American Sniper Saga: UMD responds

As you know, I was furious at how UMD caved in when faced with a set of students who do not understand fully the concept of freedom of speech - in this case about the showing of the film American Sniper.

UMD has responded with the following:

Dear Lenny:

 

Thank you for your message to President Loh and for reaching out to voice your concerns regarding the decision to postpone the viewing of American Sniper. We understand this decision has caused a strong reaction, and we appreciate your feedback.

It was announced on Tuesday afternoon that a showing of American Sniper, sponsored by the UMD College Democrats and the UMD College Republicans, will happen on the University of Maryland campus on May 4th at the Hoff Theatre.  There will be no charge to students, and anyone who wishes to stay afterward will be invited to participate in a thoughtful dialogue.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts.

Sincerely,

 

Ann Tonggarwee

Assistant to the President

University of Maryland

Call for artists and curators

Deadline: Rolling

Summary
The Athenaeum Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia exhibits visual arts created solely by artists living or working in the region and strives to present visitors with a wide variety of excellent art and unique experiences.  In addition to the shows curated by the Gallery Director, the Athenaeum Gallery invites artists and curators to submit show proposals.

Eligibility
Artists who live or work in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia may submit a proposal for a solo show.  A group of artists who live or work in the area may submit a proposal for group show.  A curator, living or working anywhere, may submit a proposal for a show featuring works by artists living or working in this area.

Sales
The Athenaeum Gallery will retain a 30% commission on works sold, and will issue a check for 70% of the sales price to the artist no longer than thirty days after the show has closed.
For a curator-proposed show, the commission structure can be adjusted with the full agreement of the gallery and the curator.
Sold work remains in the gallery until the last day of the show.
Work does not have to be for sale to be included in a show.

Insurance
All works in the show will be insured by the Athenaeum Gallery for 100% of the retail price during the run of the show.

About the Athenaeum
The Athenaeum Gallery is the headquarters of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association (NVFAA).  Founded in 1964, the NVFAA is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all forms of art, and to establishing programs that will enrich the cultural life of Northern Virginia and the surrounding metropolitan area. The Athenaeum Gallery exhibits work created solely by artists living or working the region and strives to present visitors with a wide variety of excellent work and unique experiences.

Details here.

A Free eBook Just for Visual Artists

Click on the above image or visit this link.

Wanna go to an artist's talk tomorrow?

Saturday, May 9, 1:30 - 3:30pm

DMV artist Molly Springfield talks about her work with large scale prints and book marginalia. She will connect her work to objects on view in the Luce Foundation Center.

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Tickets: Free

Event Link:  http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/event.cfm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D113666413

This weekend!

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

Delight in fine art created by 130 of the nation's best artists, live entertainment and Bethesda restaurants. 
Located in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle, along Norfolk, Auburn & Del Ray Avenues. Admission to the festival is free and free parking is available in the public parking garage
on Auburn Avenue. This event is held rain or shine.

2015 Festival Dates: Saturday, May 9, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, May 10, 10am - 5pm

The Corcoran 30th Annual Print Portfolio

FOREVER: The Corcoran 30th Annual Print Portfolio 
May 8 - August 14, 2015

Opening Reception: Friday, May 8, 6:00 – 8:00pm

WORKS BY: Rawan Alferaehy, Ken Ashton, Raya Bodnarchuk, Marte Newcombe, Andrew Christenberry, Y. David Chung, Georgia Deal, Kristine DeNinno, George Fox, Julie Garcia, Carolyn Hartman, David Hodgson, Elizabeth Klimek, Jihae Kwon, Caroline Lacey, Yaroslav Karpoulin, Pam Lawton, Kerry McAleer-Keeler, Conor Martin, Sarah Matthews, Jayme McLellan, Jessica Metzger, William A. Newman, Dennis O'Neil, Trish O'Meara, Paulette Palacios, Jennaway Pearson, Arel Peckler, Tom Pullin, Mariana Rivera, Claudia Smigrod, Casey Smith, Bob and Carol Stackhouse, Susan Sterner, Shane Sullivan, Lynn Sures, Kohei Urakami, Greg Vita, Lauren Wright, Na'ama Zussman.


The Portfolio, which began in 1985, is one of the oldest traditions at the Corcoran. It reflects not only who we are as students, teachers, and as artists, but also the times we live in. With prints alike to forever stamps, we want to capitalize on this moment in Corcoran's history by commemorating the places, objects, and people that are the Corcoran.

Corcoran faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students, and many distinguished alumni, such as David Chung, George Fox, Bill Christenberry, Andrew Christenberry, Jayme McClellan, Dennis O'Neil, and many others have each printed an edition of 30 to be a part of this landmark project.

