If you are a member of the art community, you have probably heard about famed photographer Carol M. Highsmith suing Getty Images for $1 billion dollars. The internet exploded with comments and reactions from Getty supporters (“$1 billion? . . . this woman must be out of her mind!”) to the growing number of those angry with Getty aggressive copyright infringement tactics (“It’s about time Getty gets what’s coming to them.”). In either case, both camps agree on one thing; $1 billion is an astounding number for a copyright claim. But, is it really crazy? Does Highsmith have a real claim worth that kind of money? Does Highsmith have a case?Read the whole article in Art Law Journal here.
Saturday, August 06, 2016
Carol Highsmith Sues Getty for $1 Billion But Can She Win?
Friday, August 05, 2016
Tune in to Rosetta
Please tune-in to hear DMV artist Rosetta DeBerardinis' interview with Brooke Musterman on the podcast “http://letstalkartwithbrooke.com” on Wednesday, August 17th @3pm.
Heading to this opening tonite
Tonight: Opening reception for three exhibitions in one place at Artists & Makers Studios!
DMV area artist and epic model Fierce Sonia, and my Cuban-American peeps, the painter-printmaker Ric Garcia have a show titled “Power: Words and Deeds” which "examines gender, power, struggle, whimsy and heroism" - I'm heading there tonight for the opening.
At the same time, if you join me, we can all check out also Teresa Jarzynski’s “Head in the Clouds: The Landscape of My Imagination.” She explores landscapes with a focus on clouds - cloudscapes!
And we can also enjoy Mark Howe’s “Elemental Perspectives: Visions in Gold”, which is work inspired by Rothko and Klimt.
Reception tonight 6-9 p.m. Exhibition on display through Aug. 25.
Artists & Makers Studios
Suite 210
11810 Parklawn Dr.
Rockville, Soviet Republic of Maryland
240-437-9573.
www.artistsandmakersstudios.com
Free.
DMV area artist and epic model Fierce Sonia, and my Cuban-American peeps, the painter-printmaker Ric Garcia have a show titled “Power: Words and Deeds” which "examines gender, power, struggle, whimsy and heroism" - I'm heading there tonight for the opening.
At the same time, if you join me, we can all check out also Teresa Jarzynski’s “Head in the Clouds: The Landscape of My Imagination.” She explores landscapes with a focus on clouds - cloudscapes!
And we can also enjoy Mark Howe’s “Elemental Perspectives: Visions in Gold”, which is work inspired by Rothko and Klimt.
Reception tonight 6-9 p.m. Exhibition on display through Aug. 25.
Artists & Makers Studios
Suite 210
11810 Parklawn Dr.
Rockville, Soviet Republic of Maryland
240-437-9573.
www.artistsandmakersstudios.com
Free.
Call for Entry: MAP’s 35th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Application Deadline: August 27, 2016 @ 4pm
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is now accepting applications for it’s 35 Year Anniversary Show, opening October 6, 2016. Each year, MAP serves over 400 artists through exhibition opportunities in its gallery. To celebrate 35 years, MAP is going back to its roots. This exhibition will feature contemporary artists that have exhibited with MAP throughout the organization’s history.
Have you ever exhibited with MAP? This call to exhibit is open to all artists that have shown work at Maryland Art Place that are currently residing in the state of Maryland. Artists must have exhibited work at MAP in any show from 1981 - 2016. All MAP exhibitors from 1981 - 2016 are encouraged to apply, including artists from exhibitions such as Out of Order, Young Blood, UNDER 500, IMPACT, IMPRINT and any juried or solo exhibitions.To view the full prospectus, click here!
GENERAL TIMELINE
1. ARTIST RESUMÉ & SHORT BIO, ARTIST STATEMENT
2. IMAGES - Please submit up to 10 images for this exhibition
3. IMAGE LIST - Include dimensions, media and year created (please be specific)
Questions? Contact Naomi Davidoff @ Naomi@mdartplace.org
Please send your proposal to assistant@mdartplace.org by 4pm, Saturday August 27, 2016.
The 35th YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHBITION will run from October 6-27. An ‘Open House’ celebration of 35 years will be held on Saturday, October 15 from noon - 4pm with a reception for Donors in MAP’s Gallery at 5pm that same day. Please mark your calendars. All exhibiting artists are invited to the reception!
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is now accepting applications for it’s 35 Year Anniversary Show, opening October 6, 2016. Each year, MAP serves over 400 artists through exhibition opportunities in its gallery. To celebrate 35 years, MAP is going back to its roots. This exhibition will feature contemporary artists that have exhibited with MAP throughout the organization’s history.
Have you ever exhibited with MAP? This call to exhibit is open to all artists that have shown work at Maryland Art Place that are currently residing in the state of Maryland. Artists must have exhibited work at MAP in any show from 1981 - 2016. All MAP exhibitors from 1981 - 2016 are encouraged to apply, including artists from exhibitions such as Out of Order, Young Blood, UNDER 500, IMPACT, IMPRINT and any juried or solo exhibitions.To view the full prospectus, click here!
