Invitation to Exhibit

Downtown Mt. Pleasant Arts and Crafts Festival
July 24-26, 2008

The City of Mt. Pleasant's Downtown Development office is seeking interested crafters and artisans who would like to sell their wares at the 3rd Annual Arts and Crafts Festival taking place July 24-26, 2008.  This year's event will again take place during the popular 55th Annual Downtown Mt. Pleasant Sidewalk Sales.

In addition to artists and crafters, this year's festival will feature demonstrations of sidewalk chalk murals with the talented award winning Lee Jones (www.chalk-it-up.com).  Beautiful works of art from every style imaginable will be created and shown over he course of the weekend.  There will also be a children's activity area including the 2nd annual local version of the "Amazing Race," games, crafts, and more.  Live music, radio remotes, food and refreshments will round out the event.

Details for vendors:

1. All applicants must submit the following:  3 slides or photos of artwork.  Write your name on each photo or slide and an arrow pointing to the top on all slides.  Include SASE for return of slides or photos.
2. All work must be original and handcrafted by he artist.  The limited use of manufactured items will be allowed, only if incidental to the final product.  No Buy/Sell allowed.
3. Booth fee is $25 per booth  Sellers may commit to one, two, or three days for $25.
4. Priority of booth location will be given based on the number of days vendors choose to exhibit, with those exhibiting 3 days receiving top priority, etc.

Deadline for Application:  April 30, 2008

Contact the following for application form and further information:

Mt. Pleasant Downtown Development Office
401 N. Main St.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone:  989-779-5348
Fax:  989-773-6791
E-mail:  downtown@mt-pleasant.org

Gifts of Art 2008/2009

Gifts of Art invites artists & arts organizations to submit exhibit proposals to our annual Call for Entries for the September 2008 through August 2009 exhibit year.

About Gifts of Art

One of the first and most comprehensive arts-in-healthcare programs nationwide, Gifts of Art brings the world of art & music to the University of Michigan Health System.  Our extensive exhibit program is designed to enhance the Health System's environment of care and help calm and bring comfort to our patients, visitors & staff.

Gifts of Art Galleries

Gifts of Art provides an excellent opportunity for artist to exhibit in a highly visible setting.  Our nine galleries display 48 exhibits a year.  They include 2-D and 3-D spaces that are viewed by approximately 10,000 people a day, or about 3.4 million people a year.  This makes our galleries some of the most widely visited indoor, non-museum exhibit spaces in the state.

Submissions deadline:  May 15, 2008

For complete exhibit submission information please visit

www.med.umich.edu/goa

Questions?

Call 734-936-ARTS (2787)

Or e-mail GOA@med.umich.edu

FOR ARTISTS
The Saginaw Art Museum welcomes unsolicited materials from and about artists

- What TO Send (Non-returnable)

l. Not more than 5-10 properly labelled images (35mm slides, photographs, photocopies, cd-rom etc.) Label with your name, title, year, size, medium and an arrow or dot for “Up”
2. Your current complete resume (i.e. chronology of your life and work)
3. A written Statement by you about your work
4. Copies of any significant reviews or academic analyses of your work
5. Show announcements
6. Copies or originals of correspondence, obituaries, manuscripts etc.
7. Documents not to exceed 8 ½ x 11” in size.

- What NOT to send (unless requested)

l. Binders
2. Portfolios
3. Catalogues
4. Anything more than the above
5. ANY original work of art
6. Any document exceeding 8 ½ x 11”

- What we do
1. All materials are gathered and maintained by the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
2. Once monthly everything appropriate is routed to other museum staff for their analysis.
3. Materials are kept in alphabetical order for reference by our staff, other professional colleagues and the general public as part of our research function, or it is returned to the sender.
4. The Curator reviews proposals for exhibitions and collections, and makes 6 annual presentations to the museum’s Programming Committee where proposals are considered for approval by them and then by vote of the full Board.

- ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN ART
We are especially interested in artists of every kind who by birth, education, family ties or career have a particular self-identified relationship with the State of Michigan, from any period of history. In this archive we collect primary source material as well as copies of documents. There is no deadline for contributing because archives accumulate in perpetuity.

