Programs/Call For Artists
Call for Poets and Artists for Poet-Artist Collaboration XI
Deadline: Feb. 10, 2012
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Crossings at Carnegie (Zumbrota, MN) invites poets and artists to submit their work to the eleventh Poet-Artist Collaboration, an annual exhibit in which artists create work inspired by poetry.
Guidelines for Poets· Poets may submit no more than three poems, each typed (12 point font) on an 8½-inch x 11-inch sheet of plain white paper. · Each poem is to be limited to no more than two pages of 12 point Times New Roman, single-spaced. · Entries should be accompanied by a registration form that can be found at www.crossingsatcarnegie.com. (If no e-mail, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope so we can notify you of jury results.) · Submitted poems should list the author’s name on the back of each page of each poem, not on the front page of the poem. · Poems will be juried, and those selected to be part of the collaboration will be chosen or assigned to an artist who will create an original piece of art inspired by the poem. · Deadline for poetry entries is Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Notification of acceptance will be the following week.
Guidelines for Artists
Artists who would like to create an art piece from one of the juried poems should send a registration form found at (www.crossingsatcarnegie.com).· Entries should be accompanied by a $15 entry fee· Entries should be accompanied by a copy or photo (no originals) of an example of their work. (Photos will be returned ONLY if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope.) Website links are also acceptable. Artists who have exhibited at Crossings do not need to supply examples of their work.· Artwork may be any medium, including but not limited to painting, textiles, sculpture and mixed media; photography acceptable when combined with other mediums.· Deadline for artist entries is Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.
NOTE: ACTUAL ARTWORK DELIVERY DEADLINE IS MARCH 30.· Artists will be juried, with notification of acceptance by the following week. Upon notification, artists will be given the opportunity to choose one of the juried poems from which to create their art. The completed artwork should be delivered to Crossings gallery, framed or ready to hang or display, no later than 5 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2012. Artwork and poetry remain on display during the entire month of April.
Poet/Artist Reception
Poets and artists are strongly encouraged to attend the poet/artist reception on Saturday, April 21, beginning at 7 p.m. at Crossings. This special event will feature the poets reading and discussing their work, and the artists discussing how the poems inspired their art. It is not only an opportunity for the poets and artists to meet each other, but an unforgettable evening of camaraderie for all those who love the arts!
Questions? Contact Crossings at 507-732-7616 or crossings@crossingsatcarnegie.com. For more information about Crossings, visit www.crossingsatcarnegie.com
Artist Career Counselors In Communities Across Minnesota
September 1, 2011 (St. Paul, MN)...Springboard for the Arts and Minnesota's Regional Arts Councils have teamed up to bring career and business assistance to artists across Minnesota by establishing a network of Artist Career Counselors (ACCs). Judy Saye-Willis is the ACC for the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council area, which includes Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Olmstead, Mower, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Winona counties.
Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists to the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life. The Regional Arts Councils bring knowledge of, and connection with, artists across Minnesota. The Artist Career Counselor positions have been added to make Springboard's services and resources more accessible to artists statewide, and each ACC is affiliated with the Regional Arts Council where they live and work. The ACCs have a broad range of experience in visual, performing and/or literary arts. They all have a history of teaching or mentoring, and a knowledge of legal, business and administrative issues. Artists across Minnesota can now schedule individualized career consultations with an ACC in their region.
In addition to providing career consultations, this network of Artist Career Counselors will be actively working to knit together businesses, municipal agencies, and arts communities to make more livable places.
Judy Saye-Willis has extensive business experience in start-ups, management, finance and marketing. She has organized multiple artist and community festivals and events. She began working in fiber arts in the 1960's and in 2002 started making beaded jewelry. Her work has been juried into national competition, been included in several publications and is in private collections. Judy has gradually moved into silver work and one of a kind signature pieces. Her current textile work includes Shibori scarves and felted scarves. She has become interested in book arts and books with wooden covers and Ethiopian bindings. Judy is a former Executive Director of Faribault Arts Center and a current Board Member of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.
Requests for a consultation may be made by visiting Springboard's website at http://www.springboardforthearts.org. An hour long individualized career counseling meeting costs just $45, and gift certificates are available.
This activity is funded, in part, by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Contact:
Zaraawar Mistry
Partnership Coordinator, Springboard for the Arts
308 Prince Street, Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 55101
Tel: 651-292-4381
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
Crossings is organizing a Jewelry and Textile Exhibit for
December 2011
Fabrications Eight
Deadline: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Textile, fiber and jewelry artists are invited to submit work for the annual juried December exhibit "Fabrications" at Crossings. This is a chance for fiber and jewelry artists to create pieces that challenge common perceptions of their mediums. Use new technologies or ancient methods in a revolutionary way to create your work.
Entries can include artwork such as contemporary gallery pieces, wall hangings, 3-dimensional fiber sculpture, wearable art of all types, handcrafted jewelry, and holiday ornaments. Jurors will focus particularly on innovative designs and craftsmanship.
This exhibit is open to all fiber and jewelry artists interested in displaying and selling their work. Fiber arts may include batik, surface design, felting, quilting, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, knitting, fiber sculpture, handcrafted paper and note cards, and needlework. Jewelry arts may include fiber, beading, stone, metal, paper and multimedia.
Guidelines:
All entries must be original. No imports, commercial or manufactured items, or items created from kits or copied from published patterns will be accepted.
Submit 3-5 original pieces MAXIMUM, with an entry form (below) and $15 entry fee per person (not per piece) by Saturday, November 12, 2011 to: Crossings, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, MN 55992. All entries must be delivered in a box or container clearly labeled with the artist’s name, contact information and itemization of contents. Crossings can not be responsible for unlabeled, untagged or loose entries.
All submissions will be juried. Those invited to be part of the exhibition may be asked to bring additional pieces for the show, which will be displayed in the gallery December 1-31, 2011. Additional pieces must arrive at Crossings by Tuesday, November 29, 2011.
Each item must be individually tagged with your name, title, and selling price, including a 35% Crossings commission. All artwork must be display-ready with appropriate display materials (black background) or hanging devices. Crossings reserves the right to reject any entries not legibly tagged.
Artists can find a registration sheet at www.crossingsatcarnegie.com.
