And then I found this--->Things you need to know about your new bird pet-- "Birds can be suspicious of new objects. Introduce new toys while your bird is outside the cage. Be cautious when carrying large or strange objects near the cage such as a fluttering towel or TV antenna (I don't often carry my tv antenna around, I generally wear it as a new age tiara but I admit to towel fluttering).


If your bird becomes frightened, laugh it off by showing confidence. Becoming overly concerned can increase a bird's fearfulness. Remember, birds are flock animals and very adept at sensing anxiety from those around them."

Lastly, because many of you have requested a link to make newsletter donations online, I have added the link here . I would put the snazzy little button right here but added form code must go by the tech department at constant contact so I won't have it till next week cuz it's late now and they went home.
What would I do with donations? I would put it toward the monthly fee for the newsletter service and also toward my subscriptions to those *Calls for Artists* lists that I then broadcast here. And I would have this computer excorcized. Or replace it with one with a healthy psyche drive.

Happy Spring!

Various Calls for Submissions - arranged by deadline, sorta.

Stamp that SASE & Squeegee the slides. <--Photo by Jon Whitney

New! Due May 15 - The Northampton Arts Council Announces Arts EZ Spring '06 Grant Opportunity.
The Northampton Arts Council, Inc. is once again running a special, locally supported arts grant round. This spring the Arts Council will be distributing up to $25,000 from funds that were raised at last summer's Transperformance 15: New York and the recent Four Sundays in February ’06 series featuring saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman and singer Cynthia Scott. These grants are available to writers, painters, photographers, sculptors, musicians, videographers and all other creatives and arts organizations for projects held in Northampton.
Guidelines and applications are available via our website: www.northamptonartscouncil.org and can be downloaded as PDF’s. Using the PDF application, one can complete the application on a computer (no more struggling to find a typewriter!).
Hard copies of the guidelines and applications are also available in Northampton at Guild Art Supply, Center for the Arts Northampton, A.P.E., on the 3rd floor in Thornes and the Northampton Arts Council office, Room 5, 240 Main St.

Completed applications with support materials must be received by 4:30 pm on Monday, May 15, 2006 at the Northampton Arts Council office.
Because this is a locally funded cycle, we have eliminated as much of the paperwork as we can. To that end we have developed Arts EZ Spring 2006 Application Form. This is a one-page form with 3 short questions and a required project budget. Individual artists and arts organizations will receive equal consideration for grants. Only one grant application per person or organization will be considered. See the Arts EZ Spring 2006 Guidelines for criteria and eligibility requirements. The Arts Council will fund projects that take place between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.
This local round of funding would not have been possible without the support of many local businesses, arts organizations, and artists that have helped make our fundraising efforts a huge success.
For more information, visit our website at www.northamptonartscouncil.org, email us at arts@ci.northampton.ma.us or call Sondra Peron at (413) 587-1269.

NEW! Due April 29. The Rocky Neck Art Colony invites your participation!
We are currently accepting applications for our Artist-in-Residence program (four four-week visual art residencies) for the summer of 2006. The residency program provides live/work/exhibition space in a former sail loft amongst other galleries on a wharf in the colorful harborside community of Rocky Neck, Gloucester. Deadline for applications: April 29th. We are also accepting entries for our annual juried spring show, Environments . . . A Sense of Place to be held May 19 to June 17, 2006, at the Bryan Gallery, 53 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester. Juror: Katherine French, Director of the Danforth Museum of Art. Deadline for entries: April 19th.
For more information or to download an application for either the residency or the spring show, go to www.rockyneckartcolony.org or send a SASE to RNAC/Residency -or- RNAC/Environments PO Box 60, Gloucester, MA 01931


ongoing.
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs + Image Registry The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the largest public funder of arts and culture in the country. The Percent for Art artist slide registry is an up-to-date and important component of the Program. The registry is consulted by the architects, panelists, and City agencies for each project. The Percent for Art staff prepares a slide presentation from the registry for each panel meeting. The registry is open to any professional visual artist residing in the United States. Deadline: On-going Information: www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/html/panyc/slide_reg.shtml

May 10, 2006 CURRENT: The Aesthetics of Contemporary Culture
to be held at Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, June 4th - June 29th, 2006. This exhibition explores avenues including electronic culture, the media, web and posters design, youth culture, music, digital graphics, video games, increasing globalization, and rapidly changing technologies. We are accepting submissions in all media. Open to artists 18 and over living in the U.S. $25/3 digital submissions (only). Cash prizes awarded. All work must be for sale. Insurance. BRGCCA will retain a 50% commission. Deadline for application is May 10, 2006. Full prospectus available at: www.batonrougegallery.org. Call us at: 225-383- 1470. Baton Rouge Gallery, 1442 City Park Av, Baton Rouge LA 70808.

