SFS Fundraiser Auction

I know that we artists are always been asked to either donate our time (panels, jury duty, etc.) and also donate artwork for auctions. It is often hard to say no, especially when the cause is really good. I know that I generally donate 8-10 pieces of artwork a year for charity and one of my pet peeves is that the IRS only allows artists to deduct the costs of materials. However, if a collector or anyone other than the artist donates the work, then they can deduct the full cost of the art. This sucks, but then again the entire IRS construct sucks (as it is today).

Sidwell Friends is easily one of the best schools on the planet, and one part of their focus which I really admire is how hard they work to make the school available to families who can't afford the school's hefty costs. And this is why I'm supporting their yearly auction fundraiser for scholarships.

Donate here.

Bloomberg Art Challenge

Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched the “Public Art Challenge,” a program which will grant at least three cities with populations greater than 30,000 up to $1 million each over two years to develop public art projects that “celebrate creativity, enhance urban identity, encourage public-private partnerships and drive economic development.”  The Public Art Challenge invites mayors to collaborate with artists and arts organizations in developing innovative temporary public art projects that engage residents and attract visitors.

The City of Philadelphia invites all interested organizations and artists to submit their ideas for the Public Art Challenge.  Applications will be accepted by the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) on behalf of the City of Philadelphia.  The OACCE will review all applications alongside an independent selection panel and make recommendations to the Mayor on which proposal(s) to move forward.  The OACCE will work with the selected applicant(s) to develop an initial application to Bloomberg Philanthropies.  If Philadelphia is selected as a Public Art Challenge finalist, the OACCE will work with the recommended applicant(s) to develop a full proposal. 

Both the initial application and full proposal will be submitted by Mayor Michael A. Nutter.  

The OACCE will accept proposals from all artistic disciplines – including but not limited to visual arts, performing arts, and multimedia projects.

My question is.... Is Washington, DC participating? For that matter any and all cities around the DMV that qualify? Are you listening Bethesda, Rockville, Alexandria, etc.? 

Click here for complete application details about the City of Philadelphia’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge.

Before you vote...

See this:

WPA wins 2014 Mayor's Arts Award for Excellence in Service to the Arts

Yay!

WPA is extremely proud and grateful to be the recipient of the 2014 Mayor's Arts Award for Excellence in Service to the Arts. The Mayors Arts Awards are the highest honor conferred by the District of Columbia for artistic excellence and service among artists, arts organizations, and arts patrons.

Our members and participating artists share equally in this award for ensuring our programming is of the highest caliber. Thanks to all of our supporters and patrons for allowing us to do what we do. And thank you to all of our artists for continuing to experiment and explore and create. You all make this city, this community, this world a better place for your efforts.

Many thanks to the DC Commission the Arts & Humanities, Mayor Vincent Gray, the DC City Council, the enlightened and distinguished jury who selected us, and our fellow finalists and nominees who continue to set the bar so very high for the arts in DC.

Development Workshops

Gateway Community Development Corporation's list of workshops and tentative dates are as follows:

1. Marketing Your Business Plan - Saturday November 1st between 2-4pm
2. Leveraging The Lending Tree - Wednesday November 5th or Thursday the 6th from 9-11am
3. Affordable Health-care (* possible panel discussion) (TBD)
4. Back to Basics: Business 101 - Wednesday December 3rd from 9-11am
5. Enhancing the Creative Industry. An Artist Conversation on Marketing & Selling Art - Wednesday December 10th from 9-11am
6. Maximizing Social Media - Saturday December 13th from 2-4PM

This weekend at the Katzen

November 2nd at AU -- Gallery Talk: Some Uses of Photography: Four Washington Artists 
 
Join curator Phyllis Rosenzweig for a discussion on the evolution of photography since the 19th century and the variety of techniques seen today. Presented in conjunction with the Feminist Art History Conference. For more information and conference registration: http://www.american.edu/cas/art-history/femconf/

SCULPTURE NOW 2014

SCULPTURE NOW 2014
November 4, 2014 - December 14, 2014

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 8, 2014, 6 - 9 pm

Presented by WASHINGTON SCULPTORS GROUP at the 

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016

Juror: Dr. Jack Rasmussen, Curator, American University Museum

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS c.l. bigelow, Julia Bloom, Greg Braun, Carol Brown Goldberg, Elizabeth, Burger, Joel D’Orazio, Mary Early, , Mila Kagan, Jin Lee, Dalya Luttwak, Elizabeth Miller McCue, Mike Shaffer, Foon Sham, Lynda Smith-Bugge, Garrett Strang, Janet Wheeler, Julie Zirlin
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