Call for Artists: The Hang Up. April 30 2011

Cadillac Tramp Designs invites to submit your artwork to our new
artist showcasing: "THE HANG UP!" Taking place April 30th 5pm-11pm at
"Phat Bites" located at 940 Allen Rd
Nashville, TN

This event will be a completely outdoor event and will be FREE to the public!!

For the night of the event Phat Bites will be offering their ENTIRE
menu half off (you can check out their menu items at
www.phatbites.com)

As a special treat to you Cadillac Tramp Designs is offering
complimentary Mediterranean nachos throughout the night!!

If you are an artist and would like to display your work in the show
please contact Skip Pollock at cadillactrampdesigns@gmail.com

Get out of the box you may feel you are in and BE CREATIVE! We ask AND
CHALLENGE YOU to show us new works with a greater emphasis on
expression, personal opinion, and progression! We are taking NO
PRISONERS with this event and we invite you to pillage and plunder with us!

You will not find any white walls or track lighting at this event,
we're taking the "art show" back to basics.

Call for Artists - Art on Main - Chattanooga. Deadline May 19 2011

Regional Art Opportunity

Public Art Chattanooga, TN is seeking proposals from artists for Art on Main. Since 2007, this temporary exhibition has placed outdoor sculpture along the sidewalks of downtown Chattanooga’s urban core and burgeoning art district. Up to 13 sculptures will be selected to be sited along the sidewalks of East and West Main Streets. Works will be on view for 24 months from August 2011 to August 2013. Each artist will receive a $5,000 stipend. At the conclusion of the exhibition a work or works from the exhibition will be purchased for inclusion in the City of Chattanooga’s permanent collection. Purchase budget is $60,000.

BUDGET: $5,000 stipend for selected artists; $60,000 purchase budget at end of 24-month exhibit.
DEADLINE: 4:00 PM (EST), Thursday, May 19, 2011
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all professional artists and artist teams over the age of 18, who currently reside in the Southeastern United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia).
INFORMATION: RFP attached or go to http://www.publicartchattanooga.com/about/callstoartists.htm.
For additional information contact Peggy Townsend, Director at 423-643-6096 or Elizabeth Carriger, Program Assistant at 423-756-6146.

Call for Submissions: Metro Arts Gallery group exhibit - Deadline: May 2 2011

Call for Submissions:
Metro Arts Gallery
Call for Submissions: Professional Local Artists (group exhibit):
The Metro Nashville Arts Commission is seeking single artworks from working professional artists for a group exhibit in the Metro Arts Gallery. The exhibit will run from May 27 to August 5, and will feature a wide variety of Nashville’s visual arts talent. All styles and media are welcomed, but please note that selection is competitive.

Dates and Deadlines:
Entry submissions due: May 2, 2011
Juror review: May 6
Notification: May 9
Opening Reception: May 27

Eligibility:
This exhibit is open to all professional artists working in any medium, but must be Davidson County residents, or reside in contiguous counties and their business primarily handled in Nashville. Please submit the below entry materials no later than May 2, 2011:
CD containing the below items:

* (1) digital images of submission, in jpg format, at least 300 dpi, but no larger than 5x7 inches.
* Descriptions of the above artwork indicating title, date, medium, dimensions, and selling price in a Word doc or PDF.
* Artist Statement describing ideas about the work.
* Resume/CV and artist's statement.

All documents should include the artist's name, mailing address, email address, phone and website (if applicable).

Submission:
Send all entry materials to:
USPS: Metro Nashville Arts Commission
PO Box 196300, Nashville, TN 37219-6300
Physical Address: 800 2nd Avenue S., 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37210

Terms and Conditions:

* Artist must be Davidson County residents, or reside in contiguous counties and their business primarily handled in Nashville.
* Artists will receive 100% from any exhibition sales of their work.
* The Metro Arts Gallery will not handle any sales, but will facilitate contact between buyer and artist.
* Participating artists will be required to participate on artsnashville.org’s Artist Registry.

For questions or additional information please contact Ian Myers at ian.myers@nashville.gov or (615) 862-6730.

