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1. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
3. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
4. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
5. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
6. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
7. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
8. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
9. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
10. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

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11. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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13. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
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15. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
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16. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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17. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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21. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
23. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
24. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
25. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
26. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
27. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
28. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
29. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
30. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
31. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
33. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
34. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
35. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
36. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
37. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
38. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
39. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
40. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
41. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
43. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
45. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
46. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
47. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
51. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
53. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
54. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
55. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
56. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
57. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
58. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
59. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
60. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
61. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
63. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
64. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
65. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
66. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
67. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
68. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
69. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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70. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
71. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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73. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
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75. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
76. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
77. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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81. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
83. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
84. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
85. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
86. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
87. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
88. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
89. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
90. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
91. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
93. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
94. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
95. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
96. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
97. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
98. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
99. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
100. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
101. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
103. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
105. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
106. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
107. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
111. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
113. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
114. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
115. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
116. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
117. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
118. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
119. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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120. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
121. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
123. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
124. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
125. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
126. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
127. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
128. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
129. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
130. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
131. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
133. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
135. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
136. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
137. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
141. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
143. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
144. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
145. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
146. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
147. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
148. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
149. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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150. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
151. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
153. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
154. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
155. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
156. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
157. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
158. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
159. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
160. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
161. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
163. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
165. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
166. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
167. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
171. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
173. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
174. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
175. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
176. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
177. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
178. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

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179. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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180. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
181. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
183. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
184. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
185. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
186. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
187. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

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188. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
189. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
190. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
191. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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193. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
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195. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
196. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
197. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
201. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
203. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
204. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
205. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
206. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
207. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
208. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
209. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
210. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
211. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
213. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
214. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
215. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
216. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
217. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
218. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
219. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
220. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
221. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
223. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
225. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
226. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
227. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
231. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
233. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
234. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
235. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
236. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
237. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

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238. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

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239. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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240. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

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241. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

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243. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

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244. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

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245. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
246. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
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247. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
248. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
249. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
250. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

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251. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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253. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
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255. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
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256. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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257. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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261. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
263. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
264. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
265. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

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266. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
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267. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
268. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
269. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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270. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
271. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

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273. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
274. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

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275. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
276. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
277. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
278. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
279. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
280. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
281. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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283. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
285. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
286. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
287. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
291. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
293. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
294. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

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Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

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296. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
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297. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

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298. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

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299. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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300. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
301. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

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303. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

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304. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
305. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
306. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
307. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
308. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
309. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
310. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
311. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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313. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
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315. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
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316. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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317. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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321. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

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323. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
324. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
325. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

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326. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
327. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
328. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
329. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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330. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
331. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
333. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
334. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
335. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
336. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
337. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
338. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
339. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
340. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
341. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
343. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
345. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
346. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
347. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
351. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

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353. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

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354. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

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355. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

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356. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
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357. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

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358. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

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359. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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360. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
361. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
363. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
364. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
365. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
366. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
367. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
368. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
369. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
370. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
371. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
373. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
375. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
376. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
377. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
381. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
383. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
384. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
385. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
386. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
387. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
388. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
389. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
390. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
391. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
393. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
394. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
395. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
396. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
397. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
398. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
399. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
400. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
401. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Enclosure
403. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
Enclosure
405. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
Enclosure
406. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
Enclosure
407. Source: Art Competitions provided by Artshow.com
Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Enclosure
411. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
413. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
414. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
415. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
416. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
417. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
418. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
419. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

Enclosure
420. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

Enclosure
421. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

Enclosure
423. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

Enclosure
424. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

Enclosure
425. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

Enclosure
426. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
Enclosure
427. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

Enclosure
428. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carpentry to a new generation.

Learn how these aesthetic innovators built a vibrant mobile woodshop from scratch. Devising a program as comprehensive as Zenith Community Arts Foundation required vision, networking, institutional knowledge, grant writing expertise, proficiency in carpentry, and enough educational savvy to transfer its aspirations to its participants. These skills are highly transferable to other areas and can enlarge our footprint in an art world where finding multiple ways to plug-in opens more doors. 

Space is Limited, Registration Required - Click HERE to Register

Enclosure
429. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV
Date: 3 May 2023, 10:36 pm

Awrighty... I've got two of the three venues lined up + a tentative book deal for my idea to curate a massive three-space "Women Artists of the DMV" exhibition... just finished submitting the below proposal to the Alper Initiative gods at the Katzen.

