Friday, February 17, 2006
DejaDesign Gallery OFF THE WALL/2 show set: free canvasses & exposure:
Dear Artists, some of you participated in, read about or came to the first
billboard art show sponsored by DejaDesign last year entitled OFF THE WALL. The
show got a large write-up in the weekend section of the LA Times (April 21,
`05) over four hundred people attended & ultimately $8000.00 worth of
recycled billboard art pieces were sold. I am now in the process of creating OFF
THE WALL/2, opening on earth day (April 22nd). To go back a bit, I make functional
art pieces from recovered elements & Dejadesign specializes in what I call
"eco-logical" art. The visual element of this is recycled billboard
vinyl. Typically billboards are thrown into landfills by the ton weekly. To combat this insanity I developed a stretcher system for the material. The panels
are generally 4x4 feet &, in modules of 4x8' can become rather large murals. I offer the canvasses & exposure to artists for free (below is a picture of the
gallery). Any work on the wall has a set purchase price, decided by artist & DD
in advance (several have sold "off the wall".) Thanks success last year I'm now
getting vinyl from the billboard companies directly. Beyond that my hope by
show time is to have sponsorship for juried awards. While in the first show
most artists painted on the blank back white side a major part of the focus
of OTW/2 will be working with the vestige of the original billboard imagery-in a
sense not accepting the art or commerce question but art from commerce
answer. Though OTW/2 will have many interior pieces, the show also seeks to turn the billboard material & staid gallery world literally "inside out" so a
high emphasis (& juried awards) will focus on the exterior element. If the above sounds interesting to you please send some jpegs or direct me to your web
sites.
Canvasses will begin to be available by next week & all works must be
received back by April 1. Thanks, Peter Schulberg, DejaDesign Gallery
dejadesign@sbcglobal.net
PS: for an overview of DD you can go to dejadesigngallery.com but
please do
not use that for email.
Dear Artists, some of you participated in, read about or came to the first
billboard art show sponsored by DejaDesign last year entitled OFF THE WALL. The
show got a large write-up in the weekend section of the LA Times (April 21,
`05) over four hundred people attended & ultimately $8000.00 worth of
recycled billboard art pieces were sold. I am now in the process of creating OFF
THE WALL/2, opening on earth day (April 22nd). To go back a bit, I make functional
art pieces from recovered elements & Dejadesign specializes in what I call
"eco-logical" art. The visual element of this is recycled billboard
vinyl. Typically billboards are thrown into landfills by the ton weekly. To combat this insanity I developed a stretcher system for the material. The panels
are generally 4x4 feet &, in modules of 4x8' can become rather large murals. I offer the canvasses & exposure to artists for free (below is a picture of the
gallery). Any work on the wall has a set purchase price, decided by artist & DD
in advance (several have sold "off the wall".) Thanks success last year I'm now
getting vinyl from the billboard companies directly. Beyond that my hope by
show time is to have sponsorship for juried awards. While in the first show
most artists painted on the blank back white side a major part of the focus
of OTW/2 will be working with the vestige of the original billboard imagery-in a
sense not accepting the art or commerce question but art from commerce
answer. Though OTW/2 will have many interior pieces, the show also seeks to turn the billboard material & staid gallery world literally "inside out" so a
high emphasis (& juried awards) will focus on the exterior element. If the above sounds interesting to you please send some jpegs or direct me to your web
sites.
Canvasses will begin to be available by next week & all works must be
received back by April 1. Thanks, Peter Schulberg, DejaDesign Gallery
dejadesign@sbcglobal.net
PS: for an overview of DD you can go to dejadesigngallery.com but
please do
not use that for email.
Call for Female Artists: Reflection of Women: A Celebration of Women's
History Month 2006: will be held at LaFia House located in the Downtown
Brewery.
Sponsored by Ire-Metta Foundation brig@iremetta.org www.iremetta.org
Ire-Metta Foundation is sponsoring an exhibition of art composed by female artist
focused on the 2006 Women's History Month Theme: Women: Builders of Communities
& Dreams www.iremetta.org/Binder3.pdf Iré - Metta Foundation Inc. a tax
exempt 501C (3) organization establish to educate & promote awareness of indigenous
cultures, values, principles & philosophy through written & oral
literature, theater, music, visual art & a wide range of educational & social
programs for children & adults. If interested, please contact Oshayi @ LaFia House
323.343.8724
History Month 2006: will be held at LaFia House located in the Downtown
Brewery.
