Friday, May 17, 2013

"The Conversation"

Seven Artists at Gallery B Combine Work for a Good Cause

WHO: Artists Fran Abrams, Rockville, Nancy Donnelly, Washington, DC, Naomi Taitz Duffy, Washington, DC, Judy Gilbert Levey, Bethesda, Donna K. McGee, Bethesda, Robert Wiener, Washington, DC, and Patricia Zannie, Silver Spring.               

WHAT: Art titled "The Conversation" is being offered for sale by silent bids to benefit Edgemoor Children's Center in Bethesda

WHEN: Through Saturday, May 25 at 6:00 pm
WHERE: Gallery B, 7700-E Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20817
Free and open to the public

Seven artists who are now exhibiting at Gallery B in Bethesda decided to do something different at their exhibit to benefit a worthy cause in the neighborhood of the gallery.  Each of the artists contributed a piece of work to create a larger work, titled "The Conversation," which is being sold by silent auction to benefit Edgemoor Children's Center located in downtown Bethesda.   

Wonders at Edgemoor Children's Center serves children from infancy through pre-kindergarten and is accredited by the National Academy for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).  (http://www.wonderschildcare.org/edgemoor-childrens-center/)

The seven artists who work in a variety of mediums are Fran Abrams, polymer clay, Nancy Donnelly, glass, Naomi Taitz Duffy, oil, Judy Gilbert Levey, oil, Donna K. McGee, acrylic, Robert Wiener, glass, and Patricia Zannie, collage.  

Each of the artists has signed the back of "The Conversation."

Visitors to the gallery are encouraged to place a bid on "The Conversation."  The winning bidder will give the bid amount to Edgemoor Children's Center and take home the artwork created by the seven artists.  Bidding closes at the end of the exhibit on Saturday, May 25 at 6 pm.  Gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday 12-6 pm and Sundays 11-3.  For more information, visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-7990.

Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is this weekend

The Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, produced by the Greater Reston Arts Center, is a top-rated annual juried outdoor street festival held in the heart of the elegant and bustling Reston Town Center. The three-day event attracts over 50,000 patrons and provides an interactive experience to view, purchase, and experience art directly from the unique and talented artists who have created it.

50,000 people looking and buying art!

Check out the participating artists from all over the nation... here.

This is your weekend art event... See ya there!

 Festival Hours OPEN to the Public:

Friday, May 17 - 5pm - 8pm
Saturday, May 18 - 10am – 6pm
Sunday, May 19 - 10am – 4pm

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Maryland Art Place announces two new calls for entry

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is currently seeking applications for a Regional Juried Exhibition opening in September 2013 and IMPACT 2013 at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore.

CALL FOR ENTRY: RegionalJuried Exhibition

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is seeking artists working in a diverse range of media for a Regional Juried Exhibition, opening September 19, 2013. The exhibition is intended to explore the contemporary, cultural climate of Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Submissions will initially be vetted by MAP’s Program Advisory Committee and juried by Kristen Hileman.

My good friend Kristen Hileman is the Curator of Contemporary Art and Department Head at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Hileman organized Seeing Now: Photography Since 1960 (2011) and Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection (2009-10), the first full career museum retrospective of that artist’s work.  Hileman oversaw a full reinstallation of the BMA’s contemporary collection in November 2012 for the museum’s newly renovated wing for contemporary art.  At the time of the re-opening, the contemporary wing featured a major site-specific commission created by Sarah Oppenheimer and an exhibition of Zwelethu Mthethwa’s photography.

Prior to coming to Baltimore, Hileman was the Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.  She was also adjunct faculty at George Washington University and the Corcoran College of Art and Design.  Before her appointment at the Hirshhorn, she was the curator of the Arlington Arts Center, where she organized exhibitions of work by artists from the Mid-Atlantic region. Hileman received her M.A. in Art History from the University of Maryland, College Park (2001) and her B.A. in International Studies from American University, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa (1995).

Please visit this website for complete submission guidelines.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Opportunity for Artists

Deadline: Monday July 1st.


Harwood Art Center invites artists to submit works for consideration in "Disaster/Resilience," Harwood Art Center's 4th annual international exhibition program dedicated to the artistic exploration of contemporary social justice issues.

Learn more and submit your works here.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Spiderman Naked

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello
Spiderman Naked
Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches
2013 by F. Lennox Campello

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello
Detail of Spiderman Naked

piderman Naked  Charcoal, conte and embedded appropriated video. 13x8 inches matted and framed to 26x20 inches  2013 by F. Lennox Campello
Update: Now in a permanent collection in Miami, Florida!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

When art fairs bite...

Art fair blues...

Check out former DC artist and now hard-working Brooklyn gallerist Marina Reiter's experience with the Verge Art fair that went away and took her money... read it here.