Call for Artists: "The Mind is a Beautiful Beast 2009"

The Mind is a Beautiful Beast 2009 A Local Pilot Event for a National Fine Art Exhibition Sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) May 11 – May 31, 2009 ... ENTRY DEADLINE: MARCH 6 Must receive emailed images by 5:00 PM, EST. Late Entries will not be Accepted The project “The Mind is a Beautiful Beast” comes from a position of empowering artists interested in creating artwork around issues involving mental health. EVENT INFO: This will be the only call for submissions open to the public. Those artists selected for the pilot show will also be considered for the main national show in October. HOW TO ENTER CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OR ARTIST: Artists who are exploring these issues in their artwork, or may be involved with someone struggling with mental illness, or who use their own personal history with mental illness to inform their artwork. METHOD OF SELECTION: The show will be selected by digital image with a follow up studio visit by the curator to discuss the meaning of your work in context to the show and to look at finished and in progress pieces. Artists may enter up to 3 works – 2 completed pieces and one that is currently still in progress. Send one view of each 2 dimensional work and up to 3 views may be sent for each 3 dimensional work. For video and performance work please follow the submission process below. ELIGIBILITY: Works in all fine art media (photography, painting, works on paper, mixed media, video, animation, fiber sculpture, metalwork, woodworks, and live performance) completed within the last 2 years are eligible. Art should be original, no mass produced prints or reproductions. Hand pulled prints, original digital prints and photographs are acceptable. Work must be the artist’s own creation, not done under the supervision of an instructor. PRESENTATION: Work may not exceed 7 feet high by 10 feet long or 75lbs. in weight. All two dimensional work must be ready to hang and with any special hanging equipment and instructions. SUBMITTING DIGITAL IMAGES: Be certain that your images follow the stated guidelines before sending. Due to the large number of entries, we cannot resize or correct incorrectly submitted images. • Send JPGs with .jpg extension, no more than 800 pixels in the long dimension at a browser resolution of 72 dpi. • Save at standard Baseline (not Progressive) at a maximum quality of 10 or 12 (or 85%) – if there is a choice. • Filename of each image: your last name, first and middle initials, for example, Jane S. Smith first entry would be SmithJS1.jpg. For multiple views of a single 3 dimensional work add a, b, or c (SmithJS1a.jpg). Use letters and numbers only, with no special characters or spaces. • EMAIL images as individual attachments to a single email. Put The Mind is a Beautiful Beast in the Subject line and put your full name and address and title, medium, and dimensions of each corresponding images in the body of the email. Send to: mindisabeautifulbeast@gmail.com by March 6 by 5:00 PM, EST. late entries will not be accepted. SUBMITTING VIDEO AND ANIMATION: Be certain that your images follow the stated guidelines before sending. • Video artists are invited to submit approximately 10 minutes of video in DVD format. • List all videos contained on the DVD in a hard case with a caption list and an artist's statement. • Work both with and without a sound component will be considered. • The 10 minutes of footage may be comprised of several shorter videos, but the work must be on one DVD. • EMAIL curator putting The Mind is a Beautiful Beast at: mindisabeautifulbeast@gmail.com by March 1 for mailing address for DVD submissions. • Materials will not be returned. SUBMITTING FOR PERFORMANCE: Be certain that your images follow the stated guidelines before sending. • Standard DVD format playable on any consumer DVD player. • List all performances contained on the DVD in a hard case with a caption list and an artist's statement. • Filename of each performance: your last name, first and middle initials, for example, Jane S. Smith first entry would be SmithJS1.jpg. For multiple views of a single 3 dimensional work add a, b, or c (SmithJS1a.jpg). Use letters and numbers only, with no special characters or spaces. • EMAIL curator putting The Mind is a Beautiful Beast at: mindisabeautifulbeast@gmail.com by March 1 for mailing address for DVD submissions. • Materials will not be returned. DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED ART: Accepted work may be hand delivered to Medicine Wheel Gallery, 110 K Street, South Boston, Massachusetts 02127 on Monday, May 4 2 -6 PM . Art will be returned in the same packing material in which it was received. All accepted work must remain at the gallery for the duration of the show. For information on the show please contact: - Tiiu Ashcraft, Curator, mindisabeautifulbeast@gmail.com - NAMI, Website, www.nami.org - Medicine Wheel Gallery, www.medicinewheelproductions.org - OKW, http://www.okwfashion.com/

Art Show: "InsideOut"

Art Show is called: InsideOut Date & Time: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:00pm - Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 6:00pm Artist Reception: Wednesday, November 19 5-8 pm School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 230 The Fenway Boston, MA Price: At Door: FREE

Experience InsideOut, the largest public art sale in New England, where more than 4,000 works in all price ranges rotate on a daily basis - paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, video, jewelry, and more.

Purchase an original piece of art from more than 800 established and emerging artists, including internationally known Museum School alumni and faculty, affiliated artists, and current students. Feel good knowing that proceeds benefit the artists and SMFA student scholarships.

Wednesday, November 19, 12-8 pm
(Opening Celebration, 5-8 pm)

Thursday, November 20, 12-8 pm

Friday, November 21, 12-6 pm

Saturday, November 22, 12-6 pm

Sunday, November 23, 12-6 pm

Visit www.smfa.edu/insideout to preview artwork. For more information call 617-369-3204 or e-mail insideout@smfa.edu.

Image: Nicole Kita, making tangible gestures (keith), 2007. Linoleum print and chine colle on coloraid paper. 6x9 inches.

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Class I am Teaching: Drawing on the Human Form

I will be teaching at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, Ca, come and take the class!

Class is called:
Descubre El Arte: Drawing on the Human Form: With Live Models

Date & Time:
Saturdays, March 1 - 29, 2008 at 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Price:
Members: $130/month, Non-Members: $150/month, Model Fee: $15/month.
All materials included
A Quick Discription for the Class:
This is a great program for beginners and advanced students alike. Participants will be introduced to the history of Latin American figure artists as well as to the works in the molaa permanent collection. The class will be taught by demonstrating drawing techniques as well as by giving individual instruction and critiques that will be created to meet the needs of each student. Students will learn how to develop a composition, use different types of drawing media, values and basic methods to create the illusion of a three-dimensional space all with the aid of a live model in each class.

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