Opportunity for Grants

Creative Capital is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for grants in Film/Video and Visual Arts. The Inquiry Form will be available online until March 1. Please visit creative-capital.org/apply to read the grant guidelines and access the Inquiry Form.

Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing innovative and adventurous projects. We support artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply engaged with their forms, yet also boldly original; who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape.

To be eligible to apply, an artist must be:

* A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
* At least 25 years old
* A working artist with at least five years of professional experience
* Not a full-time student

Learn More at an Info Session:
Creative Capital staff members will lead in-person information sessions across the country this month (all times are local, RSVP required to grants@creative-capital.org):

* February 3, New York City, New Museum, 7:00pm
* February 3, Santa Barbara, CA, Contemporary Arts Forum, 4:00pm
* February 4, San Diego, CA, UCSD Visual Arts Facility Performance Space, 4:00pm
* February 5, Los Angeles, REDCAT Lounge, 2:00pm
* February 5, Cambridge, MA, MIT (Building 10, Room 105), 12:30pm
* February 9, Kansas City, MO, Charlotte Street, 5:00pm and 7:00pm
* February 11, Chicago, IL, at Nightingale Theatre at 6:00pm
* February 13, Cincinnati, OH, Contemporary Arts Center, 2:00pm
* February 15, Louisville, KY, Museum Plaza, 6:00pm

Online information sessions will also be offered:

* February 3, 12:00pm EST
* February 11, 2:00pm EST
* February 17, 6:00pm EST

Visit creative-capital.org/infosessions for details and to RSVP.

Go see an art show this weekend!

All the Wrong Art

February is documentary month at MoMA and it is the month that they have the most
resources to put behind promoting these features. This series also occurs over two Modern Mondays. It all starts with Robert Williams and ends with David Choe.

It compliments the artists of the Hurley Featured Artist tee program (many of these artists appear in these films). This is the last program that former DC area curator Annie Adjchavanich initiated as the curator at Hurley out in the Left Coast.

Annie tells me that she's interested in bringing the series to DC and beyond, and I for one think that it would be a great idea for a DMV museum to pick up on.

Ron Magliozzi, the MoMA NY curator who organized the Tim Burton exhibit in NY (will be at LACMA May 29, 2011–October 31, 2011) worked with Annie to make possible the event that is presented by Hurley. The series is co-curated by Greg Escalante,
co-founder of Juxtapoz Magazine.

All the Wrong Art: Juxtapoz Magazine on Film at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, Feb 7-14, 2011. After most films, there are discussions with the filmmakers and the artists.

I am told that the scheduled theater currently holds 225 people and that MoMA is trying to move the films to a larger theater due to the overwhelming popularity
of this series.

There will be three free Hurley tee shirt giveaways while supplies last;
Monday, 2/7 -Robert Williams: Mr Bitchin
Thursday, 2/10 - The Treasures of Long Gone John
Saturday, 2/12 - Bloodbath - A film about Elizabeth McGrath

Complete film series listing is here and also here.

Also check the MoMA website for more details.

American Contemporary Art magazine

The current issue is online now and has several DC area reviews. Read it online here.

Artalking


That's the very donna calda Sheila Giolitti to the left, the hard-working owner and director of Mayer Fine Art, my Norfolk, Virginia based art dealer and by far the Tidewater area's best art gallery and certainly the one with the most art fair visibility (she's considering starting to do the South American art fair circuit), and my calientisima wife Dr. Alida Anderson, talking about art at a recent art party at the Campello household.

And yes... Little Junes sleeps right through all the yakking and music of these gatherings; is that a cool kid or what?

Wanna go to an opening tomorrow?

Resonant Forms An exhibition featuring artwork by Martha Jackson-Jarvis (who is one of the 100 artists in my book), Alonzo Davis, and Frank Smith.

The show is co-presented by the Brentwood Arts Exchange and the Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center.

Dates: February 1 - April 9, 2011.
Opening Reception: Friday, February 11. 5-8pm

Brentwood Arts Exchange @ Gateway Arts Center
3901 Rhode Island Avenue
Brentwood, MD 20722

No shortage of shovels

For years I've been bitching about the decline of visual arts coverage in the Washington Post, but with the recent departures of both Jessica Dawson and Blake Gopnik, the Post's visual arts coverage has hit rock bottom, and yet they continue to dig.