Sponsored by Ire-Metta Foundation brig@iremetta.org www.iremetta.org
Ire-Metta Foundation is sponsoring an exhibition of art composed by female artist
focused on the 2006 Women's History Month Theme: Women: Builders of Communities
& Dreams www.iremetta.org/Binder3.pdf Iré - Metta Foundation Inc. a tax
exempt 501C (3) organization establish to educate & promote awareness of indigenous
cultures, values, principles & philosophy through written & oral
literature, theater, music, visual art & a wide range of educational & social
programs for children & adults. If interested, please contact Oshayi @ LaFia House
323.343.8724
LA Unified School District announces an RFQ for artists for
the Central LA Area New Learning Center at the Ambassador Hotel site:
The LAUSD invites professional artists or artist teams from So Cal (LA, Orange,
Ventura, Imperial County, SB, SD, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis
Obispo or Kern Counties) to submit their qualifications for several art opportunities at the Central LA Area New Learning Center #1 being constructed at the site of the historic Ambassador Hotel. This innovative project will create a K-12
learning center on the 24-acre property currently occupied by the Ambassador
Hotel, providing continuous educational experience for students from
kindergarten through elementary, middle & high school.
LAUSD is looking for artists who have had experience working in the
public sector to create site-specific artworks that commemorate the social,
political & general history of the Ambassador hotel within the broader context of
LA from 1921 to 1968.
The deadline for submission is February 22, 3p
VIP: View & download RFQ. Registration to LAUSD's Facility Contracts
Services website (http://laschools.org/employee/fcs/rfqs-rfps ) is
required. Further
it insures that you receive all postings & any update materials
related to
this request. Please direct questions about accessing this RFQ to
Corinne Weitzman corinneweitzman@aol.com or 310.788.3884.
the Central LA Area New Learning Center at the Ambassador Hotel site:
The LAUSD invites professional artists or artist teams from So Cal (LA, Orange,
Ventura, Imperial County, SB, SD, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis
Obispo or Kern Counties) to submit their qualifications for several art opportunities at the Central LA Area New Learning Center #1 being constructed at the site of the historic Ambassador Hotel. This innovative project will create a K-12
learning center on the 24-acre property currently occupied by the Ambassador
Hotel, providing continuous educational experience for students from
kindergarten through elementary, middle & high school.
LAUSD is looking for artists who have had experience working in the
public sector to create site-specific artworks that commemorate the social,
political & general history of the Ambassador hotel within the broader context of
LA from 1921 to 1968.
The deadline for submission is February 22, 3p
VIP: View & download RFQ. Registration to LAUSD's Facility Contracts
Services website (http://laschools.org/employee/fcs/rfqs-rfps ) is
required. Further
it insures that you receive all postings & any update materials
related to
this request. Please direct questions about accessing this RFQ to
Corinne Weitzman corinneweitzman@aol.com or 310.788.3884.
San Francisco Arts Commission announces the Hayes Green/Octavia
Boulevard Temporary Public Art Installations Program: San Francisco Bay Area
artists are invited to develop proposals to place artwork in the Hayes Green or in
a 4, 579 sq. ft. vacant lot located on the east side of Octavia Boulevard across
from the Hayes Green. A total of two projects will be commissioned for an
approximate duration of six months each. The budget for each project
shall not exceed $20,000.
Deadline: February 21
Information:
http://www.sfartscommission.org/pubart/opportunities/rfqs/index.htm
Boulevard Temporary Public Art Installations Program: San Francisco Bay Area
artists are invited to develop proposals to place artwork in the Hayes Green or in
a 4, 579 sq. ft. vacant lot located on the east side of Octavia Boulevard across
from the Hayes Green. A total of two projects will be commissioned for an
approximate duration of six months each. The budget for each project
shall not exceed $20,000.
Deadline: February 21
Information:
http://www.sfartscommission.org/pubart/opportunities/rfqs/index.htm
Call for submissions: Mujeres de Maiz Zine is back! We will be
publishing a yearly Mujeres de Maiz Maga-ZINE in honor of Women's International
Month of March, 2006. Let us publish your expressions in the form of art &
poetry once again...
Deadline for submissions: February 20
Zine will go to final print March.
General Guidelines for submissions: Each artist may submit one poem & a
visual art piece to complement.
In your email? Please include:
1.Your name
2.Title of submission, (visual art: year, media, dimensions)
3. Two sentence autobiography- (no-run on sentences!?haha!)
Guidelines for poetry & visual art submissions (attachments):
A. Poetry (500 words max) Please save as a Microsoft word document:
Save as Type: Rich Text Format
B. Original artwork, photos, drawings, etc (color or black & white)must
be scanned/ digitized: For best quality, files must be saved as: EPS or
jpeg File format: RGB, 8 bit, 300dpi, resolution:1688 x 2588
The Zine will be sold through
http://www.tolteca4love.com/mujeresdemaiz.htm
or you can pick up a copy at Antigua Cultural Coffee House in El Sereno
in March 2006. All profits will go toward publishing. questions &
submissions: Margaret Alarcon quica@prodigy.net 323.221.5394
publishing a yearly Mujeres de Maiz Maga-ZINE in honor of Women's International
Month of March, 2006. Let us publish your expressions in the form of art &
poetry once again...
