Exposure 2011

Calling Photographers!

We have the Exposure 2011! Photography show coming up next month, the deadline for this show is April 15th. If you know any photographers or are a photographer and are interested in showing your work at a minimal fee please stop by the FEC or visit our website for an application and show guidelines at www.eventcenter.org


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Tara L. Haley

Marketing/Administration Manager

715 Quince St.

Florence, OR 97439
541-997-1994 Ph.

888-968-4086 Toll free

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2011 Soho Photo National Photography Competition

Soho Photo Gallery seeks photographers for an exhibition in New York, NY, July 7 - August 6, 2011. First, Second and Third Place prizes. Honorable Mentions. Juror: Lyle Rexer. The competition is open to all U.S. residents, age 18 and older, excluding current members of Soho Photo Gallery. All photo-based works are eligible, with no limitation as to subject matter or technique. 1 - 5 images: $40; 6 - 10 images: $65; 11 - 15 images: $85. Visit website for prospectus. Deadline: May 1, 2011. Questions? Contact Soho Photo Gallery at sohophotonatcomp@gmail.com or call 212-226-8571.

JRW Nature & Wildlife Exhibition

St. Augustine Art Association seeks artists for a juried art exhibition, July 1 - Aug 28, 2011 in St. Augustine, FL. $5,000; $2,500 first place. Jurors: Paul Baliker & Bill Adair. This exhibit is intended to represent nature in all of its beautiful forms and the wildlife that inhabits the great outdoors (i.e. landscapes, seascapes, florals, plant life, wild animals and marine life, birds, etc.). Artists may enter up to 3 original 2D or 3D Representational pieces created within the past 3 years. Artwork must be original; no prints (with the exception of original printmaking) or reproductions of any kind. Works that reference hunting or taxidermy will not be eligible. No photography or video. $35 members; $45 nonmembers (incls catalog). Download prospectus from website. Deadline: May 2, 2011. Questions? Contact Diane Bradley at festival@staaa.org or 904-824-2310.

International Art Search Portrait & Figure

2D/3D Competition (Posted: 3/5/11) -- International Art Search announces a call to artists for a juried online exhibition, June 15 - December 31, 2011. $2,550 in cash awards: $1,000 Best of Show, $600 1st Place, $400 2nd Place, $250 3rd Place, $100 Honorable Mention (2), $50 Merit (2). Juror: Marvin Mattelson. Open to all artists 18 yrs and over, all mediums. All works must be original. Compositions based on published material or other artists' work are NOT considered original and are not eligible. $25 for 1st entry, $5 for each additional (6 maximum). Deadline: May 1, 2011. Visit website for prospectus, or send a SASE to: PO Box 188, Fort Myers, FL 33902. Questions? Contact Ona N at info@internationalartsearch.com

Listen To The River

I never knew George Lucas went to Grand Prairie High School.

But he must have, he wrote, "If there is a bright and shinning spot in the universe, this is the place farthest from it."

Growing up in the 50's in a small Texas town, the one thing I wanted with all my heart was to get the hell out.

It took a while, but I finally did, I got the hell as far out as I could. any farther and I'd be in the ocean.

Back in those day I thought geography was the master of all folks and we were naught, but the slaves of our place. I know better, now. I know that a place has nothing at all to do with what you are and what you create. Sure there are limitations, if you want to do musical comedy you'd better be in Manhattan. If you want to do avant-garde nude photography it better not be in Cincinnati. If you want to be a world class collector of Milliard Fillmore memorabilia, you'd better be...I have no earthly idea.

I found out that you can overcome the location where you live. There is a wonderful thing called the Internet where you can travel to the farthest reaches of the earth and never have to pass through a body scan.

Live in a blue-collar community and yearn to apprentice with The Donald? You can do it on the Net. Want a shot at becoming the next Stan Lee? (He's the Nacho Grande of Marvel Comics) Draw and write your graphic novel and publish it on the Net. Want to be Anne Rice or Stephen King? Write your book and get it critiqued by a writer's group on the Net. Want to be Mondrian, Rodin, Pollack, Klee, Klimpt or Mucha, paint, draw, or sculpt it and put it on the Net. Anyone can copy your work, but only you know how to create it.

You are no longer geographically limited. You can create your own cyber-community and live in a creative whirlwind.

You can also live in a community like ours, where creativity oozes from every rock and tree and every living thing, sounds strangely like the Force. And it feels just like that, you see so much great art and meet so many gifted artists and enjoy so much artistic freedom that you get jaded.

Then, thank goodness a pal gives you the slap up side of the head that makes you open your eyes. I got one this morning.

