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Karen Bakke Portrait Study Display and Artist’s Reception to Benefit Two Local Nonprofit Organizations
Portrait Study Display and Artist’s Reception to Benefit Two Local
Nonprofit Organizations
completed a portrait study project, "The Alpha and the Omega," to
further her artistic journey while also raising donations for two
local nonprofit organizations, Hospice of the Red River Valley and
FirstChoice Clinic. Bakke painted the 100 oil portrait studies in preparation for a second
training session with renowned portrait artist Igor Babailov. All 100
portrait studies will be on display at Boerth's Gallery, 212 Broadway
in downtown Fargo from January 17-February 28. The display is open to
the public during regular business hours, Monday-Wednesday and Fridays
from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. and
Saturdays 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. An artist’s reception will be held Thursday, January 27 from 6:30-8
p.m. at Boerth’s Gallery. Bakke will be giving a short presentation
and answering questions about the project at 6:45 p.m. Refreshments
will be served, and the event is open to the public. Many community members participated in the project by sitting for
portrait studies, including Margie Bailly, executive director of the
Fargo Theatre, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of the Catholic Diocese of
Fargo and Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney. Bakke has asked participants who wish to keep their portraits to make
a donation to either Hospice of the Red River Valley or FirstChoice
Clinic. Bakke is calling the project "The Alpha and the Omega" to
signify the work of these two organizations; celebrating life—from
conception to natural death. “I was looking for a way to encourage volunteers to sit for a one-hour
portrait study, while also benefitting two local organizations I
personally support,” Bakke said. “I am very grateful to everyone who
has helped make this project possible.” About Hospice of the Red River Valley Hospice of the Red River Valley is an independent, not-for-profit
hospice serving all or portions of 29 counties in North Dakota and
Minnesota. Hospice care is intensive comfort care that alleviates pain
and suffering, enhancing quality of life for terminally ill patients
and families by addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual and
grief needs. For more information, call toll free 800-237-4629, e-mail
questions@hrrv.org or visit www.hrrv.org. About FirstChoice Clinic FirstChoice Clinic is a medical pregnancy help clinic offering
professional services, including pregnancy testing, counseling and
ultrasound exams, as well as ongoing parenting and adoption
educational classes all free of charge. Additionally, its Make a Sound
Choice positive youth development program is in more than 35 schools
in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, serving more than 2,000
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23rd Annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair Call for Entry
Dear Artists: We invite you to be a part of the First and Finest Fall Art Fair in
Springfield, Illinois! The Edwards Place Fine Art Fair
September 17 & 18, 2011 For twenty-two years the Springfield Art Association has presented the
Edwards Place Fine Art Fair on the grounds of historic Edwards Place,
just north of downtown Springfield. This park-like setting is a perfect fall venue to showcase your work.
We have a long-term, loyal customer base and a tradition of treating
our artists with care. We offer a complimentary breakfast for artists
both days of the fair and an artist dinner and awards presentation on
Saturday. Cash awards are given for each medium: 2D, Ceramic, Fiber,
Glass, Jewelry, Wood and Other, plus Best of Show. We have booth
sitters through-out both days and overnight security. All the details are attached to this e-mail in the brochure and
application form. Please share this information with artists you know. We would like to
introduce some new artists and a broader range of work to the fair
this year. We are particularly interested in printmakers, papermakers,
photographers, sculptors, fiber and textile artists, and other 2D work
to balance out our stellar group of ceramicists and jewelry makers. The Application Deadline (postmark) is March 4th. Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you in September. Sincerely, Betsy Dollar,
Executive Director
Springfield Art Association
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Springfield, Illinois! The Edwards Place Fine Art Fair
September 17 & 18, 2011 For twenty-two years the Springfield Art Association has presented the
Edwards Place Fine Art Fair on the grounds of historic Edwards Place,
just north of downtown Springfield. This park-like setting is a perfect fall venue to showcase your work.
