Call For Entries 2012 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum

Think you have what it takes to be the next big sensation in the Santa Barbara art world? Enter CAF’s annual Call For Entries and show us your stuff!

Application due: Friday, October 14, 2011, 5 pm

Call For Entries (CFE) is an annual juried exhibition that encourages artists from the local community to produce newly commissioned work. CFE is open to visual artists of all mediums currently living and working in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Applicants may not be closely affiliated with CAF or have participated in a past CFE exhibition. Three to six artists will be selected by a panel of jurors made up of artists and art professionals to exhibit new work in a group exhibition held at CAF in 2012. The panel of distinguished jurors includes: Grace Kook-Anderson, Curator at Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; John Spiak, Director/Chief Curator of the California State University, Fullerton, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA; Shane Tolbert, Past CFE Artist, Houston, TX; and Geoff Tuck, Independent Art Writer, Los Angeles, CA. Selected artists will work with a curator through series of studio visits to propose and create new work. 

All submissions are individually evaluated based on the artistic and creative strength of the recent (last five years) work. Fee is $20 for CAF members, $35 for non-members, and is waived for new members upon joining. Completed application and fee must be submitted online by Friday, October 14, 2011 at 5 pm. Online application opens September 1, 2011. To find out your membership status, email curator@sbcaf.org.  Visit http://www.sbcaf.org/exhibitions/opportun.html for up-to-date details and online application. Selected applicants will be posted on the CFE webpage (TBD).

CFE online application by: LaCorte Design, Santa Barbara, CA.

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About the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum:  The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) is a non-profit, non-collecting alternative art space dedicated to the exhibition, education, and cultivation of the arts of our time.  Celebrating its 35^th anniversary in 2011, CAF is the premier venue for contemporary art between Los Angeles and San Francisco.  CAF is located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace in downtown Santa Barbara, CA and is open Tuesday - Saturday: 11 AM to 5 PM, Sunday: Noon to 5 PM during the run of the exhibitions.

Call to Artists Santa Barbara California

September 1 - October 14, 2011

Call For Entries 2012

Call For Entries (CFE) is an annual juried exhibition that encourages artists from the local community to produce newly commissioned work. CFE is open to visual artists of all mediums currently living and working in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. 

 Applicants may not be closely affiliated with CAF or have participated in a past CFE exhibition. Three to six artists will be selected by a panel of jurors made up of artists and art professionals to exhibit new work in a group exhibition held at CAF in 2012. The panel of distinguished jurors includes: Grace Kook-Anderson, Curator at Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; John Spiak, Curator at Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ; Shane Tolbert, Artist, Houston, TX; and Geoff Tuck, Independent Art Writer, Los Angeles, CA. Selected artists will work with a curator through series of studio visits to propose and create new work. 

All submittals are individually evaluated based on the artistic and creative strength of the recent (last five years) work. Fee is $20 for CAF members, $35 for non-members, and is waived for brand new members upon joining. Completed application and fee must be submitted online by Friday, October 14, 2011 at 5 pm.  Email curator@sbcaf.org to find out your membership status. http://www.sbcaf.org/membership/index.html Up-to-date details can be found at http://www.sbcaf.org/exhibitions/opportun.html. 

CAF  |  653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA  93101   |    Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace   |   sbcaf.org
p: (805)966-5373  |   f: (805) 962-1421   |    sbcaf@sbcaf.org

Call to Artists California Billboard Art Project - San Bernardino, CA

The Billboard Art Project LLC is a nonprofit organization that acquires digital billboards normally used for advertising and repurposes them as roadside galleries. Projects are held in cities all over the country and are open to all individuals and groups who are interested in participating.

The San Bernardino, CA show will feature 24 hours of continuous art on Saturday, December 2nd from 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.

Please visit our website for details: www.billboardartproject.com





Deadline: 10-24-2011
Billboard Art Project LLC
Richmond, VA

Contact: David Morrison
email: submissions@billboardartproject.com
Phone:
Website: www.billboardartproject.com

Call to Artists California Free Submission

Proof: Southern Exposure's Entry Fee-Free Juried Exhibition of work by Northern California Artists.
Juried by Denise Markonish, Curator, Mass MoCA

Artwork Drop Off Dates:
Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Opening Reception: Friday, September 16, 2011, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Exhibition Dates: September 16 - October 8, 2011R32.

Southern Exposure seeks submissions of artwork by Northern California artists for Proof, SoEx's Entry Fee-Free Juried Exhibition!

