February/March 2009

Agent Wanted

Effective agent sought by advanced artist with good track record to place work in prosperous commercial galleries. Will pay well, but agent must show good short-term results. Contact John Baker at MassArt: (617) 879-7573.

Art Conferences

Third Annual Conference of Encaustic Painting will take place at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Mass., June 5-7, 2009, followed by three days of workshops. Info: www.montserratencausticconference.blogspot.com.

Art Supplies

Atlas Metal Sales, 1401 Umatilla Street. Denver, Colorado 80204. Ph. 1-800-662-0143, 1-303-623-0143, Fax 1-303-623-3034. Email: jsimms@atlasmetal.com, Website: atlasmetal.com; SILICON BRONZE. Casting Alloys: 95-4-1 (Everdur) & 92-4-4 (Herculoy). 1/2" cubes to 20ib. ingots; Sheet & Plate, Flat Bar, Round Rod, Square Rod, Round Tubing, Square Tubing, Welding Rod & Wire. Call for Quotation or Free Brochure.

PRESSES ETCHING AND LITHO - 12" TO 52" REQUEST FREE CATALOG Remanufactured Trade-Ins - Request Listing Financing Available CONRAD MACHINE CO. 1525 S. Warner, Dept. AE, Whitehall, MI 49461 Phone (231) 893-7455 . Fax (231) 893-0889

Artists Wanted

Call to Artists: Artwell Gallery, 19 Water St., Torrington, CT. Enter Show for a Show! Looking for artists, any medium, to exhibit their best artwork, as  commercial, non-profit, museums, and art galleries from the tri-state region view and select artist for exhibition opportunities in their gallery. Drop-off 3/21–3/23, 5–7 p.m. For a prospectus, call (860) 482-5722 or visit www.artwellgallery.org. 

Call for Artists: University Gallery at UMass Lowell is seeking exhibit proposals in all media for Fall 2009/ Spring 2010 exhibitions. Guidelines: Send 20 sample images as low-resolution jpegs on cd (please include a thumbnail-size image of all jpegs on one hard copy sheet for general reference), proposal letter, artist statement, curriculum vitae, and SASE to Michele Gagnon, UMass Lowell Art Dept., 71 Wilder St., Suite 8, Lowell, MA 01854. Any proposals not following these general guidelines will not be considered. Solo or multi-discipline proposals preferred. Questions: Michele_Gagnon@uml.edu. Postmark Deadline: March 31. www.uml.edu/dept/art/gallery.htm.

Artists and Curators: New Art Center (NAC) in Newton will sponsor a Curator Workshop: January 20, 7–9 p.m. with featured guest Allison Kemmerer, Curator at Addison Gallery of American Art. $5 @ door.  NAC accepts proposals for group exhibitions; no restrictions on content, medium, or theme. Selected curators receive $1,000. Deadline: April 8, 2009. For guidelines visit: www.newartcenter.org or (617) 964-3424.

Violence Transformed 2009: An Exhibition of Selected Works seeks digital entries for projection at the Massachusetts State House and other venues in April 2009. Submissions should ad-dress Art as Protest, Refuge, Commemoration, and as a means of Imagining Alternatives. Sub-mit disk containing up to 5 jpeg images, a printed image list detailing title, medium, and dimensions of each work, a c.v., and artist’s statement by  March 9 to: Violence Transformed c/o Jonathan Shirland, 609 Washington Street, Apt. 1A, Brookline, MA 02446. For downloadable prospectus visit www.violencetransformed.com.

Call for Artists! Newton Free Library seeks proposals of 2-dimensional work by local artists for January-June 2010. Jury policy at www.newtonfreelibrary.net. Due date: April 3, 2009.

Visual Arts Sea Grant, up to $2,000 funding for work of New England artists related to marine environment. Deadline: May 29, 2009. For prospectus, send self-addressed stamped envelope to: Visual Arts Sea Grant, c/o Art Dept. University of Rhode Island, 105 Upper College Rd., Kingston, RI 02881-0820.