Carroll Square Gallery
975 F Street NW, Washington DC 20004
202.347.7978
www.hemphillfinearts.com

Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival

The much anticipated annual Greater Reston Arts Center’s Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival is coming! May 16-17, 2015. A nationally top-ranked fine art and craft festival that typically attracts 30,000+ patrons, the Festival is also Greater Reston Arts Center's primary fundraiser, and it allows GRACE -- the area's largest non-profit dedicated exclusively to enhancing community life through excellence in and the promotion of the contemporary visual arts -- to offer its free-to-the-public exhibitions at its Town Center Gallery and art education programs across all ages.

Each year the competitive, juried, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival features over 200 skilled artisans who utilize both traditional and unconventional materials and techniques to create hand-crafted, original works of art available for purchase. The sheer diversity of fine art and craft at the Festival, now in its 24th year, ensures that there is something for every taste and budget. If you would like a chance to mingle with the festival artists, The Festival Launch Party will take place at the Reston Town Center Pavilion on May 15, and will feature savory treats, specialty wine, music and a silent auction.

To learn more and to purchase tickets, please visit northernvirginiafineartsfestival.org

Bummer

I'm Oh for like every year so far!

Good Morning,

Thank you very much for your recent submission to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection through the DC Creates! Public Art Program.  Our two panel Selection Committee, consisting of eight arts professionals and artists, reviewed over 300 applications for this FY15 acquisition cycle. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that your submission was not selected to continue into the second in person review panel of artwork to be purchased.  The exceptional caliber and diversity of artwork submitted made this year’s selection process especially competitive.

Although your application was not selected this year, the Commission values your individual contribution to the D.C. arts community and strongly encourages you to reapply to our future Art Bank calls for work, public art opportunities, and grant programs we offer.  Should you have any questions about the Selection Committee process, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email. We look forward to seeing your application at the next available opportunity.

Sincerely,

Ron Humbertson
Art Collections Registrar
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH)
200 I (Eye) Street, SE, Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20003
dcarts.dc.gov

Opportunities for artists and curators

Deadline: June 1, 2015

The Rehoboth Art League (RAL) is a non-profit arts center, located in Henlopen Acres, Delaware, which currently contains four gallery spaces on its historic 3.5 acre facility and The Homestead, an historic home which also serves as a gallery space. In addition to several pop-up galleries in the surrounding area the RAL has just developed and opened The RAL Art Studios, a 6400 sq. off-site arts complex which houses two additional gallery spaces as well as an arts education center and four artist-in-residency studios. The RAL is actively seeking both solo and group show proposals for their 2016 season. Over 29,000 people attend RAL activities each year. $20 Application fee.

Visit website for more information at:https://www.rehobothartleague.org/explore/call-for-entries.html.

Questions? Please contact Jay Pastore, Exhibitions Director at Jay@rehobothartleague.org or call 302.227.8408.

Do this on Saturday

This Saturday, May 9th from 12pm to 5pm is the Washington Glass School's 14th Anniversary Open House and Party!

This popular annual event is a great time to come by and see what they are doing lately. This year is particularly exciting as the WGS has two new large studios opening next to them.

First, my good bud Sean Hennessey, their resident artist for the last five years is branching out to the new space next door. He and other artists, such as David Mordini and the amazing Scott Brooks, will be taking over Margaret Boozer's former Red Dirt studio and making their own 5000 sqft Otis Street Art Projects! Also, Laurel Lukaszawski has taken over Novie Trump's former Flux Studio (Novie has an amazing new studio in Jerome, AZ) and opened White Point Studios!

This amazing arts complex continues to expand with some of the best artists in this region! Come on Saturday and see what its all about!

What: Washington Glass School's 14th Anniversary Open House and Party!
When: Saturday, May 9th from noon to 5pm
Where: Washington Glass School
            3700 Otis. St.
            Mt. Rainier, Md. 20712
            202-744-8222
Cost: Free!

Amy Lin at Addison/Ripley Fine Art



AMY LIN 

DREAMWORLDS

 May 9 - June 27th, 2015 

opening reception for the artist

Saturday, May 9th, 5-7pm
Addison/Ripley Fine Art (1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington DC)

Don't Mess with Texas

In Rockville, MD

Is there a better way to spend a super nice weekend than at an outdoor art fair?

Campellos in the news

At the dawn of the 1930's in Berlin, the Nazis are rising to power. In the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy cabaret full of interesting characters and decadent celebration, we find the naïve English cabaret performer Sally Bowles (Elise Campello), along with the cabaret girls and boys, and the infamous Emcee (Mauro Bozzo). We follow her relationship with American writer Cliff Bradshaw (Niclas R. Olson) as the Nazis begin their takeover of the city.

Details here.

This weekend in Rockville

A-RTS Rockville Arts Festival at Rockville Town Square

Saturday, May 2, from 11am to 6pm

Sunday, May 3, from 11am to 5pm

 

160 artists!

 

Walk the streets of downtown Rockville as it is transformed into a brilliant spring outdoor art gallery highlighting the some of the best local, regional and national artists. See the industry’s best in glass, ceramics, jewelry, painting, photography, sculpture, woodwork and more.

