Art Dispatch

FREE WORKSHOP ~ Sept 27 ~ "Learn to Paint" sponsored by the Crystal Coast Decorative Painters

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BOLD "Downtown Alive!" Concerts start Friday, September 5th... FREE to the public

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Dear Friends of B.O.L.D.,

By your request, Bettering Our Local Downtown (B.O.L.D.) has revived the “Downtown Alive!” concerts. These free outdoor concerts will be held the FIRST FRIDAYS of September, October, and November from 5:30-8:30pm. The concert series kicks off Friday, September 5th with the “Band of Oz,” courtesy of Golden Corral and Mr. Louis Sewell. Be sure to share this with a friend, colleague or family member so they don’t miss the fun – especially with FREE shag lessons!!! Volunteers are still needed; please contact us if you are interested.

For more information about these concerts and other Downtown Jacksonville gourmet meals, art exhibits, and special events, visit www.GotDowntown.com.

Sincerely,
Megan Orient
B.O.L.D. Events Committee
421 Court St. ~ Jacksonville, NC 28540
(910) 937-7222 / www.GotDowntown.com

REMINDER: OAS "Images '08" Juried Show... Call for Entries...

2008-08-28T17:03:00.001-04:00

OAS "Images '08" Juried Show... Call for Entries...

On August 31 and September 1, the Onslow Art Society will receive entries for its fall juried show, "Images 08." The show will be exhibited in the Bradford Baysden Gallery at the Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge St., Jacksonville, NC. It will open with a reception on Sunday, September 7 and will be open to the public during regular gallery hours through September 26.

A juried show consists of only the pieces the judge chooses from all the entries. ONLY THOSE PIECES WILL BE EXHIBITED. From this exclusive selection, the awards will be given.

Artists, 18 years or older and not a high school student, are eligible to enter the show. The work must be original, rendered within the past two years, and not shown in a previous OAS competition. All two dimensional work must be dry, framed, WIRED, and ready for hanging. Sawtooth hangers are not acceptable. The piece of art may not exceed 48 inches on any side, INCLUDING THE FRAME. PLEXIGLAS is required on work larger than 30 inches and this INCLUDES THE FRAME. Sculpture may not exceed 50 pounds and any piece considered too fragile or requires special handling will be declined.

Acceptable media are oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, color pencil, pen/ink, pencil, charcoal, gouache, mixed media, photography, printmaking, printed digital art, and 3-D including pottery. No reproductions, including giclee.

Entry times are Sunday, August 31, 1PM-4PM and Monday, September 1, 1PM-4PM.
NO WORK ACCEPTED AFTER THESE DATES AND TIMES.

The juror for this show will be Margaret R. Worthington of Wilmington, NC. Ms. Worthington holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from ECU, Greenville, NC. She served as Curator of Education at St. John’s Museum of Art in Wilmington from 1985 to 1990. She began teaching in the art department of UNCW in 1990. Ms. Worthington is now retired and works full time in her own studio.

For a prospectus, which contains ALL the information you need to know, call Connie at 910/455-1441 or email gburke@ec.rr.com.

IPAP World Wide Plein Air Paint Out Sept. 5-6 (Local Artists called to participate)

2008-08-27T13:29:00.006-04:00

IPAP Paint Out
SEPTEMBER 6 and 7, 2008
New Bern, NC

International Plein Air Painters 6th Annual World Wide Paint Out Event in beautiful downtown New Bern, NC… All artists are invited to participate to share ideas and to paint with other artists in this world wide event…All media welcome…The paint out is happening simultaneously in international locations around the world and all over America …hosted by IPAP based in Niagra Falls, NY…Come paint throughout the town…meet at Union Point Park Complex, Saturday and Sunday at 9am for group meeting and coordinate this two day paint out. Park address is 210 E. Front Street, meet near the Gazebo to pick up scenic location map.

More details here... 6th World Wide Plein Air Paint Out sponsored by the IPAP

Contact and more information:

Art Tyndall
Tyndall Gallery, Washington, NC
252.943.8573

Susan Cheatham
Oriental Plein Air Painters, Pamlico County, NC
252.249.4925

Bernie Rosage, Jr.
OOPS Jacksonville, NC
http://oopsnc.blogspot.com/ email in side bar...

Please click here... IPAP Paint OUt 2008 Poster.doc ... and print out flyers to get the word out...

Does Walt Whitman make chocolate candy?

2008-08-27T08:38:00.007-04:00

You would be suprised... click on image to enlarge and read on...

