Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Meet The Collector: Jeanie Engelbach

Meet The Collector: Ramsay Art Fairs invite you into the vibrant home of New York based interiors whiz and art collector, Jeanie Engelbach. Find out her early inspirations, favorite artworks, and learn valuable tips on starting your own art collection.⁠

Visit here.

Monday, July 31, 2023

Call for "Bear" artists

CAMP Rehoboth is issuing a call for artists for “It’s all about the Bear!” a juried group show of bear-friendly art that will be on display from September 14 until October 7, 2023.

This exhibit is open to all. Just click the link below, complete the submission and registration form, and upload up to three entries. The deadline is August 20, 2023 at 11:59 p.m

https://forms.gle/YiWjN35LzBoTQkxs9

A team of community members will juror this exhibit. Artists will be notified of acceptance by August 23.

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Call for artists


The 52nd anniversary of this event - will take place in the Spanish Ballroom this year as it has for over half a century! The show will be held from September 2 - September 4, 2023, with an opening reception on September 1.

They are now inviting artists from the public to submit entries for the 52nd Annual Labor Day Art Show, a Glen Echo Park tradition where students, teachers, and art enthusiasts come together each year to celebrate the Park and its many distinctive arts programs.

In the past, the show has featured work from more than 200 artists from the greater Washington, DC area. The display includes a wide range of media, including sculpture, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, photography, and furniture.

Saturday, July 29, 2023

The Abandoned President Statues In Virginia

Did you know about this field of abandoned, huge (22,000 pounds each) Presidential statues in Virginia? 

Mobilus In Mobili / flickr

More here.

Friday, July 28, 2023

The Quilts of Gee’s Bend Syndrome

What is the Quilts of Gee’s Bend Syndrome you ask?

In a nutshell: There are some art shows, and some artwork, which no one (who cares how others “perceive” them) dares to write a negative review about because if a writer did dare to criticize it, he/she would be skewered by readers and others in the art world cabal’ PC police. It is essentially the PC’ing of the art world.

Read the whole definition here.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Ally Morgan at the Affordable Art Fair in NYC

We'll be in booth C1 at the coming Affordable Art Fair in Chelsea this September 20-24 - drop me an email if you'd like some complimentary passes.  There will be work by Steve Wanna, Christina Helowicz, Seth Fairweather, Dora Patin, Ally Morgan, Jennifer Barlow, Lian Sever, and others.

Do You Remember the Birds, 11x14 inches Watercolor on Paper by Ally Morgan, c. 2023
Do You Remember the Birds, 11x14 inches
Watercolor on Paper by Ally Morgan, c. 2023