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Andy Parkinson posts a lot of interesting content on his blog patternsthatconnect. Recently he included links to articles on the art site Abstract Critical a wonderful resource site for artists who paint. On the Tate site you can read the article Mary Heilmann: Conversations with Paintings.
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If you are a UK artist, or plan to travel to the UK soon, the SUPERNORMAL Festival 2012 has an open call for artist proposals. In its 3rd year, the SUPERNORMAL festival charges no fee for submissions or artist participation. If this is right for you get into this growing art event now.
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The 2012 Whitney Biennial opens on Thursday. The Arts and Labor group of the Occupy Wall Street movement has published a letter demanding an end to the biannual survey show in 2014. The group objects to the revered exhibition because “it upholds a system that benefits collectors, trustees, and corporations at the expense of art workers.”
Dear Whitney Museum of American Art,
We are Arts & Labor, a working group founded in conjunction with the New York General Assembly for #occupywallstreet. We are artists and interns, writers and educators, art handlers and designers, administrators, curators, assistants, and students dedicated to exposing and rectifying economic inequalities and exploitative working conditions in our fields through direct action and educational initiatives. We are writing to call for an end to the Whitney Biennial in 2014.
Read the letter in full here
What is behind the protest? One of the Whitney Biennial sponsors, a major auction house, has locked out art handlers who also lost their health care benefits while raking in hundreds of millions! The Whitney wrote and published an apology–read it here.
Whether you are concerned or consider yourself *political* or not, the art world is changing and it could be a good idea to keep abreast of changes.
Today we sold one print from the print edition on paper by artist Terry Luc. The print is titled America 1, and you can view and purchase this print on Amazon via this link: http://amzn.com/B005I6CRT8
America 1, limited edition print on paper by Terry Luc
In addition to America 1, the Transmedia Artist AMAZON Pro store offers other limited edition prints by Terry Luc.
Natalie Woodpecker, limited edition print by Terry Luc
Fire Eater, limited edition print on paper by Terry Luc
Natalie Woodpecker by Terry Luc–you can view and buy this print on Amazon dot com via this link: http://amzn.com/B005I6CNPQ
Fire Eater by Terry Luc http://amzn.com/B005I6CR70
Lemma Peel, limited edition print on paper by Terry Luc
Print on Paper: Lemma Peel by Terry Luc http://amzn.com/B005I6CP8G
Temptation by Terry Luc http://amzn.com/B005I6CGG2
Temptation, by Terry Luc, limited edition prints available on Amazon
Golden Arrow by Terry Luc http://amzn.com/B005I6CQIK
Golden Arrow, Terry Luc
Silent Sphinx, limited edition print on paper by Terry Luc
Not pictured: Rumsfeld (aka Redrum) print by Terry Luc–view it on Amazon via this link: http://amzn.com/B005I6CKH2
Our Transmedia Artist AMAZON Pro store best-selling item has sold and shipped to buyers throughout the US, and Europe. This morning an order came in to ship one expedited to Canada. That means the buyer paid a lot more for next day delivery.
Jimi Hendrix & His 1969 Corvette Stingray, a limited edition poster from an original painting by Chris Osborne–find it on Amazon here: http://amzn.com/B005H0NYRE
Also, available in our Amazon store as Giclee prints on canvas in two sizes–20 x 13 and 23 x 35 inches.
Jimi Hendrix & his 1969 Corvette Stingray, by Chris Osborne, Giclee on canvas prints and limited edition poster
There are many variations on similar scams targeting artists. Many artists wonder how these sorts of scam works. Even owners of large artist sites have been asking how the scam works. Well, an artist named Judy played the scam out far enough to get a check and explains the scam below:
Marta Fuster Barutell lives and paints in Spain. She recently varnished several of her oil paintings on canvas, which she described as arduous task–keeping out dust etc.
Her varnishing session was a success and we are pleased to offer the artist’s oil paintings in our Amazon store. Today, newly listed in the store is her oil painting titled El Peso De La Luz, Estudio #3 (The Weight of Light, Study #3). View it on Amazon here: http://amzn.com/B007DH6854
El Peso De La Luz, Estudio #3 (The Weight of Light, Study#3),oil painting on canvas by Marta Fuster Barutell
El installation view Peso De La Luz, Estudio #3 (The Weight of Light, Study#3) by Marta Fuster Barutell
Detail view 1 of oil painting titled El Peso De La Luz, Estudio #3 (The Weight of Light, Study#3) by Marta Fuster Barutell
El Detail view 2 of oil painting titled Peso De La Luz, Estudio #3 (The Weight of Light, Study#3) by Marta Fuster Barutell
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In Germany, The UniCredit collection is probably the largest corporate collection in the world with about 60,000 artworks.
Enter the collection, then click on *advanced search* for a list of artists in UniCredit Collection here: http://www.artcollection.unicreditgroup.eu/
The Banca d’Italia began collecting art in 1930, methodically enlarging their collection over the past 80+ years.
With the goal of making it easier to view the highlights of their collection the Banca d’Italia decided to create a digital online archive rather than present its art collection in a traditional print book format that would have needed many volumes.
