Fun with Alan Alda

Evidence of Time Travel!!!

What is Andy Garcia doing in the background of this very early photo of the Cuban tyrant and mass murderer Fidel Castro? When this photo was taken, Garcia was four years old!

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Need help? Seek help (for artists)

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation partnered to offer a new medical emergency aid program for artists. The one-time Rauschenberg Emergency Grants will provide visual and media artists and choreographers with up to $5,000 to cover a number of unforeseen medical expenses. 

There is no deadline; applications will be accepted and reviewed by the panel on a monthly basis beginning in late May/early June 2020. 

Info here.

Help for artists in need

Need Assistance? Seek help!

The Haven Foundation provides financial assistance up to  $10,000 to artists who have a health crisis; grants are one-year, and the financial amount provided is to the discretion of the Foundation. Grants can be renewed up to four more years, with a supplemental application. Read the guidelines for application here.

Financial Help for Artists

As the Wuhan Virus spreads - if you need help: Seek help!

Colorado-based Artists' Charitable Fund assists American visual fine artists (painters and sculptors) living anywhere in the United States by paying a portion of their medical/dental/eye-care bills. For example, the Fund has purchased a wheelchair, paid for eye surgery, provided funding for an artificial leg, paid partial medical expenses of several artists who have cancer, as well as other needs for medical assistance. 

Call for Art – Mythos

Deadline: April 26, 2020

Exhibition Dates: August 1 – September 13, 2020. 
Reception Date: Friday, August 7, 2020 • 7-9pm • Gallery Talk at 8pm. 
Juror: Dr. Michele Greet, professor of modern Latin American art at George Mason University and director of the Art History program. 

Target Gallery invites artists working in all visual media to apply to Mythos, an all- media group exhibition that presents work by artists who illustrate contemporary interpretations of mythology, folklore, and legends. This exhibition takes the symbolism and allegory of mythology and recontextualizes them in terms of current perspectives. 

Apply Now: https://torpedofactoryartcenter.submittable.com/submit/161279/mythos-at-target-gallery  

See Prospectus at: http://torpedofactory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Mythos-Prospectus.pdf 
 

Call for Solo Exhibitions 2021

Deadline: April 5, 2020

VisArts invites artists working in all media to apply for 2021 Solo Exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery, Common Ground Gallery, and Concourse Gallery. 

Exhibitions in each of the galleries explore the breadth of contemporary art featuring emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibits reflect a wide range of media and experimental approaches that offer the viewer unexpected interactions with art. 

The Gibbs Street Gallery is approximately 1,100 square feet with 16 ft. ceilings. It is on the street level with floor to ceiling windows along one wall. International, national and local artists are welcome to apply. 

The Common Ground Gallery is located on the second floor and is approximately 300 square feet. Artists must live in the Mid-Atlantic region to apply for a solo exhibition in this gallery. 

The Concourse Gallery is located on the second floor and is approximately 500 square feet.  It has curved windows along one wall. International, national, and local artists are welcome to apply. 

Applicants who have participated in a solo exhibition at VisArts within the past two years are not eligible to apply. 

All application materials must be submitted online through our website no later than 11:59 pm EST on 04/05/2020. 

Click here to submit: https://visarts.submittable.com/submit/153616/call-for-solo-exhibitions-2021