| THE RUSH JOB
ISSUE, BUT WITH COOL STUFF!
FRAUGHT WITH ERRORS,
ANXIETY EMISSIONS AND HASTY EDITS.
This week
I am packing to move, among other things, and as I have no
antidote for the moving frame of mind, this newsletter is
rushed, flawed, folded, spindled and mutilated.
BUT, albeit rushed, there are still a lot of fab events and
I did manage to hastily paste them in.
I also wanted to rush it out because Gallery A3 has a meeting
TONIGHT for potential new members.
I'll be back next week sans that scary, crazed look in my
eye.
P.S. Who knew
there was actually an air
sickness bag online museum with posters of air sickness
bags from around the world for sale? As a matter of fact
there are many. Many many.
"The Arts
at Open Square"
This Weekend,
April 28, 29 and 30
 "The Arts
at Open Square"
Art Exhibitions and Open Studios - April 28, 29 and 30, 2006
The Open Square mill complex in Holyoke will be hosting an
“Arts of the Valley Celebration” during the weekend of April
28 through April 30. This event brings together the talents
of the resident artists at Open Square combined with an exhibition
of the diverse art forms created by artists from the valley
area, Holyoke Community College and the members of the Five
Colleges.
Faculty and students from Holyoke Community College will present
works in the open studios event as well as to display "installation"
sculptures and performance art in the sprawling 30,000 sq.
ft., 3rd floor space at Open Square.
Area artists and faculty from Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke,
Smith and U. Mass. - Amherst will exhibit their work in the
sculpture and painting galleries on the 4th floor of Open
Square.
Throughout the weekend, resident artists’ studios will
be open to the public, with a special preview reception on
Friday, April 28. Open Square resident performing groups,
Enchanted Circle Theater and the Massachusetts Academy of
Ballet, will also give workshops and demonstrations during
this weekend celebration. The resident artists at Open Square
include Bill Alatalo, Sue Bennett, Joe Costin, Enchanted Circle
Theater, Gary Hallgren, Bronwen Hodgkinson, Holyoke Community
College Studio, John Kaminski, Betty Korostynski, Lola Lach,
Paul Leveille, Massachusetts Academy of Ballet, Dean Nimmer,
and Michael Powers.
The schedule of events will be:
Friday, April 28 - Opening reception for open studios, exhibitions,
events and performances. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, April 29 - On-going open studios, exhibitions, events
and performances 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 30 - On-going open studios, exhibitions, events
and performances 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Black Sheep Deli at Open Square will also be open during
the events on Saturday and Sunday
A schedule of demos and performances will be announced two
weeks prior to the “Arts of the Valley Celebration”. All of
the painting and sculpture exhibitions will continue to be
on display and open to the public at Open Square from 10 am
to 5 pm, Monday through Friday through May 5, 2006.
“Celebrating the Arts of the Valley" is part of an on- going
effort at Open Square to highlight the gifted artists and
art students from our area, and to bring attention to the
value of the arts as part of the strength of our community
as a whole.
For further information, contact: Dean "The Birthday Boy"
Nimmer, Arts Coordinator for Open Square
413-533-4883
617-686-1523
deandart@aol.com
Holyoke Community College Faculty
Robert Aller
Lahri Bond
Felice Caivano
John Calhoun
Tara Conant
Cynthia Consentino
Frank Cressotti
Cynthia Guild
Alix Hegeler
Karl Hluska
Amy Johnquest
Chris Lizon
Dean Nimmer
Frank Ward
Christopher Willingham
Five College Faculty
Bill Brayton (Hampshire)
Carl Caivano (Smith)
Nancy Campbell (Mt. Holyoke)
Nat Cohan (Hampshire)
Betsey Garand (Amherst)
David Gloman (Amherst)
Thom Haxo (Hampshire)
Justin Kimball (Amherst)
Kara Lynch (Hampshire)
Nancy LaPointe (UMass)
Judy Mann (Hampshire)
Bonnie Miller (Mt. Holyoke)
Bill Myers (Smith)
Frank Ozereko (UMass)
Scott Reeves (Hampshire)
Levni Sinanoglu (Hampshire)
Joe Smith (Mt. Holyoke)
Bob Sweeney (Amherst)
Dan Warner (Hampshire)
Regional Artists
Bernard Banville
Olivia Bernard
Christin Couture
Karen Dolmanisth
William Hosie
Thomas Matsuda
Mo
Carolyn Webb
New Mass.