Large (printable) pdf version here... http://www.americansforthearts.org/public_awareness/pdf/the_ads/whitman/Walt_7x10_4c_Local.pdf

The Council for the Arts is working hard to make sure the youth in our community are educated and included in celebrating the Arts. Through monies, volunteers, and events like Art in the Schools and Children's Art Classes, we are dedicated to the importance of Arts for our kids...
we're involved...
are you?

Ten Simple Ways Parents Can Get More Art in Their Kids’ Lives

1 - Enjoy the arts together. Sing, play music, read a book, dance, or draw with your child at home.

2 - Encourage your child to participate in the arts and celebrate their participation in or out of school.

3- Explore your community’s library and read “the classics” together—from Mother Goose to Walt Whitman.

4 - Read your local newspaper to find out about attending local arts events like museum exhibits, local plays, festivals, or outdoor concerts.

5 - Tell your child’s teacher, principal, and school leadership that the arts are vital to your child’s success and an important part of a quality education. Find out if your school has sufficient resources for arts education, including qualified teachers and materials. If not, offer to help.

6 - Contact your local arts organizations to inquire about the arts education programs they offer either during school hours or after school. Volunteer to donate time, supplies, or help with their advocacy efforts and connect these services to your child’s school.

7 - Attend a school board or PTA meeting and voice your support for the arts to show them you care and make sure the arts are adequately funded as part of the core curriculum in the school budget.

8 - Explore your child’s dream to sing, to dance, to draw, to act—and encourage them to become the best they can be through the arts.

9 - Be an arts supporter! Contact your elected officials—lawmakers and school board members—to ask them for more arts education funding from the local, state, and federal levels. Visit our Online Resource Center.

10 - Sign up to become an activist on the Americans for the Arts website, just a click away! Through our e-activist list, you will get news updates and alerts about arts education. Visit our E-Advocacy Center.

To view the Ten Simple Ways in Spanish, visit 10 Formas Sencillas.

SOURCE: http://www.americansforthearts.org/public_awareness/

"New River High Tide" ~ Meet the authors and poets this Sunday and listen to them read their works....

2008-08-22T21:10:00.004-04:00

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Read more about this project, the authors, and the poets in this online Daily News article by ANIESA HOLMES...

A new chapter for talent.... Council for Arts publishes book with local writers

Onslow County Senior Expo ~ Sept 13, 2008

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Onslow Oktoberfest ~ October 25, 2008

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Just a reminder, the event date is Saturday, Oct. 25th, from 10am-6pm.

The main information for artisans and crafters is available on the Oktoberfest website, which is www.onslowoktoberfest.org. On the website, you will find a vendor application packet. Booth spaces start at $60 (if booked before Sept. 1st). Rates increase to $85 after Sept. 1st. The final deadline is Oct. 10th.

GREAT deal on frames from Slavin's Gallery... but you better hurry!

2008-08-20T15:00:00.000-04:00

Frank Slavin, owner operator of Slavin's Gallery, has notified us that he has several frames available for a GREAT price... how does $3 each grab ya! Frames range in sizes from 8x10" to 20x30"... drop by his gallery ASAP... they are going FAST!

SLAVIN'S GALLERY
Since 1978 - Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence - 2008
Custom Matting & Framing
Ovals - Lithographs

201-C Country Club Road, Jacksonville, N.C. 28546
(910) 346-4105 or (800) 448-9517 (US & Canada)

Gallery Hours Mon.-Fri. 10-6 Sat. 10-5 EST

Johnnie Scott: SEPTEMBER OAS WORKSHOP

2008-08-20T14:40:00.002-04:00

SEPTEMBER Onslow Art Society WORKSHOP
September 20th, Johnnie Scott will be conducting a Polaroid transfer workshop. The fee is $15.00 and the Art Society will be supplying all materials. The workshop is limited to 10 students and four spots have already been filled.

More info to come soon...

News from the Board...

2008-08-20T14:35:00.002-04:00

WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBER
The Board welcomed Annie Cunningham to our group. She was elected to serve a 3-year term at the Annual Meeting, July 9, 2008. Annie is the wife of board member Connell Cunningham. Welcome to the team Annie!

ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2008-2009
The following officers were elected to serve 2008-2009 year; Bernie Rosage, President; Stephen Greer, Vice President; John Currie, Treasurer and Joy Rose Walker, Secretary. Thanks everyone for your dedication to the Council, Community, and the Arts!

UNC-Wilmington’s Randall Library gathering NC images for online art database.

2008-08-20T14:16:00.003-04:00

UNC-WILMINGTON
Sherman Hayes, librarian at the UNC-Wilmington’s Randall Library came to the Council recently and photographed the Council’s permanent collection. This will be on their web site under “Permanent collections of North Carolina” and we will be able to link with our web site when their database is up and running. Stay tuned....

