VLAA Business Edge seminar series

Don't Miss These Seminars!

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (VLAA) Business Edge seminar series for individual artists of all disciplines

Club Contracts: Get It In Writing
Monday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Copyright Clinic
Monday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Ask the Entertainment Lawyer
Monday, May 5, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The seminars will be held in the Regional Arts Commission's building,6128 Delmar, which is located across the street from the Pageant and just west of the Delmar MetroLink station. The advance registration fee is $10; $15 at the door. To download a registration form, visit VLAA's Web site.

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
6128 Delmar
St. Louis, MO 63112
Phone: 314/863-6930
Fax: 314/863-6932
www.vlaa.org

Call for Work: Deadline Thursday, 1 May 2008

CALL FOR WORK: SHOTS 100

Summer Issue 2008
No Theme: Subject matter is OPEN

Send up to 12 images (prints or files on a CD) for consideration.

An established independent photography journal in its 21st year of publication, SHOTS Magazine reaches an international audience of photographers, collectors, galleries, museums, educators and other fine art photography enthusiasts. Don't miss this chance to have your work seen!

All submittals must be received by May 1, 2008

* CLICK HERE FOR GUIDELINES *

Submittals not prepared per the guidelines will not be accepted.

Free Seminar: Thursday, 27 March 2008

Free Fine Art Photography Seminar
Dealing with the Dark Side: Digital Issues in Fine Art Photography Today

Thursday, March 27, 5-7pm

Well-known Tucson photographer William Lesch, recently featured in Black and White magazine, will give a free seminar dealing with digital issues in fine art photography.

His concurrent exhibition, Body of Water, Body of Land, consists of monumental scale aerial views where the land below becomes a dense, abstracted and painterly field of sensual colors. Often using a view camera or Polaroid 55 film and influenced by the historic works of Frederick Sommer, Lesch's photographs have focused on related subjects including horizon-less desert landscapes, detailed images of desert animals and plants merging into the earth in deterioration and death, long-exposure 'light paintings' of desert plants at night surreally colored with the use of multiple filters and whitened cactus skeletons lying upon the black lava gravel of the remote and arid desert terrain of Pinacate in Northern Mexico.

William Lesch studied photography at the University of Arizona, is represented by the Etherton Gallery in Tucson, the Larsen Gallery in Scottsdale and has his own photographic studio. See www.williamlesch.com, www.ethertongallery.com, www.larsengallery.com.

Please rsvp to the email below. This seminar will be held at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, 11333 Big Bend, in Humanities East room 134. This is a great opportunity, free and sponsored by Faculty Development Funds. Faculty from any institution, non-faculty and the public in general may attend but priority enrollment will be reserved for St. Louis Community College faculty. Please RSVP by email to gallerylife@live.com.

This seminar is presented in conjunction with William Lesch's exhibit, Body of Water, Body of Land at the Meramec Contemporary Art Gallery, March 20 through April 11, 2008.

Call for Work: Deadline 15 August 2008

Thomas Jefferson School Visual Arts Gallery is accepting proposals for 2008-2009 The Gallery is a 20 x 30 ft. space in the heart of the school, frequented by students, faculty, and visitors on a daily basis. The off-white walls, terrazzo floor, and gallery lighting create an appropriate space for wall hangings as well as three-dimensional works (pedestals are available). The park-like campus is located on 20 acres in suburban St. Louis, and is conducive to outdoor sculptures. The
school welcomes proposals for work either inside the Gallery or on the grounds. The school supports emerging artists as well as the work of career artists.

The Gallery will provide publicity for the show with an announcement card, media contact for the exhibition, and an artist’s reception in conjunction with the opening of the show.

Applicants must be practicing artists (evident in the submitted resume), willing to meet the schedule for installation, and willing to talk with students about the installation.

To apply, send a letter of interest, a CD of recent work, and a description of proposal to Thomas Jefferson School Gallery for Visual Arts, Artists 2009, 4100 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis MO. 63127. Label each CD with your name and other identifying data. The CD script should include title, media, dimensions, date, and price if applicable. We also request a current resume. Send SASE for return of CD only (all other materials will not be returned). If you would like acknowledgment of receipt of materials, please send a self-addressed, stamped postcard. Thomas Jefferson School is not responsible for CDs; please do not send originals.

An invitation to show in the Gallery or grounds will be made by the Visual Arts Committee, composed of professional artists, educators, art patrons, and students. The committee meets a minimum of three times a year.

The Gallery accepts applications on an ongoing basis, but the deadline for applications for the 2009 season is August 15, 2008. All applications must be postmarked by August 15. You may also deliver your application by hand before 3:30 pm on August 15.