We have a long-term, loyal customer base and a tradition of treating
our artists with care. We offer a complimentary breakfast for artists
both days of the fair and an artist dinner and awards presentation on
Saturday. Cash awards are given for each medium: 2D, Ceramic, Fiber,
Glass, Jewelry, Wood and Other, plus Best of Show. We have booth
sitters through-out both days and overnight security. All the details are attached to this e-mail in the brochure and
application form. Please share this information with artists you know. We would like to
introduce some new artists and a broader range of work to the fair
this year. We are particularly interested in printmakers, papermakers,
photographers, sculptors, fiber and textile artists, and other 2D work
to balance out our stellar group of ceramicists and jewelry makers. The Application Deadline (postmark) is March 4th. Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you in September. Sincerely, Betsy Dollar,
Executive Director
Springfield Art Association
Apply for Grants in Film/Video or Visual Arts: Feb. 1 - March 1
Cartoodles Exhibition by Bill Nybo in the Taube Museum of Art 2011
Call for artists to present at Concordia Symposium
Concordia is asking for proposals from Artists to present at their
25th Annual Symposium (September 2011) titled "The Role of the Artist
in Society".
this symposium always draws in a large number of community members who
engage with the topic and the session-presenters. Good luck to you!
Funding Opportunity for Creative Artists- Deadline: Feb 1, 2011
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR CREATIVE ARTISTS – DEADLINE: February 1, 2011 The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission works cooperatively with the
National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor The U.S/Japan Creative
Artists' Program. The program provides support for up to five
outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United
States to spend a three-month residency in Japan to pursue their
individual artistic goals. The next deadline for this program is
February 1, 2011. The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program is extremely competitive;
applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate
a highly rigorous review of their work. Artists should also present
compelling reasons for wanting to work in Japan. Selected artists will receive:
● A monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing
supplement, as well as an allowance for professional support services
● Up to $6,000 for round trip transportation for the artist,
domestic partner and/or dependent children, and a baggage/storage
allowance
● A stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the
United States Guidelines and the application, can be found at
http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp. Best,
Guiomar Ochoa
National Endowment for the Arts to sponsor The U.S/Japan Creative
Artists' Program. The program provides support for up to five
outstanding contemporary and traditional artists from the United
States to spend a three-month residency in Japan to pursue their
individual artistic goals. The next deadline for this program is
February 1, 2011. The U.S/Japan Creative Artists' Program is extremely competitive;
applicants should have regional or national recognition and anticipate
a highly rigorous review of their work. Artists should also present
compelling reasons for wanting to work in Japan. Selected artists will receive:
● A monthly stipend for living expenses and a housing
supplement, as well as an allowance for professional support services
● Up to $6,000 for round trip transportation for the artist,
domestic partner and/or dependent children, and a baggage/storage
allowance
● A stipend for pre-departure Japanese language study in the
United States Guidelines and the application, can be found at
http://www.jusfc.gov/creativeartists.asp. Best,
Guiomar Ochoa
Call for Artists: Community Art Wall in the Prarie Center, Sioux Falls
Community Art Wall in the Prairie Center The Community Art Wall in the new Prairie Center home of the Avera
Surgery Center and Avera Cancer Institute will be an ever-changeable
multimedia digital art wall, reflecting the images of our community,
enabling all who enter to feel at home, with themes limited only by
our imagination. We hope this piece of art will enhance the ability to
not only welcome our patients from across the region to Sioux Falls,
but also welcome our local community into the Prairie Center. The
Community Art Wall is a digital display measuring over fifteen feet
long and seven feet tall. These monitors utilize cutting edge
technology that will provide a crisp, sharp, beautiful imagery of the
submitted artwork. Artwork Submissions: Artwork may be photography,
pictures of canvas art, sculptures, videos, or any medium of artwork
that can photographed and shared digitally. All submissions must be
submitted through the website and submitted artwork is then approved
by a committee. We would like artwork from all levels of expertise and
styles of art. Each quarter the theme may include hope,
transformation, or survivorship for the artwork. Themes will change
quarterly throughout the year. Contact Us to Receive Updates:
Community members wishing to submit artwork will soon be able to
submit their art online. If you wish to be part of this exciting
project, please check this site,
http://www.avera.org/mckennan/about/community-art/index.aspx, for
updates. You can email to receive updates and other communications
about the community art program. Simply email art@avera.org and you
will be added to the update list.
