Call for Artists: GUTSY

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 GUTSY: Taking the Fear Factor Out of Feminism

GUTSY: very tough or brave : showing courage
marked by courage, pluck, or determination
a:  expressing or characterized by basic physical senses or passions
b:  rough or plain in style :  not bland or sophisticated

Feminism, much like art, is about perception. You may consider your participation in this call for entry a radical feminist act against the mainstream misogyny of the art system, you might not. Either way, your participation in this exhibition will help support women in Baltimore. The Feminist Art Project – Baltimore and Gallery CA invite artists to submit artwork to GUTSY: Taking the Fear Factor Out of Feminism, an exhibition which seeks to highlight the work of female artists and artists dealing with feminist issues, themes, and aesthetics.

As part of TFAP-B’s mission to support female artists and local organizations working to support women, 20% of each work of art that is sold will go to Power Inside.* Power Inside is a human rights and harm reduction organization that serves women and girls who are survivors of gender-based violence and oppression. Power Inside serves women impacted by incarceration, street life and abuse. They offer direct services, advocacy, leadership development and public education to help women build self-sufficiency, heal from violence, and avoid future criminal justice contact.

This call for entry is open to artists in the Mid-Atlantic region that recognize the aesthetic, intellectual and political impact of women, regardless of race, class, or creed, on visual arts and culture. *Please note, the artist retains 80% of sale. Neither Gallery CA nor The Feminist Art Project – Baltimore will take commission on the sale of artwork during this exhibition.

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The Feminist Art Project – Baltimore recognizes the aesthetic, intellectual and political impact of women on visual arts and culture. We are a grassroots, non-profit arts organization which aims to be inclusive; supporting local, self-identified female artists, as well as men who recognize and promote Baltimore area women in the arts.

TIMELINE

Deadline: Deadline for Application is Monday June 2nd
Exhibition Run: July 18th thru August 8th
Notification: Artists will be notified Monday June 16th
Reception: Closing Reception August 8th 6-9 pm
Delivery dates: July 1st and 2nd
Pick up dates:  August 9th-10th

TO APPLY

Artists should attach their statement and/or CV, no more than 3 images in JPEG formation (sound and video artists may submit links), a 2-5 sentence description of the work and why you want to participate in GUTSY: Taking the Fear Factor out of Feminism. Please submit materials in an email sent to tfap.bmore@gmail.com with subject heading GUTSY_Lastnameofartist. Artists are solely responsible for delivery and pick up of accepted work. Two dimensional pieces should not exceed 60” x 60” and must be ready to hang/display. Three dimensional works should not be taller than 72” and wider than 48”, unless previously approved by TFAP-B and Gallery CA. Sound and video artists are responsible for supplying their own technology for exhibition. Artworks considered unsuitable for hanging/presentation will be refused. TFAP-B and Gallery CA reserve the right to refuse any artwork that is misrepresented through documentation or is not the piece selected by the jurors.

Artists will be notified by Monday June 16th. Selected artworks need to be delivered to Gallery CA on July 1st or 2nd, 2014.

Call for Artists: Bromo Seltzer Gallery Top of the World Gallery and BOPA Main Office Gallery

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APPLY HERE: https://boparegistrations.wufoo.com/forms/bopa-exhibition-spaces-call-for-proposals/

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Inc. (BOPA) is a non-profit arts and events organization charged with making Baltimore a more creative and vibrant city. The organization’s programs include city-wide special events and festivals (Artscape, Baltimore Book Festival, parades, fireworks) as well as management of historic sites and cultural facilities (School 33 Art Center, Top of the World Observation Level, Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, The Cloisters). As the City’s designated arts council, BOPA administers arts education and cultural programs, awards grants, and coordinates the 1% Public Art Program.

BOPA is now accepting proposals for exhibitions in gallery spaces at the BOPA main office, Bromo Arts Tower and Top of the World Observation Floor at the World Trade Center. Each exhibition will be approximately two months long during the FY15 exhibition season, September, 2014 to June, 2015.

The BOPA office at 10 E. Baltimore Street, 10th Floor, has exhibition space in the lobby and conference room. The office is open M – F, 9am – 5pm, for viewing the spaces.

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower is located at 21 South Eutaw Street and has space available on two floors. The building is open to the public for viewing every Saturday 11-5pm. This historic building houses 15 floors of artist studios and has two small rooms on the lobby level and a larger gallery space on the mezzanine (2nd floor) level. Due to its historic nature, the Bromo galleries have some limitations. A site visit is recommended. www.bromoseltzerartstower.com

Top of the World Observation Level, located on the 27th floor of the World Trade Center at 401 East Pratt Street, is open to the public 7 days a week during the summer and 5 days a week during the winter (see website www.viewbaltimore.org for details). There are two walls each 37 1/3 ft. long dedicated to exhibitions. The windows at Top of the World offer a 360° view of Baltimore, which attracts visitors from all over the world.

Call 443-874-3596 or email betsy.stone@promotionandarts.com to schedule a visit to view the exhibition spaces.

Sondheim Interviews: Trevor Young

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This is the twenty-fifth in a series of interviews with each of the Sondheim Award Semifinalists. Finalists have been announced, and will be on exhibit at the Walters Art Museum June 21 to August 17; those not selected as finalists with be exhibited at the Decker, Meyerhoff and Pinkard Galleries at MICA  July 17 to August 3, 2014.

Name: Trevor Young
Website: www.trevoryoung.net
Current Location: My studio is in downtown Silver Spring.
Hometown: Takoma Park, MD
School: University of the Arts, Philadelphia (BFA)

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Current favorite artists or artwork: Valeri larko, Stepehn Magsig, Glenn Barr, Joe Deal, Olivia Rodriguez, Lewis Baltz, Michael Massaia

What is your day job? How do you manage balancing work with studio time with your life? I am a full-time artist. I get the pleasure and challenge of working every day. I work with a two fantastic  gallery’s.  J.Cacciola gallery, NY and David Klein gallery in Birmingham MI.

How would you describe your work, and your studio practice? My work focuses on “non-places” such as ATMs, gas stations, airports, highways, and factories that appear to me as minimal architectural forms. I am drawn to the spatial relationships and specific light found in these places. The geometry can be really dramatic.

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What part of art making to you like or enjoy the most? The least? I like all the aspects and the challenges that painting and spatial relating imposes on me.

What research do you do for your art practice? My research starts with my grabbing my camera and getting into my car.  I photograph on road trips and in my own neighborhood. I rarely don’t have my camera and sketchbook with me.  I consider photography to be part of the drawing stage of a painting that allows me to collect images from either my vehicle or from my tripod.

What books have you read lately you would recommend? Movies? Television? Music?Wayne Thiebaud talking about Giorgio Morandi.on the Morandi Museum website.

Do you ever get in creative dry spells, and if so, how do you get out of them? Rarely do I dry out creatively. I am worker not a dreamer. If I slow I get busy adjusting my process.  I might slow but I have never had a dry spell thankfully.

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How do you challenge yourself in your work? I create new problems to solve in each painting.  I sometimes choose difficult compositions that I don’t fully understand and have to find a way to make them work.

What is your dream project? My dream project would be producing a large series of panoramic view of airports from above. I have always loved DFW airport. It’s grand place that’s void of the short comings of natural space.

One more week to sign up for art classes at School 33!

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Time is running out to sign up for School 33’s new art classes! For more information about these classes, please visit http://bit.do/k5Ug.  Call 443-263-4350 to register.

Let’s FACE It – a portrait painting class taught by Cameron Shojaei

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Let’s face it, the most difficult challenge for any painter is the portrait. To catch a likeness in paint is to earn immediate respect as an artist. I will show you all the tricks. No prior training necessary. I guarantee after I show you the moves you will feel confident enough to take on a portrait commission. It’s time to unlock your inner Rembrandt. Let’s go.

Four Saturdays from 11:30am to 1:00pm. May 17th, May 24th, May 31st, and June 7th.

 

Introduction to Digital Photography – a photo class taught by Randall Gornowich

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So you have now purchased a digital (DSLR) camera, but are overwhelmed with all the features? Or perhaps you were hoping your images could look a little more creative or visually interesting? Professional photographer and artist Randall Gornowich brings over 18 years of teaching experience to this series of classes in basic digital photography which he designed for the beginner and intermediate student. In this class you will learn camera basics, simple technical ins and outs and elements of design as you take on weekly creative assignments. By the end you will understand how to create more interesting compositions and solve many photographic challenges. Class will include short lectures, handouts, projected presentations, demos and critiques.

Four Saturdays from 11:30am to 1:00pm. May 17th, May 24th, May 31st, and June 7th.

 

Precious Metal Clay Medallions – a jewelry class taught by Sheri Collins

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Students will learn to create one-of-a-kind FINE SILVER (99.9% solid silver) medallions using Art Clay Precious Metal Clay. They will learn rolling, texturing, finishing, stone embedding and firing techniques using a portable, hand-held Propylene torch. All techniques of decoration, polishing, firing and finishing their medallions will be covered. They will also have multiple choices on how to wear them – as a pendant, brooch, or bracelet. These make fantastic gifts!

This class will be offered three times:

May 17th from 1:30-4:30pm, June 14th from 1:00pm-4:00pm, and June 21st from 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Call for Artists: Three RFQ’s in Prince George’s County (MD)

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Prince George’s County Art in Public Places Program has released three requests for qualifications (RFQ). These public art opportunities pertain to the Laurel Library, District VII Police Station, Fort Washington and the Brandywine Fire Station. See project descriptions below or at pgahc.org.

