Mid City Holiday Open Studios

MID CITY STUDIOS Annual HOLIDAY OPEN STUDIOS AND SALE

Who: Artists at Mid City Studios
What: Holiday Open Studios and sale of original artworks
When: Saturday, Dec.8, 2007 12–5p.m.
Where: 4436 Toulouse St. corner Murat St.

Mid City Studios announces its annual Holiday Open Studios and sale of original artwork on Saturday, December 8 from 12 -5 p.m.

Located in a converted warehouse at 4436 Toulouse St. near City Park, Mid City Studios will feature original artwork from over 30 artists who will open their spaces to exhibit paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, glass mosaics, and mixed media constructions. Food, refreshments and entertainment by Les Grattons de Berry will be featured throughout the afternoon.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, list of exhibiting artists, and site map contact: www.midcitystudios.com

Abdalian Art

DATE: November 1 – December 7, 2007
VENUE: Dillard University Art Gallery, FN 116 Cook Communications Center
2601 Gentilly Boulevard. New Orleans, LA 70122
HOURS: Monday – Thursday, 10a-3p, Friday by appointment
WEBSITE: zarouhie.com

Dillard University presents new monotypes and oil paintings by Zarouhie Abdalian in an exhibition entitled "Approximations". The work is culled from aerial photographs of New Orleans taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration soon after Hurricane Katrina. By turns sensuous and painstakingly detailed, her treatment of these images serves as an investigation of the relationship between distance and fidelity, scale and noise.

BECA Gallery opening in Warehouse district

BECA gallery to open in New Orleans January 5, 2008 - Bridging Emerging Contemporary Artists
BECA, a new local gallery, is holding a regional group show and are accepting submissions, see the website.

Art Sessions - Identifying Outsider Art

Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival Submission Deadline Nov, 30

11th Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival: May 30 - June 8, 2008 | Festival NEWS | Submit FAQ | Submit RULES | SUBMIT ONLINE |  Submission Deadline: November 30, 2007 CATEGORIES: Feature, Documentary, Short, Experimental, Animation  AWARDS: $80,000 in services, products, and cash. SUBMISSION DEADLINES: November 30, 2007 (Early) :: March 15, 2008 (Final) FILM FESTIVAL DATES: May 30 - June 8, 2008 For MORE INFO or to SUBMIT: http://wbff.org/submit/  11th Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival 180 South 4th Street, Ste 2 South, Brooklyn, New York 11211 - USA ph: (718) 388 4306 submit08@wbff.org - http://www.wbff.org + click here to submit online + sent to: joyglidden@aol.com + click here to edit your subscription

Call to Artists: Special Editions Residency 2008

Call to Artists: Special Editions Residency 2008 Application Deadline Monday, December 3, 2007 The Special Editions Residency Program is a competitive national residency that offers emerging artists the opportunity to complete an important new body of work in printmaking. This work is created in collaboration with our experienced Master Printers, and is fully sponsored by the Lower East Side Printshop. Printmaking experience is not necessary. The Printshop will provide materials, studio access, technical assistance, documentation, exhibition opportunities, limited travel and accommodation stipends for artists residing outside New York, and a $2,000 honorarium. Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by December 3, 2007. Applicants must be legal US residents. For more information about the Printshop, the Special Editions Residency, and application requirements, visit www.printshop.org Lower East Side Printshop, Inc. (LESP) is a non-profit printmaking center in New York City that promotes excellence in the art of printmaking by enabling artists to create new artwork and offering educational programs for the general public.  Founded in 1968 as a community art center, the Printshop has provided thousands of emerging artists with studio space, technical and financial assistance.  The Printshop enriches the field by promoting high professional standards in printmaking, artistic collaboration, innovation, and environmentally friendly practices. Printshop is the largest openly accessible print workshop in New York City, with studios open 24/7. The Lower East Side Printshop's programs have been supported in part by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Con Edison Company of New York, Ford Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York Community Trust, PECO Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs.   This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

24 Hr Draw-a-thon

NEW ORLEANS – In conjunction with Recycle for the Arts, Press Street presents its second annual twenty-four hour drawing marathon. In activities led by local artists, both beginners and professionals can explore a variety of techniques and materials.

“We wanted to do something where the focus was on the process of creating, instead of just showing the finished project,” said Brad Benischek, an event organizer and Visual Arts Coordinator for Press Street. “Last year over two hundred people participated during the twenty-four period. It was inspiring to see families and individuals from so many different backgrounds and skill levels making so much art. Over 1400 drawings were produced.”

