A certain degree of cowardice

On Monday, Charlie Hebdo revealed the cover of the first issue to be published after Islamic extremists terrorists assassinated eight members of the satire magazine's staff. 

On the cover of this post-murdering attack issue, the prophet Mohammed sheds a tear while holding a “Je Suis Charlie” sign, under the words “Tout Est Pardonné” (“All Is Forgiven”).

CNN says that it  won't show the cover due to “potentially offensive images of the prophet.”

“CNN will not show you the new cover, which depicts the Prophet Muhammad, because it is our policy not to show potentially offensive images of the prophet”

NBC and MSNBC also refused to show the cover; most other national TV stations didn't lack the backbone.

CNN's claim, is (of course) full of bullshit, since they had no issue (no pun intended), as recently as 2014 in publishing Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ," which is certainly an offensive image to some Christians, none of which, as far as I know, has retaliated to CNN in any terroristic manner.  Furthermore, Muslims also consider Christ a Prophet!

The power of art reveals the double standards of these cojonesless news organizations... uh?

Cowards...

PHOTOWORKS: Presence of Place at AU

PHOTOWORKS: Presence of Place

January 24 through March 15, 2015

American University Museum

The Katzen Arts Center

4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC

  

Opening Reception

Saturday, January 24, 2015

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Gallery Talk

Photoworks Artists

Museum Director & Exhibition Curator Jack Rasmussen

Saturday, January 31, 2015

4:00 pm

 

Participating Artists

Elsie Hull Sprague : Brad Beukema

Joe Cameron : Tanguy de Carbonnières

Eliot Cohen : Sora DeVore

Rebecca Drobis : Saman Michael Far

Peggy Fleming : Henry Friedman

Sheila Galagan : Frank (Tico) Herrera

Michael Horsley : Karen Keating

Michael Lang : Julie Miller

David Myers : Christine Pearl

Mark Power : Molly Roberts

Gayle Rothschild : Sarah Hood Salomon

Sonia Suter : Grace Taylor

Tom Wolff : Alejandra Vallejo

Fred Zafran : Judith Walser

Exhibition Overview

Forty years ago, in a derelict building hidden among the abandoned amusement park rides of Glen Echo Park, four young photographers founded Photoworks with little more than a shared passion for the daily work of seeing, shooting, and printing images of lasting beauty and artistic integrity. Photoworks: Presence of Place features works by past and present members of the Photoworks community, faculty and students who have distinguished themselves by the quality and integrity of their work. This exhibition is in memory of Elsie Hull Sprague, an artist with a MA in Film from the School of Communication, American University.

American University Museum

The Katzen Arts Center

4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC

11am - 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday

www.american.edu/cas/museum

Bethesda Painting Awards

Deadline: February 13

Requirements

Each artist must submit five images, application and a non-refundable entry fee of $25. 

Eligibility

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and permanent, full-time residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C.

Awards
Best in Show: $10,000
Second Place: $2,000
Third Place: $1,000
Young Artist: $1,000

Apply online or download the application for more details.

Fundraising auction

Any artist interested in submitting any pieces; there's no entry fee, W7AC retains 20% of all sales... 

Contact Jessica at jdamilleconciergeandevents@gmail.com

Art auctions

From Art Law Journal:

Paddle8 is a virtual auction house, backed by the owners and technology investors behind Uber, Pinterest and Vimeo. The company is focused on fine art, holding two types of auctions: benefit auctions, which are held through collaborations with non-profits and major museums, and biweekly themed auctions. 

In the first half of 2014, total sales reached $17.8 million, a 400 percent increase over the same period in 2013. The company has received $17 million from Investors. Not nearly as large as the major auction houses, founder Alexander Gilkes isn’t worried, claiming that his company’s “focus is on the whole middle market, . . . the $100,000 range.” although he did qualify the statement saying, “we had a Jeff Koons egg that started at $500 and went to $900,000.” 

With Paddle8’s success, the major auction houses are ramping up their online business. In 2014, Sotheby’s inked a deal with eBay to stream its auctions online and Christie’s, the world’s largest auction house, putting additional marketing efforts into its $50 million media platform. In the first six months of 2014, 27 percent of Christie’s online buyers were new to the auction house.

Opportunities for Artists

Nominate now for the 2015 Baker Artist Awards. In its seventh year, the Baker Artist Awards were established in 2008 to support Baltimore area artists and to promote their work to regional, national and international audiences. Up to three Mary Sawyers Baker prizes of up to $25,000 each are awarded annually to celebrate a dedication to art, mastery of craft, and a commitment to excellence. Nominations close January 15, 2105.

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation  through its Creative Fellowships program annually supports residencies for writers, composers, and visual artists at the Millay Colony for the Arts and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts  (VCCA). Starting in 2015, the Foundation will support residencies at VCCA for artists currently residing in New York in addition to Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia. The application deadlines for VCCA are January 15, May 15, and September 15, 2015. 

The Grit Fund, administered by The Contemporary, supports unincorporated and collaborative artist-organized activity that contributes to Baltimore's arts landscape but seldom qualifies for traditional funding. The Contemporary will lead four free information sessions providing details on the application process, guidelines, eligibility, funding priorities, and more. More information is here.

SELECT 2015 opens at the end of the month

SELECT 2015 consists of a 5-week public exhibition and a ticketed auction party to support contemporary art and the local artist community. The artists invited to participate in this exhibition were selected by a group of notable curators from some of the most important institutions in our region, emerging curators, and WPA’s Board of Directors.

Location

Artisphere
1101 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201

DIRECTIONS

EXHIBITION HOURS (FREE)

Thursday, January 29 through Friday, March 6, 2015

Wednesdays through Fridays: 4–11pm

Saturdays: 12 – 11pm

Sundays: 12 – 5pm

Mondays and Tuesdays: CLOSED

The exhibition is open to the public free of charge.

EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION (FREE)

Thursday, January 29, 2015, 7–9pm

VIEW ARTWORKS