Now Accepting Exhibition Proposals!

Gibran Studio & Gallery is accepting proposals for exhibitions that will use the entire gallery space. If interested, please submit the following:

Exhibition Proposal Procedures

• Proposal Statement, including title, dates, and artists to be included.
• Personal artist statement for all the artists to be included. (May include resume, press, etc, as applicable.)
• Examples of work to be shown. (digital preferred, slides also accepted) Note: The examples submitted do not necessarily need to be included in the exhibition. They will be used as a guideline to check professionalism and quality of work.
• Basic layout of how the work will be displayed. (See gallery dimensions page.)
• Alternate dates in case of space availability.
• We may suggest a combined show if we receive proposals that compliment each other.
• Deliver or mail proposals to Gibran Studio & Gallery, Attn: Carly Gibran.

Please be aware of the following:

• For each show, the artist(s) will be required to pay for the cost of the show although we will handle all the details such as press publicity, design and mailing of postcards to our targeted mailing list of patrons as well as serving wine and food at the opening. For food, wine, lighting, postcards and postage, we ask that the artist(s) contribute $700 which is our cost with the gallery doing all the above. The cost is the same, no matter the number of artists included.
• We distribute 500 postcards. If the artist(s) desire additional postcards, they will be asked to pay an additional fee.
• Delivery and pick up of work is the responsibility of the artist(s).
• We will gladly hang work to be exhibited, but artists will be asked to assist if the work is untraditional or extremely large.
• Gibran Studio & Gallery will not be held responsible for damaged or stolen artwork. We have never had an incident, but do not have insurance for the art, as it is constantly changing, causing the value to be insured to change.
• All shows will be up for at least one month, but may be up longer depending on scheduling.
• 30% of all sales will be retained to help cover the facilities costs.

To drop off proposals, or if more information is needed, please contact us at:

Gibran Studio & Gallery, 102 S. Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Fl 32720; 386.734.1996

OPEN STUDIO!!!

Saturday, November 4 & Sunday, November 5, 2006 - 11:00 - 5:00 Daily

Open Studio!

See Melissa Smith's work at 56 Arbor Street, Studio 409, Hartford, CT

For more information and directions, visit http://www.open-studio.com/locations.php.

Nancy Rosen's Fall Announcements!

Lots of happenings!

Nancy Rosen has a piece at The Illinois Institute of Art. The show is at the Acquisition Exhibition in Chicago. Her piece "Anka” is in the current show.

The show's opening is this Friday October 27th from 5:30 to 7:30.
The Gallery is located at 180 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/chicago/galleries.asp

Nancy also has a solo show at The Colburn Gallery at Ashland University, Ohio. It is called "Layer upon Layer" and closes November 2nd.

There are also a few nice pieces at Aron Packer's Gallery in Three Oaks, Michigan. For times, directions and additional information please visit their website: http://www.aronpacker.com/threeoaks/threeoaks.php.

As always you can visit Nancy's website: www.nrosen.com.

Open Call for Artists

Open Call for Artists!!

The LAKE EUSTIS FINE ARTS FETIVAL - JANUARY 27-28th, 2007
Presented by Lake Eustis Museum of Art and the City of Eustis - Florida

Applications for entries now being accepted
$10,000 in awards!
Limited to 100 artists, so apply ASAP!Applications will be accepted until December 15th, 2006.

$10,000 Awards Program

Best of Show (2-D)…….. $1500.00

Best of Show (3-D)…….. $1500.00

1st Place ………………….. $1000.00

2nd Place ………………… $800.00

Award of Distinction (7).$500.00

Merit Award (5)………….$300.00

Museum Award (1)……..$200.00

FESTIVAL RULES AND INFORMATION:

Exhibit Space: Limited to 10’ wide x 10’ deep. There will be electricity (110 volt) – limited availablity.

Set Up Time: Friday, January 26th – 5-10 PM and Saturday, January 27th – 6:30-8:30 AM.

Show Time: All exhibitors must be up by 8:30 am and remain in place both days until 5:30 PM.

Each Exhibitor is responsible for collecting 7% Florida State sales tax and reporting to the Florida Revenue Commission.

Lake Eustis Art Museum maintains the right to review all displays and inspect all art work to insure that they are in accordance with festival rules and that the art work is as represented by application. The Committee reserves the right to remove any work exhibited during the show.

Exhibitors must display work only in the categories that they have been juried and accepted.

Art displayed must be the original design and work of the artist exhibiting. All work must be attributed solely to the displaying artist. The same name must appear on the application, slides, checks, and booth. You will be listed in the program as your name appears on your application.

