International Artist Day - Oct. 25th
image from International Artist Day website
October 25th has been selected to honour artists and their contributions to humanity. It is not coincidental that this is also Picassos’ birthday, one of the most influential artists of all time. Artists have been the chroniclers of history for as long as humans have walked the earth. Artists are a largely ignored group, however the undercurrents of their influence is felt in everyones’ life.
Art is the backbone of everything we use and see that is man made yet the artist behind the scenes is seldom recognized. Cultures are defined by their art, yet we take for granted these unsung divas of art. Everyone can participate on this day in many ways:
- 1. Visit a gallery and explain why you’re there.
- 2. Purchase a piece of art to support an artist.
- 3. Visit an artist studio.
- 4. Take an artist to lunch and explore their world.
- 5. Come up with your own ideas to participate.
This is a grassroots campaign that has gathered momentum around the globe. You won’t find a Hallmark card for this auspicious day, it is celebrated amongst the artist community and those quiet souls who support and love the arts. Visit the website dedicated to this day, or find your own way to celebrate with artists around the globe. IAD is being celebrated in many countries such as Australia, Poland, Denmark, Mexico, United States, Canada and England. We wish to include more areas as the awareness increases of this special day. (snippet from the IAD website)
Read more, see more on their website: www.internationalartistday.com
Thank you from founders:
Chris MacClure www.chrismacclure.com Canada
Marilyn Hurst www.marilynhurst.com Canada
IAD Shirts www.cafepress.com/intartistday
Digital Art Show - call for entries
ANNOUNCEMENT: CALL FOR ENTRIES
Digital Show 4 x Independents Biennial Liverpool 2008
Entry is open to all worldwide. Digital Show at Independents Biennial Liverpool 2008 runs from 1 - 30 November. As well as the online gallery we plan to show the successful works on monitors at Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool (tbc). The Theme is ‘Made Up’ to respond to the theme of Liverpool Biennial 2008.
Call for Submissions (Deadline October 20th, 2008)
view complete details on www.digitalshow.co.uk - Digital Art Show’s website
Expressing Thanks!
Sometimes a person makes a wish list, and sometimes the items on that list are put on hold for some reason or other. Like I often say . . . Oh Ya, I’ll get it or do it when I win the Lotto!!
Well today I feel like the luckiest person on earth!! No, I did not win the Lotto, but I was gifted by some special & generous people.
I am a member over at BC (Blog Catalog) and over time I have visited & enjoyed quite a few member blogs. Sometimes I subscribe to their email rss as it’s a convenient way to keep up to date with their posts.
A great art, design news & resource blog that I subscribe to is run by Adelle and it’s called “Fuel Your Creativity”. On Sept. 3 (my birthday..hehehe) I was reading her email post and was thrilled that she was announcing a contest on her blog; a chance to win a $25 credit for ThemeForest, a new site where you can buy and sell site templates and themes to skin popular CMS products like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla. OOOO I was excited and clicked over to place a comment for a chance to win.
On Friday, Sept.5 I found out I was chosen at random as a winner!! WOW, but that was only the beginning. I checked back on “Fuel Your Creativity” and read that one of the other winners - “styletime” was offering up his $25 credit win as a chance to “double up”!! So, I quickly typed up another comment and thought WOW what a generous person “styletime” is. Later that same day, I found out I had been chosen to win the “double up” prize. Oh my goodness, I was dancing in my chair again!!
So you see the past few days I have felt like a lotto winner and have this big silly grin planted on my face 
I would like to express my SPECIAL THANKS to:
Adelle - Fuel My Creativity
styletime - styletime blog
Collis - ThemeForest
Canadian Visual Arts Magazine
image from - Canadian Brushstroke Magazine website
Canadian Brushstroke Magazine - a Canadian visual arts magazine.
“From Nunavut to Ontario, British Columbia to Newfoundland, we’ll give you coverage of Canada’s top artists, up-and-comers to watch for, competitions, exhibitions, workshops, and more. If it’s Canadian, and it’s visual art, eventually it will wind up on our pages.”
Whether your ‘brush’ is a pencil, charcoal, knife, sable, or what-have-you - if you’re in the Canadian visual arts industry, Canadian Brushstroke Magazine is for YOU! And, if you are in the art industry in Canada - it’s absolutely FREE!
And you know the best thing about this magazine is that it is distributed via email, - no paper copies are printed!!
read more, see more: here
Unique digital art gallery opens in Winnipeg
When I first read the headline from the online Winnipeg Free Press,
“Mayberry Fine Art of Winnipeg is launching a digital gallery underground today near Portage and Main in the Shops of Winnipeg Square. The gallery says the concept is unique in Canada.”
. . . read more here
I thought WOW, cool, a Canadian Digital Art Gallery, as in the brick & mortar kind, . . . to my dismay, but I believe the concept has great merit. This announcement triggered another article by digital artist / author JD Jarvis I had read a while back about MOMA’s POD Kiosk. (read an excerpt from JD’s article below).