New England/New York artists 108th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of the New Haven Paint & Clay Club. $4500 in prizes. Two entries allowed in painting, watercolor, graphics, mixed-media, and sculpture. NO photography, computer art, giclée, or crafts. 1st entry $17, 2nd entry $8. Delivery dates: March 5, 6–8 pm & March 7, 9 am–4 pm to Ely House, 51 Trumbull St., New Haven, CT. For entry form, visit www.elyhouse.org to download PDF or send a SASE to Dolores Gall, 75 Charlton Hill, Hamden, CT 06518

Cambridge Art Association seeks new artist members. Show and sell work through two galleries near Harvard Square with 60 year-old association. Call (617) 876-0246, e-mail info@cambridgeart.org, or visit www.cambridgeart.org for details.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION, SOLO EXHIBITIONS available for New England and national artists at Bromfield Gallery in Boston’s SOWA arts district. Emerging and established artists welcome. Portfolios reviewed on an ongoing basis. No application fee. Apply online at www.bromfieldgallery.com or send materials to 450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118.

DeCordova Museum seeks Boston-area artists to loan 2-dimensional artwork for exhibitions within Boston-area corporations. To apply, send artist’s résumé and ten to twenty images to: Corporate Program Director, DeCordova Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. Please include SASE for return of your materials.

Monotype Guild of New England: an organization dedicated to the art of the unique print. Workshops, exhibitions, networking, newsletter, your work in our web gallery. New members welcome—send SASA to MGNE, PO Box 134, Sharon, MA 02067. www.mgne.org

DEPOT SQUARE GALLERY, an artists run cooperative gallery in Lexington Center, is reviewing portfolios for membership, especially 3-D artists; e.g. sculpture and fine jewelry. Call (781) 863-1597.

Illuminations at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.  A rotating exhibit, for patients, families, friends and staff, intended to offer encouragement and shed light on the human experience. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Open to all artists, mediums, and styles. For prospectus contact the program manager at 617.726.4808 or Illuminations@partners.or

Artwork Wanted

Book / Publications

The MIT Press Bookstore Art, architecture, design, and photography The MIT Press and other fine publishers 292 Main Street Cambridge MA 02142 617.253.5249 http://mitpress.mit.edu/bookstore books@mit.edu

Call for Exhibition Proposals

South Shore Art Center is interested in reviewing proposals from prospective curators of exhibitions to be scheduled for 2010 and 2011. Proposals should be a group show with a specific theme. Deadline: April 1, 2009. South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA 02025. See Web site for application, www.ssac.org.

Call for Entries

Tufts University Art Gallery Sixth Annual Juried Summer Exhibition (June 4–August 2).  Open to professional artists living OR with a studio located in any of Tufts’ host communities: Medford, Somerville, Grafton, Chinatown. Download the call for entries and application: http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery/.

Artist/Printmakers: The Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Ave., Mathews Park, Norwalk, CT 06850, (203) 899-7999. www.contemprints.org.  Seeks entries for the 7th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition, May 28 to August 15, 2009. Call or visit Web site for prospectus. Deadline: March 31. 

Reviewing portfolios for group/solo shows 2009-10 season. Deadline: (postmarked) March 31st. Open to all artists. All media accepted. Please submit: resume, artist statement, 5-20 jpegs on a CD, $20 jury fee, 20% commission. KRAUSE GALLERY, Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Ave., Providence, RI 02906. Kristin Street, director, kstreet@mosesbrown.org, (401) 831-7350 x174.

PHOTOWORK '09: 22nd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, March 21st-May 2nd, 2009. Juror: Malcolm Daniel, curator in charge, photography Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Cash awards/exhibition opportunities. Photography and photo/mixed-media. Entry deadline, Saturday, February 15, 2009. Send SASE for prospectus to: Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, (845) 471-2550, or see our Web site for application at www.barrettartcenter.org.

