Starting Friday, September 19, 2008, 6 pm – 10 pm at the Washington Convention Center, you can be one of the first to meet international artists who will be participating along with notable corporate sponsors in the 2nd Annual Washington DC International Arts Expo. The event will feature special unveilings, live entertainment, tasty treats and tidbits, silent benefit auctions, seminars, and much more.
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2nd annual DC international arts expo – sept. 08
In Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 at 9:15 pmoutsider art fair 2009's new venue
In Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 at 7:22 pm
For all of us who in years past weren’t sure whether outsider art exhibits and booths at the Puck Building were paying off, organizers have moved the New York Outsider Art Fair 2009 to the Mart, 7 West 34th Street in New York. The preview gala slated for January 9, 2009 benefits the American Folk Art Museum. This is another great event for outsider art, art brut, and contemporary folk art aficionados – and was the first time Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory actually witnessed non-sponsored artists rolling up their U-Hauls and opening up shop on the street corner. Only in New York – there’s no place like it!
folk art society of america's symposium to be held in DC
In Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 at 6:42 pm
All you visionaries and outside artists will want to mark your calendars for September 25 – 28, 2008 where you can join Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory in celebrating the Folk Art Society of America’s 21st Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s symposia will be Folk Art in our Nation’s Capital. Highlights include guest speakers, day tours, and a benefit auction. Auction proceeds donated to the Hemphill Jr. Memorial Art Fund contributes to the purchase of an art work each year for donation to a museum or university. The auction is the Society’s only yearly fund-raising event; its success depends on generous contributions and wide participation.
Image Credit to photographer Katherine Fogden, courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian, and reposted from the Folk Art Society’s Annual Conference web page.
a color school tissue mosaicist turns attention to acrylics: bryan jernigan
In Uncategorized on August 11, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Acclaimed Artist Bryan Jernigan “stopped by” the other day to let Washington DC-based Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory know that he’s been working in a new medium – acrylic on unprimed canvas. Century 21 Gallery in Rosslyn (1711 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington) embraced the work in their show, “Dog Days of Summer,” which runs through the end of August.
Approximately 14 of Jernigan’s (bryan@nafisdc.org) older works, his tissue piece mosaics (previously featured on this site), are currently hanging in the Arlington County Circuit Court Judicial Chambers near Courthouse Metro and he has a couple of small works at Cassatt’s Cafe and Gallery on Lee Highway, along with a handful of pieces at the BB&T Bank on Columbia Pike in South Arlington.
Jernigan’s a rising star in the resurgence of the Washington Color School theory. He’s another example of a very talented artist who is balancing the demands of a full time job, a family, and the challenges of marketing art works while producing at the same time. If that weren’t enough, he’s also teaching a Color Field class on Wednesday nights at the Dominion Hills Area Recreation Association on Wilson Boulevard beginning in October. You can see the course description here: http://www.arlingtonartistsalliance.org/Classes/AcademyFall2008Brochure.pdf.
Featured works by the artist are Exuberance II; Rain on the Grass I; and ZygoteI.
myperfectcolor.com – THE paint solution for artists
In Uncategorized on August 11, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Washington DC-based Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory firm was recently honored to be contacted by the founder and CEO of http://www.myperfectcolor.com/, Mr. Jason Shaw. My Perfect Color offers a very unique service and set of products – a sample-sized mini can that is available in over 100,000 paint colors from over 100 paint brands (and they can even make any color in lighter or darker variations). This is perfect for people who want to try colors to see how they will really look like or for people who are trying to match, for example, tones in the benjamin moore line.
But Shaw sees another really exciting application of his mini can paint products – and that is the potential for matching colors in art and making these available to people to purchase. Myperfectcolor.com are experts in color matching, and have built an Internet destination for people looking to find their perfect paint colors. Myperfectcolor.com can create paint color matches and post these online, making them available for people to buy in sample-size pints or gallons in a wide variety of paint finishes. The application for artists, art historians, art curators, and art advisors or consultants is very promising.
Myperfectcolor.com – simply find your perfect color. And don’t forget to check out their paint colors and painting blog.
susan kopecky: iowa's fine art photographer
In Uncategorized on August 11, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Washington DC-based Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory has been, over the past several months, on the receiving end of the better half of a long-distance e-mail relationship with a fine arts photographer, Susan Kopecky. Working with medium and large format film cameras, Kopecky photographs subjects that evoke an emotional response. She strives to print the image the way it “felt” at the moment it was photographed rather than trying to replicate the way it appeared. Kopecky’s images are a combination of simplicity and emotional response and they further illustrate how she thinks and feels about the subjects.
Kopecky has been involved in black and white, fine art photography for over two decades. Her work has received national attention by being selected for numerous group exhibitions, with several images receiving awards in galleries across the country. Kopecky continues to compete in national and international juried competitions and her prints are held in numerous corporate collections, as well as private residences.