The online archive is an accessible website that has 20 virtual tours that viewer can take to view specific groupings in the collection, such as “Futurism.”
All text on the site are in Italian and English, and also available in audio versions in English.
The site can be viewed at: http://collezionedarte.bancaditalia.it/portal/en/web/guest/home
The actual works in this art collection hang in the reception areas and directors’ offices, and throughout the many buildings that house the Bank’s offices, both in Rome and in other towns throughout Italy.
VISUAL ENTRY PROCEDURE:
Apply online at http://www.entrythingy.com
ENTRY FEES:
WCA Members in good standing $35.00
Non-Members $45
DELIVERY PROCEDURE:
The WCA Michigan will notify you by email upon acceptance of your artwork. In person deliveries will only be accepted July 9 & 10. Artwork delivered by UPS or FedEx must arrive between June 29 & July 3.
Please note: All artwork shipped by UPS, FedEx or any other mail carrier must be accompanied by proper paperwork with pre-paid return shipping label from the original carrier otherwise artwork cannot be accepted. No checks or cash accepted for return mailing.
DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS:
Upon acceptance, all visual art must arrive ready for display. Pictures and fiber art must be wired and ready for hanging. Sculpture must be stand-alone and secure. Hardware must be supplied for hung sculptures. Artist is responsible for stability of artwork. Final acceptance of large-scale work is contingent upon gallery space. WCA Michigan reserves the right to refuse exhibition of work that does not meet criteria or match the quality portrayed in the application.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Entry Deadline: 11:59 PM, May 15, 2012
Notification Date: June 1, 2012
Arrival of Shipped Work: June 29 through July 3, 2012
Hand Delivery of Work: July 9-10, 2012
Opening: July 12, 2012
Artist’s Reception: Friday July 20, 2012, 2-9 pm
Closing: Aug 9, 2012
Pick Up Artwork: Aug 10-11, 2012
Return Shipping: Aug 10, 2012
ABOUT THE WCA AND WCA MI:
The Michigan Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art was founded in 2007 and became a non-profit organization in 2010. Like the national organization our mission is to create community through art, education and social activism. WCA is committed to recognizing the contribution of women in the arts, providing women with leadership opportunities and professional development, expanding networking and exhibition opportunities for women. WCA supports local, national and global art activism that advocates for equity in the arts for all. As an NGO (non-governing organization) of the United Nations, the Women’s Caucus for Art supports the UN Millennium Goals to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases and ensure environmental sustainability. As a founding member of the Feminist Art Project, WCA is part of a collaborative national initiative celebrating the Feminist Art Movement and the aesthetic intellectual and political impact of women on the visual arts, art history and art practices, past and present.
To join the WCA, go to www.nationalwca.org and for more information about “MAN UP!” contact Margaret Parker or Gabrielle Pescador at exhibitionswcami@yahoo.com
ABOUT THE JUROR:
Born in Detroit, Suzy Lake now lives and works in Toronto Canada. She was among the first female artists to adopt performance, video and photographic work to explore the politics of gender, the body and identity in Canada.
Lake was the subject of a major mid-career retrospective organized by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography in 1993. In 2007-2008 she was one of 119 women in the historical show WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution 1965-1980. The exhibition originated in Los Angeles at MoCA Geffen Contemporary and toured galleries and museums in three major US cities as well as the Vancouver Art Gallery. Suzy’s early work was also included in Jori Finkel’s Identity Theft: Eleanor Antin, Lynn Hershman and Suzy Lake 1972-1978 at the Santa Monica Museum of Art in 2007. More recently Lake’s work was the subject of a themed survey show entitled Political Poetics at the University of Toronto Art Centre this past May. The show will travel to four other venues across Canada.
Suzy took early retirement from the University of Guelph in 2008 to work in her studio full time. She is currently in production for a retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario scheduled for the spring of 2013. Her work is represented by Georgia Scherman Projects in Toronto, Galerie Donald Browne in Montreal and Michael Solway in Cincinnati.
THE VENUE AND SHIPPING ADDRESS:
Gallery in the Duderstadt Center
The University of Michigan
2281 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2094
(734)-763-0606
Untitled #210, by William Phelps Montgomery
Artist William Phelps Montgomery created a PDF presentation of his artworks then added it to his LinkedIN profile. Anyone viewing Mr. Montgomery’s LinkedIN profile may view the slide presentation there.
If you would like to add a slide presentation to your own LinkedIN profile here are the steps:
1) in your LinkedIN account click on *More* in the very top menu bar
2) in the drop down menu click on *Slide Share Presentations*
3) in you slide space are click the *upload* button to select and upload your PowerPoint or PDF file.
4) at upper right in your slide space area you will see *+ Link Your SlideShare Account* –click on that to link to your LinkedIN profile.
5) now click on the SlideShare presentation you just uploaded–at right you will see *share* options, including a LinkedIN icon. Click the LinkedIN icon. You will be asked if you want to add this slide presentation to your profile. Select Yes.
It’s that easy
View William Phelps Montgomery’s SlideShare presentation here http://slidesha.re/wyFkV6
Untitled # 195, Digital Fine Art Lambda Print, by William Phelps Montgomery
Untitled #217, by William Phelps Montgomery
