Opportunity for DMV Artists
Deadline: November 12, 2010
The BlackRock Center for the Arts has a huge gorgeous gallery space and their call for artists for the 2011 art season is now up.
The 2011 Call to Artists is open to all artists residing in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC over the age of 18 for original artwork only. This call will cover exhibits in the gallery from October 2011 through August 2012. An exhibit may include on applicant or a combination of applicants, based on the judgement of jurors. The jury panel is comprised of Kathleen Moran, Jack Rasmussen and yours truly.
Details here.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Modu Union Salon party
Mary Schmidt Amons, cast member of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of DC" and founder of Labels for Love, created “Modus Union” this one of a kind unique event to collaborate our active philanthropic, political, and artistic communities within the Nation's Capital.Event Location:
Modus Union was formed from two words that represent unification with positive intent. The Washington, DC area is the leading world capital and we are seeing the combination of artistic talent and a youthful energy not seen since the Kennedy era. The time has come to collaborate with these disparate groups of influence to showcase opportunities in an effort to make a positive social and philanthropic impact by maximizing our impact on the Nation's Capital and its global influence. Labels For Love beneficiary partner this year is Fran Drescher and her Cancer Schmancer Foundation.
Cancer Schmancer is dedicated to saving women's lives through early detection and prevention of cancer. As you may know, Fran Drescher is a 10-year uterine cancer survivor and a leading advocate for the early detection of women's cancer. Fran and her Foundation are continuing to make a major global impact, through sharing her personal story as well as educating women on the causes of cancers and the importance and methods of early detection
The Yards Park
10 Water St SE Washington, DC
(Intersection of 3rd St SE and Water St SE)
Three blocks from the Navy Yard Metro (New Jersey Ave Exit)
Thursday, November 4th, from 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Lumber Shed Pavilion - Fully Covered outdoor 13,000 sqft Space which will be heated for the event. 23 Artist Juried Art Show on exhibit and the Exhibit Jurors were Shane Pomajambo: Art Whino, Maggie O'Neill: O'Neill Studios/ Maggie O'Neill Fine Art, Margaret Heiner : Aesthetica Art Consulting, Lauren Gentile: Irvine Contemporary, Philippa Hughes: Pink Line Project, Marsha Ralls: Ralls Collection and yours truly.
There is also a curated art exhibit by Art Whino and they will showcase a special 6000 sqft art exhibit and live painting by Brandon Hill, Ariit Das, Cita, Michael Owen, James Walker, Josh Taylor, Maggie O'Neill and Sylvia Ortiz. Vicki DaSilva will also be doing special Light Graffiti portraits throughout the night.
Complimentary Parisian centered food by Bonaparte / Peacock Cafe/ Mortons. Open Bar all evening by Vitamin Water/ Dirty Martini
Performers: Modern Thieves / Sam James / Trapeze School New York (TSNY)
Eclectic Mix of Dazzling Performers such as Unicyclist, Jugglers, Mimes, Stilt-walking, Sword swallowing and much more!
Wearable Art: Nycholis Maziejka / Charm / Lentz
$50 Non Profit Donation Entry Fee. To purchase tickets go to www.labelsforlove.org/events.html .
The juried artists are:
Rodger ShultzSee ya there!
Gwenn Zaberer
Collette Burmester
Jamea Richmond-Edwards
Fierce Sonia
John Osgood
Terry Plater
Vicki Thomas
Shawn Bishop-Leo
Yanique Moore
Elese Clake
David Barr
Tomi Balogun
Lydia Cutler
Sandra Leonard
Sharon Buhen
Mike O’Brien
Celeste Chen
Vennessa Ortiz
Maria Gracia Canedo
Eugene Pool
Maria Lujan
Martin Figueroa-Ramirez
Farrah Ahmed
Rosalba Alarcon de Lujan
Aaron Wilder
Aasiya Townsell
Ira Natalushko
Maria Miller
Jeff Williams
Mary Rieser Heintjes
Stacey Hill
Marielle Mariano
Anna Kathryn Carlson
Carrie Nobus
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Opportunity for Artists
Deadline: November 12, 2010
Gallery West in Old Town Alexandria has a call for artists for their 14th Annual National Juried Show (Exhibit Dates: February 9–March 6, 2011).
The all media show will be juried by yours truly and awards to total $1,000. Click here to download the prospectus.
Friday, October 29, 2010
artDC
artdc has assembled another "popup" gallery exhibition. This time in Arlington, VA.
Continuing in the rich tradition of artist run alternative gallery spaces, Art in Transition-suddenspace celebrates art and the activation of dormant architecture. 19 dynamic artists will exhibit work in 5,000 square feet of empty retail space for the month of November.
Participating artists: Emily Biondo, Tim Campbell, Bobby Coleman,
Kate Demong, L. Kimberly Gillespie, Victoria Greising, Adam Hager, Sabeth Jackson, Sarah Laing, Stuart Lorimer, Lindsay McCulloch, Sarah Miller, Megan Mueller, Camden Place, Katherine Sable, Samuel Scharf, Ben Tolman, Jenny Walton, and Stewart Watson.
For more information please visit their website www.suddenspace.com and details here.
artdc will be projecting artdc images at suddenspace from an exhibition of work from their flickr pool expanding their community awareness. Find the flickr pool here and add your images now!
FotoWeek DC at the Corcoran
The Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will serve as FotoWeek Central, the hub of activity during FotoWeek DC 2010 (November 6 – 13). Activities include the official launch party November 5, expert portfolio reviews, NightGallery projections on the museum’s historic Beaux Arts exterior, and a variety of workshops, tours, and lectures—including an evening lecture, photo presentation and book signing by Restrepo co-director and producer Tim Hetherington at 7 p.m. on November 11.
Hetherington’s new book of work, Infidel, is as much about love and male vulnerability as it is about bravery and war.In celebration of FotoWeek DC, the Corcoran will open its doors Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. of the festival and will be FREE and open to the public for the duration of the festival. To see a full list of FotoWeek Central activities, visit www.corcoran.org/fotoweekdc.
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