Visual Arts Scholarship: Deadline 1 February 2010

In honor of Naomi Winston, an annual scholarship has been established and made available, through the National Society of Arts and Letters, to young visual artists between the ages of 16 and 22. Applicants must demonstrate exceptional talent and promise of future success.

The scholarship funds are only for private study, for special training or for personal advancement in the applicant’s art medium. They can be used for workshops, museum programs, summer programs, etc. The funds are not for college tuition, housing or travel.

The maximum amount awarded to an applicant is $5000.

Applications due at Chapter February 1, 2010. Send to:
Millie Cain
1535 N. Woodlawn Ave.
St. Louis MO 63122

Details at http://www.arts-nsal.org/documents/Art%20Brochure-10.pdf

Questions? mcain@aisle411.com or 314-954-6708.

Photo call for entry: Deadline 2-3 January 2010

CALL FOR ENTRY FOR UPCOMING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

Framations Art Gallery is proud to present Beyond the Lens IV, their fourth annual photography exhibition, that will run January 9 – February 7, 2010. Beyond the Lens IV is an all-subject, walk-inn, juried exhibition of photographic work. Prints from digital processes and film will be juried together. All area artists 18 years of age and older are eligible to participate. Eligible artwork must be original, completed within the last two years, and not completed under instruction. Work will be accepted up to 30" x 40", including the frame.

The exhibit will be juried by Jeffrey Vaughn, Professor of Art at Lewis and Clark Community College. Awards will be: Best of Show-$100, First place-$50, Second Place-$35, and Third Place-$25. Honorable Mention ribbons will also be awarded.

There is a non-refundable entry fee of $25.00 for up to three pieces. No double entries accepted. Entrants must hand-deliver work to Framations on either January 2 or 3, 2010 from 12-5 pm. Framations is located at 218 North Main Street, St. Charles, MO, 63301. Artists will be notified January 6 or 7, 2010 if their work is accepted into the show and retrieval of declined artwork will be January 7-9, 2010. The Opening Reception for the exhibition will be Saturday, January 9, from 1-4 with awards at 2:30 pm. The exhibit will run through February 7.

For the full entry information, visit www.framations.com. You may also call (636) 724-8313 with questions.

Framations Custom Framing and Art Gallery
218 North Main Street
St Charles, MO 63301

New gallery opening

This was just posted on the Critical Mass for the Visual Arts list:

My name is Matt. My friends and I are opening a new art gallery/wine shop in the central west end. We are looking for painters, sculptors, photographers, etc. We are set to open up sometime in late Jan. to early Feb. You can contact us at Matt@thevinogallery or Rachael@thevinogallery.com. Please include photos of your work with the email. Thanks so much! Happy Holidays!

Call for Work: Deadline 1 February 2010

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is hosting a new indoor juried fine arts & fine crafts show called Arts by the River at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. March 20-21, 2010.

We are seeking artists in the following media: mixed media 2D & 3D, baskets, clay, drawing, fiber, glass, leather, metal, painting, pastels, photography, sculpture and wood.

An application form can be found on our website, www.CapeArts.org. Here's a direct link:
http://www.capearts.org/files/PDFs/Arts_By_the_River_Application.pdf

Application deadline is Feb. 1. Please consider participating!

Email with questions, or call 573-334-9233.

Wacom tablet for sale

A Webster photo alumnus has a Wacom Intuos 3 6x8 graphic tablet for sale for $120.00. (Normal retail approximately $290.) Contact Bill Barrett for details if interested.

PDN's Photo Annual call for entries

Prizes/Awards/Recognition

An awards celebration for the winners will take place in May 2010 in New York, NY. The winners and their work will be featured in the May issue of PDN and on our Web site. NEW THIS YEAR! The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation and Maine Media Workshops Scholarship and Prize for New Directions in Creative Photographic Portraiture. Photographers are invited to enter portrait photography for consideration in this new category.
The winner will receive $15,000 and a solo exhibit at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine.

Prizes total over $20,000!

Marty Forscher Fellowship

The Marty Forscher Fellowship recognizes students and young professionals with a talent for humanistic photography. The fund will award two grants in 2009. Photographers are eligible by entering humanistic documentary images to the PDN Photo Annual. The Fellowship is sponsored by Parsons School for Design and Photo District News.

Categories:
Advertising
Magazine/Editorial
Photo Books
Photojournalism/Sports/Documentary
Corporate Design/Photo Products
Personal
Stock Photography
Web Sites
Student Work

Entry Fees

SINGLE ENTRY:$45
CAMPAIGN/SERIES:$55
ARNOLD NEWMAN PRIZE:$55
STUDENT:$25 (single or series)

Entry Deadline 12/21/09

Here are some of the PDN PHOTO ANNUAL recent entries:
http://www.pdnphotoannual.com/entries.shtml
or go to http://www.pdnphotoannual.com

Talk to Bill about getting fees paid for by the Dean.

Sheldon Gallery Talk: Saturday, 12 December 2009

Please join us for the gallery talk “William Christenberry and Friends” by Gallery Director Olivia Lahs-Gonzales on Saturday, December 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the Gallery of Photography. Admission Free.

William Christenberry was one of several artists working with photography in the 1960s and 70s to be part of a greater dialogue about seeing photographically which also included William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, Joel Meyerowitz, Lewis Baltz, Robert Adams and John Gossage. Olivia Lahs-Gonzales will trace these interconnections in her gallery talk on Saturday, December 12 at 11:00.

The Sheldon Art Galleries
3648 Washington Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Tel: 314.533.9900 x31
Fax: 314.533.2958
www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp
Located in the Heart of Grand Center - St. Louis' Arts and Entertainment District.

Call for Affordable Art

Last call!

Drop off is Monday the 14th, the show is the 18th, advertising will be ready by next week. If you have already contacted me your work will for sure be shown - after that it is first come , first served. We have more wall space and more table space left (although not much).

No Commission, 5 bucks to cover food/drink costs, must be 60 or under, if you want it on the wall it needs a wire, and you need to advertise with everyone you know!