Art is priced not only on quality but also on how it is perceived as fitting into the art-historical continuum. And, sometimes, a dealer's determined efforts to promote a client can help secure his or her place in history. Take dealer John Driscoll of New York City's Babcock Galleries, who firmly believes that 95-year-old Massachusetts artist Will Barnet, whom he has represented since 2004, is one of the most important contemporary artists working today. "I define an artist's importance by three criteria: How much he or she captures the soul of a moment, how much he or she influences subsequent generations of painters, and how much he or she expresses an individual style," the dealer says. "Barnet succeeds in all three of these areas, and I believe that when the history of this artistic era is written, his work will be remembered."
To continue reading this article, go to: http://www.artistsregister.com/resource2.phtml?resourceId=101
______________________________________________________
January Events
ARIZONA
January at eye lounge
January 5-27, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com member Kate Timmerman will be exhibiting at eye lounge. First Friday opening: January 5, from 5:00-10:00pm. eye lounge, 419 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. www.eyelounge.com
Gifts of Generations
January 12-February 24, 2007. The Chandler Cultural Foundation presents Gifts of Generations, a solo exhibition of ceramic artworks by ArtistsRegister.com member Sandra Luehrsen at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ. For more information call 480.917.6859.
Anthem Festival of Fine Art
January 12, 13 and 14, 2007. Metal wall sculptures by ArtistsRegister.com members Larry and Sandy Prince will be included in the Anthem Festival of Fine Art. The festival will take place at Anthem Community Center, Anthem Way, Anthem, AZ. For more information go to: www.anthemfineart.com
Escudero Surrenders
January 3-30, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com member Veronica Escudero's exhibit, Escudero Surrenders, will be on display at at Scottsdale's Kerr Cultural Center. An opening reception featuring traditional Mexican hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be held January 8, 2007 at 7:00pm at the Kerr Box Office at 6110 N Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253. www.asukerr.com
COLORADO
REALationships: Works of Surreal Inspiration
January 12-March 11, 2007. A group show featuring work by ArtistsRegister.com members Riva Sweetrocket and Peter Illig. Opening Reception: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:30-8:00pm. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th Street, Golden, Colorado. www.foothillsartcenter.org
Spark Gallery Member Show
January 3-19, 2007. Spark Gallery Member Show, featuring ArtistsRegister.com members Patricia Aaron, Sally Elliot, Peter Illig, Lisa Michot, Elaine Ricklin, Sue Simon, and Rob Watt. Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204. For more information go to: www.sparkgallery.com
MISSOURI
30+
Exhbition continues through January 12, 2006. The Kansas City Artists Coalition presents 30+ an eclectic, by no means complete, overview of some of the artists who have been a part of the Artists Coalition over the last 30 years. The exhibit includes current work by ArtistsRegister.com members Jane Pronko and Jim Sajovick. Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO. www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
NEW YORK
Public/Private
Exhbition continues through January 25, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com member Jack Balas will be featured in the group exhibition Public/Private. Jenkins Johnson Gallery, 521 West 26th St., 5th floor, New York, NY.
Nancy Staub Laughlin Solo Exhibition
January 9-February 17, 2007. ArtistsRegister.com member Nancy Staub Laughlin will be having a one Person Show at the Noho Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, New York , NY 10001. www.nohogallery.com
To view more upcoming events, click on www.artistsregister.com/events.phtml
______________________________________________________
Artist Opportunities
ASU Short Film and Video Festival
11th Annual Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival. Brief history of the festival, guidelines for entry, a complete list of the works that have been screened at past festivals and a few success stories can be found online at the following address: asuartmuseum.asu.edu/filmfest. Deadline for entering work: Friday, February 2, 2007. Festival is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 8:00pm. Arizona State University Art Museum, Tenth Street and Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85287-2911. asuartmuseum.asu.edu
hand + spirit + art
Seeking entries for hand + spirit + art, a juried exhibition of Arizona Designer Craftsmen (ADC) that will take place at Tohono Chul Park March 8-May 20, 2007. Artists who are ADC members ($35 due) are eligible to submit up to 4 original, handcrafted works. Entry fee is $25 and covers 4 entries. Deadline is January 22, 2007. Full prospectus can be downloaded at www.tohonochulpark.org Founded over 45 years ago, Arizona Designer Craftsmen is a statewide organization that advances fine contemporary crafts and provides peer support for Arizona artists. Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704.
