Prospectus Available

Invitation: Art in the Heart of the City 2009

The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) is pleased to invite artist applications for its 10^th annual outdoor public art exhibition, Art in the Heart of the City. The deadline is April 15th for 2-5 works to be installed in mid-June, for exhibition June – November, 2009 on and around the famous outdoor Ithaca Commons pedestrian mall.

Guidelines:

Download the prospectus for guidelines, information about stipends, and application process. Additional information and iIllustrative exhibition site options can be viewed at the Alliance web site (www.downtownithaca.com). Both experienced and emerging artists are encouraged to apply.

Jury:

The Alliance has commissioned a jury comprised of leading art experts and Ithaca community leaders to select featured artists for the 2009 exhibition. Jurists include Patricia Phillips, Chair and Professor, Cornell University Art Department; Franklin Robinson, Cornell’s Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; and Sydney Waller, Executive Director of Sculpture Space in Utica, NY.

Theme:

This year's theme - “Celebrating Art in a Just and Sustainable Community” - is meant to be a broad, open ended invitation for all artists and sculptors. Ithaca is at the national forefront of sustainable community practices and thought. This exhibition will help celebrate and illustrate the diverse ways people can define and contribute to a sustainable community. All styles, mediums, and materials are invited and welcome, subject to the criteria for public art described in the attached. Please note that this is an inclusive theme and is not meant to be restrictive for artists or to limit applicants to recyclable or green materials.

Pre-application conversation encouraged: We encourage prospective applicants to contact Patricia Haines, Art in the Heart Coordinator (607-339-9472 pfhithaca@yahoo.com) to discuss ideas, guidelines, site options, the Ithaca art scene, and any other concerns.

CALL for ENTRIES

Call for Entries: A Celebration of New York's Waters!

The Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is hosting a juried art exhibition of contemporary art work which expresses artists' interpretation of New York's waters and waterways.

The exhibit is scheduled for July 3 - October 2.

Submission deadline: Monday, April 27, 2009

click here to download a prospectus

Call for Artists

Earlville Opera House Gallery Call for Artists

The Earlville Opera House Art Gallery invites artists to submit slides or digital images of recent work for review for the 2009 - 2010 exhibition schedule of 10-11 solo exhibitions featuring regional and national contemporary visual artists in all media.

High quality work by professional and emerging artists who live part-time or full-time in the Central New York region are given priority. Artists from greater New York or outside New York State are also considered. All media and styles are considered, as are installations and proposals by curators.

Deadline for gallery submissions is 3/31/09
to be considered for the 2009 - 2010 exhibition schedule

For gallery guidelines:
email: info@earlvilleoperahouse.com
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visit our website at www.earlvilleoperahouse.com under
Artist Resources - Gallery Guidelines

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write to:
Earlville Opera House Arts Center
PO Box 111
Earlville, NY 13332

Lipe Art Park Catalog

Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-Standard

The Lipe Art Park Summer Exhibit "Art Play" features the work of Aleks Slota and
Chelsea Cramer. The park is located in the Warehouse District along West Fayette Street.

Ty Marshal is seeking submissions from volunteers, artists, supporters, and groups who have been involved and/or are involved in the organization and exhibition of Lipe Art Park in Syracuse, New York for an up and coming “Lipe Art Park Catalog”.

This catalog will be issued in both paperback and hardcover editions, and serve as a record for future generations, as well as a fundraising tool for the continued support of Lipe Art Park to be administered by Friends of Lipe Art Park. The catalog intends to explore the history of the space, the conception and organization of the park, the opening of the park, as well as exhibitions that have taken place since then.

He is looking for pictures, press clippings, essays, artist statements, experiences, and memories to be considered for the final publication, due out in the Summer of 2009.

All contributions will be considered.

Please submit your contribution along with your name,
address, telephone number and email address to:
TyMarshal@hotmail.com