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art & the top 50 world record game fish catches

In Uncategorized on November 27, 2008 at 3:57 pm

 

Commission Your Own Flick Ford Painting!This extremely limited Collector’s Edition, signed by the artist and author, is lettered A through Z and comes in a custom made slipcase of the finest book cloth with a letterpress label. Commission your own original watercolor of a fish from either of Flick Ford’s books, his 2006 FISH: 77 Great Fish of North America or BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches and your personally commissioned Collector’s Edition book and original painting will ship within 2-3 weeks. Only 26 people will ever own this Flick Ford Collector’s Edition. Talk to your Greenwich Workshop Authorized Dealer about your personal commission.

 

BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches

BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches is the first-ever illustrated book about the top 50 world record game fish catches. Flick Ford—acclaimed—“Audubon” painter of fish—has created spectacular reconstructions of actual world record catches, many never-before-seen in living color. Author Mike Rivkin, International Game Fish Association’s historian, tells the stories behind each of the 50 top catches. Who, what, where, bait, boat, tackle plus the history of record keeping, conservation, IGFA certification and summary of endangered species.

BIG: The 50 Greatest World Record Catches,
by Flick Ford 
 

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Image size:
14″w x 11″h. US: $1,350.00 

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dc's performing artist roster program

In Uncategorized on November 27, 2008 at 3:52 pm

*Application deadline: Friday, December 19 at 7:00 pm*

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is currently accepting 
applications from individuals and non-profit organizations for the 
*Performing Artist Roster Program (PAR)*. The roster showcases some of
the District’s most talented artists in dance, music, and theater. 
Performing artists featured in the roster have demonstrated their 
artistic excellence and have been reviewed by an independent peer review
panel of area arts professionals. 

The purpose of the program is to promote artistic exchanges between 
Washington, D.C. and Maryland. The goals of the program are to promote 
the artistic excellence and development of District of Columbia 
performing artists by enhancing their marketability and touring capacity 
through successful touring engagements beyond their home state, 
professional development workshops, and roster campaign promotions. 

*A link to the program guidelines and a fill-in PDF application form are 
currently available on the home page of our website under “Agency News”
at www.dcarts.dc.gov <http://www.dcarts.dc.gov/>. *

For more information please contact:

Charles Barzon, Arts Program Assistant

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

Phone: 202-724-5613

Email: charles.barzon@dc.gov <mailto:charles.barzon@dc.gov>

skin deep @ art whino

In Uncategorized on November 27, 2008 at 3:48 pm

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del ray artisans & guild of american papercutters 2008 show

In Uncategorized on November 26, 2008 at 4:05 pm

phoca_thumb_l_dsc05327The Del Ray Artisans will host a special exhibition of the work of the Guild of American Papercutters along with an open call to national artists and Del Ray Members during their upcoming show scheduled to span the holiday season:  ”The World Through the Blade of Scissors.”

Works will be featured during First Night Alexandria and the show is curated by silhouettist Anne Leslie.  Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory is set to exhibit three works in the form of altered book and paper arts, one in the form of a re-interpreted flying eagle.

peter sculthorpe @ newman galleries

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 at 9:52 pm

NEWMAN GALLERIES 
IS VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EXHIBITION OF

PAST AND PRESENT WORKSBY 

 

PETER SCULTHORPE
  
Please join us!
 
OPENING RECEPTION & HOLIDAY GATHERING
 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 2008

5:00-7:30P 
 
 EXHIBITION CONTINUES THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2009

 

 

Although every painting seems to have for its subject something old – a wall, a barn, a house in good repair or tumbling down – these paintings are not about nostalgia. They bring the past into the light of present day, and this juxtaposition of past and present, which always takes us by surprise, is the starting premise of his art.
 
Arthur De Costa
Chairman of the Painting Department, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1966-1988)
 

 

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Peter Sculthorpe, “Proposal Rock”
Oil on linen, 17 5/8″ x 39 1/2″

 

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 Peter Sculthorpe, “The Galloways”
Watercolor, 20″ x 30″
Visit Peter Sculthorpe at his website www.petersculthorpe.com.

rosemarieberger, the prince of petworth, and barack or why i love albus cavus

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 at 4:12 pm

rosemarie berger was driving by 11th St and Park Rd. in Columbia Heights, D.C., last week and noticed a drop dead fantastic spray paint art of Obama on the construction fence around the old liquor store. She checked on the Columbia Heights e-list and found out that the whole thing was part of a public art installation project by Albus Cavus artist collective.

by Albus Cavus Collective

by Albus Cavus Collective

On Sunday, Nov. 9,  artists from the DC area and the East Coast created a public art installation that seeks to lift up the Columbia Heights community spirit by improving aesthetic enjoyment. A dozen artists worked together with renown graffiti artists, like Tim CON and Leon Rainbow, in a live, outdoor presentation of art and people changing their environment. The artists covered the 80-foot fence of a construction site with color, imagination, and reflection.

“We are transforming an eyesore to eye-candy,” said Albus Cavus executive director Peter Krsko, the organizer of the art project. “Fences around building sites are usually to be endured, not enjoyed. In Columbia Heights, public artists and residents will smash that old construct with paint and spirit.”

