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Cody Calamaio on Jesse Cohen
The Gazette's Cody Calamaio has a very cool profile piece on even cooler and good bud Jesse Cohen, the founder, driver and soul of artdc.org, now with over 2,400 members.
Read the piece here.
Drawing meet Powerpoint
A work in progress; the alternate Universe story so far:
We're sometime in the late 1950s, and late one night, Cuban actor and band leader Desi Arnaz, one half of the "I Love Lucy" TV super hit heads home to discover his wife, the gorgeous and talented Lucille Ball, in the arms of a fellow Cuban, soon to become an icon himself, if because of more brutal causes. In the background, a B&W TV set from the period plays scenes from "I Love Lucy."
Artomatic Returns to Crystal City in 2012!
Wooo Hoo!
The DMV's most spectacular art energy generator,Artomatic, returns to Crystal City in 2012 for their unique, massive, liberal and most Democratic free arts event, to be held in the biggest Artomatic building ever, from May 18 - June 24.
Artomatic will partner with the Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) to transform the Transwestern Presidential Tower at 2511 S. Clark St. in Crystal City into a vibrant arts community that celebrates creativity and creates a unique and exciting event for tens of thousands of visitors - all free to visit.
Registration information to exhibit work at Artomatic will be available soon. Meanwhile, check it all out here.
Bethesda Artist Market
The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is looking for local and regional artists to display and sell their fine art and fine craft during the Bethesda Artist Market. This year’s Market will take place on three Saturdays this summer: June 9, July 14 and August 11.
· Each artist must submit five images of their work and one image of their booth.
· The images must be representative of the work the artist plans to exhibit at the Bethesda Artist Market.
· A non-refundable entry fee of $15 must accompany the application.
· A $50 booth fee will be required for each Market the artist attends, due after artist is accepted into the show.
Apply online here. If you would like a mail-in application, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Valerie Hillman
Bethesda Urban Partnership
7700 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
Free Seminar Booked
On February 11, 2012 from 1-5pm, The Brentwood Arts Exchange and I will be once again hosting my well-known “Bootcamp for Artists” seminar at no cost to the artists.
As I predicted, the seminar is now fully booked. If you are still interested in signing up, contact them at 301-277-2863 / fax. 301-277-2865 / tty. 301-446-6802 and you'll be put on a waiting list.