Surgery Center and Avera Cancer Institute will be an ever-changeable
multimedia digital art wall, reflecting the images of our community,
enabling all who enter to feel at home, with themes limited only by
our imagination. We hope this piece of art will enhance the ability to
not only welcome our patients from across the region to Sioux Falls,
but also welcome our local community into the Prairie Center. The
Community Art Wall is a digital display measuring over fifteen feet
long and seven feet tall. These monitors utilize cutting edge
technology that will provide a crisp, sharp, beautiful imagery of the
submitted artwork. Artwork Submissions: Artwork may be photography,
pictures of canvas art, sculptures, videos, or any medium of artwork
that can photographed and shared digitally. All submissions must be
submitted through the website and submitted artwork is then approved
by a committee. We would like artwork from all levels of expertise and
styles of art. Each quarter the theme may include hope,
transformation, or survivorship for the artwork. Themes will change
quarterly throughout the year. Contact Us to Receive Updates:
Community members wishing to submit artwork will soon be able to
submit their art online. If you wish to be part of this exciting
project, please check this site,
http://www.avera.org/mckennan/about/community-art/index.aspx, for
updates. You can email to receive updates and other communications
about the community art program. Simply email art@avera.org and you
will be added to the update list.
Call for Entries: *Fiber and Textile Artists* 2011
Call for Entries: Fiber and Textile Artists
"WWW." Exhibit, Northfield, MN Deadline: May 2, 2011
Exhibit: June 29 - August 6 Northfield Arts Guild in Northfield, Minnesota, in partnership with
the Northfield Public Library and Art on Water Gallery, is hosting a
fiber and textile exhibit which brings the work of Upper Midwest fiber
and textile artists to Northfield in the summer of 2011. Entitled
"WWW.", the exhibit explores via artist interpretations how
communications technology has influenced contemporary life. The theme of this exhibit: If art is an interpretation of reality,
then how might art examine the profound, life-changing reality of
contemporary communications technology? The web has revolutionized not
only how we communicate, but how we process time and experience. The
conclusions of social scientists on this issue raise now-familiar
themes ranging from deeply altered human relations to limitless
information which expands human potential. Diverse interpretations are anticipated and encouraged from
participating artists. Entry details and an application form are found
at http://tinyurl.com/wwwexhibit. Entries are juried and there are
cash awards for winning submissions. Your assistance in helping to spread the word about this interesting
and important exhibit is genuinely appreciated. Brochures and a poster
are available upon request. For inquiries, please email
wwwexhibit@northfieldartsguild.org. Thank you. Sincerely,
Brad Easterson
"WWW." Program Director Northfield Arts Guild
304 Division Street South
Northfield, MN 55057
Exhibit Information: http://tinyurl.com/wwwexhibit Attachments: Online Application, Press Release
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"WWW." Exhibit, Northfield, MN Deadline: May 2, 2011
Exhibit: June 29 - August 6 Northfield Arts Guild in Northfield, Minnesota, in partnership with
the Northfield Public Library and Art on Water Gallery, is hosting a
fiber and textile exhibit which brings the work of Upper Midwest fiber
and textile artists to Northfield in the summer of 2011. Entitled
"WWW.", the exhibit explores via artist interpretations how
communications technology has influenced contemporary life. The theme of this exhibit: If art is an interpretation of reality,
then how might art examine the profound, life-changing reality of
contemporary communications technology? The web has revolutionized not
only how we communicate, but how we process time and experience. The
conclusions of social scientists on this issue raise now-familiar
themes ranging from deeply altered human relations to limitless
information which expands human potential. Diverse interpretations are anticipated and encouraged from
participating artists. Entry details and an application form are found
at http://tinyurl.com/wwwexhibit. Entries are juried and there are
cash awards for winning submissions. Your assistance in helping to spread the word about this interesting
and important exhibit is genuinely appreciated. Brochures and a poster
are available upon request. For inquiries, please email
wwwexhibit@northfieldartsguild.org. Thank you. Sincerely,
Brad Easterson
"WWW." Program Director Northfield Arts Guild
304 Division Street South
Northfield, MN 55057
Exhibit Information: http://tinyurl.com/wwwexhibit Attachments: Online Application, Press Release
