Jerry's Artarama Presents: Steampunk Art Contest!

• Two Age Group: Artists 18 and under, and Artist 19 and up
  
• 2D work only, all meduims welcome, with the exception of computer generated work
• No size limit, but it must fit through the door!
• All work must be ready to hang.  If not there will be a surcharge for hardware at the frame shop
• All work submitted must be original artwork by the submitting artist
• Early registration fee $20.00 per piece, now through July 31
• Late registration fee $30.00 per piece, August 1-September 10

CASH PRIZES will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age group, and one to Best of Show.

Contest will be judged on September 12, 2009, by outside art teachers

For information on Steampunk Art, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

25% of the entry fees will be donated to the Internet Miniature Pinscher Rescue Service, www.minpinrescue.org

The artist shall indemnify, defend and hold Jerry's Artarama harmless from any losses, claims, damages, awards, penalties, or injuries incurred, including reasonable attorney's fees, which arise from any claim by a third party of alleged infringement of copyright or any other property right arising out of the display of the artwork.  Artist are responsible for submitting art work to Jerry's and picking up artwork within 10 days after judging.

Art on Water Call for Entries

Open to individuals, groups and students, piece will be on display for three days to over 30,000 art festival patrons.

Art on Water, presented by Art Colony Association, invites artists to submit a rendering and description of their Art on Water project for consideration now through September 18, 2009. Fifteen (15) pieces will be chosen for the exhibit by festival staff and invited outside jurors. Sunday, October 11, the Festival art jurors will award cash honors to the 1st ($500), 2nd & 3rd ($250 each) place artists. Festival patrons will also select a Patron's Choice award ($250).

REQUIREMENTS

Deadline: Application form/rendering by September 18, 2009

Size: Maximum 6' base; no height restrictions

Materials: Must be waterproof and non-bio-degradable. The FLOATING work must be weighted with plastic weights.

Use of any material that will disintegrate, dissolve,

or in anyway damage the reflecting pool or stain

the water or concrete is strictly prohibited.

No advertisements or name recognition allowed on art work.

Launch Time: Tentatively, Friday, October 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (this date and time may change due to TV Coverage schedule) at Hermann Square Reflection Pool.

Applications are available at www.bayoucityartfestival.com/art-on-water

Houston Art Car Museum - 5th Annual Open Call Exhibition

The theme for this year's open call is:

"PLANES, TRAINS, BIKES, & CARS"

Bring us your art Sat. Sept. 5th or Sun. Sept. 6th from 11am-6pm

RULES:
One piece per artist. 4’ x 4’ Maximum.
Work must be ready to hang or place. (Please bring a pedestal if your work
needs one)
**Space is limited to the first 200 entries.

Exhibition opening is Sat. Sept. 12th from 7-10pm.

KARMA Park Party Digital Submission Deadline

Digital Submission Deadline (Extended!): must be received by NOON on FRIDAY, June 26, 2009.

Postal/Mail Submission Deadline: must be received by 11:59PM on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Saturday, June 27, 2009 (12PM-9PM)
Eleanor Tinsley Park (500 Allen Parkway)

OPEN CALL, WHAT?
As many of you already know, Karma is making final preparations for its grassroots dj/music+art event at Eleanor Tinsley Park (500 Allen Parkway) happening Saturday, June 27, 2009.

SUBMIT, SHARE and PARTICIPATE!
We're seeking submissions of ART, MUSIC and LITERATURE to be part of Karma's hanging art garden, an experiment in public art.

All Karma event attendees will have the opportunity to view, share, interact with, and take home pieces of music/art/literature submitted by you to the Karma art garden experiment.

SUBMISSION IDEAS...
Including but not limited to: original music, DJ mixes, digital art/animation/film, photography, drawings, shape poetry, prints (including photo copies), short-format prose, collage, graphic design, etc...

SUBMISSION FORMATS...
There are no guidelines as to tangible format, subject matter, or quantity (although multiple copies of your work, say 5-10 (or more), would delight us).

We welcome originals, photos, prints, designs, photocopies, ditto copies, and anything else that is mostly flat and on or made from paper-like products such as.. wallpaper, rag paper, cardstock, cardboard, vellum, tissue, newsprint, parchment, papyrus, transparency, rollable substrates, etc...

Submissions may also be made digitally on burned CD or DVD disc for art, multi-media, and music. --> See below...

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HOW/WHERE TO SUBMIT + DEADLINES...
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DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS...
Submit scans or digital copies of your visual art/literary work formatted for, or easily reproducible on, 8.5x11 paper...
Acceptable file formats include: PDF (images/text), JPEG (images), RTF (text), and Microsoft Word (text)

Submit original music or DJ mixes as MP3 music files

Submit digital multimedia art such as flash/motion/film/animation as either quicktime/movie, flash SWF, or windows media formats.

DIGITAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE/INSTRUCTIONS
Digital/online Submissions must be received by NOON on FRIDAY, June 26, 2009.

All submissions must include your full name, email, phone number, and short description of work submitted within the message body of your digital submission.

If there are multiple files within your submission they must be compressed or zipped into an archive. (zip file).

Label your submission file with your full name so we can credit you appropriately.