Deadline for submissions: February 20
Zine will go to final print March.
General Guidelines for submissions: Each artist may submit one poem & a
visual art piece to complement.
In your email? Please include:
1.Your name
2.Title of submission, (visual art: year, media, dimensions)
3. Two sentence autobiography- (no-run on sentences!?haha!)
Guidelines for poetry & visual art submissions (attachments):
A. Poetry (500 words max) Please save as a Microsoft word document:
Save as Type: Rich Text Format
B. Original artwork, photos, drawings, etc (color or black & white)must
be scanned/ digitized: For best quality, files must be saved as: EPS or
jpeg File format: RGB, 8 bit, 300dpi, resolution:1688 x 2588
The Zine will be sold through
http://www.tolteca4love.com/mujeresdemaiz.htm
or you can pick up a copy at Antigua Cultural Coffee House in El Sereno
in March 2006. All profits will go toward publishing. questions &
submissions: Margaret Alarcon quica@prodigy.net 323.221.5394
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
SOON TO EXPIRE:
Bus Shelters Seeking Artists: The City of Brea is seeking artists to
create original paintings for the City's unique Art Shelters. The Art Shelters
are actually bus stop shelters, specially designed to display
two-dimensional art pieces throughout the City. Each Art Shelter holds two 3' x 5' acrylic paintings on panels, totaling in size to 3' x 10'. Artists will paint both 3' x 5' panels for a commission of $700. The Art Shelters are just another
aspect of Brea's notable public arts program. For more information 714.990.7177
or diannam@cityofbrea.net http://www.ci.brea.ca.us/article.cfm?id=1181
All entries must be submitted by February 16.
Eligibility
Artists residing in Southern California are eligible. All entries must
be original work.
Art Commission
A $700 art commission will be awarded to the selected artists when they
complete & deliver the two 3' x 5' panels. The number of artists
selected will be based on the availability of Art Shelters. The City of Brea will
provide the art panels & the artist provides the supplies. All artwork becomes the
property of the City of Brea when the artwork & the commission is completed &
delivered.
Photo Information
Submit photos of paintings, in JPEG format on CDs, which best represent
your style of work. Applicants will be judged on conceptual sketches in
addition to past work. Please limit your submittal to six photos/images. Please
mark each CD with the artist's name, title, medium, image size & year completed.
CDs will be returned.
Sketch Criteria
Entries will be judged on the colored conceptual sketch & the photos of
paintings that represent the artist's style of work. The jurors are
looking for artists whose work could be described as powerful, strong & graphic in
their approach to color & character. The themes or content should be easily
viewed & engaging to people in automobile driving by the shelters. Artists must
select the theme they find most appropriate for this audience.
A colored conceptual sketch no larger than 11" x 14" is required for
each entry. Please note the 3' x 5' horizontal art panels will be displayed
side by side, separated in the middle. These panels provide a large 3' x 10'
area which should depict one central theme or two complementary images.
Jury Process
The City of Brea's Art in Public Places Advisory Committee will jury
all applications. The committee will select artists based on quality &
originality as demonstrated by conceptual sketches & photos submitted. Entries missing the application form, photos, &/or colored conceptual sketch may be
disqualified. Results of the jury process are scheduled to be mailed towards the end
of February.
Entry Procedure
All entries must include:
A completed application
A CD with JPEG images representing the artists' work (6 images maximum)
One colored conceptual sketch on paper no larger than 11" x 14"
Resume (optional)
Please submit entries to: Art Shelter Program, City of Brea, Community
Services, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA 92821
Call for Entries: UNIONartspace announces:
enigma...healing...revelation: An
exhibition exploring where we are at & where we are going.
Deadline: Entries must be received by February 18.
Exhibition Dates: April 1 - May 6
Eligibility: This exhibition is open to all artists working in all
media
This exhibition is curated by Co-Owner & Co-Director of UNIONartspace
Andrew Lo Russo.
Exhibition Statement: The world is in need, it has a great wound that
our apathy keeps from healing. It is this enigmatic schism that every
human being embodies & that many artists seek to heal through their work. This
exhibition reveals the candid, naked & often vulnerable dialogue artists enter
into with their work as they transform revelation into form.
