Coming up at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and Artist Opportunities

Artist Forum
June 6, 2007
FREE Wednesday!
6-7 PM Discussion
7-8PM Munchies & Mingling

Discussion TOPIC
Websites, everyone (almost!) has one. But is yours effective? Tonight is all about technology; picks, pans, successes and stories of woe. Learn how to professionally put your best cyber-face forward.

JUNE FRIDAY NITE FILMS
Free Movies, Cheap Pizza and Good Beer!
Join us the first 3 Fridays in June for a free film series that complements the exhibition Requiem: By the Photographers who Died in Vietnam and Indochina.
June 1- Platoon
June 8- Full Metal Jacket
June 15- We Were Soldiers

Films will begin at 7:30PM (Galleries open at 6:30PM)
Free Admission and Popcorn
Cash Bar
Toscani Pizzeria Pizza-- ONLY $1/Slice

Even more to love, the FWMoA is extending its hours!
Thursday Summer Late Nights!
May 24—August 30
Open until 9PM
Free After 5PM


ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

CALLING ALL ARTISTS:

The FWMoA will soon be sending out Call for Entry Forms for the 2008 Art for Sale (April 26-May 3) and 2008 Contemporary American Realism (Sept 13-Oct 26, tentative);

Do we have your current address and contact information?

Please send name, media, and complete contact information to mail@fwmoa.org. Feel free to invite other interested artists to do the same!

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Occasionally we distribute news, info, and opportunities for artists. We are quite selective in what we distribute, however, please keep in mind that these are not FWMoA programs. Please contact the applicable parties for questions or additional information.

“Painting on the Square”
August 11, 2007
Auburn Arts Commission
Call for Entries
Plein Air Event & "Wet Paint" Art Auction 2007

We invite you to submit an application to participate in this First Annual Auburn Art Auction, an outdoor art event in Northeast Indiana! Painting on the Square is open to any artist who creates using the plein air technique, in any medium.

Auburn, Indiana will host the art of J. Seward Johnson from June to September 2007. We invite artists to come, create, and enjoy. The sculptures celebrate the familiar of everyday life. We hope you will enjoy our town, capture everyday events, and share the joy art brings to people of every age and walk of life.

This event is being held in celebration of the arts--we're inviting the public to watch you create your masterpieces in this Plein Air Event! The evening's "wet paint auction" will be a fundraiser, with all proceeds going towards the purchase a J.Seward Johnson bronze sculpture. Artists will receive 15% of the final auction price of his or her art.

Artists selected must agree to paint on location within two mile radius of the DeKalb County Courthouse on August 11, 2007. All art must be created in the field. Artists who cannot participate but would like to donate a piece of work for auction or if you have any concerns about completing a work that would be auction ready in one day, please contact event coordinator Kendra Klink.

Call or email for complete registration form. Please contact Kendra Klink with any questions via kendraklink@gmail.com or at 260-413-9971 .

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ENTRY & SLIDE SUBMISSION IS JUNE 29, 2007.

A panel of jurors will make final decision on participating artists. Notification of artist acceptance or rejection will be mailed on July 13, 2007. Contract, rules and regulations will be mailed only to accepted artists.



ARTISTS:
Want a Chance to exhibit at Bergstaff Place with the Chance to Sell your Work with No Commission?!
Bergstaff Place (2020 Washington) will be holding a fundraising event on July 19, 2007. Tickets will go on sale to the public in the next 2 weeks and will be $100 per ticket. Guest will be treated to a wine tasting while viewing the local talent that Fort Wayne holds—you! A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the Mad Anthony Children's Hope Hospitality House.

Artists will be responsible for the set up & display of their pieces along with taking them down. The entry fee is $75 for artists ($50 deposit required to hold space & $25 due by July 12th) and may be paid with cash, money order, or a personal check. There will be no commission from any sales.

Artists may contact Elyse Soellinger at elyse_ob2@comcast.net or 260.490.6755 at any time for questions or to set up a time to see the facility. Please include artist name, media and contact information in any messages.


Roger Mattingly: Portrait of an Icon
Sunday, June 10
2PM
FREE
Photographer Roger Mattingly took the last portrait of Larry Burrows in 1971 on what would be his final assignment for LIFE magazine, just three days before Burrows? tragic death in a helicopter crash. Join us as Mattingly discusses that assignment and his colleague, Burrows?one of the most recognized photojournalists of the 20th century.


Conversation on Collecting
June 13, 2007
6:30-8 PM
FREE Wednesday
TOPIC: Contemporary American Craft
Encompassing such diverse media as: woodturning, glass, jewelry and ceramics, Contemporary Craft is one of the fastest growing and hottest selling fields in fine art today!
This event gives both novice and accomplished collectors a chance to learn how to start, build, or enhance their art collection?just in time for the popular Ann Arbor Street Art Fair! Come with questions for our expert panelists who will lead us through the process and perils of collecting.

Voices from Vietnam: Sharing Memories of War
Wednesday, June 27
7-8PM
FREE Wednesday

A panel of Ft. Wayne Area Veterans will be invited to tell their personal stories related to the Vietnam War. Join us for a moving experience and the perfect complement to the exhibition.

Musically Divided: Americas Music Scene in the 60s and 70s
A Lecture by Doc West of Rock 104
Wednesday, July 11
7PM
FREE Wednesday

The Times They Are A-Changin was released by Bob Dylan in January of 1964 and could have just as easily been about Americas music as its politics. No decade before or since has seen rapid shifts and musical revolutions comparable to the 1960s. Fort Waynes Favorite DJ, Doc West, will lead us through the changes in America and consequently its music.