The National Gallery of Art copyist program has been in operation since the Gallery opened in 1941. A permit issued by the registrar’s office is required for copying works of art in oil or any other liquid medium. The Gallery provides permit holders with an easel, stool, and drop cloth; private easels are not allowed. Visitors may sketch with pencils or other dry media in the galleries without a permit.

To participate in the copyist program, applicants must meet all requirements outlined in the National Gallery of Art “Rules Governing the Copying of Works of Art” and agree to an interview and a security background check; they must acknowledge in writing their acceptance of the rules. For more information on the copyist program, please e-mail your name and mailing address to copyist@nga.gov. A packet of materials will be mailed to you within seven business days.

The issue of a copyist permit does not in any way constitute the National Gallery of Art’s endorsement of a copyist’s work.

After a successful Artomatic show in DC, Soline Krug recently got accepted for this month’s Black & White show at the Art League Gallery (http://www.theartleague.org/index2.php?start=showlist). Black & White was curated by Juror Catriona Fraser. Of 506 entries, only 124 made the cut.

Krug’s painting “Embrace the Difference” will be exhibited until August 3 and can be seen at the Torpedo factory in Alexandria (105 N. Union Street). Her updated website features new artwork at
www.galeriekrug.com.

What inspires my designs: Love, friendship, confidence, uplifting emotions, these feelings come into play.

Bio: Ever since I was 8 I had these strange goals, I just dreamed of doing big things. I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Then I wanted to be an inventor, but I lost interest. One day I wanted to be a pianist and even a scientist! Everyday I encountered others, I wouldn’t say a word, I stopped talking to my teachers, anybody in public. I wouldn’t talk to one person,then, I wanted to talk again but I couldn’t. It was too hard, there was nowhere for me to go.That all changed when I met this friend.

I always think of her, the image of me on this hilltop at night while the wind blows, stars shining till the last stardom with the rain pouring down, and the lanterns floating in the sky with the creatures hovering around. I would be standing on that hilltop and she’d come running up to me,she would hold me as the laterns in the sky started to sway. She was the one that gave me the confidence to speak again, then one day, I promised her something… I would be the greatist artist with this confidence that she gave me. I’m going to do this for my family, for my friends, for everyone because I believe that everyone should feel this confident, and I know that if I do this I can motivate everyone to reach their goals!

Ever since I had this goal, I started drawing in a different way, my own unique style. It’s hard to describe the times I had with this friend. Once sentence can describe it all. Together, we flew in the sky, over the oceans, in a dream that lasted forever! We cried in the most magical legendary lake of all time. One day, this friend died from cancer, but even till this day, I still try to reach this goal for her, and that’s all I can about me for now…

So I will….at all costs, reach this goal! If that means I have to do everything it takes, win every contest out there! Learn to use every medium there is, I will not stop! I just need a chance, I can do it! Please help me, I don’t have anybody to help me, but even though I’m alone, I know I can reach this goal!

My designs: My designs have a concept behind them. All things in the world reproduce at a constant rate, the flowers grow day by day, and the petals fly around from the thousands of blossoms. Humans reproduce in excess. The creatures are born from beams of energy and the cosmos of reproduction… they float around and reproduce in an endless cycle. Vines that grow and reproduce from the newborn creatures, and then comes the meteor shower…but these creatures continue to multiply. Pieces of data and shattered earth float around and rise from cracks, from this data life forms are constructing themselves and extending themselves into the distance. The creatures that reach the last phase of the cycle release their energy and strands of energy back into the drifting light. All creatures are forming from the natural causes.

My everyday saying, a detailed concept is a strong concept because an intricate concept is fully expressed with total possibility to the highest extent. The more detailed, the more thorough, meaning the more explored leading to unique possibilities.

Name: Tyler James Vo. Email: tylervoartist@gmail.com

African American Visual Arts Database (AAVAD) http://www.aavad.com/ contact them to update/create your information page. You can then use/copy their format when you construct your résumé and/or send the link to others. It’s free. This is a very good tool, especially if you are unsure of how to construct a résumé. Also check out other artists. Some people did not know they were in the database – are you??? This is all part of the business of art. Check it out!