Volta Canceled

WOW! Almost last minute...

Nicole Berry, the Armory Show’s director, said the organization was notified of the issues on Wednesday, and that the fair made the decision to relocate the dealers and scuttle Volta “after considering all feasible options.” 

Read it here... 

Art Scam Alert!

Beware of this rip-off scum:

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Thu 2/28/2019 10:30 AM

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The Bethesda Painting Awards

There is just one week left to apply! The Bethesda Painting Awards is downtown Bethesda's annual juried art competition that exclusively honors painters from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. $14,000 in prize monies are awarded to the top four painters annually. They'd love for YOU to apply for your chance to showcase your work in June 2019. THE JUDGES: The competition will be juried by: Kyle Hackett, Professor of Studio Art, American University, and the 2014 Bethesda Painting Awards Winner; Sue Johnson, Professor of Art, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and Susan Zurbrigg, Painting and Drawing Area Head, Professor of Art, James Madison University.

TO APPLY: Submit application, $25 entry fee and 5 images of your paintings. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and permanent, full-time residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. All original 2-D painting including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, encaustic and mixed media will be accepted.  The maximum dimensions should not exceed 60 inches in width. All works on paper must be framed to full conservation standards. No reproductions. Artwork must have been completed within the last two years and must be available for the duration of the June 2019 Gallery B exhibition. Applications are due Friday, March 1, 2019 APPLY HERE

You Want to Buy Art. Is It About Love or Money?

Collecting fine art is as much about beauty and desirability as it about the investment value. Given how strong the art market has been over the past few years, many collectors may not be prepared if the economy slows and the appetite for art cools.

Read the NYT article here. 

Artists Magazine 's Annual Art Competition

Deadline: April 02, 2019

Artists Magazine 's Annual Art Competition wants to honor your most outstanding work. If your art is deserving of being celebrated in the pages of Artists Magazine, this competition is for you! 

$24,000 in cash prizes plus publication in Artists Magazine. 

There is an entry fee. 

Details: Here

Prizes

CASH & PRIZES

• 5 First Place Awards: $2,500 each
• 5 Second Place Awards: $1,250 each
• 5 Third Place Awards: $750 each
• 15 Honorable Mentions: $100 each
• Winners’ names and work will be featured in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of Artists Magazine

STUDENT PRIZES

• 5 First Place Awards: free subscription to Artists Network TV for 1 year ($199 value)+ two free on-demand art courses
• 5 Second Place Awards: free subscription to Artists Network TV for 1 year ($199 value) + one free on-demand art course
• 5 Third Place Awards: free subscription to Artists Network TV for 1 year ($199 value)
• Award winners’ names and work will be featured in the December 2019 issue of Artists Magazine

Virginia Commission for the Arts Accepting Grant Applications for FY20

The Virginia Commission for the Arts is now accepting applications for arts activities and projects that occur between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.  

For more information:

• Guidelines for Funding: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_guidelines.html
• Grant Deadlines: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_deadlines.html
• General Operating Support: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_support.html
• Technical and Organizational Development Assistance Grants:http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_technical.html
• Project Grants: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_projects.html
• Creative Community Partnership Grants: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_local.html
• Artist in Education Grants: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_education.html
• Presenter Touring Assistance Grants: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/grants_performing.html
• Performing Arts Tour Directory: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/PATD.html
• Teaching Artist Roster: http://www.arts.virginia.gov/roster.html

The Virginia Commission for the Arts supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Commission distributes grant awards to Virginia artists, arts and other not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, educators and local governments and provides technical assistance in arts management.

 

For additional information, contact the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Suite 330, Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 225-3132. www.arts.virginia.gov

At UMD Stamp Gallery

VISUALIZING NARRATIVES: SHAPING RESISTANCE

Featuring work by: Becci Davis, Malik Lloyd, Leah Modigliani, Susanne Slavick, TUG Collective

Opening Reception Wednesday, February 13, 2019
5:00PM – 7:00PM
Free and Open to the Public

Protests and opposition movements have long been a social tool by which to mobilize groups of people around shared grievances, allowing them to collectively interrogate power structures and enact change through the discursive processes of resistance. Various forms of protest have been an important point at which resistance enters the public space and gains broader visibility, often through media images that become symbols of the movement. The images produced around protests and resistance movements – by artists, the media, or everyday documentarians – thus play a larger role in shaping narratives for public consumption.

This exhibition seeks to explore the role of visual production around protests and forms of resistance. It will consider such questions as: In what ways does the media visually shape narratives around protests or resistance movements? In what ways does artwork respond to, reshape, interrogate, or blur broader narratives? What role does the mass dissemination of images – by artists and the public via new media – play in shaping public perception of protests and resistance movements?

Located in: Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Address: 1220 Stamp Student Un, College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 314-8492