GENERAL TIMELINE
- Call to Artists: August 4, 2016
- Application Deadline: Saturday August 27, 2016 @ 4pm
- Announce selected artist/artist team: September 1, 2016
- Public Announcement: Released the week of September 1, 2016
- Artwork Drop-off: Saturday, September 24, 10 am - 4pm
- Installation: September 26 – October 4, 2016
- Opening Reception: Thursday, October 6
- Open House: Saturday, October 15, noon – 4pm
- Exhibition Closing: Thursday, October 27
- Artwork Pick up: Saturday, October 29
1. ARTIST RESUMÉ & SHORT BIO, ARTIST STATEMENT
2. IMAGES - Please submit up to 10 images for this exhibition
3. IMAGE LIST - Include dimensions, media and year created (please be specific)
Questions? Contact Naomi Davidoff @ Naomi@mdartplace.org
Please send your proposal to assistant@mdartplace.org by 4pm, Saturday August 27, 2016.
The 35th YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHBITION will run from October 6-27. An ‘Open House’ celebration of 35 years will be held on Saturday, October 15 from noon - 4pm with a reception for Donors in MAP’s Gallery at 5pm that same day. Please mark your calendars. All exhibiting artists are invited to the reception!
Thursday, August 04, 2016
Asshole of the Week: Bolivia's National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore
When a museum is part of a "proud" exhibition that honors a murdering, racist dictator (who now holds the record for the longest living dictator on the planet), then that museum is not only an easy "Asshole of the Week" winner, but also an almost certain "Asshole of the Year" award and an early favorite for "Asshole of the Decade" award.
Read about these dictator-loving mutants here.
Juan Villanueva (representative of the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore), you should pray that the disaster that has consumed the unfortunate island of Cuba never visits your beautiful nation.
Read about these dictator-loving mutants here.
Juan Villanueva (representative of the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore), you should pray that the disaster that has consumed the unfortunate island of Cuba never visits your beautiful nation.
Raye Leith in “Blueprints”
The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center will open a solo exhibit the works of artist Raye Leith in her show, Blueprints, on display in the Forum and Passage galleries from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, Sept. 11.
An artist’s reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.
Leith has been painting and drawing the human figure for five decades. She is fueled by a basic desire for connection and communication. Leith is an eclectic artist who also has experience in theatre design.
“In these drawings I call ‘Blueprints,’ I’ve interwoven larger-than-life portraits with miniature cityscapes and expansive landscapes,” Leith explained. “I’ve skewed the portraits to express a sense of gravitational disorientation, and I’ve juxtaposed them with soaring expanses and apocalyptic disasters. Minute detailing in the pocket spaces between human forms creates unexpected shifts of spatial perspective.”
Leith’s individual portraits that will be on display in the Passage Gallery are developed from her weekly model studies. “I do the drawings on Lanaquarelle 300lb paper using indigo- and ivory-colored NuPastels. I’ve favored these pastels for three years for the unique way the crystalline dust absorbs and refracts light to create an especially rich and deep blue,” she said. “For me this blue is soulful — spiritual and expansive. It also brings to mind an earlier age of architectural blueprints and cyanotype photography, two media with which I feel a kinship.”
The Forum Gallery is on the first level of the Schlesinger Center, and the Passage Gallery is on the second floor outside of the Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery. The galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and during events in the concert hall.
An artist’s reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6.
Leith has been painting and drawing the human figure for five decades. She is fueled by a basic desire for connection and communication. Leith is an eclectic artist who also has experience in theatre design.
“In these drawings I call ‘Blueprints,’ I’ve interwoven larger-than-life portraits with miniature cityscapes and expansive landscapes,” Leith explained. “I’ve skewed the portraits to express a sense of gravitational disorientation, and I’ve juxtaposed them with soaring expanses and apocalyptic disasters. Minute detailing in the pocket spaces between human forms creates unexpected shifts of spatial perspective.”
Leith’s individual portraits that will be on display in the Passage Gallery are developed from her weekly model studies. “I do the drawings on Lanaquarelle 300lb paper using indigo- and ivory-colored NuPastels. I’ve favored these pastels for three years for the unique way the crystalline dust absorbs and refracts light to create an especially rich and deep blue,” she said. “For me this blue is soulful — spiritual and expansive. It also brings to mind an earlier age of architectural blueprints and cyanotype photography, two media with which I feel a kinship.”
The Forum Gallery is on the first level of the Schlesinger Center, and the Passage Gallery is on the second floor outside of the Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery. The galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and during events in the concert hall.
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund
Deadline is September 15, 2016 (postmark date)
Call for grant applications. The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund invites grant applications from visual artists who are aged 40 years and over and who live within 150 miles of Washington, DC. Artists working in performance, video, and film are not eligible for Bader Fund grants.
To download an application form, visit the Bader Fund website. In 2015, the Bader Fund awarded nine grants totaling $135,000.
Details: 202-288-4608 or http://www.baderfund.org or grants@baderfund.org.
Call for grant applications. The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund invites grant applications from visual artists who are aged 40 years and over and who live within 150 miles of Washington, DC. Artists working in performance, video, and film are not eligible for Bader Fund grants.
To download an application form, visit the Bader Fund website. In 2015, the Bader Fund awarded nine grants totaling $135,000.
Details: 202-288-4608 or http://www.baderfund.org or grants@baderfund.org.
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