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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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Booth fee is $25 per booth Sellers may commit to one, two, or three
days for $25.
- 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 |
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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
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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”
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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