I like to think I am the best writer working on the Net or any other place. The fact that major publishing houses have consistently ignored my submissions is a flaw in their character. Then I get this link.

http://www.austinkleon.com/2011/03/30/how-to-steal-like-an-artist-and-9-other-things-nobody-told-me/

It's a long piece and you may not have time to read all of it. But bookmark it and come back when you have time. There is so much good information in this piece, I wish I had written it. I didn't, but I did read it from masthead to edit box and I loved it. Do yourself a favor and read it.

There's an old Irish saying, "If you want to catch fish, first you must listen to the river."

And just so you knows, my pal Barbara Tibbetts, writer and photographer of Maine and the finest Internet Data Miner there is sent this to me. Damn it is good to have friends.

Ava Richey's Art News

Hi Everyone,

This coming Monday, April 4th we will be joining the First Monday Painters in Port Orford at the Port Orford Public Library, located across the street to the west from Ray's Food Place.

The model this month will be Denice Anderson. She will be dressed and seated in a tableau that she sets up. She keeps the same pose throughout the session except for a few breaks. This will give you time to do a complete study.

The cost of $65 will be divided among participating artists, so the more who come the less the cost per person. Hope to see you there. It is a comfortable place to paint.

Please don't forget to bring your plein air paintings to enter in the Coos Art Museum Plein Air Show. I will pick them up in Port Orford on Monday, or you can leave them at Bandon Artist Supply by Saturday April 3rd, or deliver them to CAM on Tuesday, April 5th. These can be paintings from other places too, and you don't have to be part of a formal painting group to enter your plein air landscape, seascape or cityscape. Please put your name, title information and price on the back of your paintings. CAM takes 30% commission.

Thanks. My phone number is 541-297-6118 if you have questions.

Ava
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Art Information:
FYI: New listings have asterisks *** next to the date.
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Plein air artists who are entering work in the Coos Art Museum April/May plein air show: The folks at CAM would like to make up the show labels ahead of time. Will you please e-mail the Title, Medium & Price of each painting you will be entering (and your name) to Susan Lehman at studioblue@mycomspan.com Thanks!
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Bandon Library has openings for August and December, 2011 to display art in the locked cases in the lobby. If you have smaller 2-D or 3-D art/craft to show please contact Nancy Stein at stein.nancy4@gmail.com
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High Tide Cafe in Charleston is looking for artists to display work. Artwork must be of the local area, be wired and ready to hang, and be reasonably priced. The contact person is Cheryl Lee Lindmeier, 541-888-2886 or charleston64artist@yahoo.com Please do not contact the restaurant directly.
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Three Rivers Gallery, 77231 US Hwy 101, Gardiner, OR 97441
New gallery looking for artists work to exhibit. Prefers abstract, but will consider all submissions--medium sized pieces for consignment. Send 3-5 digital images to anthonysculpture@charter.net 541-271-2030
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The Southern Oregon Historical Society in Medford, OR is seeking a curator of special projects. This is a one-year appointment, to be made permanent pending funding. The person will oversee and implement the SOHS Technical Assistance Program; manage the SOHS traveling exhibit-community outreach program; and oversee projects in collections management and care. For more information, call 541-773-6536 ext. 1005, or send an email to director@sohs.org.

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Current Shows:

March 18 - May 6, 2011
Umpqua Valley Arts Association, 1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg
"Printmakers on Paper from the Coos Art Museum Collection"
Artists include Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, James Rosenquist and NW artists Glen Alps, Tom Hardy, Lyle Matoush, and Erik & Nelson Sandgren, among others. Curated by Pat Snyder and Del Smith
Additional current exhibits at UVAA are: "eXpressions" by Oregon Fiber Artists; "Explanation Unintended" metal by Jim Lockwood; "Purely Pastel", and in the Student Gallery are Wooley Center and Milo Adventist Academy.
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*****Bandon Library Cases through April:: Amber Shelley Harris and Anwawilanci "Willow" Isham
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through April 29, 2011 Tuesday - Saturday 10 - 5 p.m.
Bandon Artist Supply, 175 2nd Street, Bandon
Watercolors by Sharon Jensen
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through April 23, 2011
"Lighthouse 2.0 Juried Art Show" at Whistling Gallery, 5 miles south of Bandon on Hwy 101. Show includes local artists Susan Lehman, Valentina Alonso, Ron Miranda, Carol Miranda, Sheri McGrath and Laurel Sweigert as well as artists from as far away as Portland.
541-404-7336 whistlinggallery@gmail.com
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Friday, April 1, 2011 5 - 8:00 p.m.
River Bend Fine Art Gallery www.riverbendfineartgallery.com
844 NW Bond, Bend, OR 97701 541-728-0553
Opening reception for "Painting in the Open" by artist Mitch Baird.
Show runs through May 5, 2011
to see Mitch's work at http://www.mitchbaird.com
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday, April 1-3, 2011
Workshop by Portland area plein air painter Mitch Baird. Takes place indoors in the Bend, Oregon area, and covers the process of working from plein air sketches and photo reference to create a finished studio painting. $300 workshop fee.
For location, registration and details contact Cascade Fine Art Workshops at 541-408-5542, or http://www.cascadefineartworkshops.com
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Friday, April 8, 2011 5 - 7 p.m.
Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay
Opening Reception for "Expressions West 2011"
and also for the "Plein Air Painters of the South Coast"
Show runs through May 28, 2011
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Friday, April 8, 2011 5 - 7:00 p.m.
Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Rd, Roseburg at the Whipple Building
"Collage Centennial Invitational" Jon Leach curates the work of 13 Northwest collage artists including Susan Lehman, dorothea tortilla and Pat Snyder. Show runs through May 12, 2011 http://www.susanlehmanartist.com
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*****Saturday, April 9, 2011 11:00 a.m.
Eden Hall on SOCC Campus, Coos Bay
Monthly meeting of Bay Area Artists Association
Program by F. Gary Ostrom, oil painter from Empire. Will speak on using an artist's bridge as an effective painting tool. Also Show & Tell by members.
Public welcome.