Artist must exhibit and be present during the complete show. Dealer or agents may not stand in proxy for artists. Failure to follow this rule makes the artist ineligible for prizes and admission to future shows.

Fees:
$20.00 non-refundable application fee, due with your completed application form.
$155.00 Space fee is due after artist has received acceptance letter. Notification letters will be sent the week of December 6th, 2006.
Make checks payable to: Lake Eustis Museum of Art.

No refund will be made for cancellation. No refunds of space fee will be made due to inclement weather.

Slides: Artist shall submit 4 (four) standard 2 X 2 - 35mm slides. Three slides shall consist of work produced in the last year and must represent the current quality and nature of the work to be exhibited. The 4th slide is your booth slide, with work on display. All slides must have the name and an arrow indicating the top of the work place on the side from which the work is to be viewed. Number slides in the upper right corner. The decision of the jury is final. Slides of entries not accepted will be returned to artist soon after judging. Those whose work is accepted for exhibit will receive their slides at the show.

Return Envelope: All applications must include one legal size, SASE for return of items.
Send all materials to: Lake Eustis Museum of Art PO Box 1717, Eustis FL, 32726

The show Committee will not be responsible for responding to applicants who fail to provide the return envelope along with proper postage and cannot accept envelopes with postage due.

Deadlines:
Applications must be postmarked by November 15, 2006.

Notification of jury results will be mailed the week of December 6, 2006, booth fee will be due before December 23, 2006

For information and application call Mary Ziegengeist at 352.483.2900.

ARTrails' Grand Opening

GRAND OPENING ARTrails Studio!

Sally Baker and Marsha Connell are putting the finishing touches on their ARTrails studio exhibits and the Studio will be open to the public during the weekend of October 25, 2006.

Visit art and artists in their native habitat! Sally will be in Studio #8 and Marsha in Studio #67. For more information, to preview these exhibits or to request catalogues please visit the ARTrails website at: http://www.artrails.org.

Catalogues are also available at the following locations:

Artists’ Studios:
Arts Council Gallery, 529 Fifth Street, downtown Santa Rosa
Graton Gallery, 9048 Graton Road, downtown Graton
Riley Street Art Supplies

WORKSHOPS

In November, Sally and Marsha will also be offering a workshop at ARTrails. They invite you to join them as they share some of their approaches and techniques in painting. Sally and Marsha will be there to support each artist in finding their own subject and voice!

For information, dates, or to reserve your place, email us or call:

Sally: 829-0396 or 542-3599, knsbaker@aol.com or sbaker@husd.com
Marsha: 527-7754 or 527-4999 ext. 2165, marsha@marshaconnell.com. Or go to http://www.marshaconnell.com/workshops.htm

To see more of Sally Baker’s art displayed, visit My Daughter the Framer in Town and Country Shopping Center in Santa Rosa, California. An online gallery of Sally’s art and information on her as an artist are available at her website, http://www.sallybaker.com/.

Marsha's paintings are on display at Placewares + Lyndon Design Gallery, Cypress Village, Gualala, 707-884-1184, Salisbury Fine Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, California, 805-471-3110, and Village Bakery, in Town and Country Shopping Center in Santa Rosa, California. Information regarding Marsha’s background and work can be obtained at http://www.marshaconnell.com/.

Maddy Rosenberg's Fall Update Part 2

Continued:

My new piece will be participating in a group exhibit at the Kyoto Institute of Technology and Gallery Terra in Kyoto, Japan. This exhibition will feature sculptural artist’s books and run from November through December this year.

December 10, 2006 – February 25, 2007, I will be exhibiting a piece at Flushing Town Hall in NYC along with Serena Buschi, Nancy Friedemann, and Susan Hamburger. Sheer Beauty is a radiant celebration of warmth, light and beauty in contemporary art. Cheryl McGinnis is the curator. Details on times and prices can be found at: http://www.flushingtownhall.org/events/event.php?id=193.

December’s Issue of the French magazine, Art and Métiers du Livre has a profile of me and my work written by ChristopheComentale. The article can be viewed at: www.art-metiers-du-livre.com.

I will be teaching an additional pop-up workshop in New York at on Sunday, November 12, 10am-4pm at Studio on the Square. Please see their website, www.studiosonthesquare.com for more information.

You can always get updates and check out my work on my website: www.maddyrosenberg.com.

Maddy Rosenberg's Fall Update Part 1

Hello Everybody,

The Fall is now well underway and I’d like you to know of a few things I’m involved in during the upcoming months:

TheArtistbook Library and the Library exhibition at Proteus Gowanus. This exhibit is also featured in the new issue of Umbrella magazine, http://www.umbrellaeditions.com/.