Media Announces Preview Massachusetts
A New Arts
and Lifestyle Magazine for Western Massachusetts
 New Mass.
Media Announces Preview Massachusetts,
a New Arts and Lifestyle Magazine for Western Massachusetts
New Mass. Media, Inc., publishers of the Advocate chain of
alternative newsweeklies, announce the publication of a new
monthly magazine covering the arts, culture and life of Western
Massachusetts.
Crisply designed, Preview Massachusetts will be the region’s
first full-color, glossy monthly and will present a mix of
editorial content including a six- week event calendar and
rich mix of regular monthly features. Based on New Mass. Media’s
existing successful title, Preview Connecticut, the Massachusetts
edition will serve as a complement to the extensive listings,
news and features that appear weekly in the Valley Advocate
(
www.valleyadvocate.com). Preview Massachusetts will also
be available on the web at www.previewmass.com.
The 48-page May issue will be distributed on April 28th.
With an initial circulation of 30,000, Preview Massachusetts
will be available for free at select finer retailers, restaurants,
arts venues and hotels in Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire and
Franklin counties in Western Massachusetts. The magazine will
also be home delivered to Hartford Courant subscribers in
Northern Connecticut and Hampden County.
“We’ve seen strong, steady growth both in advertising revenue
and an increasingly expanding receptive audience for Preview
Connecticut over the last four years, “ said Janet Reynolds,
group publisher of the Hartford and Valley Advocate and both
Preview titles. “We saw this as the time to expand on success
with this launch.”
“People’s leisure time has changed over the last decade,”
she continued. “It used to be that only ‘foodies’ would drive
an hour to search out an excellent restaurant for dinner –
now many more people will do just that. We saw a great opportunity
to provide a publication to that adventurous audience that
gets in their cars and seeks out the best that Western Massachusetts
has to offer.”
The cover of the premiere issue features an interview with
global artist/local resident Kim Gordon, bass and guitar player
in the legendary rock/experimental & punk band Sonic Youth.
Also included in the first issue’s arts coverage are profiles
of Shakespeare & Co.’s Elizabeth Aspenleider, glassblower
Josh Simpson and a peek at “Dutch Treats” at the Eric Carle
Museum of Picture Book Art.
Also in the May issue, Preview Massachusetts’s music writers
take a look at the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra and surf-rock
veteran Dick Dale. Caroline Pam goes on a field trip to the
Blue Heron Restaurant in Sunderland to see why it is one of
the region’s prime food destinations. The first appearances
of monthly columns on wine, health and wellness, finance,
cars and homes in the region round out the offerings.
New Mass. Media, Inc. has been the leading alternative publisher
in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut for over 30 years.
Through its four alternative newsweeklies (Valley, Hartford
& New Haven Advocate, Fairfield County Weekly) two magazine
titles (Preview Connecticut and Preview Massachusetts) and
theater program publishing, NMM publications circulate close
to 1M copies monthly and deliver a totally unique media footprint
that reaches from Southern Vermont to New York City. More
information on New Mass. Media may be obtained at www.newmassmedia.com.
AMADEUS, the
Director's Cut
Saturday,
April 29, 7:30 pm
 The Man...
The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture...
Mohawk
Trail Concerts in partnership with Pothole Pictures is
pleased to present
AMADEUS, the Director's Cut
Saturday, April 29, 7:30 pm
with live classical music performed at 7pm
Memorial Hall, Shelburne Falls
tickets $6
please call the MTC office to reserve seats or pay at the
door.
180 minutes rated PG
Gripping human drama. Sumptuous period epic. Glorious celebration
of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This marvelous winner
of eight Academy Awards portrays the rivalry between the genius
Mozart (Tom Hulce) and the jealous court composer (Best Actor
Oscar Winner F.Murray Abraham) who may have ruined Mozart's
career and shortened his life.
POTHOLE PICTURES is a ten-year-old, community owned, all volunteer-run,
non-profit theater with programs of films on the BIG screen
each spring and fall. Located in historic Memorial Hall, a
century-old, 425 seat, former vaudeville house.
ww
w.shelburnefallsmemorialhall.org
GALLERY A3
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Meeting tonight!