The theme for this year's juried exhibition, Proof, is intended to inspire and encourage a broad level of artistic response. By leaving the theme and media open to the artists' interpretation, SoEx encourages visual artists to submit work that is conceptually and aesthetically diverse, drawing from as many insights and forms of creativity as possible. SoEx's juried exhibition has become the premiere showcase of cutting-edge contemporary artwork by promising local talent. This is a great exhibition opportunity that you don't want to miss!

To obtain more information about eligibility, rules, artwork drop-off, jurying and to apply, download the call for entry form here: http://soex.org/Event/320.html. For more information or questions about the juried show please contact Southern Exposure at 415-863-2141 or programs@soex.org.


Deadline: 09-10-2011
Southern Exposure
San Francisco

Contact: Exhibitions Program Manager
email: programs@soex.org
Phone: 415.863.2141
Website: http://soex.org/Event/320.html

Call to Artists Museum Exhibit Los Gatos California

CALL FOR ARTISTS: 2012-2013 exhibition series at the Art Museum of Los Gatos
The Art Museum of Los Gatos invites artists to submit artwork for consideration to be included in the 2012-2013 exhibition schedule. We encourage participants from a range of media including visual arts: sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking and site specific installations.
Submissions:

• Send images of 5 to 15 work samples and include the media, dimensions and title for each image provided.
• Please also include an artist statement, bio and exhibition history.
• Submissions can be sent electronically or in the post. If you require your portfolio to be returned, please send a self addressed stamped envelope.

Email: exhibitions@museumsoflosgatos.org
Mail to: Museums of Los Gatos, P.O. Box 1904, Los Gatos, CA 95031
Review Process:
The Art Museum of Los Gatos Art Committee will review submissions and plan to make decisions in late 2011.
Questions?
Please email exhibitions@museumsoflosgatos.org
BACKGROUND
The Los Gatos Museums Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to harness the power of art and history to enrich life. It aims to inspire and engage the region with innovative educational cultural experiences. The Los Gatos Museum Association (LGMA) includes the Art Museum of Los Gatos, the History Museum of Los Gatos, and the Los Gatos Museum Art Gallery.
The Art Museum of Los Gatos was founded in 1965. It is a non-collecting Art Museum that has six to eight exhibitions annually. Exhibitions include the work of local, national and international artists and has a strong interest in artists from the South Bay and Greater San Francisco Bay Area.


Deadline: 12-31-2011
Art Museum of Los Gatos
Los Gatos, CA

Contact: Exhibitions Manager
email: exhibitions@museumsoflosgatos.org
Phone:
Website: www.museumsoflosgatos.org

Call to Artists Los Angeles We Are All Palestinians International

We Are All Palestinian

In September as most of you know, Palestinians will appeal to the United Nations to recognize the autonomous State of Palestine - more than 63 years after the U.N. Partition Vote and the end of the 1948 war that punctuated the establishment of Israel.

September will also mark the 10th anniversary of the second Intifada. Moreover, it is the 10th anniversary of 9/11 along with the 10th anniversary of the Levantine Cultural Center.

"We Are All Palestinians" will be a group exhibit of contemporary work (painting, sculpture, video, multimedia) by Arab, Iranian, Armenian, Turkish, Jewish and artists of other ethnic identities who are interested in sharing in the experience and the discourse on what it means to be Palestinian in the 21st century. Every artist regardless of nationality or religion is invited to submit work for consideration. Work that may be described as satirical, political, post-modernist, hyperrealist and other genres will be considered.

"We Are All Palestinians" will run Sept/Oct 2011 in the Inside/Outside Gallery at the Levantine Cultural Center. Artists are responsible for framing and shipping expenses although pick-up and delivery arrangements can be made for local artists.

Artists interested in participating should submit jpgs of their work and a short statement of interest to Jordan Elgrably, jordane@levantinecenter.org.

About the Inside/Outside Gallery
Addressing a void in the American art world, Inside/Outside Gallery is the first gallery in the United States to specialize in presenting contemporary Arab/Middle Eastern artists. Inside/Outside seeks to challenge Orientalist stereotypes by providing the general public with both a physical and online location to view/appreciate art that is representative of the diversity and evolving cultural identity of the Arab/Muslim world and its growing diaspora.


