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The Nebraska 1% for Art program has another RFQ to announce!  Please note that this project is limited to the Midwest region states of : Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado and Wyoming.

REGIONAL CALL (RFQ) FOR ARTISTS
Wayne State College, Seymour Heritage Plaza Project

Wayne State College (WSC) and the Nebraska Arts Council are pleased to announce that the WSC Seymour Heritage Plaza Project is now open to public artists/artist teams throughout the Midwest region. This call is a Request For Qualifications from artists. (Proposals will be sought from artists shortlisted as finalists for the project. Honoraria will be provided for artists at the proposal stage.)

Artists from the following states are eligible to apply: Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Colorado and Wyoming.

The Seymour Heritage Plaza Project remodels an existing exterior plaza area to enhance the appearance and campus community use of the location, which includes a seating/study space and performance platform area. The plaza is part of a larger greenspace upgrade project on campus which will include a sculpture walk featuring existing artwork.

An Artist/Artist Team is sought to plan the design remodel of the space incorporating these desired features and parameters.

Contact J.D. Hutton , Nebraska 1% for Art Manager, for more information about this project (see below), or view our Current 1% Projects page on our website at www.nebraskaartscouncil.org.  Simply click on the WSC Seymour project ad at the bottom of our homepage– it will direct you to this page, where you may also download the application, site images and a campus map of WSC.

BUDGET:  $50,000
DEADLINE:  August 21, 2009

Dear Colleagues,

The WCA International Committee is collaborating with two UN NGOs, Ribbon International and KIK, on a mailart exhibition at the September 9-11, 2009 UN Conference in Mexico City. We are publicizing the Call globally to artists, concerned individuals, schools and institutions. We hope that you will spread the word within your chapters, schools and universitites. We hope you will create many postcards for this exhibition. The Call is posted on ArtWaves http://wcaartwavesinternational.blogspot.com/ and will be posted on the WCA blog. It is also pasted below.

Warmly,

Priscilla Otani
Chair, International Committee

Postcard Call for Participation: “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero Weapons of Mass Destruction: Create a Culture of Peace Now!”

KIK (Kulturel Information - Koordination), The Ribbon International, and Women’s Caucus for Art invite artists, mail artists, students, children, activists and concerned individuals, classrooms and organizations to create postcards for this year’s United Nations NGO Conference, “For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!”

Our postcard theme focuses on one of the major issues debated at this conference: “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero Weapons of Mass Destruction – Why? How? When?” Lend your voice to this debate. What does a culture of peace look like? How would you resolve conflict in peaceful ways? What does it mean to feel safe and secure? Why must we oppose the creation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction? How can we remove these weapons? What can happen if we remain silent? What can change look like? Express yourself through words and/or artwork! Make postcards! Send us your postcards!

All postcards received by September 1, 2009 will be documented online and displayed together with The Ribbon International at the United Nations Conference in Mexico City in September, 2009.  Afterwards, this exhibition will travel to venues in the United States for further display and dialog.

Deadline: September 1, 2009

Artwork:  4”x6” or Size 6 postcards on the theme “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero WMD: Create a Culture of Peace Now!” On the back of the postcard, provide your name and State/Country so we can acknowledge your submission on the blogsite.

Teachers and Educators: We welcome classroom participation!

All Postcards will be documented  on http://wcaartwavesinternational.blogspot.com/.

No jury, no fee, no return. Postal delivery only.

Mail postcards to P. Otani, Curator,
“Zero NW Zero WMD: Create a Culture of Peace Now!”
263 Laidley Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
USA

Exhibition Collaborators:
Kulturel Information – Koordination (KIK) is a Danish NGO which works to link people through a network of Art and Culture for a Global Culture of Peace. Website: http://www.kik-kultur.dk/

The Ribbon International is a peace art project. The Ribbon is an ever growing number of meter-by half-meter (or one yard by half-yard) pictures, sewn or painted on fabric, showing what each individual maker loves most and wants to protect by abolishing nuclear weapons, ending wars and preserving the environment. Website: http://www.theribboninternational.org/
The Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) is the leading national nonprofit organization for women in the visual arts professions in the United States. Founded in 1972, WCA has 27 chapters across the country and is an affiliate society of the College Art Association. Website: http://www.nationalwca.org/

Art Historian — Americanist

POSITION: Assistant Professor of American Art, Department of Art & Art History, one-year full-time with possibility of renewal. Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits competitive. Position to begin August 16, 2009.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates having completed the PhD in American Art History by the start of the appointment are preferred, although ABDs will be considered. Familiarity with curatorial practices and History of Photography a plus.

