Call for Artists: This Week

Open Studio Deadline. For an application and guidelines http://ocartscouncil.org/resources/News/Forms/4b986ea1-27a0-43cf-8c31-d0911a8e514a.pdf

Arts Council to Host Open Studios in October
The search is on to find artists to take part in the Open Studio Tour sponsored by the Orange County Arts Council. This year’s Open Studio will include communities in the northern part of Orange County, those above route 84 including the cities of Port Jervis, Middletown and all of Newburgh, during which Orange County artists and craftspeople open their studios to the public for the sale and demonstration of their work on the weekend of October 16-17. Artists from southern Orange County are encouraged to collaborate with artists in the north and share a studio for the weekend. The decision to split the County into two areas was made because the County is so large and it was just not possible to get around to all the studios in one weekend. The 2011 Open Studio will focus on the southern part of the County.
The Orange County Arts Council is producing this unique event for two equally important purposes: to educate the public about the skill and processes that go into the production of craft and art work and to generate sales during and following the event. It is through education that visitors become loyal customers and supporters of art and craft traditions.
Visitors will find their way to Artists Studios by using the Orange County Open Studio Tour Map which locates and contains directions to the studios. The map will be available throughout the county in galleries, local lodging businesses and tourist information centers, and is also on the Arts Council web site. In addition the map will have a shelf life in that studios with regular business hours will be listed for visitors throughout the year.

Special reasons artists may want to participate in Open Studio are if an artist has recently moved to a new location, refurbished a studio, or opened for the first time, use Open Studio to invite neighbors, clients and friends to see the new environment; use the Open Studio as a special event to offer better prices on certain sections of your inventory; or if others are not normally invited into the studio, use this event as a once a year open house. If an artist does not have a space or the studio is inappropriate for visitors, hubs are being established for artists to display and demonstrate their work that weekend. If you are interested in being part of a group, contact the arts council. This is on a first come, first served basis.

The event offers artists an opportunity to make connections that will be stronger and may possibly result in more lucrative relationships than will a typical craft fair or gallery show. Many artists and craftspeople like this type of event because it is different than other sales venues.
The Arts Council is working with Orange County Tourism to promote this event through their Cooperative Advertising Program, putting together weekend and overnight packages, and distribution of save-the-date postcards and tour maps.
On the weekend prior to the Open Studio Tour, October 8-10, there will be a Preview Exhibition where each artist can submit one piece and promotional materials for display. Friday evening will host a Preview Reception (free to the artists) and the Exhibition will continue throughout the weekend, which is the weekend of the Sugar Loaf Arts and Crafts Weekend where thousands of people will pass through Sugar Loaf and have the opportunity to view the exhibit and pick up materials about the Studio Tour. The deadline for submitting an application for the Open Studio is July 23. For information visit the Council website, www.ocartscouncil.org, or call 845-469-9168.


Susan Linn, Executive Director
Orange County Arts Council
845-469-9168
P.O. Box 574
Sugar Loaf, NY 10981
www.ocartscouncil.org

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep......Scott Adams

7th Annual New York State Recovery Fine Arts Festival
Call for Art Submissions: Deadline August 25, 2010
New York Celebrates Recovery


Art from the 2009 NYS Recovery Fine Arts Festival
"The Golden Road" Winner of the 2009 Commissioner's Choice Award

2009 Recovery Fine Arts Festival Gallery
New York Celebrates Recovery
7th Annual New York State Recovery Fine Arts Festival 2010
Showcasing the achievements of those in recovery through artistic expression.

ArtFestival@oasas.state.ny.us.