Randall Library Art & Treasures Tour

North Carolina Visual Arts and Artists Search

3 great artist's opportunities... 1 weekend... September 19-21, 2008

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3 great artist's opportunities...
1 weekend...
SPARKcon: artSPARK and groundSPARK
September 19-21, 2008

1. IMAGE SLAM: show off your work on the big screen!The artSPARK image slam is a chance for the whole community to see the work of a variety of local artists-- including you--on a giant 20 ft. outdoor screen in Moore Square Park. Saturday night, September 20, artSPARK will present this most unusual exhibit, accompanied by music and performances by poets and spoken word artists projected over speakers. The image slam is part of this year's sparkCON and festival, which brings together Triangle artists of every kind--everything from dancers, to street painters, to yoga artists.

Each artist can submit up to 3 digital images of artwork. At least 1 image from each artist will be included, assuming all formatting criteria are met. Artists will be be given credit for their work during the slam. Entry deadline: September 5.

getting involved is easy!

1. choose up to three images of your artwork and burn them to CD per the specs on the form

2. fill out the entry form (attached)

3. mail to: VAE/Image Slam, 325 Blake Street, Raleigh NC 27601 by September 5.

Questions? email Rachel Berry: rberry@visualartexchange.org or call 919.828.7834
More information can also be found at http://clicks.skem1.com/v/?u=774934ec021ff006a5d9d11030cfc2ba&g=526&c=569&p=e1588c76ce481738d3499a6755461172&t=1

2. OPEN GALLERY HANGING: artSPARK is a chance for the whole community to see the work of a variety of local artists at an open gallery hanging during SPARKcon weekend. however you may define what art is, we want to see what you've got. each applicant should submit samples of their work (CD or 8.5"x11") along with the application. submissions will be juried and selected to populate the SPARKcon gallery.

getting involved is easy!

1. save your work on CD or print 8.5"x11" images.
2. fill out the entry form (attached)
3. mail to: Designbox/artSPARK, 323 W Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601 by September 1.

Questions? Email Ben Aubin: ben@aubincreative.com.

3. groundSPARK: the raleigh street painting festival
the 10th annual groundSPARK raleigh street painting festival will be held in moore square on september 19-21, 2008. visual art exchange produces the festival, which last year had a record number of artists (over 400!) chalking for an intense 27 hours and transforming martin street into a work of art. artists of all ages and abilities are wanted for the 2008 street painting festival! join us for 27 hours of intense creativity and compete for $3000 in cash prizes! chalking begins at 3pm friday, september 19, and all designs must be completed by 6pm saturday, september 20 to be considered for prizes. entry is FREE and we'll provide all the chalk you need IF you register by august 29. after the 29th there is a $5 per team fee. there is NO THEME this year.

getting involved is easy!

1. get a team together.

team categories: middle school, high school, college, adult, family, team building.
2. fill out an application (attached).
3. submit application to VAE/SPF, 325 Blake Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 by September 5.

Questions? Email Rachel Herrick: rherrick@visualartexchange.org
More information can be found at http://clicks.skem1.com/v/?u=1ee994adc9b488db16fc993c8e63e4b9&g=526&c=569&p=e1588c76ce481738d3499a6755461172&t=1

Call to Artists: Chapel Hill Public Arts Office... Juried Exhibitions Series Exhibition

2008-08-20T10:23:00.003-04:00

Chapel Hill Public Arts Office
Call to Artists: 2008 – 2009
Juried Exhibitions Series Exhibition

SUMMARY

DESCRIPTION:
The Chapel Hill Public Arts Office invites artists to apply for the 2008 – 2009 Juried Exhibitions Series. Original two- and three-dimensional work of selected artists will be displayed in Chapel Hill Town Hall and the Chapel Hill Public Library during 2008 and 2009.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists creating work that can be hung indoors or displayed in glass cases.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
September 26, 2008

Juried Exhibitions Series Overview
Now through September 26, 2008 the Public Arts Office of Chapel Hill is accepting submissions from artists who wish to display original two- and three-dimensional work in Chapel Hill Town Hall and the Chapel Hill Public Library during 2008 and 2009. This exhibition is open to all artists. North Carolina artist are encouraged to apply. There is no application fee.

Selected artists will be invited to exhibit their work in small group shows of two or three artists at either the Chapel Hill Public Library or Chapel Hill Town Hall for a two-month period in 2008 or 2009. The Juried Exhibitions Series is promoted in the local media and through Arts Commission announcements. Selected artists will be asked to provide specific information and deliver their work for installation at agreed upon times. Public Arts staff and contractors install the work for exhibition. Opening receptions are usually held Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons.

