LAL invites artists to apply for an exhibition in the Project Space for its 2009-2010 calendar year.
The mission of the Project Space is to exhibit installation and new media work that is engaging, challenging, and experimental in both concept and execution. The Project Space, located in the basement of the historic Loudoun House, is 29’ x 20’ with concrete and brick walls that are painted white, and a concrete floor that is painted gray. There is one doorway (45” x 81”). The ceiling has exposed pipes and ductwork; the ductwork is 74” from the floor, the fluorescent lights are 84” from the floor. The basement also houses artist studios and storage spaces. Exhibitions will run for approximately six weeks, beginning in July 2009. The artist will be entirely responsible for the installation and removal of their artwork, as well as solely bearing the financial responsibility of any and all supplies and travel expenses, although LAL will provide a small honorarium. We encourage KY artists and those from surrounding states to apply.
To apply for the Project Space, please send a cover letter addressing the content of your work and the installation that you propose for the space, up to 10 digital images of artwork along with an inventory list of the images, and a resume listing other gallery exhibitions (if applicable). If the work that you would like to exhibit in the Project Space is currently unrealized, include a detailed, written proposal, with drawings or other images if possible.
Application materials are due by April 11, 2009and will not be returned. Notifications will be mailed by June 2009.
For more information please e-mail Mike Deetsch at mdeetsch@lexingtonartleague.org.
Send all application materials to:
LAL Mike Deetsch, Exhibitions and Programs Director Ref: Project Space 209 Castlewood DriveLexington, KY40505
e-mail to mdeetsch@lexingtonartleague.org.
CD or DVD submissions preferred.
209 Castlewood Drive | Lexington, KY40505 | p 859.254.7024 | f 859.254.7214 | www.lexingtonartleague.org | info@lexingtonartleague.org
Artist's Perspective: Mike Hoolboom Saturday, February 14, 2:00 p.m. Auditorium, FREE
Join experimental filmmaker Mike Hoolboom as he discusses his work. Hoolboom’s Imitations of Life integrates compelling images drawn from mainstream cinema, newsreels, and science fiction films. In it, sequences of deconstructed and recombined imagery, variously haunting and playful, hypnotically cast the cumulative effects of film as a force that shapes our subconscious image of self in relation to the stream of history and the trajectory of humanity.
Image: Mike Hoolboom. Still from Imitations of Life, 2003. Video, 21:00. Courtesy of the artist
Curator's Perspective: Reflections of the Medieval World Friday, February 13, 6:30 p.m. Auditorium, FREE
Stephen N. Fliegel, curator of medieval art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, will present a thousand years of aesthetic culture—from the austere spirituality of the Byzantines to the exalted frivolity of French Gothic secular art—in this lecture on medieval masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art.
These works of art, which were precious in their time, remain so today, not simply because they are beautiful, but as the inheritance of European culture. These works effectively offer us a glimpse of the past that is our own. Whether preserved in church treasuries, buried in the ground, or forgotten in some chest or unvisited corner of a building, objects of the medieval period are survivors of a lost age.
The constant factor throughout these centuries was the common center around which most life was organized—the Christian Church. Fliegel’s lecture will examine sublime sculptures, painted altarpieces, and illuminated manuscripts created in the service of faith and devotion. He will also discuss objects commissioned by some of Europe’s great aristocrats—King Charles V of France; the Duke of Burgandy, Philip the Bold; and Queen Isabella of Spain—as expressions of their personal wealth and taste. The lecture will also present an overview of the Cleveland Museum’s medieval collection, which is internationally recognized as one of the world’s finest.
Image: A Bridal Pair, 1400s. South German. Oil on panel, 30 ½ x 20 1/16 x 2 15/16 in. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds 1932.179
Come join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of "Danita's Children". For the past 10 years Danita Estrella has devoted her life to taking care of orphaned children in Haiti. Her sacrifice and determination to see these children prosper has been an incredible exercise in love, faith, and courage. This April the 18th we have the opportunity to help her continue her journey by taking part in a one night show at Davis Art Advisory's downtown gallery, THE SHOWROOM that illustrates our own perspective of hope.
