Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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THE VILLAGE AT FAIRVIEW AWARDS $9,000 TO STUDENT WINNERS AND SCHOOLS FOR STOREFRONT ART CONTEST
Reception will be held on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. honoring winning artists and art teachers
from high schools in Allen, McKinney and Lovejoy districts
from high schools in Allen, McKinney and Lovejoy districts
FAIRVIEW, Texas – (Oct. 26, 2010) – The Village at Fairview has announced the winners of its “Barricade Design Contest,” which launched in September and was open to students, grades nine through 12, in the Allen, McKinney and Lovejoy school districts.
The Village at Fairview will host a reception on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. to showcase the winning artwork, which will be displayed on 12-foot by 24-foot storefront graphics located throughout the shopping center. The event will be held in the courtyard located in front of Macy’s.
During the reception, each of the 12 winning artists (or artist teams) will be awarded a $250 gift card to The Village at Fairview/The Village at Allen. In addition, each of the six participating schools will receive a $1,000 donation from The Village at Fairview, which will be designated for student art programs.
A representative from The Village at Fairview will present donation checks to art teachers from the participating schools, which include Allen High School, Lowery Freshman Center, Lovejoy High School, McKinney Boyd High School, McKinney High School and McKinney North High School.
“The ‘Barricade Design Contest’ is part of our overall effort to support art in the community and feature the work of local artists at our shopping center,” said Gail Alvarez, marketing director for The Village at Fairview. “The talent and creativity reflected in the students’ submissions was exceptional, and this contest offers the winning artists a platform to showcase their work publicly.”
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Each school was assigned two theme categories for students to use as inspiration for their
artwork, with the themes being representative of the many offerings at The Village at Fairview. Allen High School and Lowery Freshman Center were assigned the same theme categories.
artwork, with the themes being representative of the many offerings at The Village at Fairview. Allen High School and Lowery Freshman Center were assigned the same theme categories.
Two winners were chosen from each school. The winners of the “Barricade Design Contest” in each category are as follows:
· My Favorite Things at The Village at Fairview – Connor Craig, age 17
· Shopping & Fashion at The Village at Fairview – Truc-Ly Nguyen, age 17
· My Favorite Things at The Village at Fairview – Jada Walker, age 14
· Shopping & Fashion at The Village at Fairview – Huey-An Pai, age 14
· The Village Light Show - “Kaleidoscope of Dreams”– Ryan Fulmer, age 16
· Dining at The Village at Fairview - Hallie Schwalm, age 15
McKinney Boyd High School
· Family Movie Night – Christa Olbrey, age 16 & Meredith Lynn Hunt, age 16
· Sports in our Community – Brandy Couchot, age 17
McKinney High School
· The Village Beach – Taylor Weidow, age 17
· The Village Kids Klub – Ariel Kimbrough, age 16
McKinney North High School
· Music at The Grand Commons Stage – Meredith Miller, age 17
· The Village Garden – Samantha Nunez, age 17
Members of The Village at Fairview’s management team judged the artwork based on creativity, message, content and appropriate representation of the assigned themes. A separate judging session will be held on Friday, Nov. 12 with nationally-recognized marine wildlife artist Guy Harvey to determine the “best overall” winner. The judging will coincide with the grand opening of Harvey’s new restaurant at The Village at Fairview, Guy Harvey’s Island Grill.
The Village at Fairview is located at the northeast corner of U.S. 75 and Stacy Road in Fairview, Texas. For more information, visit www.thevillageshopping.com.
The Village at Fairview Awards $9,000 to Student Winners and Schools
The Village at Fairview Awards $9,000 to Student Winners and Schools
About The Village at Fairview
The Village at Fairview is one component of a joint, 3-million-square-foot, regional, mixed-use lifestyle center developed by The MGHerring Group and located in both Fairview and Allen, Texas. Anchored by Dillard’s, Macy’s and JCPenney, The Village at Fairview recently launched its second retail phase with more than 40 new specialty stores and restaurants, including major tenants Gold Class Cinemas and The Container Store. New openings will continue throughout 2010 including Whole Foods Market® this in November. Civic components of the project include the Collin County headquarters for Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America and the new Fairview Town Hall. The Village at Fairview also features “The Cortona” with more than 400 luxury multifamily residential units.
Call for Artists - Art Exhibitions - Opportunities for Artists, Artists Collectives and Curators Dallas
2011 Season at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Call for Artists - Art Exhibitions - Opportunities for Artists, Artists Collectives and Curators
Who may apply?
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center seeks to provide Oak Cliff artists and curators with a venue to exhibit artwork made in Oak Cliff, about or inspired by Oak Cliff, reflective of the diverse cultural heritage of Oak Cliff, or relevant to issues of importance to the community. The Oak Cliff Cultural Center will consider proposals from curators, artists collectives, individual artists, arts groups, and others who demonstrate the professional background to curate an art exhibition.
When to apply?
For full consideration, all proposals are due no later than 5:00 PM on November 2, 2010.
How to apply?
Please visit the OCA News Center for more information and an application. Select Oak Cliff Cultural Center
2011 Call For Artists - Art Exhibitions (Word document).
Call for Artists - Artists and Arts Instructors - Opportunities for Arts Education and Public Programs
Who may apply?
The Oak Cliff Cultural Center will consider proposals from arts groups, artists collectives, individual artists, arts instructors, arts educators and others who demonstrate the professional background to provide a public arts/cultural program.
When to apply?
For full consideration, all proposals are due no later than 5:00 PM on November 2, 2010.
How to apply?