The Town of Chapel Hill will insure works against theft or damage while on display. All artworks are subject to final acceptance by the Public Arts Office at the time of installation. Artworks may be for sale. If the artwork is for sale, the Public Arts Office requires a donation of 15% on any work sold to help defray the cost of this public arts program. At the exhibition’s end artists are responsible for picking up their work at an agreed upon time or arranging for return shipping.

How to Apply
Artists and teams may send a compact disc containing portfolio materials through the post to the Town of Chapel Hill’s Public Arts Office (address provided below) or in a .zip file sent to chapelhillarts@gmail.com. No hardcopy portfolios will be considered or returned.

Each portfolio must include:
Ten (10) Images of Relevant Work Each image must be a PC-compatible JPEG file at 72 pixels per inch, as close to but no larger than the following dimensions: 750 pixels wide by 560 pixels tall. Each JPEG file must be named in the following format – lastname_01_title.jpg – where the artist’s last name is followed by underscore, two-digit identification number, underscore, title, file extension. If you wish to show a detail, include it within the required number of images. Please do not present your work as a montage of images (ie., in a PowerPoint file); each image must be a separate JPEG. Images submitted should be representative of the type of work proposed for exhibition.

Annotated Image List
A word file (.doc) listing JPEG images by two-digit identification number, followed by artist, title of work depicted, media, and dimensions (width by length in inches).

Resume
A word file (.doc) providing resume, no longer than two pages.

Selection Process
An Artist Selection Committee comprised of representatives of the Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill Town Hall, the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, the Town’s Public Arts Office, and local artists will review all complete portfolios and select artists to participate in the 2008 – 2009 Juried Exhibitions Series. Selections are based on artistic excellence and the goal of exhibiting a variety of media. Public Arts staff will notify artists of the Selection Committee results and will make exhibition arrangements with selected artists.

Schedule (subject to change)
September 26, 2008: Deadline for Electronic Application Materials

October 20, 2008: Artists are contacted with Selection Committee results

November 3, 2008: The first exhibits of the 2008 – 2009 Juried Exhibition Series are installed

Chapel Hill Public Library Information

Artworks displayed as part of the Juried Exhibitions Series are hung in the main entry and lower level public areas of the Chapel Hill Public Library. The Library serves an average of 1,000 people per day and is open seven days a week. The Chapel Hill Public Library is located at 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Chapel Hill Town Hall Information

Chapel Hill Town Hall has two floors of wall space and three glass cases for the display of artwork selected for the Juried Exhibitions Series. Approximately 24,000 people visit Town Hall annually. Chapel Hill Town Hall is open Mondays through Fridays and is located at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission Information

Established in 1992 by a resolution of the Town Council, the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission is the Town advisory board responsible for advising the Council on art-related matters, promoting public awareness of the arts, and working with Town Public Arts staff to provide advice on the Percent For Art program and to increase public access to the arts through programming initiatives.

Chapel Hill Information

The Town of Chapel Hill is located principally in Orange County, in the north central portion of North Carolina on the Piedmont Plateau, approximately equidistant between Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia. The area’s topography is characterized by rolling hills. The Town, which was incorporated in 1819, presently covers an area of 21.3 square miles and has a population of approximately 53,400. The Town is the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation's oldest public university. Chapel Hill is a thriving community and is frequently listed as one of the best places to live in the United States.

Additional Information

To learn more about previous Exhibitions Series, please visit http://www.chapelhillarts.org/programs_exhibitions_past.php. To view this information on-line and download a .pdf, please visit http://www.chapelhillarts.org/programs_exhibitions_call.php.

If you have questions or need any additional information please contact the Town of Chapel Hill Public Arts Office:
Steve Wright
Public Art Coordinator Chapel Hill Town Hall
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
E: swright@townofchapelhill.org
T: 919-968-2749

Rockingham County Folk Festival: Call for Artists 2008

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The 19th Annual Rockingham County Folk Festival will be held September 6 & 7 on the beautiful campus of Rockingham Community College at Wentworth, NC. This Festival celebrates the folk heritage of our county and the North Carolina Piedmont. The festival offers two days of live musical performances, a Heritage Village and historic enactment, Kid’s ArtFest, and numerous special exhibits.

The Festival Artisan Market will offer art and fine craft work in several categories:

Painting
Printmaking
Pottery
Handwoven Basketry
Woodcarving
Sculpture
Handcrafted furniture and toys
Stained or Fused Glass
Handmade candles, soaps, etc.
Fiber Arts: handwoven, hand felted, hand knit or hand quilted

We realize this list is not all-inclusive! If you have a question, please contact Vicki Longhofer, festival coordinator at rcacdram@yahoo.com or by phone: 336.349.4039. We are inviting applications from artists and craftsmen of the Piedmont. The Market will be located in the campus Gymnasium. We also offer the option of outdoor space near the gym. Fiber artists will demonstrate spinning and weaving. If you have interest in demonstrating your art form, please call us!