I guess the great thing here is that digital IT technology is being used to bring art (all kinds of art) closer and more accessible to it’s viewers, and that is good!! :o)
Here is the announcement release from Mayberry Fine Art’s website:
“Mayberry Fine Art is pleased to officially launch our digital gallery in the underground retail concourse near the storied Portage and Main intersection in Winnipeg. The innovative showcase which features almost 2000 works by some of Canada’s finest artists - including Robert Genn, Wanda Koop and Joe Fafard
– is believed to be a Canadian first among commercial galleries.
Mayberry Fine Art’s satellite exhibition space employs touchscreen technology which literally puts the gallery’s vast inventory of contemporary and historical Canadian artworks at the fingertips of the myriad people who will pass by each workday.
The public can use the digital gallery to view Mayberry’s impressive collection of paintings and sculpture on a 32-inch LCD monitor. As well, the interactive system allows users to e-mail specific images of the artworks to themselves or someone else. Mayberry Fine Art will also use the space to host monthly exhibitions by top Canadian artists. First on display is a collection of paintings by Robert Genn from the Whiteshell, and Lake of the Woods area.”
~ ~ ~
p.s. Robert Genn is an amazing Canadian artist and author of what I consider to be a “Must Read” bi-weekly newsletter for all artists, check out The Painter’s Keys Community for Artists and sign up for his “Free” newsletter here
image: The print-on-demand kiosk at the MOMA/NYC museum shop
from JD Jarvis’s article on the Dpandi website
Snippet from: Printing Digital Art: Fine Artists Explore the Promise of New Markets
by JD Jarvis, Las Cruces, New Mexico, March 15, 2008 - his complete article can be read here
“THE NEW MARKETS
As with all things on the Internet, the new printing and marketing models are constantly morphing. However, three basic types of markets are seen to be developing along the lines of (a) storefront or kiosk, (b) web based print-on-demand and framing centers, or (c) the more traditional master-printer format.
a) Storefront or Kiosk
With the kiosk or storefront model a person looking for some artwork goes to a digital terminal located in a gallery, frame shop, museum bookstore or some other kind of outlet. There they are able to view a selection of artwork contained on a local databank or specific web browser set up for this purpose. After choosing an image file the customer can select the size of the print and the substrate upon which the image will appear, along with framing and matting options. The print is made at that location and the customer walks out with the finished object. The artist receives the price they set for the artwork and usually gets some share of the profits based on the framing and matting charges. Kiosks such as this are already in operation at prestigious museums and galleries, such as the MOMA in New York and the National Gallery in London. While these operations draw upon the institutions they serve for the imagery that is reproduced in the form of an inkjet print, it is totally feasible for original digital art files to be presented and marketed in this way through the same sort of terminals. The implications for the art that is sold in this manner will be discussed later.
b) Web-based, Print-on-demand and Framing Centers
The print-on-demand aspects of the kiosk marketing model can be extended to (or perhaps, even a part of) a larger web based operation. In this model an artist usually subscribes to a web based gallery operation that places their work on customized viewing pages for a fee. Potential buyers go on-line to select the work and, as with the kiosk model, have the opportunity to select size, substrate, frame and mat. The print is made at a printing center, framed and shipped to the client. To reduce shipping costs it is feasible that a web based printing gallery could have several print and frame centers in far-flung locations. Again, the artist gets their asking price plus a share of the framing charges wired to their bank, a Pay Pal or similar type account. Some of these operations provide the buyer with a way to contact the artist directly for the purchase of the original work of art and take no fees for this service. Again, the bulk of the print-on-demand business is in the form of providing a reproduction of the artwork seen on the web. As with the kiosk model the artist provides only a set of digital files and is more-or-less “hands off” the process after that.
One of the disadvantages that the kiosk and all web-based operations have in common is that the client’s satisfaction is often determined by how well and accurately the view screen upon which they select their purchase is set-up. Through no fault of the artist or the printing process, if the buyer does not see an accurate image of the print at the point of purchase they may be dissatisfied by the printed results no matter how closely the file-to-print match truly is. Remember, they have only seen a screen image, which is not actually the artwork itself.”
Art Gallery of Ontario
image: New AGO-Art Gallery of Ontario Logo from their website.
I came across the Gallery’s new logo design today and personally I think it’s simply fabulous!!
Created by Bruce Mau Design in consultation with the AGO, the new logo is the result of extensive brand research on the public’s perception of the new Gallery.
The New AGO Opens November 14, 2008
with FREE Admission Nov. 14-16
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1G4
With a permanent collection of more than 68,000 works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario is among the most distinguished art museums in North America.
Collection
The AGO currently has more than 68,000 works in its collection, spanning from 100 AD to the present. Highlights include:
- More than 40% of the collection vividly documents the development of Canada’s art heritage since pre-Confederation, including one of the largest and finest Inuit art collections in the world. The collection includes pivotal works by Cornelius Krieghoff, Lucius O’Brien, James Wilson Morrice, Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, David Milne, Emily Carr and Paul-Emile Borduas.
- Major holdings of the work of pre-eminent Canadian artists Paterson Ewen, Betty Goodwin, Greg Curnoe, David Blackwood, Kazuo Nakamura and American artist Robert Motherwell.
