Received this very good fundraising event for the victims in Haiti from Jerry’s Artarama. If you can participate and help out, please contact them at the information listed below.

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Our hearts went out to the people of Haiti when the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit. They need our help, so Jerry’s Artarama is sponsoring an art auction on April 10, 2010. The Raleigh Convention Center has donated a 5,500 sq ft room and Centerplate is catering the event. There will be art collectors and corporate sponsors in attendance and our goal is to raise $50,000. All proceeds from ticket and art sales will go to Habitat International’s efforts to rebuild Haiti.

Artist donations are the key to this event’s success. There will be both a live and a silent auction. To be considered for the live auction, work must be received by March 20, 2010. Live auction work should be no smaller than 20″x30″ and should not exceed 72″ in any direction. Live auction work is required to be framed (if necessary), prewired, and ready to hang. Wet paintings will not be accepted. We recommend that you submit big, bold, eye-catching work!

The deadline for silent auction submissions is March 28, 2010. Silent auction work is usually smaller (no larger than 20×30). Pieces must be 2D and have no moving parts. Wet paintings will not be accepted and we suggest (but do not require) that work be prewired and ready to hang. All unframed works on paper will be displayed with clips.

Please be sure to include your name, title of the work, medium, regular selling price, your web address, and business cards (optional). If you are submitting for the live auction, please include a short artist statement (no more than 100 words). The live auction will be juried and the selected 30 pieces will be featured in our program with a color image, info, and artist statement. After the auction, we will send you a thank you letter and receipt for tax purposes.

Thank you so much for your consideration. Please read more about the event on our website www.jerrysartarama.com/community/Art-Auction-and-Gala Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you!

Kindest Regards,
ERICK PEGUERO
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Received this information from our good friends at LegalArt. The City of Coral Gables is holding an open request for proposals. Definitely worth checking out.

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LegalArt wishes to share this exciting opportunity from The City of Coral Gables with you.

The City of Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center is a hub of activity for the community; a place where people of all ages come to learn and participate in planned physical and educational activities. Parks and Recreation is soliciting proposals for a Fine Arts Professional (Art Education) with the goal of coordinating programs and activities to provide a well rounded fine arts experience for participants of any age and/or ability. The Art and Ceramic Studio is located in the Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center, 405 University Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33134.

Request for Proposal (RFP) packages are available by visiting our online vendor registration form at: http://www.coralgables.com/CGWeb/dep_proc_vendor.aspx

The public notice is posted on the City of Coral Gables’ website www.coralgables.com under Online Services/Open Bid Invitation, registered proposers may access the pdf no later than 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2010 directly at: http://www.coralgables.com/cgweb/documents/procurement_docs/02RFP20100211FineArtsProfessional.pdf

To contact us, fax 305-261-1601 or email contracts@coralgables.com.
Questions must be submitted in writing and are due by 4:00 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2010.
The deadline for delivery of proposal is on or before 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010.

Please email contracts@coralgables.com for information. Thank you.

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Greetings Everyone!

So, we are excited to announce that we are doing the ESSENCE art walk after party this month on March 13th at the Parafernalia Studios. We have space for a few more artists and other creative disciplines, fashion, jewelry, etc.

***We are also looking for live performers***
If you sing, dance, read poetry, do theatre or any other form of live performance and would like to present your work, please let us know!

If you are interested in participating, please send the following to art@lifeisartfest.org.
NAME:
EMAIL:
PHONE:
ADDRESS:
ART STYLE:
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Attach up to FIVE (5) images in JPG format with the following information:
Title, Size, Medium, Year, Price
For musicians and other performers, include a link to a sample of your work, Youtube videos are acceptable.
All formats are accepted for submission.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, March 5 at 11:59pm.
I apologize for the short notice.

EVENT DETAILS
March 13, 2010
8:00pm – 2:00am (or possibly later)
174 NW 25th St, Miami FL 33127

Thank you very much!
James Echols
Co-founder
Life Is Art, Inc.
www.lifeisartfest.org

Received this from the Miami-Dade Public Library. Seems like a really good opportunity to get your work out in front of a lot of people. Highly recommend you take a look into this one.

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It’s that time again!
Art at the Library: Exhibition proposals due March 10, 2010
Download a PDF of the  Proposal guidelines are here.

The Miami-Dade Public Library System is accepting proposals for exhibitions, performance art, and site-specific installations in all media. The deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2010 for exhibitions and performances to take place between January and December 2011.