Fingers crossed now! And oh yeah! 

Proposal: Women Artists of the DMV

According to the research done by the Washington City Paper in 2017, the term “DMV”, which is used to refer to the District, Maryland and Virginia first appeared in a DC ART NEWS blog post that I wrote in 2003 – And yes! I therefore do claim that I invented it!

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

This scene is kindled and ignited to a large extent by female artists of all ages, races and ethnicities – an artistic female universe significantly more diverse than just about any of other major city on the planet. By the same logic and path, the artwork created by these fertile minds examine every possible corner of the visual arts genres and creative corners.

Celebrating this art scene, which spreads across the three areas that make up the DMV, I propose to curate an exhibition of 100 works by 100 women artists comprised of both leading and established female artists plus talented emerging contemporary female visual artists who represent the tens of thousands of women artists working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region in order to assemble a group show to showcase the immense power of the visual arts being created by these artists.

Let me repeat myself: Equally diverse as the artists, are the artistic styles and media you will see in this curated exhibition, the first of its kind for the capital area.

With 100 works of art potentially available for curatorial selection, this exhibition will offer a primer for both the experienced art eye and the beginning art aficionado, highlighting a selection of talented artists who usually deserve more attention on a local, regional and national scale.

100 works of art take a lot of exhibition space, and thus this curated exhibition could either be:

(a)    Fully staged at the Katzen or;

(b)    Would be concurrently spread across three separate venues in the DMV: At the Katzen in the District, one non-profit in Northern Virginia and one independent gallery in Maryland.

                                 i.            For Northern Virginia I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Athenaeum in Alexandria.

                               ii.            For Maryland, I have obtained an approval for the exhibition from The Artists & Makers Gallery complex in Rockville.

I have the experience to curate a large, multi-space art survey exhibition. In 2007 I curated “Seven”, a seven-gallery exhibition in the District that surveyed the thousands of artist members of the Washington Project for the Arts (WPA). Over 6500 slides (remember slides?) were reviewed and a couple of hundred artists selected for the multi-gallery show, which received multiple reviews in the press, both local and national.  In 2001 I curated “Contemporary Realism: A Survey of Washington Area Realists” for the Athenaeum in Alexandria – another show that exhibited over 60 artists and received wide reviews in the regional and national press.  Those are just two of hundreds of curated shows since 1996.

My curatorial process for this large proposal will also involve “community input”, as I intend to approach the DMV artistic community to be able to propose up to 15 of the 100 final artists. 

I also have ample experience running this “community input” process, as in 2011 I authored the book 100 Artists of Washington, DC (published by Schiffer Press), which in part included “community input” to ensure that the diversity of the 100 artists – both in style, age, genres, etc. – was truly representational of the Greater DC area.

Lastly, I have a tentative “yes” to a book proposal focused on this exhibition to be published by Schiffer Press.  If the three-space exhibition moves forward, then the book moves forward.

I understand that a significant lead time is needed by American University to schedule approved Alper shows, and stand ready, willing and able to tackle this opportunity, regardless of the time frame.

Finally, I have started the tentative process of getting artists’ commitments to the exhibition, with the goal of aligning the leading female artists of the region to help “move” this proposal and so far have obtained enthusiastic “yes” from Margaret Boozer, Lisa Montag Brotman, Shanti Chandra Sekar, Irene Clouthier, Rosemary Feit-Covey, Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Carol Brown Goldberg, Janis Goodman, Muriel Hasbun, Melissa Ichiuji, Akemi Maegawa, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Jody Mussoff. Teresa Oaxaca, Amber Robles-Gordon, Renee Stout, Helen Zughaib and 60+ other DMV female artists.

Let’s go!

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430. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Aaron Myers is the new DC Art Commission's Executive Director
Date: 1 May 2023, 10:17 pm

From The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH):

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Aaron Myers as our new Executive Director. Myers, a renowned jazz vocalist, pianist, educator, and activist, brings a wealth of experience in the arts and a passion for community engagement to his new role. Myers was nominated for appointment by the Commission in February 2023 following an extensive four-month search. The Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to confirm his appointment at today’s legislative meeting.

As a DC-based artist, Myers has a deep understanding of the city's cultural landscape and its diverse communities. He has been an active member of the DC arts community for over a decade, serving as the Artist-in-Residence at the Black Fox Lounge, Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, The Eaton and performing at venues across the city. He is the founding Board Chair of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, serves on the Board of Governors of the DC Recording Academy and has been recognized for his work in arts education.