The schedule includes morning activities for children, life drawing, large scale drawing, voluntary collaborations, and a variety of art stunts, culminating in a celebratory breakfast and gallery show. Music and various food vendors will be on site throughout the day. A full schedule will be available at press-street.com on November 1st.

Free and open to the public. All materials will be provided.

WHAT: 24-Hour Draw-a-thon

WHERE: The Green Project, 2831 Marais St., NO. L.A

WHEN: 6:00 AM Saturday November 17 to 6AM Sunday November 18

see website for detailed schedule

Sean Derry-An Interlude to Stillness

dont miss this -
the old Robert at Broad and Bienville, by the pumping station -
come see the 35 soft scuplture cars repopulate the parking lot!

Group Critiques at Palma Gallery

Do you miss the days of those fiery art school critiques?
Do you find yourself alone in your studio wanting to connect with other artists in the New Orleans area but don’t know how?
Do you need serious criticism of your work, and ready to deal with it?

Then come to Palma Gallery every second Tuesday of the month for a group critique.

Recognizing a need within the New Orleans art community for more opportunities for artist to meet and discuss their work, Palma Gallery wishes to provide a space where artists can meet and have an informal, critical discussion about new works.

Contact Palma Gallery (504)598-2276 or go to www.palmagallery.com for more information.

Where: Palma Gallery, 828 Howard Ave., near Lee Circle, just past Carondelet heading towards the Super Dome.

When: Second Tuesday of each month, 6-9pm. Free Admission.

Who: Serious artists, professional artists, emerging artists, college level art students.

You are invited to bring a maximum of two works to the critique. As many works will be critiqued as possible, but please remember, time restraints may limit the number of artists that can be critiqued in a given evening. All attendees are invited to participate in the critique of presented works, and the critique will be moderated by the gallery director.

Palma Gallery wishes to create an environment where criticisms, views and opinions about presented works are freely and enthusiastically discussed. A lively, spirited critique will be encouraged, but rude and inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.

LA Artworks Prof Career Development Workshops

Art Egg Open Studios

Waiting for Godot in New Orleans

Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! (Pause. Vehemently.) Let us do something, while we have the chance! It is not every day that we are needed. Not indeed that we personally are needed. Others would meet the case equally well, if not better. To all mankind they were addressed, those cries for help still ringing in our ears! But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of it, before it is too late! Let us represent worthily for once the foul brood to which a cruel fate consigned us! What do you say?
—Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Paul Chan's statement on his vision to stage Waiting for Godot in New Orleans begins with the above quote from the play, and I was hooked. Read his statement about the project on Creative Time's website.

The play will take place over the first two weekends in November, in the Lower 9th Ward and in Gentilly. See the website for details.

Here's a conversation between Paul and New Orleans based artist Willie Birch.

Art's Roundtable with artist Paul Chan this saturday at 628 Baronne St

Just a reminder to everyone about the Arts Roundtable with Paul Chan this Saturday. Doors open at 6pm and the talk will begin around 7pm. Feel free to browse the online catalogue from the show for more information: www.unwrappedart.com.

What: Art's Roundtable with artist Paul Chan

Where: 628 Baronne St. (old YA/YA Gallery) now featuring work by eight local emerging artists: Kami Galeana, Rachel Jones, Jeff Pastorek, Jeff Rinehart, Megan Roniger, Natalie Sciortino, Michael Sowell and Marla von Ettenberg.

When: Saturday, Oct.13th (open at 6pm, talk starts at 7pm)

Please contact Natalie Sciortino-Rinehart for more information: 504.756.7060

Super Nova show and NOVA Projects Artist Registry

Barrister's Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave, invites you to
Super Nova
October 13 thru November 3, 2007

an exhibition showcasing the first group of artists curated for NOVA Projects' New Orleans Artist Registry by Jeanette Ingberman, founding director of Exit Art.

OPENING: Saturday, October 13, 4:00-9:00

Adam Montegut, Christopher R. Harris, Dan Tague, Generic Art Solutions, Rachel Jones, Jayme Kalal, Kourtney Keller, Jamar Pierre, Ron Bennett, Heather Weathers, Myrtle von Damitz, III, and Malcolm McClay

This is a continuing effort to permanently catalog online working contemporary artists in the region.
The next curated selection will be exhibited June, 2008. Each exhibit will call upon a different curator--different region, different sensibility--pick up information at the opening.