Deadline: 08-15-2011
Levantine Cultural Center
Los Angeles, CA

Contact: Jordan Elgrably
email: jordane@levantinecenter.org
Phone: (310) 657-5511
Website: http://www.levantinecenter.org/

Open Call for Submissions International

Spring/ Summer 2011 

MakeSpace ARTS in Pasadena, CA begins its long awaited contemporary exhibition program this summer. MakeSpace focuses on nationally and internationally recognized artist as well as emerging local artists. MakeSpace ARTS will feature exhibitions with traditional and new media art installations. Because MakeSpace ARTS is a project space (rather than a traditional gallery), there are unique opportunities for artist to incorporate workshops, screenings, and seminars into their exhibitions.   

MakeSpace ARTS is seeking submissions for solo and group shows. MakeSpace ARTS will periodically put our calls for specific submission for shows curated in-house. To be considered for a show, artists and curators can download proposal guidelines at www.makespacearts.com . Email us at makespacearts@gmail.com if you have any questions. Please call for an appointment if you would like to see the space. There are limitations due to daily use of the studio; however, we will work with artist to help realize their good ideas.  

 Exhibition, Screening, Lecture & Workshops

Artist Proposal Guidelines
If you are interested in submitting your work for review, please follow these guidelines:

• Visit our facility and review the below guidelines to assess whether your work is appropriate for MakeSpace ARTS.
• Submit one CD ROM, DVD, or web address along with a resume, a short statement, and/or cover letter as well as any other supporting materials (such as exhibition reviews). The CD-ROM or DVD should contain no more than 10 images, formatted at 300 dpi or lower for optimal viewing. If you would like your materials returned to you, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your submission. Please note that MakeSpace ARTS does not accept original work or models, nor can the studio be responsible for any materials that are sent.
• For proposed lectures, screenings, readings and workshops please submit no more than 10 pages of text that you wish to present. 
• Applicants must include a completed "Artist Proposal Guideline Form" to be considered for exhibition. Download and print  the pdf from our website.
• Submit a 1 page description of the exhibition you propose, and the overall concepts behind the work. 
• MakeSpace ARTS asks that you submit documentation no larger than 8 x 11 inches. The studio is unable to accommodate submissions that fall outside of the guidelines or solicitations made in-person, via e-mail, by fax, or by phone.

MakeSpace ARTS makes every effort to turn around submissions in a timely manner but review may take 6 months or more. If your work is appropriate for a future exhibition, your materials may be retained for consideration. Thank you for respecting these guidelines and making it easy for the curatorial staff to review as much work as possible.
Submissions should be mailed to:

MakeSpace ARTS

Attn: Curatorial Department

2797 E. Foothill Blvd. Ste. 100

Pasadena, CA 9110

Deadline: 01-01-2012
MakeSpace ARTS
Pasadena, CA


Contact: Sara Jerome
email: makespacearts@gmail.com
Phone:
Website: www.makespacearts.com

Call to Artists San Francisco California JURIED ART COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Francisco’s Premier Gallery’s Bi-annual International Juried Art Competition!!!

Galiara and The Artists Alley Gallery are pleased to announce the very

first of the Bi-annual International Juried Art competition.

We intend to provide artists with a wider audience through in-gallery exhibits, shows around

San Francisco, and publications in leading news media.
This competition is open to both local and international artists around the world.

First, second and third place honors will include cash prizes,

representation by our San Francisco Gallery, and hotel stays.

Please note the dates and conditions for submissions.

We welcome your participation in this competition.

We also encourage you to register and create a profile on our site as this competition is free for registered members.

WE ARE ALSO SEEKING ARTISTS TO SHOW AT OUR SAN FRANCISCO GALLERY SO

PLEASE REVIEW THE “ARTIST BENEFIT” TAB ON THE HOME PAGE FOR INFORMATION AND
EMAIL/CALL/SKYPE US AT THE CONTACTS BELOW IF INTERESTED

For more information go to galiara.com and then:

1. Click on the competition banner on the home page (At the very top right  side).

2. Please read the application form.

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the application page.

4. You will see two options :

- Existing members (Free) - Log In and submit

- New applicants - Click on register.

PLEASE ALSO ADD US ON FACEBOOK: GALIARA ARTISTS ALLEY

The Artists Alley Gallery

863 Mission Street

Across Bloomingdales Mall

Between 4th & 5th Streets

Downtown San Francisco - 94103

California - USA

www.Galiara.com

415 522 2440
skype id: galiaraskype

Ashes to Art Update Funeria Art Honors Life Sonoma County

 FUNERIA Publishes Price List for 5th Biennial International Ashes to Art® Exhibition
 
Happy New Year! 

