Workshop Opportunity
Do you wish you could sell more of your artwork? Are you uncomfortable talking about yourself? Would you like to learn how to do both? Rather than purchasing an anonymous product, art appreciators want to know the artist who created the work. Building a relationship with the purchaser should be as much a part of the creative process as the art itself – for without the viewer, why create? The Orange County Arts Council would like to host a panel discussion led by Debra Pearlman, Executive Sales Trainer and CEO of DP Sales Pro, to help you learn how to be your own best salesperson and sell more art. Other Orange County artists who are successfully selling themselves and their work will also be on hand to share their experiences. If you would like to sell more and think you could benefit from this kind of presentation, please call the Arts Council at 845-469-9168 or emaildawn@ocartscouncil.org to let us know. If there is enough interest, the Arts Council will organize this event for June.
CALL FOR ART!
Artists interested in being part of a group show at Warwick Valley Financial Advisors Gallery in Warwick, NY in April/May please email info@femiford.comfor more details. Please include your website if possible!
Call for Submissions: Orange County Month, June 2012
The Orange County Arts Council has announced a call for submissions for Orange County Art Month Exhibit which will be held June 2012 at the Seligmann Estate, 23 White Oak Dr. Sugar Loaf. The Arts Council is requesting works which reflect images of Orange County by Orange County Artists. Please email dawn@ocartscouncil.org with no more than 5 jpegs of work, including title, medium, selling price and dimensions. Please be aware that all works submitted may not be included depending upon number of artists involved and size of works. Art will be on display throughout the month of June and an opening reception will be scheduled. We would also like Poets and Writers who are residents of Orange County to be a significant part of this exhibit. Therefore, submissions of poems and prose or essays about Orange County are being sought. The subject matter may be direct or abstract and portray scenes, architecture, history/historical events/historical characters, indigenous animals/plants, an overall feeling, or a moment in time. These written works will be on display in the month-long exhibit along with the artworks at the Seligmann Studio, 23 White Oak Drive, Sugar Loaf. Works should be no longer than two pages, double-spaced in Times Roman 12 or equivalent and submitted by May 21, preferably via e-mail todawn@ocartscouncil.org.
Pine Bush Chamber of Commerce Spring Fair
The Pine Bush Area Chamber of Commerce is having their Main Street Spring Fair, which will include an Art Walk, on May 26th from 9am-3pm. The Rain Date is May 27th. We are looking to have Art, Music, Food, Games, etc. To reserve your space, please send an e-mail to ellenlquimby@frontiernet.net to let them know that you are interested. Applications will be e-mailed in the next few days. There is a $20.00 refundable Participation Fee to reserve your space which participants will get back when they arrive on the day of the event.
The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands 5th Biennial Feast of the Arts: Sunday, May 7, 2012
The Historical Society of Newburgh is holding their annual Feast of the Arts fund-raiser on Sunday, May 7th. The emphasis is on contemporary working artists in the Hudson Valley area. Art should be submitted by the artist (or a personal agent of that artist). All artwork must be original. No reproduction prints allowed. Artists are invited to submit work for the Chinese Auction, the Silent Auction or the Live Auction. All money collected from the Chinese auction will go to the Historical Society and money from any other sale will be split 50/50 with the artist. All mediums are welcome. For more information,click here.
Gallery of Hope Art “Works” Contest – Winning Entry to Represent the 2012 National Learning Congress
If you’re talented with a paint brush, and you happen to be an organ, tissue or cornea transplant recipient, donor family member, or someone waiting for a transplant, then get out that easel! The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance has launched the 2012 Gallery of Hope Art “Works” for Transplantation Contest and you’re invited to submit an entry. Capture in art how and why donation and transplantation are important. The winning artwork will become the signature graphic of the 7th National Learning Congress (NLC) for the upcoming year. The NLC aims to improve organ donation outcomes through the sharing of best practices with professionals and organizations. This year’s congress will be held on October 3-4 in Grapevine,Texas. So start imagining! The deadline for artwork submission is April 4, 2012. If you don’t qualify to enter but know someone who is visually creative and meets contest requirements, please share this information. For full details, go to http://www.nlcgalleryofhope.