Do not send us links to your work! We don't have time to track down your submissions...

Digital submissions SMALLER THAN 20MB can be made directly to jeremykeas@gmail.com... Attachments over 20MB, can be sent to the above email address via the web at www.dropsend.com, www.drop.io, or www.yousendit.com.

TANGIBLE PAPER & DISC SUBMISSIONS VIA POSTAL MAIL
Postal/Mail Submission Deadline: must be received by 11:59PM on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

All submissions must include your full name, email, phone number, and short description of work submitted within mailed package of your submission.

Mail actual works (or copies of your work) made from paper (as detailed under "Submission Formats" above) and/or on burned DVD/CD discs to:

Karma Houston: Art Garden Submission
6624 Westchester Avenue
Houston, TX 77005

Alley Theatre Holds Open Auditions for Houston Actors

WHAT
Alley Theatre Hosts Open Auditions for Local Actors
2009-2010 Seasonal Auditions for Houston actors will be Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue. Auditions will be for AEA and non-AEA adult actors. Auditions will be by appointment only, and may be scheduled beginning Monday, July 6, 2009.

To obtain an appointment, e-mail contact information (name, phone number, and indicate whether you are a member of AEA) to auditions@alleytheatre.org on or after Monday, July 6. Actors should prepare one monologue (classical or contemporary) and bring a current headshot and resume.

Children's Auditions for Alley Theatre's annual production of A Christmas Carol will be held at a later date.

WHEN
Monday, July 20, 2009
12:00 PM. - 9:00 PM
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

WHERE
Alley Theatre
615 Texas Ave.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information, e-mail

Call for Entries: Winter Street Studios & Spacetaker's Parallel Universes

Parallel Universes
The Art of Quantum Physics
A Conspiracy of Space, Time and Art

Artist Call for Entries

Spacetaker and Winter Street Studios announces a call for entries for the upcoming exhibition: Parallel Universes – The Art of Quantum Physics - A Conspiracy of Space, Time & Art Parallel Universes – the Art of Quantum Physics is conceived to allow artists to collaborate with each other, explore and create effects of art worlds. The nature of another reality is often mysterious, known only by its effect on our own world.

The exhibition will showcase artists interested in exploring the relationship between art and quantum physics. Fifty artists selected will be asked to work with other artists to integrate their art as a whole, hence the title Parallel Universes. The show will begin with a “Exquisite Corpse” opening at Spacetaker on Thursday August 13, 2009.

Artists are asked to explore the concept of parallel universes and the nature of quantum physics as a series of inter-connecting planes of existence. Fifty selected participants will be asked to contribute two 12” x 12” paintings that represent their concept of Quantum Physics.

Exhibition jurors include Solomon Kane, Paula Hawkins and David Brown.

Fifty paintings will be used to create a Parallel Universes Exquisite Corpse collaborative piece and a set of limited editon prints will be made to benefit the Houston Artist Field Guide, a new Spacetaker project. All paintings will be available for sale, with 75% of the proceeds going to the artist and 25% supporting the Artist Resource Center.

There is a $ 25.00 entry fee to help cover expenses, made payable to Spacetaker at the time artists pick up their canvases. Two 12” x 12” canvases will be given to the selected artists, courtesy of Jerry’s Artarama and Spacetaker.

CALENDAR
Artist Reception at Spacetaker Thursday, August 13th 6 – 10 pm
Viewing is through Saturday, August 15th, 2009.

A private artist’s reception will be at Spacetaker, which is located at Winter Street Studios 2101 Winter Street, Studios B10 – 11 (First Floor) Houston, Texas 77007 on the evening of August 13th from 6 – 10 pm, with public viewing on August 14th and 15th. An exquisite corpse party will ensue on the evening of August 14th from 5-8 for the public reception. On Saturday the 15th there will be an art & reading workshop for children and parents which explores science and art, followed by a lecture. All events are free to the public.

INFORMATION: For additional information, please contact Spacetaker at exquisitecorpse@spacetaker.org

DEADLINE: Please e-mail your entry form and attach two j-pegs representative of your art to exquisitecorpse@spacetaker.org by Tuesday June 30th, 2009.

Entry Form linked here!

Canvas and artist placement of individual exquisite corpse entry and exit points will be distributed beginning on Wednesday July 1st at Spacetaker.

About Spacetaker:
Spacetaker is a professional organization that provides artists and small non-profits access to economic, educational and networking opportunities. Through our website and the Artist Resource Center, we provide Houston’s Creative Community with direct access to useful information and resources, as well as a supportive environment to advance their careers.

To learn more visit www.spacetaker.org, send us an email info@spacetaker.org or give us a call 713.868.1839.

Bayou City Art Festival Performer Inquiries

Deadline: July 15, 2009

Bayou City Arts Festival is set for October 10 & 11, 2009. If you are interested in performing on the Houston Arts Alliance Performance Stage and are a Houston Arts Alliance Grantee, please submit a press kit and cover letter via mail (Houston Arts Alliance | Attn: BCAF 2009 | 3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250 | Houston | TX | 77019) or electronically tojerome@haatx.com. Invitations to perform will be mailed out in August 2009.