Exhibitor Information

Booth space: Spaces are 10x12 feet. Exhibitor provides all display and setup equipment, including chairs. Tables must have floor length cloth coverings.

This year’s festival hours are 10:A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Saturday and Sunday.

A $25 vendor fee covers both days. No commission is collected for sales. The exhibitor is responsible for collecting and paying North Carolina state sales tax.

Exhibited Work: All work must be original in design and produced by the exhibitor.

The following types of items are not allowed:
Moldware ceramics or any items made from molds
Items (including jewelry) assembled from commercially available kits
Purchased plastic, paper or silk flowers
Reproductions (exception: original or limited edition prints by the artist)
Manufactured belt buckles
Items decorated with decals
Food items

The application form is included with this mailing. Please return it no later than August 28, 2008. A festival map denoting parking, booth location and set-up times will accompany acceptance notification.

FESTIVAL ARTISAN MARKET
VENDOR APPLICATION

Please complete and mail to this address:
Applications need to be received by August 28, 2008.

RCC Folk Festival
P.O. Box 83
Wentworth, NC 27375

Name: _________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

________________________________________

Telephone: ______________________________________

Web site: ________________________________________

Please describe your art or craft form: _________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Please submit photos, or send in digital JPEG format to: rcacdram@yahoo.com
If you have a website or images of your art posted on a web page, please let us know!

Booth location preference: Indoors_____ Outdoors_____

The entry fee ($25.00) will be collected with a release form to be mailed with the acceptance letter.

If you have questions, please contact us at 336.349.4039 or through the email address listed above.

First Annual ART VAULT - Don't Miss It!!!

2008-08-19T20:35:00.000-04:00

From Candace Young, Bay River Pottery.

Artists,

I am inviting you to take part in a new event for Eastern North Carolina . The 'Art Vault' is a fund raiser for Circle 10 Art Gallery in Oriental, and also a chance for you to be part of a hunt for treasures and to make some money to support your art habit. The date is Saturday, October 4, 2008. Circle !0 Artists and volunteers will ensure that this is an entertaining event in every respect.

As an artist, I have collected art and fine craft over the years and while I still love the pieces, many of them are tucked away because I do no't have room or they just do not fit in with my décor any longer. I do not want to give them away, cannot see their fate consigned to a mere yard sale where no one will honor their value. I am always looking for new art and fine craft and as long as I have things in closets, I talk myself out of buying new things so I am excited to have the chance to have someone else enjoy my old favorites.

The Art Vault will let us clean out our closets, pare down some clutter and empty the attic of the treasures we want to pass on. You price the work (we are suggesting, "gasp!, wholesale") and we will provide a hall and the staff to sell the work. You get other advantages; first crack at seeing some exciting work, the chance to sell your collected treasures and buy some more, after all,who else has better art, than artists?

The event will take place at St. Peter the Fisherman's Catholic Church Hall in Oriental. We are having a pig pickin' from 11-2, a Treasure Chest Raffle with some donated art inside, a "less than perfect" area where we will put work that we're just not completely satisfied with, and other areas of interest.

We will set up sections and price them as follows:
$400
$300
$200
$150
$100
$75
$50
$25
$10

There is no fee to participate but there will be a 20% commission on your sales to offset the cost of the hall and the pig. You will get one free admission ticket, and can hang one of your own pieces of art.

I have already heard from some artists and art collectors who want to donate some pieces too. It is your choice.

For more information and an application, call Candace Young at 745-4749, and leave your name, email or number, or call the gallery at 249=0298. Wed.-Sat 10 –- 5pm and Sunday 1-4 pm.

All art must be original

Catagories:

All two-dimensional painting, drawing etc.
Sculpture, hard and soft
Pottery
Glass; fused, hot and stained
Jewelry
Textiles
Metal
Fine woodwork
Photography
Nothing from kits

This event is to kick off Circle 10 Art Gallery's 25 year and will establish The Janet Adkins Art Scholarship. Janet, while not a founding member of Circle 10, has been an active member for 25 years and has set a very high standard of challenging herself to progress each of those 25 years. I hope you will be part of this event.