If you have been one of the more than 17,000 visitors to see FUNERIA's Ashes to Art® exhibition online since October 2010, you may have wondered why we haven't posted prices earlier for all of the spectacular original artworks in our 5th biennial exhibition. Here's why:

When neighbors, friends, supporters and hundreds of visitors arrive from nearby cities and throughout the world to attend our international exhibitions at FUNERIA's Sonoma County Art Honors Life® gallery, we believe their special effort deserves not only a warm welcome but a special advantage--one of which is a first look at the prices that each of the artists has set for their own work.
 
While the Internet offers many interactive opportunities for the curious mind, we know that sculpture and multi-dimensional forms can only be fully appreciated in museums, galleries, in public and private venues where we can experience their mass or their delicacy and feel their impact in relation to ourselves. 

Textures, scale, colors and fine details may be represented fairly well online, but stepping into a physical environment, touching the work, recognizing why both the setting and artworks were created, and why a distinguished panel of arts professionals selected them, requires a trip. So, we reward those who travel to our exhibitions with a bonus. They are the first to know that some artists have set surprisingly low prices for their work. They learn that all of the superbly crafted funerary urns and personal memorial artworks, including those at the highest end, are more fairly priced than they expected to find while seeking a unique means to honor a life they've loved.

Here's your personal link to the price list for this extraordinary exhibition. All inquiries are welcome.

 

Now it's your turn to find out that one of the highest scoring artworks among the jurors, which was also the second highest scoring People's Choice contest vote recipient, is a stunning, sophisticated, and exquisitely crafted original artwork priced at $400. We've checked our documents countless times to be sure an extra zero wasn't missing.

You'll also find pieces priced at several thousand more, and we don't always have the very best photos posted to represent them in their full glory. Ask us if they're still available however, and if they are, ask to see better images so that we can help convey some of the details that warrant their price... many times over. We'll tell you about the artists themselves--their inspiration, education and major awards they may have received. 

Artists, after all, like to sell and share their work, just as we all hope to be acknowledged for our talents, enjoy comforts, educate our children well and contribute to our communities. FUNERIA is proud to represent artists in the process--to promote, advertise and champion them in any way we can. We know, though, that many more hours, expensive tools and materials were required to create each of these pieces than their price reflects. Imagine not just a 40 hour work week but a hundred and more hours spent in shaping, carving, hammering these beautiful objects. To say nothing of the creative process that precedes their production, to the time spent inspecting, perfecting, to ensuring that their work is the very best it can possibly be. 

This is, after all, work that is specifically created to serve a special purpose. It is artwork that is intended to honor a unique life. It may be for an adult with a lifelong passion for exploring the natural world and universe--seeking beauty and studying its secrets; a pet that has retrieved every tennis ball you've thrown, carried you on its back or helped keep you warm at night. It may be for a child who hadn't enjoyed nearly enough of life, but knew the beat and fullness of their mother's heart. It could be for you. What will your urn look like?

So, there you have it. If this isn't a compelling enough statement on the value of seeing, touching and having meaningful, evocative, original art and superbly crafted and designed memorial artwork in your own life, then you'll just have to take a closer look. Open the price list and ask us how we can help you acquire exactly what you want and surely deserve.

Here's to your beautiful life!

Maureen Lomasney

President & Founder

FUNERIA LLC

About FUNERIA®

FUNERIA, founded in 2000, is a pioneering contemporary funerary arts agency, international exhibitions organizer and in 2007 opened "the nation's first art gallery dedicated to cremation urns and personal memorial art" (The New York Times, 1/18/07). The Northern California-based firm promotes and sells original artist-designed and superbly crafted artwork in all media, including a growing number of biodegradable options for both people and their pets, through retail and reseller channels worldwide. 

I
ts exhibitions and activities have been featured prominently in The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Financial Times, The New York Times, on CNN, NBC, on KQED public radio's "The California Report", Sonoma County's  KRCB public radio station's "artsID" program, in books, including the Napa/Sonoma Lonely Planet publication's visitors guide, and in additional local, regional and international print, broadcast and online media since the first Ashes to Art® show opened in 2001 at San Francisco's historic Fort Mason Center. FUNERIA and its Art Honors Life® gallery are located 1 hour north of San Francisco in the west Sonoma County town of Graton.

For further information, call 888 829 1966 (US toll free), 707 829 1966 or email arthonorslife@funeria.com

Robert Lewis Plein Art Workshop 101 Pacific Grove, CA, USA United States of America

 
Robert Lewis Plein Art 101
Pacific Grove, CA, USA United States of America

"Plein Air 101: Fundamentals Intensive" will be taught by Robert Lewis. These TWO three-day workshops, in one of the most beautiful places on the California coast, designed to firmly establish your plein air oil painting skills and take you to the next level. This is a fundamentals course for painting plein air landscapes in oil. You will learn the plein air technique used by Robert Lewis and a grounding in sketching, color mixing, working fast, and dealing with the environment.


