Beer can collection... anyone?

From one of my neighbors:

I have a large, @500 cans, vintage beer can collection, circa 1980’s that my son had collected. They are from all over the world, many unique and interesting cans. I have a full list of them if anyone wants to see it. I am redoing my basement and have to get rid of them. Does anyone know someone who would be interested in this collection before I put them in the recycling bin. I have saved them for so long I hate to just toss them if there is someone who wold want them, a business, a brewery, a collector?

 Anyone?

Call for artists

Deadline: March 29, 2019

Emerging artists living and working in New England, New York or New Jersey who are no more than three years removed from a full-time educational program, or artists with less than five years of exhibition experience are eligible to apply to this call. Artists working in all media are welcome. NO ENTRY FEE. Six artists will receive: $2,500 prize. Solo exhibit at Real Art Ways in 2019 or 2020. Exhibition publication with commissioned essay and documentation. Curatorial assistance. 

Opportunity for an artist talk. 

JURORS: Terry Jenoure, Artist / Curator, Director, Augusta Savage Gallery, Olu Oguibe, Artist / Critic, Will K. Wilkins, Executive Director of Real Art Ways. 

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Apply here.

Women who Work, Care, and Create at Zenith

l-r: Black Bird by Elizabeth Ashe,  Serenity Courage Wisdom by Jacqui Crocetta, 

Nasty Woman by Elissa Farrow-Savos, 

Neither Mine Nor Yours #11 by Michelle Dickson, Mari Virens (Green Ocean) by Susan Freda

Featured Artists: Elizabeth Ashe, Jacqui Crocetta, Michelle Dickson, Elissa Farrow Savos, Susan Freda, Katherine Owens, Lynda Smith-Bugge, Paula Stern, Emily Tucci. 

Women who Work, Care, and Create

Show dates: January 14 - April 13, 2019

MEET THE ARTISTS RECEPTION: Wednesday, January 30, 5-8 pm   

    

VIEW EXHIBIT

Zenith Gallery Inc., 1429 Iris Street, NW, Washington, DC 20012

RIP Michael B. Platt

DMV Photographer and printmaker Michael B. Platt died unexpectedly of a heart attack this morning... 

Platt has a show opening soon at American University and also in Australia... as a good friend put it succinctly: "Life is fragile."

Art Scam Alert!

Beware of this scammer!

From: Ralph ralphlauren0071@gmail.com

Subject: ***SPAM*** PAINTINGS INQUIRY !!!

Hello There, How are you doing? My name is Ralph Lauren from NC.I observed my wife has been viewing your website on my laptop and i guess she likes your piece of art work,. I stormed on some of your works which i found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit your doing quite an impressive job. You are undoubtedly good at what you do. With that being said, I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary. It would be of help if you could send some pictures of your piece of works, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate (or close to immediate) sales. My budget for this is within the price range of $450 to $5000. I look forward to reading from you in a view to knowing more about your pieces of inventory.(ralphlauren0071@gmail.com) Best regards, Ralph

A call for work about the environment

Deadline: March 2, 2019. 

This is an open call exhibition hosted at National Humanities Center (NHC). This show will be installed in time for NHC’s three-day summit Beyond Despair: Theory and Practice in Environmental Humanities. 

VAE and NHC are looking to showcase art about, including, referencing, and showcasing anything in the environment.

Details here.

Art-Business Conference in the Washington DC metro area

Of interest to artists!

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is excited to announce its Art-Business Conference in the Washington DC metro area, an event that seeks to inspire visual artists to “Conquer the Changing Marketplace.” This weekend-long business- development workshop will give professional working artists the chance to take a deep dive into the business side of their art careers. Scheduled for March 23 and 24, 2019, the two-day conference is co-sponsored by Artists and Makers Studios, an art center complex dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals.

The event manifests CHF’s assertion that “Art is a business and artists should run it.” With the art market undergoing rapid and significant change—not only with regard to technology but also HOW art is marketed, bought, and sold—artists need toreclaim their rightful position at the center of the industry. The Art-Business Conference will help them to take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess and sell their art effectively and profitably.

Topics will include building an action plan, creating a brand story, rocking their portfolio, multiplying revenue streams, pricing for profit, selling art online effectively, building a strong support team, squashing resistance, sales strategies, and much more. All sessions are interactive, allowing artists to work together and engage conference leaders with their specific business questions.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director, and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. “With a vibrant gallery scene, museums attracting visitors from around the globe, and unparalleled public art, we are thrilled to deliver tangible business skills and training in this exciting market, and to partner with Artists & Makers Studios.” says Hulings.

The event fee is $395, but CHF is offering an extra early-bird price of $295 until January 15, and an early-bird price of $345 until March 1, 2019, when the regular price of $395 starts. Tickets are available here. In addition to conference admission, ticket holders will receive one year of “Colleague”-level access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning and community resource for working artists.

About The Clark Hulings Fund

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.