- The world’s largest public collection of works by internationally renowned British sculptor Henry Moore.
- Masterpieces of European art, including works by renowned artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough, Auguste Rodin, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and René Magritte.
- A collection of photographs representing the emergence of the medium in its artistic, cultural and social diversity. Works by 19th-century British, French, American and Canadian photographers, and 20th-century modernists, including one of the foremost collections of works by Josef Sudek.
- A contemporary collection illustrating the evolution of artistic movements in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, including major works by Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, Mary Kelly, Jannis Kounellis, Jenny Holzer, General Idea, Joanne Tod, Jeff Wall, Rebecca Belmore and Luciano Fabro.
see more, read more: here
Looking for Art News?
LOOKING FOR ART NEWS? - Online & Offline Resources
I find I am always searching for “What’s New” in the art world! . . . How about you?
I’ve listed just a few resources below that I follow and was wondering if you have any recommendations that you would like to share?
Care to build a mutual list that we can all use and reference?
Online Art News websites, zines or blogs that quench your thirst?
Or perhaps any offline (in print) newspapers, magazines or newsletters that you subscribe to that keep you up-to-date on the art market in your area or globally?
Just pop it in a comment & I’ll add it to the list :o)
ART NEWS BLOG - Art News Blog is a selection of visual art news, art reviews and art related stories online. We search the web for some of the more interesting art news stories published each day.
ARTS JOURNAL - The daily digest of arts, culture & ideas
THE ART NEWSPAPER - Online version of excellent paper.
ARTDAILY.ORG - The First Art Newspaper on the Net.
ART BLOGS & ONLINE ART NEWS - Directory with listings compiled by Art-Collecting.com
————————————————————————-
List Updates:
FUEL YOUR CREATIVITY - Great source of reference info, art news, interviews and tons of inspiration!!
ABSOLUTEARTS - World Wide Arts Resources / absolutearts.com is dedicated to connecting the people of the world to the world of art. (suggested by Arlene, view her beautiful art & blog: Art by Arlene, here)
A unique way of showcasing Ontario Artists
The Ontario Country Register has a unique way of showcasing Ontario artists.
The special events and specialty shopping guide is available through select outlets across Ontario and always features an Ontario artist, or a Canadian artist, on its cover. The current May/June edition features Atikokan canoe builder Thelma Cameron.
Having studied under Master Canoe Builder Paul Fletcher, Thelma recently completed her 100th canoe and has, over the years, developed an international ‘family’ of proud owners of her canoes, who continue to paddle all over North American lakes and rivers. Thelma is also a talented painter, quilter and craftsperson with her work casually displayed in her Atikokan log house ‘up on the hill’, not very far from a favourite Northwestern Ontario ‘paddling’ lake.
Ontario Country Register past covers have featured paintings, metal works, landscape photographs, portraits, glass works, and digital fine arts with the upcoming July/August issue to feature an Echo Bay wood turning artist.
The ‘Events, Workshops & Shows’ listing, published in-print and on-line, carries information on provincial art exhibits, studio tours, workshops, and Show & Sale events for thousands of readers.
For information on how to showcase your art, visit www.theontariocountryregister.ca
Or call Toll Free 1-866-836-3004.
Photo Booth - photo contest
image: The portable cell phone booth - Nick Rodrigues website
Back in 2002 Boston based performance sculptor Nick Rodrigues came up with a brilliant concept, The Portable Cell Phone Booth.
Say Cheese Cheese Cheese Cheese
Announcing A Coudal Partners Photo Contest - “Photo Booth” style photos
- deadline May 23, 2008
see more, read more, get all the details - Coudal Partners website: here
Digital Briefs
Eurostar launches digital gallery
see more, read more: here
Image from Power of the Pens website
AND THE WINNER IS. . . “Mr Donizildo” by Ricardo Piologo
Wacom, Power of the Pens competition
see more, read more: here
Cris Orfescu’s website & online portfolio
LED Digital Mural to Highlight Work by Cris Orfescu
Commuters coming to Boston on the Massachusetts Turnpike now have a new landmark: a large LED digital mural outside WGBH’s new studio complex in Brighton. Every day, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the digital mural features a new image or series of images drawn largely from that day’s TV or radio programming on WGBH or from other sources of content that reflect WGBH’s mission. Embedded in the building’s exterior wall, the approximately 30-foot-by-45-foot display of light-emitting diode (LED) panels is visible to eastbound MassPike travelers from approximately a mile and a half away.
In honor of the Cambridge Science Festival, on April 26 the WGBH’s digital mural will feature the work of Cris Orfescu.
As part of this year’s Cambridge Science Fair, the Boston Museum of Science will be featuring NanoArt, an exhibition intended to promote a greater understanding of nanotechnology among the general public. Nanohedron will present a slide show featuring Orfescu’s works along with other nanoartists.
What a great pleasure to have participated in Cris’s NanoArt competition and Festival which was held in Finland last May.
Congratulations Cris!! what a great opportunity to get your work out there in BIG STYLE!
see more, read more (WGBH): here
