Call for Artists: 4th Biennial Cup Exhibition (Clayworks)

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Deadline: September 30, 2016
Donate a cup and you could win a Solo Show!
Clayworks is looking for your generous cup donations in support our artistic programming. The cups are given out of kindness, but will also provide you an opportunity to win a Solo Exhibition in our gallery next year.

The visiting public, both actual and virtual, will be able to vote for their favorite ones. The top five artists will then be invited to submit more images that will subsequently be juried by our Resident Artists and one lucky artist will be offered a solo show in 2017.Drop off or send in your cup today! For more information connect with our Exhibitions Director, Mary Cloonan at mary.cloonan@baltimoreclayworks.org.

2016 OPEN STUDIO TOUR ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: KATHY STRAUSS

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A brief interview with 2016 Open Studio Tour artist: Kathy Strauss

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Kathy Strauss in her studio.

Can you tell us a little bit about the work that you do in your studio?
I am a fiber artist and printmaker, and my work is largely informed by my other career as a laboratory scientist. Recently I have been making block prints embroidered with structures related to the printed image, along with monotypes layered with mathematics that describe the image.
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Undercurrents 6, Oyster Toad by Kathy Strauss

 

What drew you to the medium(s) that you are currently working with?

I love the immediacy of monotypes, and I love making block prints and then seeing how many variations on each of the same print I can make by the addition of embroidery.

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Palimpsest 4 by Kathy Strauss

 

What is something that you think is unique about your studio or practice?
Being both an artist and a scientist makes my subject matter unique, and being a scientist also makes me approach my art making differently from many artists I know well. I obsess about the connectedness of the images with the embroidery and mathematics, about the scientific soundness of my work, along with the more usual (for artists) attention to solid picture-making with respect to form, composition, handling of space and so forth.
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Wound 3 (Pott’s Disease) by Kathy Strauss

 

What is one thing you love about being an artist in Baltimore?
I love the vibrancy of the city and the fact that it has attracted so many very gifted artists who are willing to look beyond the normal galleries for exhibition opportunities, and use imagination and forward thinking to use or create amazing spaces for showing artwork.
What are you most excited about for this year’s Open Studio Tour?

 

This is my first time!
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Fusion, Lunar (Olivine) by Kathy Strauss

 

Stop by Kathy Strauss’s studio at Cork Factory, located at 302 Federal St.! Her studio will be open on October 8 & 9 between 10am – 6pm.

 

Click Here To View Kathy Strauss’s Website

Call for Artists: How To Video Festival

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Deadline: October 7, 2016

Arlington Arts is now accepting submissions for its first “How To” Video Festival featuring screenings of instructional videos that are informative and entertaining. Makers, artists, amateurs and professionals of all types are encouraged to create and submit videos on any subject that teach, inform and entertain. For example, how to… make tea, vote, drive a car, plant a tree, fix a watch, take a selfie etc..

 

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2016 OPEN STUDIO TOUR ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: LANIA D’AGOSTINO

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A brief interview with 2016 Open Studio Tour artist: Lania D’Agostino

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Artwork by Lania D’Agostino

Can you tell us a little bit about the work that you do in your studio?

I do figurative sculpture, some are from live models others are smaller figures sculpt in clay and cast in resin. I have a studio just for painting that is overflowing with figurative paintings in bright colors. I use mostly oil paint and charcoal.
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Artwork by Lania D’Agostino

What drew you to the medium(s) that you are currently working with?

I have been sculpting and casting figures for the museum industry for over 20 years so I am well versed in the figure. Some of the sculptures I do now use the same materials and techniques that I’ve learned in my business. The direction that I’ve been going with these sculptures are based on social issues such as transgender and gender variance awareness, homelessness and Black Lives Matter.
With the sculptures I need to have the direction and intent of the work first but with the paintings they are a direct painting process that is more of a spiritual journey. I usually learn their stories after they are finished.
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Artwork by Lania D’Agostino
 
What is something that you think is unique about your studio or practice?

I have a great space that has so many things going on it can be overwhelming for the first time visitor.
On one end there is the sculpting studio where I do my large sculptures and life casts. This is also where we build the figures for the museum industry and all the Star Wars mannequins. This area has casts of body parts, molds and tools.
There is the inventory area that has many life size sculptures stored along with a large collection of mannequins (which are used for my business). There are many unusual and vintage mannequins which are just a bad habit.
At the other end I have a spacious painting studio that is overflowing with paintings and small sculptures. My painting area reveals my process with years and years of stories on the walls.
For anyone planning a visit to my studio they will want to bring a camera and know it will probably not be a quick stop.

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“Knowing” show at gallery

Artwork by Lania D’Agostino

What is one thing you love about being an artist in Baltimore?

I love Baltimore. I chose it for my home many years ago and am more excited about the growing artist community every year. It’s a rich city to live and work in.

What are you most excited about for this year’s Open Studio Tour?

I’m excited this year to open my studio because I have a lot of new work that has not been shown in any gallery. It’s a great opportunity to be able to show people my studio and reveal my process. I always enjoy the conversations I have with the folks that visit.
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Artwork by Lania D’Agostino

Check out Lania D’Agostinos’ studio at 1440 Light Street! Her studio will be open on Saturday, October 8 between 10am and 6pm.

Click Here To View Lania D’Agostinos’ Website

Call for Artists: Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards

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The third annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards is searching for the best songwriters in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The competition, founded by Cathy Bernard, is named in honor of Fred Ebb, one of the great American songwriters and creator of Broadway hits such as Cabaret and Chicago and iconic songs including New York, New York. 

The adjudicated contest will award one talented songwriter a grand prize of $10,000. A young songwriter who is 17 or younger will also be honored with $2,500.

Applicants are invited to submit three original songs. Each song must have lyrics. All genres are accepted. Maximum song length is 4:30min. Finalists will be invited to perform their songs on March 3, 2017.

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Call for Artists: Vox Populi (Philadelphia)

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VOX POPULI is accepting applications for guest exhibitions through October 9, 2016

Vox Populi offers artists and curators living outside of Philadelphia the opportunity to extend and challenge their artistic development. Vox Populi is particularly interested in exhibitions by national and international artists and curators without commercial representation who work in experimental media, employ alternative methodologies and want to exposure their practice to new audiences. Vox Populi accepts applications for solo exhibitions by individuals or collectives to show in one of our four gallery spaces. Applicants should submit a statement, resume and work samples (including images, audio files or short texts). Selected guests are expected to arrange for their installation and de-installation. Upon acceptance, the work(s) must be ready and available to exhibit in 2017. Vox Populi’s members will select and group submitted projects. Exhibiting guests will receive an honorarium of $500.

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Call for Artists: Public Art Project at Rash Field (Baltimore)

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The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA), in collaboration with the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc. and the Baltimore CityDepartment of Recreation & Parks seeks artists and artist groups to develop unique and original artwork to be included in a new overlook section of Rash Field, as a part of the Rash Field Improvement Project. The overlook will serve as an important physical connection between the Inner Harbor, the improved Rash Field, Federal Hill and the communities south of the park. Selected artist(s) will work closely with the project design team to identify proposed park elements that may be enhanced through the integration of art. Any artist or artist team over the age of 18 living or working in the United States is eligible to apply. Interested artists should apply by Friday, October 7, 2016. 

Click here for the RFQ and application link.