Public Safety Memorial Project
The Chandler Arts Commission releases A Request for Artist Proposals for a Public Safety Memorial Project. The City of Chandler has undertaken the design and development of a Public Safety Memorial, to be located in Chandler's Historic Downtown, in a park greenbelt north of Commonwealth Avenue just east of Arizona Place. The Memorial will be designed to honor fallen Police Officers and Fire Department personnel who have given their lives while serving Chandler's community. This memorial should symbolize the protective role of public safety professionals and convey their strength and courage. The Memorial site should include: the potential for adding information for future generations; design should embrace the potential for public gatherings; and the imagery used should reflect the honor and dignity of Public Safety Officers who have been lost in the line of duty. The Chandler Arts Commission is requesting proposals from artists and artist teams interested in the development of a Public Art component at the site, to be incorporated into the exterior public egress or park setting. The proposal is unlimited in scope or medium, and the project budget is $150,000.00. Applications from individual artist and artist teams with public art experience will be considered for this project. Previous public art project references are required. This project is open to artists nationally. The application deadline is 5:00pm on Friday, January 12, 2007. Please call the Chandler Arts Commission at 480.917.6859 for further information or to receive a copy of the Request for Artist Proposals.
Time Based Media Exhibition
Artspace is seeking innovative proposals from artists for a group exhibition focused on experimental video. This is a seven week exhibition, not a festival. The exhibition will take place September 15-November 3, 2007. Single screen projections as well as installations and video sculpture are eligible. For complete guidelines, visit www.artspacenc.org or call 919.821.2787. Deadline for receipt of materials is February 1, 2007. Artspace, 201 East Davie St., Raleigh, NC 27601.
Combined Talents
The FSU Museum of Fine Arts is seeking entries for the 22nd Annual Combined Talents: Florida International Juried Competition. Open to artists 18 and over with all media eligible for consideration. Entry Fee: $20 for 2 digital images or slides. Deadline: February 14, 2007. Juried by a panel of FSU College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance Faculty. First Award: $1000; Second Award: $500. A color catalog is produced and in most cases return shipping is provided. Exhibition is scheduled for August 27-September 23, 2007. For more information please visit: www.mofa.fsu.edu/combinedtalents.html or contact Jean Young at jdyoung@fsu.edu or 850.644.3906. FSU Museum of Fine Arts, 530 W Call St., 250 Fine Arts Bldg, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1140.
The Lake George Arts Project, NY
Courthouse Gallery Seeks Exhibition Proposals. The Lake George Arts Project invites emerging and professional artists to submit exhibition proposals for the Courthouse Gallery 2008 exhibition schedule. The Courthouse Gallery presents 5 to 7 exhibitions yearly of regional and national contemporary visual artists in all media. Artists' submissions are reviewed and selected by a Gallery Committee. Strong preference is given to experimental or non-traditional work created within the last two years. Artists are asked to send ten to twelve 35-mm slides of recent work in a plastic slide sheet, or 10 to 12 jpegs on a CD. All exhibition proposals must include a hardcopy of resume, statement and slide list (listing image title, medium, date and dimensions). Deadline: January 31, 2007. To view complete Submission Guidelines, as well as view samples of previous exhibits, please visit www.lakegeorgearts.org.