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2010 Open Studio Tour
Sat & Sun, October 16 & 17
To download guidelines and an
application for the 2010 Orange
County North Artists Studio Tour
please visit:
http://ocartscouncil.org/resources/
News/Forms/585df13c-de81-4babaa7d-
0deaeaac7986.pdf

Promote the Works of Edgar Allan Poe
October 1 - 31, 2010
The Orange Library Association (OLA) invites all adult Works in any medium will be accepted, and should be based on the themes found in the tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Contact Édouard Manet

FreeArtinNY.org is a website which profiles the artists of Orange County, New York through documentary videos, images and text. It is a free service for artists living, working or from Orange County New York. Artists and arts groups working in any medium are accepted.
Participation:
Each artist will ideally be interviewed and filmed while they are creating their art or performing. This year, Twenty applicants will be chosen to join the website. Interviews will be scheduled and take place this fall. The deadline for applications is August 15th.
If you would like to apply to become a part of FreeArtinNY.org, please fill in the artist information below and send to: FreeArtinNY@gmail.com prior to August 15th.

Express Your “Poe”-tential!
National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Art on Purpose’s
Baltimore Inspired by Poe workshop

Express Your “Poe”-tential!
The Big Read Art Exhibit
to Promote the Works
of Edgar Allan Poe
October 1 - 31, 2010
The Orange Library Association (OLA) invites all adult artists to create artwork for its October county-wide celebration of The Big Read. Works in any medium will be accepted, and should be based on the themes found in the tales and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
Popular themes include Love & Loss, Fear & Terror, and Madness & Obsession found in his stories like The Raven, The Black Cat, The Tell-tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum. A complete list of themes from Poe’s life, stories and poems can be found on the back of this flyer or go to http://www.poestories.com.
The exhibit will be held throughout the month of October at the Orange County Government Center’s art gallery in Goshen. All artwork must be ready to hang.
For information and to register, call 845-563-3646.
National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Édouard Manet. Open Here I Flung the Shutter (The Window). 1875
The 2010 Big Read initiative, which encourages area residents to read and share the same book, is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and funding from local service organization and Friends of Library groups. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
Art on Purpose’s
Baltimore Inspired by Poe workshop

THEMES FROM POE’S STORIES
Balloon travel Drunken men Fanciful creatures: hogs, cats, orangutans Teeth Creepy eyes Wine/wine cellars Brick walls Fishermen caught in a storm Ships caught in a storm Whirlpools Idyllic paradise Hypnosis Haunted house Black cats
Encryption Court jesters Candles Music Fairies/elves Vampire
Isolation Indonesia Typhoons Castles Doctors and patients Crime
Forensics Police Chimneys Covered bridges Spain Inquisition
Crypts Cemeteries Police Snuff box Africa/Lybia/Zaire Water lilies
Egypt Mummies Opera Mental patients/mental institutions Old men
Floors Hearts Twins Mirror (into the soul) Young lovers
Letters (not alphabet, mail) Prisoners
THEMES FROM POE’S POEMS Ravens Lovers Bells
Death Lost love Theater Eldorado Thule Dreams
Illness Sleep Rivers/brooks Mist/night air Spirits
THEMES FROM POE’S LIFE West Point Substance abuse Early 19TH century America

Call for Artists: Artists in the Gardens
Presented by The Garden Lover’s Club of Middletown, NY & the Middletown Art Group.
Tour date – June 26, 2010
Exhibit dates - July 24 - August 16, 2010 at SUNY Orange
This year we have 9 lovely gardens in and around Middletown, NY. They range from small city gardens to country gardens with ponds and large garden features. Each garden is special and unique.
Last year we talked to the artists and listened to their suggestions. We have tried to incorporate the artists’ suggestions into this year’s event. If you have any ideas that would make this years “Artists in the Gardens” event even better, please let us know. We do listen and do respond.
This year you will be able to set your price. There will not be a silent auction. There will be a $25.00 registration and hanging fee which must be submitted with this application. Unless you specify the type of environment you prefer, you will be assigned a garden to be in. We would like to have an artist in every garden at all times. Many of those who took the tour last year enjoyed seeing the artists at work.
This year we will encourage the homeowners to allow the artists into the garden prior to the tour especially if the garden has blooms out before the tour date. We will inform the owners of the gardens that they can purchase the work produced or can even commission the artist to do a particular scene.
Attached is a list of the artist’s guidelines and expectations. Please read these. When you register, you are agreeing to these conditions. Contact Virginia A. Moore at 845-342-2089 or mooreva@frontiernet.net.

