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Here are some good calls for entry I came across on NYFA and SPE (some of the deadlines are pretty soon).

Irvine Contemporary

Projekt30

Exposure

Newspace

Space of the Image

PhotoReview

Millard Sheets

Tilt Gallery (especially for Todd)

I recently spoke with Dayna over at Gallery Stokes. She is currently accepting submissions for shows, and wanted me to pass this information along. For those students wanting to have a thesis show there, see the bottom for her personal message.

Twice a year Gallery Stokes will be taking proposals for exhibitions from emerging artists and curators. This will be for the exhibition periods of August/September and January/February. In both cases the exhibition period begins on the 4th Friday of the first month and ends on the 3rd Saturday of the second month. Each exhibition period can accommodate either one exhibition or two shorter ones. If a proposal is accepted, there will be a facilities fee charged to the artist/curator in the amount of $2000 for one exhibition period (or $1000 each, if the exhibition period is divided between two shorter exhibitions). Gallery Stokes will take no commission of sales during these exhibits.

The artist/curator will be responsible for installing the show (with the assistance of Gallery Stokes’ director), deinstallation, including repair of the gallery walls, and show expenses: reception, signage and postcards, the design of which is subject to the approval of Gallery Stokes.

During these exhibitions Gallery Stokes will be open during its regular business hours of Friday noon-6, and Saturday 1-5. Access to the gallery will also be available by appointment.

Accepted proposals and subsequent exhibitions will be promoted as are other Gallery Stokes exhibitions. The exhibitions will be promoted and archived on the gallery website, press releases will be sent by the gallery, the gallery logo used on invitations, and the gallery will send evites to the Gallery Stokes mailing list.

Gallery Stokes takes part in the Castleberry Hill 4th Friday Art Stroll every month. The opening receptions of these exhibitions will take place on the 4th Friday of the first month of the exhibition period. In the case of one exhibition period containing two exhibitions, the first exhibition will open on the 4th Friday, and the second will have a reception on the evening of the artist/curator’s choosing.

If a proposal is accepted, the facilities fee will be charged two months in advance of the exhibition period. If an artist/curator fails to follow through with the exhibition, or if the artwork is significantly different from the accepted proposal, there will be no refunds.

And from Dayna: “Brett has the info about SCAD paying the fee - basically, SCAD will pay unless the student freaks out and doesn’t do the show, in that case the student has to pick up the tab.” Jump on this opportunity if you’re interested.

Contact Info:
Gallery Stokes
261 Walker Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30313
678-770-7812
gallerystokes@gmail.com

Deborah McClary @ Gallery Stokes, Friday, April 25, 7-10

Jay Fox, Jason Kofke and I made a little film last night.

What’s that? You didn’t know Lindsay and Travis customized bike frames? Well they did and it’s for charity. Saturday, April 26th The SOPO Bicycle Cooperative Presents the Bicycle Frame Show. Come out and buy or bid on ridable bicycle frames decorated and transformed by Atlanta artists and art collectives. All proceeds benefit SOPO Bicycle Cooperative, your nonprofit community bicycle repair shop. Oh did I mention Lindsay will be playing some music too? Don’t miss this one.

Reception is at Radial, located at: 1530 Dekalb Ave, Atlanta, GA 30307

What: A party.
When: Saturday April 26th - beginning at 9pm-ish
Where: House @ 1057 Faith Ave, Atlanta. Directions from L5P are as follows: South on Moreland, right on Faith Ave. (it’s the first light after Moreland crosses over I-20), house is towards the bottom of the hill, on the left, and is yellow with brown trim.
Who: Hosted by Chad Noellert, Jason Kofke, and Katie Falkenberg (residents of said house).
Why: Loosely, a move-in party… more specifically we are simply trying to motivate many people to show up in the same place at the same time for the enjoyment of all.

The nitty-gritty: Party is totally open-invitation, all are welcome, and all are encouraged to spread the word. They will likely be one keg (no charge for beer, but small donations always appreciated), but guests are encouraged to B.Y.O.B. Large front yard, large back porch, indoors as well. Depending on turnout/feedback may become an occasionally recurring event.

Opening Thursday April 24th from 7-10 pm at the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery in Buckhead. www.hagedornfoundationgallery.com

The Hagedorn Foundation Gallery is an innovative concept bringing together art, philanthropy and our community in an exciting new way. Charities that benefit from the sales include UNICEF, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Captain Planet Foundation, and the High Museum of Art.

There’s a new photo website that everyone should check out. www.artreview.com. You can upload photos, write/read reviews, see videos, events happening all over, etc. It seems pretty cool.

Silver & Ink 2008,a SCAD photography department exhibition will host its reception Saturday, April 26th, 5-8pm.  The exhibition will be at the River Club, 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.  A second viewing opportunity will be Sunday, April 27th from 12-4pm.
Come out and support your fellow photographers.

