AOM Visit Three

And on my last visit I actually discovered a whole bunch of spaces on the first floor that I had missed during my previous two visits.

AOM is quite a different place at night by the way... tonite there should be all kinds of good fun, as there are all kinds of stuff going on; check out the calendar here.

And a teaser: My Artomatic review and my top 10 AOM artists will be announced later today - sort of like what politicians do when they have something controversial to announce: do it on a late Friday afternoon!

Not only my top 10 will be announced, but also a whole variety of DC Art News special awards; stay tuned!

Opportunity for Baseball Artists

Deadline: July 27,  2012. 

The Cleveland County Arts Council is accepting two and three dimensional art for an upcoming competitive exhibition based on the theme of baseball. The exhibit coincides with the 2012 American Legion World Series in Shelby, August 17 – 21, 2012. Artwork must pertain to or depict baseball. 

The American Legion Baseball Commission will sponsor a $500 Purchase Award. The winning piece of artwork will be placed in the Keeter Stadium. The Cleveland County Arts Council invites artists 18 and older to submit work to the “Baseball as Art” Exhibit & Competition. Work must be original, created by the artist within the last two years and not previously entered in a competition at the Arts Center. 

All two dimensional entries must be ready to hang with picture wire on the back. No saw tooth hangers. The Arts Council reserves the right to reject any entry that requires special installation. Entries may be two and three dimensional but limited to paintings, drawings, sculpture, print-making, photography, and fine craft. There is a $25.00 non-refundable entry fee for up to three (3) entries. Additional entries $5 each (max. 5 entries). Make checks payable to the Cleveland County Arts Council. Shipping to and from the Arts Council is the responsibility of the artist. Deadline to receive accepted work at the Arts Center is July 27th, 2012 and must include a prepaid shipping label or a call tag, check or postage for return shipping. Please include any special packing and/or installation instructions. Any work arriving in packaging not sturdy enough to return/reuse will be returned COD. Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington St., Shelby, NC 28150. For more information, visit: http://www.ccartscouncil.org

Opportunity for Artists

Deadline: July 8, 2012

Sustaining / Creating: A national juried exhibition of emerging artists, ages 16-25, with disabilities.

Sustaining / Creating asks emerging artists to showcase work that illuminates innovative viewpoints on sustainability and contemporary creativity. Beyond its scientific definition, sustainability references notions of responsibility and stewardship of our natural world in all facets of human interaction–from the environmental to the cultural. Sustainability indicates the capacity to endure.

All media accepted. 15 artists will be selected and their artwork featured in a Smithsonian exhibition this fall. $60,000 in cash awards.

To apply and more info: http://tinyurl.com/2012-Sustaining-Creating

This exhibition is presented by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ VSA / Accessibility Office and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Dubya's Portrait

Dubya's portrait was unveiled today at the White House.

The portrait was painted by John Howard Sanden (born 1935 in Austin, Texas), who is a well-know is an American portrait artist.

Sanden had previously painted the portrait of Mrs. Bush.

He is the founder of the Portrait Institute and was an instructor at The Art Students League of New York.

Wanna go to an opening tonight?

Elizabeth Parkman's Artomatic Top 10

Elizabeth Parkman is the Associate Director of Heiner Contemporary and she just recently visited Artomatic and files her Top 10 Artists:

Rachel Farbiarz, The Genizah Project

1.     Rachael Farbiarz, The Genizah Project.  My favorite piece at Artomatic!

Steve Wanna

2.     Steve Wanna

3.     Jeff Skeer

4.     Larissa Raddell

Christian Tribastone

5.     Christian Tribastone

6.     Paul Sharratt

7.     Jenny Walton

8.     Michelle Chin

9.     Melissa Badenhop

10. Veronica Szalus

Free Art!

They're celebrating the anniversary of the Bethesda location of L'Eclat de Verre which is managed by artdc.org founder Jesse Cohen. They will be giving away 25 small framed works completed in the French style. 

Find the event details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/114565732015599/