Submission Guidelines
All entries must be received by February 18.
CD-ROM, DVD, or e-mail submissions only. No slides accepted.
Installation & performance artists may submit proposals in addition to documentation
of previous work. Please indicate date, title, media, & dimensions for
each work submitted.
All submissions must include resume, artist statement & S.A.S.E.
Maximum of 5 entries
E-mail no larger than 4mb
E-mail work to unionartspace@gmail.com
Artists will be notified of acceptance by February 25, 2006
All Artwork must be delivered by March 18, 2006
Mailing Address: UNIONartspace, c/o Andrew Lo Russo, 212 E 3rd St,
Santa
Ana, CA 92701 www.unionartspace.com
SOON TO EXPIRE:
Bus Shelters Seeking Artists: The City of Brea is seeking artists to
create original paintings for the City's unique Art Shelters. The Art Shelters
are actually bus stop shelters, specially designed to display
two-dimensional art pieces throughout the City. Each Art Shelter holds two 3' x 5' acrylic paintings on panels, totaling in size to 3' x 10'. Artists will paint both 3' x 5' panels for a commission of $700. The Art Shelters are just another
aspect of Brea's notable public arts program. For more information 714.990.7177
or diannam@cityofbrea.net http://www.ci.brea.ca.us/article.cfm?id=1181
All entries must be submitted by February 16.
Eligibility
Artists residing in Southern California are eligible. All entries must
be original work.
Art Commission
A $700 art commission will be awarded to the selected artists when they
complete & deliver the two 3' x 5' panels. The number of artists
selected will be based on the availability of Art Shelters. The City of Brea will
provide the art panels & the artist provides the supplies. All artwork becomes the
property of the City of Brea when the artwork & the commission is completed &
delivered.
Photo Information
Submit photos of paintings, in JPEG format on CDs, which best represent
your style of work. Applicants will be judged on conceptual sketches in
addition to past work. Please limit your submittal to six photos/images. Please
mark each CD with the artist's name, title, medium, image size & year completed.
CDs will be returned.
Sketch Criteria
Entries will be judged on the colored conceptual sketch & the photos of
paintings that represent the artist's style of work. The jurors are
looking for artists whose work could be described as powerful, strong & graphic in
their approach to color & character. The themes or content should be easily
viewed & engaging to people in automobile driving by the shelters. Artists must
select the theme they find most appropriate for this audience.
A colored conceptual sketch no larger than 11" x 14" is required for
each entry. Please note the 3' x 5' horizontal art panels will be displayed
side by side, separated in the middle. These panels provide a large 3' x 10'
area which should depict one central theme or two complementary images.
Jury Process
The City of Brea's Art in Public Places Advisory Committee will jury
all applications. The committee will select artists based on quality &
originality as demonstrated by conceptual sketches & photos submitted. Entries missing the application form, photos, &/or colored conceptual sketch may be
disqualified. Results of the jury process are scheduled to be mailed towards the end
of February.
Entry Procedure
All entries must include:
A completed application
A CD with JPEG images representing the artists' work (6 images maximum)
One colored conceptual sketch on paper no larger than 11" x 14"
Resume (optional)
Please submit entries to: Art Shelter Program, City of Brea, Community
Services, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA 92821
Call for Entries: UNIONartspace announces:
enigma...healing...revelation: An
exhibition exploring where we are at & where we are going.
Deadline: Entries must be received by February 18.
Exhibition Dates: April 1 - May 6
Eligibility: This exhibition is open to all artists working in all
media
This exhibition is curated by Co-Owner & Co-Director of UNIONartspace
Andrew Lo Russo.
Exhibition Statement: The world is in need, it has a great wound that
our apathy keeps from healing. It is this enigmatic schism that every
human being embodies & that many artists seek to heal through their work. This
exhibition reveals the candid, naked & often vulnerable dialogue artists enter
into with their work as they transform revelation into form.
Submission Guidelines
All entries must be received by February 18.
CD-ROM, DVD, or e-mail submissions only. No slides accepted.
Installation & performance artists may submit proposals in addition to documentation
of previous work. Please indicate date, title, media, & dimensions for
each work submitted.
All submissions must include resume, artist statement & S.A.S.E.
Maximum of 5 entries
E-mail no larger than 4mb
E-mail work to unionartspace@gmail.com
Artists will be notified of acceptance by February 25, 2006
All Artwork must be delivered by March 18, 2006
Mailing Address: UNIONartspace, c/o Andrew Lo Russo, 212 E 3rd St,
Santa
Ana, CA 92701 www.unionartspace.com