Campello reviewed

Not me, but my actress daughter Elise (again)... read the review online here.

Things I wish someone had told me...

From January 25 through February 8, anyone can list on Ebay Auction-style for free at any starting price, including high-ticket items. List up to 100 items, and pay only if your item sells.

So what have you got to lose (other than time)? Go ahead and list some artwork and see what happens...

Peret

What happens when you mix Cuban rumba with Spanish Sevillanas music and dancing and then you set up a street party on the streets of Santiago in eastern Cuba? Check out Spanish legend Peret in the video below:

Heard on Univision

Interesting discussion on the salary of the 13 highest paid American presidents from all over the Americas... the highest paid is Pres. Obama ($400,728 a year), next is Mexican president Felipe Calderon at $198,288 and then Brazilian Prime Minister Dilma Rousseff at $187,428.

Bolivian President Evo Morales, who also happens to be the first indigenous native American president of any nation in the New World, is at the bottom of this scale and makes $24,096 a year and yet still gets paid more that a dozen other Presidents in the Americas.

Interesante, no?

Vincent Gallegos

I've been meaning to mention this for a long time, but I am a huge fan of Vincent Gallegos' blog and photography, and essentially a while back I realized that Gallegos is easily the best "event photographer" in the DMV.

In fact, he's work is so cool that I'm beginning to think that Vincent has now transcended the "photographer presence" and he's one of those key parts of our area's cultural tapestry that makes his presence itself a lynch pin success for that event.

If Gallegos is there for your opening, taking pics and mixing in, then you know you've got a kewl opening going on.

Check him out here and be prepared to see what one day will be a historical record of the DMV visual art scene and then more.

Next Friday: Open Source

It takes a lot to get DMVers to hit the road on a cold Friday night, but next Friday night you got to get off your snowmaggedon-fearing blues and go see "Open Source" at Carrol Square Gallery, co-curated by Tom Ashcraft and Peter Winant, both professors at GMU.

The show features work by Kelly Criscuolo-DeButts, Floating Lab Collective, Oliver Giron, Lindsay Hawks, Peter Lee, Brooke Marcy, Ryan McCoy and Alex Straub. It actually opened today, but the reception is next Friday.

My predictions before I even see the show? Look for Ryan McCoy to steal the show.

OPEN SOURCE
January 28 - March 25, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, February 4, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Carroll Square Gallery
975 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Artists' Websites: Carol Brown Goldberg

Carol Brown Goldberg has been exhibiting in Washington, D.C. since 1975. She earned her BA in American Studies at the University of Maryland, and then trained at the Corcoran School of Art under Gene Davis, winning the Eugene M. Weisz award upon graduation. Since that time, her paintings have been in over a hundred solo and group shows in the United States, Europe, Russia, and Central America.

She is one of the 100 DMV artists in the book 100 Washington, DC Artists.

Jessika Dené Tarr at Hillyer

Opportunities for Artists

Deadline: April 6, 2011

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery is now seeking artists for the development of its Art Advisory.

The Art Advisory, a full service entity of the gallery, will assist private collectors, corporations, and healthcare facilities in transforming their home or office environments through the thoughtful integration of artwork to create spaces that enhance creativity, promote tranquility, and offer inspiration. From their news release:

We currently seek works by painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers, muralists, installation and new media artists to support our developing advisory services and future projects. Chosen Advisory artists will work with the gallery to sell existing works or to create commissioned pieces specific to future clients' needs.

We accept two and three-dimensional works of art, including works on paper (edition of 500 or less) and Giclée prints (edition of 250 or less). Individual art works will not be selected from the call; rather, we will invite selected artists to be non-exclusively represented by the Advisory. After an initial review process a preliminary selection of artists will be asked to deliver/ship one work to the gallery, upon which the final decision will be based. Consequently, all artists, except installation & new media artists, should plan to be available to deliver or ship one work for either the week of July 4 or July 11, exact review dates TBD. Exceptions will be made on an individual basis. To be considered for the Art Advisory artists must complete the Call to Artists form and submit materials according to the set guidelines, postmarked by APRIL 6, 2011. For guidelines and Advisory Prospectus please see the gallery website: www.smithfarm.com/gallery.

