Art Scam Alert!

Beware of this asswipe trying to rip off artists:

From: Polo de Inovação Vitória - Ifes <polodeinovacao@ifes.edu.br>

Subject: Confidential Transaction

Date: August 24, 2017 at 10:20:40 PM EDT

To: Undisclosed recipients: ;

Hello

I am Frank W Schneiter(SA) special adviser an investment co-ordinator to late Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani, World's Biggest Art Collector, the former minister of culture and heritage in Qatar, a billionaire Business Mogul.

Before his death he asked me to prepare and transfer the sum of US$114,000,000:00 (one hundred and fourteen million US Dollars) into one of his foreign partners company account as a sub-contractor fund. This is also stated in his last WILL. I seek your consent as my foreign business partner in this transaction to present you as the foreign partner that we are paying this funds to. The fund is with Deutsch bank and the bank has been waiting for me to present the company to enable them process and wire out these funds. 

Note that this transaction is 100%  risk free as it is honest clean and transparent, the funds will be share 50/50. As soon as I hear from you I will give you more details on how we shall go about it. I have not contacted any one on this hence am sending it to you multiple times.

Kindly reply to my private email: peschbienz@hotmail.com

Best Regard

Frank W Schneiter

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Opportunity for Artists

Deadline: September 15th, 2017

The Lawrence Arts Center invites artists to submit works on paper that are 12 inches by 12 inches. This juried exhibition celebrates contemporary art by both established and emerging artists. Works on paper can include, but are not limited to: drawing, painting on paper, hand-pulled prints, photography, digital pieces displayed as prints, photographic prints.  Selected works will be hung with magnets. Juror: Hong Chun Zhang. Cash awards. Submission Deadline: September 15, 2017.

The exhibition will run Oct. 27 - Dec. 22, 2017.

Details at  https://lawrenceartscenter.org/2017/07/12x12-national-juried-exhibition-call-for-submissions/

 

Opportunity for DMV artists

Deadline: September 15, 2017


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 2016, the Bader Fund awarded seven grants totaling $105,000.


No Entry Fee. 


Details: 202-288-4608 OR http://www.baderfund.org OR grants@baderfund.org

Six Alternative Representation Strategies for Artists

While today’s working artists still rely on galleries to forge their path to success, artists are increasingly seeking alternative representation models in an effort to exhibit their work. 

Once upon a time, the road to art fame was narrow but straightforward: artists would secure gallery representation, and this beneficial relationship, in turn, catapulted the artist toward universal recognition. Galleries guaranteed artists an exhibition on a regular basis, produced publications on the artist’s work, and expanded their collector base at a steady, gradual pace. 

Fast forward to the post-internet era, a world where artist career development has irrevocably shifted along new pathways.

Read the whole article by Audra Lambert here. 

Wanna be a docent at the NGA?

The National Gallery of Art is recruiting docents to conduct thought-provoking and engaging tours, in English and other languages, for thousands of adult visitors from around the world, providing rich and memorable experiences with works of art in the Gallery’s collection.

 

New docents are expected to make a five-year commitment to the program, which includes two years of initial training, beginning in September 2018. The training program focuses on museum education and art history related to the permanent collection and incorporates workshops, in-gallery sessions, lectures, readings, and more. Docents become part of a community of learners and continue their education beyond the initial two-year training period, both formally and informally.

 

Those interested in applying to the program must attend an information meeting, which run from October into December. Dates, times, and registration for these meetings can be found on the Gallery’s Docents page starting on August 15. Applications are due by December 31. For more information, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page or email newdocents@nga.gov.

 

Applicants from all backgrounds and life experiences are welcome and encouraged to apply.

 

For a full press release and images, visit: https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/press/2017/docents.html

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