Olympic Sculpture Park: Volunteer Open House

January 10, 2009 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Please join us in the PACCAR Pavilion for an informational open house on volunteer opportunities at the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Learn about the benefits of volunteering and find out what position is right for you.

Positions available:

Olympic Sculpture Park Ambassadors assist park visitors in locating and learning about artwork, including the Neukom Vivarium, and enjoying the park environment safely. Duties may include facilitating education and interpretive activities, providing general information about the site, and encouraging positive visitor interactions with the park during specific hours of operation. Minimum commitment: a regular bi-weekly schedule for at least 6 months.

Olympic Sculpture Park Stewards work as individuals or in small groups to adopt an area of the Olympic Sculpture Park. Duties may include weeding, light pruning, raking, invasive plant removal, and general planting bed maintenance. Volunteers may also assist with the creation and maintenance of a plant database for the park. Minimum commitment: a regular schedule of 2 shifts per month for March through October.

All roads lead to Whiskeytown

The National Parks Artists-In-Residence program at Whiskeytown offers established visual artists the opportunity to pursue their particular art form while being surrounded by the inspiring landscape of the park. The park provides a rustic cabin to participants for a two or three week period from May to August.

A $300 stipend is provided for 2 artists. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is located 3.5 hours north of San Francisco and 2 hours north of Sacramento. Situated seven miles west of Redding, Whiskeytown covers 42,000 acres of land nestled among the hills of California’s Klamath Mountains.

Who is eligible:
Established visual artists with a strong history of exhibiting work are eligible. All visual arts are acceptable including video, photo, sculpture, land art, painting, drawing, performance, etc. At this time we are not accepting applicants from other art forms such as dance or writing.

For more info, download the PDF application.

Larson Gallery: 36th National Juried Photography Exhibition

Call for Photography Artists

Larson Gallery is accepting entries for the 36th National Juried Photography Exhibition. Approximately $3.000 in prize money is awarded in this national biennial juried competition. The exhibition is open to all forms of photography from traditional to experimental, created within the last two years. Entries may be submitted as slides or a CD. Entry deadline is February 14, 2009. For a prospectus, visit the website at www.larsongallery.org or send a SASE to : Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, PO Box 22520, Yakima, WA 98907-2520.

The Larson Gallery is pleased to announce this year’s juror, Ellen Garvens, Seattle photographer and artist. Garvens has explored the fusion of photography with other media. Though photography has always been a key elements in her art making, her photographs have become sculpture, drawings and artist books.

Garvens received a BS degree in Art from the University of Wisconsin and an MFA degree from the University of New Mexico. She has received a Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship, a National Endowment for the Arts individual Fellowship Grant and an Artist Trust / Washington State Fellowship.

Her work has been reviewed in Arts Magazine, Art on Paper, Sculpture Magazine, The Village Voice, New Art Examiner, The New York Times, Creative Camera- London, and SF Camerawork. Garvens has artwork in collections at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin, Ohio, and Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut. Ellen lives and works in Seattle, Washington and teaches at the University of Washington.

Only original artwork not previously shown in a juried exhibition at the Larson Gallery and completed during the preceding two calendar years will be considered. All artwork must be designed and executed by the exhibiting artist. Artwork that is known or suspected to be a direct copy of published/copyrighted material will be disqualified. Non-refundable entry fees are $12 per entry for up to four entries per artist.

This exhibition is made possible, in part, with support from Puterbaugh Construction and the Larson Gallery Guild.

Award sponsors include: Hearing Connection LLC, Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center Georiga Moore McKay, Jeffrey Reynolds, Bert Grant Memorial, Excel Fruit Brokerage, Gloria Blisard, Stuart W. Hayes, Yakima Theaters Inc., YVCC Associated Student Body, Gary A. Delp & Associates, Ken Whitmire, Larson Gallery Director, Photo Haus, Red Gallery, Warninger Chiropractic Clinic, and Yakima Enological Society.

The exhibit opens April 3, 2009 and continues through May 2.

Contact: Larson Gallery, Cheryl H. Hahn, 509-574-4875

More details available at http://www.larsongallery.org

Get in touch with your inner aronist

Today is one of those rare snowy days in Seattle. It very beautiful but this is a town that has no idea how to deal with snow. During my short walk today I came across no less that 6 Metro buses abandoned on the side of the road waiting for warmer weather no doubt. If the cold snowy weather is getting you down here's a great idea that can warm your spirits...

Burn out 2008/Brighten up 2009.

The Marquand Books/Mighty Tieton Bonfire!

Send items to burn in the Tieton New Year’s Bonfire!

It's been a nutty year for everyone, so let's send 2008 out in flames.

