10 May 12 Power Mac Center joins Earth Day 2012 celebration with environment themed …
To promote environmental awareness among its customers, Power Mac Center (PMC), a chain of reliable retail shops and service provider of Apple products and premium accessories in the country, joins this years Earth Day celebration with the launch of its digital artwork contest entitled, Green Canvas, espousing the message: Paint a picture. Help the planet. Spread the word.
10 May 12 Artwork from May 1968 to fall of Berlin Wall at SALT
Titled ?stanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe 68-89, the exhibit will run through Aug. 26.
Though it focuses on two historic breaking points, in 1968 and 1989, the exhibition in fact presents a remarkable discoursive transformation of the artistic circles of the 1960s. The works of art on display concentrate on gender-based discrimination, environmental issues and imperialism-related social issues. According to a statement released by SALT, the spectators are supposed to complete the artwork by making sense of the perceptions regarding artwork since the mid-1960s. This change in the role of the spectator also implies a denial of the artists authority over the artwork.
The Dutch museums contribution includes artwork that originated in the US, Western Europe and Holland. Turkish artists and their showcased works had long been ignored for being located outside of Europe.
?stanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe 68-89 was preceded by ?stanbul-Eindhoven SALTVanAbbe Post 89 and will be followed by ?stanbul Eindhoven-SALTVanAbbe Pre 69, which will go on display on Sept. 14 and run through Dec. 31. Details are online at http://saltonline.org/en/.
08 May 12 Artwork Network offers art marketing for mountain artists
The streets are alive on Santa Fe Dr., as it runs through Denvers Santa Fe Art District in front of the Artwork Network gallery on a recent Collectors Night, which takes place every third Friday each month.
05 May 12 Artwork event benefits Autism groups
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Autism Walk) — M2 Gallery, in Little Rocks Pleasant Ridge Shopping Center, will host the inaugural Master Pieces fundraiser for the Arkansas Autism Speaks chapter and A Camp tonight at 7-9 pm You can purchase tickets at the door.
The world of autism is a mysterious one, with few windows into the inner workings of this neuro-developmental disorder. However, therapists are learning an illuminating secret thats revealed through artistic expression.
For six-year-old Elijah, engaging in normal childhood activity can be frustrating.
Elijah has autism, a disorder thats characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication. Elijahs speech-language therapist Rachel Morse says therapy for autistic children must include sensory interaction.
Many children on the spectrum have a lot of sensory integration challenges, says Morse. Involving as many of the senses as possible can strengthen them.
Morse has been working with Elijah for two years now. Shedecided to see how he would react to expressing himself through art — and says it was hit.
Sometimes you see his verbal expression really explode when its something thats meaningful to him, says Morse.
He even began incorporating strings into his artwork. Squirting blobs of paint into a container, Elijah individually pulls strings through the paint onto the canvas. A piece of his work will even be up for auction at an Autism Speaks fundraiser Friday night. Morse says art helps build those foundational blocks that every child needs.
With a child like Elijah it is a really rich experience for strengthening his exposure to different sensory experiences. It brings him to light. It brings him out. Its a kind of experience that can woo him into communication.
Morse says therapy needs to be a part of every autistic childs life.
Therapy is crucial, therapy is critical from day one, the whole family. It makes a world of difference with children. It makes a world of difference with the families who are walking it 24/7.
In Elijahs case artwork has brought color to the autism spectrum.
Thats one of the things I love about art that it really reaches children sometimes where other things dont.
Proceeds from the artbenefit A-Camp, a six-week summer camp for youths with autism spectrum disorders hosted at Camp Aldersgate, and the third annual Arkansas Walk Now for Autism Speaks event, Oct. 6, 2012 at the Clinton Presidential Center.
About A-Camp: A-Camp is an awesome therapeutic summer day camp that is accepting of all kids with autism and their friends. Its goal is to create memorable experiences and promote relationships through an engaging, nurturing and adventure-based program. A-Camp is held on the beautiful grounds of Camp Aldersgate, where children can enjoy a traditional camp experience by canoeing, fishing, hiking nature trails, swimming, singing, and engaging in arts and crafts activities. A-Camp operates for six weeks during the summer months to provide the continuity and engagement that help children with autism thrive. A-Camp is really all about love, hope and acceptance. ACamp4Kids.com
About Autism Speaks: At Autism Speaks, our goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. We are committed to raising the funds necessary to support these goals. It is our firm belief that, working together, we will find the missing pieces of the puzzle. Autism Speaks. Its time to listen.
