DC's new "Cultural Plan"

DC has published a new "Cultural Plan" and is accepting comments on the plan until this coming Wednesday February 28th.  The city needs to hear our voices!!

URGENT! Please sign the Change.org petition today.

Given the outflow of artistic talent from DC over the past decade, we, the undersigned, demand a DC Cultural Plan that values the presence and contributions of professional artists in our city. The current draft of the Cultural Plan does not.

To that end, we need a revised plan that:

• Makes the retention of visual artists among the city's primary goals.
• Is led by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the city agency with arts expertise and the closest ties to the arts community.
• Is guided by a task force comprised of local artists, designers, and creative professionals.
• Allocates dollars to the goals and investment recommendations.

DC needs its artists now more than ever. 

To read the Cultural plan please click here

Art Scam Alert!!!

Beware of this asswipe trying to rip off artists!

From: Stephen Egan stephenegan828@gmail.com

Date: February 24, 2018 at 7:43:58 AM EST

Subject: Artwork Needed!!!

Greetings!

My name is Stephen Egan from TX I actually observed my wife has been viewing your website on my laptop and i guess she likes your piece of work, I'm also impressed and amazed to have seen your various works too.You are doing a great job. I would like to receive further information about your piece of work and what inspires you. I am very much interested in the purchase of your pieces to surprise my wife. Kindly confirm the availability of beautiful pieces for immediate sales.

Thanks and best regards

Campello at auction!

This cool vintage 1997 male nude study just showed up at auction in the United Kingdom! Bid for it here.

Carol Brown Goldberg at AU

New group show at Gallery B

Gallery B’s March exhibit will feature a group show by Teresa Jarzynski, Vatsala Menon, Robert O’Brien and Barbara Pliskin. The exhibit will be on display from March 7-31, 2018.

Located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD, Gallery B will be open Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6pm. The gallery will also be open for the exhibit’s opening reception on Friday, March  9, 6-8pm.  

Teresa Jarzynski’s portfolio of work includes a variety of subjects, as she takes turns painting landscapes, portraits, still life’s and an occasional abstract. Jarzynski received her associate’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Lorenzo de’ Medici School, Florence, Italy. She supplemented her studies at the New York Studio School under the direction of Joseph Santore. In 2012, following her schooling, Jarzynski re-located to her hometown of Bethesda, MD to dedicate her time to studio practice. She draws her ideas from observation, memory and imagination and prefers to work through challenges and decisions directly on the canvas, finding great pleasure in the experimentation and surprise of each vision as it evolves.

Vatsala Menon, originally from India, moved to the United States in the 1990’s, upon which her passion for painting also bloomed. Largely self-taught in the practice, Menon committed to painting fulltime in 2012 and continues to hone her craft, her love of art propelling her forward. She is an abstract artist because, as she explains, abstraction gives her freedom, a creative space and the spontaneity of composition. She finds great joy, energy and satisfaction in creating works on canvas, a happiness that permeates all areas of her life.

Robert O’Brien is an artist and mathematician specializing in the human form. He received his Certificate in Painting from Washington Studio School in 2002 and has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He considers himself a painter who bridges abstraction and realism and follows the tradition of Titian, Velázquez, de Kooning and Pollock. O’Brien exhibited at the Kramer Gallery in Silver Spring, MD and Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, MD as well as had a solo show at the National Symphony Orchestra Concert Hartke Theater in Washington, D.C.

Barbara Pliskin was an art teacher for 30 years with Dade County Public Schools in Florida before moving to Maryland. She has worked in many different mediums, including both painting and metals. The move north 12 years ago didn’t change her focus, and Barbara continues her practice of painting and metalsmithing, often incorporating her knowledge of human anatomy in her work. As she creates her pieces she lets the medium dictate the design and guide her process. Most recently Barbara was a member artist with Waverly Street Gallery.


For a closer look, please visit www.bethesda.org.

Studio Space Available

If you are a glass artist and have always wanted a studio space to work on your glass, but didn't have room where you live, or didn't have a huge amount to invest in a giant glass studio.....then you might like the thought of becoming one of the studio artists at the Washington Glass School. Your table/studio space runs $300 per month, and not only do you finally have a dedicated space for you to work in, but you also join a vibrant and successful community of glass artists and opportunities.  

THE WASHINGTON GLASS SCHOOL 

3700 Otis Street

Mount Rainier, MD 20712

(This is approx. 4 miles northeast of Logan Circle off Rhode Island Ave. - two blocks from the DC border. Please call 202-744-8222 for more detailed directions.)

Wanna add a line to your resume?

Deadline: February 28, 2018

FAX FOR PEACE, FAX FOR TOLERANCE

An international art exhibition - all submitted work accepted

Fax for peace, fax for tolerance is an international competition open to students of all grades and types of schools and to professional artists from all over the world. 

They are required to submit one or more works developing the themes of peace, tolerance, fight against any form of racism, and of defense of human rights. 

No Entry Fee. 

PRIZES

The following six prizes, will be awarded according to categories:

- best work - Kindergarten and Primary Schools: € 300,00;

- best work - Low Secondary Schools: € 300,00;

- best work - Secondary High Schools: € 300,00;

- best work - Video or cartoon: € 300,00;

- best work - Artists: € 300,00;

SPECIAL PRIZES

- best work awarded to a satirical or humorous drawing inviting consideration

upon human and civil themes dealing with the initiative: € 300,00;

Details: here