CALL for FEATURED ARTIST on WCA's homepage.
Deadline DECEMBER 1st, 2008
To facilitate a blind review by WCA President, Marilyn Hayes, email:
IMAGE: 72dpi jpeg not exceeding 500px in any direction
NAME: YOUR Member ID # (for example: 01324.jpg)
Send to: nationalwca@gmail.com with “Featured Artist 2009” in the subject line
Note: Only entries sent to the gmail email address above will be reviewed.
Twelve WCA members will be selected to be a “Featured Artist” for one month each during 2009. The "Featured Artist" section of the web site will include the artist's name, images, and a link to her own web site, or a web site of her choice.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
November CWCA E-News, hot off the press!
Visit: http://www.chicagowca.com/news.html to download the latest CWCA E-News. Join our mailing list, request a blog invite and find out about volunteer needs.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Department of Cultural Affairs Theater Workshops/Events for November
November 07, 2008 — November 24, 2008
Studio Theater
$20; $15 for students and seniors
Journey through the psyche of Captain Melisande Blue in Noel William's award winning Pochinko clown and Bouffon style show. Packed and ready to go, Mel and her baggage find themselves at a train station exiled for "loving a little too much." Her divine ride features a feisty turnstile, dinner dates with luggage, and a two and a half foot mini version of "Gone with the Wind." A Fringe Festival favorite throughout the county, this will be the first time the full show has been seen in Chicago.
Special Events
Sunday, November 9, following the 3:00PM show:
"Women in Comedy" Panel Discussion
Moderated by Lucia Mauro
Panelists include: Susan Messing, Lillian Frances, and Francesca Peppiatt
This discussion will focus on the working experience of contemporary women comedians and touch on topics such as: stereotypes, casting, and what it takes to be considered "funny."
Sunday, November 16, following the 3:00PM show:
"Working in the Smallest Mask" Talkback with Noel Williams
Hosted by Keland Scher
This discussion will focus on the techniques involved in working with masks including types of clowning and the various physical styles of Commedia del Arte.
Contact:
Stephanie Bradbury
DCA Theater Intern
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Chicago, IL 60602
chicago.dca.theater@gmail.com
www.dcatheater.org
Studio Theater
$20; $15 for students and seniors
Journey through the psyche of Captain Melisande Blue in Noel William's award winning Pochinko clown and Bouffon style show. Packed and ready to go, Mel and her baggage find themselves at a train station exiled for "loving a little too much." Her divine ride features a feisty turnstile, dinner dates with luggage, and a two and a half foot mini version of "Gone with the Wind." A Fringe Festival favorite throughout the county, this will be the first time the full show has been seen in Chicago.
Special Events
Sunday, November 9, following the 3:00PM show:
"Women in Comedy" Panel Discussion
Moderated by Lucia Mauro
Panelists include: Susan Messing, Lillian Frances, and Francesca Peppiatt
This discussion will focus on the working experience of contemporary women comedians and touch on topics such as: stereotypes, casting, and what it takes to be considered "funny."
Sunday, November 16, following the 3:00PM show:
"Working in the Smallest Mask" Talkback with Noel Williams
Hosted by Keland Scher
This discussion will focus on the techniques involved in working with masks including types of clowning and the various physical styles of Commedia del Arte.
Contact:
Stephanie Bradbury
DCA Theater Intern
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Chicago, IL 60602
chicago.dca.theater@gmail.com
www.dcatheater.org
Monday, October 27, 2008
Woman Made Gallery: Call for Art
CALL FOR ARTWORK: 12th International Open
Exhibition Dates: March 6 – April 16, 2009
Invitation to all women artists worldwide to submit artwork in all media for this open exhibition. Images of up to three artworks plus one detail image per work if needed. Please include a statement about the submitted work and a $24 entry fee.
Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $24 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
Juror: Yolanda M. López
Entry Deadline: November 12, 2008
Notifications: December 10, 2008
Awards: 1st Prize: Solo Show at WMG in 2010; 2nd Prize: $500; 3rd Prize: $250; 4th Prize: Honorable Mention
CALL FOR ARTWORK: The Emotional Body
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 11, 2009
Open to women artists from the international community whose work is concerned with the emotional reality of womanhood. We invite submissions that portray “The Emotional Body” of a woman’s journey in search of the boundaries of body, personality, and strength. We invite works that render “the body” expressively, relying on compositional and figurative dramatizations: works that focus on the complexity and significance of a woman’s journey to emotional independence and works that recognize the richness of her life. Images of up to three artworks plus one detail image per submission if needed. Please include a statement about the submitted work and a $24 entry fee.
Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $24 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
Juror: Elzbieta (Elka) Kazmierczak
Entry Deadline: February 13, 2009
Notifications: March 4, 2009
CALL FOR ARTWORK: Her Mark 2010
WMG invites women artists to submit images of up to three artworks in all media for its annual Her Mark publication.
Art Juror: Maria Elena Buszek
Calendar
March 6, 2009 - Final Entry Due Date
March 25, 2009 - Notifications Sent
July 31, 2009 - Her Mark Available
July 31 - August 27 - Exhibition
Sunday, August 2, 2009 Release Party & Reading 2-4pm
Entry fee: $24 for images of up to three artworks
Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $24 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
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Details of these opportunities at: http://womanmade.org/entryform.html
Exhibition Dates: March 6 – April 16, 2009
Invitation to all women artists worldwide to submit artwork in all media for this open exhibition. Images of up to three artworks plus one detail image per work if needed. Please include a statement about the submitted work and a $24 entry fee.
Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $24 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
Juror: Yolanda M. López
Entry Deadline: November 12, 2008
Notifications: December 10, 2008
Awards: 1st Prize: Solo Show at WMG in 2010; 2nd Prize: $500; 3rd Prize: $250; 4th Prize: Honorable Mention
CALL FOR ARTWORK: The Emotional Body
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 11, 2009
Open to women artists from the international community whose work is concerned with the emotional reality of womanhood. We invite submissions that portray “The Emotional Body” of a woman’s journey in search of the boundaries of body, personality, and strength. We invite works that render “the body” expressively, relying on compositional and figurative dramatizations: works that focus on the complexity and significance of a woman’s journey to emotional independence and works that recognize the richness of her life. Images of up to three artworks plus one detail image per submission if needed. Please include a statement about the submitted work and a $24 entry fee.
Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $24 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
Juror: Elzbieta (Elka) Kazmierczak
Entry Deadline: February 13, 2009
Notifications: March 4, 2009
CALL FOR ARTWORK: Her Mark 2010
WMG invites women artists to submit images of up to three artworks in all media for its annual Her Mark publication.
Art Juror: Maria Elena Buszek
Calendar
March 6, 2009 - Final Entry Due Date
March 25, 2009 - Notifications Sent
July 31, 2009 - Her Mark Available
July 31 - August 27 - Exhibition
Sunday, August 2, 2009 Release Party & Reading 2-4pm
Entry fee: $24 for images of up to three artworks
Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $24 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
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Details of these opportunities at: http://womanmade.org/entryform.html
ARC hosting "Money-Money-Money", Deadline for Submissions: Nov. 1
"Money-Money-Money..."
Hosted by ARC Gallery
Deadline for Submissions: Nov. 1, 2008
Seeks contemporary artwork that addresses personal, political, and economic issues pertaining to the cultural currency of money. In today's political climate, how does money move, change, and effect both nations and/or individuals? The effects of economic issues on national decisions, the effect of a global economy on the individual, the individual artist's relationship to the economy, and the aesthetic value of currency are some aspects that the artist is asked to contemplate.
Hosted by ARC Gallery
Deadline for Submissions: Nov. 1, 2008
Seeks contemporary artwork that addresses personal, political, and economic issues pertaining to the cultural currency of money. In today's political climate, how does money move, change, and effect both nations and/or individuals? The effects of economic issues on national decisions, the effect of a global economy on the individual, the individual artist's relationship to the economy, and the aesthetic value of currency are some aspects that the artist is asked to contemplate.