April 21, 2006 Call for Art- "Fiber Fever".
Exhibition Dates: June 9-July 21, 2006.
Open to all working artists, accepting artwork that explores the expressive uses of any kind of fiber. May be functional, non-functional, traditional, contemporary, woven, felted, knitted, twined, paper, quilted, stitched, or unexpected. Awards one "Going Solo" or $1,000 cash and one Group 4 Award. A maximum of three entries per artist for jury may be submitted with a non- refundable fee of $35 One slide/jpeg/ per entry or submit a CD. Use jpeg on PC format only. (Do not use photo shop or other software to submit.) Applications are available at: www.foundryartcentre.org. Email jpegs to: showentry@foundryartcentre.org. Complete entry form and mail with fee to: Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center St, Charles MO 63301 OR 636-255-0270

April 29, 2006 PHOENIX GALLERY 2006 NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION: JUNE 21 - JULY 15, 2006.
JUROR: TRICIA YUNJOO PAIK, CURATORIAL ASSISTANT, DEPT. OF DRAWINGS, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NY. ALL MEDIA. AWARD: SOLO/GROUP SHOW. Prospectus: www.phoenix- gallery.com OR info@phoenix-gallery.com OR Send SASE to: Phoenix Gallery, 210 Eleventh Av Suite 902, New York NY 10001.

April 29, 2006 Alpan International 2006 - Juried Art Exhibition.
The exhibit takes place Sep 2 - 7, 2006, in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Open to artists 18 yrs & older working in two and three dimensions in any media. Awards: Group Show, $1,000 cash for "Best in Show". Juror: Professor Donald Kuspit. $30 for three images. $5 for each additional image. For details visit: http://www.alpangallery.org. Prospectus is available online: http://www.alpangallery.org/events.aspx. Or artists can send a SASE to: Alpan Gallery, 2 West Carver St, Huntington Long Island NY 11743. For more information contact John Remsen at: info@alpangallery.org OR call: 631-423-4433.

May 19, 2006 19th Annual Northern National Art Competition.
Open to U.S. Artists 18 or older. May submit 2 slides of 2-D art in any medium. Three $1000 Awards of Excellence. Over $8500 total in prize money. Juror/Judge: Renowned photographer, printmaker and author Phyllis Galembo. Entry Fee $25.00-All proceeds from sales go to the artists. For Prospectus send business sized SASE to NAC (Northern Arts Council), Box 916, Rhinelander WI 54428. Email Katherine Ralph: kralph@nicoletcollege.edu OR 715-365-4556. Postmark deadline for entries is May 19, 2006. Opening Reception July 25, 2006. Web: http://www.nicoletcollege.edu/artgal/artgall.htm OR Contact: Dori Brown, Northern Arts Council, 715-362-3963

April 30, 2006 SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL VISUAL ARTISTS: in glass, painting, drawings, printmaking, sculpture, and photography; for solo shows in fall 2006 and themed proposals for the 2007 year. HOURGLASS is a new artspace in San Diego, CA with shows of regional, national and international known and emerging artists with passion and drive for making a statement with art in the world. offering classes, workshops and (soon) artist in residency. Send $25, 5 slides or CD (Jpeg format) with artist bio to: HOURGLASS director, Raziah Roushan, 1192 Sunset Dr, Vista CA 92081

May 1, 2006 The Artist's Magazine's Annual Art Competition Enter your artwork in the 23rd Annual Art Competition sponsored by The Artist's Magazine. More than $25,000 in cash prizes will be awarded, and Top Award Winners will be featured in the December 2006 issue of The Artist's Magazine! Plus, 13 finalists will be featured in The Artist's Magazine's 2007 Calendar! There are 5 categories for you to compete and win in: Portrait & Figure, Still Life, Landscape, Experimental and Animal Art. Plus, there's a Special Student/Beginner Division for new artists. For details and an entry form visit: Terri Boes, F&W Publications, 4700 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati OH 45236 OR 513-531-2690 x1328 OR http://www.artistsnetwork.com/specialoffers.asp? ADL06 OR art-competition@fwpubs.com

May 1, 2006 National Lower Town Art and Music Festival. Festival dates are May 26th through May 28th, 2006. Open to artists over 18 years of age residing in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Entries must be original fine art or fine craft. Selections will be made from a review of 35 mm slides or digital images in the form of jpeg files (maximum dimension of eight inches in image size minimum resolution 300dpi). A non-refundable entry fee of $25 entitles the artist to submit up to four (4) images, three images of original work and one image of booth. If accepted, artists can choose from three booth sizes that range in fees from $100 to $150 At this yearblocation Program where over 70 artists have moved to from across the country. For information on this years festival call (270) 444-8690 or write to City of Paducah, Planning Department, Lower Town Art & Music Festival, 300 South 5th St, Paducah KY 42003. You may also e-mail for a prospectus to: mbarone@ci.paducah.ky.us OR go online and download a prospectus at: www.paducaharts.com.

