Sequim Arts 34th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Over $1500 in cash and merchandise prizes. Work in both 2d and 3d form will be accepted. Digital submissions only via mailed CD or e-mail. Artists must be at least 18 years of age.

Full details at: http://sequimarts.org/news/

Download prospectus: http://sequimarts.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/2010-Juried-Show-Prospectus.pdf

Call for Art, "Revisiting Beauty"

Call for Art, "Revisiting Beauty"
April 29 - May 29, 2010
Deadline to Apply: March 10, 2010
Opening Reception: May 1, 6-10pm

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 North Sycamore
Santa Ana, CA 92701

The meaning of beauty has been debated by philosophers since the time of the Greeks. Courted or scorned, distrusted, devalued, deconstructed, beauty promises pleasure while provoking awe, admiration and even fear. Beauty quickens the pulse. Attention Contemporary Artists! OCCCA is now accepting submissions of artworks representing ideas of the beautiful. Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, installation, and computer-based New Media projects welcomed. Beauty stirs the understanding, and is the enemy of complacency. Concepts alone can never replace it. Beauty’s provocations are no longer innocent.

Full details available at: www.occca.org

Still Point Art Gallery invites submissions from emerging and established artists for its upcoming exhibition - Still Point II.

Deadline - March 22, 2010

Full details available at: http://stillpointartgallery.blogspot.com/2010/02/call-for-artists-still-point-ii.html

The City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Art Museum: ZeitBike 2010 call for submissions

ZeitBike 2010: Kinetic Interventions
Budget: $1,000 per commissioned piece
Deadline: March 19, 2010

In recognition of National Bike Month, The City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Art Museum invite artists and/or artist teams from Pierce and Thurston Counties to submit proposals for the creation of a piece of temporary artwork for the 4th annual Zeit-Bike exhibit at the Tacoma Art Museum.

Full details available at: http://www.tacomaculture.org/arts/Esubmit.asp

Seattle Jello Wrestling Extravaganza

Seattle Jello Wrestling Extravaganza

Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
2322 2nd Ave Seattle, WA

Event Dates: Feb 26, 2010 8:00 PM
Event Page: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/97943

The hottest most ruthless and empowered women in the city battle it out in a pool of gelatin for your enjoyment!

Stories from Vancouver: Seeking photography submissions

Stories from Vancouver (working title)


Vancouver Is Awesome a great arts & culture centric blog is looking for submissions of documentary photography and photo essays from Vancouver to be part of an exhibition celebrating stories about our neighbors to the north. Selected entries will be invited to part of a high-profile exhibition this coming summer.

Submission requirements:

* 6-8 images, 700 pixels on the longest side, maximum file size of 150kb
* Project description or artist statement, maximum 300 words
* Caption info, if applicable
* Artist CV & brief bio
* website link

Please email submissions to Jonathan Taggart at storiesfromvancouver@gmail.com with all materials included in the body of the email. Images and supporting documentation included as attachments will not be considered. Submission deadline is April 2, 2010.

PCNW: Foto Revu 3/20/2010

FOTO REVU EVENT 2010 SATURDAY, MARCH 20th, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM FOTO REVU is a unique portfolio review event and valuable opportunity for members to receive one-on-one critiques by some of the Northwest's most respected people in the field of photography including gallery directors, museum curators, publishers, art critics & educators.

Full details available at: http://www.pcnw.org/gallery/schedule.php#lecture

2010 Hasselblad Masters Awards competition: Call for submissions

Hasselblad announces the 2010 Hasselblad Masters Awards competition. Each year Hasselblad awards the title of Master photographers in a range of specially defined categories. Awards are granted in recognition of the photographer’s contribution to the art of photography and photographic ability in the areas of creativity, composition, conceptual strength, and technical skill. Photographers are invited to submit up to 5 images in each of the following eleven categories: architecture, editorial, fashion/beauty, fine art, general photography, nature/landscape, portrait, product, up-and-coming, wedding/social and, for the first time, wildlife. One Master will be chosen for each of the eleven categories.

Full details available at: www.hasselblad.com/masters-2010-is-open.aspx

96% of Americans value art, while only 27% value artists...