Deadline for Submissions: Nov. 1, 2008
PLEASE DO NOT SEND CERTIFIED MAIL
C A L E N D A R:
Notifications Sent: Dec. 1, 2008
All Work to Arrive: Jan. 2 – 3, 2009 during regular gallery hours: wed-sat. 12-6
Exhibition Dates: Jan. 7 - 31, 2009
Opening Reception: Jan. 9 6-9 pm
Pick-Up Work: Feb. 1, 2009
Shipping Pick-Up*: Feb. 4 - 6
*Any shipping company except the U.S. Post Office.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.
Juried by Mary Jane Jacob, Professor and Executive Director of Exhibitions at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Get the prospectus and more info here: http://www.arcgallery.org/news-events.aspx#40
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Cultural Consumer Workshop Series, November 6th
This is a continuation of a conversation on the Cultural Consumer that
took place in Spring of this year. If you missed the first forum, don't
worry, the topic is fresh, with new voices and new ideas to share, and
we need your voice this time around!
Moderator: Cynthia Vahlkamp, President
of Momentum Strategy Group LLC, a Chicago-based brand strategy
consultancy. Cynthia is also a Director of the Illinois Arts Alliance,
a Business Volunteers for the Arts alumni, and a former executive with
Starbucks, Quaker Oats and other premier brand-driven corporations.
Panelists:
Torri Johnson, Senior Marketing Manager of Innovation, Sara Lee
Toby Sachs, former Chief Global Growth Officerat Draftfcb;accounts included Boeing, Kellogg's, P&G, Kraft and Sprint
Marj Halperin, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs Consultant;
WGN-TV Political Commentator
Adam Thurman, Director of Marketing and Communications, Court Theatre
Thursday, November 6, 2008, Alliance Française, 810 North Dearborn, Chicago
5:30 - 5:45 pm Registration
5:45 - 7:00 pm Panel
7:00 - 7:30 pm Networking Reception
Who should attend:
Corporate executives and agency executives responsible for planning
brand marketing strategies in Chicago and the region, joined by
executive directors and marketing directors of Chicago arts
organizations large, medium or small. This is a forum for business and
arts marketers eager to partner together in productive, creative and
innovative ways.
To Register: http://www.artsbiz-chicago.org/WorkshopsEvents/ArtsBusinessForums/tabid/108/Default.aspx
took place in Spring of this year. If you missed the first forum, don't
worry, the topic is fresh, with new voices and new ideas to share, and
we need your voice this time around!
Moderator: Cynthia Vahlkamp, President
of Momentum Strategy Group LLC, a Chicago-based brand strategy
consultancy. Cynthia is also a Director of the Illinois Arts Alliance,
a Business Volunteers for the Arts alumni, and a former executive with
Starbucks, Quaker Oats and other premier brand-driven corporations.
Panelists:
Torri Johnson, Senior Marketing Manager of Innovation, Sara Lee
Toby Sachs, former Chief Global Growth Officerat Draftfcb;accounts included Boeing, Kellogg's, P&G, Kraft and Sprint
Marj Halperin, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs Consultant;
WGN-TV Political Commentator
Adam Thurman, Director of Marketing and Communications, Court Theatre
Thursday, November 6, 2008, Alliance Française, 810 North Dearborn, Chicago
5:30 - 5:45 pm Registration
5:45 - 7:00 pm Panel
7:00 - 7:30 pm Networking Reception
Who should attend:
Corporate executives and agency executives responsible for planning
brand marketing strategies in Chicago and the region, joined by
executive directors and marketing directors of Chicago arts
organizations large, medium or small. This is a forum for business and
arts marketers eager to partner together in productive, creative and
innovative ways.
To Register: http://www.artsbiz-chicago.org/WorkshopsEvents/ArtsBusinessForums/tabid/108/Default.aspx
Monday, September 15, 2008
September Opportunties/Calls for Entry
OPPORTUNITIES
Brickton Art Center, 147 Vine Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, is accepting submissions for solo exhibitions. Send a letter of interest stating the type of exhibition proposed, a slide sheet of 8 - 20 slides, digital files
or prints, with name, title of work, size, medium, completion date, resume, artist's statement, SASE for the return of slides or prints, $15 non-refundable fee made payable to Brickton Art Center. Submissions will be held until reviewed. 847.823-6611.