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Laurel Library
Prince George’s County, Maryland, is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in a public art opportunity at the County’s new library in Laurel. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install two works of art in the form of exterior sculptures that have the potential to become landmarks or identifiers for Laurel. Download the RFQ

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District VII Police Station

Prince George’s County, Maryland, is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in a public art opportunity at the County’s new Police Station in Fort Washington. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install a work of art in the form of an exterior sculpture that has the potential to become a landmark or identifier for Fort Washington. Download RFQ

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Brandywine Fire Station

Prince George’s County, Maryland, is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams interested in a public art opportunity at the County’s new Fire Station in Brandywine. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install a work of art in the form of a mural that has the potential to become a landmark or identifier for Brandywine. The selected artist will also work with the Art in Public Places Program to implement a community engagement plan with students at Gwynn Park High School, located directly across the road from the new Fire Station. Download RFQ

Sondheim Interviews: Amanda Burnham

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This is the twenty-fourth in a series of interviews with each of the Sondheim Award Semifinalists. Finalists have been announced, and will be on exhibit at the Walters Art Museum June 21 to August 17; remaining semifinalists with be exhibited at the Decker, Meyerhoff and Pinkard Galleries at MICA  July 17 to August 3, 2014.

Name: Amanda Burnham
Age: 34
Website: www.amandaburnham.com
Current Location: Hampden
Hometown: Toledo, OH
School:  undergrad/BA – Harvard ’01 grad/MFA – Yale ’07

30 BurnhamCurrent favorite artists or artwork: Anyone who draws. I’ve always really enjoyed Barry McGee’s work. Dieter Roth is another huge favorite. Locally I think there is a lot of great stuff being made, but I especially like Nora Sturges’ work (she is a colleague at Towson) and Gary Kachadourian’s work.

What is your day job? How do you manage balancing work with studio time with your life? I’m an Associate Professor in the Department of Art+Design, Art History, and Art Education at Towson. It’s a full time position, so, during the school year, I tend to work in fits and spurts – in the evenings and on weekends. Summers, however, are expansive and wonderful for studio time. I try to get as much done as possible! Throughout the year, I travel several times to do installation projects at various spaces, and the large scale and quick turnaround on these works keeps me going when my studio time is otherwise sparse.

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How would you describe your work, and your studio practice? Maximalist. I like packing lots of tiny little novelistic details into all the drawings I do. Lately (over the past several years) most of my work has had to do with describing cities, which is a theme that attracts me, I think, because cities contain so much. I also work best between extremes – very small, dense, and tight sometimes –  big, explosive, and rough other times.

What part of artmaking to you like or enjoy the most? The least? I love seeing something that had me nervous for weeks finally snap together. Of course, the uncertainty that precedes that immense feeling of relief and surprise never ceases to be uncomfortable…

What research do you do for your art practice? One of the most important research activities I engage in these days is running. Running is an incredibly direct way to encounter the city and see things I’d miss from a car. The speed of running is a great balance between covering a lot of ground without compromising an awareness of detail. I get compositional ideas from seeing elements of my surroundings converge and separate as I approach and ultimately move past them. It’s a terrific way to get a sense of a new place – I make a point to go for a long run (or several, if possible) anywhere I travel. It also reliably puts me in a headspace that is more energized and inventive. Walking, sitting, and watching are also terrific, but I usually use my runs to generate ideas about *where* to return and subsequently linger.

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What books have you read lately you would recommend? Movies? Television? Music? I’ve recently discovered Mary Roach and am tearing through all of her books – “Packing for Mars” is great, and I’m eager to get going on “Gulp”, which is a tour of the human digestive system. I read “The Tender Bar” by J.R. Moehringer lately, and thought it was a lovely memoir. The currently airing remake of “Cosmos” with Neil DeGrasse Tyson is gorgeous, occasionally very pleasingly biting – a wonderful homage to the original.

 Do you ever get in creative dry spells, and if so, how do you get out of them?
Sure – but I’ve come to regard “dry spells” as a necessary and inevitable part of the overall process. I find that at times that I have a hard time making, I’m often soaking in a lot of stuff that will come out in later work.

How do you challenge yourself in your work? I analyze past work, and I try to keep apprised of my conceptual peers (both past and present). I ask myself whether I’ve made something too conventional, or whether I’m repeating myself too much. I always try to do something new and untested (by me) in everything I do – whether that’s an idea or a process, there has to be some element of the unknown and potentially worrisome for work to stand a chance of being interesting.

What is your dream project? I’d like to construct an installation work in a large, dedicated, and very public venue, inviting participation by passersby, for a very long period of time. I imagine a huge living drawing that goes through many permutations and has no real endpoint- much like cities themselves.

Call for Artists: Pyramid Atlantic (DC)

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Pyramid Atlantic 2014 Book Arts Fair– Call for Exhibitors and Presenters

Pyramid Atlantic is currently accepting applications for exhibitors and presenters for its 2014 Book Arts Fair. This year’s theme, Outside the Margin, focuses on book art and contemporary prints that explore the outer edges of the mediums.

The deadline for applying is July 15, 2014.

For more details, visit: www.pyramidatlanticbookartsfair.