1st Annual Juried Exhibition Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery, May 28- June 26. Reception May 28. Cash Awards. All works judged in person. Juror: Mary Dondero, Co-founder Imago Gallery and Art Faculty, Bridgewater State University. Open to all 2D and 3D media. Work must not be made under instruction or supervision. Artists must be over18. $30 for three submissions. Hand delivery of work May 12 and 13, 2-6 pm. For prospectus call: 508-678-2811 ext.2439 or visit http://www.bristolcc.edu/gallery/. G-GAG, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, MA.

2009 Westmoreland Art Nationals. May 30–June 12 & July 2–5, 2009. All media, juried, two shows. $35 entry fee up to 4 works. $5,000 in awards. Deadline: March 28, 2009. For application, send SASE: WAN, 252 Twin Lakes Road, Latrobe, PA 15650 or visit www.ArtsAndHeritage.com

MASSACHUSETTS ARTISTS 2009. A biennial juried exhibition at the Brush Art Gallery and Studios in the National Historical Park, Lowell. Juror: Nicholas Capasso, Curator, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. Entry Deadline: February 20, 2008. For prospectus, www.thebrush.org.

ART QUILTS LOWELL 2009: A National Juried Exhibition August 5–October 25, 2009. A feature of the 2009 Lowell Quilt Festival. Entry Fee. Deadline for entries: May 25 (postmark). Jurors: TBA. For prospectus,www.thebrush.org or send SASE to The Brush Art Gallery (non-profit gallery and artist studio complex located next-door to the National Historical Park Visitor Center), 256 Market Street, Lowell, MA 01852.

CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION PRESENTS: NORTHEAST PRIZE SHOW May 14- June 25, 200; DIGITAL ENTRIES ONLY by mail or web DUE Friday, April 17, 2009; open to all media; Prospectus will be available online at www.cambridgeart.org or send SASE to CAA 25 Lowell St. Cambridge MA 02138

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 60th Art of the Northeast USA Exhibition, May 7–June 5, 2009. Juror: Douglas Dreishpoon, Ph.D, chief curator, Albright-Knox Gallery, NY. Awards: $4,000-$8,000. Open to all media. Artists must reside in CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. Deadline for ALL entries: March 14, 2009. Entry fee: $25.00. For prospectus, send #10 SASE to: AONE, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT 06840. Phone (203) 966-9700, ext. 26 or download from Web site at www.silvermineart.org.

Call for Entries: CT +5, a juried exhibition open to New England artists in all media. April 3–April 26th, 2009. Download details and entry form at www.whal.org or call The West Hartford Art League at (860) 521-3732. Best of Show includes a $500 cash prize and one-person exhibit.

Call to Artists

Connecticut Women Artist's 80th Annual Open Juried Exhibition June 20–July 25, 2009; Jorgensen Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.Open to all women artists. $1,200 cash awards. CD deadline: May 12, 2009. Prospectus: www.ctwomenartists.org or send #10 SASE to Joanne Agostinelli, 1459 Poquonock Ave., Windsor, CT 06095.

Career Development

Competitions

Griffin Museum of Photography 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. (781) 729-1158. Call for juried exhibition. Arthur Griffin Legacy Awards. All entries must be received between Feb 1, 2009 and March 31, 2009. For guidelines: www.griffinmuseum.org or SASE.

20th Annual International Juried Competition: U.S. and International artists—2-D and 3-D media. Juror: Elisabeth Sussman, curator, Whitney Museum, NYC. Cash prizes, Power-Point presentation, and group exhibition. June 30–July 17, 2009. Deadline: April 10, 2009. $40/3 pieces, $5 each additional. SASE for prospectus: Viridian Artists Inc., 530 West 25th Street, NY, NY 10001, or download at www.viridianartists.com.

NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION: July 28-August 15. Juror:  Paul Resika, nationally-known artist. Open to all artists working in 2-dimensional media. For prospectus send SASE to: Bowery Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., New York, NY 10001 or visit www.bowerygallery.org. Entry deadline: April 15, 2009

Computer Training

Exhibition Opportunity

Bowery Gallery, Chelsea, New York City has exhibition opportunities for summer 2009 and 2010. Artists living at least 100 miles outside of NYC are invited to apply. Send 20 slides or a CD (see web page for specific information on format) of 20 images that accurately represent work to be exhibited, resume, and SASE to Bowery Gallery, Attention: "Invitational", 530 West 25th St., 4th Floor, NY, NY 10001. For more information, see www.bowerygallery.org/Invitationals.html or contact whpardee@ucdavis.edu. Deadline is March 1, 2009.