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****Saturday, April 9, 2011 4 - 7:00 p.m.
Brookings Second Saturday Art Walk
Downtown Brookings. Meet at Manley Art Center at 4 p.m. for a guided tour by Pete Chasar.
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 3 - 5:00 p.m.
Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay Street, Old Town Florence, OR
Opening reception for award winning artist Meredith Draper. "Altered Art"--transforming ordinary objects into pieces of art--recycling at its best.
http://www.backstreetgallery.org
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 1-3:00 p.m.
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center, 900 11th St SE, Bandon.
Opening Art Reception for "Bright & Bold", a show featuring local artists S.L. Donaldson, Tim Greathead, Michael Ousley and Yvonne Ousley. Music by Left Coast Jazz Duo, refreshments and lively art!
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Monday and Tuesday, April 11th & 12, 2011
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay
Colored Pencil Workshop with instructor Eileen Sorg
Learn how to use pen & ink, watercolor and colored pencil together to create richly detailed pieces of art. $170 member, $185 non-member http://www.coosart.org 541-267-3901
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****Thursday, April 14, 2011 5 - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday Art Walk in North Bend, Coos Bay and area.
Be sure to stop by and see the "Visions of Spring" show at Easy Lane Frames & Select Art Gallery, 3440 Broadway, North Bend. Also Ina Christensen and others showing at Gallery by the Bay, 5-7 p.m., 2100 Union Ave, North Bend.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Gold Beach Episcopal Church
Easternmost end of Moore Street.
Figure Drawing. For more information contact Alexandra alexandra@portraitsbyalexandra.com
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
"Make It, Print It!" Instructor dorothea tortilla will provide you with fresh ideas for making printing tools from simple objects and methods for applying them. Learn "Faux Silk-Screening" technique and an easy collagraph technique. Beginning thru experienced welcome. $35 includes materials. studioblue@mycomspan.com
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****Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Entry Delivery Deadline
Easy Lane Frames & Select Art Gallery in North Bend is seeking entries for the May/June art show "The Skies Have It!" 541-756-7638
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Saturday, May 7, 2011 Postmark Deadline
Call to Artists for "18th Annual Maritime Exhibit"
Coos Art Museum 235 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97411
541-267-3901 http://www.coosart.org
Show runs July 30 - October 1, 2011
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****Sunday, May 8, 2011 10:00 a.m.
Annual Mother's Day Plein Air Paintout at Shore Acres
Bring your lunch and a beverage and paint in the beautiful gardens.
For more information contact Joni Goodman Fox at goodfox05@yahoo.com or 541-217-8242
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Call to Artists Deadline June 8, 2011
Umpqua Valley Arts Assn
1624 W. Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471
http://uvarts.com/call-2011 Umpqua Plein Air "Location, Location, Location"to-artists
All artists of all abilities come participate, Thursday and Friday, July 14 and 15, 2011. Check website for prospectus and entry form. Three locations for painting, 30 artists per location, so fill out your entry forms and get them in early.
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****Call to Artists by the Springfield Arts Commission
Need not be residents of Springfield to enter.
Seeking submissions for show that will run from mid-June to mid-July at City Hall Gallery. The theme is "What Makes the Ordinary Extraordinary?"
2-D and 3-D accepted. See website for gallery guidelines. http://www.SpringfieldArtsCommission.org Register in advance by contacting Carrie Schindele-Cupples, Arts Commission liason: 541-726-2237, or scupples@springfield-or.gov All artwork must be delivered by 3 p.m. June 15, 2011.
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