Opportunity for Artists

National Call For Entry: IMPRINT 2015
Maryland Art Place’s Annual Print Project

Application Deadline: February 1, 2014

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is pleased to announce a national open ‘Call to Artists’ for the 2015 edition of “IMPRINT," an annual program initiated by MAP staff in 2012 to highlight one contemporary artist who has demonstrated excellence within their selected media. MAP’s Program Advisory Committee (PAC), Staff, and Board of Trustees, collectively reviews all submissions to select IMPRINT artists.

IMPRINT Goal: To support artists by increasing the visibility of their work and by promoting sales. IMPRINT artists benefit by being highlighted on MAP’s website and through the sale of a funded artist print reproduction. MAP will also sell the reproduction at its annual benefits or offer them as sponsor incentives, which furthers the artist name and work. The selected artwork will officially launch in conjunction with MAP’s Annual spring benefit, Out of Order.

Artists can submit up to 3 images. There is an application fee of $5 dollars per image (paid via Click&Pledge) and is FREE for MAP members. The full application and call for entry can be downloaded at: http://mdartplace.org/opportunities/imprint

For more information, contact Paul Shortt at paul@mdartplace.org or call 410.962.8565.

Welcome home Alan Gross

Welcome home Alan Gross; thank you for what you tried to do so valiantly for Cuban Jews - you are a true hero.

Most nations on the planet have formal relations with Cuba... and Canada, Spain, Italy, France, etc. are heavy investors on Cuba and its thriving tourist business with the West.

What has this decades-long relationship with multiple western democracies done for the average Cuban and his lack of basic rights and freedoms?

Zip.

Cuba remains, and will remain until the Castro brothers are removed from power and tried for crimes against the Cuban people, the most repressive, racist and brutal regime on the planet.

Restoring relations between the US and Cuba was probably inevitable given the singular global perspective of President Obama, but to think that this will be of some benefit to the Cuban people is not only naive, but intellectually dishonest.

I hope that I am wrong.