Sheila Siden Director of Development of Artists Trust wrote a great article on the importance of supporting artists. It includes a great tale about composer Phillip Glass.

Read the full article on the Artist Trust "I am an Artist" blog: http://artisttrust.blogspot.com/2010/02/artists-why-support-them.html

Designer condoms...

Here's clever example of how to promote condom use, designer condoms!


New York City Health Department Unveils Five Finalists in NYC Condom Package Design Contest
After assessing hundreds of possible package designs for a special limited-edition NYC Condom, a panel of judges has selected five finalists. The Health Department has received nearly 600 entries since December 15, when it invited New Yorkers to design a wrapper that would “capture the city’s distinctive culture while promoting safer sex.” Designs have flooded in from all five boroughs, and as far away as Perm, Russia. New Yorkers can vote for their favorites starting Thursday, February 11 through Sunday, February 28.

Full details available at: http://www.facebook.com/NYCcondom

Vote for the finalists: http://pub28.bravenet.co/vote/vote.php?usernum=2339800303&cpv=2

WD-40 FOR THE CREATIVE SOUL: HOW TO GET UNSTUCK

WD-40 FOR THE CREATIVE SOUL: HOW TO GET UNSTUCK
by Ellen Ziegler

Seattle artist and graphic designer Ellen Ziegler is teaching 6 week courses for both new and professionals artists how to over come the obstacles in your creative process. Classes are located at her studio in the Ballard/Phinney/Fremont area.

Ellen works with university art majors at the BFA and MFA level. She’s taught classes for recovering cancer patients and for at-risk youth in the public schools. and teaches the WD-40 series of classes at her studio and on-site -- at art centers, schools and private homes. Ziegler has also developed a popular and successful creativity/team-building training workshop for corporations, small businesses and institutions.

Full details available at: http://www.ellenziegler.com/teaching/classes_workshops.html

Artist Reception at Dubsea Coffee (White Center) part of the 3rd Sat Art Walk

"Awakening Moment"Artist Reception for Hye Young Kim at Dubsea Coffee (White Center)

Feb 20 2010 , 7-9 PM (3rd Sat Art Walk) Art show runs Feb 15 - March 15

Dubsea Coffee, 9910 8th Ave SW / Seattle WA 98106 /www.dubseacoffee.com

Hye Young Kim (www.hykimstudio.com) has been mapping everyday life and questioning the spiritual existence of humans in contemporary society. Her narratives are created with the intent that understanding self-existence will help people to gain compassion and a dynamic interconnectedness to the communities in which the exist.

The Phinney Neighborhood Association Art Gallery will be showing "On The Surface: Passions We Can't Hide," the art of Diane Chaudiere, Gay Jensen and Barbara Zander in February. The artist reception on Friday, February 12th, 7-9 pm.

Get your shoe fetish fix..

Beth Levine, Paper Twist
Photo: The Dutch Leather and Shoe Museum


The Bellevue Arts Museum is hosting Beth Levine: First Lady of Shoes, featuring over 100 shoe designs. If you're a shoe junkie, take the ride across 520 and see a great exhibition.

Help a local arts org win a grant...

Help NFFTY win a $50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to support the next generation of filmmakers and year-round programs! The grants are given out by popular vote, so we need your help to win!

HOW to VOTE and Spread the word:

1. VOTE today and everyday in Feb. Vote at: http://www.refresheverything.com/filmfestival

2. Join and Invite all your friends to our facebook event for it: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=283160421869&index=1

3. Make this "Vote for NFFTY" your profile photo on facebook. Get the photo: http://www.nffty.org/uploads/images/vote_for_NFFTY.jpg

Capitol Hill Figure Drawing

Capitol Hill Figure Drawing: Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010 7:30pm

Capital Hill Studio
1520 11th Ave. #Trapeze Seattle WA 98121
model fee: $7.00 per person

Sign up at: www.seattlefiguredrawing.com

Design a new logo for the NEA...

Request for Proposals: Art Works Logo Design

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) invites contractors to submit proposals for a design for a new "Art Works" logo for the National Endowment for the Arts and then produce a finished design that may be reproduced by the Agency in print and online, as described in the attached solicitation.

Full detail available at the NEA's web site: