Paintpushers

Check out the Sketchbook Project Exhibition. They send you a Moleskine sketchbook, you fill it with whatever you want, send it back and then it tours the country on exhibition. Sounds like fun to me. I’ve already ordered one. The theme of the show is “everyone we know”.

The Drake University Agricultural Law Center is sponsoring an art competition in conjunction with two conferences. The theme is “Rural Lands and Rural Livelihoods” and the art will be on display September 20 through October 17th, 2007. The entry fee is $15 for the Open Division (18 years & above) and $10 for the Student Division (Must be enrolled in a university or college). Submissions are due by Wednesday, August 29th, 2007. There will be an opening reception Thursday,  Sept. 20th at 5:30 p.m. where the awards will be announced.

AWARDS

BEST IN SHOW: $500

OPEN DIVISION:

• First Place: $ 400
• Second Place: $200
• Third Place: $100
• Honorable Mention: Ribbon

STUDENT DIVISION (enrolled in College or University)

• First Place: $300
• Second Place: $200
• Third Place: $100
• Honorable Mention: Ribbon

PURCHASE AWARDS………total $2,000 to date. Purchase Awards to be announced.

Download the entry form or contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.

Now this is an interesting concept… The East Village Art Coalition is sponsoring a one night exhibition where artwork is traded for instead of sold. It sounds like fun, and reminds me of the paperclip guy.

EVACcitywide Shoe Show

ONE NIGHT ONLY, Saturday August 4th, 2007
Fitch Gallery, 304 15th Street, Des Moines IA

Exhibition Overview:
Sponsored by EVACcitywide, Shoe Show is a unique exhibition offering artists, from amateur to professional, the opportunity to barter their unique creation (paintings, photographs, mixed media, sculpture) of shoes with the public; however, no monies can be exchanged for work.  Instead, original works of art can be traded for nearly anything, from rubber bands to a Rolls-Royce.  All trades must be mutually agreed upon the artist and the “buyer” during the one-night opening reception. 

Requirements:

• Original works must address the shoe in some form of representation, from abstract to realistic.
• All media will be accepted, including painting, collage, sculpture, sound, video, electronic, and photography (artists must supply their own equipment for sound, video, or electronic presentations).
• Art work should be no bigger than a shoebox; and, must be wired for hanging, or ready to install. (Any work not ready to install will not be displayed.)
• Participating artists must be present the night of the show, or available by telephone.

Cost per entry is $5, up to two submissions per artist.
Drop off work at the Fitch Gallery, 304 15th St., Des Moines IA, from 1 pm to 4 pm August 2nd and 3rd, or mail original submissions by August 1st to:

EVACcitywide P.O. BOX 6096, Des Moines, IA 50309

For further information, contact Michael Lane, 515.710.0371 Michael@eastvillageart.com

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