Art at Your Library is an opportunity for local artists to display their works for free at the Highland Mills Branch for one month. If you are interested in sharing your masterpieces with the Library and your community, please call the Highland Mills branch 928-6162, or e-mail us at wpl@rcls.org

A&E Papers aims to exponentially widen the accessibility and reach of art historical and critical discourse by hosting a free online platform for the publication and exchange of texts on modern and contemporary art. Art historians, students, critics, and artists alike will have the opportunity to gain access to a far greater and more focused readership than conventional publishing allows, while also enjoying unlimited access to a deep archive of scholarly writing by and for Art & Education's rapidly growing audience, which currently comprises an international network of more than 70,000 visual arts professionals and academics. At a time when the distribution of many forms of knowledge remains confined to small conferences, private seminars, or specialized academic journals, we believe that the broad distribution and exchange of ideas is key to increasing dialogue in all aspects of art production, criticism, and history.

In order to build the A&E Papers database, we are now calling for either new or already existing (published or unpublished, recent or older) scholarly articles from around the world. Texts should be comprehensive, research-based articles focusing on topics in 20th century and contemporary art. Texts may be culled from conference papers, seminar papers, dissertation chapters, etc. We ask that you submit pieces anywhere from 2,000 words to approximately 10,000 words and include a 100 word abstract and full contact information (or publication information for previously published texts). All submissions will be considered for publication on the website.

Please submit articles by email to papers@artandeducation.net.

The Center for Photography at Woodstock is currently seeking submissions for consideration to be included in exhibitions that center around the following themes:
How to Submit:
CPW accepts submissions in slide format, CD-ROM’s and accepts video works in either VHS or DVD format.
See Web Site for more information

A CALL FOR ARTISTS -MEMBERS IN ORANGE COUNTY ART GROUPS

This year, The Orange County Art Federation’s 47th Annual Juried Art Exhibition will take in the lobby gallery at the Lycian Theatre, in Sugar Loaf, NY.
It is a multi-media exhibition representing a plethora of the works and talents of artists from all over Orange County and the Hudson Valley.
Viewing hours for the public are from 11am -4pm
Thursday, September 2 – Wednesday, September 28, 2010.

All are welcome to attend the Opening Reception and Award Presentation on Saturday, September 11, from 2-4pm.

ANY ARTIST INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING , SEE CONTACT INFO BELOW FOR PROSPECTUS

For further information please contact :
Sarah E. McHugh
President of The Orange County Art Federation
PO Box 17, Bellvale, NY 10912
(845)-987-8748

Call for Artists Art on the Green 2010
Sundays June 20, July 18, Aug. 15 Sept. 19
9:00am and 3:00 pm Setup and breaking down taking approx 1 hour and a half at each end. Place Railroad Green Warwick NY
Wide range of Arts, including but not limited to Fabric (weaving, quilting, batik etc.) Glass (blown, painted, stained,) Photography, Wood (Wood Working) jewelry making, stone carving, painting, drawing and much more.

Limited spaced 10x10 cost $30.00
Payment upon acceptance

Contact Red@rebelredmusic.com for more information.
Application for Artists/Vendor online at http://artonthegreen.info

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Phanatiks Entertainment is gearing up for some great projects this summer and looking for people to join in on itPhanatiks Entertainment is gearing up for some great projects this summer and looking for people to join in on it. We are looking for creative and productive people to help along in our production. We will be shooting music videos, commercials, short & feature films.. and more if possible. All in HD.

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Open Atelier Sessions in New Windsor Thursdays, 7-10pm. Bring your own materials and take advantage of live models posing for 3-6 hour at a time.
Drop-ins for area artists and student are encouraged and welcomed.

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