Category Archives: Artist Resources / Calls For Artists

DUE: May 9, 2014

Call for Art: Art of A Woman- Art, Fashion and Philanthropy – A Charity Art Postcard Pop-Up Exhibit

Overview:

The Artinista Art Advisory is pleased to issue a Call for Artist participation in this non-juried, invitational postcard exhibition. The 4×6 Art of A Woman: Art, Fashion and Philanthropy Charity Art Postcard Pop-Up Exhibit will feature original artwork created and donated by artists, 18 years and older from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC areas only. Each artwork will be postcard sized at 4×6 inches.

All of the postcard-sized artworks will be for sale to the public at $25 each for a fundraiser Pop Up Art Exhibition event entitled Art of A Woman: Art, Fashion and Philanthropy at Gossip on 23rd, a unique and trendy women’s clothing boutique located in Crystal City, Virginia to benefit the Space of Her Own (SOHO) Creative Mentorship Program, based in Alexandria, Virginia. SOHO’s mission is to provide girls in need with social, emotional, academic and creative enrichment through mentorship and visual arts instruction. The program aims to reach girls in local communities and prevent juvenile criminal involvement. Founded in 2003 by Linda Odell of the City of Alexandria’s Court Service Unit and Alice Merrill of The Art Legue. Space of Her Own, Inc. received nonprofit status in 2011.

For more information visit SOHO’s website at http://spaceofherown.org. The artwork will be on display at Gossip on 23rd, located at 566 23rd Street, S, Arlington, Virginia.

We invite artists from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to participate by sending artwork that is sized at 4×6 or 6×4 inches, unframed and light enough to be hung with T-pins or Velcro depicting how art influences fashion or how fashion influences art. All artwork submitted must be donated by artist who created the work, available for the duration of the show, and available for sale at $25 each with all proceeds donated to Space of Her Own. Unsold artwork will be the property of The Artinista Art Advisory or will be returned to the artist with a self-addressed envelope with proper postage.

Submission Information

Please download the Prospectus at www.theartinista.com/artists All submissions are due via mail to The Artinista Art Advisory by May 9, 2014. There is no fee for submitting work.

DUE: May 1st, 2014

Solo or Group Exhibit Opportunity

Gormley Gallery at Notre Dame of Maryland University is seeking proposals for solo or group exhibits. Submissions received by May 1, 2014 will be considered for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 gallery years. Artists from Baltimore and the surrounding Mid-Atlantic region are especially encouraged to apply. Three exhibits are scheduled each year for a four to six week show. Artists attend the reception and give an informal gallery talk.

Submit 20 images in jpg format , 72 dpi, 1200 on the longest side, a checklist including title, date, dimensions, and media, an artist’s statement, and short c.v. No materials will be returned.

Mail to: Gormley Gallery, Notre Dame of Maryland University, 4701 N Charles St., Baltimore MD 21210.

http://www.ndm.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/art/gormley-gallery/exhibition-opportunities/

JOIN US – Be A Part of History!

I Am O’Kah! is seeking Baltimore’s most AMAZING emerging artists to participate as part of a 1-day exhibition and silent auction during their gala on May 17, 2014 at the Maryland Historical Society…

For more information about the event visit www.iamokah.eventbrite.com

Why?
• Exhibit: Showcase your work to our 400 guests at Maryland
Historical Society.
• Silent Auction: For those that participate in the silent auction
proceeds from items donated to the silent auction will be split 60/40
with I Am O’Kah!
• Great Cause: All proceeds from the event directly benefit I Am
O’Kah!’s entrepreneurship/financial literacy programs and
scholarship. Visit www.iamokah.org to learn more about the
organization.

How?
Contact the exhibition curator, Aisha DaCosta via email at
aisha@iamokah.org (443) 579-7950 or our Special Events Intern Abbey via
email at abbeycher@gmail.com

Center Stage is hosting a Lessac Kinesensic Training Workshop, and we would love to see you there!

The workshop is a comprehensive and creative approach to all aspects of developing the voice and body for expressiveness, speech and singing, and as creative instruments of communication, behavior and perception.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, May 24th from 10am-5pm here at Center Stage in the 6th floor Rehearsal Hall. The original price is $75. We are offering a discounted rate of $50 to all company members of any Baltimore-area theaters, as well as a discounted rate of $50 to all participants under the age of 27. Payment will be collected on the day of the workshop. The Sun Garage on the corner of Calvert and Centre is the best option for parking. There is also metered street parking and 2 hour parking (cars have to be moved every 2 hours) on the street in the area.

We ask that you wear movement clothes rather than street clothes, and there will be a one hour break for lunch.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake invites you to get HIP in Baltimore with B-HiP.  The Baltimore Homeownership Incentive Program is hosting a homebuying workshop on

Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Baltimore War Memorial, 101 North Gay Street, from 11am – 2pm.  

Click HERE for more info.

The (e)merge Artist Platform presents a vetted selection of works by independent artists displayed throughout the hotel’s public areas. (e)merge is the only art fair that gives free exhibition space to artists without gallery representation.

The 2014 (e)merge Vetting Committee members are: AI WEIWEI, artist, Beijing; MIKA YOSHITAKE, assistant curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; and JEFFREEN M HAYES, director, Rebuild Foundation, Chicago, St. Louis & Omaha.

More information can be found here: http://artistapplicationc.emergeartfair.com/