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Second Annual SPARC Juried Exhibition
~ Call for Entries!
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Opportunity for SPARC Member Artists
South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) announces its second annual juried exhibition, October 30 - November 30, 2013 at the So Pas Gallery, 1121 Mission St, South Pasadena CA 91030. The Opening Reception will take place on Saturday, November 9, from 6-8 pm.
Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all current paid SPARC member artists, or visual artists that join SPARC at the time of submission, are at least 18 years of age, and living and/or working in California. Membership for artists is $30/yr.
Artists are invited to submit up to 10 digital images of two or three-dimensional work completed within the last three years. SPARC is interested in works in any visual media, including, but not limited to painting, drawing, computer-generated images, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and photography.
Juror: Joan Dooley
Joan Dooley is a fine art documentary photographer and art historian, whose style has been described as "decisive moment meets Jan Vermeer." She is especially interested in exploring and capturing the "off" moments that reveal authentic emotions and narratives. Her photography has received a number of awards including a recent international annual "World in Focus" competition sponsored by the National Geographic. She has also received many teaching awards including the Santa Fe Center's annual Patron Saint of Photography as well as Otis and CalArts Teacher of the Year.
For 12+ years she was Assistant Curator of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu working closely with the Getty's world-class photo collection interpreting it for exhibition and publication.
Submission Deadline: All entries must be submitted no later than midnight, Friday, October 4, 2013.
How to submit: Artists will mail a CD or DVD with jpeg images, a check, and the entry form to:
SPARC Juried Exhibition
P.O. Box 3272
South Pasadena, California 91031
If you want the CD or DVD returned to you, please include a SASE.
For additional information email Howard Spector, Director of SPARC at
[email protected] or by phone: 310-741-7650.
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REMINDER:
The Black Tongued Bells
Thurs, Sept 5, 5-6:30pm
3rd Annual SPARC 
"End of Summer Concert Celebration"
The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC)in partnership with the South Pasadena Public Library and Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library presents: The Black Tongued Bells, "American Swamp Music" on the lawn in Library Park at 1115 El Centro.
The free concert will feature the Singular "American Swamp Music" stylists The Black Tongued Bells performing their Electrified Roots Rock 'n Roll Show for which they plug-in and are joined by gospel singers and, on occasion, special guest artists. Their brand of roots music has proven to be a great fit with Blues, Rock, Americana and Country acts. "American Swamp Music" goes well with them all. The Black Tongued Bells are: Anthony Cook, D. Miner, Louis Cox, Mary Stuart, Ray Herron.
This concert is supported in part by The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC), The South Pasadena Public Library, Friends of the South Pasadena Library, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
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About Us : SPARC is open to artists, actors, musicians, playwrights, directors, producers, set designers, costume designers, dancers, singers, storytellers, writers, art lovers, art patrons and all others who would like to help the arts survive and thrive in South Pasadena.
SPARC provides interactive art projects, visual, literary and performing arts programs, and collaborations with local businesses, the South Pasadena Unified School District and community organizations. SPARC advocates for and promotes the arts in order to recognize local artists as a rich resource within our city and build appreciation and understanding of the value of the arts within the community.
The South Pasadena Arts Council believes that the arts enrich our lives and are vital to the social, educational and economic wellbeing of South Pasadena.
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SPARC is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's
EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
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