Please visit the OCA News Center for more information and an application. Select Oak Cliff Cultural Center
2011 Call For Artists - Arts Education and Public Programs (Word document).
Michael Anderson The Street is My Palette Claire Oliver Gallery New York
November 18 – December 30, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday November 18, 6-8 pm
The Nielsen Reports state that in the US, the average person is exposed to between 500 and 1,600 advertising messages per day. As we are only awake an average of 1000 minutes a day, this statistic underlines the import of mass media (and advertising as a subset) in our modern, workaday lives. It is with an eye to social commentary, at a time when mass media is omnipresent in our consciousness, that the art of Michael Anderson is most relevant.
The artist’s unique and meticulous studio practice, which exclusively utilizes billboards and street posters, is both confined and defined by a fixed scale, easily digestible messages and pop culture imagery. Anderson strips the original advertisements of their power of persuasion and employs them for something much more complex and insightful. By seducing our undisciplined attention spans, Anderson adds emotional dimension and narrative to images that originally held none. Abstraction and representation collide; repetition of specific fragments of imagery, some static and others swimming, mingle to hypnotize the viewer, luring him to decode the non-linear message hidden beneath the bright, enticing surface design. “I make art about the world we live in,” says Anderson.
Apparent in the artist’s work is a deep appreciation for graffiti art. In graffiti, letters often become so abstracted that they lose all legibility. Taking texts from advertisements, Anderson similarly renders the words almost undecipherable as he creates something unique and absorbing. He deconstructs, distorts, and then combines to generate a feeling of motion and energy in dazzling, mosaic-like images that fluctuate in optical pattern and cultural reference. Also evident in Anderson’s work is the obsessive method behind the assemblage of each piece. As an ongoing process, the artist has meticulously hand-collected images from posters acquired in the dead of night on his travels to Germany, Mexico, and Italy as well as on the streets near his home in Spanish Harlem. A visual topography of these vibrant ethnic neighborhoods is layered deeply in each work, collectively driving its pulse and frenetic energy. ”When you see remnants of torn down posters, that’s my tag,” he says.
Like a sculptor, Anderson layers and repeats shredded images into a visual staccato that he brings together, creating an elaborate and wonderful tapestry. His titles a cipher to the content, the artist arrange new world orders, sacred battles and mythological manifestos in the pop-bright kaleidoscope of collage. Anderson’s works resonate with enigmatic possibilities; the artist plays both critic and participant.
Michael Anderson’s work will be prominently featured in the upcoming exhibitions Borders and Frontiers, opening March, 2011 at the Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, MI. and Beyond Bling: Voices of Hip-Hop in Art at the John and Mable Ringling Museum in Sarasota, FL opening in May of 2011. The Artist’s collages are included in the important Scala Publication, Beyond Bling: Voices of Hip-Hop in Art which will release to coincide with the opening of this exhibition.
Michael Anderson’s work will be prominently featured in the upcoming exhibitions Borders and Frontiers, opening March, 2011 at the Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, MI. and Beyond Bling: Voices of Hip-Hop in Art at the John and Mable Ringling Museum in Sarasota, FL opening in May of 2011. The Artist’s collages are included in the important Scala Publication, Beyond Bling: Voices of Hip-Hop in Art which will release to coincide with the opening of this exhibition.
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Artist: Michael Anderson
Title: "Red Abstraction”
Media: street poster collage
Dimensions: 96 x 96 inches
Date: 2010
Credit Line: Courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery, New York
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Public transportation to the gallery
Take C or E train to W. 23rd St., walk west to 10th Ave., then walk 3 blocks north to 26th street & 1/4 block west
OR Take any north/south local train including C, E, 1, 9, F, M, N, R, W or 6 to the W. 23rd St. stop, & take the M23 bus west to 10th Ave. then walk 3 blocks North to 26th street & 1/4 block west
OR The M11 bus stops on 10th Ave. between W. 25th & W. 26th Streets.
Dyer Norrington
Claire Oliver Gallery
1.212.929.5949
513 West 26th Street New York | NY | 10001
Monday, October 25, 2010
Call to Artists Artist Residency
Mission
We believe that for artists to flourish they sometimes need time and space to open up their minds. We, as artists, would like to share the wonders and inspiration of Chicago with you. Our goal is to provide other artists and writers with an opportunity to get away into the urban landscape; be inspired by the city, its music; its neighborhoods, its culture; or simply have the time to work without distraction.Winter creative Residencies and Retreats in Chicago
Writers or artists of all disciplines are welcome to participate and share the space with other creative individuals. Each day will be an opportunity to work, research, explore and communicate your experiences, joys and challenges of being a creative individual. During this week you will meet with other participants and some Chicago artists; our city has one of the most vibrant cultural art communities in the country.Participation
- Open to participation by artists in all disciplines
- Meet local artists, who will share their work and inspire you
- Review Calendar of Events for Application Information and deadlines
Complete application form online 
CALL FOR ENTRIES: VISUAL ARTS SOCIETY OF TEXAS
43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition. BOS $1000; $8,500+ Cash/Merchandise. Deadline: 1/1/11. Juror: Benito Huerta, professor of art at University of Texas at Arlington. Entry Fee: $35 non-members; max 3 slides/digital images. Full-color Catalog. Prospectus for details.
SASE VAST PO Box 1281, Denton, TX 76202; http://www.vastarts.org. Opens 4/28/11. Info: vast.assistant@gmail.com
SASE VAST PO Box 1281, Denton, TX 76202; http://www.vastarts.org. Opens 4/28/11. Info: vast.assistant@gmail.com
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