And there are some reasons for hope, cheer, and good fortune, so let's welcome 2009 with good wishes, tidings, and blessings.

Marquand Books and Mighty Tieton will mark the transition from messy old 2008 to bright and shiny 2009 with a bonfire in Tieton, Washington, on New Year’s Eve.

We invite family, friends, associates, clients, colleagues, and neighbors to participate by mailing symbolic paper or wood items for us to toss onto the flames for you.

Letters, paper dolls, photos, charms, sketches, carvings, notes, diary entries, effigies, bad poems, good poems, greeting cards, little voodoo dolls, mortgage papers, financial reports, parking tickets, expired coupons, report cards, foreclosure notices, IRA statements, campaign literature, rejection letters, love notes, résumés, collages, whatever. Any symbols that will bring better fortune for 2009.

Here's how it works:

Gather up your items. Package in a neat envelope or bundle, and seal it tight. (We won't open anything unless instructed to.) Mark your bundle "2008" if you would like it tossed on the flames before the end of the year, or "2009" if you want it tossed on once the new year has begun. Add instructions if special incantations are required. No books or musical instruments, please.

Mail to: Mighty Tieton New Year
PO Box 369
Tieton, WA 98101

Be sure to send it to arrive by Wednesday, December 31, and we will be sure your wishes are granted!

Visit marquandblog.com for more details and to see post-fire photos.

Call for artists: City of Kirkland

The City of Kirkland is looking to integrate public art into the redevelopment plans of Juanita Beach Park. The new artistic features should be site specific and engage the historical, cultural, and/or environmental themes of the park. The City encourages a wide variety of creative ideas from artists. Examples of work include but are certainly not limited to:
• Stepping stones to cross the wetland area
• A custom railing for the new pedestrian bridge
• Features to be embedded in the concrete pavement of the promenade
• Features to be embedded in the concrete of the sitting wall
• An entry gate at any of the 3 pedestrian pathways into the park from Juanita Drive

The deadline for artist submissions is January 8, 2008. The Selection Committee will interview artists the week of January 12, 2009. The interview will be an informal conversation about your past experience as related to this project, and what process you would like to see to ensure a shared vision of the final product. You should be prepared to present and discuss photographs or concept drawings of previous work as it relates to this project.

Please confirm your interest in the project by submitting a letter of interest, sketches or pictures of previous work, and resume, including a list of relevant experience in the last five (5) years. The letter of interest should include but not be limited to how your previous work is relevant specifically to this project, including information on how you have worked with multiple stake holders in the past. Please note that materials submitted will not be returned. You must visit our website (http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/home.htm) to review the Request for Qualifications in its entirety.

Call to artist & Designers: BECA Gallery New Orleans

Deadline - December 26, 2008:

NEXT
A Leading Edge Contemporary Art + Design Exhibition

Call to Artists + Designers from all countries: A call for submissions of the world's leading edge contemporary art + design that happens to be fully functional. We're seeking what's new + what's next in the categories of one-of-a-kind and limited edition highly innovative furniture and related accessories, lighting, haute couture and related accessories, body adornments and other functional presentations. (Think new ideas + applications, cutting-edge materials, unconventional use of existing materials, etc.) The works selected will be featured in the gallery group exhibition, 'NEXT' presented by BECA gallery in New Orleans, LA with possible future national and international travel exhibition opportunities. Works submitted must be priced within the range of $1,000 - $25,000 USD. This exhibition will open February 5, 2009 and run through February 28, 2009. Email and physical CD submissions will be accepted according to the guidelines listed through December 26, 2008. 

Calls to Artists + Designers submission forms and guidelines may be downloaded from: http://becagallery.typepad.com/my_weblog/artist-submission-opptys.html

BECA gallery - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art
527 St. Joseph Street (across from the Contemporary Art Center)
New Orleans, LA 70130

View our exhibitions online at: www.becagallery.com
Email us at: becagallery@gmail.com  

PCNW Members' Juried Exhibition Opening & Holiday Print Sale/Fundraiser

Friday, December 12th @ Photographic Center Northwest, 6-9pm

Juror: Scott Lawrimore, Lawrimore Project

In addition to the opening of the exhibit, this is also the night of our PCNW book launch, 8x10" framed print sale, and the affordable art swap. Come support PCNW and enjoy some vino in good company...

PCNW: 900 12th Avenue (12th & Marion, Capitol Hill, across from Seattle University)

www.pcnw.org

Bherd Studios Grand Re-Opening

ICU by John Osgood

Like a young (and white) George Jefferson, John Osgood and bHeard Studios are moving on up to a whole new location...