About the Workshops

Workshop Session One: March 23, 24, 25, 2011
Workshop Session Two: March 28, 29, 30, 2011

Description

This is a fundamentals course for painting plein air landscapes in oil. You will learn the plein air technique used by Robert Lewis and a grounding in sketching, color mixing, working fast, and dealing with the environment. These three-day intensives will take you out of the house and into the world where you will learn useful concepts and techniques designed to maximize your painting success on location and create a solid foundation for your future plein air work. Here are the subjects we will be covering...

* "Field Sketching Essentials"
 
Teaches the importance of being able to execute quick sketches on location as a powerful means of capturing the composition of the landscape. Effective sketching discipline and practice allows the artist to quickly get the basics of the landscape blocked in, reducing the details to major areas, and recognizing the relative values. Students will complete about 20 pencil sketches in a less than two hours for the purpose of gaining a lot of experience while learning not to become attached to the sketch as a "drawing".

* "The Secret Code of Color"
 
Explores a few traditional color palettes and teaches color mixing and laying out the palette logically. Explores four color palettes, the Zorn, the old masters palette, Monet's palette (according to him), and a Lewis' palette which uses elements of all of these palettes.

* "Immediacy: The Quick Study in Oil"
 
Building upon the quick pencil sketching practice and the color work we have done, this segment teaches the student to quickly block in basic shapes and prepare to add details, working from larger to smaller brushes and taking advantage of a leveraged palette of colors. Quick studies in oil can remain standalone paintings or be used as a basis for a final piece. A demo by the instructor will be followed by painting along with the students. You will learn how to work fast and loose. Watch a Demo.

 * "Artist's Demo Painting"
 
A demo painting using what we have learned and introducing the preparation of the canvas and using the pencil sketch and building upon the quick oil sketch technique to begin the painting. Finish the painting and follow up with a Q&A.

* "Putting It All Together in a Plein Air Paint Out"
 
On location, we put all the ingredients together in painting sessions on location in which the instructor paints along with the students and offers individual feedback during the paint out.

* "Critique"
 
After the main body of work, Robert will take time to privately critique the work of any artist that asks for it. Robert's hope to offer useful suggestions and give encouragement.
Tuition

$280 per person, payable in advance, for each three-day workshop; a total of at least 18 hours of instruction per workshop. Register online with your credit card or PayPal account.
There are TWO workshop sessions available:
 
Workshop Session One: March 23, 24, 25
Workshop Session Two: March 28, 29, 30

Call for Artists - Southern California Painters

At Home Fine Art in Beverly Hills, California is seeking accomplished artists in the Los Angeles area, preferably BFA/MFA, with a solid body of work. Presently, we are only considering painters who are creating original 2-D work on canvas and/or panel (no digital, prints or work on paper as the artist's primary media).

Work utilizing wax, encaustic, resin or other layered media is of strong interest.  

Open deadline. There are no fees. Visit website for submission requirements. Questions? Please contact Lori Cofsky at lori@athomefineart.com

NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES Redding, California

	Exhibit Dates:	January 25 - February 26, 2011
	Title:	27th Annual Juried National Show
	Sponsor:	North Valley Art League
	Venue:	NVAL Carter House Gallery
	Awards:	Best of Show $1000 - Five $100 Awards of Excellence - Five $50 Awards of Merit - People's Choice Award
	Juror:	Dale Laitinen
	Eligibility:	Open to all Artists 18 years and over. All 2 dimensional media are eligible except photography, xerography or computer generated art. Maximum size 40 x 40 including frame.
	Fees:	NVAL Members: $10 per entry or 3 for $25. Non Members: $12 per entry or 3 for $30
	Send SASE to:	National Show, 48 Quartz Hill Road, Redding, CA 96003
	E-mail:	National Show Committee Member
	Phone:	530-243-1023
	Website:	http://www.nval.org
	Prospectus:	http://nval.org/uploads/2011Prospectus_final_version.pdf (PDF format - requires Adobe Reader)

West Coast Biennial Juried Exhibition at Turtle Bay International California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska

The Friends of the Arts at Turtle Bay in cooperation with Turtle Bay Exploration Park is sponsoring its first biennial juried art exhibition. Open to artists currently living in California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, the aim of the exhibition is to provide a forum for both established and emerging artists working on the west coast in a diversity of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and mixed media.  The juror for the competition is Bob Nugent, retired Professor of Art in painting and drawing at Sonoma State University.  Over $5000 in awards. 


