Call for Art

CALL FOR ART:  Amazon Web Services Purchase for Permanent Art Collection

 

Amazon Web Services seeks to purchase a wide range of original artwork in various media for their corporate office in Washington D. C. from artists who are either eighteen years and older who live, work, or who have their studios in the Metropolitan D. C. region or artists who are current students, alumni, or faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUarts) from all campuses.

 

DC Metro Artists:

The entry deadline for DC Metro artists is May 3, 2015 at 12:55 p.m. ET. Notification by email of artwork accepted for purchase consideration will be sent by May 13, 2015. Further key dates and information will be supplied to artists with notification of artwork accepted for purchase consideration.  Click here for complete details or copy the following link into your browser, http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eamhswpr0db5dfc2&llr=uhpd6pcab

 

VCU Students, Almuni, and Faculty:

The entry deadline for students alumni and faculty is April 17, 2015 at 12:55 p.m. ET.  Notification by email of artwork accepted for purchase consideration will be sent by April 25, 2015. Further key dates and information will be supplied to artists with notification of artwork accepted for purchase consideration.  Click here for complete details or copy the following link into your browser, http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eamq825v85fdeb41&llr=uhpd6pcab

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities FY16 Grants

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities' official FY16 Grants Launch is just around the corner. 

The Grant Application Portal is now open!!

 

Click here to apply for FY16 Grants.

 

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) offers several funding programs for individuals and nonprofit organizations located in the District of Columbia. Individuals are not required to provide matching funds. Organizations are only required to provide matching funds as indicated for each grant program.

 

You can find more information on our website:

• Click here for Guidelines to Current Funding Opportunities
• Click here for Application Assistance

All workshops are free and open to the public; however, participants are strongly encouraged to RSVP online.

Please note admission to workshops are first come, first served. RSVP's are for internal tracking purposes and do not guarantee admittance.

FY16 Grants Deadlines

Monday, May 11	Arts Education Program Deadline
Wednesday, May 13	City Arts Projects - Individuals Deadline
Wednesday, May 13	City Arts Projects - Organizations Deadline
Friday, May 15	Artist Fellowship Program Deadline
Friday, May 15	Grants-in-Aid Deadline
Monday, May 18	Cultural Facilities Projects Deadline
Monday, May 18	East of the River Deadline
Wednesday, May 20	Sister Cities International Arts Grant Deadline
Friday, May 22	UPSTART Deadline
Friday, August 21	Public Art Building Communities Deadline

 

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Assemblages by Zofie Lang at the Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery

The very talented Zofie Lang's first solo exhibition will be taking place at the Margaret W. & Joseph L. Fisher Gallery from April 3 - May 17, 2015. There will be an opening reception and artist talk on April 18th, from 6pm - 8pm (the talk will start around 6:30).

Certain narratives, such as those in fairy tales, have existed for millennia and maintain a grip on our collective imagination. They are refreshed and reiterated, showing up in popular culture in both familiar and novel ways; similar themes also emerge across cultures and generations. Using photography, digital photomontage, and found object assemblage, Zofie Lang’s work reconstructs these narratives visually by extracting their key elements. Zofie examines the underlying meaning of narratives, including the fairy tales she remembers her Polish grandmother telling her as a child and literature that has inspired her. Her assemblages creates new layers of meaning, consisting of a mix of nostalgia and contemplation of our present popular culture. 

The gallery is located at NVCC, Alexandria Campus, in the Schlesinger Center, 915 East Campus Lane, Alexandria, Virginia 22311 (your GPS will tell you it's at 3001 N Beauregard Street. Don't be alarmed: it is the same place, just a different mailing address). There is a campus parking garage just across the street.

If you need help getting there, please text or call 443-310-3076.

For more information, please check out this link.

You can also rsvp here.

Dulce Pinzon in ArtNews Magazine