Art services

FREE STUDIO SPACES

The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation

14 Free studio spaces in NYC (Manhattan). Non-living studios for the making of new works of art. Open to visual artists 21 & over, US Citizens & permanent US Residents. Emerging, mid-career and older artists encouraged to apply. Studios available after 9/1/06 for up to 1 year. Artists who presently have studio space larger than 400 sq. ft. in NYC are ineligible. Postmark deadline 1/31/06. For more information visit: www.sharpeartfdn.org See our ad page 102

INSURANCE

Protect Your Passion!

Art Insurance for Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions & Collectors

Thomson & Pratt Insurance Associates, Inc.

877-334-6327 Toll Freew

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LIVE/WORK SPACES

Huge, economical, beautiful live/work artist lofts North Adams, MA--near MASS MoCA in the Berkshires Blackinton Mill Lofts CONDOMINIUMS. For Artists--Purchase; don't rent. $55-$85 per square foot; 2,000 SF to 5,000 SF. $160,000 to $240,000 with full kitchens, 1, 1,5 and 2 bathrooms, laundry/sink room, bedroom; huge windows, high ceilings, Near Williamstown, MASS MoCA, Williams College Museum of Art, Clark Art Institute, Contemporary Artists Center, Williamstown Theatre/Film Festival; culture and recreation year-round. For prices, pictures, plans and info: www.artstudioloft.com. Or contact Eric: 413 664-9550 * cacart@together.net.

The ROPEWORKS

Live/Work Condos For Visual Artists BUILT TO SUIT Completely renovated mill building, many unique features. New energy efficient construction. Expansive space, 20 ft. at peak, with north-facing skylights extending full length of each unit. Option for loft. Building provides gallery; loading docks; wide hallways. Great south-coast MA location in New Bedford, near beaches, easy highway access, private yard adjoining city park. Close to Boston, Providence, and NYC. 508-264-0745 * www.123sawtooth.com

MOVERS/PACKERS

DAD Trucking Co., Inc.

855 Edgewater Road

Bronx, NY 10474

718-893-3044 * Fax: 718-893-3924

At DAD, we manage transportation projects, providing all the services related to the transportation of fine art and antiques: multi modal transportation, packing, crating, exhibition consolidation, storage, distribution services and import/export service.

NYC STORAGE + SHOW SPACE

Looking for space to store and display your work in NYC?

Call 347-804 4800 or 413-774-5727. You notify buyers, gallery directors, consultants or corporations. We store and hang your work according to appointments you set. You need not be present for your work to be shown. Location at 39th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues. Easy access to areas in NYC--Uptown, Midtown, Chelsea and Soho.

Email: hyde@gcc.mass.edu or dmoriarty1@verizon.net.

PREMIERE

ART:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century www.pbs.org/art21

The only series on national public television to focus exclusively on contemporary art returns to PBS Sept. 16, 10 pm and continues Fridays through Oct. 7 (check local listings). Produced on location around the world, ART:21 SEASON 3 features profiles of 16 artists at work. Produced by non-profit contemporary art organization Art21, Inc. under direction of Executive Producer and Curator Susan Sollins, the website and companion book are rich resources. See our ad page 40