She offers prints commercially through her website and like all artists has struggled with periods of productivity verses “leaving it alone for a bit”. Each of her prints is handmade by the artist, signed, numbered, and part of a limited edition. At no time in the image creating process (from film exposure to film processing/printing, to toning, mounting/matting, and framing) does the image leave the artist’s hands. Images are printed on black and white, fiber base photographic paper, in a traditional wet chemical darkroom. These are NOT digital prints. The prints are then Selenium toned, and once dry, they are mounted, matted and waxed to gallery standards for archivability. All images are mounted on acid free, four ply, mat board with over-mats cut from the same. These prints are guaranteed to last a lifetime.
Kopecky is amazing to me in all she does and strives to do (we’re talking to one exercising – book reading – cat loving MACHINE), but I personally believe you can get a feel for her love of photography and for the process of photography through her careful revival of her grandmother’s negatives. Featured above are three images from her 2004 series: Family Men; Young Brothers; and Boy and Horses. I am grateful for the artist’s permission to represent her work in this forum. You can contact the ansel adam-ist at her email, kopecky-photo@hotmail.com.
yulia gorbachenko: fashion & model photography
In Uncategorized on August 8, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Yulia Gorbachenko (yulia.gorbachenko@gmail.com) has a series of original fashion shoots and model portfolio-style photographs at http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorbachenko. Gorbachenko’s work has a self-admitted “Russian Girl” approach and perspective. Gorbachenko originates from Kyiv (Ukraine) where she held a 4.0 gpa in her marketing major. Early summer found her over at the Corcoran studying Digital Photography while working professionally as a photographer in event photography for a Maryland firm. Gorbachenko’s got a Washington, DC vision and she’s aiming towards it in a clear and concise pattern of fashion and model photographs – her work is well suited for commercial and advertising endeavors.
national arts marketing conference
In Uncategorized on August 7, 2008 at 8:52 pm
There’s still plenty of time to get involved with the Americans for the Arts and their National Arts Marketing Project Conference held this November in Houston. For more information and a list of unique speakers see www.artsusa.org.
paint it perfect: museum salon wall color selection and you
In Uncategorized on August 7, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Anne Kenderdine’s written a timely article for the Washington Post on museum wall paint selection, color in general, and how the two can be used for inspiration in designing your own living spaces. The article sites several DC area museum curators and their choice of salon paint color.
Seems like this is a new advertising angle for a variety of paint companies, Valspar (featured on HGTV) and Benjamin Moore (featured in many fine properties) included. And Washington’s always had a soft spot for anything involving color – so why not?
If you’re thinking about incorporating something new in terms of paint color, be sure to paint a small sample on your wall and look at the tone in varying lights and at different times of the day over a series of days before you commit. Take a color swatch to a variety of stores with fluorescent, halogen, or other lighting so you’ll know how to complement it with fabrics. Also, if you’re spending dough on top end products, it pays to consider having the walls professionally done. A tone applied with one coat looks very different from one applied with three – so check with your painter for his professional advice before you begin.
presidential paper doll candidates and the importance of national arts policies
In Uncategorized on August 6, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Our friends over at Dover Publications recently announced the release of their arts inspired Presidential Paper Dolls: The Fun Way to Support Your Candidate! Be sure as voting artists to make yourselves familiar with the respective arts policies – your future can depend on it!
Senator McCain. This commemorative set of wonderfully designed paper dolls features Senator John McCain—the Republican candidate for 44th President of the United States—and his wife, Cindy, plus casual and formal outfits they wore during his campaign. This colorful edition includes a brief biography, descriptive notes, and a bonus “Election Night Scorecard.”
Senator Obama – Make the most of a key moment in history with these beautifully rendered paper dolls featuring Senator Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters. The set includes a wardrobe of authentic outfits worn by the couple on the campaign trail. Features brief biographical notes and a bonus “Election Night Scorecard.”
Free! Bonus Costumes for the Candidates & More. You can follow your favorite paper doll candidate with Dover’s weekly Presidential Paper Doll Sampler! Each week, you’ll receive a colorful email that’s packed with cool giveaways: extra costumes for the candidates and their wives, free samples from other Dover paper doll books, and more. Plus, with the Campaign Countdown you’ll find out which paper doll candidate is the most popular. Use this link to sign up now— http://www.doverpublications.com/McCain-Obama. Plus, each of these new books is a Dover “Green Edition” printed in the U.S. on recycled paper. So don’t miss out on the hottest campaign collectibles around: our new McCain and Obama paper dolls are sure to become sought-after collector’s items!
Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory is a non-partisan commercial enterprise and offers Presidential Paper Doll information in the spirit of a robust 2008 election campaign.
