A juried group photo show on shadow and light at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
Western States
Women Artists Making Their Mark 2022
Continuing our annual show devoted to women artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts is committed to bringing more gender equity to the world of art. This 14th year we extend our reach around the globe to artists who identify as female and encouraged them to submit to this popular ONLINE show.
Our curation and presentation of the selected work is exceptional. We promote the artists through social media, print media and through our email outreach. We create a quality printable catalog of the show and the the online shows are archived but accessible after close of show. Go here to see examples of other online shows: https://www.ohanloncenter.org/exhibits/past-exhibits/
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts emphasizes the creative process and the continued pursuit of meaning and authenticity through observation, exploration, and experimentation.
Sawtooth National Recreation Area Artist Residency
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (Sawtooth NRA) and Sun Valley Museum of Art seek candidates for a 2-week Artist-in-Residence project during late September/early October 2022.
Located in the state of Idaho, the Sawtooth NRA consists of 756,000 acres of beautiful mountainous scenery and is home to a wide array of wildlife. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the Sawtooth NRA includes the Sawtooth Wilderness, Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness, and the Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness areas. The Sawtooth NRA has over 800 miles of trails, 40 peaks rising over 10,000 feet and more than 300 high-elevation alpine lakes that add to the spectacular scenery and vistas.
The Sawtooth NRA is also at the core of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, 906,000 acres of one of the last large pools of nighttime darkness in the United States. The Reserve is the first Gold-Tier International Dark Sky Reserve in the U.S., and draws visitors from around the world who come to stargaze under the Reserve’s night skies.
One visual artist-in-residence will be selected to participate in a residency in the Sawtooth NRA during fall 2021. The Sawtooth NRA will provide the selected artist with 2 weeks lodging in or near the Sawtooth NRA, and SVMoA will provide the artist-in-residence with a $500 stipend. Lodging may be in either shared or private U.S. Forest Service housing. Artists are responsible for their own transportation, materials, and any required preparation of artwork for exhibition.
The selected artist will:
· Create a body of work for exhibition either inside or outside the Sawtooth NRA Visitor Center (and other potential venues) from approx. June 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024 (exact dates TBD).
· Participate in 1-2 public outreach activities during their residency, including but not restricted to artist lecture, artist workshop for adults or students, interactive community project
· Donate one artwork to the Sawtooth NRA for their permanent collection
The artist-in-residence will create work that responds to a particular aspect of the Sawtooth NRA, including but not limited to: wildlife, geology, ecosystems, scenery and human history.
Visual artists over the age of 18 working in any medium are welcome to apply. This includes but is not limited to: painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, fiber artists.
Applications are due Friday, July 22.
Please include the following:
· a cover letter describing your interest in the Sawtooth NRA and your plan for the residency, what you would produce for the 2023 exhibition, and 1-2 potential outreach programs
· a resume
· a sample of your artistic work – up to 10 images submitted as jpegs
· names and contact information for 3 professional references
The selected artist will be chosen by a jury of Sawtooth NRA and SVMoA staff and other community partners. Selections are based on artistic merit, appropriateness of the artist’s proposal to the program goals, and overall suitability to the residency.
Applicants will be notified of decisions by Wednesday, July 29.
For more information or to submit applications*, contact:
Susan Kranz, Interpretive Specialist, Sawtooth NRA – susan.kranz@usda.gov
Courtney Gilbert, Curator of Visual Arts, Sun Valley Museum of Art – cgilbert@svmoa.org
*Applicants should submit applications to both Susan Kranz and Courtney Gilbert.
Grayscale: A Picture Show
A juried group photo show on black and white photography at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
Landscape and Architecture: 2022
A juried group photo show on landscape and architecture at Black Box Gallery.
For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com
We invite you to host an Art Break Day site in your community
Make art with the world on September 2, 2022
We invite you to host an Art Break Day site. Visit www.ArtBreakDay.org to register your site today!
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Since 2011, over forty thousand people in cities across the world have participated in a free and public art-making event known as “Art Break Day.”
Art Break Day is a daylong celebration that encourages people to sit down, take a short break from their busy lives, and make art for free. Tabled booths are set up in highly trafficked locations in various cities across the globe and passer-byers are provided art supplies and the opportunity to make art for free. The annual event occurs simultaneously in all participating locations on the first Friday of September. This year’s Art Break Day will take place on 9/2/2022. Many of the Art Break Day sites might be virtual and others with safe/best practices can be in person.
Art Break Day was created by the nonprofit art organization Art is Moving. According to Co-Founding Director Lisa Rasmussen, “Art Break Day is an event for the people that is hosted by the people. While providing everyone with an opportunity to discover the positive impact of art I hope it also ignites their inner artist and they leave encouraged, empowered, and ready to engage with art again and again.”
“Art Break Day is all about connection,” says Co-Founding Director, Lauren Odell Usher Sharpton. “People connect with their creative sides while making art. People also connect with one another by making art at the same table. And, because several locations simultaneously host an Art Break Day, people also make art with the world.”
Volunteer host, Vasvi Srivastava of New Dehli, India says of her experience hosting, “It was amazing to see strangers connecting with each other over art. New friendships were formed.”
We invite you to host an Art Break Day site. Visit www.ArtBreakDay.org to register your site today!
Art Break Day is free to the public. People of all ages are encouraged to participate and no prior experience is required to do so. There is no time limit on participation. Visit any of the locations to take a break and make art with your neighbors. To learn more about this year’s event and locations, visit www.ArtBreakDay.org.
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Art is Moving creates, initiates, and shares community art projects that educate, encourage, and empower people to “take an art break” and make art part of their daily life. We do this because we know that art makes people better. And, better people make a better world.
