PostSecret

Everyone who knows me already knows that I consider Frank Warren's PostSecret as the most successful art project on the history of the planet... as a pedantic Virgo, my evidence is simple and straightforward: numbers of people involved, either individually as a submitter to the project, or en-mass, as the millions of people around the globe and on planet B612 who have seen the project (and continue to see it).

These days Warren travels all over the same globe (not to B612 yet) discussing and showcasing his spectacular project., but we can also hear him on the air... he has been invited by Andy to be on Business Matters on WPFW - this coming Monday morning at 9AM.

And tomorrow on Sunday, he’ll be talking about secrets on NPR’s TED Radio Hour at 11 AM on WAMU. The audio is live on the web already: http://n.pr/1y7Zv46

Artomatic 2015

“Artomatic is collaborating again with our Sister City Sunderland England, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Solas Nua and others in advance of an International Artomatic in the 3rd quarter of 2015 on the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC).”

More as I find out more...

Primal Connections

Deanna Schwartzberg’s exhibit of paintings; Primal Connections, will hold an opening reception at The Art Museum of the Americas, OAS/ AMA F Street Gallery, 1889 F street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, on  Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 6:00 to 8:00 PM.  

 

In the paintings of Deanna Schwartzberg we contemplate the sensuality of nature and the human form.  In her larger works elements of nature merge with the figure reaffirming her belief that humankind and the environment are inseparable.  Included in the exhibit is an installation of 28 small paintings of faces inspired by her poem, “Primal connections”.   In the poem she uses a female voice, her own, to express our relationship with nature.  These works don’t seek to illustrate the poem as much as to find their own poetic rhythm to illuminate the flux and flow of humanity and the natural world.  Schwartzberg’s art sets up a dynamic of color, light and form that sweeps through the canvas suggesting the sweep of natural phenomena and the role of humanity as part of this display.

Opportunities for Artists

EMULSION 2015 is East City Art's second annual regional juried exhibition and are privileged to have none other than my good friend and hard-working DMV gallerist, the wonderful Adah Rose as their juror this year!

The deadline to apply is February 15.  Here are the links to the webpage, the prospectus (in PDF) and the online application site:

http://www.eastcityart.com/emulsion/
http://www.eastcityart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/prospectus-2015.pdf
https://emulsion.submittable.com/

Friducha

"Friducha"
Hand-colored stone lithograph, c. 1980, 2 x 1.75 inches. Edition of 10
Done as an assignment at the University of Washington School of Art

Washington Post's continuing the downward path

One day I will tell the story of how the Washington Post's anemic presence in the area's visual arts essentially entered Zombie-land during the disastrous years that Eugene Robinson was the Style Section editor... Part of me understands the financial reasoning behind this latest decision... but here's another nail in the coffin for the WaPo's "if you don't get it" attitude towards our area's galleries:

From: "Orndorff, Amy" <Amy.Orndorff@washpost.com>
Date: January 22, 2015 at 5:38:38 PM EST
To: "Orndorff, Amy" <Amy.Orndorff@washpost.com>
Subject: Changes to the Weekend section

Hi all,

I wanted to reach out to everyone before our section hits doorsteps tomorrow and let you all know about significant changes to the listings.

This was a free service for many years and we loved doing it, but for various reasons we are having to make significant changes to the way we do it. We have to cut newsprint due to rising costs, and we see the most value for our readers in the stories that we do.

With that in mind we are eliminating the following lists: Et cetera, For Families, Galleries and Art Spaces.

In the coming weeks we will be dramatically reducing the rest of the lists -- Nightclubs, Concerts, Museums, Theater and Film. For those of you with venues that have multiple kinds of events, you will be seeing more emails from me soon about what is going to happen next.

Anything already submitted for the Style and Arts Guide will be printed and/or published online.

Thank you,

Amy

Opportunity for Photographers

Submission Deadline: January 25, 2015 (11:59PM)

MY LITTLE TOWN
A Juried Photography Exhibition About Washington, DC

Juror: Peter Garfield, Award-Winning Photographer for Washingtonian, Smithsonian, The Washington Post

"MY LITTLE TOWN" is a juried photography exhibition about Washington, DC.  We are all familiar with the iconic images of Washington, DC.  But what does our city mean to you?  Show us the neighborhoods.  Send us pics of your favorite haunts.  Show us how you have made the big city "your town."

1.  Submit up to five (5) jpg images photographs to photoworks.gallery@gmail.com
2.  Pay submission fee of $40 at http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/12/10/call-entries-little-town/
3.  Visit glenechophotoworks on Facebook for rules and guidelines:  https://www.facebook.com/glenechophotoworks
WEBSITE LINK:  http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/12/10/call-entries-little-town/ FB LINK:  https://www.facebook.com/glenechophotoworks