Holland Cotter looks at money in art in the New York Times.

Christian Viveros-Fauné takes this as a starting point to talk about socially engaged art, including Rick Lowe’s Project Row Houses and Theaster Gates’ Dochester Project.

from Theaster Gates’ Dorchester Projects

The New York Times and the New Yorker both have published longform pieces on Theaster Gates recently.  (subscription only)

A look at various upcoming public art projects in Minneapolis.

Public art on utility boxes in New Zealand.

 

 

A number of Baltimore artist have or will be having exhibitions of their work in New York, California, Washington DC and more! Feel free to contact us if you have something coming up!

Mina Cheon will be having a solo show of her work, Choco Pie Propaganda, at Ethan Cohen Gallery in New York, January 23 – February 28, 2014. Opening reception Thursday, January 23, 6 – 8pm.

Ben Piwowar will be showing work at ArtPlace, in New Haven, CT, Friday, February 7, 2014-Saturday, March 22, 2014, in a show called Smart Painting,  curated by John O’Donnell.

Alex Ebstein will be in Implicit Horizon, at Mixed Greens in New York, in February and March, 2014.

Nate Larson recently unveiled a public art project with United Photo Industries in Brooklyn, featuring his Geolocation project, made in collaboration with Marni Shindelman of Athens, Georgia.

Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman, Geolocation Project

Ryan Hoover, Magnolia Laurie, Amanda Burnham, and Rosemary Liss are among the artists showing in The Land Has Many Parts, at the Jane Deering Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA, January 15 to February 15, 2014.

Mary Anne Arntzen will be showing at the art galleries at Salisbury University, in Colors and Things, February 6 – March 29, 2014, Opening Reception: Thursday, February 6, 6 p.m.

Gary Kachadorian will be showing work at Artisphere in Arlington, VA. Progress Report and Backgrounds will be up January 15 to February 16. He will also be showing at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn this February in a group show called Fuse-Works: Some Assembly Required.

Gary Kachadorian at Artisphere

Milana Braslavsky and Lisa Dillin will be showing together at Hamiltonian Gallery this February-  information coming soon.

Marian Glebes will be showing work at the Atkins Arboretum in Ridgely, MD, April 1 to May 30, 2014, with an opening reception Saturday, April 19 from 3 to 5 p.m.

C. Ryan Patterson is showing in SUSTAIN, a group exhibition at the Huff Gallery in Louisville, KY, January 12 – February 23, 2014

James Bouche, Hermonie Only, Raoul Middleman, John Bohl, Chris Day and Jonathan Thomas are all showing in Hoi Polloi, curated by Brian Garner of Litho Shop, at the Kaplan Gallery at Vis Arts in Rockville, MD, Wednesday, January 22  to  Sunday, February 23, 2014. Opening reception Friday, January 24 – 7:00  to  9:00 PM.

Hoi Polloi gallery view

AND of course the WPA SELECT 2014, curated by Mera Rubell, will be shown at Artisphere in March, after showing at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York. Featuring Amanda Burnham, Michelle Dickson, Dave Eassa, Alex Ebstein, Cliff Evans, Sean FitzPatrick, Ryan Hoover, Jason Hughes, Tiffany Jones, Gary Kachadourian, Magnolia Laurie, Curtis Miller, Cara Ober, Rachel Rotenberg, Ginevra Shay, Jo Smail, Ryan Syrell, Alessandra Torres, and Stewart Watson

 

 

25th National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition Awards

A minimum of $1,500 available in purchase prize money.

Juror

Ann Shafer
Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Baltimore Museum of Art

Eligibility and media

Drawings and prints (not photography) in any medium are eligible with no limitations as to color, surface or materials. All drawings and prints must be original works of art. Each artist may submit up to 3 works on online only. No mailed or emailed entries will be accepted.

Enter online at:

https://artndm.slideroom.com

Entry fee

A non­refundable entry fee of $36 entitles the artist to submit up to three entries.

Selection process

Initial jury will be of online submissions received by January 31, 2014. Notification will be by email. Be sure to add gormleygallery@ndm.edu to your contacts so that notification email is not sent to your spam folder. Accepted drawings and prints received by March 1 will be juried for purchase prize awards at the value set by the artist. Works selected for purchase prize awards will become the property of Notre Dame of Maryland University.

Calendar

Entries due January 31, 2014
Notification of acceptance February 15, 2014
Work due at gallery March 1, 2014
Exhibition Dates March 24 through April 25, 2014
Reception and Gallery Talk Saturday, March 29 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Shipping

All accepted works must be ready to exhibit: framed with plexiglass (no glass), wired and ready to hang. Ship by either UPS, no FedEx, using strong, re­usable crates or cardboard cartons. No packing peanuts please. Include return shipping document with a scannable barcode. Ship prepaid to: Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 4701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210.

Local artists email gormleygallery[at]ndm.edu for hand delivery drop-off dates.

10 days until deadline! Submit artifacts, art, and documents…

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum is currently soliciting submissions of flag-related art and historical objects for the upcoming exhibition, For Whom It Stands: The Flag and the American People. The Call for Submissions is posted on the museum’s website and is listed as an event on the museum’s Facebook page. Please forward the call to your contacts who are military veterans, immigrants or refugees, activists, artists, and ordinary citizens of diverse cultural backgrounds. The museum is interested in capturing a wide range of stories and experiences, in addition to the objects selected for display. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2014. Details below and on the website.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONShttp://www.rflewismuseum.org/FWIS-call-for-submissions

www.RFLewisMuseum.org

forwhomitstands@maamc.org