The "Artistry of Hope" will draw in hundreds of donors, celebrities, and people that just want to make a difference. We hope that you will be compelled to create works of art that inspire others to help make the world a better place for the children of Haiti.
Here is how it works: To be selected as an artist for the show, you must submit 3 examples of your CURRENT work to info@davisartadvisory.com for jurying. These pieces do NOT have to be hope inspired, just work that represents what you are currently doing. We accept small file digital photos through email or a website link. (Work is selected on the opinion that it works well with the other artists and the theme of the night as a whole.)
If you are selected to be in the show:
Each artist can submit up to three pieces of artwork for the show, but there is no guaranteethat we can hang all three pieces.Please be prepared to take home any remaining work and/or your packaging, etc.All work needs to be hang-able upon delivery. Because this is a fund raiser event, a percentage of the sale will go to the children. We want this event to be a win for everyone, so we are giving the artists the option to donate 50%, 75%, or 100% of their sale, which goes directly to the children in Haiti and is tax deductible.
* DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Wednesday, APRIL 1st *
Event Info:
Where: Davis Art Advisory/ THE SHOWROOM ( 75 Arcade, Nashville, TN37219 (* In the middle of the block between 4th & 5th avenues and between Union and Church) )
NASHVILLE ARTIST LAIN YORK TO SPEAK IN ARTS COUNCIL SERIES,
ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, AT 6 P.M.
FRANKLIN, January 30, 2008—Multimedia painter Lain York will appear in the second free educational program ofThe Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), “Art: Up Close & Personal,” Monday, February 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Williamson County Public Library.
The Williamson County Public Library and O’More College of Design are participating as sponsors in this series to benefit students in the arts as well as those in the community who have an interest in the arts. The lecture series is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. The main branch of the Williamson County Library is located at 1314 Columbia Avenue in Franklin. For more information about the event or the Arts Council, visit www.artscouncilwc.orgor call (615) 428-3845.
According to Scott B. Hodes, director of visual arts for the Arts Council of Williamson County, “The lecturers have been asked to share the experiences that have culminated in that artisan being able to fulfill the role of professional working artist in the community, such as background, history, choices and decisions, education and technique, work experience, and artistic and life influences.”
York currently is gallery director of Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville, and on the board of Fugitive Projects. In addition, he has served as preparator for the Arts in the Airport program for 18 years, has coordinated exhibitions for the Kennedy Center on the Vanderbilt Campus for the past 11 years and previously has worked with The Metropolitan Arts Commission, the Summer LIghts Festival, The Greater Nashville Arts Foundation, the Frist Center for Visual Art and the untitled artist group.
York’s work can be found in the permanent collections of EMI Los Angeles, the Savannah College of Art, The Tennessee State Museum and the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission. His work has been exhibited around the U.S., and in Europe, as well as being published in New American Paintings; New York Arts Magazine; Number, Inc.; and Art Papers.
York’s paintings deal with masks and ritualistic figures that “are portraits that exist somewhere between an interior landscape and an assumed identity.” York explains, “The idea is that of the lost record or unidentified museum piece and is an attempt to deal with the intangible through physical and ordered means.”
He continues, “These particular images, though inspired by African, Mayan, Middle Eastern, Greek Archaic masks and figures, are distilled elements. I really don’t think of them as a part of any specific culture. They appeal to me as a record or evidence of the way a society or culture tries to make sense of the human experience through art and ritual. The record of this attempt, the art objects, is common to all societies past and present. All human societies in one way or another make art; we all share this basic need.”
Originally from Nashville, York earned his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. His works have been shown in solo exhibitions at St. Andrew’s Sewanee School, Sewanee, Tenn.; Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville; and Freed Hardeman University, Hardeman, Tenn.; University of Alabama Huntsville; Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville;Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn.; and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville.