Candace Young
brp@embarqmail.com
bayriverpottery.com
252-745-4749

The WiFi "First Ten" Screenplay Competition

2008-08-19T20:28:00.001-04:00

The WiFi "First Ten" Screenplay Competition! Early Bird Deadline: August 21stRegular Deadline: August 31stFinal Deadline: September 12thWriters! Submit your first ten pages of yout best screenplay! Ask anyone in Hollywood, if you can't suck in the reader within the first ten pagesof your screenplay, to the dumpster it goes. So how good are you? The winner of the competition will receive:-A script consultation with WGA Award-Winning, Ken Rotcop.-A one-year subscription to MovieMaker Magazine.-A one-year membership to The Writer's Building (The online home for screenwriters)

-Winning writer gets the opportunity to pitch their material to:
Hollywood Production Companies, Development Executives and Agents.Proceeds benefit the 2009 Annual WiFi Film Conference!For more info, go to: http://www.wifiwilmington.com

P.S. The North Carolina Arts Council will begin accepting applications for the next round of playwrights/screenwriters fellowships this fall. New this year is an online application form, which should appear on our web site—www.ncarts.org—in September. We’ll post revised guidelines on our web site next month, as well. As in previous years, a signed, paper copy of your application and supporting materials must arrive in the Council office—109 East Jones Street, Raleigh 27699-4632—by 5 p.m. on Monday, November 3rd.

http://www.ncarts.org/freeform_scrn_template.cfm?ffscrn_id=101&menu_sel=4&sub_sel=44

July/August NC Writers & Books is up now on the NC Arts Council web site!

2008-08-19T20:25:00.000-04:00

July/August NC Writers & Books is up now on the NC Arts Council web site!

North Carolina Writers & Books is a bimonthly showcase of work by North Carolina writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Here, too, you'll find news, interviews, and features related to North Carolina's literary community and links to other literary Web sites of interest.

The July/August edition gathers poetry by Shirlette Ammons, Mike Smith, Donna Glee Williams, and Winston-Salem area high-school students. Novels by Charles Price and Lonnie Busch round out the prose selections. "Get Connected" will keep you busy with literary festivals from just after Labor Day until Thanksgiving.

The feature on Ammons gives you music from the writer's EP "John Anonymous" as well as poetry. Click here to listen.

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra 2008-2009 Concert Season

2008-08-19T20:18:00.002-04:00

For Immediate Release: August 18, 2008
Contact: Reed Wallace (910) 791-9262
email: info@wilmingtonsymphony.org

WILMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Steven Errante, Music Director

The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra announces that tickets are on sale for the 2008-2009 season. The 37th concert season is both welcoming and rewarding for audience members with something for everyone—including great masterworks from three centuries by such great composers as Beethoven, Brahms, Handel and Purcell, along with a patriotic pops concert, a holiday matinee, music from the movies, and the annual free family concert.

Musical sparks begin to fly immediately with the opening concert’s performance of two of the most popular symphonies of all time as the Wilmington Symphony reaches the mid-point of its ambitious five-year Beethoven Symphony cycle. The next concert backs up a century or so to a feast of Baroque masterpieces, followed by a performance of selections from Handel’s Messiah in time for the holidays.

February’s Classics and Pops concert spotlights two promising young local artists of today—winners of the annual Student Concerto Competition—and also salutes modern classic film composer John Williams with “Music from the Movies.”

Finally, in April the Wilmington Symphony welcomes violinist Gareth Johnson, a First Place Laureate of the 2002 national Sphinx Competition, who has already established a remarkably successful career as a featured soloist with the Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle, St. Louis , Cincinnati, New World and Baltimore Symphonies. Mr. Johnson joins the Wilmington Symphony for a performance of Brahms beloved Violin Concerto in D.

The Wilmington Symphony’s exciting and engaging Saturday Evening Series of symphonic masterworks from three centuries is performed at Kenan Auditorium on the UNCW campus. Single tickets for the Saturday Evening Series are $22, $20 and $4 for youth and are available by contacting the Kenan Auditorium Ticket Office by calling 962-3500 or 800-732-3643. Season Subscriptions for the entire Saturday Evening Series are also still available at $90 and $80, and $20 for students and youth under 17.

The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra is also proud to announce that on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m., “Patriotic Pops Concert, A Salute to Veterans” will be performed at Trask Coliseum on the UNCW campus. This special Veterans Day Patriotic Pops concert will be a regional event to pay homage to Americans who have worn the uniform of their country. Patriotic Pops Concert tickets are $15 at the door and $13.50 in advance through the Kenan Auditorium Ticket Office by calling 962-3500 or (800) 732-3643. All seats are general admission. A special price of $10 is available for groups of twenty or more only through the Wilmington Symphony Office at 791-9262.