In addition to his extensive background in the arts, Myers is known for his advocacy for social justice and community engagement. He has served as a community organizer and principle organizer of the DMV Music Stakeholders, a grassroots effort to center relief and resources for members of the music community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Executive Committee of the DC Branch of the NAACP.

As Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Myers will oversee the agency's efforts to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. This includes managing grant programs, public art installations, and cultural events that celebrate the city's vibrant arts scene.

"We are excited to welcome Aaron Myers as the new Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Aaron's passion for the arts and commitment to community engagement make him the ideal person to lead the Commission in its mission to support and promote the arts in the District of Columbia. We look forward to working with him to build a more vibrant and inclusive arts ecosystem in our city,” said Reggie Van Lee, Chair of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

“I am excited to be given the opportunity to serve this community, in this capacity, at this moment, and I thank Chair Van Lee and the commissioners and staff, as well as Chairman Phil Mendelson and the Council for their confidence and support. I look forward to working together, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, to meet the moment for our creatives, and to truly reinforce to the world that DC is the District of Creatives, the Creative Capital of this Country,” said Aaron Myers, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Myers began working as Acting Executive Director on March 27, 2023. With today’s confirmation vote by the DC Council, he immediately assumes the role as Executive Director. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities looks forward to the energy and vision that Myers will bring to this important role.

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Item: JIA Illustration Award 2023 - China
700,000 yen in awards. Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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Item: Visions In Clay - Stockton, CA
$2,900 in awards. Deadline: Jun 26, 2023
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Item: Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
$3,600 in awards. Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
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Item: Miami University Young Sculptors Competition - Oxford, OH
$10,000 Purchase Award; $2,500 2nd Place; $2,000 3rd Place. Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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Item: Small Works: 45th Harper College National Juried Exhibition - Palatine, IL
Purchase awards + solo show opportunities. Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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Item: Congressional Art Competition: Maryland's 8th District
Date: 26 May 2023, 4:50 am

Many years ago, I had the honor of being asked to help select the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition for then Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and thus this competition holds a special place near my art heart.

Jamie Raskin represents Maryland's 8th District, and as part of this year's competition, his office graciously sent me the following info:

The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School
The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself 
by Olivia Ensign of Albert Einstein High School

This year’s winner is Olivia Ensign from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington. Olivia’s submission, “The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year alongside winning art pieces from congressional districts across the nation.

The second place winners include: Alanna Sidlowski, Betsi Ralda-Romera, Dami Kim, Dhruv Narang, Elizabeth Daly, Ella Spirtas, Etian Huang, Joseph Bloomfield, Lily Pacuit, Lucinda Sun, Mikae Fasihi, Nari Kim, Natalie McMurry, Olivia Dietrich, Rebecca Rothstein, Ryan Crothers and Yael Chinn.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.

And I approve! WOW! This artist is not only superbly talented, but already shows the skills of a much mature painter: The composition is brilliant and that elusive quality of self-portraiture - the ability to catch a psychological in-print - is there!

In an interview with WTOP, Raskin said, “the winner’s piece, I could only describe it as spellbinding!”

Congratulations to Ensign, and to the Congressman and his staff and whoever assisted him in the selection process - well done!

All the entries are online here. I also quite liked Streets of Singapore by Mikael Fasihi of Landon School and Birdie by Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School.

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Item: CEWE Photo Award
Date: 22 May 2023, 2:38 am

The CEWE Photo Award unites photo enthusiasts – and celebrates the beauty of our world. 

The world's largest photo competition is starting its fifth round with the motto “Our world is beautiful”; photos can be submitted in ten exciting categories: Architecture & Technology | Landscapes | Animals | Nature | Cooking & Food | Travel & Culture | Hobby & Leisure | People | Aerial Photos | Sports 

No Entry Fee. Deadline May 31, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3X0PRos

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Item: Opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition
Date: 16 May 2023, 6:07 pm

Nicolet College in Rhinelander will host one of Wisconsin’s premier art exhibits next month.

An opening reception of the 36th Northern National Art Competition will be held in the Nicolet College Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15 at 5 p.m.

“Top contemporary artists from the across the country submitted works for this juried competition,” said Jenny Bonardelli, Nicolet College Arts and Events Manager. “Only the finest pieces were selected, resulting in an amazing collection that rises to a very high standard.” 

