Remember Black Shoes
Exhibition of collaborative and solo paintings by e4.
e4 is Seth Harris, Tracy Row, Jason Stopa and Eric Tarr.
Where: Charlie Cummings Clay Studio
When: Opening Reception, March 4, 7-12 PM
Exhibit runs through March 25 at the studio on 4130 South Clinton, Fort Wayne.

Blog class for would-be bloggers
Are you an area artist who wants to know more about participating in this blog? Or just want to know more about blogs in general? Contact me at amv@acpl.info or 421-1210 to sign up for one of these classes.

Friday, March 10 at 1 PM
Monday, March 13 at 1 PM

The class will take about an hour. Class is held at the Main Library (200 East Berry, Fort Wayne) in the computer training room on the 3rd floor.

If neither session fits with your schedule, let me know when you are available and we'll try to arrange an individual instruction session. - Nancy

Faculty Exhibition at Artlink
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 2006 from 7-9 PM

It’s time once again for art faculty members from Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne and the University of Saint Francis to show the community their skills. Every two years, Artlink features area art instructors in the Main Gallery. Included in the dynamic range of art disciplines this year will be Neal McDonald from USF, who will use a projection system to display computer art. Emeritus instructors invited this year include Norm Bradley, Don Kruse, Russ Oettel and Karen Thompson.

Exhibition continues through April 5, 2006. Featured in the Hallway Gallery is Art of Dance with work by Jeff Dollens, Rob Dollens, and Steve Vorderman.

Gallery hours are Tues-Sat, noon-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m., Fri. & Sat. evenings 6-9 p.m. Members free. Non-members $2 suggested donation.

CALL FOR ENTRIES - Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana
Presents “Creating Solutions, Changing Lives”
One Campus-One Heart Capital Campaign

A casino night featuring a live and silent auction

Juried Invitational

Saturday * May 6, 2006 * 7PM

One-Campus brings convenience, visibility, organizational efficiency. At the heart of the North location is improved accessibility and teamwork. One-Campus enables programs to expand and serve more in the years ahead. At the Heart of a new generation of programs are a new adult day care, expanded workforce development and childcare programs. One-Campus is a cost effective solution crafted from responsive strategic planning. At the heart, this $3.5 million project replaces a previous $10 million project with the same overall results. One-Campus helps to resolve long term issues and service interruptions caused by flooding at the former south location. At the heart, Easter Seals Arc is still Creating Solutions, Changing Lives.


Artist Benefits:

· Artist sets reserve-artist receives reserve price, no commission taken

· Exclusive buyer list

· Two free event tickets

· Biography in program

· Special gallery awards

· Limited participants - Limited pieces

· Requesting 4 pieces per artists-1 Donated Item

Application Criteria:

Absolutely NO crafts
Submit four images (slides or CD, JPEG only)
$15 jury fee
100-150 word bio with application - SASE (self addressed, stamped envelope) with proper postage for return of images
$25 minimum value of artwork, no maximum
Important Dates:

March 17, 2006 – Application deadline:

March 22, 2006– Jury panel

March 27.2006 -Notification & contract

Delivery:

May 1, 2006 – From 10-1 and 4-7

May 2, 2006 – From 4-7

May 4&5, 2006-Installation

May 6, 2006 Event

Artist is responsible for all delivery and/or shipping charges.

May 8, 2006 – Artwork pickup

May 17th– check sent to artists

Accepted Categories:

Ceramics/Pottery - Jewelry - Photography - Fiber Art/Textiles - Sculpture - Wearable Art - Mixed Media - Glass Work - Drawing - Metal Work - Printmaking - Painting - Functional Art - Wood Work



Make checks payable to: Prana

Attn: Holly Heath, Kachmann Gallery

1301 Lafayette Street

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

For more information contact:

Holly Heath-holly@kachmanngallery.com



Don't forget:

· $15 Check for jury fee

· Four images of your work

· SASE with proper postage

· Short bio

Name___________________________________________

Address_________________________________________

City______________________State______Zip__________

Phone____________________Email__________________

Signature_____________________________________________

Printed Name_________________________Date____

Conceptual? Art?
Conceptual art is the topic for Crit! at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art this Wednesday, February 22. This free panel discussion runs from 7-8:30 PM at the museum and features panelists David Lupke, Kat Rohrbacher, Neal McDonald and Catherine Lee. To prepare yourself for the conversation, read more at http://www.fwmoa.org/events/adult/crit.htm.