Please come celebrate our new location with us and check out Art Up Greenwood-Phinney, the new monthly art walk for our neighborhood on Friday, December 12th from 6-9pm. Our new location is in the "Underground" of the Greenwood Collective. Art Up will happen the 2nd Friday of each month and to keep up on the latest info, visit the Art Up Blog, or visit the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber website. There are over 20 participating businesses as well as, the Greenwood Collective - the new home of Bherd Studios. Several resident artists are displaying their artwork and providing snacks and beverages for art walk goers.

Call for submissions

Call to Artists: National Eating Disorders Association Silent Auction Art Show Call for Submissions.

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care. The annual National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDAwareness) Week, taking place February 22-28, 2009, is the largest eating disorders outreach effort in the nation and we would like to invite you to be a part of it! The aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and negative body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. For the NEDAwareness Week 2009 Seattle event, NEDA is holding a Silent Auction Art Show on February 26, 2009 at See Sound Lounge. The art show will feature art which engages the theme “…until eating disorders are history”. NEDA is currently accepting submissions for art pieces to be donated to the NEDA Silent Auction Art Show and encourages you to get involved with this critical issue! Proceeds will enable NEDA to continue providing life-saving information and will support NEDA’s critical programs reaching millions.


In the spirit of raising awareness about the seriousness of eating disorders, being an agent for change, as well as celebrating the beautiful diversity of body shape and size, NEDA is calling for submissions of drawings, paintings, sculptures, and other original works.


To make a submission, please send an image of your work with the accompanying information specified below to sroman@myneda.org, subject line “Art Submission.” The submission deadline is January 5, 2009.

Please include:

• Name Contact Information
• Title of Piece(s)
• Medium
• Dimensions
• Requirements for Display
• Jpeg Image (300 dpi or better is recommended)
• Accompanying Text, Description and/or Artist Statement.

For further information please contact Susie Roman, Program Coordinator, at sroman@myneda.org or by phone at 206.382.3587, extension 18.

Artist sought for Fremont Bridge tower residency

Fremont Bridge. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives Photograph Collection.

The Office, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team for a unique project-based artist residency in the southwest bridge tower on the Fremont Bridge.

The selected artist(s) will undertake an in-depth exploration of the historic bridge and create an art project in response to the experience. Artists cannot live in the bridge tower, but may use the space as a studio, a platform for observing, or as a base from which to interact with the community. Artist Daniel Mihalyo recommended the bridge tower artist studio in the SDOT Art Plan he authored in 2005.

The residency will begin in the spring or summer of 2009 and last two to three months. It will culminate in the public presentation of an art project. The artist may create work in any media, including video, film, sound, performance, installation or other diverse media.

The call is open to established professional artists living in Seattle or within 100 miles of Seattle. The project budget is $20,000. The application deadline is 11 p.m., Monday, Jan. 5. A link to the online application is available here.

World Music of Peace concert

World Music of Peace

Abrace with the MB Orchestra

On December 13th La Familia Gallery musician member, Rebeqa, will join vocal percussion ensemble, Abrace, and Seattle's very own MB Orchestra to present World Music of Peace.

World Music of Peace frames the spine-tingling 5-part vocal harmonies of Abrace against the driving rhythms of the MB Orchestra as they embrace Coptic, Arabic, Hebrew, Ladino music and more. The concert also showcases the high-energy Oud playing of the legendary Maurice Rouman as well as Middle Eastern and Afro-Brazilian dance, performed by Mahira and Dora Oliveira Newman.

Ticket Information

To get your tickets for World Music of Peace

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Adults: $12 advance / $15 door

Students/Seniors: $10 advance / $12 door

Children (under 12): $7 advance / $10 door
Family (up to 4 people): $30 advance / $25 door

Artist Trust Networking Event: “Finding Balance: Artists Raising Children”

December 9, 2008, 6-9 pm

Artists/parents of Washington State are encouraged to participate in this Artists' Networking Event. Meet fellow artists who are practicing the art of raising a family while simultaneously practicing their art. A panel including Spike Mafford, Alex Martin and Michelle Templeton will be moderated by Miguel Guillen, Information Services Manager for Artist Trust and followed by a Q&A. All artists are invited.

The event will take place in the Artists’ Assets Area, an artist’s resource room housed at Artist Trust’s office location at 1835 12^th Avenue on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Refreshments provided.

For more information on upcoming networking events and other Artist Trust events visit www.artisttrust.org/events.

Contact: Miguel Guillen, Information Services Manager

miguel@artisttrust.org, 206/467-8734 x11; toll-free 1/866/218-7878

Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. Find out more at www.artisttrust.org.