CALL FOR
ARTISTS
Gallery A3 is being reformed in downtown Amherst. Interested
artists are invited to an informational meeting about the
gallery and the new exhibition space. The meeting will
be on April 25 at 7:00 pm in the Glass Room, Bangs Community
Center on Boltwood Walk in Amherst.
Gallery A3 is a cooperative fine-art gallery. It was housed
in the old Amherst Cinema building for three years and closed
temporarily in April 2005. A new exhibition space is being
offered in the renovated Amherst Cinema building, and the
gallery is reforming and actively seeking new members.
For more information please call Keith Hollingworth at
549-0865
Susan Pecora
AT the Center for the Arts
Sunday, April
30, 2 PM
Susan Pecora
will visit the Center for the Arts for an afternoon of watercolor
and commentary.
Pecora, WGBY’s artist in residence, will be at the Center
Sunday, April 30, to do one of her paintings and talk in her
entertaining and informative way about technique and other
artistic topics.
This delightful program, beginning at 2 p.m. in the ballroom,
calls for a suggested donation of $5
Remapping
Black Germany
23 April -
30 April
 Remapping
Black Germany
Hampden Gallery,University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Friday, April 21, 4-7 PM
Video works by
Ingrid Mwangi
RobertHutter
23 April - 30 April Central Gallery Wheeler House
Animal Magic
@ Peanut Gallery - Eastworks Gallery Night
5-8 pm on
Saturday, May 6th
 The current
show at The Peanut Gallery, *Animal Magic* will be open from
5pm until 8pm on Saturday, May 6th for Eastworks Gallery Night.
From 5-8pm, seven different Eastworks galleries will be
exhibiting new work.
Animal Magic will close May 27th. An off-site closing performance
featuring Jason Martin's Evolution Revolution, Tumblecat Poof
Poofy Poof and other animal sounds is in the works. More info
coming soon.
Animal Magic is a group show featuring work by Joseph Segal,
Roland Lusk, Seth Scriver, Bwana Spoons, Joshua Vrysen, Jessica
Williams, Diane Cluck, Jamie Mohr, Michele Bond, Shaun Kessler,
Courtney Raiph, Chase Carlisle, Beverly Shana Palmer, Jesse
Clark, Jesse Goldstein, Kristen Lupoli and Jason Martin.
While at least two animal focused group art shows have taken
place in Western Massachusetts over the last year (Becoming
Animal at MASS MoCA last spring and very recently, Animal
Kingdom at W. M. Baczek Fine Arts) the artists in Animal Magic
have a very different vision to share with you. While most
of the artists in Becoming Animal looked with fear towards
a dystopian future where the gap between animals and humans
would diminish in the military, scientific and technological
realms, the artists of Animal Magic earnestly preserve a primitive,
often shamanistic world where animals maintain their integrity
and mystique.
Bwana Spoons looks to the past and resurrects a woolly mammoth
walking through an enchanted land of blossom crystals.
Jason Martin, a man who dons a wolf mask and tail when performing
with his band Evolution Revolution, presents his personal
mythology, a mix of ancient Egyptian magic, totemism and furry
fandom, in a well- researched book and CD. He begs his audience
to "find their tail" and use their animal spirit to "smash
the state."
Unlike many of their self-conscious contemporaries, the artists
exhibiting in Animal Magic are not inhibited by the anthropomorphobic
need to eschew sincerity and emotion when discussing animals.
While many postmodern artists see an impending technocracy
under which animals will be assimilated further into the human
kingdom and humans will lose the qualities that distinguish
them from beasts, the artists in Animal Magic conjure these
beasts to help us find what we have already lost.
Gallery hours:
M-F 10-6
Sat 10-4
Devon Zink
(¯`v´¯) 413.364.1750
`*.¸.*´ The Peanut Gallery
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`• 1st Floor, Eastworks, Easthampton,
MA
Augusten Burroughs
Reading
Wednesday,
June 14, 2006 at 7:30 P.M. - ADVANCE TIX NEEDED
 WFCR presents
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 7:30 P.M.
Chapin Auditorium
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Mass.
Augusten Burroughs is the author of "Running with Scissors,"
"Dry," and "Magical Thinking," all of which were New York
Times bestsellers published around the world. The film version
of "Running With Scissors," starring Annette Bening and Gwyneth
Paltrow and directed by Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck"), is set for
a fall 2006 release. Augusten has been named one of the 15
funniest people in America by Entertainment Weekly. He lives
in New York City and western Massachusetts.
