Call for Entries, Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport, National Art Museum of Sport at University Place - IUPUI (Indianapolis, IN) The National Art Museum of Sport at University Place - IUPUI is inviting sport artists to participate in its inaugural juried "Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: a Fine Art Competition" and exhibit. Up to 50 paintings, sculptures, and photographs depicting sport selected by a jury will be exhibited at the Museum on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The exhibit is scheduled to open October 11, 2010 and close April 1, 2011. Submissions to the competition are to be made through
www.juriedartservices.com.
The submission deadline is August 11, 2010. Entries are to be original artwork and must be submitted by digital images. Eligible entries must have sports as a subject, whether individual or team, competitive or recreational, participant or spectator, remembered or studied, still life, figurative or landscape. There are three categories: painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, or mixed media), sculpture (bronze, clay or composition, stone, or wood) and photography. Except for entries in photography, work must be produced by the "hand of the artist", no digital or computer art. Medals will be awarded to the top three winners in the competition's three categories with "The Germain G. Glidden" award for best-in-show. Winners will have an opportunity to have their work as part of the permanent collection of the National Art Museum of Sport (NAMOS). For more information about NAMOS, visit www.namos.iupui.edu.
Public Art Opportunity, Wishard Hospital (Indianapolis, IN) The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana, d/b/a Wishard Hospital, with Blackburn Architects, Inc. as the Art Project Manager, invites US-based professional artists over the age of 18 to submit their qualifications for artwork design and/or fabrication opportunities at the new main Wishard Hospital complex, currently under construction. All media accepted. Project opportunities may include large-scale suspended sculpture(s), free-standing sculpture, art terrazzo floors, large wall-based artwork(s), architectural-scale art glass, architectural or landscape enhancements, wall-based 2D (e.g. paintings, mosaics) or 3D (e.g. relief carvings, wall-hung sculpture) opportunities, or the licensing of images to be used as part of an interior finish. Project budgets will cover a wide range. Based on the responses to this RFQ, artists may be offered compensation to prepare and submit a proposal for a specific project site or may be directly selected to develop an artwork in concert with the project team. The intent of any project(s) commissioned from this RFQ is to complement the site, architecture and interior design program of the new hospital complex in creating an environment that makes Wishard’s patients feel welcome, facilitates their healing, and reinforces Wishard’s mission and community identity. To download full RFQ visit
http://thenewwishard.org/site/index.php/category/construction or
http://www.callforentry.org and look for the call labeled “
Public Art for the New Wishard.” Applications will be received exclusively through CaFE.
Application deadline: August 16, 2010. For more information: Julia Muney Moore, Public Art Administrator at Blackburn Architects, jmoore@blackburnarchitects.com
Call for Entries, Bags2Riches (Indianapolis, IN) Bags2Riches 2010 is a handbag competition to provide necessary funds for Trusted Mentors efforts to prevent homelessness. Create an original handbag to be eligible to win the "Most Original Handbag Award" with a Grand Prize package of $500. Judges will select ten (10) finalists. Criteria for selection include: originality, unique design elements, and quality of workmanship. The Finalists will be highlighted in the Bags2Riches Gala on September 24, 2010. The Grand Prize winner will receive the most purchased votes. Votes will be purchased online and at the events. All bags will be awarded one voter. Bags not chosen to be a Finalist will be sold or auctioned with proceeds benefiting Trusted Mentors' efforts to prevent homelessness. Trusted mentors uses the power of mentoring to help adults establish stable lives by reducing the chaos brought about by poverty, homelessness, under-employment, and the effects of incarceration. For an entry form, go to
www.bags2richesindy.org or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Bags2Riches Contest, Trusted Mentors, 872 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203.
Deadline for entry is August 17, 2010. Call for Artists, Cumberland Arts Fair (Indianapolis, IN) Artists of all media are invited to register for
The Second Annual Cumberland Arts Goes to Market, August 21, 2010 from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. This unique art, craft and music festival will be held alongside the Town of Cumberland Farmers Market. Booth fee is $20 per 10x10 booth. Early registration is encouraged, as the festival will offer a variety of media, with careful attention given to an even range of techniques. The festival vendor/exhibition booths will line Saturn Street between Cumberland Town Hall and Munsie Street. Free event admission and parking, arts outreach activities for children, great entertainment and food. Vendor registration forms are available by email at cumberlandarts@comcast.net or call (317) 894-2645.
Call for Artisans, Artique Winter Fair (Lawrence, IN) Artique is a juried Art Fair. Booth rental is $25 for students (6'x8'), $50 for professionals (6'x8'), and $75 for an oversized 10'x10' space. Outdoor (covered) oversized booth space with electricity for $50 -demonstrations encouraged! Entry is determined by jury selection from submitted photographs of a piece of art or fine craft for donation.
Entries due September 15, 2010 and notice of participants will be announced at the "Toast the Arts!" event September 21, 2010 held at the Lawrence Community Development Corporation 4437 Franklin Road, Lawrence, Indiana. Donated artwork should be submitted upon acceptance to participate. Partnership for Lawrence, Inc. reserves all rights to photograph artwork and distribute for marketing purposes. Artique is also looking for performing artists to be showcased in one-hour increments during the Fair. Visitors to Artique Winter Fair can purchase votes for their favorite artist to determine the winner of the People's Choice Award. The winning artist will be invited to have their artwork showcased at the PFL "Toast the Arts!" event in February 2011. A complimentary brunch for sponsors, founding members and participating artists starts at 9:30 a.m. with doors open to the public at 10:00 a.m. Each hour will showcase an entertainment group in the indoor performance area. Concessions available. The winner of the People's Choice Award will be announced with a "Toast to the Arts" in the last hour. To request an application form, please visit the website,
www.PFLInc.org or contact Judy Byron at info@PFLinc.org.
Call for Artists, 5th Annual Art in the Park (Fishers, IN) The 5th Annual Art in the Park is a day of arts & culture in downtown Fishers on
Saturday, September 18, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at One Municipal Drive in Fishers, Indiana. Artist fee is $75. The plaza area of Town Hall in downtown Fishers transforms into a family-friendly day of art and entertainment. Artists' booths fill the lawn while local musicians and performers entertain visitors from a stage located in front of Town Hall. Food vendors provide everything from light snacks to a full lunch. And the Fishers Chamber of Commerce's Farmers' Market shares the grounds with its vast assortment of fresh produce and home-grown goodies. Attendance increases each year at this juried art show, with an estimated 12,000 expected in 2010. To apply, please visit
http://www.fishersartscouncil.org/2010-call-to-artists/.