The Library system’s exhibition program includes contemporary art, material culture, folk art, and art education (for example, exhibitions of student work organized by teachers or other educators), as well as exhibitions in the humanities about literary, historical, cultural, and interdisciplinary topics.

We welcome a diverse variety of proposals in all media. We are looking for proposals of high quality that demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the library environment as a public space. Adaptability and flexibility are great qualities for any artist, curator, or group exhibiting at the Library.

The Library also evaluates proposals with an eye for projects/exhibitions that
* get viewers to see things in new ways
* address themes that are relevant to a specific local community in an innovative way
* present traditional art forms that are rooted in a particular culture, place, or history
* experiment with new forms, and/or
* relate to language and literary themes, library collections, or the library as a site.

Download a PDF with instructions and guidelines at http://www.mdpls.org.
For more information, call 305-375-5048 or email us at art@mdpls.org.

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Received this from our friends at Gallery 101 up in Ft Lauderdale. A very nice gallery and a fun theme.

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OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS – MAY 2010 SHOW – MASQUERADE
Curator & Founder of the Urban Individualists has an open call to artists of all 2D and 3D mediums. Title and Theme of show is Masquerade, show will take place in May 2010 at The Gallery 101 in Fort Lauderdale.
“Masquerade” Artworks will showcase masks depicting an artistic rendition of the “Carnival, Ceremonial, Spiritual and Traditional including masks people put on each day as a disguise or a false outward show. The exhibit is sure to be an original and uniquely vibrant and colorful show. It will represent masks of many sorts and some will be of the “unexpected an expected” “traditional and non-traditional”.
A Mask is a form of disguise. It is an object that is frequently worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks. As cultural objects they have been used throughout the world in all periods since the Stone Age and have been as varied in appearance as in their use and symbolism.

The opening reception will be a “masked gathering” a “masquerade ball” multimedia art reception.
Fee: $25 US non-refundable for up to 1 image submission and $10 each image thereafter up to a total of 3 images. Works will be juried by The Gallery 101 and The Urban Individualists. Please submit image for review in jpeg only via email size to Helene Ruiz the Founder of The Urban Individualists at ruizhelene@aol.com. Submissions will not be reviewed without fee which is payable via PayPal to: donations@theurbanindividualists.org be sure to subject your payments “fee for submission “masquerade”

There will be a first prize winner of $100.00 and 2nd prize winner of $50.00.
The deadline for submissions is April 2nd, 2010. You will be contacted with via email notifying you if your work has been accepted into the show.

About Us:
This artist collective was born from the vision of Helene Ruiz, an artist who resides and works out of her apartment in the Bronx, NY. Her vision is to assemble a group of artists, both visual and performing, into a collective body.
This group represents a multicultural network of collaborating individualists cohesively working as a unit. Ms. Ruiz has worked long hours to link her dream to the aspirations of others.
The Urban Individualists believe that we can make an impact in art as a collective body, separated only by our distinct styles. We have a voice that needs to be heard.

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From Lee Wagener Art Gallery in Broward.

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Call to artists – deadline June 16, 2010
visit the website for a full version of this call
Broward Residents Only Call:
Lee Wagener Art Gallery -Rotating Art Exhibits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Deadline: June 16, 2010
This gallery program offers Broward County artists an excellent opportunity to exhibit their work in a prominent, high-traffic area in Terminal 2 that is accessible to the general public. Artworks demonstrating high artistic quality that appeal to and are appropriate for a diverse audience are encouraged. Artists selected will be required to provide artworks for one (1) exhibition for 18 running feet of wall space on both sides of the gallery, for a total of 36 feet of wall space. Each exhibition will run for four (4) months.
Selected artists will receive an honorarium of $500 upon the conclusion of their exhibition and submission of a proper invoice.

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Got this in from a PR friend of ours. United Colors of Benetton is looking for models. Casting is this Saturday!

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United Colors of Benetton
We invite all models and soon to be models!… to the Miami casting for the next group of Benetton models. This will be for an international Print and Broadcast campaign. MULTIPLE MODELS WILL BE CHOSEN.
All hopefuls are welcome!
Comp cards are not needed, though helpful. A still photo and 1O SECOND video will be shot for each model.
Girls/Women
Boys/Men.
From 18 to 25 yrs of age.
2pm-6pm (EST)
Saturday February 27th, 2010 .
The store at 668 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139(305) 538-3777‎
United Colors of Benetton
Contact: Matt Heien/Eastside PR matt@eastsidepr.com

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Received this call for a Plein Air event from the GroveHouse. Good peoples, worth checking out. Winners get to exhibit at the Deering Estate, so that could be a very nice opportunity.

