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CALLS FOR ARTISTS
The 29th Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors: The Juror of Selection will be Carole Pickle. The Juror of Awards will be Alan Wylie. Over $15,000 cash and medals will be awarded. Prizewinners will also be published in a color catalog, and receive press. The fee for two entries is $35/$25 members. Both digital and slide entry is accepted. The entry deadline is April 1, 2010. The prospectus is available online at www.artscenteroldforge.org or if you are interested in being added to the mailing list call the Arts Center/Old Forge at (315) 369-6411.
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Garden Walk Buffalo, an an annual tour of of more than 340 gardens, seeks submissions of original garden-related artwork to use on the 2010 Garden Walk posters, T-shirts and maps. Paintings, drawings, illustrations or mixed media work is acceptable. Details: www.GardenWalkBuffalo.com. Entry deadline is April 9. The Garden Walk takes place on July 24 & 25.
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42nd Annual Corn Hill Arts Festival - Call for "Emerging Artists" Deadline: Monday, March 15, 2010. Opportunity for artists 15-25 years old with no prior juried art show experience to exhibit at the 42nd Annual Corn Hill Arts Festival July 10th & 11th, 2010. Application Deadline: March 15th. Application Fee: $10. Booth Fee: $20 For more information, visit: www.cornhillartsfestival.com
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Innovation Erie Design Competition 2010 - Show off your product ideas with the chance to win an award worth $10,000 to start up your own art-based business. Application deadline is May 10. For information and an application visit www.innovationerie.net or call the Erie Museum at (814) 459-5477.
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The Spot Coffee in Buffalo's Elmwood Village has recently expanded, and is seeking submissions from local artists. Submissions may be put on display throughout the store, and may include paintings, drawings, photos, or sculptures. Email a digital portfolio of your work, your contact info, or any photos of works you would like to display. My contact information is Vuhnessuh@gmail.com or VBarigelli@spotcoffee.com. Contact me today to make an appointment!
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K-9 Special Exhibition - June 11 - July 18, 2010. Artists residing in the USA and 18 years of age or older are eligible to submit digital images for consideration. Entry fee $30/2 pieces of artwork. CD images must be either a jpeg or gif image (600 dpi largest dimensional side, PC compatible and 72 dpi). The theme of the show is DOGS, DOGS, DOGS in all of their glory.
Jurors are:
ADRIENNE SMITH - Painter, Educator and Co-Director of the Main Street Gallery
ROGER SMITH - Painter, Sculptor, Educator and Co- Director of the Main Street Gallery.
Insurance on premises only. Awards. Shipping costs to and from the gallery are the responsibility of the artist if selected. All artwork must be for sale. Gallery commission is 40% of retail price. Deadline of prospectus application - May 1, 2010. For more information and prospectus, please email gallery maingal@localnet.com, send a SASE to The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, P.O. Box 161, Groton, NY 13073 or print prospectus pdf file at www.mainstreetgal.com
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2010 National Small Art Quilt Works Exhibition
July 23 - Sept 5, 2010. Fiber artists residing in the USA and 18 years of age or older are eligible to submit digital images for consideration. Entry fee $30/3 pieces of artwork. CD images must be either a jpeg or gif image (600 dpi largest dimensional side, PC compatible and 72 dpi).
Jurors are:
CATHY ROSA KLIMASZEWSKI - Ames Associate Director for Programs/Curator of Education and Curator of Quilt Exhibitions, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY.
ROGER SMITH - Painter, Sculptor, Educator and Co- Director of the Main Street Gallery.
Insurance on premises only. Awards. Shipping costs to and from the gallery are the responsibility of the artist if selected. All artwork must be for sale. Gallery commission is 40% of retail price. The dimensions of art quilt must be no larger than 16" x 20". Deadline of prospectus application - June 12, 2010. For more information and prospectus, please email gallery maingal@localnet.com, send a SASE to The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, P.O. Box 161, Groton, NY 13073 or print prospectus pdf file at www.mainstreetgal.com
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Person to Person: An exhibition of portraits by photographic artists. April 1 through May 7, 2010. ArtsWestchester is exploring Portraiture as seen through the photographic lens. We seek images that capture the persona or inner essence of a person. The style of these portraits may range from sharp realism to abstraction, as long as they relate to the character and personality of the subject. Photographic portraits may be in any size or style. The exhibit will be held in the Grand Banking Room Gallery at ArtsWestchester in downtown White Plains, NY. All accepted works must be delivered gallery ready; either framed or unframed. Entries are due by Monday, February 15th. Please send your contact information along with low resolution jpegs by email to: marc@colorgroup.com.
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College Street Gallery Co-op has openings for 4 artists for the our monthly group exhibits. Must be able to show 9-10 times a year. For more info call (716) 856-2839 M-F 11- 4pm or submit a link to your work to collegestreetgallery@yahoo.com
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Buffalo Arts Digital Library is seeking submissions from Buffalo area artists. Works in creative writing, craft, visual, film, media, performance and music arts are eligible. See submission requirements at http://buffaloartslibrary.blogspot.com
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CAZ Galleries seeks Christian art - South Buffalo gallery is looking for Christian artists to display their work for month-long shows. Traditional, Modern or Contemporary styles welcome. Media can be painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, video, etc. Interested artists should include a photograph of the artwork, a short summery of their Christian testimony, and an artist's statement. Also include the dimensions, the artists name and contact info., title of the work, and media used. Send submissions to: CAZ Galleries, Cazenovia Park Church, 520 North Legion Dr., Buffalo, 14210, c/o Kristina Laun.
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Hallwalls reviews proposals on an ongoing basis. All proposals are reviewed for possible inclusion in solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, and residencies. Proposals that are not returned within a three months may be kept on file for up to a year for further review. Hallwalls artists’ files are open to all local and visiting curators. For more information please go to http://www.hallwalls.org/subguides.html.
