Arts: Calls for Submissions in Portland

A couple of great ongoing calls for submissions coming out of Portland so if you or an artist you know is in the area, check these out:

SPACE Gallery is seeking proposals for visual installations for its 538 storefront window exhibition space.  It's a unique three dimensional space which gives an artist plenty of room to trick out with an unconventional installation. There are large street facing glass panels (85″ high x 110″wide), a window platform (179″ long, 26″ deep, 17″ tall) and the back wall (centered on the platform, 96″ tall x 122″ wide). Also, this location gets lots of foot traffic so you're work WILL be seen. No deadline listed. For more information visit http://space538.org/blog/2012/05/16/call-for-submissions/.

 

Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center in Portland has an ongoing call for submissions. The nonprofit arts organization highlights the work of local and regional, American and international artists focusing on challenging and emerging ideas in contemporary art. Disjecta's Curatorial Committee reviews proposals from artists and organizations, choosing programs for their artistic strength and cultural and/or social relevance. For complete information visit http://www.disjecta.org/getinvolved/artists.php.

PRO BONO Legal Clinic for Arts Organizations On May 15, 2012

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) will be partnering with the New York State Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Committee (EASL) for a free legal clinic for those who qualify for pro bono legal consultation. The event will take place at NYFA on Tuesday, May 15th from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. The pro bono attorneys can offer advice on various arts-related issues such as intellectual property, nonprofit, and contract questions.

In order to qualify for a pro bono consultation, you or your organization must meet one of the following requirements by producing your most recent tax return demonstrating that you are:

- An individual earning an adjusted gross income of less than $30,000
- A married couple earning an adjusted gross income of less than $40,000
- A married couple with children earning an adjusted income of less than $50,000
- An organization earning less than $40,000. Note: You will need to verify that your organization pays taxes.

If you or anyone interested have any questions or would like to take advantage of this opportunity and meet the requirements above, please fill out the following form by May 11, 2012, by clicking on this link to the NYFA-EASL Legal Clinic Registration Form.

Any additional questions should be addressed to mrunyan@nyfa.org. Please keep in mind that you will need to bring a recent tax return in order to verify your income. NYFA strongly encourages all arts organizations to take advantage of this opportunity.

High School Kids Show @ Fountain Art Fair

Some talented high school students in NYC will have the chance of lifetime when their work is shown at the Fountain Art Fair during this year’s Armory Arts Week.

All of the students are participants in non-profit, Art for Progress’ arts education program. Art for Progress (AFP) is a great non-profit which supports emerging artists by offering opportunities for exposure at their own events as well as at established fairs such as Art Basel and Fountain Art Fair. AFP's arts education program provides underserved youth in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Bronx with dynamic artistic programming taught by working artists.


They were recently named the non-profit sponsor for the Fountain Art Fair this year. Here's a press release on their plans at Fountain. Definitely check them out at www.artforprogress.org, follow them on Twitter @afpnyc, or friend them on Facebook.

Art for Progress Announces Artists to be Shown at

Fountain Art Fair

Over twenty-three international artists and student artists from NYC schools

to represent Art for Progress at upcoming NY Art Week

February 20, 2012 (New York, NY) – Art for Progress, Fountain Art Fair’s non-profit partner for NY Art Week, has announced the artists it will be presenting for both the Fair and the March 10th after party. Additionally, the organization will be showing work from the most promising student artists participating in its city-wide arts education program.

Art for Progress (AFP) is a New York non-profit dedicated to helping emerging artists through its many culturally diverse art events and providing arts education to underserved youth in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Bronx with dynamic programming that promotes reflection and self-expression.

As part of its collaboration with Fountain Art Fair, AFP will be showing the work of twenty three international artists whose work includes painting, photography, digital, video and sculpture. Artwork from AFP’s student artists, from grades 9-12, will also be exhibited. In conjunction with its visual arts offerings, Art for Progress will feature DJs, live musical performances, and performance art pieces throughout the show’s dates within its gallery space.

Fountain Art Fair takes place March 9-11 at the historic 69th armory located at 68 Lexington Avenue on the corner of 25th Street. General hours on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11 are from 1–7pm. Tickets are $10 for daily passes and $15 weekend passes.

The Public Opening Night Reception presented by Artlog and featuring Fab 5 Freddy will take place on March 9th from 7-11pm. The Fountain Fair after-party hosted and curated by Art for Progress will take place on March 10th from 7-11pm. A special silent auction will also run throughout the fair, featuring a large scale painting donated by Lake Tahoe based painter Reds Regan.

Participating visual artists include: Aaron Cobbett, Amy Row, Bud McNichol, Cat Del Buono, Chris Twomey, Fareeha Khawaja, H.A. Gallucio, Jeanne Wilkinson, Juan Manuel Pajares, Lance Dehne’, Margaret Withers, Michael Lorenzini, Olga Kol, Pablo Damas, Renee Amitai, Rocco Alberico, Rute Ventura, Sol Kjok, Sona Mirzaei, Tatiana Soteropoulos, Ted Barr, Ula Einstein and Vera Arutyunyan.

For the March 10th after-party, AFP will feature performances from Comandante Zero, Kevin Graves, Jimmy Sky, and Red Baron as well as performance art from Caridad Sola, Thomas Solomon, Belaxis Buil and interactive fashion installations from Allyson Jacobs and Iliana Quander.

For more information about Art for Progress please contact Frank Jackson at frank@artforprogress.org or 917-705-1966.

Artists Making Money?!! New York Foundation for the Arts Shows You How!

Join NYFA at Barnes & Noble

for a discussion of our first book
The Profitable Artist 

Thursday, January 24th at 7pm

Barnes & Noble
150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 

Join Executive Director Michael Royce and NYFA staff members for a discussion of how to use this book's wealth of information to further your career!

The Profitable Artist is the first book of its kind to provide information for artists in all disciplines. It covers five substantive topics that are often overlooked by artists: strategic planning, finance, law, marketing, and fundraising.

Learn how to make turn a profit doing what you love! 

Praise for the book:

Hypebot.Com says: “The overall strength of The Profitable Artist is not that it gives you basic information on fundraising and marketing but that it also gives you an approach that ties together the details in an overall perspective based in solid business practices.”

About.Com says: “This book ought to be on any first-year art student's compulsory reading list.”

The Profitable Artist is copublished by the New York Foundation for the Arts