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5am departure from DC... with Steve Wanna as copilot.
10 am arrival to NYC... five hours setting up the booth...
VOLTA Art Fair started at 5pm... we're in booth B1!
It was pretty packed and once again, since the Covidian Age ended, the wine and beer flowed!
Once again, the van is packed and ready to depart in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday as once again we head to an art fair in New York City.
This time it is the VOLTA Art Fair New York, which is taking place May 17-21 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea.
The gallery is hosting Steve Wanna, Tim Tate, and Marianela de la Hoz and yours truly in booth B1. VOLTA New York is a 20 minute walk from Frieze. Daily shuttle buses will run from The Shed to the Metropolitan Pavilion.
Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.
An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.
“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.”
The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works.
The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello.
The Hopper Prize is a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform offering a series of individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis totaling $22,000.00 USD. The Hopper Prize provides unrestricted cash grants in the amount of $3,500 and $1,000 to artists around the globe.
Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career.
No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.
Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL
Time to bring this oldie back as we continue the battle versus the woke mafia...
In a nutshell: There are some art shows, and some artwork, which no one (who cares how other “perceive” them) dares to write a negative review about because if a writer did dare to criticize it, he/she would be skewered by readers and others in the art world cabal’ PC police. It is essentially the PC’ing of the art world.
Read the whole article here.
Artist Application Closes May 31
25th Bethesda Row Arts Festival, October 14-15, 2023
The application for our 25th Fine Arts Festival is now open! The festival takes place on the streets of Bethesda Row, located in Bethesda, Maryland (Woodmont, Ave., Bethesda Ave., and Elm St.). “Art Fair Sourcebook” has recognized the Bethesda Row Arts Festival (BRAF) as one of the top 30 Fine Art Shows in the United States, attracting more than 25,000 art patrons over the two-day event.
The Festival attracts 25,000 high income attendees come from the Washington, DC Metro Area, and the surrounding suburbs of Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Upper Northwest. The three mile radius around the Festival has an average household income of $196,910, making it one of the nation's most affluent and educated art marketplaces.
The event is promoted through a targeted and integrated marketing plan, which includes a comprehensive social media and internet campaign, magazine and newspaper advertising, postcards and posters, and radio promotion. Our public relation firm works with the local chamber of commerce and urban district to engage the community, and reach out to new audiences.
On May 13 & 14, 2023, the Bethesda Fine Arts Festival takes over Woodmont Triangle, along Norfolk, Auburn & Del Ray Avenues, welcoming over 100 of the nation's best artists, live entertainment, and Bethesda restaurants.
Take a glance at the artists attending this year's festival by clicking here.
Admission to the festival is FREE and free parking is available in the public parking garage on Auburn Avenue. This event is held rain or shine.
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