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Call to Artists

GroveHouse Artists,
& The Deering Estate at Cutler:
Will be hosting a 2 day plein air event

Jurored by:
TBA
Cost for both days including a light breakfast and snacks for participants
$30.00 for GroveHouse members and $10/ piece for additional work

$40.00 for non members and $15/ piece for additional work
GHA will be unable to provide lunch

En Plein Air:
Saturday, April 17th, 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
Sunday, April 18th, 9 am – 3.00 pm

Judging will take place at 3:30 pm at the Carriage House

Prizes will be awarded at the exhibit opening on June 10th

$400.00 first place
$200.00 second place
$100.00 third place
$50.00 Honorable Mention

Judge’s Choice will be awarded a 6×8 Guerilla Painter Thumbox donated by Guerilla Painter

Winners can exhibit their work as part of the 2010 Spring Art Exhibit to be held in the Richmond Cottage at the Deering Estate at Cutler from June 10th to August 6th

The Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72 Ave
Palmetto Bay, Fl 33157

For additional information contact:

Barbara Tejada, 305-979-9534, grooveygrove39@gmail.com
Pauline Goldsmith, 305-774-7390, paulinegoldsmith@aol.com

The application is attached to this email and is available online at www.grovehouseartists.net

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Found this one on Facebook. Looks interesting. Please note, this is NOT a juried show. All works submitted will be shown.

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12 X 12 THE UN – JURIED SHOW – ALL WORK SUBMITTED WILL BE SHOWN!
The call to artists show 12 x 12 is for any and all artists worldwide to submit any work that is either produced digitally, or produced using the digital process. No work can exceed the dimensions of 12 inches x 12 inches total.

The goal of this show is to showcase your work from around the world in our gallery for the patrons to see and purchase your unique pieces. We welcome your photos, paintings, drawings, anything you might have to be entered. You will be responsible to upload your image(s) to our site and we will print your images on the finest quality 100% cotton rag paper available using our state of the art new Large Format Epson 9900 printers with archival ultrachrome inks. We want to represent your work in the best possible manner on the best quality papers using the best technology available. Your copyrights will be strictly protected.

File size requirements: 12×12 inches TIFF file at 300 DPI.

Artspace will charge a 20% commission on artworks sold.
Entry fee for each image submitted is U.S. $30

We will mail you the image that we have printed back to you after the completion of show if the image has not been sold.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS – MARCH 19, 2010
OPENING FOR 12 X12 FRIDAY – MARCH 26, 2010

Please visit our website for further information and to sign up for this show. http://www.calltoartistsnow.com

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This is a VERY exciting opportunity for everyone interested in the arts in south Florida. ANYone can apply. And the application process is neither complex nor daunting. The Knight Foundation has done a wonderful job of making it simple. I absolutely encourage everyone to look into this and submit your ideas.

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Knight Arts Challenge Opens Contest

Deadline March 15
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is now accepting applications for the Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest that aims to bring South Florida together through the arts. Have a big idea for the local cultural scene? Submit it through March 15 at KnightArts.org.
It’s your turn to inspire our growing local arts scene.

If you have a great idea in the arts, let us know. Take part in a community rising to new levels of artistic achievement and global recognition. In the last two years, 51 ideas were funded. Is this your year?

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is seeking ideas and innovation in the arts from nonprofits, companies and individuals. There are three simple rules:
1. The idea is about arts.
2. The project takes place in or benefits South Florida.
3. You find other funding to match the Knight Foundation grant.

So far, 51 individual artists, small nonprofits and the area’s largest institutions have won funding from the challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge’s application is designed to be simple to attract a wide range of applicants, including those who are not traditional foundation grant seekers.

Town Hall Meeting with Miami Program Director Dennis Scholl
Artists and art advocates interested in applying for the challenge’s third round also are invited to a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. March 9 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 260 NE 59th Ter. Miami Program Director Dennis Scholl, who leads the challenge, will answer questions.

A video produced by Soul Of Miami with some of the 2009 winners. Knight Foundation’s Dennis Scholl opens the video with a very good description of the program

Press Release here.
More Information Here.
Apply Here.

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