The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra has established a unique artistic profile and civic stature in southeastern North Carolina. Since 1971, the Wilmington Symphony’s tradition of service has enhanced the quality of life in the Cape Fear Region starting with great music making showcasing the considerable talents of our area’s own musicians, and extending through a host of vibrant and vital educational programs for all ages now including the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra. For more information, visit www.wilmingtonsymphony.org .

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra 2008-2009 Concert Season

Saturday Evening Series
8:00 p.m. at Kenan Auditorium, UNCW campus

Saturday September 20, 2008
Beethoven Bicentennial
Sponsored by Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the colossal concert that saw the premiere of both the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies of Beethoven.

Saturday, October 11, 2008
If It Ain’t Baroque
Sponsored by Cooperative Bank

…it’s not on this concert, featuring the Wilmington Symphony Select in music of the Baroque, including less-heard but still glorious works by Purcell, Locatelli, Telemann, and more.

Saturday, December 6, 2008
Holiday Concert
Sponsored by Plantation Village Retirement Living Community
Cape Fear Chorale, Jerry Cribbs, director

Celebrate the holiday season with the wondrous sounds of the “Hallelujah” chorus as the Cape Fear Chorale and the Wilmington Symphony perform selections from Georg Frideric Handel’s most famous oratorio Messiah, among the most popular works in Western choral literature.

Saturday, February 7, 2009
Classics and Pops - Music from the Movies
Sponsored by First Citizens Private Wealth Management

The winners of the 32nd Annual Richard R. Deas Student Concerto Competition share a spotlight that also shines on some great orchestra scores from the movies, including a tribute to Academy Award winning film score composer John Williams.

Saturday, April 25, 2009
Gareth Johnson, violin

Gareth Johnson, First Place Junior Division Laureate of the 2002 national Sphinx Competition, joins the Wilmington Symphony for the Violin Concerto in D of Brahms, and the season bows out spectacularly with the exhilarating Dances of Galánta of Zoltan Kodaly.

Special Concerts

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Trask Coliseum, UNCW Campus
Patriotic Pops Concert – A Salute to Veterans
$13.50 in advance, $15.00 at the door
Sponsored by UNCW and Brightmore of Wilmington

A Veterans Day regional event pays homage to Americans who have worn the uniform of their country and will also provides an occasion to reflect on both the responsibilities and benefits of being an American.

Sunday, December 7, 2008, 4 p.m.
Kenan Auditorium
Holiday Concert Matinee

Cape Fear Chorale, Jerry Cribbs, choral directorA longtime Wilmington Symphony holiday tradition, with selections from Handel’s beloved Messiah performed with the Cape Fear Chorale at a family-friendly matinee hour.

Saturday, March 21, 2009, 8 p.m.
Kenan Auditorium
A Glorious Evening of Opera – Annual Benefit Concert
Special ticket price to be announced

A memorable evening of favorite opera selections with Nancy King, Joy Murrell, Michael Rallis, Marva Robinson and other guest artists from the UNCW Opera Outreach Program.

Sunday, April 26, 2009, 4 p.m.
Kenan Auditorium
Free Family Concert
Sponsored by Southeastern Nephrology Associates

Musical fun for young children and families, featuring the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra and Concerto Competition Junior Division winner.

TO ORDER TICKETS: Reserved seating tickets can be purchased through the Kenan Auditorium Ticket Office weekdays from 10 am to 6 pm by calling (910) 962-3500 or 1-800-732-3643. Special group rates are also available. Except as indicated, single tickets are $22 and $20, and $4 for youth and students; season tickets for the Saturday Evening Series are $90 and $80 and $20 for youth and students.

To receive a 2008-2009 season brochure, or for further information, call the WSO business office 910 –791-9262, or visit the website at www.wilmingtonsymphony.org. E-mail to info@wilmingtonsymphony.org

Sneads Ferry Community Center PRESENTS....

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SNEADS FERRY COMMUNITY THEATRE

presents

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

A musical by Clark Gesner

Fridays September 5 and 12, 2008@ 8:00PM
Saturdays September 6 and 13, 2008 @ 8:00PM
Sunday September 14, 2008 @ 3:00PM

Sneads Ferry Community Center
126 Park Lane, Sneads Ferry

Tickets are $10.00 at the door or
Reservations may be made by calling 910-327-2798

Submitted by: Gaylene Branton 910-389-8776 branton@att.net

Stephen Greer's artist reception a HUGE success!

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The Baysden Gallery at the Council for the Arts was FULL at the recent artists reception for the opening of Stephen Greer's "STILL" Exhibit.

Artist, Stephen Greer, discussing his artwork...

Stepehn Greer's "STILL" Exhibit on display at Baysden Gallery through August.