About the Metro Arts Gallery:
The Metro Arts Gallery is a high-vaulted, light-filled corridor within the public area of Metro Arts Commission’s offices, located on the fourth floor of the Metro Office Building in the Richard Fulton Complex. The gallery includes 100 linear feet of wall space and several pedestals for displaying sculpture. MNAC’s address and hours of operation are:
800 2nd Avenue South, 4th Floor, Nashville TN 37210
Hours: Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Closed Holidays
The Metro Arts Commission is pleased to offer a venue where local artists can showcase their work. We welcome the public to visit the gallery and see an array of artworks available in Nashville.

Dr. Sketchy's Nashville April 17 2011

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School Nashville Presents:

Our April Session featuring all the way from NEW ORLEANS
Kali of The Storyville Starlets & Freaksheaux to Geaux

Sunday April 17th
The 5 Spot - 1006 Forrest Avenue - Nashville, TN
6-9pm
$10 at the door

For three thrilling hours you will get a chance to sketch sexy, sultry, and sinsational Burlesque & Freakshow beauty Kali - all the way from New Orleans, Louisiana

As always there will be wonderful music from DJ Psarah, delicious drinks, creative contests and unique prizes from Baby Tattoo Books, The Goon, What Katie Did, The 5 Spot and more!

We can't wait for you join us!

** Dont FORGET to bring your new & gently used backpacks to Dr Sketchy's this month! We are collecting them for Colby's Army, Inc. to be distributed to the Nashville area's homeless men & women! Bring in a backpack and get a special gift from Dr Sketchy's Nashville!**

Website: www.drsketchy.com/branch/Nashville

Facebook: www.facebook.com/DrSketchysNashville

MySpace: www.myspace.com/DrSketchysNashville

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrSketchysNash

Check out more on our performer at:
www.facebook.com/people/Storyville-Starlettes
www.facebook.com/pages/Freaksheaux-to-Geaux

Call for Photographers - No Egrets Tattoo Studios May 28 2011

OPEN CALL to all photographers for SAT. MAY 28th show

contact:
http://noegretstattoo.com/

Starting today until midnight May 13th I'll be accepting submissions for an upcoming photography show.
Requirements for the show are; framed photo work ready to hang.
Must include photos taken by traditional film, Polaroid, digital or mixed media (as long as the base of your piece contains a photograph)
No specific theme of photos required.
Wall space available to each artist will be a 6 foot x 6 foot space for only $20.00

Those who are interested in showing thier photos for the May 28th show should;
e-mail me 6 photos from your portfolio,
sizes of your photos (framed)
if you are a current art student or not.
Years/Months of photography experience.

I'll return an e-mail with drop off info.
Details about the show.
And prep instructions


The upcoming photography show will be on SAT. May 28th. 1 night only.
7:00 pm til 11:30pm
held at NO EGRETS Tattoo Studios/Warehouse
1128 College St.
Clarksville, TN 37040
No cover charge for you or our guests.

...the past show held March 26th at the same location brought in
23 artists, (several sales from each artists)
150+ guests
live dj
food
themed cake
drinks

2011 Painting Competition ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED

2011 Painting Competition ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED

Contact: Michael Joseph, Owner/2011 FAPC Organizer
Tel: 954-817-4893
Email: fapc2011@artistshavengallery.com

ENTRY DEADLINE DATE EXTENDED TO: APRIL 30, 2011

EXHIBITION & SIGNIFICANT DATES ALSO CHANGED: SEE DETAILS BELOW

2011 International Juried Fine Art Painting Competition

Cash & Awards Valued Over $10,000

Including - Artists Haven Gallery Representation Contract, Solo Exhibition, Internet Exposure, Website Hosting, Magazine Publicity, and additional Sponsorship Prizes.

GUIDELINES & ENTRY FORMS AT http://www.artistshavengallery.com/events/

JUDGE: JUDGE: Irvin M. Lippman, Executive Director, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.

Exhibition - The 45 selected artists will participate in a collective exhibition at the Artists’ Haven Gallery. The exhibition will be from June 6 through June 30, 2011.

Opening Reception - A Meet the Artists & Awards Presentation event will be held on the evening of Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 6 - 9pm. Free and public invited.

