Saturday, May 16, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Opportunities at The Athenaeum
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.
Also check out details for the Athenaeum Invitational here (with $2500 in prize money that will be awarded by Jack Rasmussen) and the just announced Wings From Chains here.
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.
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.
Also check out details for the Athenaeum Invitational here (with $2500 in prize money that will be awarded by Jack Rasmussen) and the just announced Wings From Chains here.
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.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Fulano de Tal
Things Cubans (and by default Americans of Cuban ancestry) say which
make people who understand Spanish look puzzled: "Fulano de Tal" which
was and still is, and will always be a puzzle to me, since it means
something like "John Doe"... cough, cough... except that Cubans have
another guy named "Mengano"... so it is "Fulano y Mengano" --- what???
It's like two made up names that cover Tom, Dick, Harry and Jane all at
once...
And I am told that there's also even two more characters: "Sutano" and "Perengano."
And I am told that there's also even two more characters: "Sutano" and "Perengano."
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Ephemeral at Olly Olly
Ephemeral
Olly Olly
June 6, 2015-July 18, 2015
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 7pm-10pm
Olly Olly
June 6, 2015-July 18, 2015
Opening Reception
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 7pm-10pm
Olly Olly is pleased to present a new art exhibition, Ephemeral, inspired by the elusive here and now, and the role of delicate forms of reality at play in the understanding of emotion, life, and meaning making. On Saturday, June 6, 2015, from 7pm to 10pm, spend an evening with the artists:
Bita Ghavami
Jay Hendrick
Samantha Sethi
Lisa Marie Thalhammer
The artists of Ephemeral create situations of opportunity for the viewer to experience the fragile and temporary nature of art and life. Destruction becomes a powerful mode of creation through processes that utilize objects of the everyday. Wood, metal, ice, concrete, paper, paint, band-aids, memory, and the performance of bodies embrace and transform fleeting moments of existence in order to call into question systems, functions, and transitory relationships of space, place, and time.
Special musical performance will be provided by local goth/jazz/punk/new wave/experimental rock twosome Space Waste.Olly Olly, located at 10417 Main Street, 2nd Floor, in Fairfax, VA, is open Mondays 10am-4pm, Tuesdays 6pm-9pm, Wednesdays 10am-4pm, Thursdays 6pm-9pm, Saturdays 11am-4pm, and by appointment. Ephemeral will be on view at Olly Olly from June 6, 2015 through July 18, 2015.
We will be collecting healthy non-perishable food items for the Food Bridge Program at Our Daily Bread, which provides short-term emergency food assistance to Fairfax County area residents who are in crisis. We encourage you to bring a healthy non-perishable food item to donate. The Food Bridge Program is most in need of cooking oil, brown rice, dried beans, canned fruit in its own juices, and pasta sauce.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
DC FY16 Grants Deadlines
This is a friendly reminder to all DC artist who bitch about
art opportunities in DC that
FY16 Grants Deadlines begin Wednesday, May 13
Starting
with the deadline for City Arts Projects, the bulk of DC's FY16 Grant
applications are due between Wednesday May 13 and Friday May 22. The one
grant due after that is for the Public Art Building Communities
program, which is due August 21.
See below for all the deadlines, and click on the link below for its respective guidelines.
FY16 Grants Deadlines
| Artist Fellowship Program | Friday, May 15 |
| Arts Education Program | Thursday, May 21 |
| City Arts Projects - Individuals | Wednesday, May 13 |
| City Arts Projects - Organizations | Wednesday, May 13 |
| Cultural Facilities Projects | Monday, May 18 |
| East of the River | Monday, May 18 |
| Grants-in-Aid | Friday, May 15 |
|
Public Art Building Communities
| Friday, August 21 |
|
Sister Cities International Arts Grant
| Wednesday, May 20 |
|
UPSTART
| Friday, May 22 |
FY16 Advisory Review Panelists
As
you may also know, the DC Arts Commission (for which I have served for many years) is currently seeking advisory review panelists
for the FY16 grant season. Panelists are integral to the DCCAH's grants
process because they review applications, provide comments, and score
applications in order to recommend recipients of DCCAH grant awards.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Commission with any questions, by calling their main line at (202) 724-5613 or emailing them at cah@dc.gov,
Mark Halperin: Asshole of the Week
Other than my frequent ramblings on the brutal Cuban dictatorship, and an occasional political cartoon, this blog seldom discusses politics, so please forgive this nauseating excursion into that world.
Last night I watched the Mark Halperin interview of Senator Ted Cruz, an interview that, as a Cuban-American, not only made me immensely uncomfortable, but also revealed the disturbing insides of this "journalist."
Senator Ted Cruz is Cuban-American, and because the Texas Senator is one of those rare politicians that actually says in a very loud voice what he believes, and then sticks to his beliefs, you either like him a lot, or despise him even more, depending if you agree with Cruz (as the majority of Texans who voted him into the Senate apparently do) or disagree with him (as practically every Democratic Senator and even some Republicans does), and that is just one of the beautiful things about living in this great nation: Politicians (and the rest of us) can (and often should) have widely differing views on things, and disagree, and argue, etc.