 

Live Musical Entertainment on the beautiful outdoor stage at Rockville Town Square.

• Todd Baker and Dave Marsh (Accoustic String Fusion)
• Wytold (Electric Cello, World Percussion, Bass Trio)
• Dave Chappell (Guitar)
• Colonel Josh (Accoustic Blues)

 
Admission is FREE.
 
The outdoor event is held rain or shine located on the streets of Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland (Maryland, Ave., Middle St, and Gibbs St.). Streets are closed to traffic for the Festival. The Festival is in easy walking distance from the Rockville Metro station and numerous garages are conveniently located around the site.  For more information about parking and travel, visit their  parking and directions page.

 

Details here. See ya there!

Photoworks Youth Photography Competition and Exhibition

JURIED YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

 

Youth Photography Competition and Exhibition

Photoworks Photography School & Gallery

Exhibition Dates: July 16 - August 30, 2015

Submission Deadline:  June 8, 2015 before 11:59 pm

     

RULES

1. This is a YOUTH Competition - open to all students 18 & under.

2. The theme of the 2015 Youth Photo Competition is "#selfie"

3. The $25 entry fee allows the photographer to submit up to 3 images.

Note: If submitting more than 3 images, please submit an additional entry

fee.  Please pay using the PAYPAL BUTTON below.

 

 

4. Or send $25 check (made payable to Photoworks) to PHOTOWORKS YOUTH PHOTO COMPETITION, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD 20812.

5. Digital, film, cellphone, and alternative camera/process images will all be accepted.

6. Email your images to photoworks.gallery@gmail.com

7. The subject line of the email should read "YOUTH COMPETITION"     followed by the photographer's name.  

8. Make sure your images are in "jpeg" format.  The file size of each should be no wider than 1600 pixels and no taller than 1200 pixels (medium quality).

9. Submit your photos before June 8th and we'll let you know if your work was chosen for the exhibit on or before Monday, June 29th.

 

IF YOUR WORK IS CHOSEN FOR THE EXHIBIT  

1.  Chosen images must be submitted as PRINTS for the exhibit.

2.  Please frame print using a white or off-white mat, and a black or silver frame.

3.  Prints must be delivered to Photoworks at Glen Echo Park on the following dates:

 

          DELIVERY DATES

          Saturday, July 11: 1-4 PM

          Sunday, July 12:  1-8 PM

 

          DELIVERY ADDRESS

          Photoworks Photography School & Gallery

          7300 MacArthur Boulevard

          1st Floor Arcade Building, Glen Echo Park

          Glen Echo, MD 20812

          301-634-2274

          Questions? photoworks.gallery@gmail.com

4. NOTE:  If you are only able to drop off framed prints on a weekday, please bring to Glen Echo Park office, 2nd Floor, Arcade Building before Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

5. NEED HELP PRINTING YOUR PHOTOS?  Try Dodge Chrome on MacArthur Boulevard, Washington, DC or look online at www.mPix.com

6. Questions?  photoworks.gallery@gmail.com   

Something to do this weekend

A-RTS Rockville Arts Festival at Rockville Town Square

Saturday, May 2, from 11am to 6pm

Sunday, May 3, from 11am to 5pm

 

160 artists!

 

Walk the streets of downtown Rockville as it is transformed into a brilliant spring outdoor art gallery highlighting the some of the best local, regional and national artists. See the industry’s best in glass, ceramics, jewelry, painting, photography, sculpture, woodwork and more.

 

Live Musical Entertainment on the beautiful outdoor stage at Rockville Town Square.

• Todd Baker and Dave Marsh (Accoustic String Fusion)
• Wytold (Electric Cello, World Percussion, Bass Trio)
• Dave Chappell (Guitar)
• Colonel Josh (Accoustic Blues)

Admission is FREE.
 
The outdoor event is held rain or shine located on the streets of Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland (Maryland, Ave., Middle St, and Gibbs St.). Streets are closed to traffic for the Festival. The Festival is in easy walking distance from the Rockville Metro station and numerous garages are conveniently located around the site.  For more information about parking and travel, visit their  parking and directions page.

Details here. See ya there!

Mid City Open Studios

Fri.-Sun. May 1-3

Mid City Open Studios
 
Visit over twenty working artists’ studios during the Mid City Artists Studio Tours. Visitors can go on guided tours or design their own walking map of the area for a self-guided, art-filled afternoon promenade.  For more information and times, click here.

Crimes of the Art

Crimes of the Art is a weekly survey of artless criminals’ cultural misdeeds. Crimes are rated on a highly subjective scale from one “Scream” emoji — the equivalent of a vandal tagging the exterior of a local history museum in a remote part of the US — to five “Scream” emojis — the equivalent of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist.

 Details here.

Gateway Arts District's Spring Open Studios

It happens once a year - Gateway Arts District's Spring Open Studios!

Dozens of artists throughout Mt. Rainier, Brentwood and Hyattsville open their spaces.