DUTIES: Teaching responsibilities will include courses in American Art History in the Department of Art & Art History and in the College’s general education programs.

APPLICATIONS: Include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample of scholarly writing or publications, and three letters of reference. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Please send materials to:

Art Historian — Americanist
c/o Thomas Berding, Chair
Department of Art & Art History
Michigan State University
113 Kresge Art Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1119

Please join WCA Member Susan C. Dessel at May 30/31st LIC Open Studios

Hello Artists and Supporters of the Arts!

To kick off the warm season, we’re going to fire it up at the gallery with a LIVE Glassblowing Demo featuring renowned local glassblower Michael Peluso. Come check out Michael as he demonstrates his techniques right on the sidewalk in front of the gallery. Michael is also the featured artist of the month and has an incredible amount of glass on display. Never before has there been so much glass to see.

LIVE GLASSBLOWING DEMO
Sat. May 16th
6PM – 10PM

We will be raffling off 2 bud vases (for FREE) that he creates on site. Just put your name and email in a jar and we’ll select 2 winners randomly at 8pm and 9:30pm. Must be present to win.

Well, the warm weather is finally here to stay, so come in and check out the new featured artists on display including Mia Moffett, Nathaniel Poulos, Saleh Adoum, and eleven other local artists.

http://www.arthouselounge.com/events.asp

Support local art and your community.

Thanks for your support!
ArtHouse Lounge
217 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
www.ArtHouseLounge.com <http://www.ArtHouseLounge.com>

As part of our sponsorship of the Art Calendar’s Studio Makeover Contest, we would like to invite you to participate in the contest simply by clicking on the link below.

The prize total is over $9,000! The Grand prize winner receives more than $8,000 in prizes, Second Prize $750 in prizes and  Third Prize $350 in prizes.

In these tough economic times, we all strive to “give back” and this contest is a perfect way of stirring excitement in the fine arts community. There is NO ENTRY FEE whatsoever to enter this contest.

http://www.artcalendar.com/StudioMakeover/

Good luck!

A Parallel Presence
The National Association of Women Artist 1889 - 2009

I’m enormously excited to part of an exhibit at Rutgers University, entitled, “A Parallel Presence: The National Association of Women Artists, 1889-2009.” When some people find out that the artist behind my sculptures is female, many are surprised. Most don’t associate using a power sander with being a women, and it’s true, the field of sculpture – especially sculpture that uses heavier materials – is populated by a larger number of men. So that is part of the reason I am so excited to be part of this exhibit.

What makes this exhibit particularly fascinating is that it is not only contemporary artists, but contains art from NAWA’s entire history – showing both how art by women has evolved, as well as how that art has been regarded. Other artists I am proud to be in the exhibition with are: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Theresa Bernstein, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Blanche Lazzell, Dorothy Dehner, Louise Nevelson, June Wayne, Pat Adams, Faith Ringgold, Idelle Weber, and Martha Walker. It is heady and esteemed company and I couldn’t be prouder to be part of this great organization and great tradition.

The show opening is on May 13th from 6-8PM, please RSVP to me directly via email if you would like to attend the opening.

The exhibit runs through the following dates:
When: May 14, 2009 - July 31, 2009
Where: The UBS Art Gallery in New York City, which is located in the UBS Building at 1285 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st and 52nd Streets) in New York City.

Sincerely,

Sculptor
Antar Studios Inc.

email: info@rantar.com
web: http://www.rantar.com

Antar Studios Inc. | 1485 East 5th Street | Brooklyn | NY | 11230

Planet Pluto Meritage wine (2005), released in April 2009,  was created by winemaker Clark Smith (of Vinovation fame), Winesmith Cellars, Sebastopol, CA, to honor Pluto–the absurdly demoted planet. The original artwork design for Planet Pluto Meritage was done by the internationally acclaimed artist Nancy Worthington, whose unique and controversial style has attracted thoughtful connoisseurs the world over with a gravity all its own. Her insightful and courageous art distills the essence of complex themes, sometimes social, sometimes political, sometimes romantic. Nancy Worthington’s dreamy artwork of Pluto the planet addresses all three realms as we stretch to reconcile science, tradition and our love for the ninth planet.

This delicious blend of Meritage varietals will rock your world!

http://www.domjoy.com/image-gallery/socialpolical-commentary-art/planet-pluto/

PLANET PLUTO MERITAGE WEBSITE  http://planetplutowine.com/planetpluto/