Watching Halperin's revolting interview of Cruz, I actually wanted to throw up.
Up to last night, I had never heard of the online interview show that Halperin co-hosts on BloombergPolitics.com. It is called "With All Due Respect", but the last thing that Halperin showed Cruz was respect; in fact what Halperin revealed about himself was not only a disturbing and sickening inside look at his mind, but also evidence of his lack of journalistic ethics.
Imagine Halperin interviewing Senator Obama in 2008:
What Halperin was doing when he asked Senator Cruz to speak in Spanish (when everyone knows that Cruz is not fluent in Spanish), or to reveal his favorite Cuban dish, or to list what sort of Cuban music the Senator likes, was to challenge Cruz's Cubanosity and to diminish his Hispanic/Latino "credentials."
Halperin wanted to diminish and embarrass Senator Cruz because Ted Cruz does not fit the stereotype of what the main stream press and the Democratic Party (but I repeat myself) wants us Hispanics/Latinos to be: homogeneously brown, solid Democrats, poor, and victimized. Cruz, on the other hand, is white, right wing, and very vocal and proud about his extreme right-wingness.
Why did this interview bother me so much? I thought about this overnight, and I've come to the conclusion that, for the first time, starting when I was a child in Brooklyn, grew into a man while serving in the US Navy, and the many years since, I've now personally felt, for the first time in all those years, the slimy touch of racism.
It sickens me that Halperin can give a half-assed apology and go on pretending that he's an unbiased, objective journalist, when it is clear to the most casual observer that all along he had a goal and a focus in his sickening interview of Senator Cruz.
It sickens me that it took a Mark Halperin to make me feel insulted, nauseated, violated and angry. And it sickens me that he's tarnished my American dream.
Last night I watched the Mark Halperin interview of Senator Ted Cruz, an interview that, as a Cuban-American, not only made me immensely uncomfortable, but also revealed the disturbing insides of this "journalist."
Senator Ted Cruz is Cuban-American, and because the Texas Senator is one of those rare politicians that actually says in a very loud voice what he believes, and then sticks to his beliefs, you either like him a lot, or despise him even more, depending if you agree with Cruz (as the majority of Texans who voted him into the Senate apparently do) or disagree with him (as practically every Democratic Senator and even some Republicans does), and that is just one of the beautiful things about living in this great nation: Politicians (and the rest of us) can (and often should) have widely differing views on things, and disagree, and argue, etc.
Watching Halperin's revolting interview of Cruz, I actually wanted to throw up.
Up to last night, I had never heard of the online interview show that Halperin co-hosts on BloombergPolitics.com. It is called "With All Due Respect", but the last thing that Halperin showed Cruz was respect; in fact what Halperin revealed about himself was not only a disturbing and sickening inside look at his mind, but also evidence of his lack of journalistic ethics.
Imagine Halperin interviewing Senator Obama in 2008:
"Senator Obama, as a historical matter, when you applied to Harvard, did you list yourself as a Kenyan-American"?Or imagine Halperin interviewing Senator Elizabeth Warren today:
"Who's your favorite African-American performer?"
"What's your favorite kind of black music?"
"What's your favorite soul food?"
"Senator Warren, what's your favorite Native-American dance?Had those interviews happened, Bloomberg would have fired Halperin (who has since then somewhat apologized... cough, cough).
"Can you say something in Wampanoag?
What Halperin was doing when he asked Senator Cruz to speak in Spanish (when everyone knows that Cruz is not fluent in Spanish), or to reveal his favorite Cuban dish, or to list what sort of Cuban music the Senator likes, was to challenge Cruz's Cubanosity and to diminish his Hispanic/Latino "credentials."
Halperin wanted to diminish and embarrass Senator Cruz because Ted Cruz does not fit the stereotype of what the main stream press and the Democratic Party (but I repeat myself) wants us Hispanics/Latinos to be: homogeneously brown, solid Democrats, poor, and victimized. Cruz, on the other hand, is white, right wing, and very vocal and proud about his extreme right-wingness.
Why did this interview bother me so much? I thought about this overnight, and I've come to the conclusion that, for the first time, starting when I was a child in Brooklyn, grew into a man while serving in the US Navy, and the many years since, I've now personally felt, for the first time in all those years, the slimy touch of racism.
It sickens me that Halperin can give a half-assed apology and go on pretending that he's an unbiased, objective journalist, when it is clear to the most casual observer that all along he had a goal and a focus in his sickening interview of Senator Cruz.
It sickens me that it took a Mark Halperin to make me feel insulted, nauseated, violated and angry. And it sickens me that he's tarnished my American dream.