Thomas Jefferson School is a coeducational boarding and day school for U.S. and international students in grades seven through twelve. The school offers a world-class academic program (all Advanced Placement by senior year), a great student-teacher ratio (6:1), classes with emphasis on discussion, and freedom for students to plan their own time. Fine arts, athletics, and many other activities complement the intellectual challenge. Ph 314.843.4151, ext. 123, Fax 314.843.3527. www.tjs.org.

Fulbrights for Students: Monday, 24 March 2008

Fulbrights for Students

On Monday, March 24, from noon to 12:50, in H. Sam Priest 104, the Center for International Education will offer a workshop for students interested in applying for Student Fulbright awards for graduate study at universities overseas (which support graduate study overseas at non-US universities; hence study at Webster abroad is not supported). Dan Hellinger and Deborah Pierce, current Fulbright advisors, will conduct the workshop

For your information, here is a link to the Student Fulbright web site

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/apply_finalsteps.html#Notification

Internship & Summer Job Fair: Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Internship & Summer Job Fair
Explore Opportunities, Network with Employers, Gain Experience!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
University Center

Visit http://www.webster.edu/careers and click on the
2008 Internship & Summer Job Fair banner for a list of participating employers.

Professional Dress & Multiple Copies of Resume Suggested.

For more information or for special accommodations,
contact Career Services at 314-968-6982 or visit www.webster.edu/careers.
This event is for Webster University Students and Alumni.

Call for Work: Deadline 31 March 2008

Art Coop is looking for 40 artists to exhibit their work at "Sprung," our spring art show opening April 11.

Artists are invited to submit three works each in any medium or media to exhibit together in celebration that spring has finally Sprung. For works submitted to be hung on the wall, each artist is generally limited to approximately 6¹ feet of horizontal wall space for the three works. Exceptions will be made for large works where necessary.

Art will be exhibited in the Central West End at 4515 Olive and 462 North Taylor (three doors down the street). Art exhibited on Olive Street will hang from April 11 to 13. Art exhibited on Taylor will hang from April 11 to May 6. Please request a location when submitting art to this CFA.

Art Coop charges no gallery commission on sales of your work, but there is a $25 entry fee per artist (not per work), payable on installation of your work. Exhibition is limited to the first 40 artists accepted.

Deadline for received submissions is March 31. But don't delay submitting. Submissions will be reviewed as received and accepted or rejected only until we have 40 artists accepted. 9 artist slots are already filled. To submit your work for review, send an email with photos of your work attached, or provide a website address where we can see your work. In your submission please include your phone number(s) and the approximate size of each submitted work.

2009 PIEA contest rules published

It's never too early to start preparing for the 2009 PIEA International Student/Faculty Exhibition and Competition. On the PIEA homepage at http://pieapma.org you will find a link on the left to take you directly to the rules and forms needed to enter. The 2008 contest gave out over $161,000.00 US!

Note the later deadline (12/05/2008) this year to give you more time to gather those winning images together. Student single images entered must have been produced during calendar year 2008. Portfolio images may have been produced anytime during the student's academic career (with the exception that images submitted in previous PIEA competitions are ineligible).

Of special note is the new rule concerning white borders on prints. All prints must have a 1/2" white border surrounding the image area for print handling during judging and during mounting. It is highly recommended that prints be thoroughly dry before shipment (at least 24 hours!) as often we see one image transferred to the back of another image.

As always read the rules very carefully and print legibly on the entry form.

Good luck!

Adobe and Microsoft software at academic pricing

For All Faculty, Staff and Students:
Beginning Monday, March 17^th, Webster will begin offering Office 2008 for Macintosh. This product will be priced at $89.99 for a fully licensed student version. Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage and Microsoft Server Exchange Support. In addition faculty, staff and students have the opportunity to purchase Office 2007 for Windows and Windows Vista OS.

For Students:
Also available on the 17^th is Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium for $399.99 (Windows and Mac versions). That price is 78% less than the typical retail price and 33% less than regular academic pricing. This product is ONLY available to students; faculty and staff are not eligible to purchase this product through Webster University campus licensing agreement. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium includes In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Version Cue, Bridge and Device Central. To be eligible students must be currently enrolled (for current or next semester).

This software is for use on personal computers, not Webster owned computers. Please make sure that you read the licensing agreement and technical requirements fully and carefully before purchasing any of these products. No support for is available from Webster University for installing or maintaining these products.

For more information and or order, please visit http://www.webster.edu/technology/microsoft

Barnstorm XXI: Deadline 2 May 2008

Open now for applications! The Eddie Adams Workshop offers a four-day event with the top photojournalists along with 100 selected students. The purpose of the workshop is to create an environment in which the free-flow of ideas, techniques and philosophies can be shared between established photographers and up-and-coming photographers. The deadline to apply is May 2, 2008. Visit www.eddieadamsworkshop.com for more information.