Mastodons on Parade: Fort Wayne's Community Art Project 2005 is available at several library locations. This book covers the project with vivid photo documentation. Do you have your copy yet? Go to Mastodons on Parade to buy your own copy.

Unifying the Community- 6th Annual International Arts Festival
The IAF at the FAME Festival will be on Saturday, March 11, 2006 from noon-8 PM. Come out in support our young artists. $3 admission. Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne.

Call for Entry : 26th Annual National Print Exhibition

FROM: Artlink, 437 E. Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

DEADLINE: April 2, 2006 postmark

COST: $20 for 3 images - slides or CD

EXHIBIT DATES: May 26 through July 5, 2006

CONTACT: Deb Washler, Executive Director, 260-424-7195, deb@artlinkfw.com

Open to all artists at least 18 years of age residing in the U.S. All original printmaking media are eligible. No photography, computer generated or digitally altered prints will be accepted. Jurying will be by the Artlink Artists Panel. Printmaker, Carolyn Autry of Toledo, Ohio, will select $2,500 in cash awards. Call or e-mail for the required prospectus or download a prospectus at www.artlinkfw.com.

Requesting Artwork for Expressions for Peace Art Sale
The Peace, Justice, and Social Concerns Task Force is sponsoring the
"Expressions for Peace Art Sale" from March 26th through April 23rd and is
calling on all area artists to donate their work for display and sale.

The art will be displayed in the Folsom Room of Plymouth Congregational UCC, 501 W. Berry Street, and will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the sale will go toward the PJSC Task Force Peace Studies Scholarship fund.

All art work will need to be finished for display and have the price for
sale noted. Sale starts Sunday, March 26th. Art should be at Plymouth by or before Saturday, March 25th. Artists need to bring the artwork in a final, displayable format along with the following information:

-Price
-Title (if there is one)
-Your name.
-Any special instructions or information we may need.

Please note: If you have any additional information you would like displayed
with the artwork (like artist bio, description of artwork, etc.) please send
the text by email to timothy@compgraph.net on or before Sunday, March 12 so that we can prepare a placard for the information.

Your interest in the Expressions for Peace Art Sale is very much
appreciated. Together we can make a difference! God gave us the power to
create; let us use our creative powers to transform our world!

Timothy Price
260-450-3972
timothy@compgraph.net

Call for Artists--Indianapolis Project

Deadline: Friday, March 17th, at 5 PM
Budget: $5,000 per project
Eligible Artists: Must be over 18 years of age and a resident of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, or Kentucky.

See your work as part of a temporary rotating sculpture gallery in Indianapolis. Riley Area Development and the Arts Council of Indianapolis are seeking submission of proposals for temporary site-specific public art installations for the Mass Ave Cultural District. We encourage innovative installations that may include but are not limited to environmental works, work that use ephemeral materials, and multi-sensory new media work. The goal of this program is to provide artists in Indiana and the contiguous states the opportunity to create a vibrant, unexpected experience for pedestrians through a diverse presentation of 21st century art in the public realm.

For more details on this opportunity, download the PDF at
http://www.indyarts.org/artists_publicart.aspx

Mindy Taylor Ross
Director of Public Art
Arts Council of Indianapolis
20 N. Meridian Street, Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3040

Tel: 317.624.0242 Fax: 317.624.2559

www.indyarts.org

Call for Entries - Art on East Main - Fort Wayne Museum of Art


Join us in a striking 10-day exhibition and help us transform East Main Street into a vibrant gallery district! Download the entry form here.