Deadline: 12-01-2010
Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Redding

Contact: Jan
email:
Phone: 530-242-3108
Website: www.turtlebay.org/biennialcompetition

Call for Curatorial Proposals National Root Division

Curatorial Proposal Submission Guidelines
  Root Division

Root Division is an arts & arts education non-profit organization that was founded in 2002 by artists, of artists, and for artists. Part of our mission is to offer opportunities for emerging and professional artists to develop, which includes exhibiting work and curating exhibitions. We embrace artists with no experience in these area as well as those with extensive resumes. As we consider submissions, we intend to include a broad range of artistic practices.

Our gallery space serves many needs, and as such is a unique environment in which to curate a show. We strongly encourage that you visit our space and our website, familiarize yourself with our past & current exhibition program, and understand the mission of the organization before submitting a proposal. Strong proposals will be clear & concise, will present innovative & engaging ideas, and will intend to draw a diverse group of participants & visitors. While we do not exclude artists & curators from outside the Bay Area, our primary focus is presenting local emerging artists and local emerging curators. We do not currently accept proposals for shows that only exhibit one or two artists.

Visit our website for more details and an application: www.rootdivision.org/curatorial_proposal.html

Root Division
3175 17th St.
San Francisco, CA  94110
415.863.7668


Deadline: 11-01-2010
Root Division
San Francisco

Contact: Selene
email: events@rootdivision.org
Phone: 415-863-7668
Website: http://www.rootdivision.org/curatorial_proposal.html

Portfolio Review Week at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum and other News

Artists, schedule a time to have your artwork reviewed!  CAF offers a one-on-one 20-minute review with our Executive Director, Miki Garcia, to discuss your work, refine your portfolio, and bring your career to the next level!  Please bring an artist's statement, bio/resume, and images in CD/DVD/Zip Drive formatted to be viewed on a Mac Computer or on your own laptop. You may also bring in original artwork at your own discretion depending on size and number of works. Reservations are required to vvelazquez@sbcaf.org or 805-966-5373 x105. MEMBERS ONLY, FREE, Not a member?  Create The Scene.  Join today at sbcaf.org to take advantage of member benefits. 

Saturday October 02, 10 am - 12 pm Artists' Survival Strategies Seminar

This informative seminar helps artists with issues regarding their career. CAF Executive Director, Miki Garcia, will offer insights on professionalism, portfolio development, preparing for studio visits, exhibition and public art application processes, gallery representation, grant writing, marketing, and administration to help get your art career on track! Space is limited, RSVP to to vvelazquez@sbcaf.org or 805-966-5373 x105. MEMBERS, FREE; GENERAL ADMISSION, $15                           

Thursday, October 7, 7 pm

Forum Lounge: Barney Haynes and Jennifer Parker, sonicSENSE

Haynes and Parker  will use live internet data to track light, sound, and air pollution and combine it with video projection, sub-sonic transducers,  speaker film, web cams, biometric readers, and performance to create a full-sensory sound art installation.  In addition, the audience may walk through sonicSENSE’s vibrating and mirror-like Mylar Corridor to experience visual and sound bending distortions. 

Support for Forum Lounge is generously provided by: Endevermusic Productions, the Franciscan Inn, KCSB, Santa Barbara Winery, and the Santa Barbara Independent. Forum Lounge is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s 1st Thursday. 

FREE

Friday, October 08, 2010 5 pm Call For Entries 2011 deadline

Call For Entries (CFE) is an annual juried exhibition that encourages artists from the local community to produce newly commissioned work. CFE is open to visual artists currently living and/or working in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Three to six individuals will be selected by a panel of jurors made up of artists and art professionals to exhibit new work in a group exhibition held at CAF in 2011. This year’s panel includes: Stephanie Dotson, Artist and Assistant Printmaking Professor at Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA; Rachel Gugelberger, Independent Curator, New York, NY; Annie Wharton, Curator/Writer and Gallery Director at The Company, Los Angeles, CA. All submittals are individually evaluated based on the artistic and creative strength of the recent (last five years) work. For rules and eligibility and to submit your application and fee, visit sbcaf.org. Fee is $20 for CAF members, $35 for non-members, and is waived for brand new members upon joining. Email vvelazquez@sbcaf.org to find out your membership status. Completed application and fee must be submitted online via sbcaf.org by Friday, October 8, 2010 at 5 pm. Selected applicants will be posted on the CFE webpage on TBD.