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CEPA encourages artists to send in work for review at any time. All artwork must be photographically-based or digital in nature. Please go to: http://www.cepagallery.org/artist_resources/calls/generalcall.html for more information. For further inquiries, contact CEPA M-F 10-5PM at 716-856-2717 or info@cepagallery.com.
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Big Orbit Gallery seeks submissions from visual artists working in all media for solo exhibitions. Big Orbit Gallery seeks to promote new ideas and experimentation in contemporary art by emerging, under-represented and established artists of the Western New York region through solo exhibitions and group shows. Please send SASE, cover letter, resume, slides or video documentation, slide script, and other related materials to Big Orbit Gallery, Visual Arts Program 30D Essex Street, Buffalo, NY 14213. Call 560-1968 for more information. Deadline: ongoing.
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The Olean Public Library seeks work from area artists interested in exhibiting at the Olean Public Library Gallery. Artists should send a packet of material that includes prints of a least 4 images as well as a CD or slides to: Cynnie Gaasch, Gallery Curator, Olean Public Library, POB 284, Buffalo, NY 14205. For more details contact the library at 716-372-0200.
CALLS FOR FILMMAKERS
The 4th Annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival is now open for submissions. The BNFF is a 10 day event open to the public, filmmakers, and industry professionals from around the world. For more info call: (716) 827-3534 or visit: bniff.org
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Emerging Filmmaker Series at the Little Theatre
Want to submit your film? There is no fee and no age restriction. Films must be on DVD or VHS and can be no longer than 30 minutes. To be eligible, you must be a NY State resident or have made your film in NY State. Please include a SASE for return of your film. All genres. Deadline: ongoing.
Send submissions to:
Little Theatre
Attention: Karen vanMeenen
240 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
emergingfilmmakers@yahoo.com
CALLS FOR WRITERS
The Other Herald: "Heralding the art of words in WNY." Submissions from writers of all levels are welcome: short articles, ideas, writing exercises, poems, comics, black & white art, excerpts from work in progress writing, local books to review, etc. Work from Western New York (term used loosely) given first priority, but all work considered. Include submissions in the body of your email text, and please also send your contact information including mailing address, to: theotherherald@yahoo.com .
You may mail submissions, subscription requests, or SASE for sample issue, to: Hidden Valley Farm, Publisher of The Other Herald, P.O. Box 172, Perry NY 14530. Learn more: http://www.otherherald.com
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Geva Theatre Center accepts submissions for full-length plays, musicals, translations and adaptations. Unproduced plays are considered for possible inclusion in all our play development programs, as well as for production on our stages. Playwrights with professional representation may have their agents send full manuscripts at any time. Playwrights who are not working with agents may send a submission inquiry; for consideration please include a cover letter, resume or production history, synopsis, complete list of characters and ten-page dialogue sample. If you are submitting a musical, send a sample recording as well. Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if materials are to be returned.
Direct your inquiry to:
Jean Ryon
New Plays Coordinator
Geva Theatre Center
75 Woodbury Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14607
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. After reviewing your query, we will let you know whether or not we wish to read the entire script. Please note: We do not accept materials submitted electronically.
More info: http://gevatheatre.org/newplaysatgeva/submissions.html
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Wanted: Full length stage plays - Metlife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition 2010
Postmarked Deadline: Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Repertorio Español is looking for unproduced full length stage plays in English or Spanish that are relevant and unique to the Hispanic experience in the United States.
• Winning Play will be produced at Repertorio Español.
• Top Five will receive cash awards.
• Finalists will receive a staged reading at Repertorio.
For Guidelines and Application contact Allison at aav@repertorio.org. Check-out our website at www.repertorio.org for a complete list of descriptions and finalists.
AUDITIONS
The Wyoming County Bicentennial Singers (WCBS) will hold open auditions for their Spring production, Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Bloom, on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2nd and 3rd at 7 pm at the Arts Council For Wyoming County, 31 S. Main Street, Perry, NY 14530. WCBS is looking to fill two roles for one adult male age 21to 50 and one adult male age 40 to 70. Interested actors will perform cold readings from the script. Performances will be May 7, 8, & 9 and 14 & 15 at the Warsaw Grange. For more information call 585-535-0512 and leave a message with call back contact information.
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The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is seeking vocalists and instrumentalists of all ages to audition for "BPO Idol" with Marvin Hamlisch on April 24 at Kleinhans Music Hall. Email two short videos (each 5 minutes in length) along with a short sentence or two about yourself and your background to Jennifer Smith at jsmith@bpo.org. by Feb. 19. No professionals. Candidates must reside within 60 miles of Buffalo.
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Genesee Chorale welcomes new voices - Rehearsals for their concerts are Mondays at 7 pm - 9 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, Main St., Batavia. www.geneseechorale.com
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Buffalo Choral Arts Society seeks singers. Auditioners are asked to prepare a solo from any published source exemplifies the singers range, tone and interpretive qualities. For info or appointment call Nancy during business hours at (716) 847-6930 or evenings at (716) 856-1357.
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Western New York Chorale, specializing in early music, has openings for tenors and basses. For info call 716-566-1177 or email info@WNYChorale.org. Visit the website: www.WNYChorale.org.
STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE
Studio/ Space for Rent: in newly rehab'd Rufus Smith Building, downtown Perry.
Affordable rent, flexible terms. 700 square feet - ready today. Heat/AC/electrical included. Professionally maintained common areas, toilet rooms, mailroom. Rent subsidy available. Mixed use building also includes two other artists, restaurant, accounting, software, massage therapy, fitness, insurance, cellular. 585 237 2614. contact@insitearch.com
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