Call for Work: Deadline 2 April 2008

The Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Gallery is calling for submissions to "I See Music", a juried exhibition of local artists from April 10th-May 11th, 2008. Work will be displayed in the main gallery along with our studio artists. St Louis is a wonderfully musical city and we'd love to showcase how visual artists see the passion, history, vibrance and importance of music in our society.

Submission Guidelines:
- Each artist may submit up to 2 original works.
- Sculpture should be no larger than: 10 sq ft (Height: 6ft, Width: 2ft.) -sculpture must have a stand or be displayable on a 10" deep windowsill.
- Framed 2D artwork must be ready for hanging.
- All artwork images for consideration MUST be submitted via JPEG/JPG image (no larger than 500kb) File Name should be named as such: Artists Name_Name of Piece_Dimensions.jpg (EG: John Smith_Artwork1_16x20.jpg)
- Accompanying e-mail must include artwork title/media/measurements, your contact e-mail
address, and phone number.
- Website address submissions will NOT be accepted.

Send e-mail and JPEG(s) to: jury@soulardartmarket.com. All submissions are to be received no later than April 2nd for consideration. Submission is FREE! Accepted artists must submit an operational costs fee of $30 (cash only), payable upon delivery of artwork. There will be no commission; artists will retain 100% of sales.

We look forward to seeing your art in the upcoming exhibition.We are excited to see how St Louis Artists "See Music". Please note: your work must have a music related theme to be considered.

For more info: http://www.soulardartmarket.com
e-mail: info@soulardartmarket.com
Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery (314-258-4299)

Media Center digital print pricing

After looking at our collected funds for the digital print station we have determined that we are falling short for resupplying ink. Over the last 3 years, ink prices have been steadily increasing while our pricing has remained consistent. Unfortunately, due to cost, we have been now forced to increase our prices accordingly to help offset our resupply costs. We are not looking to make a profit but we must be able to generate adequate funding to keep an ample supply of ink. This price change will take effect immediately.

Epson 2400
8x or smaller $2.00
11x or larger $3.00

Epson 7880 (Yes, the 7880 has replaced the 7600)
$3.00 sq. foot

Dave Angell

Call for Work: Deadline Friday, 28 March 2008

Vicars and Tarts Show
Koken Art Factory
Saturday, April 19, 2008

Koken Art Factory is looking for artists to exhibit their work at the Vicars and Tarts show on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Vicars and Tarts parties have been a British craze for years, but now it's coming to the stateside artist community. This show is accepting art representing society's struggle between freedom of expression, sin, and sexuality.

Vicars and Tarts is open to all artists in any media so long as submission reflect the theme of the show. The art submission deadline is Friday, March 28th, 2008. Art will be judged by March 30th and notification will be sent on Monday, March 31st, 2008.

Vicars and Tarts is a one-night-only show. Artists must be prepared to allow flexibility in their schedules to drop off and pick up their art according to allotted windows for drop off and pick up times.

For works submitted to be hung on the wall, each artist is generally allowed approximately 6' feet of horizontal wall space for their three works. Exceptions may be made for large works where necessary. 2-D works must be presentable for a gallery setting – must have secure "wire" on back for hanging. NO saw-tooth hangers will be accepted. If your piece is canvas ¼ inch or greater, it does not require a frame. All other works must be framed (i.e. canvas panels, photography prints, etc). Art will be exhibited in South St. Louis in the Koken Art Factory at 2500 Ohio.

Koken Art Factory charges no gallery commission on sales of your work, but there is a $30 acceptance fee per artist (not per work), payable on installation of your work. Exhibition is limited only to the art accepted by the jury. No other art will be accepted when accepted pieces are dropped off. No Exceptions!

Submission Instructions: To submit your work for review, send an email. Include the following within your submission: All 2D and Sculptural artwork for consideration MUST be submitted via JPG image.
•Accompanying e-mail must include title/ media/measurements, contact e-mail address, and phone number.
•File size for each work cannot exceed 500kb and must be attached in jpg (jpeg) format.
•Website address submissions will NOT be accepted.
•File Name should be named as such: Artists Name_Name of Piece_Dimensions.jpg (John Smith_Artwork1_16x20.jpg)
•Late entries after the closing date of submission will NOT be accepted, no exceptions.

May Gallery: Friday, 7 March 2008

Mel Rosenthal

The Arab Americans: American by Choice

7 - 28 March 2008

Talk by Mel Rosenthal Friday, 7 March 2008, 2 pm, Sverdrup 101

opening reception in the gallery, Friday, 7 March 2008, 5-7 pm

The May Gallery is located on the second floor, west wing, of the Sverdrup Building at 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves MO 63119. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5:00 pm.