Source: Arkansas Walk press release
03 May 12 JG students’ artwork at Governor’s show
John Glenn High School students, Troy Neptune, l, Hunter Wilkins and Leisha Price along with Julie Morgan (not pictured) brought distinction to the East Muskingum Local School District when their art work fared well in this years Ohio Governors Youth Art Exhibition. Out of a pool of 12,000 submissions from schools across the state, Hunters figure drawing and Leishas photographic work earned a place in the top 300. Charcoal drawings by both Julie and Troy made it all of the way to the top 25 and earned the young artists the Governors Award of Excellence. Leisha, a freshman, Hunter and Troy, juniors, and Julie, a senior, are the students of John Glenn High School teacher, Amy Kennedy.
02 May 12 Teen’s artwork to hang in Reed’s office
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) – U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced the winner Friday of the 2012 annual High School Arts Competition.
For the second year in a row, Miri Kim, a senior at Chariho Regional High School took first place with her acrylic painting “Hope”.
Her painting depicts boats that have docked in the port of Galilee. The artwork will be framed and hung in Senator Reed’s office in Washington D.C. It will be displayed for one year, to honor Kim’s accomplishments and to celebrate the artistic talents of Rhode Island.
The second place winner, Sandra Lopez, is a junior at Cranston East High School. Lopez won for her artwork entitled “City Block.”
Senior Chayanne Escalera of Central Falls High School earned third place honors with her work in digital photography “Two Sides to One Flag”. Their artwork will be displayed in Senator Reed’s Cranston and Providence offices for one year.
The artwork from all the students who entered this years competition will be displayed in an exhibit at Warwick Mall, Monday, April 30th through Sunday, May 6th.
Copyright WPRI
02 May 12 In brief: City seeks artwork depicting City Park
The city of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program is seeking artwork that depicts present-day City Park that will be used to promote the 100th anniversary of the park and related celebrations.
Residents who live or attend school within the Fort Collins growth management area are invited to participate. Individuals can submit one piece of artwork.
Original designs must be image-based in any media, including photography, painting, drawing and collages. The selected artwork will be reproduced and used to publicize and commemorate the 100th anniversary.
Artwork will be reviewed in two age categories: 17 years and younger and 18 years and older. One winner will be selected from each age category. The artist whose design is selected by the committee will be awarded $250.
Proposals must be received before 5 pm June 1. Applications may be mailed to City Park Commemorative Art Project, City of Fort Collins Purchasing Division, PO Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522.
Applications may be hand-delivered to the citys Purchasing Division, 215 N. Mason St., Fort Collins.
For more information, contact Ellen Martin at (970) 416-2789 or James ONeill at (970) 221-6775.
Paper cartons can be recycled
Fort Collins residents may now add paper food and beverage cartons to their curbside recycling bins and in the commingled container bins at the city of Fort Collins Recycling Drop-Off Site at 1702 Riverside Ave.
Examples of cartons that may be recycled include boxes that contained juice, milk, cream, tofu, soup, wine and egg substitutes. Paper cartons with and without aluminum linings may be recycled. Residents are asked to rinse cartons and remove caps or straws before recycling, but there is no need to cut out plastic spouts incorporated into the cartons.
Ice cream containers or paper cups are made from different materials and cannot be recycled with cartons.
For information, visit www.fcgov.com/recycling or call (970) 221-6600.
Job fair set for Thursday at Ranch
A job fair is planned for Thursday the First National Bank building at The Ranch.
The general public is invited from 1 to 3 pm, and veterans only are invited from 10 am to noon.
The Ranch is located at 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland.
For information, contact (970) 498-6647.
02 May 12 Artwork with materials from Bastrop fires part of charity exhibit
Austin artist Brian Phillips knew that the piece of wood from a fence reclaimed from the Bastrop County fires could become something beautiful. He cut the wood into strips, put them together to create a canvas and painted a horse. Using old-style font, he wrote: Visit the Lost Pines of Bastrop.
His work and that of 70 other Texas artists is up for display today through May 5 at the Starr Building, 121 W. Sixth Street in Austin. The exhibition opens today with a reception at 6 pm A donation of $30 is suggested.
The exhibit can be seen daily from noon to 7 pm A donation of $5 is suggested.
Thats what I do, I take salvaged wood and make it into art, Phillips said. I was approached at an art show about doing this; I had to get involved. Ive titled the piece lsquo;Pardon Our Dust While We Rebuild to comfort people who live there.