Shinique Smith @ Saltworks in Atlanta
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Here are the openings for this weekend:

Friday:  Mason Murer Projects 7-10pm, Sebastian Picker

Saturday: Saltworks, 7-9pm, Shinique Smith

Kyle, Sharma, Maria, Rachel and others, thank you all for your interest in helping with the workshop this Saturday, April 19 from 10-3.  Frazer Spowart will lead the introduction to photography. If you are interested in participating there will be a volunteers meeting today, Tuesday, April 15 at 4:30pm in the New York Room as well as Friday, April 18 at 3:30pm in the New York Room. If you have any questions Sascha Sims is organizing this event and you may contact her at chante05blk@yahoo.com.

I am running a workshop for a group of high school students on Thursday from 12-3 at SCAD.  I am setting up a few different stations, so I need someone to supervise one of the shooting areas.  I would also appreciate it if this person could also shoot some video of the event for me, I will be borrowing a camera.  Leave a comment or come talk to me if you are interested in helping.  Thanks!

This is to those of you showing at Blue Tower Gallery next month. The following are the notes I took during our outing:

1. Fabric for Jason’s room will need to measure, at minimum 18′9″ x 9′2″.
2. Everyone is responsible for taking care of their own lighting.
3. Each participant will contribute a minimum of $50 CASH for food and drinks. Give these funds to Rebecca. Dave and Jason will also be helping Rebecca acquire the food and drinks. Food money due no later than May 1st, 2008.
4. I (Walker) will be taking care of the design the group show card. I sent an e-mail to all 8 participants with details on this. Please give me cash to cover your portion of the cost along with your image.
5. Everyone is responsible for taking care of their own individual show cards. I have e-mailed Steve about content requirements for individual show cards and will be contacting you all with more detailed information.
6. Rebecca is consulting SCAD security about hiring a freelance security guard for the evening. She will communicate her findings to the group.
7. Everyone is responsible for acquiring their own vinyl lettering their own show. It has been suggested that you go to Signs by Tomorrow on Peachtree St. for getting vinyl lettering. Dave has suggested keeping your capital letters no larger than 8″ tall.
8. Karen will be taking care of signage for guests navigating the Metropolitan complex, where Blue Tower is located. She will communicate her findings to the group, and each person will pay their portion to Karen in cash. (Note to Karen: suggestion was orange vinyl on white foamcore.)

Important Dates

Show dates are set, however, some of the other dates are not set in stone. Kyle will be consulting the gallery on availability for the tentative dates.

• Exhibition Dates: May 10-24, 2008
• Closing Reception: May 24, 2008, 7-10pm
• Money (cash) due for various parts of the show (food, cards, security, signage): May 1, 2008
• Required Pre-Show Cleaning: May 4, 2008 (tentative)
• Show Hanging: May 9, 2008, all day
• Required Post-Show Cleaning: Monday, May 26, 2008 (tentative)

Hopefully this reads clearly. Please leave comments or e-mail me for any further clarification.

For those of you coming with to blue tower tonight that would like to carpool, meet at school at 5:30.  Maybe we can go out to eat after so we can discuss some other show related business.

Photoshop Disasters is a compendium of user submitted pieces of really bad Photoshop. Funny thing is, people got paid to make these monsters, including my recent fave, Florida’s nipplegate.

ART PAPERS launches a new program to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its international lecture series ART PAPERS LIVE!

ART BaBeL is a new program that aims to provide significant peer-learning opportunities for local artists by way of brownbag luncheon-discussions (BBL) with the internationally-acclaimed artists brought to Atlanta by ART PAPERS LIVE!

Free and open exclusively to professional artists and art students, ART BaBeL will create a forum for informal discussion of a broad range of questions—production and dissemination strategies; professional advancement; technical learning; residency; networking; and more—determined by the artists in attendance.

ART BaBeL’s first event—lunch with Daniel Canogar—will be held at Solomon Projects on Thursday, April 17th, from noon to 2pm.
Daniel Canogar’s talk, Electronic Baroque, will be presented the preceding evening, Wednesday, April 16th, at 7pm at The Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech, 500 10th Street at Hemphill Avenue. Info: www.artpapers.org

For more information on this new initiative or on any of ART PAPERS’ programs, please contact Jina Kim at info@artpapers.org / 404.588.1837 ext 16.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is asking artists all over the country to enter the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009.  The competition is open to portraits in all visual arts media.

The call for entries will be this summer, from June 2, 2008 – July 31, 2008.

The first prize will be $25,000.  The winner and 50 to 60 finalists’ work will comprise a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, opening in October 2009.

Please visit the web site www.portraitcompetition.si.edu for more information!

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Student Help Requested! Open Studio Exhibit

The photo department will self-host the their Silverworks Open Studio reception on Saturday April 26th 5-8pm at The River Club (3 MLK Jr Blvd.)

The photography department will be responsible for cleaning the space before the Saturday event. We need student volunteers to help clean up 2-4pm on Saturday and 11-noon on Sunday. Please email Prof. Jaclyn Cori (jcori@scad.edu) with your commitment.

If you are in the show, plan to commit some time, even if it is just an hour.

We hope that some of you can come down!!!

The work will be up during Alumni/Parents Weekend, which is also the Sidewalks Arts weekend. There are a lot of happenings going on and your work will be seen by many different individuals!!!!!