Generating income from art in the form of either cash or cash equivalents is always challenging, especially for artists with unconventional ideas or for those who create art that may not be commercially viable. The good news is that the art world is one place where anyone who shows talent and promise, marketable or otherwise, can get help in a variety of ways including cash grants, residencies, employment or internships, allowances, free or low-cost studio space, art supplies, exhibition space, and so on. Receiving these types of assistance is not easy; application processes can be rigorous and competition is often intense. So in the interest of giving you a bit of an edge in situations where you're contending for a bequest, here's a brief tutorial on procedural matters.Read more here...
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Wanna get some art grants?
Monday, October 07, 2013
Next Week: MCA Open Studios
On the afternoons of October 19th and 20th tour 20+ working art studios, in and around the Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, U Street and Shaw neighborhoods, better known as Mid City. Visitors can enjoy DC’s glorious fall weather by hopping from one studio to another within vibrant Mid City and witness an expansive offering of art and culture by some of the city’s most talented and creative artists. This bi-annual event, now in its 10th year, offers visitors a rare portal into the artists’ creative habitat and an opportunity for the public to participate in the District’s dynamic and diverse arts community. The participating artists represent a great diversity of work, including drawings, sculptures, paintings, prints, photographs and mixed media.
Where we shop, where we eat and have fun -- all of it makes our community home. Mid City Artists (MCA) Open Studios are an integral part of the distinctive character of the District and Mid City. MCA offers studio visitors the exclusive opportunity to buy contemporary art direct from the artist studio. While visiting the studios each artist offers refreshments as well as a good conversation about his or her art work. Each studio is unique and locations range from retail spaces, old carriage houses, spare bedrooms, apartments to basements. We hope you choose to spend your fall weekend with Mid City Artists. We encourage you to make a day of it, stop by a several studios before and after brunch, and then hit a few more before grabbing an early evening cocktail on 14th Street.
MCA is a distinct and talented group of more than 35 professional artists who have come together to promote their work and to create an artists’ community in the central part of the nation’s capital. Mid City is a hub of real estate development with soaring property values, new condos, trendy shops and restaurants. There are more than 1,200 condos and apartments and 100,000 square feet of retail currently being built or recently completed. Concurrently, at least 25 bars and restaurants have opened along 14th Street, adding more than 2,000 seats to the city’s dining scene. MCA continues to contribute to this growth by infusing the neighborhood with authenticity, creativity and economic activity.
Numerous business sponsors support MCA by exhibiting member works throughout the year and during the Open Studios weekend. For example, Axis Salon will be exhibiting member artist Colin Winterbottom this fall and Doris-Mae, a curatorial project of Thomas Drymon, has a painting and installation up through October 20th. MCA is a driving force in keeping art and creative expression alive within Mid City.
Open Studios Participating Artists: Sondra Arkin, Scott G. Brooks, Jane Cave, Michael Crossett, Gary Fisher, Charlie Gaynor, Charlie Jones, Sally Kauffman, Miguel Perez Lem, Lucinda Friendly Murphy, Betto Ortiz, Mark Parascandola, Dave Peterson, Brian Petro, George H. Smith-Shomari, John Talkington, Michael Torra, Robert Wiener, Colin Winterbottom. Others by appointment.
Where we shop, where we eat and have fun -- all of it makes our community home. Mid City Artists (MCA) Open Studios are an integral part of the distinctive character of the District and Mid City. MCA offers studio visitors the exclusive opportunity to buy contemporary art direct from the artist studio. While visiting the studios each artist offers refreshments as well as a good conversation about his or her art work. Each studio is unique and locations range from retail spaces, old carriage houses, spare bedrooms, apartments to basements. We hope you choose to spend your fall weekend with Mid City Artists. We encourage you to make a day of it, stop by a several studios before and after brunch, and then hit a few more before grabbing an early evening cocktail on 14th Street.
MCA is a distinct and talented group of more than 35 professional artists who have come together to promote their work and to create an artists’ community in the central part of the nation’s capital. Mid City is a hub of real estate development with soaring property values, new condos, trendy shops and restaurants. There are more than 1,200 condos and apartments and 100,000 square feet of retail currently being built or recently completed. Concurrently, at least 25 bars and restaurants have opened along 14th Street, adding more than 2,000 seats to the city’s dining scene. MCA continues to contribute to this growth by infusing the neighborhood with authenticity, creativity and economic activity.
Numerous business sponsors support MCA by exhibiting member works throughout the year and during the Open Studios weekend. For example, Axis Salon will be exhibiting member artist Colin Winterbottom this fall and Doris-Mae, a curatorial project of Thomas Drymon, has a painting and installation up through October 20th. MCA is a driving force in keeping art and creative expression alive within Mid City.
Open Studios Participating Artists: Sondra Arkin, Scott G. Brooks, Jane Cave, Michael Crossett, Gary Fisher, Charlie Gaynor, Charlie Jones, Sally Kauffman, Miguel Perez Lem, Lucinda Friendly Murphy, Betto Ortiz, Mark Parascandola, Dave Peterson, Brian Petro, George H. Smith-Shomari, John Talkington, Michael Torra, Robert Wiener, Colin Winterbottom. Others by appointment.
Sunday, October 06, 2013
Almost final report...
Exhausted and home from the (e)merge art fair in DC, where today we sold several more Elissa Farrow Savos sculptures as well as several more of my drawings and also work by Ric Garcia... And in NYC the Affordable Art Fair crew is heading home, also exhausted but happy after a good fair in NY.
More later...
More later...
Saturday, October 05, 2013
Art fair(s) report...
The NYC crew at the Affordable Art Fair continues to report good sales... Multiple sales for Anne Marchand, multiple sales for Jodi Walsh and multiple sales for Tim Vermeulen... That is great news!
The DC crew at (e)merge is also kicking it... Today we sold four sculptures by Elissa Farrow-Savos (including sales to a very well-known collector) and six of my pieces, including two major and very large embedded video pieces.
The DC crew at (e)merge is also kicking it... Today we sold four sculptures by Elissa Farrow-Savos (including sales to a very well-known collector) and six of my pieces, including two major and very large embedded video pieces.
Friday, October 04, 2013
Day One at the Fairs...
Last night was the opening nights for both the Affordable Art Fair in New York and the (e)merge art fair here in DC.
The NYC crew reported several sales - yay! And the DC crew saw sales of two Elissa Farrow-Savos sculptures and two Judith Peck paintings.
Come see us - in NYC at booth A-14 and here in DC in rooms 215-216.
The NYC crew reported several sales - yay! And the DC crew saw sales of two Elissa Farrow-Savos sculptures and two Judith Peck paintings.
Come see us - in NYC at booth A-14 and here in DC in rooms 215-216.
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| Judith Peck, Lenny Campello and Mera Rubell at (e)merge 2013 |
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
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