Caravan of Art this weekend

Thanks to Annelies van Dommelen for the timely reminder that this weekend is the last chance for visitors to check out the FREE self-guided Elephants Eye art studio tour in Bucks County.

You’re welcome to join the artists from 10am till 6pm on Saturday, May 22 and/or between 11am till 5pm on Sunday, May 23. No reservations are required. Just come out and enjoy!! You can start at any location at any time. The Elephant's Eye Tour is FREE and artwork is for sale.

If you haven't received a copy of the "Official Tour Map" in the mail, you can pick one up at your first stop on the tour or download a brochure/map from the Elephant Eye Tour web site. Also on the web site, you'll find a complete list of participating studios, information about the visiting artists, and even a list of places to stop for food, coffee, or general browsing!

The always-glorious Pat Martin (that's her image, above) is holding forth at the Bunker Hill Studio in Ottsville on the northern end of the tour. 

40 Years of Mercer Artists

Save The Date!!!

Friday, July 9, 2010

6 - 9 pm

Opening Reception for:

The First Forty:

40th Anniversary exhibit of Mercer County's

Cultural + Heritage Commission and the

Mercer County Art Collection

Takes place at ARTWORKS, Trenton's community cultural center located at 11 Everett Alley, Trenton, NJ 08611 (on Market Street, immediately across the street from the NJ DMV.) Their number is 609-394-9436.

image: Gerald Fowler's "Masked Emotion," winner of 1989 MCA Purchase Award

Art Among The Flowers!

This year's Trenton Mill Hill Garden Tour takes place on Saturday June 12th, from noon to 5pm. As part of the tour, they will be doing an "Artist in the Alley" display area, and are looking for artists who want to show off their artwork. Space is free to exhibiting artists and you can sell your items if you choose. Each year about 300 people tour the gardens in this historic neighborhood, nestled along the Assunpink Creek, besides Mill Hill Park in Trenton. The event happens rain or shine.

If you are interested in exhibiting, contact Pete Hobday at 609-396-7120 or Ed Wengryn, tour chairperson, at ed32164@comcast.net. More information about the Tour can be found on the Mill Hill Society's website.

Creative Demonstration

Grumbacher Paint is looking to hire accomplished acrylic painters to teach two hour workshops at a major retailer in locations across the United State and Canada. Artists must be capable of demonstrating a still life, landscape, seascape, and floral. They have developed a flexible curriculum in acrylics for an artist to use or adapt to fit to his or her style, and hope to offer approximately one to four workshops per store per month. The artist will have flexibility in scheduling.

Compensation is $100 per workshop, and teaching materials will be provided to the artist at no cost.

Anyone interested should email Jennifer Kopec at jkopec@chartpak.com with examples of their work in acrylics, along with a resume and contact information. (FYI: Chartpak is a manufacturer of fine art supplies. Koh-I-Noor, Grumbacher, Higgins ink, and Clearprint are some of their brands.)

ARTWORKS Gambles on Its Future

Trenton's Rotary Foundation says all bets are ON when it comes to ARTWORKS, Trenton's community art center. And to help put their money where their mouths are, they're hosting a benefit Casino Night on Friday, May 21. It'll take place at the West Trenton Ballroom on Upper Ferry Rd. in Ewing. A $55 ticket gets you dinner, entry to the silent auction, live jazz music, the chance to take a chance at a few gaming tables -- and $50 worth of chips to get you started. All (yes, 100%!!!) of the proceeds goes towards helping to fix-up that beautiful ARTWORKS building. So, don't let the winds of fate "roll the dice" on the future of this great cultural center; come on out for a great evening of fun. Go to the ARTWORKS website for more information.

In other news, ARTWORKS is hosting an Art-making event for people who are interested in creating something to enter in this year's Art All Night event. And, speaking of Art All Night -- they're still looking for volunteers! Go to their website to sign up and learn more about this fun event!

