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Rio Grande Jewelry Announces 2011 Saul Bell Award Competition
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The Saul Bell Design Award competition has both inspired and challenged jewelry designers around the globe for the past decade, and now in its tenth year, it continues to recognize artists whose work challenges traditional perceptions of jewelry design. Named for the founder of Rio Grande, the competition celebrates Saul's spirit and legacy by inviting artists and students to enter their most innovative creations in any of six categories: Gold/Platinum, Silver/Argentium® Silver, Beads, Metal Clay, Hollowware or Enamel.
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Paying to Show: Knowing What You Get Into While the article I am re-posting here is an old one, I feel it still has a lot of validity for any artist seeking a place to display their work. From the New York Foundation for the Arts Winter 2001 QuarterlyAsk ArtemisiaDr. Art on Paying to Exhibit Your Work Matthew Deleget, Visual Artist Information Hotline, with special guestRenee Phillips, Manhattan Arts International Each year the Hotline receives hundreds of calls from artists who are desperate to exhibit their work. They are sometimes willing to do literally anything, which includes paying huge sums of money. Vanity galleries, national competitions, and unscrupulous dealers profit handsomely from this desperation. For this issue, Dr. Art has invited author and artist advisor Renee Phillips of Manhattan Arts International to discuss her views on artists paying to exhibit their work. Paying to Show"Artist shall contribute $6,500 upon the signing of this agreement as his/her share of financial responsibility. . . ." "Exhibition: One group show. 10' high x 10' wide wall space. The non-refundable fee is $1,250." —Excerpts from New York gallery contracts On a regular basis I receive calls and letters from artists on the subject of New York City galleries that charge artists fees to exhibit their work. These fees can be as high as several thousands dollars, simply for the privilege of hanging their work on a wall. This is a subject I have discussed, repeatedly and passionately, in my seminars, articles, and private consultations with artists. I am sure that I will be responding to these questions for as long as there are artists in need of exposure and galleries that operate in this manner. In this regard, I am not referring to cooperative galleries, also known as artist-run galleries, which are operated by, and for, artists, and charge membership fees. Nor do I consider galleries that are under the auspices of non-profit organizations to be included in this category, even if they ask for a financial contribution. For example, New York Artists Equity Association operates Broome Street Gallery on the premises of their office space in SoHo, which they rent to individual artists and organizations to defray their costs. My objection is to the opportunistic gallery owner whose intention is to profit from the artists' fees rather than the sales of art, and who pretends to have the same distinction as a legitimate gallery. Legitimate galleries focus on producing buyers and recognition for their artists, not preying on the vulnerability of artists who desire a gallery exhibition at practically any cost.
Discuss this item on the forums. (0 posts) Art Around the Bend June 2010 “ART IN THE PARK” IS UPON US! (in Old Town Square park, Alpine – corner of Sul Ross and North 5th Street)“Art in the Park” has been scheduled for Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19th, to coincide with Fiesta del Sol. Rain or shine.
BBAC will have at least one tent in Old Town Square and will set up on the grass by 10am and run through the afternoon or until it is too dark to sell. There is space in front of GOTS, too, under the porch. The Gallery on the Square will be open 10am to 10pm both days. Gallery members and as many BBAB members as possible are expected to show up. [Looks like gallery greeters are still needed for Friday 4-6pm and 6-8pm, and on Saturday from 2-4pm.] All BBAC members are invited to participate as vendors outside. What to sell? Small paintings, or other small artworks and jewelry have been suggested. Maybe quick sketch portraits? Face painting? Bring your own tables, displays, chairs, refreshments for yourself. BBAC is a sponsor of Fiesta del Sol, with our monetary contribution paid by BBAC. No charge to BBAC members to set up! Shade trees provided.
June is also the first anniversary of the opening of Gallery on the Square, so there will be a small BIRTHDAY PARTY just for BBAC members at the back of the gallery on Saturday. We will be celebrating one year of being open and solvent. If you have a GOTS T-shirt, this would be a good time to wear it. Call Charlotte Senneff to let her know if you can bring food or drink for this occasion. Email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or phone 364-2319.
Special events during this weekend are a demonstration of flintknapping by Dwight Gober on Friday and Saturday, and a demonstration by Anne Eckley at 3pm Saturday of the painting with stitches technique she uses in her artwork. Public is welcome, too, so bring a friend! This is expected to be a major sales weekend. Show up, if you possibly can.
NEXT MEETING: Sunday, June 27th is our next BBAC membership meeting. Board meets at 2pm, general membership at 3pm at the Gallery on the Square (GOTS). Again, bring what you are working on for the “Animal House” show for a Show and Tell.
SPACE AVAILABLE AT GOTS: The hallway space vacated by Petei is available for somebody to fill it. Gallery directory Virginia Burkman will by back by June 17th, and any interested BBAC members can talk with her then. Phone is 432-249-1108, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
GET READY FOR THE ANIMAL SHOW COMING UP IN AUGUST:
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WOODY CRUMBO: Native American Printmaker
A Potawatomi Indian from Oklahoma, Crumbo became a well-known artist of Native American subjects. At the age of 19, he received a scholarship to attend the American Indian Institute in Wichita, Kansas. Crumbo's skill as an artist was acknowledged in 1932 when he sold 22 of his paintings to the San Francisco Museum of Art. In the mid- 1940’s he was employed by the Thomas Gilcrease Institute in Tulsa to assemble an American Indian art collection. Most of the Indian art collection presently there at the Gilcrease was selected by Crumbo.
When the Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa was opened in 1939, the first Indian painting that it received was by Woody Crumbo. In 1960, following an illustrious and transient career, he was named Assistant Director of the El Paso, Texas, Museum of Art, and in 1968, he was appointed Director, a position he held until 1974. Eventually Crumbo returned to Oklahoma.
Woody Crumbo's paintings are in numerous museums, galleries and private collections including the University of Oklahoma; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Museum of Northern Arizona; Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the U.S. Department of Interior; The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., among many others.
For more information, contact: Debbie Hedrick, Education Curator at (432) 683-2882 or Jean Hoelscher, Marketing Director Discuss this item on the forums. (0 posts) Call for Art: Kate Hoffman Show 2010 The Kate Hoffman Art Association in Fort Davis, TX announces its 2010 juried art show, hosted by the Fort Davis Food Pantry and invites Big Bend artists to participate with the theme "Open Media"
Show Requirements
• Open to all artists age 18 years and older. • Digital images (72 dpi jpeg files) of works required with entry form. Submit by email or CD. For help call 432- 426-3808. • Works must have identification tags (provided) attached to the back. • Works must be framed or have finished edges and must be wired for hangingbehind glass or plexiglass as necessary. • Entries in damaged frames or with scratched plexiglass will not be accepted. • No wet paint or sawtooth hangers. • Works must meet the KHAA standards of good taste. Work which does not meet specified conditions for exhibition will be disqualified. Entering this event shall constitute understanding and agreement on the part of the artist with all the conditions stated in the PROSPECTUS. Discuss this item on the forums. (0 posts) |
In the Turner-Thomas Galleries at the Museum of the Southwest, fourteen colored silkscreens and twenty-nine black and white etchings by Native American artist Woody Crumbo