Southern Open Biennial
The Southern Open Biennial is open to all visual artists over 18 years of age currently residing in one of the following southern states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida. This exhibition will be juried by Dr. Jerry Cullum, Senior Editor of the Atlanta-based international art journal, Art Papers since 1984. Exhibition dates are May 12-July 28, 2007. Submission deadline is February 28, 2007. Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA 70501. Exhibition prospectus: www.acadianacenterforthearts.org
LabCyberSpaces: Open International Invitation
Laboral Art and Industrial Creation Centre, a new creative space located in Gijon, Principality of Asturias, Spain is making an open invitation for projects for its upcoming LabCyberSpaces exhibition, part of its inaugural program. The goal of the invitation is to foster an open reflection on the connections between art, technology and industry, and to then materialise this reflection in the LabCyberSpaces exhibition scheduled for spring 2007. The selection will feature 10 projects effectively addressing the technological nature of the artwork in its most open conception, with a special focus on all those engaging in the notion of Cyberspace as a universal meeting point. Deadline: January 22, 2007. A total of 3000 Euro will be paid as fees and exhibition rights for each of ten the projects eventually chosen. For complete information and to apply go to: www.laboralcentrodearte.org
Commemorative Lincoln Sculpture - Hodgenville, KY
The City of Hodgenville, Kentucky, birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, is holding a competition for the commission of a figurative sculpture of Lincoln as a young boy to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth on February 12, 2009. This sculpture will sit in a newly redesigned town square that currently includes a seated bronze sculpture of the adult President Lincoln by Adolph A. Weinmann that was commissioned by Congress in 1909 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the President's birth. The budget for this commission is $165,000. The deadline for entries is February 12, 2007. For more information about the project please visit the City of Hodgenville's website at www.lincolnbirthplace.com or contact Heath Seymour at 270.766.7404.
Viewing Program, The Drawing Center
The Drawing Center has announced the reorganization of its Viewing Program, which offers an opportunity for emerging artists to present their drawings to the curatorial staff for review, as well as for possible inclusion in the Slide Registry and a Selections exhibition or Drawing Room project. The Artist Registry is used by The Drawing Center's curatorial staff and is open to other arts professionals (including curators, gallerists, and scholars). Approximately three times per year The Drawing Center presents group shows of emerging and under-represented artists curated from the Viewing Program and Artist Registry's pool of 2,500 artists. Artists are eligible to submit their work for consideration for the Viewing Program and Artist Registry if they do not have an affiliation with a New York gallery and are not currently attending school. Artists from across the country and abroad are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Ongoing. The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St., New York, NY 10013. For complete information on submissions, please visit www.drawingcenter.org.
LowerTown Arts District Quilt Walk
The LowerTown Arts District Quilt Walk is a juried exhibition of art quilts that is held annually in one of the fastest growing arts district in the country located in Paducah, KY, also known as Quilt City, USA. The exhibit will coincide with the 2007 American Quilters Society Quilt Show & Contest. Art quilts selected will be on exhibit in the LowerTown artists' galleries and businesses. Maps to all the galleries will be available for visitors at each venue. Cash prizes will be awarded. The judges for this exhibit are Caryl Bryer Fallert, world-renowned art quilter, Judy Schwender, curator of the Museum of the American Quilters' Society, and Freda Fairchild, nationally known printmaker and fiber artist. Completed entry forms due February 15, 2007. LowerTown Quilt Walk, 335 North 6th Street, Paducah, KY 42001. www.lowertownquiltwalk.com
10th Annual National Prize Show
The Cambridge Art Association is seeking submissions for its 10th Annual National Prize Show. Open to all U.S. artists age 18 and older. Eligible media: painting, photography, printmaking, drawing, digitally created or enhanced work, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics as sculpture, and fabric art. Juror: Thomas W. Lentz, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard University Art Museums. Awards totaling $8,000 will be presented. Entry fee: $30 for up to three images. Deadline: January 15, 2007. For complete application guidelines, visit the web site www.cambridgeart.org or e-mail: ebecker@cambridgeart.org.
What is The Shapetionary?
It's a visual index. The Shapetionary is a reference book that will eventually contain over 9,500 illustrations of objects. The project is totally free to participate in and all contributors will be acknowledged in the final piece. All the object nouns have been extracted from the dictionary, and the author is now setting out to get them drawn. The drawings will then be organized by shape into a reference book. The project is about our collective/subjective understandings of objects. Between 1200-1500 people will be needed to submit drawings for the project, each person will be given a list of between 6-8 words to illustrate. If you need any more information about the project, e-mail Margaret Flood at velvetbicycle@hotmail.com for full instructions and your list of words. All contributors will be acknowledged.
Asian Arts Initiative - Philadelphia, PA
The Asian Arts Initiative invites applications from artists throughout the U.S. to build relationships with Philadelphia's Chinatown and to develop site-specific installation projects that will engage residents and workers in the remembering of the community's history and the forging of its own future. Installation sites can be either public or private spaces throughout the neighborhood. The call for applications is extended to artists working in all mediums. However, installation projects with performance or time-based elements must have the capacity to be repeated or somehow have a consistent presence throughout the six-month exhibition. We especially encourage artists who are or who would like to partner with architects, real estate developers, and/or urban planners to apply. The application process is open to teams of artists to apply, though funding for the Planning Phase will be designated for only one individual within each team. Look under "Artist Opportunities" on the Welcome page to the website below. Deadline: January 15, 2007. For more information go to: www.asianartsinitiative.org
Griffin Museum Juried Exhibition
Entries for the 13th annual Griffin Museum Juried Exhibition must be received between February 1 and March 18, 2007. This year's juror is Brian Clamp of ClampArt in New York, NY. Prizes include the $1000 Arthur Griffin Legacy Award and the $500 Griffin Award. For guidelines and entry forms, visit www.griffinmuseum.org, or send a self-addressed envelope to the Griffin Museum of Photography 67 Shore Road Winchester, MA 01890.
Foundry Art Centre Seeks Metal Art
Foundry Art Centre seeks entries for a juried exhibition celebrating the metallic arts, taking place April 20-June 1, 2007. Artists working in the areas of blacksmithing, casting, fabricating, or any other form of art in which the primary material is metal are invited to enter. Traditional or experimental styles as well as any genre will be considered for exhibition. Exhibition and cash awards will be presented. Entry fee $35 for a maximum of three images. Entry by slides or jpeg files (CD or e-mail). Deadline January 31, 2007. Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301. For complete details and a application form, visit the web site at www.foundryartcentre.org or call 636-255-0270.
Bike Rack Project - Vail, CO
The Town of Vail Art in Public Places committee would like to commission up to twelve unique bike rack sculptures. The sculptures are required for a number of diverse locations and can be either permanent or movable. Sculptures that have the ability to hold bikes, skis and snowboards are highly desirable. The project budget is $2000 per bike rack sculpture. Artists can use any material for the bike rack; however, highly durable construction materials that can withstand the harsh climate are preferable. Bike rack sculptures should be creative and whimsical and, whenever possible, have some relation to local environment and surrounding architecture of Vail. Size is at the discretion of the artist. Art in Public Places encourages applications from professional and amateur artists as well as school groups. Applications will be evaluated on artistic merit, functional elements and the artist's ability to execute the work. Application deadline: February 1, 2007. Art in Public Places, Town of Vail, 1309 Elkhorn Drive, Vail, CO 81657. For more information go to: www.vailgov.com
Fire and Rescue Memorial - Toledo, OH
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for a new Fire and Rescue Memorial to honor Toledo's dedicated fire and rescue professionals. This memorial will serve to replace the city's aging fire memorial "The Last Alarm" and will be situated in Chubb DeWolfe Park in downtown Toledo. The budget for this proposed public artwork is $500,000. Deadline: March 1, 2007. The full Request for Proposals document can be found online at www.acgt.org/RFP.
Tate Britain: Seeking Curator
Who's making a difference in contemporary British art today? Who's influencing others? And how do you make sense of it? Taking up a prominent new, senior role within the Tate Britain team, you'll answer these questions with authority, intellectual depth and visionary flair, and have a highly visible impact at the heart of Tate. As the Curator of the 2009 Triennial exhibition, you'll frame the zeitgeist in a thought-provoking yet accessible way to create an agenda-setting show of national and international significance. You could currently be working anywhere in the world, but your exemplary curatorial record and experience of leading large-scale projects will speak for itself. For an informal discussion, please contact Judith Nesbitt, Chief Curator Tate Britain at +44 (0)20 7887 8960. For a full job description and to apply, visit www.tate.org.uk.
Brooklyn: blowup
Stay Gold Gallery is pleased to present blowup, an exhibition showcasing the photographic versatility of the point and shoot camera. The opening reception will be held on Friday, February 23, 2007 from 7:00-10:00pm and the exhibition will continue through March 25th, 2007. All submissions should be sized between 8" x 10" to 30" x 40", and mounted on white 1/4" foamcore. In order for submissions to be considered, they must be received no later then February 1, 2007. The gallery will consider up to three pieces from each contributor, with a mandatory fee of US $5 for each submission. While the gallery will do its best to include each submission, it cannot guarantee that they will be exhibited. If it plans to include your submission, you will br contacted 1-2 weeks prior to the exhibition. Submission forms are available at: www.staygoldgallery.com
Tillie Fowler Memorial - Jacksonville, FL
The City of Jacksonville, Florida's Art in Public Places Program is seeking an artist or an artist team to design, create and install an original, site-specific artwork to memorialize the life and work of Rep. Tillie Kidd Fowler. From her early days in Jacksonville as a community volunteer through her days in the United States House of Representatives, Fowler was known as an intelligent gracious public servant who was committed to her family, community and country. The artist(s) selected must interpret Mrs. Fowler's integrity and dedication in a significant work of contemporary public art. No representational art will be considered. The work will be installed outdoors in a circular plaza on the city s Northbank Riverwalk on the St. John s River. Deadline: Tuesday, January 30, 2007. For a complete prospectus, application rules and more information, go to www.culturalcouncil.org. The Art in Public Places program may be contacted at 904.358.3600. Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, 300 West Water Street, Suite 201, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
Downtown Denver Arts Festival
The 9th Annual Downtown Denver Arts Festival will be held Memorial Weekend May 25-28, 2007. Applications available on www.Zapplication.org. All Colorado Artists are invited to apply. Deadline is February 28, 2007. More information is available at www.DowntownDenverArtsFestival.com.
San Jose International Airport
The San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs and Aviation Department are seeking an artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install an artwork to be suspended from the ceiling structure of the San Jose International Airport's North Concourse concession area. This opportunity is open to United States residents. The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is the global community's gateway to Silicon Valley and San Jose. The Airport Public Art Program will create a signature identity for the Airport and San Jose that reinforces and enhances its reputation as a international leader in technology and innovation. The Airport Public Art Program is guided by the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Public Art Master Plan that creates a strategic framework for a unified program of Art & Technology that will showcase Silicon Valley's creativity and diversity. Public art at the airport will use the tools and technologies developed in Silicon Valley to provide a portal to the community, highlighting the important histories that are the foundations of San Jose's place in today's global economy. Deadline for submissions: January 24, 2007. For more information go to: www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art
Alumni Circle Plaza - University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas announces a Request for Qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in creating a new site-specific, outdoor public artwork for Alumni Circle Plaza. Work in a variety of durable media and forms will be considered. The project goals are to create an aesthetically pleasing, interactive community space and to commemorate the university's centennial. The budget for this project is $500,000, inclusive. All necessary instructions are included on the RFQ website at www.uca.edu/publicart. Application deadline: March 16, 2007. Submit application materials to: Dr. Gayle Seymour, College of Fine Arts and Communication, 222 Harrin Hall, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035. For questions call 501.450.3295 or email gayles@uca.edu.
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 January 5, 2007 02:28 PM