Accepted Works Intake – This applies to accepted work – not submissions for jurying. Only the 45 selected artists that are juried into the exhibition will be notified to make arrangements to have their art at Artists’ Haven Gallery by May 24, 2011. All art will begin to be returned beginning July 11 – 35, 2011. Any artwork remaining at gallery past July 31, 2011 will become the property of the Artists’ Haven Gallery.

Summer Youth Art Institute @ Sarratt 2011

Summer Youth Art Institute @ Sarratt 2011
children ages 5-16
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/sarratt/syai/

6 Week Adult Potter's Wheel Class

6 Week Adult
Potter's Wheel Class
Tuesday Nights
$150
includes instruction, use of studio tools, glaze and all kiln firings

Instructor: Tommy Williams
April 12 - May17
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

This is a fun class!
We hope you can come.
(Bring a friend and receive a discount)

for more information you may call
Wendy at the studio, or visit us on-line at:
www.woodlandgallery.net
Woodland Gallery
126 Powell Drive
Hendersonville, TN 37075
615-348-0060

April 11-Shelley Snow at Art Up Close and Persona

April 11-Shelley Snow at Art Up Close and Personal

Shelley Snow, of Nashville, an artist who spent some of her childhood living
at Carnton Plantation and who teaches watercolor classes in Williamson
County, will speak at Art: Up Close and Personal on Monday, April 11, at 6
p.m., at the Williamson County Public Library.

A Franklin, Tennessee native, Shelley spent more than a dozen years growing up in the Carnton Plantation home with her parents and two sisters. Her artistic abilities became so apparent at the age of seven, Shelley's mother found a German woman living in Franklin to teach her watercolor painting. She continued to master the art of watercolor painting as well as develop her talents in other mediums.

Her oil and watercolor commissions for Portraits and landscapes have taken her all over the world. Shelley has been commissioned by clients in Europe, Japan, China, Tahiti, the South Seas and the Middle East. She has traveled extensively in Mexico to paint and had a one-woman show in Mexico City.

The Arts Council is proud to present this evening series co-sponsored by Williamson County Public Library & O'More College of Design.

Williamson County Public Library
(main conference room)
1314 Columbia Pike
Franklin, TN 37064

For more information about the event or the Arts Council, visit www.artscouncilwc.org or
call (615) 428-3845.

Call for Vendors - Iroquois Steeplechase

Call for Vendors - Iroquois Steeplechase

Entry deadline has passed, but we still have a few spaces open!



New to the Iroquois Steeplechase to be held on May 14, 2011, is a vendor area, called the Shoppes at Iroquois Village, which is open to national as well as local merchants that appeal to the Steeplechase audience. The Shoppes at Iroquois Village will be located near the box seats and hospitality village. Equestrian, apparel, home décor, furniture, jewelry, art and clothing merchants are encouraged to participate. (Not open to food/beverage vendors.)



Those interested in participating can download a pdf application for the 2011 Shoppes at Iroquois Village at www.IroquoisSteeplechase.org. Because space at our venue is limited, vendors will be considered based upon application date, items to be sold, space requirements, and payment received. Proceeds from Iroquois Steeplechase benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.



If you have questions related to Shoppes at Iroquois Village, please contact the Iroquois Steeplechase office at info@iroquoissteeplechase.org.

Call for Artists - Nashville Pride Festival Artists' Village 2011

Call for Artists - Nashville Pride Festival Artists' Village 2011

http://nashvillepride.org/festival/artists-village/
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION ON WEBSITE

Artist's Village
Nashville Pride will for the first year have an "Artist's Village" at the 2011 Pride Festival (June 18) where 20 artists will be able to show and sell their work. Applications are being accepted now at this link with more information: http://nashvillepride.org/festival/artists-village/. Buzz is building and the community has already expressed excitement about this new facet of the festival.

Silent Auctions
Nashville Pride and the GLBT Chamber of Commerce are seeking donations (separately) for two popular annual events. Art is a hot ticket item at both events and serve as a great way to spread your name and possibly commission future pieces.

* Wildly Unpredictable Fashion Show & Silent Auction, benefiting the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce, will be held May 1 at Play Dance Bar. The event draws around 300 people each year.
* Nashville Pride's Martinis & Jazz fundraiser will be held May 7 and easily sells around 200 tickets each year.

