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”

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

On-line Exhibition

You are invited to participate in an on-line exhibition, open to all artists.

The objective of this exhibition is to provide artwork that aligns with the theme

Express YourselF

Our Juror Cathy Breslaw

Born in Coral Gables, Florida and raised in Baltimore Maryland, Cathy Breslaw received a BA degree in American Studies from George Washington University in Washington D.C., an MSW (Masters of Social Work) from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont California.

She currently lives and works in Southern California. Breslaw is a contemporary visual artist who has had a series of solo and group exhibitions across the United States in museums, commercial galleries, art centers, college and university galleries and alternative spaces. Her work is a combination of drawings, wall, floor and installation pieces made primarily from industrial mesh but also includes mixed media of other types.

Entry Deadline
April 20, 2011

Accepted Entries:

Will appear at www.zhibit.org/sdwcajuriedshow

Exhibition Awards:

Best in Show -
Most representing the theme: to be the featured artist for 2 months on TWO websites, WCA San Diego Chaptersite and our online juried show site.

• 1st Place - $100

2nd Place - $50

• 3rd Place - $25

Prospectus and Registration Form are attached this e-mail

Questions E-mail sdwcajuriedshow@gmail.com

Future Themes: Diversity – Deadline June 20, 2011; Telling Stories – DeadlineAugust 20, 2011; Bursting Out – Deadline October 20, 2011 and Open Theme (anything goes) –Deadline December 20, 2011

Friday, February 11, 2011

ART ALERT!

Please help in whatever way you can. The arts are important to keep in the education system, let people know HOW important!


Pass this along to friends and family to gain as much support as possible to keeping arts in education programs!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Silver Cross Replacement Hospital Needs Art

Silver Cross will open its new hospital in New Lenox on February 26, 2012. We are looking for professional artists from Chicago and surrounding suburbs to be part of this exciting project.

If you are interested in submitting your work, please email melissa.davis@americanartresources.com

Art to Help Patients Heal! How do you choose artwork for a hospital being built around principles of evidence-based design of healing environments? By following principles of evidence-based art selection, not only for the art that will hang on the walls of patient rooms but for the sculptures, paintings, photography, textiles and other artwork that will appear throughout the medical center buildings and grounds.

Research confirms that art does more than merely decorate the walls; well-chosen art actually helps people feel better and heal more quickly. Silver Cross is working with the country's local arts consultants for hospitals, Kathy Hathorn of American Art Resources, who will be selecting the artists whose work will be purchased for the Silver Cross Replacement Hospital . American Art Resources, in turn, wants to consider as many local professional artists as possible, when their work meets these evidence based guidelines.

If you are interested in submitting your work, please email:

melissa.davis@americanartresources.com

to request further details or visit:


http://www.silvercross.org/about-us/replacement-hospital/art-for-replacement-hospital

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Arts Action Alert!

Change is in the air. Chicagoans will soon elect a new mayor for the first time in 22 years. The next mayor will make decisions that will impact Chicago's arts industry for generations.

Tell the candidates for mayor that the arts matter. Sign the petition today.

Chicago is home to a powerful arts industry that generates more than $2 billion in economic activity and employs more than 150,000 people annually. Yet, the arts infrastructure in Chicago is vulnerable. Recently, there have been lay-offs at the Department of Cultural Affairs, cuts to the CityArts grant program, and proposals to privatize the Blues and Jazz Festivals among others.

If you value the arts in Chicago, please make your voice heard. Tell the candidates that the arts matter. Sign the petition today at



Join (ORG), Arts Alliance Illinois, and the League of Chicago Theaters as well as Actors' Equity, the African American Arts Alliance, the Arts & Business Council, the Chicago Artists Coalition, the Chicago Music Commission, the Chicago Arts Learning Initiative, the Chicago Public Art Group, the Chicago Cultural Alliance, the Hyde Park Alliance for Arts & Culture, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Urban Gateways, and others in our efforts to educate candidates in the 2011 election about the value of the arts and arts education to a strong Chicago.

ACT NOW: Help us ensure all candidates for mayor hear from 10,000 arts and arts education advocates before the end of the month. Sign the petition today. http://lawyers4arts.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=PQ9pyAGhAAEAAAbrAASyEq

For more information on the campaign, visit www.artspowerchicago.com


There you can sign up for action alerts and updates and find more ways to take action. Learn how art affects the economy http://lawyers4arts.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=PQ9pyAGhAAEAAAkYAASyEg> and more.

Thank you for your kind support and appreciation of the arts!
Best Regards, Bill Rattner and Marci Rolnik

Supported by Woman's Caucus for Arts