Poets- A Great Opportunity

May 15 Deadline
The Slapering Hol Press at the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center is accepting submissions for its 2009 Chapbook Competition. Poets who have not yet published a book or chapbook are eligible, and winners receive a $1,000 cash prize, publication, 10 books, and a reading at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center. At the discretion of the judges, a second chapbook may be selected for publication with an award of $250. To apply, submit by mail a poetry manuscript of 16-20 pages, a $15 reading fee made out to the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, and a SASE for results notification. Manuscripts should include a title page and a separate cover sheet with the author’s contact info, bio, and acknowledgements; note that the artist’s name should not appear on the manuscript itself.

Movies at Boatworks

Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 p.m.
Belmar Arts Council
608 River Rd
Belmar, NJ 07719
(732) 749-3360
Hosted by Sandy Cook

Featured Artist: Johannes Vermeer -
"Girl with a Pearl Earring," (2003) starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth

This film tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Little is known about the girl in the painting. It is speculated that she was a maid who lived in the house of the painter along with his family and other servants, though there is no historical evidence . This masterful film attempts to recreate the mysterious girl's life. Griet, played by Scarlett Johansson, is a maid in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer, played by British actor Colin Firth. Vermeer's wealthy patron and sole means of support, Van Ruijven, commissions him to paint Griet with the intent that he will have her for himself before it is finished. She must somehow secretly pose for the crucial painting without the knowledge of Vermeer's wife, avoid Van Ruijven's grasp, and protect herself from the cruel gossip of the world of a 17th century servant.

Schedule of upcoming movies:
Movies are typically the 2nd Tuesday of the month and begin at 7:00 pm. As always, admission is free. Bring yourself and invite a friend.

The Clay Studio- looking for artists

Sponsor: The Clay Studio.
Phone: (215) 925-3453, ext. 10
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Announcement Information
Title: The Clay Studio Retail Shop
Deadline: Ongoing
Type: Percent & Public RFP's
Category: Multiple Media
Fees: 50% commission
Description
National Deadline: Ongoing - If you would like to sell work on consignment in The Clay Studio�s retail Shop, please send 5-10 slides of your current work, your price range, a resume and artist statement to:

Megan Brewster
Gallery Coordinator
The Clay Studio
139 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

The Clay Studio Shop exhibits and sells the best work being created today by functional potters from across the country. The Clay Studio retains 50% of all retail sales and pays for return shipping and insurance of unsold work. Accepted artists will be asked to send a body of work (between 15-20 pieces) with a range in scale and price points. Most of our current Shop work is priced between $25 - $200.

Please contact Megan Brewster at 215-925-3453, ext. 10 or email contact if you have further questions.

About:
The Clay Studio is a non-profit educational arts organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the ceramic arts and the work of new clay artists. The Clay Studio supports the ceramic arts through its artist residencies, gallery, studio space, school, educational & outreach programs, and permanent location.

The Clay Studio believes in promoting broad access to the ceramic arts and in affirming the importance of ceramic art alongside other art forms. Accordingly, it gears its programs to all levels of interest and proficiency.

The programs of the Clay Studio reflect the dual character of the
organization: as a community centered institution involved with the life of the city and region and as a national and international focal point for ceramic arts.

The Clay Studio was founded in 1974.

April 23, 2009 Take Action Today!

NJ Arts, History and Tourism Promotion Support in Jeopardy Once Again.

YOUR help is needed NOW!

Yes, you read it right. Once again state arts, history and tourism promotion support is in jeopardy. Governor Corzine's FY2010 budget proposes levels below the minimums specified in the 2003 Hotel/Motel Occupancy Fee--the dedicated revenue stream designed to stabilize State cultural support and prevent this from happening.

Our cultural industries braced for a budget cut, knowing full well that all funding sources would be tapped in the current fiscal climate. The "below the belt" cut, though, was not expected because legislation stipulates that the tax can no longer be collected if the minimum levels of support are not met in the State appropriation.