Let's Get Whimsical

new "green" atrium with biowall at 14 Maple

Call for Artists

Exhibit Title: “Whimsy”

Arts Council of the Morris Area’s Gallery at 14 Maple (Morristown, NJ)
Exhibition dates: September 1, 2010 – February 9, 2011

The Arts Council of the Morris Area is seeking fine art submissions in any medium that evoke the theme of “Whimsy” for a group exhibition guest curated by Mary-Kate O’Hare, Ph.D., Associate Curator of American Art at the Newark Museum. “Whimsy” could include interpretations from the capricious, fanciful or fantastic to the unusual, quaint or comical, and beyond. The exhibition will be displayed at the Gallery at 14 Maple, a space in the atrium and common areas of the “green” office building located at 14 Maple Avenue in Morristown, NJ, home to both the Arts Council of the Morris Area and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY: This show is open to all artists working in any medium who live or work in New Jersey. Exhibiting in New Jersey alone does not qualify as working in New Jersey. There is a limit of 3 submissions per artist. All accepted work must be professionally presented and ready for installation or hanging (by wire or D-rings); artists may be required to supply pedestals for 3D work. Work must be available for the entire length of the exhibition.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Images (see below for presentation requirements), artist’s statement about the works submitted, up-to-date one page resume or c.v., and attached Submission Form with the Object List section fully completed including for each image submitted, the title, year of work, medium, size (H x W x D), weight, value for insurance purposes, and whether the work is for sale.

DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS: Monday, June 11, 2010 at 5 p.m.; no exceptions.

IMAGE PRESENTATION: Artwork shall be submitted by e-mail submitted to kbecker@morrisarts.org in the form of jPEG images (resolution of 300 dpi). JPEGS must be named as follows: artistsname_titleofwork.jpg or jpeg.

DELIVERY AND PICK UP OF WORK: All work accepted for exhibit must be delivered in person to, and picked up at the end of the exhibit from, the Arts Council of the Morris Area office at 14 Maple Avenue (3rd floor) in Morristown during one of the times set forth below in the Exhibition Calendar.

SALES: The Arts Council of the Morris Area will retain a 20% commission on any work that is sold during the exhibit.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR
June 11 Submission deadline

July 16 Acceptance notification

August 19 Delivery of accepted work (10 am - 4 pm)
August 20 Delivery of accepted work (10 am - 4 pm)
August 21 Delivery of accepted work (8:30 – 10 AM ONLY)

September 1 Exhibit opens

September 10 Opening reception (5:30 – 7:30 pm); artist get-together 4:45 pm, prior to opening
February 9 Exhibit closes

February 10 Pick-up of work (10 am - 4 pm)

February 11 Pick-up of work (10 am - 4 pm)

February 12 Pick-up of work (9 am – 11 am)

Questions? Call or email Karin Becker, Arts Council of the Morris Area, at (973) 285-5115, x 14, or kbecker@morrisarts.org with questions and to request official Submission Form.

Hanging it Out for the World (ok...Somerset County) to See

Prospectus Award 2009 Photographed by Dana E. Brenner

Thanks to photographer Carl Geisler for the following Call for Artists:

5th Annual Clothesline Exhibition

"24 Hours in Franklin Township"

July 2nd, 2010 - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Rain date July 10th, 2010

Entry form must be submitted no later than June 20th, 2010

No entry fee. Open to all artists who live, work & visit Somerset County

Artists may enter a maximum of 6 matted 2-D original works on paper or canvas, no frames. Works must be able to hang easily on a clothesline. Bring clothespins or clips to hang your images. Artists are responsible for their artwork throughout the show, so bringing lawn chairs is recommended.

Juror: Idaherma Williams Artistic Director Clothesline Exhibition, Artist, printmaker, MFA University of Pennsylvania, BFA University of the Arts, woodblock print artist, work in many public and private collections the US, Canada, England, Japan Spain & Australia and other countries. idwill@comcast.net

ENTRY FORM

Name: ______________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Phone: _________________

e-mail: _________________

Number of pieces to be displayed (max. 6) ________

Matted Sizes: _________________________________

Release Clause: I give Franklin Township in Somerset County permission to display and photograph my artwork for publicity of this and future township events. The work remains the property of the artist. Franklin Township in Somerset County will not be involved in any sales of artwork that may occur between the artist and potential buyer.

