Starting Today in Virginia Beach

In 1952, a small group of artists presented an outdoor art show at the Virginia Beach boardwalk, with the proceeds benefiting a fellow artist who had fallen ill. Those artists later formed an organization which is today the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). In 1956, the first official Boardwalk Art Show was held. Top prize was $25 and 104 artists participated. Today, Best in show wins $10,000 and the Boardwalk show is ranked as on of the top 100 outdoor art shows in the country.

57th Annual Boardwalk Art Show presented by SunTrust.

Date: June 14-17, 2012

Location on Virginia Beach Boardwalk: 20th Street to 32nd Street

Show Hours: 10-6pm, Sunday 10-5pm

2012 Artist Listing - Click here

See ya there! I'll be in the booth around 31st Street.

Why the dude was a genius...

Jury Duty

Mid Atlantic Competition

Deadline for Submissions: August 3, 2012

October 9 – November 2, 2012
Public Reception: Sunday, October 14, from 2-4pm

The 2012 Hoyt Mid Atlantic Juried Art Exhibition showcases artists from the Mid Atlantic Region: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Viginia and Washington, DC.

Juror:  Yours Truly


2012 Mid Atlantic Prospectus page 1
2012 Mid Atlantic Prospectus page 2

57th Annual Boardwalk Art Show

In 1952, a small group of artists presented an outdoor art show at the Virginia Beach boardwalk, with the proceeds benefiting a fellow artist who had fallen ill. Those artists later formed an organization which is today the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). In 1956, the first official Boardwalk Art Show was held. Top prize was $25 and 104 artists participated. Today, Best in show wins $10,000 and the Boardwalk show is ranked as on of the top 100 outdoor art shows in the country.

57th Annual Boardwalk Art Show presented by SunTrust.

Date: June 14-17, 2012

Location on Virginia Beach Boardwalk: 20th Street to 32nd Street

Show Hours: 10-6pm, Sunday 10-5pm

2012 Artist Listing - Click here

See ya there! I'll be in the booth around 31st Street.

When They Were Kids

Elyse Harrison has 37 great interviews of AOM artists; she writes:

With Artomatic 2012 fast approaching, I decided to do a special edition of “When They Were Kids: Artists Talk About Their Childhoods”.  Those of us familiar with Artomatic know that wandering through the endless maze of art installations can easily numb you, but in a weirdly amusing way. This time with camera and voice recorder in hand I was ready to plunge into the swarm and see who I could find to answer this question:

Think back to your childhood, somewhere between the ages of around 5-10 years old. Is there a memory you would describe as a moment that informed you of your own creativity?

Check them out here.

Opportunity for Artists

Deadline: August 31, 2012 by 6PM

Hillyer Art Space is currently looking for local DC Metro area artists and international artists to submit work for solo shows for the 2013-2014 exhibiition year.

Proposals must include the following materials:

• Minimum of 5 images with a Maximum of 10 submitted on a disc or by email as a high resolution JPEG* (please save each of the images with their corresponding title—minimum resolution accepted is 1920x1080 pixels)
• A complete checklist of works containing the title, year, medium, and dimension of each work
• Resume including address, email, phone number, education, and any previous exhibitions (with clear indications whether it was solo or group)
• Artist statement or exhibition narrative not to exceed one page
• *Minimum accepted resolution on images is 1920x 1080 pixels.

Submissions Due August 31, 2012 by 6:00pm

Requirements:

• DC Metro area artists cannot have had a solo show within the past three years
• International artists have no restrictions on exhbition history but must be currently living abroad

Artists may deliver proposal materials via mail or email. If mailed, please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned.

Mail Submissions to:
Hillyer Art Space
attn: Samantha May
9 Hillyer Court NW
Washington DC 2008

Or Email them to:
gallery@artsandartists.org

Heard on Univision

Univision's Al Punto program just ended, and newscaster Jorge Ramos is pissed at the Obama campaign as they have apparently used his image in a recent commercial aimed at Hispanics. Ramos made it clear that this was done without his permission and that as "an objective newscaster" he wasn't endorsing either candidate.

Update: Apparently Ramos has been repeating this issue since he first became aware of it - first time was on Thursday: His statement:  “I want to be clear that I reject the use of my image and that of Univision in any electoral campaign. We want to make a public statement about our disagreement [with the use of the images].”