4th Annual Red Kettle Craft Fair - Murfreesboro

4th Annual Red Kettle Craft Fair to be held on
September 24, 2011 from 10 to 5 at
The Salvation Army in Murfreesboro

CLICK HERE for registration form with more information about our annual craft fair.

If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us anytime at redkettlecraftfair@gmail.com
The Salvation Army- Rutherford County
www.facebook.com/RedKettleCraftFair
www.facebook.com/SalvationArmyMurfreesboro
www.salvationarmymurfreesboro.org
RedKettleCraftFair@gmail.com
615-895-7071

Call for Artists / Art Vendors fEASTival Nashville May 21 2011

Call for Artists / Art Vendors

fEASTival Nashville is an exciting event in East Nashville that will focus on the best in Artists, Food and Music Nashville has to offer!

Saturday, May 21, 2011 / 11:00AM - 11:00PM

5 Points in East Nashville

fEASTival is focusing on the best in Nashville and the local community. This will be a great opportunity for artists to showcase and sell their work
to a huge audience (8,000+ Expected) the day of the event.

Nashville Arts magazine will be doing an article in May to focus on the art portion of the festival and the "best of" the festival. This will be
great advertising for the artists involved in the event!

Artists names, links and websites will be featured on the "arts" portion of the fEASTival website.

CONTACT INFO (please be aware that this info will be posted on the internet)
Julie Trull
Director of Operations
feastival.nashville@gmail.com

Call for artists: Carriage House National Juried Exhibition 2011 Illinois

Carriage House National Juried Exhibition 2011
A competition is for artists 18 and over. The show is open to all mediums except photography and computer generated artwork of any kind. Hand-pulled prints in numbered editions are permitted.

The Oak Park Art League announces the Carriage House Gallery National Juried Exhibition, October 7 through November 18 2011.
The exhibit, open to all artists nationwide, is a highlight event celebrating the Art League’s 90th anniversary. Submitted artworks will be juried and then judged by David Sokol for First, Second and Third place.

October 7-November 18,2011, All day, August 1,2011
dates, times, deadlines

Oak Park Art League

720 Chicago Avenue. Oak Park, IL 60302

Over $4,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the judge’s selections.

CONTACT INFO
Oak Park Art League
Email: Opal2004@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (708)386-9853
Website: http://opal-art.com/

Prospectus: http://opal-art.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Nat-Show-entry-rev-02-11-.pdf

*UPDATED* BLUE FIG EDITIONS Printmaking Classes April & May 2011

BLUE FIG EDITIONS PRINTMAKING CLASSES

Learn the art of printmaking including Silkscreen to Etching to Lithography , Wood & Lino cuts as well as Collographs along with other techniques. Small classes of 3-5 students for multi sessions classes or 1 day workshops. Blue Fig has a fully equipped printmaking studio. You will learn from Master Printer Mike Martino who will show you the traditional techniques as well and the newest methods in printmaking. These are hands on classes where you will walk away with tons of knowledge and your own artwork. Classes are for beginners - intermediate - advanced artist.

April 2011



Etching Basics Saturday April 16th 9:00 am - 4:00 1 day class $85

Etching /Intaglio Tues April 19th/26st­­h & Thurs April 21/28th 6:30 pm - 9:00 4 classes $185

Relief Printing (wood/lino) Saturday April 30th 9:00-4:00 $85

Open Studio time Sunday May 1st 9:00am to 3:00 pm $10/hr ( $30 minimum)



May 2011



Basic Printmaking Tuesday May 10th 8:30 am - 4:30 1 long day class $95

Monotype Workshop Saturday May 14th 9:00 am - 4:00 1 day class $85

Relief Printing (wood/lino) Tues May 17th/24th & Thurs May 19th/26th 6:30-9:00 $185

Open Studio time Sunday May 22th 9:00am to 3:00 pm $10/hr ( $30 minimum)

( Open studio time: prior experience required, must call to schedule)



The cost for per course is noted above and includes all materials, paper may be extra.



Blue Fig Editions Brentwood, TN 615-942-9844 website : bluefigeditions.com