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JJ McCracken: Fruit for Geophages
HUNGER
October / November 2022
by appointment and online. at
CONNERSMITH is pleased to present a select view of JJ McCracken’s latest sculpture series: Fruit for Geophages (Hunger). These unique wall-mounted steel panels feature ceramic forms of lush vegetables including peppers, squash, corn and potatoes.
The artist describes this work as “a visual poem about need.”
CONNERSMITH.
WASHINGTON, DC
Phone: 202-588-8750
Email: info@connersmith.us.com
I am honored to announce that I have been selected to be the Juror/Judge for the 36th Annual Northern National Art Competition in Rhinelander, Wisconsin!
This national show is held at the beautiful Nicolet College campus on Lake Julia, Wisconsin. The competition began in 1988 with a mere 37 entries. Thirty-six years later, it attracts work of artists from all over the United States- this year they had 646 entries as diverse as the artists themselves!
The calendar for 2023:
1/9/23: Registration opens via Cafe
3/24/23: Registration deadline
4/21/23: Acceptance notification
5/15/23: All shipped work due at Gallery
6/12- 6/15/23: Judging, Judge's dinner, Opening Gala/Reception
More later!
See the video here.
My shark tank solution is easy: Develop these jewelry containers to be pressurized so that they can be loaded with a super-powerful sleeping gas that is released if the case is smashed and knowcks out the would be thieves.
Investors being sought... cough... cough...
When: Saturday October 22, 1-5-PM
Where: Otis Street Arts Project, 3706 Otis Street, Mount Rainier, MD 20712
What: Spend a casual afternoon with the artists of Otis Street Arts Project.
Meet the artists, view their latest exhibition "ARTgineering v2.0," and be prepared for some enjoyable conversations. Check out the new mural by Jeff Huntington. Plus, see an aluminum casting demonstration.
On View Now: ARTgineering V2.0
Gallery hours through December 3: 12-4 PM Saturdays, Tue-Fri by appointment
On view now: Art + Engineering = Artgineering: “the action of working artfully to bring something about”
ARTgineering v2.0 is a sequel to Otis Street Arts Project’s 2017 exhibition, “ARTgineering.” It reexamines engineering in art with a group show of eight artists, working in both 2D and 3D media: interactive electronics, geometric paintings, and 3D-printed action figures. These artistic explorations are infrequently considered, and can be stimulating to neuroplasticity—elasticity of the mind. In this “Version 2.0” show, we dive deeply into the formal engineering, structural engineering, and conceptual engineering of art.
Featured artists:
Jason Bulluck
Melissa Burley
Emily Francisco
Billy Friebele
Jason Gubbiotti
Kelly Heaton
Michelle L. Herman
Frank McCauley
CALL FOR ENTRY: Have your work noticed and purchased by local buyers & collectors, just in time for the holidays! Maryland Art Place (MAP) is seeking artists for “UNDER $500”, our upcoming winter benefit exhibition & affordable art sale. The exhibition will include approximately 1-3 works by each selected artist (scale dependent – in the case of smaller works more than 3 pieces may be accepted). Each individual piece must retail for $500 or less. If selected you will be issued an UNDER $500 profile form to fill out inquiring anecdotal information to help better engage patrons with the artists and their work alike.
Proposals should be emailed to under500@mdartplace.org no later than Monday, November 14, 2022, at Midnight. Subject line: Under $500 Application. OR fill out this FORM online.
UNDER $500 is MAP’s winter benefit. Proceeds from the sale of artwork will be split 50/50 between Maryland Art Place and the artist. The event is ticketed ($25) however participating artists are welcomed free of charge,
UNDER $500 is a hybrid, physical and virtual exhibition event. The physical exhibition opens Friday, December 9th from 6 pm-10 pm. Artworks may be purchased by patrons and taken off the walls on a first come first served basis that night. All works will be wrapped in brown paper with MAP’s signature holiday bow.
The virtual sale will launch the very next day, Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10 am and run through Wednesday, December 14th, 10 pm. The virtual sale will include more artists than the physical sale. *Please note: applications received will be selected for either the virtual sale (featured online) exclusively or for both the physical (featured in gallery) AND virtual exhibition (featured online). Your acceptance letter will indicate in which capacity your work will be presented.
MAP will maintain gallery hours from Saturday, Dec. 10 through Wednesday, Dec. 14th from noon-4pm for any remaining physical works that may be left for purchase.
AFTER PARTY: On December 9th, once the sale closes, MAP will open up its basement venue, UNDERBar for a post-event party, Ticket holders and artists have access to both the sales event and party. Guests can expect light fare, an open bar, our fabulous drag queens, and music from DJ Aran Keating of Ridiculous Entertainment. This year's theme? UGLY SWEATER!
TIMELINE
"Sense of Place"
Gallery B welcomes, "Sense of Place." The exhibit's opening reception will be Friday, October 14, from 5-8 pm. Come view a collection of paintings and mosaic plates from five different artists from the group localColor.
localCOLOR is an organization bringing artists together in the Greater Washington, D.C. The exhibit will include a combination of work from Anne Albright, Shelley Dane, Courtney Severe, Judy Gilbert and Jean Schlesinger.
Gallery Hours: Thur.-Fri., 12-6pm
Sat., 12 - 5pm
Sun., 11am - 3pm
Gallery B is located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E - the site of the old Fraser Gallery.
World AIDS Day is observed around the globe in remembrance of those who lost their lives to the disease and as a reminder that, while there has been progress, the epidemic is not over.
This year, to coincide with CAMP Rehoboth’s World AIDS Day commemoration, an AIDS related community art exhibition “ART & AIDS, A Story to be Told” will be hosted in the CAMP Rehoboth Gallery.
The exhibition will open on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2022 and will be on display through January 6, 2023. Multiple visual art forms will be included – paintings, photography, digital art, video, sculpture, glass art, fabric art, and more.
Click the link below to register. You will be asked to provide contact information, a description of your work, a jpeg if you have it, and a description of how your artwork relates to the exhibition theme.
ART & AIDS, A Story to be Told Registration
The first 12 artists to register will each be able to exhibit one original work in this exhibition. The registration period will close when 12 artists have registered. Registered art will need to be delivered to CAMP Rehoboth on November 22, 28, or 29 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The purpose of this exhibition is to promote dialogue and raise awareness. HIV/AIDS has a complicated story, one of devastation, loss, anger, and isolation, as well as survival and hope. There are many aspects to consider: the deep cultural history of HIV/AIDS and activism, contemporary issues around Black and Brown lives, the disproportionate infection rates among youth of color, homophobic and transphobic driven laws still present today, and the hope for a future in a world without AIDS.
AIDS experiences have changed the world of art. Self-expression and social commentary are important aspects of the art we create. How have you used your art to give voice to these issues?
CAMP Rehoboth looks forward to including your art in this thought-provoking exhibition.