Corcoran’s 17th Street building's renovation
LEO A DALY, an internationally renowned architecture, engineering and planning firm with expertise in arts and education spaces, will lead the phased renovation of the Corcoran’s 17th Street building, the George Washington University announced Monday.
The firm, which already has assisted with preliminary space planning at the Corcoran, will be responsible for detailed planning as well as historically sensitive architectural design work for the renovations at the 17th Street building. Initial work will include design of roof and façade repairs; upgrades to critical infrastructure; and design of program spaces, such as computer labs, which will be used in the fall. Long-term efforts will include design to support academic programs and student needs.
The National Gallery of Art, GW, The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art + Design signed the historic collaboration agreements last year that, in part, created the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at GW and transferred ownership of the 17th Street building to the university.
“LEO A DALY brings a high level of knowledge and experience to this project and has successfully led our initial space planning efforts,” said Alicia Knight, GW’s senior associate vice president for operations. “We look forward to working with the firm as we renovate the Corcoran to ensure that it supports our students and continues to serve as a showplace for the arts.”
The firm, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is an international leader in the practice of architecture and engineering. Its design expertise in the arts, museums and learning environments includes the Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong and the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. LEO A DALY is also leading the renovation of the historic Burlington Passenger Station, built in Omaha in 1898, transforming it into a state-of-the-art television studio facility for the Hearst Corporation’s ABC affiliate KETV News Watch Channel 7.
“It is a rare privilege to lead the renovation of such an iconic Beaux Arts building,” said Leo A. Daly III, chairman and CEO of LEO A DALY. “The Corcoran Building is a significant Washington landmark, just steps from the White House. Breathing new life into such a structure, while transforming its classic gallery space into a world-class arts education environment, is an architect’s dream.”
Mr. Daly, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, serves on the Trustees’ Council of the National Gallery of Art and is a former trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. A respected collector of 20th century art, Mr. Daly previously served as chairman of the American Architectural Foundation, vice chairman of the Kennedy Center International Committee, vice chairman of the National Building Museum, and on the Advisory Board of the Blair House Fine Arts Committee.
The university recently announced that it has entered into a contract for S&R Foundation to purchase the Fillmore building. The nonprofit organization intends to use it as an arts incubator supporting talented artists. The university will use funds from the sale of the Fillmore for the renovation of the 17th Street building and for programs within the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design.
The firm, which already has assisted with preliminary space planning at the Corcoran, will be responsible for detailed planning as well as historically sensitive architectural design work for the renovations at the 17th Street building. Initial work will include design of roof and façade repairs; upgrades to critical infrastructure; and design of program spaces, such as computer labs, which will be used in the fall. Long-term efforts will include design to support academic programs and student needs.
The National Gallery of Art, GW, The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art + Design signed the historic collaboration agreements last year that, in part, created the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at GW and transferred ownership of the 17th Street building to the university.
“LEO A DALY brings a high level of knowledge and experience to this project and has successfully led our initial space planning efforts,” said Alicia Knight, GW’s senior associate vice president for operations. “We look forward to working with the firm as we renovate the Corcoran to ensure that it supports our students and continues to serve as a showplace for the arts.”
The firm, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is an international leader in the practice of architecture and engineering. Its design expertise in the arts, museums and learning environments includes the Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong and the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. LEO A DALY is also leading the renovation of the historic Burlington Passenger Station, built in Omaha in 1898, transforming it into a state-of-the-art television studio facility for the Hearst Corporation’s ABC affiliate KETV News Watch Channel 7.
“It is a rare privilege to lead the renovation of such an iconic Beaux Arts building,” said Leo A. Daly III, chairman and CEO of LEO A DALY. “The Corcoran Building is a significant Washington landmark, just steps from the White House. Breathing new life into such a structure, while transforming its classic gallery space into a world-class arts education environment, is an architect’s dream.”
Mr. Daly, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, serves on the Trustees’ Council of the National Gallery of Art and is a former trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. A respected collector of 20th century art, Mr. Daly previously served as chairman of the American Architectural Foundation, vice chairman of the Kennedy Center International Committee, vice chairman of the National Building Museum, and on the Advisory Board of the Blair House Fine Arts Committee.
The university recently announced that it has entered into a contract for S&R Foundation to purchase the Fillmore building. The nonprofit organization intends to use it as an arts incubator supporting talented artists. The university will use funds from the sale of the Fillmore for the renovation of the 17th Street building and for programs within the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design.
Monday, May 11, 2015
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:
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 TonggarweeAssistant to the PresidentUniversity of Maryland
Sunday, May 10, 2015
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.
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.
Saturday, May 09, 2015
Friday, May 08, 2015
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
Thursday, May 07, 2015
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.
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
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
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.
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Do this on Saturday
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!
Monday, May 04, 2015
Amy Lin at Addison/Ripley Fine Art
DREAMWORLDS
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)
Addison/Ripley Fine Art (1670 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington DC)
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