Participating Jurors include: Rosana Azar, Creative Adventures; Myrtis Bedolla, Galerie Myrtis; Mary Early, Hemphill Fine Arts; Lillian Fitzgerald, National Institutes of Health; Helen Frederick, George Mason University School of Art and Design; Anne Marchand, Professional Artist; Foon Sham, University of Maryland College Park; Alec Simpson, Brentwood Arts Exchange at Gateway Arts Center; and Tim Tate, The Washington Glass School.

Dr. Fred at the WPA

Dr. Frederick P. Ognibene, Deputy Director for Educational Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for Washington Project for the Arts (WPA).

A notable collector of contemporary art and a generous patron of emerging and mid-career artists, Fred Ognibene has twice been a member of the WPA board (1995-2003 and 2008-present). His collection, which he has been cultivating since 1984, includes over 200 works by national and international artists. Many works in his collection have been loaned to museums and arts organizations for exhibition; a number have been donated by Dr. Ognibene to the permanent collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

"WPA plays a vital role in promoting excellence in contemporary art throughout the greater Washington area," said Dr. Ognibene. "It's quite an honor to be entrusted with leading this 35-year organization through its next phase of growth and development." Since its inception in 1975, WPA has showcased the work of thousands of artists and has touched hundreds of thousands of visitors and viewers with its programs and projects.

Ognibene succeeds outgoing board chair Andres E. Tremols, co-founder and partner of Vivo Design. Tremols's three-year tenure began with WPA's separation from the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2007. During his years as board chair, Mr. Tremols reestablished WPA as a fully-independent non-profit organization, rebuilt the Board of Directors, and initiated WPA's long-term Strategic Plan, among other initiatives. "I could not have accomplished so much without the tremendous talent and effort of our entire board, including my successor, Fred Ognibene. With Executive Director Lisa Gold at the helm and Fred steering the board, WPA is in excellent hands." Tremols will remain a Director on the WPA board.

In addition to changes in the leadership role, three new directors have been elected to the WPA board. They are Michael Rankin, Managing Partner of TTR Sotheby's International Realty, DC, MD and VA; Judy J. Sherman, an independent curator and Project Manager/Art Consultant at The Ralls Collection in Washington, DC; and Jocelyn Sigue, an independent producer and writer with a background in broadcast journalism. "I am delighted to welcome this trio of thoughtful, energetic and productive board members," said Fred Ognibene. "They join a very strong and effective board - WPA should anticipate very exciting results."

Norfolkin'

I'm in Norfolk, where it is very cold and rainy, but I hear that it is snowmaggedin' in the DMV and now I have to look forward to driving back tomorrow in the middle of all that!

Feh!

Seventh Annual Bethesda Painting Awards

Deadline: Friday, February 25, 2011

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is currently accepting applications for the seventh annual Bethesda Painting Awards, a juried competition honoring four selected painters with $14,000 in prize monies. Deadline for submission is February 25, 2011. Up to nine finalists will be invited to display their work at a Bethesda gallery.

The competition will be juried this year by Philip Geiger, an art instructor at the University of Virginia; Evelyn Hankins, associate curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. and Jinchul Kim, a painting professor at Salisbury University.

The first place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after February 25, 1981 may also be awarded $1,000.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. All original 2-D painting including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, encaustic and mixed media will be accepted. No reproductions.

Each artist must submit five digital files or slides, application and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Applications are available online at www.bethesda.org.

The Bethesda Painting Awards were established by my good friend and Bethesda philanthropist, art collector and community activist Carol Trawick in 2005.

Dawson leaving the WaPo

The WaPo's Galleries critic Jessica Dawson, who for about 10 years has freelanced the Galleries column for the Washington Post (and who prior to that used to freelance art reviews for the Washington City Paper) will be departing the Washington Post as that newspaper's visual art critics' bleeding continues and Jessica is heading to a new gig at the Hirshhorn Museum, where she will join the museum's staff working on the Hirshhorn's Bubble.

We wish Jessica the best at her new job.

More later...