Jackson Junge Gallery in Bucktown, invites submissions in all media for potential exhibition. Send resume, 10 - 15 images, slides or CDs, SASE, to Jackson Junge Gallery, 3039 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago 600612, chris@J2gallery.com.
Lincolnwood Village Hall, 6900 Lincoln Ave., seeks artists to exhibit their works. Call Shirley Englestein for details: 847.674-3806.
Open to Chicago Area Artists. Send slides or CD of 5 - 10 images of 2D work, resume, and SASE to be juried for a solo or group month-long show in 2009. Deadline: October 15. Old Town Art Center, 1763 N. North Park Ave., Chicago 60614. 312.337-1938.
CALLS FOR ENTRY
UICA seeking artists to submit entries to "UP" a National Juried Exhibition of sculpture to be held September - November at their Monroe Ave. Gallery inconjunction with the 2008 International Sculpture Conference to be held in Grand Rapids, MI. Details: www.uica.org.
"Life's Unique Journey" 2008 Juried International Visual Art and Poetry Exhibition, November 18 - December 30, 2008. Seeking art in all media reflecting the artist's impression of life's unique journey. $25 jury fee. Cash awards. Deadline: September 30. Send #10 SASE for prospectus: NWCC Corporate Gallery, 500 North Hicks, Suite 120, Palatine, IL 60067, www.northwestculturalcouncil.org.
The Alliance of Fine Arts announces a juried exhibition, "Restoration" to be held at Mayslake Peabody Estate. For entry form, www.allianceoffineart.com. Details: Kim Wilcox, 630.971-2689.
North Shore Art League, Second annual juried 2D 12"x12" show, "Inchworks." Deadline: October 10. $25 for 1 - 2 pieces. Call 847.446-2870, www.northshoreartleague.
Brickton Art Center, 147 Vine Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, is accepting submissions for solo exhibitions. Send a letter of interest stating the type of exhibition proposed, a slide sheet of 8 - 20 slides, digital files
or prints, with name, title of work, size, medium, completion date, resume, artist's statement, SASE for the return of slides or prints, $15 non-refundable fee made payable to Brickton Art Center. Submissions will be held until reviewed. 847.823-6611.
Jackson Junge Gallery in Bucktown, invites submissions in all media for potential exhibition. Send resume, 10 - 15 images, slides or CDs, SASE, to Jackson Junge Gallery, 3039 W. Carroll Ave., Chicago 600612, chris@J2gallery.com.
Lincolnwood Village Hall, 6900 Lincoln Ave., seeks artists to exhibit their works. Call Shirley Englestein for details: 847.674-3806.
Open to Chicago Area Artists. Send slides or CD of 5 - 10 images of 2D work, resume, and SASE to be juried for a solo or group month-long show in 2009. Deadline: October 15. Old Town Art Center, 1763 N. North Park Ave., Chicago 60614. 312.337-1938.
CALLS FOR ENTRY
UICA seeking artists to submit entries to "UP" a National Juried Exhibition of sculpture to be held September - November at their Monroe Ave. Gallery inconjunction with the 2008 International Sculpture Conference to be held in Grand Rapids, MI. Details: www.uica.org.
"Life's Unique Journey" 2008 Juried International Visual Art and Poetry Exhibition, November 18 - December 30, 2008. Seeking art in all media reflecting the artist's impression of life's unique journey. $25 jury fee. Cash awards. Deadline: September 30. Send #10 SASE for prospectus: NWCC Corporate Gallery, 500 North Hicks, Suite 120, Palatine, IL 60067, www.northwestculturalcouncil.org.
The Alliance of Fine Arts announces a juried exhibition, "Restoration" to be held at Mayslake Peabody Estate. For entry form, www.allianceoffineart.com. Details: Kim Wilcox, 630.971-2689.
North Shore Art League, Second annual juried 2D 12"x12" show, "Inchworks." Deadline: October 10. $25 for 1 - 2 pieces. Call 847.446-2870, www.northshoreartleague.
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