Call for Artists!

Job opportunities

Mattatuck Museum

Two positions open and accepting resumes through 02/28/2013. The Mattatuck Museum seeks full-time:

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION with extensive experience in program development, administration and staff supervision.

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR to lead efforts to expand and diversify the Museum’s funding sources and donor base.

For full job descriptions and information on how to apply, visit www.mattatuckmuseum.org/employment.

Phyllis Boger MFA '02

Artist Phyllis Boger will bring several examples of her work and explain how her art is inspired by the media she is exploring at Munch and Learn at Dixon Gallery and Gardens on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 12:00 pm

Painting, Collage and Works on Fabric: Varying Media

Sheri Schwartz MFA '13

Sheri sent the following link so we can enjoy her interview from January 11, 2013


Under pressure: Q&A with Sheri Schwartz by joe bun keo  on Two coats of Paint, an online forum to share reviews, commentary, news, and background information about painting and related subjects. 
http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2013/01/under-pressure-q-with-sheri-schwartz.html

Polly Messer '98

Polly Messer & Grayson Hugh


This coming Saturday - Grayson & Polly @ The Cutting Room, NYC.

Grayson Hugh - Tickets - The Cutting Room - New York, NY - January 19th, 2013

Call to Artists - Juried Show

 

"The Melt" a juried exhibition at The Mercurial Gallery in Danbury. Best in show will be awarded a solo exhibition in 2014 at the gallery.

Gallery Exhibition: 'The Melt' Juried Exhibition Featuring various mediums by local artists

February 23, 2013 - March 22, 2013
Opening reception Saturday, February 23, 5-7pm
Regular gallery hours: Wed & Fri 11am-5pm, Sat. 1-5pm, Sun. 1-4pm We are a traditional gallery fostering adventurous and accessible art in downtown Danbury

The Mercurial Gallery, 11 Library Place, Danbury, CT, http://themercurialgallery.com,
info@themercurialgallery.com, (203)744-9179

Icicles dripping. Glaciers fading. Cheese oozing on a hot sandwich. A hinted smile. A choked emotion, seeping out into paint, or steel, or ink. The Mercurial invites artists of all media to capture their concept of “The Melt” in our 2013 juried exhibition.

Drop off dates are Wednesday, 2/6 11-5pm, Friday, 2/8 11-5pm, & Saturday 2/9, 1-5pm. $20 submission fee, 1 piece per artist. For a submission form, visit themercurialgallery.com.
Parking is available directly across the street from the gallery in the Charles A. Bardo Parking Garage. Main Street parking is free on Sundays and after 5:30pm. For more information, call The Mercurial at (203)744-9179, email info@themercurialgallery.com, or visit themercurialgallery.com.

Kevin Dunn MFA '11

Kevin is teaching at Washington Art Association for this season.

Join him at the The Sneak Peek Open House! Let's make art: 11am - 4pm. See you there!

Michael Whelan

Michael writes, "Oh God, I still own half this stuff. Worse, i still use them! Am I destined to be put in the museum as an artifact myself?;-)"
http://www.forgottenartsupplies.com/

call for artists!

Toy Makers II Competition Brochures are going out, and entries are already coming in! Visit https://westportartscenter.org/gallery/calls-for-entry for more information and to download the entry form. Submissions due February 11.

for CT artists

Registration is now open for Make.Art.Work. a new six-month comprehensive professional practice program for Connecticut visual artists presented by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council with support from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. The first


of 8 workshops titled “Goal Setting and Career Planning” will be presented on 1/28 in New Haven, on 1/29 in Hartford and on 1/30 in Fairfield.

http://makeartwork.org/