Rosemarie’s no dummy and she got part of her source material from the prince of petworth himself who wrote: 

On Sunday, artists from the DC area and the East Coast will create a public art installation that seeks to lift up the Columbia Heights community spirit by improving aesthetic enjoyment. A dozen artists will work together with renown graffiti artists, like Tim CON and Leon Rainbow, in a live, outdoor presentation of art and people changing their environment. The artists will cover the 80-foot fence of a construction site with color, imagination, and reflection.

“We are transforming an eyesore to eye-candy,” said Albus Cavus Executive Director Peter Krsko, the organizer of the art project. “Fences around building sites are usually to be endured, not enjoyed. In Columbia Heights, public artists and residents will smash that old construct with paint and spirit.”

Who: Tim CON (DC), Dave AREK (MD), Decoy (DC), Billy Mode (MD), VJ (DC), Gaia (MD), Leon Rainbow (NJ), Will Kasso (NJ), Peter Krsko / Albus Cavus (DC) and other local artists.

When: Sunday, November 9, 2008, from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. The completed installation will remain on exhibit until early 2009.

Where: 3400 11th Street NW, Washington DC (intersection of 11th Street NW and Park Road)

The group of local and visiting artists are working in collaboration with 3DG – District Design Development Group, LLC. This unique event brings together artists who master diverse techniques and styles. Their common goal is to work in public space and use their art to improve the quality of life in their urban neighborhoods. The live presentation is open to the public and free.

Albus Cavus, a sponsor of this event is a non-profit organization that utilizes arts to:

• Promote development of strong and healthy communities by involving the residents in projects that result in improved public, gathering and common spaces.

• Design and develop novel interactive and participatory art projects in public space.

• Reinvent existing public spaces that are underutilized, neglected and abandoned.

• Cultivate healthy development of young residents through practical experience in complex projects that encourage team work and democratic process.

• Support artistic excellence by providing necessary consulting services, supplies and mentorship to emerging artists.

3DG, a sponsor of the event delivers world-class architectural design and development services to the Greater Washington Metropolitan Region. Employing a highly qualified team of experienced developers, award winning architects, LEED-accredited professionals, interior designers, construction management professionals, licensed real estate agents, and financial analysts, 3DG is able to provide a unique, holistic approach to any building project. For further information regarding 3DG’s design services or any of our other services, please visit www.3dgllc.com <http://www.3dgllc.com/> or contact us at info@3dgllc.com or 202-291-3282.

avon hello tomorrow fund – apply by 12/1

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 at 3:51 pm

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Since April 2007 the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund has awarded $5,000 each week to individuals to create or expand projects or programs to empower women. To date more than 8,000 dedicated women and men have applied, and nearly 90 have already won the weekly awards and are empowering women in their communities.

Metropolitan DC based Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory has already submitted proposals for empowering young women’s self-esteem through the telling and sharing of women artist’s life stories via a moving and powerful powerpoint presentations delivered to high school students in DC.  The presentation focuses on adversity and how these well-known artists overcame it through the use of creative inspiration.  The program is designed for inner-city DC schools and students - long suffering from lack of funds, qualified educators, visionary administrators, and hope.

The Hello Tomorrow Fund will be continuing for a third year, but with a changed format. If you or someone you know is interested in applying under the current guidelines, don’t delay! December 1 is the deadline to apply for a chance to win the weekly award under the current criteria, so spread the word and apply today.  Online applications must be completed by midnight on December 1. Mailed applications must be received by December 1.

craig kraft's mid city artists open studios invite

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 at 3:40 pm

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Please join us for Mid City Artists Open Studios and see the beginnings of a new monumental light sculpture for Embassy Suites Hotel in Loveland, Colorado.

call for applications: DC teaching art fellows

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 at 3:23 pm

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Deadline: January 5, 2009

Join the ranks of our elite group of District of Columbia teachers–become a DC Teaching Fellow. Apply online today at www.dcteachingfellows.org.  No education experience or coursework required. The DC Teaching Fellows (DCTF) is a competitive initiative of the District of Columbia Public Schools that recruits, selects and trains outstanding professionals and college graduates to become teachers in the schools that need them the most. We are currently recruiting art Fellows to join our program. Following an intensive, rigorous summer training institute, Fellows will enter the classroom in the fall while taking classes to obtain their teaching certificate and/or Master’s degree. Fellows receive a full teacher’s salary, benefits, subsidized tuition, and more.

Applications are being accepted immediately – our first deadline to apply is January 5th, 2009. Due to the competitive nature of the program, interested candidates are encouraged to apply ASAP. Add making a difference to your record of successes. Apply now.  For more information and to apply online, visit our website at www.dcteachingfellows.org.

Post & Image Credit:  Anne Marchand’s blog “Painterly Visions” – shown above, “Remembrance”,  Anne Marchand, acrylic and mixed media.

art space herndon's iron road show exhibit

In Uncategorized on November 25, 2008 at 3:12 pm

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December 2, 2008 thru January 4, 2009

Herndon’s history was shaped by the W&OD train line.  As a dairy community, it relied on trains to move produce, product and people into and out of our historic town.  The rich history of our relationship with trains will be tracked and explored as part of the Iron Road Show Exhibit in December. 
 
Works in all media will be included in the railroading theme exhibit.  As a special holiday treat, mark your calendar to visit the Model Railroad Show on December 13-14, featuring HO and N Scale layouts. 

Rail fans, as well as families and local history buffs, will enjoy this fun event.  For more information and hours, call the art center at 703-956-6590 or visit us online at www.ArtSpaceHerndon.org.