Proteus Gowanus was featured in the Village Voice – Best of 2006 Edition. It was listed first in the Arts and Entertainment section as the “Best Proof That The Gowanus Arts District May Not Be Entirely A Real Estate Fiction”. Check it out at http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2006/category/arts/244.

I will be teaching a pop up work shop at Proteus Gowanus on January 14th, 2007, from 3-5 pm. For details, please see the website at: www.proteusgowanus.com.

From October 27, 2006 – February 4, 2007, I have work in the exhibition The Book as Art: Twenty Years of Artists’ Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. There is an accompanying catalogue with an essay by Johanna Drucker and published by Princeton Architectural Press. To see my work, visit it in person or see an overview of the exhibit on the web at http://www.nmwa.org/exhibition/detail.asp?exhibitid=150.

A wonderful literary review, Marginalia, due out this fall, will feature my painting on the cover and include an interview with me. Check http://www.western.edu/marginalia/ periodically for its debut.

To be continued....

AUSTIN TEXAS - Mexic-Arte Museum's Dia Los Muertos Exhibition and Celebration!

The 23rd Annual Dia Los Muertos Exhibition and Celebration in Austin Texas:

The Exhibition will be held October 13th - November 5, 2006. During this time there will be Various Free Workshops. Also there will be a Free Evening of Testimonials on October 27th with a tribute to Luis Jimenez.

The Celebration will be held October 28th, 2006. This is a "Street Culture Extravaganza". For more information about activities and cost please visit http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org/index.html.

Sara Steele's Inspirations

Some Sources of Inspiration:

To quote Rob Brezsny, author of PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings, I endorse these because I like them. They're not advertisements, and I get no kickbacks.

ODE Magazine

If you're not familiar with ODE, I highly recommend it. You can visit on the web at ">http://www.odemagazine.com/> .

Like "Yes!" magazine, it is filled with information about positive changes and change makers the world over, and is a good antidote to the evening news.

This Magazine devotes a page to readers who write in about a book, film or CD that has inspired them. If either of my books has been an inspiration to you, it would be great if you could send some words about it to editor@odemagazine.com. Thanks in advance, and if you feel like cc-ing me at sara@sarasteele.com , that's fine too! ;-)

Jan Phillips Museletter

If you're not familiar with Jan Phillips' Museletter, at "www.janphillips.com/museletter.html , it's another great source of inspiration.

You can earn a free copy of her new book by arranging a Jan Phillips interview on one of your local radio talk shows. Direct them to http://www.artoforiginalthinking.com/ for all the press info they need or email them the above link to hear her worldtalk radio interview.

Hope these help inspire your day!

Sara Steele Calendars

Just in Time for the Holidays

At my website, there are two specials on 2007 calendars just in time for holiday gift giving.

Order 3 or more 2007 calendars and get a free pack of note cards!

Order ten or more 2007 Calendars and get a free signed print!

As part of my 101 Uses for a Dead Calendar Project, I have new past calendar grab bag specials. We've revised our shipping rates, to make things easier for you (and us)! Check them out at //shop.sarasteele.com/kc/store/product_details.cfm?id=1242.

For details on the 101 Uses for a Dead Calendar Project, check out http:////shop.sarasteele.com/kc/store/product_details.cfm?id=1246.

Sara Steele Calendars

Limited Edition Print Prices Drop!

Limited edition print prices have gone down! The cost of printing has gone down (with no decrease in quality!) and I'm able to pass these savings on to you!

I am also now taking full advantage of digital technology, and am able to offer prints in custom sizes. Each edition will still be limited and numbered consecutively regardless of size. You can see examples of sizes and prices on my website, http://www.sarasteele.com/. Stop by to check it out, there are many brand new limited edition prints on the site.

To inquire about specific prints and prices please e-mail me at prints@sarasteele.com.

Sara Steele's Painted Elephant!

Dear Friends,

After spending much of August up on ladders in a maintenance bay (courtesy of the Sisters of Saint Joseph) I finished painting the "Exuberant Elephant".

The elephant is 11 feet tall, and is not a political commentary. :-)

It is now standing outside of the Borders in Chestnut Hill, where it will remain until being auctioned off Nov. 18th to benefit the Philadelphia Zoo and the local community.

My dream is to have the elephant purchased by a person or group of people, and donated to Children's Hospital or St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, so it can reside in a public space and cheer kids up.

Please pass the word if you know of anyone who'd be interested in making such a gift. For further details and information about the AbZOOlutely auction, call the Zoo Staff at (215) 247-6696 or email a bid to bids@abzoolutelychestnuthill.org.