Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Printmaking Competition

PRINTMAKING COMPETITION!
GRAND PRIZE:
Two Printmakers will be chosen to receive free, 6-month keyholder memberships to the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (a $1200 value). The artwork created at CPC by the two winners will be exhibited in the summer of 2012.

No Entry Fee!
(yes, we're artists too. we get it. we just want you to send us your best work for consideration, and then we want to give away the inkfarm because we want you to have a cool place to work with other cool printmakers, because that's just the way we are)

Juror: Debora Wood, Senior Curator
Mary & Leigh Bloch Museum of Art, Northwestern University

Ten top selected artists will be invited to exhibit in CPC's
SUMMER EXHIBITION 2011.
(Two of these top ten artists will be selected to win the grand prizes)

Deadline for submissions: May 1st, 2011

Friday, March 4, 2011

50th Annual Art Fair

The Skokie Art Guild is looking for artists for its 50th Annual Art Fair.

The Art Fair celebrated its 49th anniversary! The Village Green, downtown Skokie, at 5211 Oakton, is the site of this beautiful annual event. Skokie is proud to claim this event as one of the most established, high-quality art fairs held on the North Shore. It attracts artists from many parts of the country. Artists represent categories such as 2-dimensional paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass and much more. In addition, there was live music, face-painting and ice cream.

Dates: July 9 - 10 on the Skokie Village Green

Details: www.skokieartguild.org,
skokieart@aol.com
or call 847.677-8163.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Juried Art Show

54th National Multi-Media Juried Art Show at the Maria V. Howard Arts Center in Rocky Mount , NC : open to all 2D, 3D, and multimedia except installation. $3,300 in prizes. Submit up to 4 works for $25 entry fee. Juror: David Edgar (www.plastiquarium.com )

Entry deadline: March 25, 2011. For more information call 252-972-1163 or email Catherine.coulter@rockymountnc.gov. Downloadable prospectus: www.imperialcentre.org/arts and click on “Artist Opportunities”