The event is co-sponsored by the Northern Arts Council, which awards $8,500.00 in prize money to artists judged to have created the best works. 

The reception will include a light buffet, wine, live music by Darlene Cole and commentary from this year’s judge, F. Lennox “Lenny” Campello. 

Read the article here. 

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Item: Art for Change Prize
Date: 13 May 2023, 2:41 pm

Applications are now open for the free-to-enter Art for Change Prize, an international art initiative from M&C Saatchi Group and Saatchi Gallery, open to artists working in the first five years of their career. 

No Entry Fee. Deadline: July 17, 2023.

Details: http://bit.ly/3NQdSfL

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446. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: FY 2024 Art Bank Program Workshop - tomorrow
Date: 8 May 2023, 5:10 am

 

FY 2024 Art Bank Program

Workshop

10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, May 10

In support of local visual artists, District art galleries, and District art nonprofit organizations, CAH acquires fine art from metropolitan artists to grow the Art Bank Collection. Artwork in the collection is managed by CAH and loaned to District Government agencies for display in public areas and offices of government buildings.

The Art Bank Collection, which started in 1986, has nearly 3,000 artworks.

CAH conducts free workshops for participants to learn useful information about the agency’s funding opportunities and how to submit a grant application. All workshops are delivered virtually. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend this FY 24 ABP Grant Workshop.

Reserve your spot for tomorrow
RSVP for other ABP Workshops

Please be advised that this workshop will include live real-time captioning via Webex. 

Find more info on our ABP grant program
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447. Source: Daily Campello Art News
Item: Maryland Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition
Date: 7 May 2023, 7:49 pm

Press release from MAP about this terrific Maryland artists exhibition:

In celebration of the talented and diverse array of artists across the state, the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present the third Maryland Arts Directory exhibition this month. Held Thursday, May 18 at 6pm, the triennial event will focus on visual artworks, literary works, and performers in the ever growing Maryland Arts Directory, and will be held in tandem with the Bromo Arts & Entertainment District Spring Art Walk.

Maintained by MAP for more than 25 years, the Maryland Arts Directory originated as a regional resource conceived by MSAC. Curators, collectors, and patrons could physically visit MAP to review new visual artworks using slides. As time went by, slides became outdated and an official online resource was created to make access to artworks much more accessible.

The Directory is a free online platform that showcases the high-caliber, diverse, and relevant work of Maryland’s artists and arts organizations and promotes the vitality of Maryland’s arts communities. Collectively, MSAC and MAP aim to present a comprehensive survey of Maryland artists for the Triennial exhibition. 

"We are excited to collaborate with MAP and work with these jurors to showcase the breadth and depth of the work of Maryland's artists," said MSAC Executive Director Steven Skerritt-Davis. "The Directory as an online resource is invaluable, and having the chance to experience participating artists' work in person is sure to be inspiring" 

This year’s roster of talented jurors includes: Jayme McLellan (visual art) - Founder and Director of Civilian Art Projects; José Ruiz (visual art) – Director and Faculty, Curatorial Practices Program at the Maryland Institute College of Art; Rahne Alexander (performance) – intermedia artist, writer and editor; and Gerry LaFemina (literary) – acclaimed poet, writer, professor and critic.

And all of you who have read this blog for the past 20 years know, I always advise that artists must have thick skins!

I applied for this exhibition, but was not accepted.  This is part of the journey of being an artist!

Here's my rejection note, forever preserved!

Hello,

Thank you for your submission to the MSAC Arts Directory Triennial Exhibition.

We received an overwhelming response. Unfortunately, your work was not selected for this exhibition opportunity. Due to the number of applications, we had to be very selective.  Please know this was a tough decision based on capacity and not artist merit. We hope you will continue applying for future opportunities with Maryland Art Place and MSAC. It was an honor and a privilege to review your work. Thank you for all you do as a Maryland creative! 

Warmly,

MAP staff

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Item: Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Date: 4 May 2023, 2:55 am
Legacy: A Conversation with Aesthetic Innovators
Applying Art Skills to Create Opportunity through Community Outreach
Presented by Washington Sculptors Group
Monday, May 15, 2023, 7- 8:30 pm On Zoom

Have you ever thought about extending your legacy through something other than the work you make for yourself? Three woodworking artists, Margery Goldberg, Lynda Smith-Bügge, and Joe Largess have harnessed their knowledge of craft and arts organization to teach carp