The exhibit is being put on by ART From the Ashes, a Los Angeles nonprofit group made up of artists and volunteers who work in communities where natural disasters occur. Volunteers salvage materials like wood, twisted metal and melted glass so that artists can create pieces that are ultimately sold to benefit those communities that are rebuilding.
Also involved in the exhibit is Big Medium, an Austin nonprofit group dedicated to supporting visual arts and artists in Texas.
All the artwork in the exhibit will be sold, with 75 percent of the proceeds going to the Lost Pines Recovery Teams conservation and restoration efforts in Bastrop County, said Art From the Ashes founder Joy Feuer.
Contact Ricardo Gándara at 445-3632
02 May 12 Row as public pays twice over for Trafalgar Square artwork
A large-scale sculpture of Nelsons ship in a bottle stood on the fourth plinth in Londons Trafalgar Square for 20 months until last January. Now this public art commission by the mayor of London has sailed into a controversial squall over its overall cost and accusations that the public has paid for it twice.
Yinka Shonibares critically acclaimed wood-and-fabric replica of HMS Victory, the flagship of Admiral Lord Nelson, in a Perspex bottle has cost the public £535,000. The original £170,000 commission, £30,000 of which was the artists fee, was funded by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Arts Council England. The balance of £140,000 was for materials and production costs.
Ownership of the artwork remained with the artist or his dealer, Stephen Friedman Gallery. However, this month the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich bought the work, for which the public in effect paid a further £365,000. Of that figure, some £50,000 each came from the museum and the Art Fund, a charity, and £265,000 was raised as a result of a public appeal. Funds also came from the Henry Moore Foundation, the Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria, and the Cass Foundation.
Now the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is being challenged to explain why the original £170,000 commission did not involve its ownership – as would normally be the case for art commissions.
David Lee, a leading art critic, said: For this large amount we get nothing, apparently, but the rent of a work for a year. This is twice the annual Arts Council grant to most regional museums, a heck of a lot for one work. Can this be considered value for money?
Sculptor and Royal Academician James Butler said that whenever he has been commissioned, ownership transfers to the people commissioning the work: I dont see how you can be paid for a job and then keep it. [This] is a hell of a racket in my view. It beggars belief.
Shonibare, a sculptor, painter and installation artist, is inspired by his west African heritage and was shortlisted for the 2004 Turner Prize. His fourth plinth workfeatures 37 sails made of richly patterned textiles commonly associated with African dress and symbolic of African independence. His Victory comments on the legacy of British colonialism.
The Art Fund says £650,000 is the works value, which was reached by including a discount by Friedman of £97,500 and a £49,100 contribution by Friedman and a New York gallery – dismissed as a whitewash by Lee.
Friedmans spokeswoman claimed that production costs were at least double the £140,000, though she declined to be specific. She said that the additional £140,000 was sponsored by the Nigerian bank and others.
While no reflection on the artists workmanship – which one critic called exhilarating – criticism has been exacerbated by the assessment of the maritime museum and the Art Fund, which led the fund-raising appeal, that the artwork is worth £650,000, when Shonibares auction record is only £130,000. In effect, given that the public paid £535,000 for the work, of which production was £140,000, the gallerys and artists share was £395,000.
An Art Fund spokeswoman said that £650,000 reflected the price the artwork could have brought in open market, and Friedman claimed to have had several offers at that level. The museum, which houses a rich collection on Britains maritime history, particularly on Nelson and Trafalgar, also took two independent valuations. However, the fact that both were from commercial dealers, the Haunch of Venison and Roche Court, failed to impress Lee.
When asked by the Observer why the contract for the original commission did not pass ownership to it, and whether it had stipulated any refund if the work were sold, a GLA spokesman first said: I think theres a contract. When pressed for the terms he said only that the GLA seeks to recoup.
Lee, editor of the art journal The Jackdaw, expressed astonishment that the GLA had apparently not been scrupulous in dictating the terms as, without proper conditions, dealers had considerable scope for exaggerating prices. A figure of £140,000 is the standard funding for all the plinth works, regardless of actual costs. The commission was part of a series of displays for the 1840s plinth. Other exhibitors have included Marc Quinn.
The GLA confirmed that none of its other plinth commissions has yet been sold, prompting Lee to comment: I think by any definition this is a rip-off.
01 May 12 Potters from Westwood to Showcase Artwork in May
Potters from Westwood to Showcase Artwork in May
Four residents from Westwood will take part in the annual Potters Place spring Show and Sale event May 4-6.