His art has also been in group exhibitions including those at the Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville; Bolm Projects, Austin, Texas; Davidson County Public Library, Nashville; Flood Projects, Ashville, N.C.; Art Chicago at the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Ill.; Tulca Arts Festival, Galway, Ireland; and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville.
He received a 1998 Arts On The River award from Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.; and a 1996 award in The Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Ala.
The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) service organization that exists to enrich the lives of the citizens of Williamson County, Tenn., by bringing the arts and people together. The Arts Council envisions a dynamic, lively and diverse arts community, which is accessible to all and which is a major cultural destination.
Classes in concrete, mosaic and sculpture will be held at the studio of artist Sherri Warner Hunter in Bell Buckle, TN. Learn a new skill, refine your technique or give yourself time and space to be creative. Refreshments and lunches are included in the cost of workshops and supplies are covered by materials fee. Dates and details for these offerings can be found at www.sherriwarnerhunter.com
Create one-of-a-kind Valentine artwork/gifts at the studio of Sherri Warner Hunter's Bell Buckle Studio. Select two projects to mosaic: sculpted hearts, mirrors, picture frames, assorted heart shapes or mini wall hangings. Professional mosaic instruction and materials are included. Refreshments are included. No experience necessary! For more information, email sherriartstudio@aol.com or visit www.sherriwarnerhunter.com.
Appalachian Center for Craft ExhibitionsDeadline: March 31
Smithville, TN
The Appalachian Center for Craft is seeking artists for solo or group exhibitions. The Craft Center is a satellite campus of Tennessee Tech University. The gallery features contemporary and traditional fine craft by Craft Center artists and more than 100 regional craft artists. The Craft Center hosts up to 20 exhibitions annually in its three exhibition galleries. For more information, call (615) 597-6801 or email accexhibit@tntech.edu.
National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and ExhibitionDeadline: March 6
North Charleston, SC
Sculpture artists from across the nation are invited to participate in the fourth annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition. This unique exhibition offers emerging and established artists the opportunity to display their thought-provoking sculpture throughout Riverfront Park on the banks of the Cooper River. This national competition is organized by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department. Sculptors can compete for up to $14,750 in awards and honorariums with fifteen selected for this eleven-month exhibition (April 2009 - March 2010.) For more information, contact Lauren Lynn at (843) 745-1089 or click here.
Arts & Culture Alliance Top 40 ExhibitionDeadline: February 20
Knoxville, TN
The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announced a call for entries for its "Top 40 Exhibition," a new group exhibition of 2D and 3D works selected by the general public and arts enthusiasts around the world. Local and regional artists may submit digital images of works to be displayed on the Arts & Culture Alliance's website, and the public will vote for their top ten works during the week of March 2 - 6. Entries must be original works completed within the last 2 years in the following categories: painting, graphic arts, 3D and photography. This call for entries is open to artists 18 years of age and older. For more information, contact Suzanne Cada at (865) 523-7543.
Eco artists are invited to apply for one of the exhibitor slots in the first-ever Environmental Art Market during Shelby Farms Park Conservancy's annual Down to Earth Celebration. Artists are required to showcase art that demonstrates a relationship with nature, informs about nature and its processes, educates about environmental problems, and/or utilizes reclaimed, recycled, or natural materials, and above all honors nature in artistic, aesthetic ways. Vendors will be notified by February 28 of their acceptance to Down to Earth Celebration 2009. An application can be downloaded at www.shelbyfarmspark.org/sfpc/down-earth-celebration-0. For more information, contact Margaret Cross at (901) 767-7275 or mcross@shelbyfarmspark.com.
Kingsport Center for Higher Education Public Art Projects Request for Proposals
Kingsport, TN
The Kingsport Public Art Committee has announced a Request for Proposals for two art projects in conjunction with the Kingsport Center for Higher Education. The projects are funded by the City of Kingsport's Percent for Art Program that allocates three quarters of one percent of the construction budget for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of art for public places. To receive a copy of the full Request for Proposals, contact the City of Kingsport's Purchasing Department at 423-229-9419. For more information on the project visit www.publicart.kingsporttn.gov.
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