Signature: _________________________

Date: __________

Entry form should be mailed no later than June 20th to:

Clothesline Exhibition, Clerks Office

Franklin Township Municipal Complex, 475 DeMott Lane,

Somerset NJ 08873-7700

Or e-mailed to: Idaherma Williams, Artistic Director, idwill@comcast.net

Photographers Welcome!

Call for Entries

Deadline June 15

Juried Photographic Exhibition

July 9- August 8 Opening Reception July 9: 6-8 PM

Gallery 14 invites artists working in all photographic media to submit works for a juried photographic exhibition which will be held July 9-August 8 at Gallery 14, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ. Current members of Gallery 14 may NOT participate.

Judge: Kenneth Kaplowitz, Professor of Art at TCNJ (39 years), where he was Photography Coordinator for 21 years. He has a BA, Montclair University, an MA (Television and Film) from NYU, and an MFA (Sculpture and Studio Art) from Rutgers University. His photographic work appeared in two photography text books as well as 40 one-person exhibitions.

Submission Guidelines

1. Include 1.) cover sheet with the artist's name, home address, phone number and email address, 2.) a brief biography/resume, 3.) a numbered list of the photographs submitted, a CD with up to 5 JPEG images (4" x 6" at 300 dpi) (no other forms of submissions will be considered). Be sure to write your name on the CD.

2. The numbered list of titles of the photographs must correspond exactly in number and name with those on the CD. Please use the following format for titling your electronic files: your name_ number_ photo title_ framed dimensions_year created. For example : SmithJ_1_Evening on the River_16x20_2007.

3. Mail submissions to Gallery 14, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525. All submissions must include an entry fee of $20, check payable to Gallery 14. You may also drop off your submission packet to the gallery during our regular hours: Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 pm. Please include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you wish to have your CD returned.

Entrants will be notified of the juror’s decision by email after June 22. Photographs selected for exhibit must be brought to the Gallery ready for hanging on July 5 and 6 between 1-3 and 6-8 PM. Size of framed prints must correspond exactly to the size stated in your submission—no exceptions. Gallery 14 will make every reasonable effort to protect your work while it is in our possession, but is not legally responsible for it. Insure your work individually if that is a concern. The Gallery retains a 30% commission of work sold while on display there. For further information check the gallery's website (www.photogallery14.com), call Tasha O’Neill at 609 865 5456, or e-mail galleryfourteen@yahoo.com.

Show Show Closes/Pickup of work August 8: 5 PM – 8 PM

Art Spring

Songwriting, drawing, jewelry making (chain maille), intro to pastels, and ways to drastically improve your guitar playing are among the workshops being offered beginning May 22 through June 6 by the West Windsor Arts Council. Even while their working hard towards opening the WW Arts Center at the beautifully renovated Princeton Junction Firehouse, the folks at WWAC continue to bring professionally taught art opportunities to regional adults and teenagers. For full information, click on the Arts Workshops Spring 2010 icon on their website.

Until the WW Arts Center officially opens its doors in September 2010, these weekend workshops will take place at the West Windsor Senior Center in the West Windsor Municipal Complex, 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor.

Natural Formations

Commune, 2009, black granite

Sculptor Ayami Aoyama is exhibiting her remarkable work outdoors at the James A. Michener Art Museum’s Outdoor Sculpture Program March 20 through June 27, 2010. A quote on her card reads:

‘“Eight million gods dwell in everything” is a Japanese proverb that sculptor Ayami Aoyama honors through her carved stone sculptures. For her, all natural materials have their own spirit and she seeks to reveal that elemental life force through the work. Her marble and granite sculptures suggest both figurative forms and landscape in a style that is both minimal and abstract.’

The Museum is located at 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA. Their number is 215-340-9800. Click here for their website.

Going Round and Round