Artist Beat :: August 2015

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ARTIST BEAT | AUGUST 2015

Pipers No.1 by Ellen Granter, CM
Image Details:Aphrodisiacs by Shelly Eager; Here Comes the Sun by Debby Krim; Amsterdam by Max Stern

:: ARTIST BEAT:: WORKSHOPS :: CALL TO ARTISTS ::

The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.

-Alberto Giacometti

ARTIST BEAT

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Hilary Baldwin was invited to participate in and invite a teacher/mentor and/or student at the Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT "Generations." The show runs from July 3 to September 7, 2015.

Ray Gilbert currently has a solo show at the Gulu Gulu Café in Salem, MA located at 247 Essex Street from August 2nd through August 30th.

Yuka Imata's drawing Portrait of Dolph Traymon will be featured in the book, "Strokes of Genius 7: Depth, Dimension + Space" coming fall, October 2015.

Abby Lammers' painting, Flight Pattern, has been accepted into The Butler Institute Of American Art 79th Midyear Exhibition in Youngstown, Ohio. The exhibition runs from July 12th - August 30, 2015

Elizabeth Lazeren will be presenting "Salt Pannes", a solo show of 21 new paintings at The Inn By the Bandstand, in Exeter, NH. The show will be on display thru Sept. 30th.

Sandy O'Connor is currently partaking in 5 shows on both coasts. Most notably the Northwest Watercolor Society's 75 Anniversary International Exhibition at the Washington State Convention Center, running July thru October.

WORKSHOPS

CALLS TO ARTISTS

The Brookline Arts Center is currently having a call for exhibition proposals for 2015. They have a few exhibition spots left for the year, and submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

The Brookline Arts Center accepts exhibition proposals on a rolling review. The Center's call for exhibition proposals encourages solo artists and groups of all levels to organize and present a professional exhibition with the guidance and support of our staff. The BAC's Gallery hosts three to four solo or group proposed exhibitions each calendar year. A panel of jurors consisting of local Brookline artists and professionals will make the exhibition selections.

- All exhibitions will be approximately one month in length. The placement of the exhibit within the calendar year may be timed to accommodate BAC special events.
- Submissions for 2015 will be accepted until July 31, 2015. Additional submissions may be put on a waiting list for future chances to exhibit.
- For assistance or questions, please call (617) 566-5715, or email [email protected]. To submit a proposal,visit BAC's website: HERE

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is currently accepting proposals for artist exhibtions. Visit their website for more information.

The Academy of Realist Art Boston will be hosting a juried figure painting competition in Boston in July. Click HERE for more details

The Newton Free Library presents monthly shows of two-dimensional works by New England area artists in our two exhibiting spaces, the Gallery and Main Hall. We are a state-of-the-art facility visited by more than 13,000 people weekly. The Library Art Committee meets twice each year to select shows for the following year. Applications are now being accepted for exhibits for the January-June 2016 time period.