Augusten will read from and sign his new book, "Possible Side
Effects" (St. Martin's Press). The book release date is May
2006.
For information on "Possible Side Effects" and Augusten Burroughs,
see: http://www.augusten.com/.
Sponsors: Mount Holyoke College, the Advocate Newspapers,
and the Odyssey Bookshop.
Tickets (general admission within sections) are priced $30-$70
with a copy of "Possible Side Effects" and $10-$50 without
the book. They are available from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst Fine Arts Center Box Office by phone (413-545-2511
or 800- 999-UMASS), or online through http://www.wfcr.org/.
Producer's Circle tickets include preferential seating and
admission to the 6:30 P.M. pre-event reception.
A Reading
and a Haircut
Announcing
the new book from The Double Elephant Press
 A READING
& A HAIRCUT
ANNOUNCING THE NEW BOOK FROM THE DOUBLE ELEPHANT PRESS DISASTERS
OF LOVE–A DEFENSE OF DELILAH A POEM, INTAGLIOS & LITHOGRAPHS
BY MICHAEL KUCH
THE POEM WILL BE READ BY MARINA GOLDMAN MICHAEL KUCH WILL
HAVE HIS HAIR CUT BY SARAH BUTTENWIESER
AT 6:00 PM ON FRIDAY APRIL 28
R. MICHELSON GALLERIES
132 MAIN ST., NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
413.586.3964
PLEASE GO TO: www.michaelkuch.com or
http://michaelkuch.com/site_files/
books/disasters/disasters_toc.html
WEBSTREAMING
AT VALLEY FREE RADIO
Is TheAmy&MoRadioShow
out of range? No problem.
VFR is now
webstreaming!
check out this temporary
link and listen live from your computer.
There are so many fabulous shows to choose from and then
there is TheAmy&MoRadioShow. Listen to us
Wednesdays from 8 to 9 am.
Community
Run, Commercial Free Radio for the Northampton Listening
Area
Valley
Free Radio, in association with Free Press, the Grassroots
Radio Coalition, and Prometheus, a national low power fm
advocacy and education organization, helped launch WXOJ
FM, Valley Free Radio, in August of 2005 at a "barnraising"
in Florence, Massachusetts. Valley Free Radio is a low power
FM radio station broadcasting at 103.3 FM. We are a community
organization that operates as a collective. Our board, committee,
and general membership meetings are open to the public.
We broadcast from the Florence Community Center, located
at 140 Pine Street in Florence, Massachusetts. If you would
like to contact the station by phone please try our studio
line at (413) 585-1033 or our business line at (413) 584
- 1160. Send email to vfr@valleyfreeradio.org. If you are
interested in hosting a show or writing something for a
show, please review our programming guidelines. Para más
información en español, favor de comunicarse con: mas@valleyfreeradio.org
MAASH ACTION
ALERT: Support $1 million Increase to the MCC
Click and
be heard
MAASH ACTION
ALERT: Support $1 million Increase to the MCC
Chairman Turkington and 26 Co-Sponsors File Amendment #1397
Dear Friends,
We must act today! Rep. Eric Turkington, chair of the Tourism,
Arts and Cultural Development Committee, and 26 co-sponsors
have filed an amendment to increase FY 07 funding for the
Massachusetts Cultural Council by $1 million. The amendment
calls for a specific increase for many local cultural councils.
Urge your state representative to vote yes on Amendment #1397.
Click on this link or paste the link into your browser:
http://capwiz.com/artsus
a/ma/issues/alert/?alertid=8689911&type=ST
Please add information about yourself in the advocacy e-mail.
You can also print it as a letter. Please follow up with a
phone call. Your state representative can be reached at 617-722-2000.
Please spread the word. We can triple our impact if each of
us can contact 3 more people.
Send your message right away. Don’t wait until the final vote
late next week. Take action today to be sure that leadership
knows of the great grassroots support for this funding. The
House leadership will be deciding this week which of the 1600
amendments have the most support. Without your support, our
amendment will fail.
Thank you for your support.
Dan Hunter
Executive Director
Massachusetts Advocaes for the Arts, Sciences, & Humanities
(MAASH)
CALLS FOR
ARTISTS/ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
Various Calls
for Submissions - arranged by deadline, sorta.
Stamp that
SASE & Squeegee the slides.
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.
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