Friday, October 08, 2010 5 pm Call For Entries 2011 deadline Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum

Call For Entries (CFE) is an annual juried exhibition that encourages artists from the local community to produce newly commissioned work. CFE is open to visual artists currently living and/or working in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Three to six individuals will be selected by a panel of jurors made up of artists and art professionals to exhibit new work in a group exhibition held at CAF in 2011. This year’s panel includes: Stephanie Dotson, Artist and Assistant Printmaking Professor at Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA; Rachel Gugelberger, Independent Curator, New York, NY; Annie Wharton, Curator/Writer and Gallery Director at The Company, Los Angeles, CA. All submittals are individually evaluated based on the artistic and creative strength of the recent (last five years) work. For rules and eligibility and to submit your application and fee, visit sbcaf.org. Fee is $20 for CAF members, $35 for non-members, and is waived for brand new members upon joining. 

Email vvelazquez@sbcaf.org to find out your membership status. Completed application and fee must be submitted online via sbcaf.org by Friday, October 8, 2010 at 5 pm. Selected applicants will be posted on the CFE webpage on TBD.

 

Location:

653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA  93101   |    Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace   |   sbcaf.org
p: (805) 966-5373  |   f: (805) 962-1421   |    press@sbcaf.org

Call to Artists: The Arts Council for Long Beach (Arts Council) is seeking proposals for temporary exhibitions

Title: Request for Proposals (RFP)

Description: The Arts Council for Long Beach (Arts Council) is seeking proposals for temporary exhibitions and site-specific instalations for a new visual art galler in downtown Long Beach. Artist, curators, directors, as well as gallery museum and public art professionals inthe Southern California (extending throught Los Angeles, Ventura to Riverside and San Bernardino to San Diego counties) are invited to apply. In addition, non-profit, visual arts organizations may utilize the galler as a satellite, or primary exhibiton space. For more information please refer to te Arts Council website: artslb.org   Qualifications: This Request for Proposals is limited to applicants residing or based in the Southern California area, extending from Ventura to San Diego to Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Artists, curators, directors, non-profit arts organizations as well as gallery,museum and public art professionals are all encouraged to submit an application.   Application delivery:   All complete proposals must be received no later September 24, 2010 at 4pm. Arts Council for Long Beach , 110 Pine Avenue, Suite 1100, Long Beach, CA 90802 • T : 562.570.1930 • F : 562.432.5175   For more information contact: Arts Council for Long Beach Public Art & Design Department 562-570-3831 or send an email to thecollaborative@artslb.org How to Apply: Individual applicants or organizations must complete and submit an application. Applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated for completeness by Arts Council Public Art Program staff. Applications submitted after the posted deadline will be returned. Individual applicants or organizations must complete and submit an application. Applications submitted by the deadline will be evaluated for completeness by Arts Council Public Art Program staff. Applications submitted after the posted deadline will be returned.   The Arts Council reserves the right to decline all submissions and to cancel this request for proposals or any pre-qualified pool, at any time. A complete application must include: 1. An Exhibition or Installation Statement. Please describe the exhibition concept and/or theme and how it relates to contemporary practice. Please include a list of potential artists with their bios. 2. Preliminary budget. Including but not limited to: estimated cost for all facets of the exhibition or installation, material costs, anticipated fabrication and installation costs, travel expenses, insurance, etc. 3. Professional Resume, four pages maximum. (Teams must submit one resume per team member.) 4. 10 proposal images on CD. Images should be in JPG format 72 DPI, no larger than 10” x 14” and no smaller than 8” x 10”, and 1 MG or smaller. 5. Annotated Image List. Include the image number, artist name, artwork title, dimensions, media, year of completion, and a brief description.   If proposing multiple exhibitions or installations, please submit a separate application for each proposal. Please do not submit stapled materials, use only paper clips to bind your materials. Please do not include additional materials in your application, or submit original artwork   Application delivery: All complete proposals must be received no later September 24, 2010 at 4pm. Arts Council for Long Beach , 110 Pine Avenue, Suite 1100, Long Beach, CA 90802 • T : 562.570.1930 • F : 562.432.5175   For more information contact: Arts Council for Long Beach Public Art & Design Department 562-570-3831 or send an email to thecollaborative@artslb.org

Call For Entries 2011 Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum

Call For Entries 2011

Think you have what it takes to be the next big sensation in the Santa Barbara art world? Enter CAF’s annual Call For Entries and show us your stuff!