Framers

Giclee Printer

Superior Giclée: Fine art reproductions; digital printmaking, when only the best will do. Superior Giclée, Boston, MA. (781) 789-4023. www.superiorgiclee.com

DITTO EDITIONS Fine Art Printmakers. Discerning artists let us help them make more art. Fine art giclée printing using the latest technology. (866) 851-2861. www.dittoeditions.com. 121 Loring Avenue, Salem, MA 01970.

ARTOPIA GICLÉE: Reproductions of your paintings, prints, or digital art on artist papers or stretched canvas up to 6 feet in size. Friendly, personal service and uncompromising quality. Info and prices at: www.artopiagiclee.com or call (781) 665-1122.

Grants

Graphic Design

Job Opportunities

Juried Shows

Mailing Lists

Photography

ARTOPIA IMAGING: Digital photography of Fine Art and Crafts for school and show applications, Web sites, gallery submissions, etc. Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art, etc. Personal service, unconditional guarantee. Extensive portfolio, prices at www.artopiaimaging.com or call (781) 665-1122.

JOHN POLAK PHOTOGRAPHY. Digital photography, 35mm slides, portfolio prints, and digital files of 2D/3D artwork and installations for artists, craftspeople, museums, and galleries. www.johnpolakphotography.com (800) 474-6865.

Photography of Artwork: all formats, slides, digital files, reasonable rates. Your studio or mine, pick-up and delivery also available. Call Dana Salvo at (978) 283-9638, (781) 259-8303 at Clark Gallery, or email dsalvo@comcast.net.

Printing/Graphics

Psychotherapy

Patricia Basha, LICSW. Specialist in work with the particular issues of the visual artist. Offices in Boston and Lexington; (617) 426-3150

Elizabeth Spencer, LICSW: experienced psychotherapist with creative and artistic people. Cambridge, MA. (617) 491-2537. http://www.elizspencer.com

Real Estate

For rent: 2 bed, 2 bath condo in the heart of the Berkshires. Any week during July or August, $1500. Call Ed: (413) 232-7805.

Artist's live-work studios for purchase. New construction, green building, 8 big spaces. Great downtown location, Gloucester, MA. As affordable as we can keep it! RGlouc@comcast.net.

Residency

Retreats

Services

THE PAINTERLY CRAFT, long known for murals and decorative painting also offers: Workshops in decorative painting; Studio space for rent; Gallery space for your exhibits. painterlycraft@verizon.net or (617) 926-0949

Modern Art Foundry: Complete Sculpture Services. 18-70 41st Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Tel: (718) 728-2030. Fax: (718) 267-0819.

Custom Stretcher Bars: any size, lightweight, fixed, or expandable corners. Canvas or linen stretched and primed. Delivery. Call: OLIVERWORKS (617) 851-7945. Email: mbwilson@rcn.com.

MUSKAT STUDIOS: Collaborative lithography studio. Contract printing with master printer. Lectures, workshops, and studio rental. Print exhibitions throughout the year. 193 Cedar Street, Somerville, MA 02145. (617) 776-7773. www.muskatstudios.com.

Studios

Wanted

Web Design

WEB SITES FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE. Sites for artists, craftspeople, illustrators, photographers. New sites; redesign; site maintenance. Visit www.webkazoo.com or call (860) 664-9593.

BIG PICTURE COMMUNICATIONS Web sites, graphic design for artists. www.bigpictureboston.com Mary Bucci McCoy (978) 524-4844.

Workshops

SOLARPLATE ETCHING: semi-private classes using Nuarc light box, also painting & drawing classes, and critiques. Summer Residencies, with workspace in Taos, New Mexico. Telephone (617) 964-1204. E-mail: loistarlow@aol.com