May 12, 2006 Annual Juried Art Competition, call for entries - Teris & The South Arkansas Arts Center are hosting SAAC's 2006 Annual Juried Art Competition for 2-D fine artist working in any media. The exhibit will be held June 29 - July 28. Total cash awards of $1700 1 slide $10 or 3 slides $25 Juror: Mary Anderson, Artist from Ocean Springs, MS. For details or a prospectus visit our website or send a SASE to: SAAC Juried Show, 110 East 5th St, El Dorado AR 71730 OR 870-862-5474 OR Download prospectus on the website: www.saac- arts.org

May 31, 2006 STRANGE FIGURATIONS A thematic exhibition open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations. Open to all figurative styles from the realist to the surreal and visionary. Open to all media. 72" maximum dimension. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, September 1 - 24, 2006. National magazine publication awards. On-line entry form at: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/figure.htm OR email: slowart@aol.com OR send SASE to: SlowArt Productions, Box 503, Phoenicia NY 12464

May 31, 2006 Call for Entries: Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge The National Science Foundation and the journal Science, published by the AAAS, invite you to participate in the fourth annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The international competition recognizes scientists, engineers, visualization specialists, and artists for producing or commissioning innovative work in visual communication. The ability to convey the essence and excitement of research in digitized images, color diagrams, multimedia and animation has given researchers the perspective needed to set new research directions and equipped other citizens to see and understand complex science concepts. Award categories: Photographs, Illustrations, Interactive Media, Non-Interactive Media and Informational Graphics. Winners in each category will be published in the September 22, 2006 issue of Science Magazine and Science Online and displayed on the NSF website. The competition is currently open to the public; no entry fee. For complete entry information, please contact: American Association for the Advancement of Science OR http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/index .jsp

June 20, 2006 The Camera Club of New York announces its 2006 National Photography Competition. The competition is open to all US residents 18 years or older except members of the Camera Club of New York or their families, and employees. Freestanding pieces will not be accepted. We are most pleased that Antonin Kratochvil renowned photographer and documentarian, will be our Juror. Each entry will consist of either 6 digital entries on CD or 6 slides with a fee of $35.00 Chosen artist will receive a one-person exhibition in our Alfred Lowenherz Gallery and a cash award of $300 Other finalists will participate in a group show. Send self-addressed stamped envelope for prospectus to: 2006 National Photography Competition, Camera Club of New York, 853 Broadway, New York NY 10003 OR visit our website at: www.cameraclubofnewyork.org, download an entry form and view the complete rules and information about The Camera Club of New York.

A NOTE ABOUT THE CALLS FOR ARTISTS ENTRIES: I have paid subscriptions to these lists and simply sut and paste the email info I receive. I try to scan all entries and correct deadlines as I see them but mostly I paste them as I get them. So, if you are interested in any of these venues I suggest you follow the links and download the prospecti (?) and check dates for accurate deadlines and details.

LINKS TO FRIENDS OF THE NEWSLETTER AND PEOPLE I LOVE

Send me your link. Active subscribers and fab people need apply. I thought I would add a whole links section. Why? Well, because I can and because readers might want to peruse them and also because it will improve your search engine rankings. The more links pointing to your site, the higher your ranking in search results. I adjust the code each week on my newsletter so I can post it on my site So every time your link appears in a newsletter, you get posted on my site and I get pretty good traffic so I'd like to share it.
So, if you are an active subscriber (meaning you open my newsletter each week by actually clicking on it and looking it over-yes, my stats tell me if people actually open their newsletters) you can have a link here. We are all in this thing together so let's support each other. I can do this tonight as I just got the stitches out of my fingers! I will find a better place for it later but for now it will be in this box. And it's late and I have the radio show in the morning so I just started with a few. I will post more as I get them and find a better spot for them.
Goodnight now!

The Amazing Bannerqueen
Maureen Scanlon's Peacribbon Project
Photography by Jon Whitney
Fine woodworking art by Peter Dellert
Sculpture by Jim Doubleday
The Canal Gallery Building (my new studio as of May)
Stone Soup Concrete
The Northampton center for the Arts
The Art of Dean Nimmer
The Watkins Gallery
Kathleen Trestka
Zea Mays Printmaking Studio
Lisa Scollan
Deborah Kruger
Sally Curcio
Tom Morton
Jeff DeRose
Claudia Sperry
Michael Martindell
Michael Richardson
Smart Moves Pilates

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So I feel kinda sheepish about it but I finally added a link to make a donation to the newsletter. So many people have asked for a way to make a donation other than putting a check in the mail or handing me bags of cash at events so I finally set up my pay pal account to accept all forms of currency. I can't put the button right here yet because the form script conflicts with the code for this page BUT I added it (sheepishly) on my site so here is the link to that: www.fridgequeen.com Thanks to everyone who asked me to set this up so they could throw something in the jar. It took a while because of the sheepish thing. I feel like Little Mo Sheep. Hopefully soon enough I can sort out the code and put the button right in this snazzy little box. But for now it is just one click away! Thanks again!