Connectivity is raised to new heights as the Fort Wayne Museum of Art works in sync with the Fourth Wave Group, the Arts United Center, Park Place Restaurant, Artlink, and the Standard Federal Group to emphasize the state of the visual arts in our city and the cultural vibrancy of our Downtown.


Designed to showcase the work of new and established local artists, this exhibit stretches from the Museum’s Atrium to galleries of the Arts United Center before crossing Main Street to the more intimate environments of the Park Place restaurant and Standard Federal lobby, to the soaring foyer of the Fourth Wave building. Each of the four venues of this exhibition are within steps of one another, providing a novel and convenient way to navigate the latest trends of the local art scene and sample the flavor of Downtown life.

Dates to Remember
March 31– Slide Application deadline
April 7 - Notification of jury results mailed
April 21&22- Artists hand-deliver work from 10am – 5 pm
April 26 - Exhibition mounted
May 5 - Closing reception in conjunction with FWMoA’s
It’s a Dog’s Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection
May 8- Exhibition closes
May 10&11- Artists pick up work from 10am – 5pm

Read more about the eligibility and entry procedures.

Pets Unleashed Art Auction

February 17th from 5-11 PM

Kachmann Gallery

1301 Lafayette Street, Fort Wayne

Come be a part of the live and silent auction of art to benefit Pet Jamboree. Advanced tickets available for $22. Contact Santa Brink at 625-5662. You could also pay $25 at the entrance. Hors d'oeuvres from Catablu and live entertaiment by The Blue River Big Band. Cash bar.

Up for auction are hundreds of juried works by more than 30 award winning artists. Pet Jamboree All Breed Rescue is a not for profit, volunteer organization.

Charlie Cummings Clay Studio has its Second Annual Studio Member Show up through February 24th at CCCS, 4130 South Clinton, Fort Wayne.

And Charlie's new work is on display at Huntington University. Silhouette is on display through February 24th at the Robert E. Wilson Gallery. Don't miss the Artist Reception: Friday, February 17, 6-7:30 PM.

Castle Gallery's A Valentine's Show opens this weekend with a reception Saturday, February 11 from 12-7 PM. Artists featured in the show are Julie Houck, Katy McMurray, Fred Doloresco, Richard Weber, Maurice Papier, Joel Fremion, Jody Hemphill Smith, Michael Poorman, Karen Moriarty, Richard Tuck, and Rick Wilson. The gallery is at 1202 West Wayne Street.

Remembrance, Faith & Fancy: Outdoor Public Sculpture in Fort Wayne and Indiana

ARCH presents this FREE lecture by Glory-June Greiff on Thursday, February 16th at 7 PM at the Aboite Branch of ACPL. Should be an evening of insight and whimsy, especially in light of the recent discussion at FWMA on Percent for Art programs.

John Wade III has work on display at the 20 North Gallery in Toledo, OH as part of their annual Black History Month exhibit. Read the article in the Toledo Blade on the show which runs through Feb. 26.

Kadir Nelson book signing

Children's book illustrator Kadir Nelson will visit the Fort Wayne Museum of Art this Sunday, Feb. 5th. IPFW's Jazz Ensemble will perform at 2 PM, followed by a short talk and book signing by Nelson at 3 PM. Free event for the whole family.

Valentine's Art Show at the Kachmann Gallery

Looking for a artsy night out on Valentine's? Perhaps you should make plans to take in the new show at the Kachmann Gallery. From 7-9 PM, February 14, artwork by Karen Moriarty, Terry Ratliff, Jen Idle, Tim Brumbeloe, Kat Rohrbacher, and Terry Pulley will provide the setting while Mike Conley provides the music. A $20 ticket also offers food by Opus 24 and a cash bar. Visit the web site or call 260-424-3581 for more information.