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Artist, Stephen Greer's work will be featured in the Baysden Gallery at the Council for the Arts August 3rd through the 29th. The show features a series of acrylic paintings inspired by the Haliwa-Saponi and Occaneechi Indian tribes of eastern North Carolina. The exhibit is titled... STILL". These photos do it no justice... you must see this in person to appreciate totally... make plans to attend.

Call for Artists:Register now for Durham Art Walk: Nov 1 & 2!

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**SAVE THE DATES**

Fall DAW: November 1 & 2, 2008

Spring DAW: April 18 & 19, 2009

NEW! On-line artist registration
now available (click here)!

Deadline to register for the November DAW is September 1, 2008.

For more information please contact Margaret DeMott, Director of Artist Services, at mdemott@durhamarts.org or 919.560.2720.

Durham Art Walk is presented & produced by the Durham Arts Council with support from the City of Durham Parks and Recreation Department.

Call for Artists - "Cultural Crossroads" - Regional Juried Show deadline Aug 29

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Call for Entries:
Cultural Crossroads Regional Jurored Visual Art Competition and Exhibition.
October 16 – November 26, 2008.
Entry by slide or digital image only.
Entry deadline August 29.
All fine art media.
1st Prize $1000.
Juror: Tom Patterson.

For a prospectus see www.associatedartists.org
email staff@associatedartists.org
or send a SASE to:
AAWS, Cultural Crossroads
301 West 4th St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

DETAILS: Artists are encouraged to consider many aspects of the theme - from their own traditional historical cultural perspectives to the ways in which travel or other cross-cultural experiences have influenced their expression and creativity.

“A crossroads is a point of transition and exchange, a place of concentrated power and creative potential. In the global village we inhabit today, every community has become a cultural crossroads where distinctly different cultures intersect, overlap and intermingle. In reviewing submissions for the "Cultural Crossroads" exhibition I'll be looking in particular for works that reflect or address this fact of contemporary life in original, thought-provoking and visually engaging ways.”
--Tom Patterson, guest juror

This is a regional show. Artists must reside in one of the following states in order to enter this show: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

JUROR: Tom Patterson is a writer, critic, independent curator and the author of several books on contemporary folk art and artists and has curated a dozen exhibitions since 1985 for institutions across the United States. His most recent exhibitions include “If you can kill a snake with it, it ain't art! Selected works from the collection of Jonathan Williams” at The Turchin Center for Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, 2008; “The Immediacy of the Game: Fifty Years of Ted Potter’s Art,” Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 2006; “Homegrown & Handmade: Selected Works from the Huffman Collection of Southern Contemporary Folk and Outsider Art,” Hickory Museum of Art, 2005. His publication include Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Reclamation & Transformation: Three Self-taught Chicago Artists, Not By Luck: Self-taught Artists in the American South, and Howard Finster, Stranger from Another World (co-authored with Howard Finster). He has published essays, articles and exhibition reviews in afterimage, American Ceramics, American Craft, the Arts Journal, ARTnews, Art Papers, Atlanta Magazine, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, BOMB, Crits: Discourses on the Visual Arts, Duke Magazine, Folk Art, Glass Quarterly, Mutts, New Art Examiner, Public Art Review, Raw Vision, and numerous exhibition catalogs

*Prospectus available in Spanish at http://www.associatedartits.org/

Stay Up to Date!
Check out the Calendar at http://www.associatedartists.org/
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem
301 West Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-722-0340
http://www.associatedartists.org/

Services for Your Community from Americans for the Arts

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Coming this fall, a full season of professional programs for those working in and around the arts

Knowledge Exchanges
These two-day professional conferences bring together 100 arts, business, education, and government leaders for an in-depth view of the arts at work in a productive local environment. Learn more.

District-Wide Change in Arts Education
Los Angeles County, CA—October 27–28, 2008

Public Art Master Planning: Developing a Plan for Your Community
Reston, VA and Arlington, VA—December 5–6, 2008

Districts & Culture
Columbus, OH—December 5–6, 2008

Webinars
Committed to improving performance but can’t always make the events? This new media platform enables you to get a high level of interaction with presenters, attendees, and the content without leaving your desk. Learn more.

Creative Conversations
Every October, in honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, Americans for the Arts partners with emerging leaders from across the country to host Creative Conversations. Last year, more than 1,000 emerging arts leaders participated in 41 locally hosted Creative Conversations throughout the country. Want to host a Creative Conversation? Learn more.

Services for Your Community from Americans for the Arts
Bring the insight and expertise of Americans for the Arts to your community. Americans for the Arts is offering programs and services designed to support local professional development, research, advocacy, and strategic partnerships that are important to you. Learn more.