- EXHIBITIONS
This museum presents quarterly changing shows annually in the new Sargent wing, while all seven galleries of the original Ring family mansion are devoted exclusively to rotating and study of the permanent collection. We present the following categories of art (sometimes in the form of solo exhibitions):
~ One exhibition of non-objective art
~ One exhibition of objective art
~ The annual SAGINAW ART MUSEUM – MICHIGAN INVITATIONAL thematic contemporary art (no fees, no awards, selected in-house)
~ One ethno-centric or thematic season opener each Fall.

- PUBLIC SCULPTURE and DONATIONS OF ART
This museum has a program of accepting works of art in all media from artists, and large-scale outdoor sculpture on extended loan or as unrestricted gifts for museum display. We are especially interested in artists and objects having some direct relevance to Michigan.

- Questions?

Please contact: Michael S. Bell, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at mbell@saginawartmuseum.org, or #989-754-2491 x204, or by mail to:

1126 N. Michigan Saginaw, MI 48602

Sales Gallery Artists
Deadline: Quarterly
The Starkweather Art and Cultural Center, a non-profit art center, located in the Village of Romeo, Michigan seeks innovative work in any medium by artists 18 and older for its sales and gift gallery. Sales & gift gallery submissions are juried once per quarter. Notification will be provided following the end of the quarter in which the submission was made. For application and submission requirements please call the SACC at 586.752.5700 - please leave your name, phone number and address. You can also e-mail your request to Starkweather@core.com.
Michelle Hutton Rebar
Starkweather Art & Cultural Center
P.O. Box 631, 219 N. Main
Romeo, MI 48065

Deadline Revolving: Da Vinci's is more than a gallery; it is a destination. We have combined an incredibly inviting coffee house with an upscale gallery. Da Vinci's is currently seeking additional artists to display work in the Gallery. Da Vinci's is located in historic downtown Adrian across from the Croswell Opera House. Each artist will receive maximum exposure to patrons of the arts through multiple marketing strategies. If interested in this opportunity, please contact us for an interview. We are opening August 1, 2005. Contact Da Vinci's Coffee House & Gallery, Bethany Douglas, 124 East Maumee, Adrian, MI 49221, 517) 263-9278, info@davincisgallery.com

Deadline none: A.C.,T. Gallery, Detroit's original artist's cooperative gallery, is seeking new members. For more information please contact us at: (313) 961-4336, A.C.,T., 35 E GRAND RIVER, 2ND FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226-2103 or actgallery@markschwing1.com 2005 dues are $15.00 a month.

Deadline Ongoing: The Starkweather Art and Cultural Center, a non-profit art center, located in the Village of Romeo, MI, seeks innovative work in any medium by artists 18 and older for its sales and gift gallery. Sales & gift gallery submissions are juried once per quarter. For an application and submission requirements please call the SACC at 586.752.5700 - please leave your name, phone number and address. You can also e-mail your request to Starkweather@core.com

Deadline ongoing: Opportunity exists for interested artists to become part of a collaborative gallery located in historical downtown Newaygo. Fly By Nite Gallery has been an important part of the community for over 7 years and is active in supporting and promoting the arts and local artists and students. Artist must be resident of Newaygo or adjoining counties and must be able to work two 4-hr. shifts per month at gallery. Fees: 25% commission on work sold and $25 per month operating costs. Contact Fly By Nite Gallery, Chester Winowecki, 61 W. State St., Newaygo, MI 49337, 231-652-4572

Deadline ongoing: The Vertin Art Gallery is seeking juried work for consignment for its 1st floor 6,000 sq. ft. sales gallery in a 120 year-old restored landmark. For more information, contact Ed Gray, Vertin Art Gallery, 220 6th Street, Calumet, MI 49913, 906-337-5970

Deadline Ongoing: JourneyWorks began in the fall of 2002 as a way to showcase local, regional and international art. Believing that the arts provide a glimpse of our collective and individual experience, Journey-Works serves to lessen the schism that separates sacred and secular. In art, we are offered a glimpse of the divinity that rests within each of us--a common thread of humanity. The gallery, located within St. John's Lutheran Church, is currently seeking to fill its 2005 schedule. Exhibits rotate on a monthly basis. Works may be priced for sale, with a 10% commission going to JourneyWorks to support future exhibits. Contact JourneyWorks Gallery, Brianne Donaldson, 56050 Buckhorn Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093, Phone: 269.278.7245, journeyworks@sjlutheran.com