The budget proposal is now in the hands of the State legislature and ArtPride needs YOUR help TODAY to let your elected officials know that NJ arts, history and tourism are important to you and to our economy. Please visit the ArtPride web site www.artpridenj.com and click on ACTION ALERT. You will find an email message that hits all the right notes and tells our state legislators that these creative industries stimulate our economy and make a real difference in communities throughout our State.

If you'd rather write a letter, you can print it out and mail it, using our talking points. We encourage you to tell YOUR personal story of how New Jersey arts and history make YOUR town a great place to live. Other information is located on the ArtPride web site--click on ACTION and then Arts Advocacy Tools.

Whatever you do, please ACT NOW! Arts and history groups are already suffering from decreased contributed support and competition for the comsumer's shrinking disposable income. They need YOUR voice of support to keep State dollars at the minimum required by law.

Questions? Call ArtPride at 609.443.3582 or email us at artpride@artpridenj.com Thanks in advance for your help (don't forget...don't wait, ACT NOW!)

LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences- Residency Reception

April 24th - May 11, 2009
Opening Reception April 25th 5-7pm

This exhibition showcases the works created by resident artists Joy Nagy, an artist who uses painting and drawing as her primary media; and Jim Vecchi, an artist who uses photography. These artists participated in the Studio Residency Program at the LBIF over the last few months and this exhibition will show the work these artists have created during their time on Long Beach Island.

The Arts are an integral part of a thriving community life, providing cultural interaction, individual expression, and generating a healthy economic environment. This is a unique opportunity for the visitors and residents of LBI to collect art and to gain an extended understanding of the creative process.

Trashy Art @ Atlantic Artisans

Atlantic Artisans is looking for artists in ALL STYLES, ALL MEDIUMS AND NOT JUST WALL ART, to help create a "Trashy Art Show." We are looking for artists to submit their ideas, designs to us before May 22nd to be on displayed for an opening reception on Sept 9th, 2009.

FOR APPLICATION email info@atlanticartisans.com or call 732-291-0100

Your Partners in Keeping The Arts ALIVE,

Nance and Liz (Help Keep Our Earth Clean)
One Person's Trash is Another's Treasure
PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, JEWELRY, MIXED MEDIA
all submissions by May 22nd
email - info@atlanticartisans.com
or call - 732-291-0100

***all designs submitted must be original and used with 90% recycled materials. Call or email for further specifications.

Georgian Court gallery hosts Holocaust exhibit

Tri Town News:

LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University will present a multimedia "Holocaust Memorial Exhibit" from April 6- 24 in the university's M. Christina Geis Art Gallery.

The exhibit, timed to correspond with Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 21, will include children's books, historic and modern photographs, maps, posters, and text panels.

"This important exhibit will take the viewer along a journey of one of humanity's darkest times," said Kathleen Settles, gallery director, and one of the exhibit organizers. "The purpose of the exhibit is to promote awareness, teach tolerance, inspire compassion and hopefully enlist the viewer to an allegiance of goodwill toward all of humanity."

According to Lisa A. Festa, an assistant professor of art history who also helped to organize the display, the exhibit will feature a history of anti-Semitism throughout the ages, a timeline of the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, and focus on the implementation of laws against Jews as well as the Nazis' censorship of art and culture.

The exhibition will continue with a spotlight on the ghettos of Warsaw, Poland, and Terezín, Czechoslovakia, as well as the concentration camps of Dachau, Germany, and Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland. Itwill also feature the liberation of the camps near the end of the war. The exhibition will further pay tribute to several rescuers and the "righteous among nations," and will end with a display about genocides in other lands after World War II.

"It is hoped that viewers will leave the exhibition with a sense of compassion and enlightenment, as well as a motivation and personal drive to help change current events in order to ensure that genocide never happens again," Festa said.

The exhibit coincides with Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day set aside to commemorate the lives and heroism of the six million Jewish people who died in the Holocaust between 1933 and 1945. The exhibit closes on the anniversary of the onset of the "Great Catastrophe," the Armenian genocide of 1.5 million people that began in 1915.

In addition to Settles and Festa, the exhibit was organized and compiled with the assistance of José Gonzalez, lecturer in art.

The gallery is on the second floor of the Arts and Science Center on Georgian Court's Lakewood campus. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.