Application due: Friday, October 8, 2010, 5 pm

Apply online at sbcaf.org today! 

Call For Entries (CFE) is an annual juried exhibition that encourages artists from the local community to produce newly commissioned work. CFE is open to individuals currently living and/or working in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Three to six artists will be selected by a panel of jurors made up of artists and art professionals to exhibit new work in a group exhibition held at CAF in 2011. This year’s panel includes: TBD. All submittals are individually evaluated based on the artistic and creative strength of the recent (last five years) work. 

For rules and eligibility and to submit your application and fee, visit sbcaf.org. Fee is $20 for CAF members, $35 for non-members, and is waived for brand new members upon joining. Email vvelazquez@sbcaf.org to find out your membership status. Completed application and fee must be submitted online via sbcaf.org by Friday, October 8, 2010 at 5 pm. Selected applicants will be posted on the CFE webpage on TBD.

CFE online application by: LaCorte Design.

Images Available: 

Works by CFE 2010 Winners: L-R: Christine Morla, Strawberry Fields, 2009,Candy wrapper, paper, and acrylic on wood panel, 48 x 48 in.; Laura Krifka, Ambush, 2010, Mixed media sculpture, 7 x 6 x 6 in.; Shane Tolbert, Mirror, 2010, Pigment dispersion on dyed fiber on panel, 79 x 79 in.

About the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum: The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) is a non-profit, non-collecting alternative art space dedicated to the exhibition, education, and cultivation of the arts of our time. Celebrating its 34^th anniversary in 2010, CAF is the premier venue for contemporary art between Los Angeles and San Francisco. CAF is located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace in downtown Santa Barbara, CA.

 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND VISUAL IMAGERY CONTACT: Kimberly Hahn 805.403.8108

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 

T 805.966.5373 F 805.962.1421 press@sbcaf.org sbcaf.org

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Exhibition: Call For Entries 2010 artists: Contemporary Arts Forum Santa Barbara California

 

 

Exhibition: Call For Entries 2010 artists: Graham Bury, Alejandro Casazi, Madelaine Frezza, Laura

Krifka, Christine Morla, and Shane Tolbert and Bloom Projects: Keith Puccinelli

On View: AUG. 7 – OCT. 3, 2010, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum FREE

Opening Reception: AUG. 7, 7 - 9pm, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum FREE

Call For Entries 2010: Graham Bury, Alejandro Casazi, Madelaine Frezza, Laura Krifka, Christine Morla, and ShaneTolbert Call For Entries is an annual juried exhibition that is open to all visual artists living and/or working within Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties.

 

Selected artists from the local community will present new work in relation to the alternative arts context of CAF.

 

Artists were selected by a panel of jurors made up of: Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Michael Barton Miller, Artist and

Studio Art Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; Yasmine Mohseni, 

 

Curator and Writer, Los Angeles, CA; and Adrian Rivas, Cofounder, g727, Los Angeles, CA. 

This year the jurors selected 5 artists: Graham Bury, Alejandro Casazi, Madelaine Frezza, Laura Krifka, Christine Morla, and Shane Tolbert. Bloom Projects: Keith Puccinelli

 

Santa Barbara-based Keith Puccinelli uses an irreverent quick wit, modest materials, and tableaux to broach the conflictbetween the preciousness of life and man’s disregard for life during times of war, to create a kind of carnival of sorrow.

The strong juxtaposition of materials and a passion for wordplay often brings a sense of humor to glaze or emphasize the serious or tragic presented in the work.

 

A resident of Ventura, Keith Puccinelli received his B.F.A. from San José State University, San José, CA. In 1983, heestablished Puccinelli Designs, ushering in a 20-year period of national and international recognition for his commercial work. Concurrently, Puccinelli produced an impressive body of artwork, and took part in numerous exhibitions inSouthern California including the Sonotube® Forms: Contemporary Art and Transport exhibition at the Santa Barbara

 

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA. Most recently, his work was featured in a solo exhibition, curated by Meg Linton, entitled Keith Puccinelli: The Wondercommon at the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los

Angeles, CA.

About the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum: The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) is a non-profit, non-collecting alternative art space dedicated to the exhibition, education, and cultivation of the arts of our time. Celebrating its 34th anniversary in 2010, CAF is the premier venue for contemporary art between Los Angeles and San Francisco. CAF is located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace in downtown Santa Barbara, CA.